fcafotodigital/E+/Getty Images If you’re a mom, you probably know that moms as a whole aren’t 100% OK. But while we know this based on vibes, actual scientific data aren’t exactly abundant. But now, a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine is giving us some hard numbers. And so we can now more confidently say:...
chrystamckenziesapp/TikTok TikTok trends are not usually something any parent looks forward to their teen discovering (we all remember the Tide Pods thing, right?), but every now and then, something incredibly wholesome comes out of social media. You’ve seen the TikToks of people recording themselves as they compliment strangers from their car or leaving a higher-than-usual...
Scary Mommy/Alyce Chan Ask Scary Mommy is our weekly advice column wherein Scary Mommy editors and guest editors — fellow moms like you — will answer your burning questions. You can send all of your questions and conundrums about parenting, family, and relationships to askscarymommy@bdg.com (don’t worry — we’ll keep you anonymous!). Since the very...
MoMo Productions/DigitalVision/Getty Images Everyone always talks about the importance of moms having a “tribe” or a “village” to fall back on when life as a mom, as a woman, gets extra hard. What they don’t talk about as often is how hard it is to make friends as an adult, and it’s even harder when...