We all have those lightbulb moments: the enlightening occasions when something that previously eluded your attention occurs to you, and you just get it. It finally sinks in. You fully realize, for the first time, whatever truth it was that had been all but staring you in the face. Sometimes, these epiphanies are as simple...
Emma Chao/Scary Mommy; Getty Images Ah, the end-of-the-year itch. We all know it well, right? We impatiently counted down the days to fall, but now that it’s here, a sense of dread has started to creep in over what’s to come. It feels like we’re on a crash course with holiday stress: wrapping presents (where...
Emma Chao/Scary Mommy; Getty Images Growing up, you probably heard your mom say on more than one occasion, “I’ve had it up to here!” Of course, *here* was an ever-evolving placeholder. And now that you’re a mom, that expression probably just hits different. You may have even uttered those same words. Because what your mom...
Emma Chao/Scary Mommy; Getty Images Here’s a hard truth: A huge part of being a mom is carrying around things that would be too uncomfortable for other people to bear. We often swallow our fears, our anxieties, our annoyances, and even our everyday “icks” to save other people’s feelings — or, in the case of...