Scary Mommy/Getty The year was 2011. It was 9 a.m., and I had just dropped my 3-year-old daughter off at preschool. As I began pushing the stroller with baby number two along 3rd Avenue in New York City, I heard a male voice call my name. I turned around and saw him: my friend *Stephanie’s...
My heart was pounding as soon as my clothes hit the floor. We were in my bedroom. It was late and dark. After sharing Chinese food, on our second date, a man I knew back in high school invited himself to come over to my house. And I wanted him to. I didn’t hate how...
Welcome to Ask A MWLTF (yes, that’s Mother Who Likes to F*ck), a monthly anonymous advice column from Scary Mommy. Here we’ll dissect all your burning questions about motherhood, sex, romance, intimacy, and friendship, with the help of our columnist, Penelope, a writer and mental health practitioner in training. She’ll dish out her most sound...
I had it all planned: ease into dating quietly, see how serious it got, then dive into every book and podcast about how to talk to your kids about a new relationship. I was determined to get it right. Everything would be civilized, intentional, emotionally measured, and I’d be ready for all their questions and...