Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Stocksy, Spotify, Getty Images, Courtesy of Ashley Ziegler We all have those holiday songs where simply hearing the first few notes is enough to fill our souls with a unique sense of joy that you just don’t get any other time of the year. Mariah Carey’s iconic "All I Want for Christmas...
AzmanL/Getty Images I thought my best friend and I would grow old together. I know that probably sounds corny, but it’s the truth. I pictured us as gray-haired women getting together for yearly vacations on the coast, laughing about all that had transpired over the many, many years. But this won’t happen. We will grow...
The Good Brigade/Getty Images Being a child of an alcoholic f*cks with your idea of what’s "normal" drinking. I have no real sense of "healthy" drinking except, like many people, I believe my own way is best. I rarely have more than one, and almost never more than two. I only drink socially. A good...
Dzonsli/E+/Getty Images I have a confession: I’m 23 years old, I have a college degree and a full-time job, and yes, I live at my parents’ house. Is it my favorite thing to tell people? Well, no. But it helps knowing I’m not alone. In 2023, a Harris Poll for Bloomberg found that 45 percent...