SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images Getting a degree isn’t easy. But for parents — who make up approximately 22% of undergraduates — getting that sheepskin can be particularly complicated. They must secure (and pay for) childcare during typical work hours. Add college classes in the mix, to say nothing of having to do homework and study with a child in the house, and you can really start to appreciate how much harder parents have to work to earn their degree. And if the Trump administration gets its way, it might be getting even harder for thousands of parents with the elimination of...
9 Pairs Of White Sneakers You’ll Never Want To Take Off
Scary Mommy I, for one, have been very happy with the white sneaker trend of late. There’s just something about a cute pair of kicks with a dress. It’s laid-back cool meets efficient for walking (or running) after kids. And lately — thank goodness — there has been a flood of cute styles hitting shelves and websites. So we — the Scary Mommy team — put together some of our faves that we’ll be sure to wear all over the place this summer. Bonus points to a few of these that are machine washable, too. As ever, happy shopping! The...
How To Make A Chaos Garden That Actually Blooms, According To An Expert
Sue Barr/Connect Images/Getty Images I think every millennial remembers exactly where they were the first time they saw Miss Honey’s wildflower garden in Matilda. I swear, from that moment on, we were all obsessed with flowers and gardens, dreaming of the day we’d have our own little cottage and a spot to grow black-eyed susans, primrose, and bluebells. (OK, maybe The Secret Garden in the ‘90s helped, too.) But gardening can be incredibly high-maintenance and time-consuming, and it’s also overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. That’s why “chaos gardens” have taken over social media, and honestly, it feels...
9 Enemies-To-Lovers Books With Excellent Ratings From Readers
enigma_images/E+/Getty Images If there’s one thing we learned from the A Court of Thorns and Roses craze, it’s that we are all huge fans of the enemies-to-lovers trope. The reason romance books are so sexy and fun to read is that they capture the tension of falling for someone new ~when maybe you shouldn’t~ on the page. Enemies-to-lovers books do tension like no other romance novels can, because what’s more tense than two people who can’t stand each other’s guts beginning to fall for each other? (The answer is nothing, unless they start threatening each other with daggers or something...