moodboard/Connect Images/Getty Images Sure, the days are longer and brighter, and while I think that’s nice, I still don’t see why everyone is so obsessed with summer. You’re telling me that people are excited to have frizzy hair, not be able to breathe once they set foot outside, and swat so many bugs through the day it counts as cardio? I don’t think so. I don’t enjoy sweating in unmentionable places. Bras and hot weather don’t mix — chafing and strange rashes are at an all-time high — and we have to watch out for poisonous plants and check ourselves...
What Are Micro-Resentments In A Relationship? Experts Explain
Westend61/Getty Images You worked late and came home to find that your partner and kids had eaten, but they didn’t make anything for you. Or you sit down to tell them a funny story you’ve been waiting all day to share, and they never fully drag their attention away from their phone. These are what relationship experts call “micro-resentments”: things that aren’t deal breakers or massive red flags, but that do still take a toll on your connection with your partner. Micro-resentments are hard to talk about — bringing them up can feel like you’re being petty, since the actions...
You Don't Have To Be Alone To Take Time For Self Care
TikTok Finding time for yourself as a mother can be challenging. After all, we created the very instruments of our chaos! Our children are needy and often just want to bask in our presence. (Ask any toddler mom when was the last time she pooped in private in her own home.) TikTok creator and mom of three Sadie Golden (@sadiebreann_) knows the feeling… but she’s found a way to deal with it. “I used to think self-care equaled alone time and being away from my kids,” she says in a video, continuing. “And while that is true, that is absolutely...
A Virginia Law Is Set To Limit Kids' Screen Time To An Hour A Day
pixdeluxe/E+/Getty Images As kids become tweens and teens, limiting their screen time gets harder and harder. After all, they have their phones and plenty of good (or at least reasonable) reasons why they need to have their devices on them at any given time. But, of course, even the most responsible teenagers aren’t spending all their screen time being productive and studious. No, like many of us, they’re spending a good amount of time mindlessly scrolling social media. And starting January 2026, the state of Virginia restricts users under the age of 16 to just one hour of social media...