@ced / Instagram We’re no strangers to the mental load — the constant hamster wheel of thoughts that go on in a default parent’s head about the ins and out of the family unit. From homework to dentist appointments to dog grooming and the like, there is a lot to manage. For most primary parents, this leads to a pretty intense burnout. We try to vent to our partners about this, and sure, they can empathize, but do they really get it? One dad realized that he totally did not get it (aka the drain of the mental load) until...
I Didn't Expect Joey From 'Love is Blind' To Give Us Legit OCD Representation
The eighth season of Love is Blind has come to a close, and now we just have to wait impatiently for the next season of Denver singles to air. While this cast of characters has gotten some flack for being a total snooze-fest, the weddings were certainly not short on drama. And sure, maybe some of the older seasons were spicier, but one moment of Season 8 really stole the show for me. In Episode 7 of Season 8, Joey and Monica are at dinner in Honduras when he points out a fireplace design in which the hearth is a...
Why Do Dogs Scoot Their Butts On Carpet? A Vet Explains
Nicole Kucera/Moment Open/Getty Images You just finished cleaning up on a Sunday afternoon, and you’ve settled in on the couch to catch up on Love is Blind. Your tea is perfect. Your blanket is cozy. All is right until, suddenly, there they go — your dog is dragging their brown eye back and forth across your freshly vacuumed rug. If you’re sitting there wondering, “Why does my dog scoot their butt on the carpet?” you should know there probably is a good reason. They’re not just doing it to ruin your zen afternoon or your clean rug, vet experts say....
How My Son's Concerns About Climate Change Inspired Me
Oliver Rossi/DigitalVision/Getty Images A couple years ago, as most authors do at some point in their career, I was struggling with what to write next. I had a few half-baked ideas that weren’t quite going anywhere and personally, I was going through a mini mid-life crisis. I have four kids and was in the thick of what that entails (the Mom taxi, the laundry, the endless scrolling of Instagram looking for advice that I’m hoping will be the magic bullet to make life easier). And then of course, there’s my nearly two-decade-old marriage to a man I adore, but sometimes...