sIt’s that time again — every month, Scary Mommy editors compare notes on the Amazon finds we’re currently obsessing over, and we share that intel with you. We log a lot of hours researching, testing, and recommending products that make life a little easier, more fun, or just downright more tolerable for moms, and tbh, we get pretty excited when we stumble across something so good that we can’t stop talking about it in our group work chat. That’s where our monthly Editors’ Picks roundup comes in: It’s our chance to share the things we’re genuinely using and loving. So,...
Ask Scary Mommy: How Can I Stop Taking My Husband's Anger Personally?
Ask Scary Mommy is our weekly advice column wherein Scary Mommy editors and guest editors — fellow moms like you — will answer your burning questions. You can send all of your questions and conundrums about parenting, family, and relationships to askscarymommy@bdg.com (don’t worry — we’ll keep you anonymous!). This week on Ask Scary Mommy, we’re tackling a relationship issue. And it’s one that basically every person in an intimate, long-term relationship has to deal with at one point or another: How do we deal with the strong emotions of the other person? How do we react, how do we...
I Went To The Dermatologist About My Thinning Hair. Here's How It Went.
The Good Brigade/DigitalVision/Getty Images At the end of 2024, I was getting ready to meet up with some friends visiting from out of town. As I wrestled my hair into a slicked-back ponytail, I noticed it. Whoa, why is my part so much wider? My ponytail seemed a little smaller, too. I started paying attention and realized I was shedding a lot more hair than usual every time I showered. Like… a lot. I’m only 32, but maybe I was beginning to experience normal, age-related thinning, or maybe something was up. I started researching what I could do to help...
How 'The Sims 4' Helped Me Have The Sex Talk With My Kids
EA As a certified millennial who grew up playing The Sims on an ancient desktop until 3 in the morning every weekend, I couldn’t wait for my kids to enter the world of the Goth family, simoleons, and the panic of trying to get your Sim to pee when their uncomfortable bar is dark red and yet they’d rather look at the fish in the aquarium. (That you bought with the motherlode cheat code.) But my oldest, now 11, asked me about The Sims when she was much younger, and I was nervous. I knew the game was rated T...