— Sarah Biggers-Stewart / TikTok Everyone remembers when they had the birds and the bees talk with their parents (if they had it at all!), and it’s always kind of weird and awkward. Sex can be an uncomfortable subject, but one mom wanted to change that and all the stigmatized, sexist rhetoric that comes with having sex. She wanted her daughter to have a healthy relationship with her sexuality and her sexual relationships with others. So, she came up with three rules that her daughter should follow when she feels ready to be intimate with someone, and spoiler alert: none...
15 Forgotten Names For Your Baby That Are Unique & Have Vintage Vibes
— Westend61/Westend61/Getty Images We have high expectations for baby names these days. We want them to be unique but not too weird, have vintage appeal but not sound outright “old,” and maybe, if it’s not too much to ask, they could have a special meaning too. That’s where forgotten names come in. These vintage baby names fell out of fashion over the century but are poised for the same comeback Theodore, Charlotte, and other names have enjoyed. And because they’ve been “forgotten” in a way, they’ll still be unique enough that your child won’t have two other Idas in her...
Stassi Schroeder Opens Up About Her Past With Self-Harming
— Jerod Harris/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Former Vanderpump Rules star and current podcaster, Stassi Schroeder, isn’t sure how she’s going to approach her former experience with self-harm to her toddler daughter, Hartford. While chatting with Bustle about her new book You Can’t Have It All, the mom of two, 36, opened up about her experience with self-harm for the first time publicly, noting that she credits her three-year-old daughter for finally talking about it publicly. "When I look at myself naked, Hartford will see a little line, and she’ll be like, ‘Mommy, ouchie,’ “ Schroeder told Bustle. "I’m like, ‘Oh,...
‘I Desperately Need Enthusiastic Sex After So Many Blah Years’
— Scary Mommy Maybe the long summer made us all feel a little hot and bothered. Or the adrenaline boost we got from watching the Paris Olympics got us pumped up in *other* ways. Regardless, parents seem to have sex on the brain this week. From highly relatable (a new crush on rugby dream Ilona Maher) to decidedly more dicey (is an office affair about to unfold?), the latest batch of secret revelations feels extra spicy. Sex isn’t the only thing top of mind, though. Parents admit they’re struggling with being the default parent, juggling finances in a tough economy,...