Scary Mommy / Getty 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!). What happens when your parenting approach doesn’t match the parenting approach of your friends? It’s a question that most of us have had to ask at one point or another in our kids’ development, especially when you have to make decisions based on a group of kids...
I'm Taking A GLP-1 Drug & Terrified It'll Mess Up My Daughters' Body Image
Duane Rieder/Getty Images At my annual check-up with my OB-GYN, I brought up how frustrated I was with my weight. She responded that I had actually lost a couple of pounds since my last visit and was now back at my December 2022 weight, thinking that would comfort me. Instead, I burst into tears. December 2022 was six weeks after my second daughter was born. In the two and a half years since she arrived, I’ve been good about strength training two to three times a week. I’ve upped my protein intake and cut way back on wine. My step...
No Parent Owes You A Treat Bag On A Plane Because You Don't Like Babies
Instagram It’s summer, and that means travel, and for parents, that means one of my least favorite things: defending my right to travel with children. Specifically, against people who think I’m entitled for having the audacity to *checks notes* have my family on public transportation. Because, apparently, they believe they’re entitled to an experience free from inconvenience. Make it make sense! But don’t worry: not everyone is out to get you, parents. In fact, folks like Emma Hughes (@nurturedbyemma on Instagram), a nanny and doula, have defended our right to fly the friendly skies, and we recommend checking out this...
"Nimbus" Covid Variant Is Spreading In The US — These Are The Symptoms
SanyaSM/E+/Getty Images Don’t call it a comeback: COVID never left. Yes, the pandemic bug that dramatically altered the lives of just about everyone on the planet has let up (thanks again for that vaccine, science), but has never exited our lives completely. Wily in the ways that viruses often are, the coronavirus is constantly evolving, and so researchers are always on the lookout for variants they expect to be a problem and *airhorn sounds here* a new variant has dropped and is taking the world by storm: NB.1.8.1 AKA Nimbus. According to the latest data from the Centers of Disease...