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Emma Chao/Scary Mommy; Photo Courtesy of Archive Photos/StringerIt’s only February, but it’s been a long year, OK? We moms are tired — nay, exhausted...

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James Devaney/WireImage/GettyIt’s been more than 20 years — and one short-lived TV reboot — since Gossip Girl first introduced us to the cutthroat soc...

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Samuel Corum/Getty Images News/Getty ImagesFew Americans would describe the Trump administration as pro-vaccination. Against the advice of all medical...

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@emilylaurann / TikTokBreaking news: kids repeatedly saying “six-seven” is out for 2026, according to one teacher and her fifth-grade students. And wh...

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Ekaterina Demidova/Moment/Getty ImagesThere are so many texts to send a partner — sexy texts, what’s-for-dinner texts, funny meme texts. But there’s a...

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Damn DeliciousThe Winter Olympics begin on Feb. 6, and that means all the watch parties for figure skating, snowboarding, and curling will be in full...

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DisneyEight years ago, we met June Osbourne. Only at the time, we met her as Offred — a “handmaid” in the fictional(ish) totalitarian state known as G...

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Maskot/DigitalVision/Getty ImagesThe beauty aisle has expanded to be an entire quadrant of every store these days, and there are truly endless options...

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Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment/Getty ImagesThis story is an “as told to” and anonymous. The mom in this story is a mother of three, in her 40s, living in...

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Ask Scary Mommy is our weekly advice column wherein Scary Mommy editors and guest editors — fellow moms like you — will answer your burning questions....

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mom_uptown / InstagramWhen I was a kid, I had a chore chart which listed what I was “supposed” to do every week — fold towels, clean the bathrooms, et...

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If you’re a parent in 2026, chances are laundry is at the top of your list of “worst household chores.” Enter these machines, which are not only smart...