Parenting

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

Parenting

Jonathan Knowles/Stone/Getty ImagesThis story is an “as told to” and anonymous. The mom in this story is a mother of one, in her early 40s, living in...

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Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty ImagesThe struggle between protecting our kids and giving them independence has always existed. You want them to be s...

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Budget BytesRaise your hand if you’re tired: of work, of parenting, of scary headlines, of grocery prices, and more than anything, of cooking f*cking...

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urbazon/E+/Getty ImagesFor the first time in 20 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sunscreen ingredient, one that has bee...

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Jax has always been vulnerable. The singer-songwriter’s most iconic songs put those emotions on display: songs like “Victoria’s Secret” that relay the...

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For those with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), the struggle that is mom-ing becomes extra real when flares happen. Chasing a toddler, attending school...

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You know the feeling: the stabbing, throbbing pressure building under the skin, every movement a reminder that your body is fighting something you did...

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In case you hadn’t heard, the internet has decided it’s a “‘90 butter mom” summer. And, in case you aren’t chronically online, here’s what that means:...

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Fiordaliso/Moment/Getty ImagesAs AI use becomes more ingrained in daily life and chatbots are added into our social media apps, it feels like it’s get...

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FG Trade/E+/Getty ImagesI don’t claim to be an expert on raising kids. I don’t know all the latest stats and studies. I didn’t read any of the books b...

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Kali9/Getty ImagesConfession: I’ve never been on a double date before, but I have played doubles tennis. And in many ways, they feel surprisingly simi...