Aug. 26, 2025

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A couple in a kitchen prepare a hot drink. The pregnant woman pours some boiling water into a cup fr...
Red Flag 🚩
By Samantha Darby

Is "Emotional Labor Creep" Happening In Your Relationship?

Or are things actually divided nicely?

Scary Mommy editor-in-chief Kate Auletta wears a weighted vest.
Trending 🔥

OK, Why Are We *Really* Wearing Weighted Vests?

Is it actually doing anything other than making us feel like we're part of a trend?

Two female best friends gathered in a coffee shop to drink coffee and eat delicious cakes
BFF As An Act Of Service

Should You Know Your Friend's Love Language?

And would knowing that they appreciate quality time more than gifts help you bond?

Online shopping, couple and man with smartphone, bedroom and searching for gift on website or valent...
Power Down

"I Left My Husband Because He Had Porn Brain"

A mom just like us — comparing prices at the grocery store, cheering at the baseball field three times a week, running PTA meetings — shares her sex story, no matter how “boring” or “shocking” it may be.

A woman in a blue workout outfit jogs through a lush green landscape, wearing headphones and enjoyin...
The Midlife Fitness Plot Twist

How Much Slowdown Should I Expect In Perimenopause?

Movement is more important than ever as we age, but hormonal changes necessitate a few adjustments.

Woman using mobile device in kitchen at home
just no

If You’re A Friend Who’s Too Busy To Get Together, But Keeps Saying You Want To Hang, Please Stop

This isn’t fair.

In Your Free Time

Catch Of The Day Is The Food-Filled End-Of-Summer Romance We’ve Been Waiting For

Snoop Dogg Bashes LGBTQ Representation In Kids' Movies

Meghan Trainor Isn’t Afraid To Be Silly

Aubrey Plaza's Comments About Grief Are So Spot On

Looking For Your Next Family Movie Night Pick? Prepare To Watch The Bad Guys 2 At Home

The And Just Like That Finale Wasn’t The Goodbye We Wanted

Nick Cannon Says He Doesn't Believe In The Term "Co-Parenting"

Dumb People Are Asking, "What Happened To Nelly Furtado?" After Her Latest Performance Went Viral

Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham Releasing Music Again Is Healing Me

Tennis Pro Emma Raducanu Complained About A Crying But The Umpire Wouldn’t Have It

Joanna Gaines Is Talking About Her Emptying Nest & Making Us All Cry

Tony Hale On The Hardest Lesson He’s Learned As A Parent

The Women Of The Chicken Sisters Are Stepping Into Their Power In Season 2

The Trump Administration Plans To Destroy $9.7 Million In USAID Contraceptives

Katie Stevens Is “The Most Hopeless Romantic Of Them All”

Daniel Tiger & Donkey Hodie Are Teaming Up For Their First-Ever Crossover Episode

Pass The Blanket
By Samantha Darby

We Need To Rethink The Sunday Reset

Because sometimes a mental reset is way more important than meal prepping three pounds of sweet potatoes.

just no
By Diana Park

If You’re A Friend Who’s Too Busy To Get Together, But Keeps Saying You Want To Hang, Please Stop

This isn’t fair.

A+ For Creativity
By Samantha Darby

One Woman Asked For “Unhinged” Automated Life Hacks & The Internet Delivered

Like, truly, some of these are unhinged. (And obviously, working extremely well.)

men, do better plz
By Katie Garrity

This Woman Couldn't Believe Emergency Services Didn't Know What A Copper IUD Was

Spoiler alert: they were all men.

Power Down
By Samantha Darby

"I Left My Husband Because He Had Porn Brain"

A mom just like us — comparing prices at the grocery store, cheering at the baseball field three times a week, running PTA meetings — shares her sex story, no matter how “boring” or “shocking” it may be.

it is MONOTONOUS
By Laura Onstot

The Burden Of Being The Designated Bathroom Parent

There is no time in parenthood when you most question everything than when you constantly have to help a child in the bathroom.

Lifestyle
By Anonymous

The First Time I Had Sex After My Divorce I Cried. And You Might, Too.

I wanted that night to be the end of mourning my marriage. But my feelings weren’t ready.

the 411
By Penelope

The Divorced Mom’s Guide To Dating Red Flags

And some green flags, too, for good measure.

lessons learned
By Anonymous

My Kids Figured Out My New Relationship Before I Told Them— & That Was A Good Thing

Hindsight is, as always, 20/20.

grid worthy
By Scarlett Longstreet

We Announce Weddings. Why Not Endings?

I announced my divorce on Instagram. You should, too.

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