One of the most surprising things about motherhood for me has been discovering just how similar every one of our experiences can be, while also being ...

“Is that Halloween costume really appropriate for a 10-year-old?” “Well, this isn’t how I’d make a turkey, but it’s not bad.” “But we’ve always done Christmas ...

When Peggy Orenstein traveled the country talking with teen girls for her groundbreaking 2017 book, Girls & Sex, she met a generation of young women ...

This story is an “as told to” and anonymous. The mom in this story is a mother of four, in her 40s, living in the Southeast.I was six months pregnant with our ...

“Why are you always so grumpy, Mama?” my five-year-old asks with wide, innocent eyes, as though my ragged mental state has nothing to do with her waking me up ...

Welcome to Ask A MWLTF (Yes, that’s Mother Who Likes to F*ck.), a monthly anonymous advice column from Scary Mommy. Here we’ll dissect all your burning ...

I know you may think I'm a typical midlife crisis fool, but here’s my confession: I had a six-month-long, emotional, virtual affair. And I don't regret it. In ...