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Jessica Peterson/Getty ImagesI used to notice it with my dog Jaws: Whenever I would walk in the door brooding after a bad day, he would seem... off so...

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There was a time in my life when the thought of jet-setting off on a travel excursion was exciting. Heck, I even looked forward to it. Then I became a...

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sanjeri/E+/Getty ImagesWhile your teenagers are at home over the summer or on long weekends, why not put their minds to the test with some knowledge q...

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All The Healthy ThingsIf you’re anything like me, you sometimes buy a random ingredient to make one recipe you saw on TikTok, and then the tub of tzat...

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Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment/Getty ImagesI still remember the physical feeling of it. It wasn’t just sadness. It was panic, longing, and helpless...

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AmazonWelcome back to another installment of Scary Mommy editors enthusiastically recommending the oddly specific products currently improving our liv...

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Katie McPhersonIf you grew up in Florida like I did, chances are you had a big middle or high school field trip to Islands of Adventure at some point....

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Carol Yepes/Moment/Getty ImagesWatching all the graduations happen around me has certainly put me in my own feels when it comes to my three daughters....

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freemixer/E+/Getty ImagesEvery mom I know has about 8,000 things going on in her brain at any time. The grocery list, the soccer schedule, the weather...

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d3sign/Moment/Getty ImagesFamilies around the country are paying hundreds of dollars per week for groceries these days, because yes, everything is ser...

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Stefania Pelfini la Waziya/Getty ImagesEvery few weeks, someone I know makes some version of the same joke: "So, should we just quit and open a bookst...

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Ekaterina Goncharova/Moment/Getty ImagesI was diagnosed with postpartum depression after the birth of my son, nearly a decade ago. In the time since t...