Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Who Gets The Friends In The Divorce?

This one is tricky.
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Aug. 5, 2025
Who Gets The Friends In The Divorce? The Answer Depends
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Who Gets The Friends In The Divorce? The Answer Depends

So you got divorced. Now what? What happens, for instance, to the friendships you built – as a couple – post-divorce. Navigating friendships, in particular, can be tricky as hell, as Illysa Panitz writes today. Here's what experts told her about maintaining connections with mutual friends while respecting boundaries.

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The annual NSDUH survey has noted an encouraging decline in teen substance use, depression, and suicide rates. But DOGE cuts threaten future insights.

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States Sue Trump Admin Over Gender Affirming Care For Children

15 states & D.C. have filed a lawsuit challenging what they categorize as federal overreach against healthcare for trans youth in states where it remains legal.

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Are Pandemic Kindergartners Still Behind? What Experts Say Heading Into A New School Year
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Experts discuss academic and social development concerns about the impact of the pandemic on COVID kindergartners as they transition to middle school.

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Monday, August 4, 2025

We Announce Weddings. Why Not Endings?

On posting about divorce.
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Aug. 4, 2025
We Announce Weddings. Why Not Endings?
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We Announce Weddings. Why Not Endings?

This week, Scary Mommy is launching its (semi)annual Divorce Issue, in which we have women – anonymously and not – talk about divorce and all that that entails. Kicking off is this piece by Scarlett Longstreet. In it, she details why she decided to go public, aka post to main, her divorce. Her reasoning is pretty simple: we announce weddings, why shouldn't we do the same when something lovely ends?

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Vaccine Exemptions For Kindergarteners Reach New High According to CDC

The CDC quietly released last year's data on vaccines for 2024-2025 kindergarteners. Overall, non-medical exemptions have increased from the year before.

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12 Middle-School Moms Share Their Best Advice For Parents & Kids

Middle school can be a doozy, but these 12 moms have some advice to help new middle school parents navigate it.

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We asked sleep experts the best time to fly with kids to avoid jet lag. There's no simple answer, but there are things you can do to minimize the impact.

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So, can you de-pill your kid? Or once they swallow the red pill (eye roll), is that just...it? Therapists share how to move forward.

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