Sep 12, 2022

How Am I Supposed To Do This Without My Best Friend?

Katie Garrity lost her best friend to cancer at 27. “The person who just understood me in a way that no one, not even my husband, has ever understood me, was permanently and irrevocably gone,” she writes. It’s been hard — but there’s a new layer to that difficulty as she’s become a mother: “Since I’ve become a mother, the loss of Bre reverberates in my heart in a much more complicated way.”

Read her story, and then go text your best friend.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

TO PEE OR NOT TO PEE

If You’re Wondering How Often You Should Pee In A Day, The Answer’s Probably “Not Enough”

It’s easy to ignore the urge because, hey, you’re busy. But here’s what a doctor has to say about how many bathroom breaks you should be taking — and how to tell when something’s wrong. Read More

SHOPPING

Oh, Snap! The 10 Best Cameras For Kids

Your camera roll will probably testify to the fact that kids love taking pics. Read More

IT'S FUNNY 'CAUSE IT'S TRUE

Oldest Siblings Unite! 10 Tweets That’ll Make You Say, “Where’s The Lie?”

Including this piece is a very oldest sibling move and I won’t deny it. Read More

PARENTING

From The Confessional: “My Husband Annoys Me. A LOT.”

The theme of this week’s roundup from the confessional is, I’m sorry to say, a classic: when your husband is just bugging the crap out of you. This one is particularly good: “I stopped doing DH's laundry when he told me that DS6 should learn how to do it by himself. If a 6yo can, a grown man can too.” Sure can! Now, I know you’ve had some of these moments no matter how happy you are overall, so if you want to get it off your chest — anonymously, of course — the link is here.

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