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Feb. 8, 2023
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THE SEX ISSUE
All My Friends Are Getting Divorced & Having Great Sex ([link removed])

The Scary Mommy Sex Issue keeps on giving! Today, we’ve got Kim Brooks on an interesting midlife phenomenon: when your friends start getting divorced and suddenly they’re happily fooling around and having great, interesting sex with new partners.

But what if you’re married and you want the wild experimentation back, WITHOUT getting divorced? It’s in the air right now, she writes: “From the novel turned Hulu series Fleishman Is In Trouble, to the second season of White Lotus, to the reality series Couples’ Therapy, popular culture seems to be particularly interested in grappling with the unique challenges and rewards of married sex. Perhaps this is an inevitable consequence of the great relationships reckoning of the Covid pandemic, which forced many couples to forego the usual distractions and external stimuli that keep us from looking deeply at our long-term relationships and the quality of our sex lives as our kids grow older or prepare to leave the nests.” So what are you supposed to do? She explores the question in her piece. Read it – I won’t tell!

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor
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MOM'S BRAIN IS JUST FINE
The Idea Of “Mom Brain” Might Just Be Based On Sexism And Stereotypes ([link removed])

The idea that motherhood is associated with a decline in cognitive abilities may be totally wrong. We’ve just got a lot going on!
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PARENTING
20 Children’s Books To Celebrate Black History Month ([link removed])

From board books to middle readers, these reads capture Black history, Black culture, and Black excellence.
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HEADS UP
Are Tax Refunds Really Lower In 2023? Unpacking This Viral Internet Claim ([link removed])

Here's why it *might* be smaller this year (but also why #RefundShock isn’t that shocking).
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NOPE
Help! I Don’t Want To Raise A Mean Kid ([link removed])

“Every day, I pass a row of yard signs that read, ‘An act of kindness a day’ and ‘Be kind today’ and ‘Choose kindness.’ Most would probably smile at the sentiment, think nothing negative about those signs, and move on. Me? I yell out inside my Highlander, ‘It’s not that easy! Have you met a 6-year-old?!’” writes Meg Raby today. None of us want to raise a mean kid – but man, there’s no question that it’s work. See how she’s doing it.
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What We’re Reading

⮕ How To Talk To Kids About Tyre Nichols & Racist Systems ([link removed])

⮕ Baby Grunting Is A Red Flag That No Parent Should Ignore ([link removed])

⮕ My Husband Is Actively Destroying His Relationship With Our Child ([link removed])

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