Actually, Our Extracurriculars Keep Us Close As A Family

It can happen! [Scary Mommy Daily]( Sep. 3, 2024 [Group of young women and a girl in sports clothing leaving the field after soccer practice session]( AJ_Watt/E+/Getty Images togetherness [Actually, Our Extracurriculars Keep Us Close As A Family]( “Every year around this time, there is a flood of memes highlighting the busyness of parenthood once school starts. It’s time for football sign-ups and joining Girl Scouts and running PTA bake sales. It’s the era of dinner being served at 4 p.m. or 9 p.m. because you’re at gymnastics meets all evening. It’s meme after meme about how running our children’s extracurriculars is basically akin to a second job, and then it’s followed by well-meaning Instagram accounts and TikTok influencers sharing how, actually, they don’t sign up for activities outside of school and work because they actually value their family time,” writes Samantha Darby. Well, today, she’d like to correct the narrative. And I know from watching the sidelines at soccer games that a lot of you might agree! Give it a read. — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest [This Mom Says She's Opting Her Kid Out Of Homework This Year]( opting out [This Mom Says She's Opting Her Kid Out Of Homework This Year]( “The only thing that you should be worried about is learning and what time snack time is.” [Read More.]( [Triathlete Melissa Stockwell Is Doing It For All The Moms, Including Herself]( Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images USA FTW [Triathlete Melissa Stockwell Is Doing It For All The Moms, Including Herself]( “We don't give ourselves enough credit for what we can do,” the Paralympian says. [Read More.]( [A woman with wavy hair is standing in a room, wearing a cozy beige cardigan. She looks serious, with a text overlay stating, "This is accurate. I am right."]( TikTok Laugh To Keep From Crying [This Mom Claims Your Child’s Birth Story Reflects Their Personality]( People had a lot to say about this new parenting theory. [Read More.]( Featured [September Book Club Announcement: ‘God Of The Woods’ by Liz Moore]( scary mommy book club [September Book Club Announcement: ‘God Of The Woods’ by Liz Moore]( Is there anything better than a really good mystery that’s solved by a really good detective? It’s 1975, and a camper has gone missing from her summer camp in the Adirondacks without a trace. And that’s not all — her brother disappeared into the same woods 14 years ago, and the case has never been solved. Now the camp is being turned upside down — and there’s no shortage of suspects, ranging from the kids’ parents to the camp counselors to the cook with a shady past. Did we mention there’s an escaped serial killer lurking in the woods? Who can solve this mystery, which sprawls across time, family histories, and pay grades – well, it’s Judyta Luptack, the only female investigator in the area. This is the perfect summer-to-fall transition book. It takes place at a summer camp but has the feeling of a spooky campus novel. It’s a big, thick book but it reads light and fast. Most importantly to me: the mystery is twisty and surprising without being out of the blue. I couldn’t be happier that the Scary Mommy Book Club Community voted for this pick for September! — Sarah Aswell, Senior Editor, News & Social, @seaswell [Read More ⮕]( What Else We're Reading ⮕ [The Best New Books Of Fall 2024]( ⮕ [What Do Teens Mean When They Talk About Winning 'Aura Points?']( ⮕ [Tuition: $9,400. Dorm Room Interior Designer: $10,000?]( Follow us on: [instagram]( [facebook]( [tiktok]( [x_social]( [Want to Advertise With Us? Get in Touch.]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely [unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click [here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2024 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.