The Two-Year Age Gap Is The Absolute Worst

Besties? Not so much. [Scary Mommy Daily]( Sep. 5, 2024 [Brothers having fun together.]( Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment/Getty Images STOP YELLING [The Two-Year Age Gap Is The Absolute Worst]( Samm Davidson takes a little walk down memory lane today: “I remember watching my firstborn son waddle around the beach a few weeks after his first birthday. He wandered around the sand a bit before making his way over to a pair of brothers who were building a sandcastle. The scene was one from a storybook,” she writes. “At that moment, the baby fever crept its way in, and I thought to myself, wow — two years really seems like the perfect age gap.” Wrong! And she’s gonna tell you why. — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest [A Mom Wants To Know How Couples With Kids Are Having Sex "4-5 Times A Week"]( what is normal? [A Mom Wants To Know How Couples With Kids Are Having Sex "4-5 Times A Week"]( "How?! With what energy?!" [Read More.]( [Portrait of a young mother holding her new born baby girl.]( kyotokushige/DigitalVision/Getty Images Can I Get A Do-Over? [Baby Name Regret Is More Common Than You Think]( According to a new survey from Baby Center, nearly 1 in 10 moms regret the name they picked for their child. [Read More.]( [Kids playing an informal game of soccer. Residents in a small neighborhood say that their HOA is demanding that kids don't play sports in the common areas.]( mikimad/E+/Getty Images no fun zone [A South Carolina Neighborhood Is At Odds Over Kids Playing In Common Areas]( “It’s just a bunch of 5- to 9-year-olds coming to play.” [Read More.]( Featured [Create Your Dream Baby Registry with Babylist—All the Flexibility You Need]( Shopping [Create Your Dream Baby Registry with Babylist—All the Flexibility You Need]( Why settle for a one-size-fits-all registry? With [Babylist]( you can take control of your baby registry like never before. Forget being limited to one store—now, you can add gifts from anywhere, whether it’s Amazon, Target, or that cute boutique on Etsy. Plus, Babylist offers an interactive checklist to guide you, a Hello Baby Box full of goodies to get you started, and a [15% registry discount]( [everything you need.]( It’s more than just a registry—it’s everything for baby, all in one place. [Learn More ⮕]( Featured [babies and toddlers of different ages with cell phones]( Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Shutterstock Tech Tots [An Age-By-Age Guide For Establishing Cell Phone Boundaries]( I don’t know about you, but I get overwhelmed just thinking about when it’s time to let my kid have a cell phone. It’s not like I can refer back to my own childhood, when the only phone was in the kitchen. Lucky for me, Elizabeth Narins has consulted some experts and written up what she learned for us. It’s helpful! [Read More ⮕]( What Else We're Reading ⮕ [Who Is All That Obsessively Detailed College-Dorm Decorating Really For?]( ⮕ [How To Get Your Sh*t Together, According To Virgos]( ⮕ [The Bachelorette Finale Brought a Huge Backlash. It Deserves Every Bit of It.]( 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.