Be Careful What You Promise Your Kid On Their Birthday

Trust me. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Mar. 3, 2023 WHAT WAS I THINKING? [Trust Me, Be Careful What You Promise Your Kid On Their Birthday]( We’ve all done it: promised our kids something in what seemed like the far-distant future. And of course, they always, always remember, no matter how many years pass. In Samm Davidson’s case, she told her five-year-old they could get a dog when he was 10. And now time’s up: “That gave us five long years to prepare for the dog's arrival. Five years to transform our chaotic, messy, exhausting life into something significantly more calm, organized, and perfectly suitable for a new puppy,” she writes. Well, you can probably guess how that went: “What I thought would be a nice puppy environment is actually still an exhausting, messy, overwhelming circus of two parents, four kids, and a whole lot of chaos. So who is going to tell my son?” Not it! Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read more ⮕]( Latest NOT REAL LIFE [TikTok's Ultra-Realistic "Bold Glamour" Filter Is Coming For Your Teen’s Self-Esteem]( Experts say the filter could warp beauty standards for both women and girls. [Read more.]( ROOM MAKEOVER [Drew Barrymore Showed Everyone Her Messy Bedroom In A Relatable Before-And-After Video]( The always-real actor has lots and lots of people feeling better about the state of their house. [Read more.]( THE 411 [It Matters How We Talk About Surrogacy]( Experts discuss how to discuss it instead. [Read more.]( Featured VENT AWAY [From The Confessional: ‘I Dream Of Running Away From It All’]( In today’s roundup from the Scary Mommy Confessional, we’re talking about how much work it all is. It’s so much work! “I wish I can be sick and be sick without having to mom it up too. Why do dads get to ‘rest’?” vents one reader, while another admits: “I screamed in the fridge this morning because my toddler was going crazy.” Bonus: that refrigerated air sure is refreshing. Got something to share about the never-ending work of it all? The link is [here](. And if you want to browse past Confessions, head [here](. [Read more ⮕]( What We’re Reading ⮕ [10 Tips For Traveling With Another Family & Coming Back Friends]( ⮕ [9 Things Parents Can Do To Make Divorce Easier On Kids]( ⮕ [My Husband’s Intense Approach To Toughening Up Our Daughter Is Starting To Scare Me]( 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 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.