My Village Is Full Of Young, Childless Women

And I wouldn’t have it any other way. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Mar. 1, 2024 Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment/Getty Images JUST WORKS [My Village Is Full Of Young, Childless Women & I Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way]( There’s a lot of talk about mom groups and mom friends. But today Sumitra Mattai is talking about another core contingent of her village: young women who don’t have kids. “At first I assumed I was more of a mentor. But as these relationships developed over time, I realized our age difference didn’t matter. Just because we weren’t sharing the same phase of life didn’t mean we couldn’t connect in real ways. And in fact, the distinction often allowed me to be more open about my experiences.” Give it a read, and see if you agree. Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest Anadolu/Getty Images TAKING NOTES [I Brought My Toddler To Disney World For The First Time, & These 6 Things Shocked Me]( A Disney adult seeing Disney World in a whole new way… [Read More.]( Westend61/Westend61/Getty Images WE'VE ALL WONDERED [Wait, Is My Vagina Weird?]( “I’m 40, and I still don’t know what’s normal!“ [Read More.]( GET A HOBBY [PSA: Stop Bullying The Little Girl Who Went Viral For Singing The National Anthem]( Imagine how much courage that took! [Read More.]( Featured SAMESIES [From The Confessional: 'I Constantly Think About Barry Keoghan']( “Lying about being busy at work, faking tummy troubles to get some alone time, nodding while politely tuning out your husband... these are all things you might not post about on a carefully curated Instagram feed,” writes Emma Coburn. But that’s what the Scary Mommy Confessional is for! Step right up and see what your fellow parents are getting off their chest this week. [Read More ⮕]( What We’re Reading ⮕ [My IVF Years]( ⮕ [Can We All Stop Pretending Stretch Marks Are Preventable?]( ⮕ [My Grandparents' Home Was A Refuge—In Good Times And Bad]( Follow us on: [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.