I was traumatized by a toxic mommy Facebook group

I was traumatized by a toxic mommy Facebook group

Mary Graber, 30, was up in the middle of the night, nursing three-week-old daughter Sloane while scrolling through her Facebook mommy group. She’d joined the group when she was pregnant, in search of helpful advice and reassurance. Instead, she found anxiety and shame. The already nervous new mom was stunned to discover a thread filled … Read more

I let a mommy group play matchmaker — and they found me a husband

I let a mommy group play matchmaker — and they found me a husband

Marisa Skolnick thought she would be married and starting a family by the time she was 35. Instead, in 2020, when she was that age, she broke up with her long term boyfriend and decided to leave New York to work remotely in Los Angeles and Miami. “I went off the grid,” Skolnick said. In … Read more

I saved up for a ‘mommy makeover’ — but was left with nightmare amputation

I saved up for a ‘mommy makeover’ — but was left with nightmare amputation

A mother of three was devastated to learn that she needed to have her fingers amputated — after waking up from a “mommy makeover.” Shannyn Palmer, 35, had planned and saved up for years before flying from Vancouver, Washington to Mexico to undergo a tummy tuck with muscle repair, chest lift and fat transfer to … Read more