Olga Zarytska/Moment/Getty Images When my son was little, his favorite color was pink. Anything he picked — from balloons to cupcakes — was always going to be pink. His jacket was pink. His shoes were pink. For a long time, none of his peers thought much of it. Every now and then someone would ask...
urbazon/E+/Getty Images Here at Scary Mommy, we don’t like to encourage waste. For example, if your jeans are ripped, don’t throw them out and buy new ones: learn to patch them! Don’t dump those leftovers in the bin: make a concerted effort to eat them instead of buying lunch at a fast food place. But...
Instagram Spring is at our doorstep, and summer is in sight (casual reminder: don’t forget to fill out those camp forms, they’re going to be due before you know it). Yes, the nights are getting lighter, and we have more opportunities to spend time outdoors. Fall and winter evenings have their charms. Who doesn’t love...
TikTok Every weekend for the past five-ish years, I’ve had this ritual that I absolutely hate. I go through every common area of my house — living room, office, kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, sunporch — and I pick up all the random small piles of stuff. My son’s Nerf darts (so many Nerf darts), my...