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 every now and then, we move past the ability to salvage something. Sometimes, tragically, you have to throw the whole man out. Such is the case with one Redditor who reports that her husband bought her a vacuum for her birthday — for her 50th...
Consumer Reports Urges Action After Sensory Toy Causes Chemical Burns
vkbhat/E+/Getty Images Over the past decade, fidget and sensory toys have become a popular fad and a useful tool for some kids to promote concentration. One such category of toy is “squishy toys” that can be manipulated into different shapes before springing back to shape (think “stress balls”). But on March 19, Consumer Reports (CR) issued an open letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urging them to investigate a popular toy after two children allegedly suffered chemical burns. Two individual incidents posted to SaferProducts.gov, share pictures of significant skin injuries they say occurred when the NeeDoh Nice Cube,...
Mae Whitman's 'The Twelve Dates Of Christmas' On Hallmark Is The Perfect Rom-Com Series
Variety/Variety/Getty Images In Hallmark world, Christmas never sleeps, so it should be no surprise that there’s already a new Hallmark Christmas series to get excited about. Debuting this year on Hallmark Channel during the brand’s Countdown to Christmas event, The Twelve Dates of Christmas will star Mae Whitman, Mary McDonnell, and Jane Seymour. The six-episode limited holiday series is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jenni Bayliss, and production has already begun in Dublin, Ireland. If all of those actor names sound familiar, it’s because they are. Hallmark is known for getting some superstars to adapt to...
How To Keep Your Dog Off The Furniture Once & For All, Damn It
Lourdes Balduque/Moment/Getty Images I’ve waxed poetic before about my dog’s nose hair-incinerating farts, which she typically produces the most of while she’s dozing on the couch. Her end of the sofa — which has a washable cover over her cushion and a puppy pad underneath — is also her favorite place to lick her butthole into oblivion and leave a giant wet spot (hence, puppy pad). I am OK with her being on the sofa because I want to cuddle her in the evenings, and it gives her a place to snooze while my son has the entire floor taken...