Parents looking to find and hire a nanny to help take care of their kids are burdened with no easy task. The job typically requires multiple interviews, background checks, and trial runs. Some parents even ask to drive around with a potential nanny to see how they are behind the wheel. However, potential nannies also need to feel like they are the right fit for the family. If you’ve ever ready any sort of thriller novel about a green nanny heading to fill a position for a wealthy, good-looking couple with a kid who draws all sorts of weird pictures,...
Scary Mommy’s Best Books Of 2024
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Stocksy, Amazon Reading novels is so back in style after more than a few years of declining interest. Women especially have returned full-force to novels, memoirs, and non-fiction, joining book clubs, scrolling BookTok, and getting super into revitalized genres like contemporary romance, romantasy, and speculative fiction. It is super, super fun and 2024 was a great year. The team at Scary Mommy is no different. We devoured literally hundreds of books written this year, and those our tastes vary, we came up with all of our very favorites. We’re so excited to share our top books of...
My Only New Year’s Resolution Is To Let Go Of The Guilt I Still Carry From My Divorce
Tatiana Sviridova/Moment/Getty Images Sometimes the guilt I still carry from my divorce hits me on a random Sunday morning when the house is empty and quiet. There have been many times when my eyes have teared up in the grocery store while watching another couple. And of course I’ll have pangs of longing during the holidays. It’s been years – eight to be exact – since my ex-husband and I decided to go our separate ways and I still carry so much guilt. At the time, it was what we both wanted, what we both thought was best. We couldn’t...
65 Weird New Things Trending On Amazon That Are Actually Life-Changing
Amazon Sometimes, the weirdest things on Amazon’s digital shelves are secretly life-changers that leave reviewers raving. There are makeup and skincare essentials with strange yet effective ingredients, portable solutions that solve a ton of your on-the-go problems, and unexpected kitchen hacks that make meal prep easier than ever. We’ve scoured Amazon and found that, while these 65 new products are super weird, they’re also totally life-changing. A Cozy Stuffed Animal That’s Actually A Scented Heating Pad Squishmallows Archie The Axolotl Lavender-Scented Heating Pad Amazon – If you’re looking for a heating pad that’s not just another blanket, look no further...