While having an Instagram-worthy home isn’t a requirement — and certainly not the norm — it does feel good to add a few luxurious touches here and there. But those upgrades have to come at the right price — like all the bougie things for your home that made this list. Not only are they surprisingly affordable, but they’re practical, too, so you can feel double the good about your purchase. And they’re all available to shop now on Amazon. This Chic Automatic Trash Can ELPHECO Automatic Garbage Can Amazon This trash can looks like a million bucks. It has...
Are You A “Gummy Bear Mom”? I Am, Apparently. Here’s What That Means.
Supersizer/Getty Images You’ve heard of diet-obsessed almond moms, but what’s the opposite of that? According to TikTok, it’s a "gummy bear mom" — and apparently, I’m one of them. If you’re wondering what that looks like, well, we have all the snacks. We aren’t scared to serve a little bit of sugar alongside healthy food. And we aren’t stressed over a kid trying to buy a candy bar at the checkout occasionally. “Gummy bear moms” are a trend taking off on TikTok, and honestly, I’m glad. I feel like it takes the pressure off to find a bit more balance,...
‘Horizontal Parenting’ Is The Playtime Hack All Exhausted Parents Need
TikTok Look, playtime is not always easy. Kids are just as exhausting as they are wonderful, which means they are incredibly wonderful and oh so very exhausting. Some days, you simply do not have the energy to keep up with the storied lore they have created for their Barbie dolls, and that is okay! One dad came up with a genius solution for the days when you just want to lie down and take a nap: introducing “horizontal parenting.” Content creator Elkey Zandstra posted a video of her husband Will, showing off his creative methods of playing with the couple’s...
These Are The '80s & '90s Horror Movies That Made Us
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Shutterstock, Stocksy It’s spooky season, and there are so many absolutely delightful ways to celebrate the thinning of the veil between the spirit world and the land of the living: scary decorations, dressing up, eating your body weight in your kids’ Halloween candy (long live the Parent Tax) and, of course, reveling in scary movies. But whether you’re a die-hard horror fan or simply a former child, some movies just hit different. The scary movies we watched as kids in the ’80s and ’90s forged in our developing brains the shape of the fears that would stay...