If you’ve already got your witch names picked out and your house is tricked out with magical Halloween goods, you just might be in the perfect mood for some trip planning. Grab the candy corn and get ready to bookmark my favorite places around the world where you can celebrate your inner witch. From the deeply tragic history of the many innocents accused of witchcraft to the real-life ingredients you can gather on your trips, these places will beckon you to stop by for a spell. Just be sure to leave room on the broom for all enchanted souvenirs you’re...
I Sold My Kids’ Childhood Home & I’m Surprised By How I Feel
AJ_Watt/E+/Getty Images I lived in this house for 20 years. Twenty years of birthdays and holidays spent here. It’s where I once caught my daughter cheerfully swinging from the chandelier in her bedroom when she was 3. When we built the front porch, I vowed I’d live here forever. Last week, I put the house on the market and it sold in a single day. Like all big decisions, I didn’t wake up one morning and think, this will be a good day to sell my house. The idea had simmered in my head for years — five, to be...
The Best Shoes For Disney World, Tested & Approved By 10 Moms
Scary Mommy; Getty Images When I travel, my biggest concern is my feet. Blisters and foot pain can wreck a trip, and a trip to Walt Disney World in muggy Florida offers its own set of challenges. It’s hot, humid, and sweaty, and you are going to walk *a lot.* When the Scary Mommy team recently had the chance to visit the parks, our group included a mix of moms from all over the country. The Southerners of the group were a little more used to heat and had different solutions to manage it all. I’m from Boston, and I...
Mom Urges Others Not To Skip Glucose Test In Pregnancy
TikTok Between all the appointments, blood work, and ultrasounds — to say nothing of the fact that your body feels completely different — in its worst moments, pregnancy can make you feel like a test subject. So it can make sense that some people, given the option of a test, would forgo yet another appointment and lab work. But Cora Bryant, who posts on TikTok as @weylynsmama, is urging all moms-to-be not to skip one very important test. “Let’s talk about why I think you should never, ever, ever, ever decline the glucose test,” she begins in a recent video....