The first time a video by Ceci Kane came across my Instagram feed, she was recreating a typical scene from one of the Internet’s richest sources of drama: Facebook mom groups. What millennial mom hasn’t stumbled across a wild Facebook argument about breastfeeding, or a raucous Reddit dogpile about baby-led weaning, or even a particularly spicy TikTok comment section about something you’d never even imagined could be controversial? It’s simply part of the landscape of being a mom in the era of the social media. You’ve gotta laugh about it… or else you’ll be absorbed into the drama. And Kane...
We Used To Make Fun Of Disney Adults. Now We Get It.
Scary Mommy We’ll admit it: We used to make fun of Disney adults. Or, rather, we used to not understand what the fuss was all about. Why would you, a grown person, spend your hard-earned money on a theme park? Why would you choose to spend your time off walking miles (and miles and miles) surrounded by strangers? Why, why, why? Well, we have been reformed. We see the light, if you will. Disney vacations aren’t really vacations in the classic sense of the word, but they are a whole hell of a lot of fun, especially when you leave...
The Two Weeks My Mom Saved Me
filmstudio/E+/Getty Images My hair was falling out when my mom came to visit for two weeks. It was mid-November, and I was trying to cover it up with fun hats. I don’t know why I bothered, it wasn’t like anyone was looking at me. Not at work where I spent my days managing an optometrist’s office; I was just a faceless person in a pair of scrubs. Not at home, where it felt like I was always talking to the top of my sons’ heads or their backs or their closed bedroom doors. I was the only one who saw...
In Florida, Sheriff Mike Chitwood Uses Public Shaming To Deter School Threats
The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images The 2024-2025 academic year is still young, but already school shootings have loomed large in the national discourse. According to Education Week, there have been 9 incidents since July 31 that have resulted in 24 injuries and deaths. (That’s not even counting those killed or injured in the 2023-2024 year.) To add to the distress of students, parents, and teachers alike, threats of shootings, largely unsubstantiated, have also been on the rise. USA Today reports that across the country, dozens of students — children— have been arrested across the country for terroristic threats. Many...