I Worried About Everything As A Kid & It's Made Me A Better Mom

An unexpected gift! [Scary Mommy Daily]( Aug. 12, 2024 [Mother reading a book to her daughters, sat on the floor]( Richard Bailey/Corbis/Getty Images Breathe In, Breathe Out [I Worried About Everything As A Kid & It's Made Me A Better Mom]( Like so many kids, I worried about a ton of things with varying degrees of seriousness — germs, vampires, asteroids, grades. Turns out, Samantha Darby was the same way: “I once heard my older sister’s pager vibrating on a bookshelf in her room (yes, this was the ‘90s) when I was home alone and convinced myself it was a murderer using her pencil sharpener.” Well, now she’s a mom, and she’s sharing something surprising about all that time spent fretting. I relate, and maybe you do, too! — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest [This Mom Had The Sweetest Maternity Photoshoot, Directed By Her Toddler]( One Talented Tot [This Mom Had The Sweetest Maternity Photoshoot, Directed By Her Toddler]( Give this kid a camera and a job immediately. [Read More.]( [Halloween Horror Nights at Universal is a premiere spooky season event.]( Gerardo Mora/Getty Images Nightmare Fuel [What Time Does Halloween Horror Nights Start & End?]( Spoiler alert: You’ll have to stay up late for this spooky event. [Read More.]( [This Teacher Admits That He Hates The Classic Children's Book 'The Rainbow Fish']( booktok [This Teacher Admits That He Hates The Classic Children's Book 'The Rainbow Fish']( “Just because it has an award-winning sticker on it, it does not make it top-notch.” [Read More.]( Add To Cart [Items for a tween's bedroom should be fun, functional, and have personality.]( Pottery Barn; Target; Etsy Cozy [The Ultimate Tween Bedroom Shopping List]( “There are few things I loved more as a kid than my bedroom. I was incredibly lucky to have a safe home with family that deeply loved me, but my bedroom was my space,” writes Samantha Darby. And you probably want the same thing for your tween! So today she’s rounding up some fun touches and accessories to build the ultimate tween bedroom. Bookmark it for birthday and holiday shopping! [Read More ⮕]( [Teen Gradient Curtain Light]( Target [Teen Gradient Curtain Light]( $20 [Shop Now ⮕]( [Ice Cream Cone Hamper]( potterybarn [Ice Cream Cone Hamper]( $149 [shop now ⮕]( [Stuffed Animal Storage Hammock]( Amazon [Stuffed Animal Storage Hammock]( $9.98 [shop now ⮕]( [Floral Rattan Wall Hanging Decorative Basket]( Target [Floral Rattan Wall Hanging Decorative Basket]( $49.99 [shop now ⮕]( What Else We're Reading ⮕ [I Loved Being Homeschooled, But I’ll Never Do It For My Kid]( ⮕ [Kristin Cavallari Hopes She’s Not Famous Forever]( ⮕ [Why Did I Stop Loving My Cat When I Had A Baby?]( Follow us on: [instagram]( [facebook]( [tiktok]( [x_social]( [Want to Advertise With Us? Get in Touch.]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely [unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click [here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2024 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.