Samantha is a #girlmom to three little ladies, and a Senior Lifestyle Editor and writer for Romper. She began at Romper in 2015 as a lifestyle writer before the site officially launched, working out of Google docs when Romper didn’t even have a name, and became a lifestyle editor in 2017. In 2022, she was promoted to Senior Lifestyle Editor. Samantha covers a wide variety of topics under the lifestyle umbrella, including parenting, TTC, pregnancy, sex and relationships, and product roundups. She also focuses a lot of her work on baby name coverage, essays about motherhood, children’s books, and holiday content. She loves a good, wholesome, Jennifer Garner-vibes essay.
In 2020, she won a BDG Edit Award for Best Headline for When Grandmas Duel, We All Win, Don’t We?
Before working at Romper, Samantha worked as a freelance writer and had essays published at Motherlode, HelloGiggles, Barnes & Noble Kids, Babble, Work It, Mom!, and The Huffington Post. She also dabbled a bit in digital marketing and writing content for small businesses. She’s currently working on a novel.
On her way to becoming a full-time writer and editor, Samantha was a professional actor in Atlanta, doing stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, theatre, and generally auditioning her heart out. It was good practice for motherhood, where she routinely has to follow the exact scripts her daughters give her while playing Barbies. She lives in Georgia with her husband and her three girls — Alice, Lucy, and Clara.
You can contact Samantha by email at samantha.darby@bustle.com or find her on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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Aquariuses, I’m ready to see your Mary Jane shoes.
Lean Into Ma Ingalls Fall With These Nightgowns & Other Cozy Housewear
Hunker down, little-house-in-the-big-woods style.
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Seriously, go check your local thrift store now.
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God help me if I ever find myself without my tweezers.
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Because you really don’t want to puke on the tea cups.
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They’re extremely random, but IYKYK.
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And if so, how on earth do you clean those polyester velcro one-pieces?
Jack Skellington Is The Worst Kind Of Dude
"Oh I'm sooo boooored being The Pumpkin Kingggg, won't someone think of meeeee?"
Who Are You, Spirit Halloween?
Your fave place to buy zombie babies has a fascinating backstory.
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If your child has ever said, "Can we get a cake pop and stroll Target?" then this is the only shopping list you need.
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If they screw up the casting of Betty DeVille, I'll never forgive them.
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New Mexico, you good? Because we are ~perplexed.~
11 Fall Brownies Recipes For The Perfect Autumn Baking Day
It’s time for the pumpkin apron.
How To Discuss Politics With Your Kids & Their Friends
Because they’re going to ask — and you want them to always feel safe asking you things, right?
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Throw me right under that bus, kiddo.
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There is even a posable skeleton for less than $30.
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These colors, y’all 😍
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One look at the illustrations, and your childhood will come flooding back.
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I love the Sanderson sisters, too, but nothing tops, “I got a rock.”
