Samantha Darby

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.

Samantha Darby

My Personal Patronus

by Samantha Darby

Accio, Harry Potter Squishmallows!

Get out your wands, because you’re going to want every single one of these.

Mother's Day

by Samantha Darby

The Best Mother's Day Gifts For The Mom Who Wants To Get Back To Hosting

Without stressing about the state of her baseboards.

I Couldn't Help But Wonder...

by Samantha Darby

At 35, I Watched 'SATC' For The First Time & Charlotte Is The Worst Kind Of Mom Friend

We get it, you know everything.

Off to the races!

by Samantha Darby

11 Kentucky Derby Foods & Drinks To Make This Weekend

You can even wear your fancy hat.

Pass The Rice & Beans

by Samantha Darby

11 Cinco De Mayo Recipes Your Kids Will *Love*

Mangonada, anyone?

Mother's Day

by Samantha Darby

22 Cottagecore Mother's Day Gifts For The Mom Who Has Big Bow Girl Energy

For the mom in your life who fancies herself an Anne Shirley.

no strings attached

by Samantha Darby

Great Wolf Lodge Has The Ultimate Discount For Millennials

It’s gonna be you.

Let's Get Some Shoes

by Samantha Darby

Aldi Disney Sneakers Are Back For Less Than $15

And you know they’re going to oh toodles! their way out the door.

Take *that,* celestial bodies!

by Samantha Darby

Mercury Is No Longer In Retrograde, So Let’s Blame This Stuff For Our Bad Mood

Luckily, we have options!

Boo!

by Samantha Darby

Home Depot’s Halfway To Halloween Event Lets You Buy Skelly *Now*

I mean, why not just dress him up for 4th of July, too?

Peak Kid Humor

by Samantha Darby

These Jokes About Tests Will Lighten Up Your Nervous Kiddo

Slip one into their lunch box or write it on a napkin with breakfast.

Life

by Samantha Darby

The People Saying “You’re Going To Miss This” Are Just Trying To Connect

It doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong by wishing away an hour or a day or even a year.

Hello, Calorie

by Samantha Darby

29 Words That Would Make Good Baby Names

...if they had a different meaning.

For Real Life?

by Samantha Darby

Bluey’s Officially Made It: She’s On The Pampers Easy Ups

And maybe potty training just got a little more fun for your kid.

Z is for ZZZs

by Samantha Darby

B Is For The Brooklinen x Sesame Street Collab

Can you tell me how to get to bed?

Fore!

by Samantha Darby

11 Snacks For Watching The Masters

But crunch quietly during tee time.

RIP

by Samantha Darby

Goodbye, Chad & Karen

Your monikers have become synonymous with terrible behavior, so we have to let you go. (Which you were kind of already doing.)

For Real Life?

by Samantha Darby

Hanna Andersson's New Bluey Collection Is An Ode To “Escape”

And it’s perfect for summer.

Flower Power

by Samantha Darby

Daisy Prints Are Trending In Kids Clothes & It’s Giving Baby Spice

They’re nostalgic, summery, and just plain cute.

TV

by Samantha Darby

Have You Ever Really Looked At The 'CoComelon' Houses?

Millennial gray is gone, we’re going for watermelon themes only.