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.
My Personal Patronus
Accio, Harry Potter Squishmallows!
Get out your wands, because you’re going to want every single one of these.
Mother's Day
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...
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!
11 Kentucky Derby Foods & Drinks To Make This Weekend
You can even wear your fancy hat.
Pass The Rice & Beans
11 Cinco De Mayo Recipes Your Kids Will *Love*
Mangonada, anyone?
Mother's Day
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
Great Wolf Lodge Has The Ultimate Discount For Millennials
It’s gonna be you.
Let's Get Some Shoes
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!
Mercury Is No Longer In Retrograde, So Let’s Blame This Stuff For Our Bad Mood
Luckily, we have options!
Boo!
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
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
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
29 Words That Would Make Good Baby Names
...if they had a different meaning.
For Real Life?
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
B Is For The Brooklinen x Sesame Street Collab
Can you tell me how to get to bed?
Fore!
11 Snacks For Watching The Masters
But crunch quietly during tee time.
RIP
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?
Hanna Andersson's New Bluey Collection Is An Ode To “Escape”
And it’s perfect for summer.
Flower Power
Daisy Prints Are Trending In Kids Clothes & It’s Giving Baby Spice
They’re nostalgic, summery, and just plain cute.
TV
Have You Ever Really Looked At The 'CoComelon' Houses?
Millennial gray is gone, we’re going for watermelon themes only.