Jamie Kenney

Connecticut

Senior Staff Writer at Romper

Senior Staff Writer at Scary Mommy

Writer @Romper & @ScaryMommy. Plump partridge. All four Golden Girls at once. She/her. Tweets mine.

Articles

What's Up With The Kids Obsessed With The Titanic?

1 week ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

Iceberg, Right Ahead!And why is there so much overlap between them and kids who have complex theories about Anastasia Romanov? by Jamie Kenney2 minutes agoUniversalImagesGroup/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesA former colleague of mine, Janet Manley, recently wrote an article in The New York Times called “So You Think You Know a Lot About the Titanic” and I. feel. seen.
Florida Teacher Loses Job For Using Student's Preferred Name

1 week ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

Melissa Calhoun — an AP English instructor at Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida — has been teaching for more than 12 years. Those who say they know her describe her as inspirational, caring, and someone who made her students feel safe. SHS has opted not to renew her teaching contract for the 2025-2026 academic year. Calhoun admits to having broken a Florida state law: calling a student by a name other than their legal name without parental permission.
Did You Grow Up In A Negative, Judgmental Family? Here’s How It Can Affect You.

2 weeks ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Honestly, the truth in the opening lines of Anna Karenina never cease to ring true to me. The dynamics in place and perpetuated by families were often set into motions generations earlier and the unhappy ones have the unenviable task of addressing and coming out from the shadow of those traumas.
The SAVE Act Threatens To Disenfranchise Millions Of Voters, Especially Married Women

2 weeks ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

Do you know where your birth certificate is? Does the name on your birth certificate match your current legal name or did you change it when you got married? Do you have a passport or $165 to get one? These may all be questions you’ll have to ask yourself if a current bill becomes a law. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility or SAVE Act was introduced in January by Representative Chip Roy (R, TX) as an amendment to the 1993 National Voter Registration Act.
A Mom Has The Smartest Response To A Woman Who Won’t Let Her Son Play With Makeup

2 weeks ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

Over the past decade or so, the phrase “Boys will be boys” has finally gotten the reckoning it’s always deserved. No, boys will not be unaccountable little hobgoblins who let other people deal with the consequences of their actions. Boys will be respectful and compassionate humans.
This Millennial Woman Reminds Gen Z: We Gave You The Gift Of Leggings

2 weeks ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

Gather around, children, it’s time for a story from your elders. That’s right, the Millennials have something they need you to know, because when you don’t remember, you start to forget... TikTok creator @ifeelprettyweird (we’ll call her Pretty moving forward) recently pointed out that some of you young ones may not be familiar with an important piece of your sartorial history.
Stranger Danger Makes Kids Less Safe

2 weeks ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

As parents, we want nothing more than to keep our children safe and sheltered from anyone who could bring them harm. But TikTok creator Jon Fogel wants parents to think about how we talk about this issue with our kids, especially when it comes to how we encourage them to move through the world and interact with other people. Because it turns out something a lot of us have taken for granted is actually doing our children a disservice.
One Big Thing Is Missing From Anti-Bullying Education

2 weeks ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

Identifying BulliesIt’s the twist we never saw coming... but probably should have. by Jamie Kenney10 minutes agoTikTokThe most Millennial thing about me is my deep love of 30 Rock, and one of my favorite episodes is when Liz Lemon goes to her high school reunion — a successful, sophisticated New York TV writer — to stick it to all her bullies. But once she arrives, she reaches a horrible realization: she wasn’t bullied. She was the bully, even though she never saw it that way herself.
Why Running Errands With Our Teens Is A Win-Win Situation

2 weeks ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

Did Somebody Say Little Treat...? It’s going to work out well for all of us... by Jamie Kenney3 minutes agoTikTokAs a mom to two children in double digits, a lot of things in my life have gotten a whole lot easier. Not only are they more able to pull their weight around the house (ya girl hasn’t unloaded a dishwasher in years), but leaving the house is similarly less stressful.
Resolution For Congressional Proxy Voting For New Parents Dies

2 weeks ago | scarymommy.com | Jamie Kenney

The Nays Have ItFlorida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna reached a compromise with House Speaker Johnson, backing down from previous demands.