Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at

Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood: The Good, The Bad, and the Scary

Sometimes I just let my children fall asleep in front of the TV.

In a culture that idealizes motherhood, itâ€™s scary to confess that, in your house, being a mother is beautiful and dirty and joyful and frustrating all at once. Admitting that itâ€™s not easy doesnâ€™t make you a bad mom; at least, it shouldnâ€™t.

If I canâ€™t survive my daughter as a toddler, how the hell am I going to get through the teenage years?

When Jill Smokler was first home with her small children, she thought her blog would be something to keep friends and family updated. To her surprise, she hit a chord in the hearts of mothers everywhere.

I end up doing my sonâ€™s homework. Itâ€™s wrong, but so much easier.

Total strangers were contributing their views on that strange reality called motherhood. As other women shared their stories, Jill realized she wasnâ€™t alone in her feelings of exhaustion and imperfection.

My eighteen month old still canâ€™t say â€œMommyâ€ but used the word â€œshitâ€ in perfect context.

But she sensed her readers were still holding back, so decided to start an anonymous confessional, a place where real moms could leave their most honest thoughts without fearing condemnation.

I pretend to be happy but I cry every night in the shower.

Â The reactions were amazing: some sad, some pee-in-your-pants funny, some brutally honest. But they were real, not a commercial glamorization.

I clock out of motherhood at 8 P.M. and hide in the basement with my laptop and a beer.

If youâ€™re already a fan, lock the bathroom door on your whining kids, run a bubble bath, and settle in. If youâ€™ve not encountered Scary Mommy before, break out a glass of champagne as well, because youâ€™ll be toasting your initiation into a select club.

I know why some animals eat their young.

In chapters that cover husbands (The Biggest Baby of Them All) to homework (Didnâ€™t I Already Graduate?), Confessions of a Scary Mommy combines all-new essays from Jill with the best of the anonymous confessions.

Sometimes I wish my son was still littleâ€”then I hear kids screaming at the store.

As Jill says, â€œWe like to paint motherhood as picture perfect. A newborn peacefully resting on his motherâ€™s chest. A toddler taking tentative first steps into his motherâ€™s loving arms. A mother fluffing her daughterâ€™s prom dress. These moments are indeed miraculous and joyful; they can also be few and far between.â€ Of course you adore your kids. Of course you would lay down your life for them. But be honest now: Have you ever wondered what possessed you to sign up for the job of motherhood?

STOP! DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK UNTIL YOU RECITE THESE VOWS!

I shall remember that no mother is perfect and my children will thrive because, and sometimes even in spite, of me.

I shall not preach to a fellow mother who has not asked my opinion. Itâ€™s none of my damn business.

I shall maintain a sense of humor about all things motherhood.
Country USA
Brand Gallery Books
Manufacturer Gallery Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-04-03

Country	USA
Brand	Gallery Books
Manufacturer	Gallery Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-04-03

Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood: The Good, The Bad, and the Scary

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