{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-scary-mommy","title":"Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood: The Good, The Bad, and the Scary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on the hugely popular website, ScaryMommy.com, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Scary Mommy\u003c\/i\u003e digs deep into the underbelly of parenting and tackles the issues many mothers are too afraid to expose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes I just let my c\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehildren fall asleep in front of the TV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In a culture that idealizes motherhood, it’s scary to confess that, in your house, being a mother is beautiful and dirty and joyful and frustrating all at once. Admitting that it’s not easy doesn’t make you a bad mom; at least, it shouldn’t.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIf I can’t survive my daughter as a toddler, how the hell am I going to get through the teenage years?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI end up doing my son’s homework. It’s wrong, but so much easier.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Total strangers were contributing their views on that strange reality called motherhood. As other women shared their stories, Jill realized she wasn’t alone in her feelings of exhaustion and imperfection.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMy eighteen month old still can’t say “Mommy” but used the word “shit” in perfect context.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI pretend to be happy but I cry every night in the shower.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The reactions were amazing: some sad, some pee-in-your-pants funny, some brutally honest. But they were real, not a commercial glamorization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI clock out of motherhood at 8 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eP.M. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand hide in the basement with my laptop and a beer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e If you’re already a fan, lock the bathroom door on your whining kids, run a bubble bath, and settle in. If you’ve not encountered Scary Mommy before, break out a glass of champagne as well, because you’ll be toasting your initiation into a select club.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI know why some animals eat their young.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In chapters that cover husbands (The Biggest Baby of Them All) to homework (Didn’t I Already Graduate?), \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Scary Mommy \u003c\/i\u003ecombines all-new essays from Jill with the best of the anonymous confessions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSometimes I wish my son was still little—then I hear kids screaming at the store.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Jill says, “We like to paint motherhood as picture perfect. A newborn peacefully resting on his mother’s chest. A toddler taking tentative first steps into his mother’s loving arms. A mother fluffing her daughter’s prom dress. These moments are indeed miraculous and joyful; they can also be few and far between.” 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?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSTOP! DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK UNTIL YOU RECITE THESE VOWS!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI shall remember \u003c\/b\u003ethat no mother is perfect and my children will thrive because, and sometimes even in spite, of me.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI shall not preach \u003c\/b\u003eto a fellow mother who has not asked my opinion. It’s none of my damn business.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI shall maintain \u003c\/b\u003ea sense of humor about all things motherhood.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture rigide","offer_id":46178917023921,"sku":"9781451673777","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46178917056689,"sku":"3ac88721-a260-46e1-9b79-bd5b21c93245","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_6d6fcb68-62aa-4231-8dbc-ef149480e9e5.jpg?v=1762238372","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/confessions-of-a-scary-mommy","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}