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Yes, we deeply identify with this working mom’s explanation of ‘daddy privilege’ and would like to publicly commend her You know when you go about your normal day hauling your kids around and no one says anything about it? And then when a man goes around with those very same children, they are hailed a […] The post Mom Goes Viral For Amazing Takedown Of ‘Daddy Privilege’ appeared first on Scary Mommy.

Older moms are more common than ever before, but as an older mom myself, I still get a lot of rude comments when I'm in public with my baby. The post I’m Frequently Mistaken As My Child’s Grandma appeared first on Scary Mommy.

I am -- finally! -- an out and proud bisexual woman. The post I’m In My 30s And I’m Finally Ready To Come Out appeared first on Scary Mommy.

Pretty much as soon as my husband died, the whole world seemed to know what was “best” for my kids. Everyone was eager to offer parenting and dating advice.

LET’S be honest – no matter how old we get, we’re always going to turn to our mums for advice. After all, she’s older, wiser and probably has experience of what we’re struggling with anyway – right? Well, this isn’t exactly the case for Melissa Kay. In a person essay for Scary Mommy, the journalist […]

I was thirty-one weeks pregnant with my daughter when she went still, when my healthy, easy pregnancy became a one-in-a-million scenario that neither the doctors who performed my emergency C-section nor the NICU nurses who took care of my daughter had seen. As I sat shivering in the operating room while the doctor injected me […] The post I’ll Never Again Say ‘It Can’t Happen To Me’ appeared first on Scary Mommy.

Cate Blanchett’s a great actor, but this is something else Cate Blanchett is one of the most versatile actors around and yet her most demanding role was homeschooling her 7-year-old during the pandemic. That’s because her daughter demanded that mom dress up as, and do the voice of, her actual teacher. Yes really. As if […] The post Cate Blanchett Says She Dressed Up As Her Daughter’s Teacher For Zoom School appeared first on Scary Mommy.

It feels serendipitous that I was armed with a therapist while I was pregnant with June and as we received one complicated diagnosis after another. The post My Therapist Got Me Through My Darkest Days Of Motherhood appeared first on Scary Mommy.

"My family, especially my sister, just kept reminding me how I could do it even when I wasn't so sure myself." The post Woman Gives Birth While Taking Bar Exam Like The Boss She Is appeared first on Scary Mommy.