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What the books and blogs don’t tell you is how pregnancy can go so tragically wrong, while the world around you is weathering a global pandemic. The post What Happens When You Lose Your Baby In The Middle Of A Pandemic appeared first on Scary Mommy.

Society gives parents an unspoken guarantee that our children will survive, that childhood always, always, always gives way to adulthood. This is a lie. The post Not All Children Get A Chance To Grow Up 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.

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.

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 have shut the door to my mother but not locked it. If I open the door, it is for the sake of her relationship with my kids. The post When You Don’t Have A Relationship With Your Mom, But You Aren’t Fully Estranged Either appeared first on Scary Mommy.

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.

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.

Whether your family size was determined by chance or careful planning, someone is going to make a judgment about how many kids you’ve got. The post Why I Cringe Every Time Someone Says ‘You Got Your Girl!’ appeared first on Scary Mommy.

I will call you because you are a supportive mom, and friend I want to have. You are a good person. The post To The Mom At School Drop-Off This Morning appeared first on Scary Mommy.