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

Author: Jill Smokler

Narrator: Jill Smokler

Unabridged: 4 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/07/2012


Synopsis

Sometimes I just let my children fall asleep in front of the TV.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.If I can’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 son’s homework. It’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 wasn’t alone in her feelings of exhaustion and imperfection.My eighteen month old still can’t say “Mommy” but used the word “shit” 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.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 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.I know why some animals eat their young.In chapters that cover husbands (The Biggest Baby of Them All) to homework (Didn’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 little — then I hear kids screaming at the store.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.”

About Jill Smokler

Jill Smokler’s candor about the underbelly of marriage and parenting has made her an unlikely hero among a new generation of women. Married to her college sweetheart, Jeff, she lives in Baltimore with her three children and a golden retriever.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on April 21, 2012

Smokler does a good job of elevating a blog into a book, the material is well organized and there are some sweet moments near the end. Unfortunately, a good 3/4 of the book was more annoying than not. The tone, intended to be irreverent and provide solace for worn down parents, came off as alternatin......more

Goodreads review by Michele on May 21, 2012

Moms: Blow Off Some of That Menopausal Steam and Read This Book This book did what very few books have done during my active reading career. It made me put down a juicy, well-written character-driven novel, and not pick it up again until I finished laughing (i.e. reading) my way through this hilariou......more

Goodreads review by Kerry Ann on February 10, 2012

Confessions of a Scary Mommy is not a highbrow work of literature. It's pee-in-your-pants, snort-coffee-out-your-nose, funny kind of book. It's about stretch marks, snot, and pooping on the delivery table. It's also about cutting yourself some slack, having compassion for fellow moms in the trenches......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on January 12, 2019

All my reviews can be found at: [URL not allowed] ~~~~ My review will post on my site on January 19, 2019 ~~~~ This memoir is for every woman out there: whether you have kids or not, want kids or not, or even at times wish you didn’t have kids you do have! Confessions is hilarious and it gi......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on May 27, 2018

I was not expecting to like this so much. It was lighthearted, real, and validating. Lots of swears so beware. I could relate to so many of the chapters and she put a lot of my feelings into words (yes some of them swear words even).......more