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Based on the hugely popular website, ScaryMommy.com, Confessions of a Scary Mommy digs deep into the underbelly of parenting and tackles the issues many mothers are too afraid to expose. Sometimes I just let my children fall asleep in front of the TV. In a culture that idealizes motherhood, its scary to confess that, in your house, being a mother is beautiful and dirty and joyful and frustrating all at once. Admitting that its not easy doesnt make you a bad mom at least, it shouldnt. If I cant 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.
About the Author
Jill Smokler is a New York Times bestselling author and domestic satirist whose candor about marriage and parenting has made her an unlikely hero among a new generation of women.
Jill founded Scary Mommy as a personal blog in 2008, where she focused on light-hearted and sarcastic content that poked fun at her own parenting shortcomings. Scary Mommy quickly tapped into what moms of the Internet were thinking and feeling, and with the support of a loyal and vocal audience, Jill evolved Scary Mommy into an online phenom, featuring both established and up-and-coming authors, as well as community boards, news, and video.
By 2014, Scary Mommy averaged 15 million monthly page views and employed 6 staff members. In early 2015, Scary Mommy was acquired by Vinit Bharara of the media company Some Spider, LLC, where Jill is currently President and Editor in Chief of Scary Mommy.
Jill's honest take on parenting has appeared in countless publications and on television programs including The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, Bethenny and Fox and Friends and she is a frequent speaker on parenting and social media.
