{"product_id":"9781469219011","title":"Confessions of a Scary Mommy: An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood - the Good, the Bad, and the Scary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes I just let my children fall asleep in front of the TV.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI end up doing my son’s homework. It’s wrong, but so much easier.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotal 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy eighteen month old still can’t say “Mommy” but used the word “shit” in perfect context.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI pretend to be happy but I cry every night in the shower.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reactions were amazing: some sad, some pee-in-your-pants funny, some brutally honest. But they were real, not a commercial glamorization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI clock out of motherhood at 8 P.M. and hide in the basement with my laptop and a beer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI know why some animals eat their young.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\u003e combines all-new essays from Jill with the best of the anonymous confessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes I wish my son was still little — then I hear kids screaming at the store.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031295377648,"sku":"9781469219011","price":59.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469219011_p0.jpg?v=1763699927","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469219011","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}