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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.

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.

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.

I would love to be able to talk to my new-mom self of ten years ago and let her know how much her perspective will change in the next decade. The post That Viral 10-Year Challenge And The Problem With Perspective appeared first on Scary Mommy.

"I hope he's not going to need therapy for this later," she joked. The post Mandy Moore Shares Hilarious Breastfeeding Selfie As ‘Older’ Rebecca Pearson 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.

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.

"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.

There’s a woman who lives at the end of my road, and I’ve never cared for her — I’ll just be honest about that right away. When we moved into the neighborhood, I had a baby and was pregnant with my second. Then we got a dog, had our second child, and I got pregnant […] The post We Are Mothers, And We Are Not Here For Your Bullsh*t appeared first on Scary Mommy.