Scary Mommy is my favourite blog. Yes, it is true. I do love reading other blogs and webpages and have a very full schedule of self-directed research projects and personal experiments running. That’s for another day though. Motherhood and the warm fuzzy feelings. Plus coffee. That’s why I love Scary Mommy. It takes into account every element. Plus coffee. Did I mention the need for coffee?
Why So Scary, Mommy?
I started thinking this weekend, why is Scary Mommy my favourite? Why do I feel a personal connection to the blog, and term, Scary Mommy (my poor child…). I follow the page primarily through Facebook and I think the only downfall to the Scary Mommy website is the comments that the writer(s) have to endure. Come on. Give us all a break. It’s not easy to be a scary mommy.
In all seriousness, the blog is quite impressive. There are so many categories and topics; and I can relate to so many of the articles about parenting. As a single parent, I often feel like the experiences I’m having are amplified by the fact that no one is around to understand them (rationalize my totally outrageous thoughts). Today I read a simple article on coffee and napping. That’s it. Coffee. Naps. I felt inspired and healed.
Real Life includes Coffee and Naps
The reason I love the post, and most of Scary Mommy’s content, is because it’s real. I would love to say that motherhood is always hugs, kisses and playtime. Often it is and being a mother is the most wonderful privilege of my life. But, it helps to joke about it. It makes the hard parts more humorous and less likely to drive a person right into a padded room.
I love coffee and naps, detailed in blog format, because it highlights a very simple but important theme. We hide what it’s really like, we shit on ourselves for needing coffee and naps, and we don’t talk about our children with authenticity.
Fictitious Examples
Parent A who lives and loves Facebook, blissful states, unicorns and organic kale smoothies…
“My child is perfect. Motherhood is like a beautiful butterfly spreading its wings and my laughing, smiling children are a perfect reflection of my actual life (minus the Valium I just snorted off the toilet before I took this beautiful selfie). I love nature, children and flowing white clothing.”
Parent B who lives and loves real life…and kale smoothies but not organic and only if they are on sale…
“I love my child more than anything on earth. It’s fun, chaotic, messy and challenging. I love the hard. The hard makes it great (#leagueoftheirown). I drink a large cup of coffee before I pour myself a cup of coffee; I nap more often than people think and often in public places. Also, WTF. I can’t get my kid to use the shitter. Meh. I don’t care actually because I have barf on me anyway so why not shit as well. *slams coffee back*”
Single Motherhood is just Motherhood
I wanted to write about the SM blog because I’ve been reading Scary Mommy for years. I’ve had my own ups and downs with single motherhood, and quite honestly, just simply motherhood. Whether single or not, it’s a beautiful catastrophe from start to finish. I think we can find a balance between complaining about children and flat out lying about how easy and blissful it is. Scary mommies are real. And they love their children just as much as the unicorn, organic, kale smoothie slammers.
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