You know what will piss you right off? Perimenopause. And men being sick (like, we get it already). And people just piling more and more on your plate, knowing you’ll take care of everything because you always do. Moms already juggle so much… is it too much to ask for a teensy, tiny break?! That seems to be the throughline in this week’s batch of anonymous mom confessions.
Well, that and feeling some kind of way (both spicy and whatever the opposite of that is) about romantic interests. From situationships to work crushes and even affairs gone wrong, moms are dealing with all kinds of relationship drama right now.
So, yeah, perimenopause shows up more than once in this batch, and so do problematic partners. These days, those turn out to be a shared source of frustration for a lot of us. We’re also obviously still stressing over the typical mom stuff, too, like whether our kids will fit in at school or if it’s normal not to like your own child sometimes.
If there’s a singular takeaway from these confessions, though, it’s that you’re not alone. None of these feelings make you dramatic or ungrateful or too much. You’re just a mom, trying to make everything work in a world that is increasingly scary, and you’re f*cking exhausted. So settle in… you’re in good company.
Scary Mommy Confessions are a tried-and-true part of what makes our site so fun. If you want to anonymously confess, look for our weekly callouts on Instagram. And to browse past Confessions, take a look here.
