Between trying to squeeze every last drop of goodness out of what’s left of summer and gearing up for the mental-load hell that is back-to-school, moms are wiped out. August tends to level us with a tornado of emotions: sad, overwhelmed, relieved, guilty, and yep, tired. We’re out here running on fumes, yet still expected to seamlessly orchestrate the whole handoff from summer’s last gasp to the school year’s opening bell without dropping a single ball (or admitting how badly we need that bell to ring and give us a f*cking break).
Let’s not forget about everything else we’re juggling, too. There are marriages on the verge of buckling. The complexities of adult friendships. Sometimes, it’s the fantasy of walking right out the front door and starting over somewhere no one knows a thing about you or your responsibilities.
None of it makes you a bad mom, although it’s hard not to feel that way when it seems like you’re all alone in these thoughts. But if our weekly Confessions have taught us anything, it’s that all this stuff — all these anxieties and fears and even the tiny joys we can’t stop thinking about — just make us human.
So, grab a comfy seat and settle in. Here’s this week’s haul of inner thoughts, shared anonymously by moms who needed to let it out.
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.
