‘I Want A Month Off From Parenting’
15 parents tell us what’s really on their minds
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Another week, another Scary Mommy Confessional roundup full of anonymous thoughts about relationships, work/life balance, and how absolutely exhausting parenting can be. If you can relate to feeling done with your marriage, wishing you could work fewer hours, missing the spontaneity of pre-kids life, or wanting to “just go to bed and not get up until next week”... we have some confessions for you.
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I want a month off from parenting
Confessional #68199203
I’m tired of taking care of my family. Someone else write the damn grocery list and plan dinner.
Confessional #61728765
I have to make a hard decision: use IVF to try to have another baby or get a hysterectomy.
Confessional #67109188
I think I’m done with my marriage but I’m afraid of what happens next.
Confessional #61729120
I’m really happy. I feel like I’m the only one and therefore feel guilty for it.
Confessional #61728751
Sometimes I feel like I’m only staying married out of obligation.
Confessional #67192880
If I met my husband today I would not want to date him
Confessional #61725435
I want to work part time to be with our daughter more but my husband says we can’t afford it
Confessional #61725090
I miss having free time to myself and being spontaneous
Confessional #67128439
It’s so hard to be a working mom. I feel like I’m failing at everything.
Confessional #61298309
Sometimes I feel like I settled by marrying my high school bf
Confessional #61725013
I feel so isolated as an older mom.
Confessional #61728094
I want a divorce but I am a SAHM with no money. I am just so unhappy
Confessional #61019287
Back to school is just another reminder. I never fit in when I was in school.
Confessional #61720094
I’m so tired. I seriously want to just go to bed and not get up until next week.
Confessional #61729856