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fromScary Mommy
2 weeks ago

Celeste Yvonne Just Wants To Talk About It

Mother experienced dark postpartum nights, pursued sobriety, revealed the unequal mental load in parenting, went viral in 2018, and raises two children while living in Reno.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A moment that changed me: I shaved off my hair and immediately became an invisible woman

Postpartum exhaustion triggered radical simplification, including shaving the head to reclaim time, resist maternal idealisation, and regain personal autonomy.
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

A Mom Wanted 4 Kids - Until She Had Her First Newborn

"I have absolutely no idea why more people don't just stop at one," she writes. "I wasn't always one and done. I originally wanted 3-4 kids, but actually having my first child made me OAD. I cannot imagine having any more children; being a parent is SO hard."
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