Sure, we usually have some tough stuff sandwiched between crushes and spicy feelings and your garden-variety MIL woes. But something is shifting, and it seems as though maybe it’s shifting right as our clocks are shifting, too. And maybe there is something to that.
After all, women experience seasonal affective disorder (a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern) at roughly four times the rate men do. Cool, cool, cool... another thing to add to the list. Oh, and need we mention that mercury is also currently in retrograde?!
Then again, moms are feelers. And maybe we’re just feeling the weight of the world on our shoulders even more lately since, well, it’s extra weighty right now. So it’s no surprise that a lot of what moms had to say this week had to do with being at max capacity.
Some moms want to rewind to their carefree pre-kid years. Lots are considering leaving their partners. Many just want one day where nobody needs anything from them.
Don’t worry; it’s not all worry and dread. One mom is having the best sex of her life in her 50s (get it, sis). A few are celebrating major milestones.
But whatever’s weighing on you at the moment, just know that somebody in this list has confessed some version of it. Here are this week’s confessions, shared anonymously by moms who clearly needed to lighten their load. Scary Mommy Confessions are a tried-and-true part of what makes our site so fun.
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