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You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom Cover Reveal!

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Posted on May 7, 2019June 14, 2019

I’m freaking out! I’m FINALLY able to share the cover of You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom, and...

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2021, where you at? 😭🍷🍷🍷

It is straight up Un-American to be losing weight right now.💙
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If you’ve been following my stories, you’ll see that I’m compiling a #ReasonsImLeavingMyHusband list. This one tops it. Xo @yashaaramin.

After binge watching Tiger King, I’m pretty sure I’ll never leave my house again. People are insane.

We're nearly two weeks into this whole quarantine thing, and I found myself in a familiar headspace: isolated, uncertain, unprepared, comparative and simply unable to handle all the shit I need to handle. 😫 It took me a minute to put two and two together, but I realize now that it feels an awful lot like the early days of motherhood. I talk about it more on my stories from today, but in my book, I discuss how we, as moms, navigate murky waters and how it is SO important to remember that only you know what is best for your family during these times--and to give yourself grace because there is no one road map. And, above all, that you are a f*cking awesome mom. 💙

Today has been an emotional rollercoaster. My head is all over the place. I needed a break, so I convinced my daughter to shampoo my make-up brushes (I told her it was a science experiment). I think we all need to find ways of keeping it together right now...and bringing in laughter whenever possible. And as always, my sincerest gratitude and respect to those mamas who aren't able to stay home with their families right now. 💙

I can tell you two people I’d really like to be socially distant from 👧🏻👦🏻… I literally played hide and seek with them so I could sit by myself for thirty seconds (and drink wine from a straw…swipe ➡️). All kidding aside, I’m beyond grateful for all the medical professionals who are on the front lines and I’m happy to do my part and #StayHome, but, wow, this is hard. I’m lucky enough to live in a place where we can hang in our yard, or go for a family walk, so my hat’s off to the mamas in NYC and SF who are hunkering down. And I’m actually grateful for social media, because it‘s giving us a way to continue connecting with the outside world. But holy balls…this feels like an M. Night Shyamalan movie. 🧟‍♀️🧙🏼‍♀️ Oh, and to quote the great @shondarhimes, we need to be paying our teachers $1 billion dollars….

To the medical professionals, caregivers, emergency personnel, teachers, grocery store associates, postal service workers and everyone doing their part....thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🥰

My husband and I decided to cancel our spring break plans this year. It just made the most sense for us. Instead, we're going to spend some quality time at home. I have roughly 900 projects that I'd like to tackle and I need to figure out what's at the bottom of our garage freezer. Like most people, I'm waffling somewhere between "everything's fine" and "our house is on fire." Ultimately, I'm just trying to practice common sense and manage things within my control, but I'm also stocking up on turkey jerky and Sauv Blanc. I also stole an unopened container of Lysol wipes from a baby shower. It wasn't my finest moment.

Has Clark Kent ever survived a clogged duct? Mmmkkk....💁🏻‍♀️
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Real talk: I've definitely used the term superhero when speaking to mamas, but I don't want to suggest that women should be capable of meeting impossible expectations. Sure, sometimes we manage to juggle fire, on stilts, while blindfolded...but sometimes we burn toast and cry. Remember that a mama's real superpower is in her willingness to give it her best shot, no matter what life has handed her that day. And I think that's pretty badass. 🤱🏻💪🏼

When I was young “Girl Power” was just something I shouted while singing along to The Spice Girls. As a mama, I know how important it is to raise good, thoughtful humans who not only believe in their worth and value, but also humans who believe in the worth and value of all people. Today I had the privilege of celebrating International Women’s Day with @thelittlemarket and so many incredible women. 🥰

Y’all I figured out motherhood! 🤣 Ok, not really…but sort of. While writing my book, I came across the concept of “good enough” parenting. I’ll spare you the details, but it’s says the goal of parenting isn’t to be the perfect parent, but to be a “good enough” parent. ⭐️
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Now, I usually don’t take motherhood advice from the 50-year-old research of elderly British men (it was first studied by a psychologist in the 70’s), but I actually like this idea. It says that the best, healthiest way to raise a child is to listen to our instincts, shut off the outside noise, show our children love and support, and try our best at least 50% of the time. Because striving for perfection can—and usually will—backfire on us. I‘m very much on board with this, because 50% feels doable. The other 50% of the time, I can drink wine and turn on Netflix. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

It’s been almost six months since my book debuted, and I can’t even tell you how many mamas have messaged me to say, “it’s like you read my mind!” and “I actually understand why I was having such a hard time now.” Which only furthers my belief that we all go through such similar journeys no matter how different our circumstances... and the more we share with other women, the more we can support and lift one another. Writing this book gave me the opportunity to dive deep into the mama journey and really try to understand what we go through as women when we become mamas—and I feel really fortunate for that. Romper offered this review back when the book launched and it’s still my favorite one. 🥰

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