10 Signs You Are a Full-Time Working Mom Virtually Schooling Children During a Global Pandemic & Other Historic Events
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2y ago
You muted your microphone on a Zoom call but forgot to turn your camera off to yell at a child to get back on their kindergarten Google Meet. Your entire team is now terrified of making you mad. You made an unexpected appearance in said kindergarten Google Meet that you thought was muted but wasn’t. Now your child’s entire kindergarten class is also terrified of you. You pull on a sweater over your dirty t-shirt ten seconds before a meeting and pop in with a big smile and a bigger cup of coffee. People constantly tell you that you look tired. … The post 10 Signs You Are a Full-Time Working M ..read more
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Mom Guilt: Parenting in a Pandemic
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by HashtagMomFail
2y ago
Parenting in a pandemic is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I would rather have another C-section than do this. I feel like it has broken me down to my core and I’m just walking around trying to do life the best way I know how. And that way has not been stellar. So once again, I have decided to list what I feel my failures during the last nine months have been. Just to make you feel better about your parenting because I can’t be the only one! My children have zero screen time limit anymore. They could sleep with a tablet in their bed and I wouldn’t give a flying fuck as long as they we ..read more
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My 22 Year History with Anxiety and Depression
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by HashtagMomFail
2y ago
When I was fourteen years old, I was put on my first antidepressant. My parents were going through a long, extremely drawn out divorce and it rocked my middle school world. I moved with my mom and my sister from a very large, upper middle-class suburban home into a two-bedroom apartment. I was in shock and confused and needed some help. I thought the help would be temporary. But I never got off the medicine. I tried a few times, thinking maybe I didn’t need it anymore. That I could handle this on my own. That always led to a downward spiral of sadness and extreme anxiety.… The post My 22 Year ..read more
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This Is 36
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by HashtagMomFail
2y ago
36 is waking up in the middle of a global pandemic and trying not to lose your shit every single day. 36 is learning more about yourself but still feeling as clueless as you were at 25. 36 is still calling your mom because you still don’t sew and your kid needs dog ears by 8 am tomorrow morning. 36 is watching all the things we feared happening in the world actually coming true. 36 is trying not to let the insanity of the world break you down. 36 is laughing because you forgot to bring your mask when you get to the grocery store because you will probably cry if you don’t laugh.… The post This ..read more
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I Still Love Mom Jeans
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by HashtagMomFail
2y ago
Many moons ago, I told you all about my love for mom jeans. They suck everything in. The bulges and pouches and stretch marks and that skin flap over my double c-section scar. I still keep a pair of mom jeans in my drawer for a night out on the town, or more likely, casual Friday at the office or not having clean leggings. I have upped my mom jean game by ten zillion points since I wrote about mom jeans the first time. That was probably four years ago. Add another pregnancy to my list, and wait, drumroll please.. I have added an elastic waistband in my high waisted mom jeans.… The post I Stil ..read more
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Working Moms, A Pandemic, and Mental Health
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by HashtagMomFail
2y ago
A few months ago, I woke up with a feeling of dread and deep sadness in my chest. My alarm had gone off at its usual time, 4:30 am, so I could have some alone time before my husband and the kids woke up. Even my alone time felt sad, and it’s usually the part of my day that energizes me the most. I cried on the couch as I drank my coffee and did my morning scroll, planning the day and answering emails. I couldn’t kick the feeling of dread in my body. I did my morning workout, but the endorphins just didn’t help.… The post Working Moms, A Pandemic, and Mental Health appeared first on HashtagMomF ..read more
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You Are More Than Just A Mom
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by HashtagMomFail
2y ago
You are more than just a mom. Why is that so hard to remember lately? It’s hard to remember you’re more than a mom while living through a pandemic. It’s hard to remember when the baby wakes you up for the fifth time in four hours and all you want is a little sleep. It’s hard to remember when you feel like a vital source of food instead of a human. It’s hard to remember when you sit in a closet at work to pump and get scared that someone might walk in. It’s hard to remember when someone points out you have spit up in your hair.… The post You Are More Than Just A Mom appeared first on HashtagMom ..read more
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This Picture
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by HashtagMomFail
2y ago
I didn’t see this photo until it appeared on my Timehop 3 years later, on Simon’s birthday yesterday.  Actually, someone probably showed it to me in the recovery room, but that was all a huge blur.  I remember that when they pulled him out of my c-section stomach, he was making a bit of a wheezy noise. He cried a little, but mostly he just mean mugged everyone and made this raspy little noise. My very first thought was that he looked so pissed off.  My second thought was that he was beautiful, but in an angry, I’m scared of my toddler right now kind of way. … The post This ..read more
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Can We All Admit That We Aren’t Okay?
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by HashtagMomFail
2y ago
It has been over two months since I have written a blog post. I wish I could say that it’s because I was having so much fun with my family during this global pandemic that I didn’t have time to write. But that would be a lie. I have seen so many women posting about how wonderful quarantine has been at home with their families. That even though things have gotten rough, they are making it through and coming out on the other side of this a much better person overall. They have succulents and do crafts with their kids. And I wish I had been doing those things.… The post Can We All Admit That We A ..read more
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Lower Your Standards and Kill the Noise
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by HashtagMomFail
2y ago
I have been so overwhelmed lately. I think that’s why it has been so long since I’ve written an actual blog post. I can’t write when I don’t have a clear head. And lately, my head has been a jumbled mess. I don’t even know what my jumbled mess is made of. It’s a mixture of scary feelings, big emotions and sarcasm. I know there’s a lot of fear in there. I have been going between working remotely and at the office. I work in mental health and we are an essential business. Part of my job is social media, so I look at a lot of news to see what’s going on so I can post about relevant things.… The p ..read more
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