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Jill Smokler

Jill Smokler, AKA Scary Mommy, writes about motherhood — the good, the bad and the scary. She's also the New York Times bestselling author Confessions of a Scary Mommy and the soon to be published Motherhood Comes Naturally (And Other Vicious Lies).

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