Hilarious Confessions from Real-Life Moms

As mothers we sometimes feel like we’re in a bubble– we are trying so hard to be our best selves, but it is really hard. With this in mind, I asked mothers all over to give me their hilarious real-life confessions.

Each confession is true but anonymous. Enjoy!

Confession 1: Sometimes I let my kids watch TV so I don’t have to talk to them for a while.

Confession 2: I started calling candy “snacks”, so my child can’t tell anyone how much candy I actually give them.

Confession 3: I take naps with my children and lie about it. I tell my husband I cleaned the house while they slept.

Confession 4: I let my son drink out of a moldy sippy cup. I knew it was moldy I just didn’t want to find a clean one.

Confession 5: Sometimes I don’t know if I can make it another day at home. I get bored playing with my kids.

Confession 6: I will sometimes take my son out, turn the music up and just drive because it’s easier than playing and talking to him.

Confession 7: I put my daughter’s hair in a pony-tail a lot because her hair gets so tangled and I don’t the time and energy to brush it.

Confession 8: I don’t follow through with threats sometimes because I have days where it is easier to just let my son do what he wants.

Confession 9: My whole family laughs whenever any of us farts. I know it’s not teaching my kids good manners, but I still think it is funny.

Confession 10: I have considered spanking my daughter even though I swore I would never be that parent. I have gotten very close.

Confession 11: I think going to work is a “break”.

Confession 12: I use TV as a babysitter- a lot.

Confession 13: I try to buy only organic and healthy snacks, but sometimes I just pretend that Graham Crackers, Chewy Bars and Fruit Snacks are OK because my kids will actually eat them. I feel guilty every time.

Confession 14: My three-year-old knows the difference between beer and wine, and which one daddy drinks and which one mommy drinks.

Confession 15: My kids don’t have baths every day. I use wet wipes to clean their faces and call it good.

Confession 16: I accidentally shut the garage while my daughter was in the driveway. I put some groceries away and didn’t notice she was missing until I heard her knocking on the front door.

Confession 17: I am so excited when I think about my toddler going to preschool!

Confession 18: I tell my kids I am going out in the yard to get stuff done when really I just need a moment to sit in silence outside. Alone.

Confession 19: I want four kids. But I have two and I can barely handle them. I think the fantasy is slowly dying.

Confession 20: There have been a couple of times when my son has been naughty when a friend is over and rather than pulling him aside for punishment, I give a quick talk and a treat to snap him out of his funk…rather than having an hour of full-fledged tantrum.

Confession 21: I was so tired and my daughter wanted to read books. I knew I would fall asleep if I did, so rather than read, I convinced her it would be so much better to watch TV with a box of jelly beans.

Confession 22: My one-year-old somehow got out into the yard the other day, and I didn’t realize for a bit.

Confession 23: I play Candy Crush enough that my daughter picks up her toy cell phone and says, “I’m going to play Candy Crush on my phone, too!”

Confession 24: I put my one-year-old down for bed and woke to him screaming at 1 am. I was very annoyed until I saw something glimmering in his bed. I realized I had left a large, metal hammer in there from decorating his room earlier that day.

Confession 25: I keep lifesavers stashed in the house, car and diaper bag for instantaneous bribing.