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(mostly) Human Mom

Milena Babic

A weekly newsletter for mothers, unpacking the anger-guilt cycle and the emotional patterns underneath modern motherhood. Written by a psychologist who is also in it.

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The Anger-Guilt Cycle — A Free PDF for Moms Who Are Tired of Blaming Themselves

I’ve been writing about the anger-guilt cycle for a few months now.

Almost every essay I’ve published circles back to the same thing — mothers reacting in ways that feel unrecognizable, then spending hours, sometimes days, beating themselv...

3 months ago
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The "Good Mom" Myth and Who It Was Built to Serve

Every time I hear someone say, “She’s such a good mother,” I flinch. It instantly takes me back to my childhood.

My mother was a good mother by all widely accepted standards. Caring, supportive, understanding. She was also deeply unhappy....

4 months ago
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How My Daughter’s Essay Helped Me Accept My Mistakes

Note: I first published this essay on Medium last year. I’m sharing it here because it captures a moment many parents recognize — the uncomfortable realization that our children sometimes experience us differently than we imagine.

“I was a...

4 months ago
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If I Feel So Guilty, Doesn’t That Mean I Did Real Damage?

You snapped at your child again. Your words were harsh, even though you promised yourself that you would keep your composure. You told yourself you would keep your cool even if you had to explain ten times in three minutes that they had to...

4 months ago
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Why Advice Doesn’t Work When You’re Emotionally Overloaded

Once, when my daughter was five and my son was still a baby, I had a minor nervous breakdown over seemingly nothing. Or so it seemed to others around me. To me, it didn’t seem like nothing.

My son had just started crawling and was in the p...

5 months ago
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