Popular area "mom blogger" attempted suicide

[Anonymous]

I've been a long-time reader of hers and this news really threw me. She mentioned having some really dark times in the past year, but then she had started an anti-depressant and was feeling better. I don't know what happened between then and now-- it's sad and terrifying. As for the tone of the post: that's just the way she writes, and she probably wanted to put the story out there instead of inviting speculation about an extended radio silence. She probably didn't want to share about it at all; I certainly don't envy the position she's in now.

[Anonymous]

Is she a drinker? Anyone knows?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I often worry about the Mommy Bloggers. A friend is financially dependent on hers and the very carefully crafted lies about her life. I fear she’ll either crack under the strain of trying to keep the charade up or someone who knows her will spill the beans about how far away from the truth is her and the kids’ reality.

What do you mean? Can you elaborate a little?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is she a drinker? Anyone knows?

Yes, she drinks.

[Anonymous]

She does have a new post up this morning. She has warned that her blog is going to be focused on mental health for a little while. Anyone here who doesn't read her blog will not understand but this is how she plans to work through her problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is she a drinker? Anyone knows?

Yes, she drinks.

My SIL I think is in trouble. She drinks a bottle of vodka a day and now started physical abuse of my BIL. What can anyone do to prevent this? She probably needs to go to rehab.

[Anonymous]

Long time reader here. Amy has never asked for money that I can recall. She has made references to money being tight from time to time and I *do* recall something about affording preschool for the oldest, where some readers may have offered to crowd-source. Can't find it now but to my knowledge she never actually did that.

She did have a tummy tuck. She also wrote a lot about her and her husband's weight loss/exercise regimen, which helped her avoid lipo. The woman is open, clearly.

She's been writing about her depression and anxiety this time around since 2016. I think she's had struggles in the past though, based on her posts.

She wrote some really lovely and poignant posts when her father died. Honestly, she's not like Glennon, who I can't stand. She's pretty real, pretty relatable. Again, I can't relate to putting my whole life on the internet - but I can relate to a lot of her life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been a long-time reader of hers and this news really threw me. She mentioned having some really dark times in the past year, but then she had started an anti-depressant and was feeling better. I don't know what happened between then and now-- it's sad and terrifying. As for the tone of the post: that's just the way she writes, and she probably wanted to put the story out there instead of inviting speculation about an extended radio silence. She probably didn't want to share about it at all; I certainly don't envy the position she's in now.

Same. I wish this thread were more of us and less of the ppl bashing mommy bloggers in general. This news got to me too, and I've posted a couple of times already. Not sure why I'm taking it to heart so much, but I am.

[Anonymous]

She has a new post up this morning.

[Anonymous]

She had depression before her oldest was born. She wrote about it quite openly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Long time reader here. Amy has never asked for money that I can recall. She has made references to money being tight from time to time and I *do* recall something about affording preschool for the oldest, where some readers may have offered to crowd-source. Can't find it now but to my knowledge she never actually did that.

She did have a tummy tuck. She also wrote a lot about her and her husband's weight loss/exercise regimen, which helped her avoid lipo. The woman is open, clearly.

She's been writing about her depression and anxiety this time around since 2016. I think she's had struggles in the past though, based on her posts.

She wrote some really lovely and poignant posts when her father died. Honestly, she's not like Glennon, who I can't stand. She's pretty real, pretty relatable. Again, I can't relate to putting my whole life on the internet - but I can relate to a lot of her life.

Struggling with anxiety and depression are relatable to me, too. And when my kids are much older, I will be open with them about it. But not when they're only grade schoolers and teenagers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She does have a new post up this morning. She has warned that her blog is going to be focused on mental health for a little while. Anyone here who doesn't read her blog will not understand but this is how she plans to work through her problems.

Because that's what's trendy now. It's all about getting clicks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Long time reader here. Amy has never asked for money that I can recall. She has made references to money being tight from time to time and I *do* recall something about affording preschool for the oldest, where some readers may have offered to crowd-source. Can't find it now but to my knowledge she never actually did that.

She did have a tummy tuck. She also wrote a lot about her and her husband's weight loss/exercise regimen, which helped her avoid lipo. The woman is open, clearly.

She's been writing about her depression and anxiety this time around since 2016. I think she's had struggles in the past though, based on her posts.

She wrote some really lovely and poignant posts when her father died. Honestly, she's not like Glennon, who I can't stand. She's pretty real, pretty relatable. Again, I can't relate to putting my whole life on the internet - but I can relate to a lot of her life.

Struggling with anxiety and depression are relatable to me, too. And when my kids are much older, I will be open with them about it. But not when they're only grade schoolers and teenagers.

Same here. But I also wouldn't have put any of the above info on the internet either. She is clearly cut from different cloth than me and doesn't mind ppl knowing her personal business, even when it reflects sorrow, pain, and struggle. I have real questions about whether that's fair to her kids, but I had those before her post yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been a long-time reader of hers and this news really threw me. She mentioned having some really dark times in the past year, but then she had started an anti-depressant and was feeling better. I don't know what happened between then and now-- it's sad and terrifying. As for the tone of the post: that's just the way she writes, and she probably wanted to put the story out there instead of inviting speculation about an extended radio silence. She probably didn't want to share about it at all; I certainly don't envy the position she's in now.

I think people who haven't read her before were very taken aback by the tone -- so that may explain some of the comments on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She does have a new post up this morning. She has warned that her blog is going to be focused on mental health for a little while. Anyone here who doesn't read her blog will not understand but this is how she plans to work through her problems.

Because that's what's trendy now. It's all about getting clicks.

Right, the suicide attempt was all a means to draw traffic.