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'Mommy Weirdest' Blogger Tells It Like It Is: Depressing

Posted May 14, 08 8:40 PM CDT in Science & Health,  Arts & Living,  US 

(Newser) – The latest irreverent star of cyberspace is a former Mormon mommy blogger who isn't afraid to write that motherhood can be "awful." Heather Armstrong of Salt Lake City loves her 4-year-old daughter, but she complains that "sometimes it's really unpleasant and you turn around and you're like, 'What did I do to my life?'''

Armstrong has been upfront about things like breasts and postpartum depression. "People often write and ask how I keep my wood floors so clean," Armstrong quips. "My answer is that I use a technique called 'Suffering From a Mental Illness.'" The site is drawing a million readers a month and netting Armstrong $40,000 a month from advertisers, she tells ABC News.

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