Trymoms ((hot)) File

Maya laughs bitterly: "I tried a 'mommy and me' class once. They smelled like lavender and had matching water bottles. I smelled like fryer grease."

You don't have to be a perfect mom. You just have to be a try mom . And you don't have to try alone. trymoms

Evelyn raises a glass of boxed wine: "To trying." Maya laughs bitterly: "I tried a 'mommy and me' class once

Evelyn says nothing. She just pulls out a Ziploc bag of slightly smashed peanut butter sandwiches and offers them around. "I try to remember that trying is enough." You just have to be a try mom

Priya whispers: "I tried to feel something when my son said 'I love you.' I felt my to-do list."

Priya, mid-panic, texts #TryMoms: "I tried to be a hero. I can't."

They don't fix each other's problems. They just show up .