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New blog attempts to lift the lid on parent's fears, frustrations and secrets

One mom wonders what it would have been like 'if we'd just adopted a dog'

Another tells her children they're allergic to chocolate when they're not

Unscrupulous adults even admit to using their children as a pick-up tool



Kind, caring, compassionate and with endless patience, every mother and father wants to project the image of being the perfect parent.

But now a new blog called Parenting Confessional aims to lift the lid on their darkest secrets and innermost thoughts that 'you wouldn't dare say to your playgroup'.

From lying to their children about chocolate allergies, to using their kids as a pick-up tool, moms and dads are asked to email in their confessionals which are then posted anonymously.

Humorous: A new blog asks parents to send in anonymous confessionals about life with children



Some confessionals take a humorous look at life as a parent, with one mother admitting 'sometimes I wonder what it would have been like if we'd just adopted a dog' and another saying 'I tell my children they are allergic to chocolate. They're not.'

Sound advice: One parent admits to lying to stop their children from eating chocolate

In another funny post, one mother admits lying to get herself out of trouble after a moment of weakness, saying: 'I ate the cookie dough meant for my son’s class party. And then I blamed it on the babysitter.'

However, some of the darker confessionals are outbursts of rage and frustration, with one commenting 'no I don't want to f****** play' and another simply stating 'I prefer adults.'

One mother admits making her son cry after her insecurities got the better of her, saying: 'I got so mad that I made my son cry after he said (with a big sweet smile), “Mommy has a fat butt!” I’m still trying to fix that one.'

In another dark comment, one parent admits to treating her own mother badly, saying: 'I worry too much about the day my children will start treating me the way I treat my own mom.'



Two unscrupulous adults even admit to using their children as tools to try and pick up other parents, or teachers.

One 'stay at home dad' admits: 'I take my 6-month old to the park around the time the nearby schoolteachers are on lunch break. Cause they coo over my boy. And cause they’re hot.'

Shameless: One mother admits wearing some control pants to make herself attractive at home-time, while a stay at home dad posted this message (left) about using his child as a pick-up tool

Blunt: Other parents message to express a moment of frustration, or their opinion on children in general



The blog was created by Julia Fierro, author and mother-of-two, as a place for parents to share their innermost feelings, emotions and secrets that 'you wouldn't dare say to your playgroup'

Meanwhile a rather smug mother confesses: 'Some days, I wear Spanx to the playground so I can look good for the other mommies. And the cute stay-at-home Dad, of course.'

The blog was set up by Julia Fierro, a mother and author, to mark the release of her new book Cutting Teeth, about the worries of midlife parents in which a group of thirty-somethings gather with their children in a beach house on Long Island.

Speaking to Mail Online, she said: 'I think the blog has really confirmed a lot about parenting for me. It shows that it's this really heightened time in people's lives.

'The joy is so extreme and so is the frustration because you're often dealing with a very demanding little person.

'You can really tell, I think, when people are enjoying the humour of what they're posting, or when they're lifting a weight from their shoulders.

'I hoped it would be a place for people, whether they're parents or not, to enjoying all the emotions that come along with raising children.'



Insecurities: In another set of posts, two worried parents reveal their darker moments. One admits letting her's get the better of her, while another confesses to treating their own mother badly













