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Jill Smokler, Jewish Founder of ‘Scary Mommy,’ Dies at 48

JL;DR SUMMARY Jill Smokler, creator of the groundbreaking blog "Scary Mommy," has passed away at the age of 48 following a battle with glioblastoma. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityKvellerParentingMediaHumorGlioblastomaBestselling AuthorJill SmoklerScary MommyMommy Blogs

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"Jill Smokler, a stay-at-home mom of three from Baltimore, started the iconic blog in 2008, almost two decades ago."

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