Jill Smokler, Creator of Scary Mommy, Dies at 48 After Brain Cancer Battle
Jill Smokler, founder of Scary Mommy, died at 48 after a glioblastoma brain cancer diagnosis in 2024; she publicly shared her journey with candor and humor, including hair loss and treatment, and helped turn the parenting blog into a widely read platform before selling it in 2015. Her family remembers her for honesty, generosity, and the impact she had on millions of women, and she leaves behind three children.