She took it down but started back up again six months later, writing about her new husband, Armstrong, and how unemployment had forced them to move from Los Angeles to her mother’s basement in Utah. Her employer found the site and fired her, she wrote. More and more, Armstrong said, she found herself writing about her personal life and, eventually, an office job for a tech start-up, and “how much I wanted to strangle my boss, often using words and phrases that would embarrass a sailor.” Within a year, her audience grew from a few friends to thousands of strangers around the world, she wrote. In her memoir, she described how her blog began as a way to share her thoughts on pop culture with faraway friends. It was simply looking at all my wounds and learning how to live with them.” She went on: “Sobriety was not some mystery I had to solve. As her popularity grew, so too did the barbs of critics, who accused her of bad parenting and worse. Her raw, unapologetic posts on everything from pregnancy and breastfeeding to homework and carpooling were often infused with curses. He did not provide further details.Īrmstrong didn’t hold back on Instagram and Dooce, the latter a name that arose from her inability to quickly spell “dude” during online chats.

He told the AP that she had been sober for more than 18 months, and recently had a relapse.

If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-80.Īshdown said Armstrong died by suicide. He has three children from a previous marriage who spent time in their home as well.ĮDITOR’S NOTE - This story includes discussion of suicide. They lived together with Armstrong’s children, 19-year-old Leta and 13-year-old Marlo. In 2012, the Armstrongs announced they were separating.

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