What makes motherhood so hard? The problem of “ideal parenting”
Parents feel pressure to do parenting right—from sleep to food to screen time. When the ideal approach is presented as the only option, it feels like anything less is bad parenting. Emily Oster argues that second bests exist and some are better and safer than others. Knowing this enables us make better decisions and feel less stress as parents. Let’s stop making parenting harder than it needs to be and discover the power of second bests.
What bamboo can teach us about adjusting to motherhood
and how that can help us better understand the transition from career to motherhood
What are you carrying? Our unrealistic expectations about ourselves as mothers.
We hold onto things, don’t we? Not just clothes, but roles, identities, expectations, labels. They’re familiar and they’re ours. So, we keep carrying them.
But some of those things are just weighing us down. They no longer fit our lives and they are HEAVY. It’s time to unpack. Motherhood doesn’t need to be this hard.
How to read more often even if you have lots of kids and no time
Reading legit decreases stress levels. Solo parenting 5 kids, I REALLY need that. Also, I have no time. So, I need to make the most of every fleeting, quiet moment. These 10 strategies will help you read more often, too.
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