Just Tell Me I'm a Good Mom (A Hot Mom Q&A on Preschool, Solids, and Saving My Marriage in Therapy)

This was one of those weekends where I genuinely don't know how I'm still standing. Bruno Mars, two sick kids, a three-minute nap that somehow ruined my entire Sunday, and by Monday I was Googling how tall Bruno Mars actually is instead of sleeping. Anyway. You guys have been sending me questions since I started this podcast, so today I finally sat down and answered some of them — no script, no notes, just me and my opinions, which come with a very large asterisk: I am not an expert, I'm just a mom who's figured a few things out the hard way (and gotten plenty wrong).

In this episode we get real about:

The Bruno Mars concert, the three-minute nap that broke me, and why I couldn't just let it go

Why we put Dimitri in preschool before he even turned three, and crying in the parking lot anyway

Starting solids with baby number two versus baby number one — what actually changed (spoiler: mostly me)

Why marriage counseling has been one of the best things Matt and I have ever done, and what being the "default parent" really costs

Learning to just say what I need instead of slamming dishes in the sink and hoping he gets the hint

The line that lives in my head now: I don't care if I look hot, I just want to hear that I'm a good mom

Momma, if you've ever needed someone to just tell you you're doing a good job — this one's for you. Thank god it's not just us.

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