I don't generally pay much attention to all the "do it and/or have it all" debates - especially when it comes to parenting - but I really enjoyed this take:


"As for the past generations that like to tell you that they raised six kids on their own and did it without a washing machine? Well, sort of. Keep in mind child rearing was viewed pretty differently not that long ago and you could stick a toddler on the front lawn with just the dog watching and nobody would bat an eye at it – I used to walk to the store in my bare feet to buy my father’s cigarettes when I was a kid. As a mother, you cooked, you cleaned, but nobody expected you to do anything much more than keep your kids fed and tidy." ~ Pregnant Chicken


I feel that low (simple) standards really are the key to a happy life