“When Danny and I got married, we were fresh out of college, and we weren’t thinking about who’d handle midnight diaper duty. We just went with the flow, letting our individual strengths and schedules guide our household responsibilities,” writes Dahlia Rimmon. She found herself in the household manager gig, and then kids arrived, and you can probably imagine how that went. “We got so caught up in this routine that I never even paused to question whether it was fair or sustainable. But truth be told, I was drowning in it, feeling more frustrated and overwhelmed with each passing day.”

Then she went on a little trip, by herself — and it changed everything.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

“I'm what you might call a ‘cold turkey’ kind of mom,” writes Michelle Rose. “When I set out to potty train my kids, I buckled up, took a deep breath, and knew the diapers were gone for good. When it was time to introduce a straw cup, I went straight from bottle to straw — no sippy cup in sight..” So that’s what she did with screen time… and she’s tired of hearing other people’s opinions about it. Let her explain why.