“My to-do lists before leaving for a trip — even when my three kids and husband aren’t going — are always overwhelming… But it’s the list of tasks that will make things easier for everyone while I’m gone that really get me,” writes Sam Darby today. “You know, the things like ‘put girls’ soccer socks and jerseys together’ and ‘make sure hair ties are with hair brush’ and ‘place grocery order for school snacks and yogurt.’ No, I’m not leaving my kids with a nanny who doesn’t know their routine. This is how I prep to leave my husband and three daughters alone.” And she knows what you’re thinking, ahem weaponized incompetence. But hear her out. |
