Welcome back to a nice, relaxing weekday, after the chaos and carnage of a three-day weekend. And you’ll very likely relate to today’s roundup from the Scary Mommy Confessional, which is about the sheer work of parenthood. “Between work, school, activities, endless sickness, general logistics, sleep schedules, and seemingly 8,000 meals and snacks a day, sometimes it just feels like there’s no way it’s all gonna get done,” writes Emma Coburn in her introduction and whew, that’s real.

For instance, maybe this sounds familiar: “I am so exhausted making all the decisions and keeping everything on track!” Or perhaps you relate to this reader: “Husband wants a date night, I want a night to myself to eat a ton of ice cream.” That does sound pretty nice, gotta admit. As always, if you’ve got something to share, the link is here. And if you want to browse past Confessions, head here.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor