aka the post in which I lose my shit - Erin @queenofspain

it's good for single like me to have awareness on stuff like this.. - Pico Seno

honestly, we should learn to be more honest with eachother about parenthood, etc. I swear my mom and friends lied to me...or failed to recall the DARK TIMES - Erin @queenofspain

Erin, this sounds very familiar, as you can guess. The answer I never give to "how do you manage to do everything?" sounds much like your article. - Louis Gray

I'm lucky(?) enough to have a pretty regular 40-hour job that doesn't require much travel. Sure I don't go to the exciting conferences like you or Louis but I am able to give a lot of myself to my family without much trouble. At this point in my life it's what I need. - Daniel J. Pritchett

Like a chicken with my head cut off. Only typing right now because kids are asleep. Yup, you too Louis? - Erin @queenofspain

Are you kidding? My mother clearly hated parenting. She had one migraine that lasted throughout my childhood and only went away when my dad called from the office and told her to meet him for dinner. My own parenting was a Chinese fire drill about which I was, as you might imagine, honest. - Francine Hardaway from twhirl

Daniel I think I could do the same, but then the regular 40 hour a week job may (speaking from experience) bore me and then make me even crazier. It's such a double edged sword. - Erin @queenofspain

Erin, yes, both kids are asleep. We're now in Phoenix after their first airplane ride and their first trip out of state. It actually went quite well! - Louis Gray

Louis, I live in Phoenix - Francine Hardaway from twhirl

Glad to hear the flight went well! I'll be traveling with both of mine (and no husband) in a few weeks. - Erin @queenofspain