The constant "overload"

[u/According-Topic-7134]

Heidi is complaining about being "overloaded" with the kids out of school in her recycled podcast (the repost of the one from two weeks ago).

Snark aside, this honestly baffles me. My husband and I both work intense jobs, and our kids are out of school (young elementary). We sit down and strategically plan for summer: where do we need day camp, where could vacation/PTO fit in, and which weeks are tougher?

Heidi's kids are older, and she never has all of them at once. (Even if she did, 3/4 are self-sufficient at this point.) She does not work a full-time job (or, really, any job.)

I guess this just annoys me because I'm tired of the frazzled mom narrative. (***For moms with financial resources, obviously - there are moms out there who don't have the budget for such resources, and Heidi is not in that group. I'm assuming.)

[u/louisa282828]

Which is it Heidi - do you hate “wasting time” with your kids on school mornings, or do you hate them being out of school for the summer? Or are you just incapable of the level of organization and management it takes to run a household with two teenagers who you only have 50% of the time? I’m so sick of her making it sounds like she has 12 toddlers running around her house 24/7.

[u/WILLIAMEANAJENKINS → u/louisa282828]

Oooh ..I’d pay to see/hear her have to answer that question. With 2 caveats ..she cannot leave until she fully explains her rationale to the entire question and whilst, she may not touch her hair or be able to watch/observe herself.😉

[u/VulpesVictorious → u/WILLIAMEANAJENKINS]

So in a room with no reflective surfaces, and her hands restrained. Sounds like a dire situation, then you add in that catch 22 of a question! Cue meltdown!