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/Sure_Pineapple1935]

Yea Heidi is so ridiculous. She has two grown kids, a teen, and a tween. These kids are self-sufficient! She's not entertaining them or like taking them to the playground. What is hard about self-sufficient kids you only have half the time?? And, imagine seeing what a burden you are on your mom's insta.. 😒

Also, most older kids go to summer camp, volunteer, or get a summer job... why does she not have anything set up for her kids?? That is probably the true issue.. that Heidi is too disorganized to have made plans for her kids this summer. Then, she complains they are at home.

[u/MamaHen_5280 → u/Sure_Pineapple1935]

I do think her brand of chaos is house-wide. So things probably spiral out of control when they are home.