Life with kids, while fulfilling and amazing, kinda sucks sometimes. It’s dirty and sticky and loud and sometimes, on the hard days it can feel like you’re all alone, screwing things up, and you wonder how in the world your kids will ever grow up to be normal, functioning adults. Moms know, rationally, that we all struggle, but most of those struggles take place behind closed doors where no one will ever see. Except if you’re a celebrity mother who has decided to share all of those mom fails with the rest of us.
The up-the-back diaper explosions and sleepless nights; the toddler tantrums; the big kid mood swings — it’s easy to feel like you’re failing when every new stage comes with a learning curve the size of Mt. Everest. That’s why we love to see moms like Jennifer Garner, Jenna Dewan, and Gabrielle Union keeping it real and honest on social media. Sharing the downs and not just the ups makes us feel like we aren’t royally screwing up and that maybe, just maybe our kids stand a chance.