I hate leftovers, but I also hate to cook. Getting home after a full day of work with two under two in the kitchen plus four more is nightmarish. The last thing I want to do is manage that while also managing hot pans and boiling water.

About 15 minutes into the interview I hear the office door jiggling. I had locked the door as another precaution against intruding children. Then I hear a click. The door had unlocked. In the midst of giving one of the panelists an answer, I quietly say a prayer that my five year old, the only one who would've had the gumption to unlock that door, does not show up in the background of the camera

My five year old heard that I had an interview and his eyes glazed over, so I told him that I had a really important meeting and that if I impressed the people, I'd be able to buy him even more snacks. "More snacks?" he said, with wonder. "Yes, more snacks" I replied. "So please sit here with my phone and watch Octonauts."

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Does anyone else describe their kids this way? I mean, in a real way? With the positives and negatives? Meet the family here.

A Mom of Many creates a blog that separates the sunshine and roses from the challenges of chaos and is real about both.