Working Moms, Working Dads, and the Guilt Gap

Send us Fan MailBeing a working parent is hard. But being a working mom often comes with an extra layer of guilt, expectation, judgment, and invisible logistics that can feel impossible to set down.In this episode, we talk about the difference between being a working mom and a working dad — not because dads don’t carry stress, but because moms are often expected to work like they don’t have kids and parent like they don’t have jobs. We unpack the guilt of missing bedtime, the pressure to be everywhere, the double standards around showing up, and the way home responsibilities can still feel like they all belong to one person, even in a partnership that is trying to be fair.We also talk about the difference between being hard on yourself and being held to impossible standards, why “good enough” can be so hard at home, and how letting one ball drop might not mean you’re failing — it might just mean you’re human.Check us out on Instagram