Working Moms of Fairfield County
Being a working parent can have its challenges. Juggling work responsibilities—sometimes more than one job at that—your children’s schedules, and the all elusive “me time” seems nearly impossible. Sometimes I almost have to add “give yourself a pat on the back” to my daily to-do list just so I can be sure to feel accomplished. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not always like this, days aren’t always filled with stress, but that never ending list of goals to achieve continuously grow longer, and taking time away to regroup and refresh just isn’t in the cards. Or so it seems…
DADS DROPPING THE MIC IN THE 203
Real talk…in my experience, dads don’t seem to get a spotlight like moms do. Whether that’s in the media, publicly, privately etc., yet they ARE a vital part of my new venture called ‘MiddleMeets’ (MM) by G. (a 203 community for parents and educators of teens). There should always be room to honor dads as well. I met with some dads from my MM group to get their honest opinion on whatever they wanted to discuss and provide a platform for them to communicate anything on their mind.
Making the Bottom Line a Top Priority
It’s no secret that raising children is expensive, but one essential item is not covered by federal assistance -- diapers. When Jess Besse and her husband, Dan, heard this statistic as they navigated life with their first baby, they were inspired to take action.
Middle Meets
I started thinking about the parents and caregivers of teens (I myself am a single mama to three teens), and how we receive minimal support during these confusing, stressful years. When you have younger kids AND when you're an empty nester, there are soooo many organizations, groups, articles, resources, etc. It seems like one of the hardest parts of raising children is MOS DEF the teen years, and its legit wild no one is really creating a space for us as parents (not just moms, btw! dads and caregivers and anyone involved with a teen’s life). MM was then born: a central community (private FB group) for 203 based parents & caregivers to share & receive ideas & resources specifically geared to raising teens.