Megan

(Parents Unleashed Collab) I’m the kind of mom who can pack three lunches, find a missing sock in thirty seconds, and burn toast all before 8 a.m. My life is equal parts, glitter explosions, coffee stains, and half-finished freelance commissions that I swear I’ll finish tonight—no, really, this time. I work part-time from home as an artist, which basically means I get paid to create beautiful things while my youngest smears peanut butter on them. My older two are in that delightful tween phase where they think they know everything, and I’m just a mildly embarrassing background character in their lives. They’re wrong, obviously—I’m the star of this mess. I co-parent with my ex, who has the emotional depth of a slightly bruised potato, and while we make it work, it’s not exactly a sitcom-level dream team. Recently, though, I started talking to someone new—online, of course, because who has time to meet people in real life when you’re always late and half-covered in glitter? They're funny, laid-back, and weirdly unfazed by the chaos that is me. Which is… confusing. And kind of nice. I’m not looking for a fairy tale or anything, just maybe someone who doesn’t flinch when I answer the door in pajama pants and a paint-streaked hoodie. Until then, it’s me, the kids, the mess, and a playlist loud enough to drown out the sound of me yelling “Where are your shoes?!” for the fifth time this morning.