Conversations with Rosie Pope

I think we need to have a talk. Actually, many of them. Here’s the thing—when I first became a mother, I was so hungry for real, honest conversations with moms who’d been there, been nervous about that (and learned a lot along the way). But somehow most conversations I tried to nurture about how to best soothe an agitated newborn, or how to get projectile vomit out of your hair super fast before dashing off to work (important information—we’ll get to that another time, promise!) left me feeling just as clueless and sometimes intimidated or unable to relate to the advice.

I get it that it’s easy to feel like we’re all competing to be Mom of the Year in our nursery schools, play groups, and neighborhoods, but I wish that wasn’t the case, because it leaves a lot of parents feeling too embarrassed to be asking the very real questions they need answers to—and it leaves others not wanting to give their sometimes not-so-perfect, but helpful answers.  Plus to our kids we can all be mom of the year because at the end of the day it’s their opinion and our own that matters, not the lady doing downward dog next to you in your yoga class! Kudos by the way if you actually manage to get to yoga class every now and then.

What we as moms need is a major confidence boost. The confidence to admit that we don’t know everything, and the confidence to share the sometimes messy but legit solutions that have worked in our households (knowledge is power, people!). This kind of confidence comes with conversation, which is why I’m so totally excited to announce my video series, Conversations with Rosie Pope. Each week I’ll be talking about a specific parenting issue on everything from how to potty train your toddler to the awkward but totally necessary subject of sex after pregnancy.  I’m not a doctor or pretending to be one, but I am a real mom who’s learned a lot as I raise my four little ones. I don’t know about you, but I truly crave (and could have used early on!) relatable conversations about parenting.  I hope you’ll join in these talks, ask questions, give opinions that are helpful not hurtful, tell me what you are struggling with and share the wisdom you’ve learned because these are the conversations I wish I could have had when I first became a parent.