As a busy working mom with a 3-year-old daughter, I just make things work. Sometimes laundry gets done, sometimes not. When I lose, my child eats chicken nuggets instead of vegetables and fruit.
I'm probably not alone, and while I wanted to see how Meghan, a mother of two, handles it in her new Netflix series, I felt more isolated than ever.
Meghan's immaculate pantry hosted lemon and raspberry cake, homemade bath salts, and beeswax candles by episode two. She even hired Mindy Kaling to design the ultimate child's birthday party with tomato and caprese mozzarella ladybugs.
The series' most personable character was Kaling, who helped cut PBJ sandwiches into precise circles and joked that she'd teach Meghan how she reheats burritos at her house. As a weary mom, I could identify to focusing on feeding rather than plating.
Meghan's new Netflix program was dominated by luxury, which is hard to accept. Celebrity mom of two with a royal spouse and lots of support.
I enjoyed the idea of gift-wrapping and cooking 'with love and thought', but it didn't apply to nursery and daycare pick-ups, kid sickness, and feeding a family of three on a budget.
Meghan briefly mentions being a 'latchkey' kid and liking TV dinners, which may have been relatable, before focusing on small flowers in yogurt parfait, a gorgeously plated rainbow fruit salad, and an afternoon tea gathering.
Meghan is a mother of two, but she's not your typical mother. The new series showcases her ability for making lovely gifts and events, but it fails to create the ideal influencer lifestyle for others to support.
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