After we became moms, all the stuff we loved to do was put on hold while we parented tiny, helpless infants into nearly self-sufficient tweens and teens.  Find out what our long and short term solutions are for having Me Time, get a glimpse of our bucket lists, and listen as Melissa survives a harrowing spider attack.  We wax poetic about Anthony Bourdain, discuss how we maintain our daily sanity, and still manage to find time to read a book or two.

We're exposing all of the nitty-gritty details about the wild ride your preteen is about to go through. Boobs, bras, pubes, wet dreams, body odor, acne, stinky cleats, self-esteem, periods, pads, and go-bags.

We aren't affiliated or compensated for any of the products mentioned: Yellowberry, Diva Cup, Tampax, COSRX Pimple Patches, Lush T is for Toes powder, THINX period panties (we said pads, we meant panties), The Atlantic, or any other publication. Stinky Shoe Spray recipe is from TipsBulletin.com.

Your kid loves her, but you can't stand having her around. It's time to dig deep and do some soul searching before you make your teen's friend look like the best thing since sliced bread. We dive headfirst into the death glare that we call, "I hate you eyes", when to give it and who it is appropriate for.

We're also quite a bit more filterless than usual, so hang on tight: It's going to be a bumpy ride.

You know what? Keeping track of our lives, our kids' lives, and all of the crap we have to do is HARD. For us, planners make life easier. Not easy, oh no... EASIER. From budgeting, doctor appointments, soccer games, cheer practice, vacation details, etc... our planners are our lifelines. We talk about which planner we swear by and the other stuff that makes adulting suck just a little bit less.

We're Danielle and Melissa! Hold onto your seats because we woke up WAY too early, had too LITTLE coffee, and race full-speed into who we mostly are and what the hell we're doing here.

Oh, and this episode's Lovely Little Libation drink recipe is here: https://www.mom4real.com/raspberry-gin-fizz-cocktail/