A Week Full of Mistakes

Send us Fan Mail We all make mistakes—but as adults, we often act as though we should know better and beat ourselves up when things go wrong. In this episode, the host shares a week full of everyday mistakes while managing the kids on her own, including getting activity times wrong, arriving too early, misunderstanding a hockey schedule, ordering disappointing sushi, and making a costly hotel reservation that could not be changed or refunded. She talks honestly about the emotional side of making a mistake: feeling frustrated, crying, processing the disappointment, and eventually reminding herself that mistakes are normal. The episode explores how impatience, overthinking, and the pressure to do a good job can sometimes create avoidable problems—but also how each mistake can become a learning opportunity. The main message is to normalize mistakes instead of treating them like personal failures. It is okay to feel upset for a while, but once the emotion has passed, we can learn what happened, make adjustments, and move forward without endlessly criticizing ourselves. Support the show