*Spoiler Alert*

I most confess.  I am totally obsessed with Sarah Jessica Parker.  I have seen every episode of  Sex and the City, Sex and the City (the movie), Sex and the City 2, and every other Sarah Jessica Parker Movie.

I went to see I Don’t Know How She Does It at the  theater (and I first started this post) .  And, I’ve “rented” it from the library, twice.  Like, once when it first came out and again last weekend (after which I finally finished this post).  Here’s what I learned…

moms don’t have to do it all

In the movie , Sarah Jessica Parker’s character Kate Reddy has a “list,” constantly rolling through her head… while she’s working, taking care of the kids, making time for her husband, and engaging in girl talk.  By the end of the movie, she melts down, things fall apart, and her husband realizes that she’s not perfect…

it is possible to pursue your passions and raise a family

Kate is extremely passionate about her work.  Woven throughout the movie, you see her calling to check in on the kids, sobbing because she missed her son’s first haircut, coming through for the school bake sale (even though she returns home on a flight in the middle of the night), and singing lullabies over the phone (while out of town on business).

husbands need a list

Every time something needed to be done, Kate added it to her list.  It wasn’t until a family accident happened that her husband Richard took something on angrily voluntarily.  {Make reference here that he is very family oriented, present at all family events, tag teams with Kate and the sitter, coordinates with her}

By the end of the movie, Kate’s husband Richard makes his own “list.”   Why is it that there had to be an accident, before he voluntarily handled something?  Was it because he didn’t want to?  Was it because Kate never asked?

my most important takeaway:

It’s ok (and necessary) for my sanity to delegate stuff to my husband (especially if he doesn’t know about it or doesn’t volunteer to).

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