Parenting: The struggle to be the perfect Mum will only stress you out

There’s a growing legion of mums who’ve given up trying to be perfect, and they are not afraid to talk about it online, says Andrea Mara, who discovers that striving for excellence is not only stressful for parents but also for their children.

MOTHERS: You need to get up an hour before everyone else in the family, plan chores around the school run, and don’t even think about giving up your job.

I’m paraphrasing, but this is some of the advice given by author Samantha Ettus in her newly published book The Pie Life.