Common Moms

I swear nobody prepared us for this chapter.

One day you’re sleeping like a normal human… the next you’re wide awake at 3:30 a.m., sweating, overthinking, wondering if you’re losing your mind. 🙃

Perimenopause is the most unhinged group project I’ve ever been forced into.

If you’ve ever found yourself:
✨ Awake for absolutely no reason
✨ Crying over something ridiculous
✨ Irrationally irritated by… well… everyone
✨ Wondering where your energy, metabolism, and patience disappeared to…
Welcome. You are my people.
Drop your most random perimenopause symptom

Everyone talks about sleep schedules, milestones, and parenting hacks…

But no one tells you that one of the hardest parts of motherhood is feeling like you’re doing it alone.

The truth?

What most moms are really searching for isn’t another expert.

It’s someone to text when they’re having a hard day.
Someone to sit beside at a class.
Someone who says, “Us too.”

That’s why Common Moms exists.

Not because your little one needs another class…
But because you deserve a village.

Some of the closest friendships started with two moms standing awkwardly beside each other while their babies played.

And if you’re still looking for your people…

We’ve been saving you a spot.

Do they all do this?

Whyyyyyy???

I’m too short to scrub the fingerprints off my doorframes all the time.

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉

Back-to-school is around the corner, and one lucky Common Mom is going to win a Little K Co lunch and baby bundle!

As moms, we spend so much time thinking about what to feed our kids but what about what their food is sitting in?

That’s one of the reasons I was excited to partner with .k.co

Their stainless steel lunch boxes are:
✨ Independently tested to rigorous LFGB safety standards
✨ Made with premium platinum silicone bonus it’s removable!!!
✨ Leak-proof
✨ Dishwasher safe
✨ Designed to last for years (not just one school year!)

Plus, the winner will also receive their Balanced Lunches Made Simple guide, created with Canadian Registered Dietitians from Happy Healthy Eaters to help make packing lunches just a little bit easier.

To enter:
💛 Follow AND .k.co
💛 Like this reel
💛 Comment below and tell us your child’s favourite lunch!
💛 Share this reel to your Stories for a bonus entry (don’t forget to tag us so we can see it!)

Giveaway closes July 31st 2026 at 11:59pm est.

The winner will be announced on August 1st
Contest open to Ontario residents only.

Good luck!

This giveaway is not affiliated with or sponsored by Instagram.

She didn’t choose between being present and being driven.

She chose to build a business.
She chose to build a community.
She chose to be present for her family.

Because we don’t believe women should have to choose.

This is the future of motherhood, and we’re just getting started.

Somewhere along the way, we started wearing burnout like a badge of honour.

We laugh about surviving on caffeine. We apologize for needing a break. We tell ourselves we’ll rest “when things calm down.”

You don’t have to earn rest.
You don’t have to prove you’re struggling enough to deserve support.
And you don’t have to keep pretending you’re okay just because everyone else is.

Maybe it’s time we stop calling survival “normal.”

send it to another mom who needs the reminder.