# 90s Butter Summer and a Dopamine Detox

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Podcast: [Get Mom Ready Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-mom-ready-podcast-7501224)
Published: 2026-06-17T16:08:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.getmomready.com/p/90s-butter-summer-and-a-dopamine
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Duration seconds: 3009

## Resource

For the mom trying to give her kids a magical summer without losing herself Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode: Apple | Spotify | GetMomReady.com You know those conversations that start with Slip ’N Slides, splash pads, Costco pools, and “’90s summer”…and somehow end up at the deep emotional truth that maybe your kids are not the only ones who need screen time boundaries? That was today’s episode. We started with summer. The kind where the kids are home, the hose is out, the $20 backyard pool is doing the heavy lifting, and everyone is trying to make “low-lift fun” feel like enough. Honestly? We support this math. But then Mary Scott (our guest this week & one of Meredith’s best friends who quickly become one of ours) said something that reset the conversation: I wonder if my inability to hold personal boundaries is gonna pour over into my inability to keep boundaries with my kids. And there it was. The conversation turned into: what happens when motherhood gets loud, overstimulating, repetitive, and relentless, and we find ourselves reaching for whatever gives us a little escape. A phone, p podcast, audiobook, Instagram. Anything that makes the backyard, the whining, the snack requests, the 5:30 a.m. wakeups, and the 14th “Mommy?” feel a little less consuming. Because we love our kids…and we’re only human. The hard part of summer is not just the kids being home Summer with little kids can sound so simple from the outside. Let them play outside, give them popsicles, fill up the kiddie pool, go to the library, let them be bored. Bring back the ’90s summer!! Great. Love that. Fully on board. But the actual experience can feel very different. Because you are still managing sunscreen, snacks, sibling fights, hydration, towels, “watch this,” “watch this again,” and some…

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