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I Regret to Inform You I Only Have Two Hands
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- Get Mom Ready Podcast
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- Jul 2, 2026
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- 2900
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Summary
Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode: Apple | Spotify | GetMomReady.com You know that moment when everyone needs something from you at the exact same time and your entire family is looking at you like you were born with eight arms? Emily Busby knows that feeling well. One Memorial Day, she was in the kitchen trying to get food ready while her kids were barking orders from every direction. Her husband walked in from grilling and said, “Mommy has two hands. Give her a second. She’s not an octopus.” And then they realized…wait. That’s a book. Mommy’s Not an Octopus Emily is the author of Mommy’s Not an Octopus , a children’s book that started as a joke but became something much deeper. It’s funny for kids, but it’s also a love letter to moms. Because somewhere along the way, a lot of us absorbed the idea that good moms just figure it out. We keep going. We carry the mental load. We anticipate everyone’s needs. We become the snack coordinator, schedule keeper, emotional support animal, laundry manager, and household search engine. And then we wonder why we’re exhausted. Emily, a former college athlete, talked about how much of her identity was built around pushing harder, doing more, and figuring it out. But motherhood did not respond to that strategy the way sports did. In motherhood, pushing harder can quickly turn into burnout. Glass Balls and Plastic Balls One of our favorite parts of this conversation was Emily sharing something her therapist-led coach taught her: everything you’re carrying is either a glass ball or a plastic ball. Some things will break if you drop them. Some things will bounce. For Emily, laundry used to feel like a glass ball. It had to be washed, folded, and put away right away. Then baby number two came along, and she realized some things could…