Could You Handle Being A Spartan Mom?

These mothers make Hot Mess #momlife look like a vacation.

In the era of Hot Mess Moms and #MomLife, the biggest struggles are the intense emotional load of running a family and the constant judgment from other moms, who we will call them Mom-Shamers. They are the worst.

I recently fell down an internet hole and discovered how badass Ancient Spartan women were but what dropped my jaw about them was not their mythic beauty (they were gorgeous by all accounts) but their intense method of parenting. The more I read, the more I realized how great I have it with my sweatpants and Ding Dongs. But I also wondered if my white lily ass would have been left on a hillside to die of exposure. Read on to see what I mean.

Spartan women were groomed to be baby-makers.

Spartan women were seen primarily as baby-makers. This isn’t news; most women around the world are stuck in this ugly rut too. But what set Spartan women apart from their Greek counterparts, particularly Athenian women, was that Spartan women were treated much like men. Why? Because they thought that if Spartan women were strong and warrior-like, then their babies would be too.

Spartan women worked out nude.

Spartan women exercised outside, alongside men, nude. Yes. Nude. Women were required to be athletic and complete in sports, particularly running competitions. The stronger a…