Could You Handle Being A Spartan Mom?

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

Sarah Cottrell

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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…

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Sarah Cottrell

Writer + Editor | Slow Living + Science Nerd | Rep’d by Folio Lit | Follow my stories here: https://sarahcottrell.medium.com/membership