Hosting the Playdate and Other Insecurities

Stephanie Gruner Buckley

There’s nothing like hosting a playdate to shine a spotlight on how you’re doing as a parent.

So here I am in my living room the day before the guests arrive, sizing up our home as other moms might.

The living room is a disaster. We never wanted to be the kind of people who littered their home with toys. And yet, our once very adult living room, with its antique…