If Moms Took A Gap Year

June 17, 2021

Recently, I was helping my 18-year-old daughter organize herself for her upcoming gap year abroad. It was good to have practical, administrative tasks to focus on as a distraction from acknowledging that my baby girl is old enough to leave home.

As we debated over how many pairs of underwear/T-shirts/bottles of moisturizer she needed to pack, a thought occurred to me: What if moms…

Gila Pfeffer is an American writer and content creator who lives in London with her husband and 4 teenage kids who never flush the toilet. She writes relatable, humorous stories about life with teens on her blog www.the-mom-who-knew-too.much.com and, as a 10-year breast cancer survivor, is a staunch advocate of breast cancer prevention and awareness and laughing through the darkest times.
You can find her work on the parenting websites Grown & Flown, Sammiches & Psych Meds, New York Times Parenting as well as Buzzfeed, Huffpost and Today Parents or connect with her on social media:
IG: @gilapfeffer
Facebook: The Mom Who Knew Too Much
Twitter: @gilapfeffer
She is working on a memoir about her unbelievable, yet entirely true, breast cancer experience.