<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real Stories, Real Moms, Real Laughs]]></description><link>https://www.therealitymom.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:00:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.therealitymom.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Plane Dough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever taken your children an airplane? And not any child(ren); but ages 5 and under? Well my friends it is absolutely fantastic. You pray the entire flight that they won’t break the person’s back in front of them because they are kicking the seat or keep lifting the little tray up and down from the seat in front of them so they are moving the persons seat like a seesaw, you pray none of them need to go potty because you’d have to somehow cram your body into the 2x4 bathroom, and last...]]></description><link>https://www.therealitymom.org/post/the-plane-dough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9f6e7903180f25aa3a4271</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:20:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e560ef_0ebeb53acfc440308338dbed6e590bec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_994,h_994,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R V</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gentle and Calm]]></title><description><![CDATA[I come from a strong line of lunatic women (I am one of four girls, and all of my sisters have girls- no boys) and let's say "Gentle and Calm" was not really the tone in my household growing up. They say we learn from our childhood and try to do better so I always tried to have a daily structure, rules, and a safe space. Now, I am at this phase in my life where I thought in my mind that all of my children would love each other so much that they would never hurt each other. Welp, I was wrong...]]></description><link>https://www.therealitymom.org/post/gentle-and-calm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7a52bd2ea6eb4d2c718fc2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:55:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6f644a6766306745753267~mv2_d_3000_1987_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R V</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Novena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was the final day of the trip and tomorrow we head back to New York. The start of today was great as I was able to sleep in an entire ten minutes longer than my husband and mom. Those ten minutes felt like an all inclusive resort at the Bahamas. After my time at the all inclusive resort, I was straight back into the Wild West. My son and eldest daughter opened the bedroom door so hard the door knob nearly went through the wall and they were screaming good morning (as crazy as it sounds...]]></description><link>https://www.therealitymom.org/post/the-novena</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a69a6f9eb310bed118a55cd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:16:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e560ef_e691f8bcc3c646829ed304d143ecfda0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_856,h_799,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R V</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sh*tty Trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had so much excitement for my planned trip to the Cape with my husband, the kids, and my mother. I am actually still on the trip but decided to start this blog to share my laughs and cries with you all. The last time my husband and I took our children on a vacation was 1.5 years ago, and we were both certain we would never travel again (I will do a post about that trip in due time). All ready to go, we decided to take the ferry from Long Island to Connecticut, then drive to the Cape. My...]]></description><link>https://www.therealitymom.org/post/the-sh-tty-trip</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a66bcbe29f14518d276c51f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:53:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e560ef_850451ce804d41908eee5231a0156a9c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>R V</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>