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The Truth About Motherhood: Your Kids Remember Happiness, Not Who Packed Lunch

25 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment of her YouTube video, Amanda Northcutt reflects on the true priorities of motherhood. She cites a conversation with her friend Ashley Gretsch, CFO of Xero, who appeared on Northcutt’s podcast and warned that children will not remember the logistical details of parenting—like who packed their lunch—but will remember an unhappy mother. Northcutt emphasizes that parental happiness is essential because it models a happy life for children and shapes the memories they carry forward.

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I think the second factor here was what's going to make me happy? And a friend of mine, Ashley Gretsch, she is the CFO of Xero, and she was actually on my podcast and she said these words, your kids are not going to remember who packs their lunches, but they are going to remember an unhappy mom. Mm-hmm. And that hit home with me so much. And I think it it could not be more true. You need to be, you need to be happy in order to show your kids what a happy life looks like.