Halloween is here, and honestly, the scariest thing in our lives right now might just be our kids.

This week on From 9 to Mom, we're talking Halloween costumes, pumpkin carving, school spirit weeks, and the never-ending mental load of keeping an entire family on schedule. Catie is convinced a digital family calendar will solve all her problems, Danielle is crafting a very specific candy costume, and both of us are just trying to make it through the week without forgetting something.

We're also getting into trick-or-treating traditions, stealing our kids' Halloween candy, bribing them with M&Ms, the latest toy obsessions, and the questionable parenting tactics we're pretty sure will come up in therapy someday.

Because sometimes the real haunted house is just your own home with two kids, 47 things on the calendar, and a pile of laundry you haven't touched.

Just two working moms trying to make childhood magical while barely keeping our own lives together.

In This Episode:

• Halloween traditions and the chaos of parenting during the holidays
• The mental load of motherhood, school schedules, and family calendars
• Costume meltdowns and making Halloween magical
• Trick-or-treating, Halloween candy, and bribing our children
• Raising independent kids (or at least getting them to put their shoes away)
• The parenting moments that will probably cost us in therapy

Episode Chapters:

00:00 | Halloween Is Here

03:10 | The Mental Load Is Loading

08:48 | Costume Meltdowns

12:34 | Trick-or-Treating Then vs. Now

15:15 | Preschool Friends & First Kisses

19:37 | The Great Halloween Candy Debate

23:17 | Bribery Is Our Parenting Style

26:11 | Our Lives Are Actual Horror Movies

28:01 | The Toy Obsession Is Getting Expensive

30:39 | Future Therapy Bills

Whether you're a working mom, a stay-at-home mom, or just a parent running on caffeine and calendar reminders, this one's for you.

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