I feed my kids organic food and milk, but I’ve also been known to buy the odd Lunchable. My kids are not allowed to watch TV during the week, but on weekends even the 2-year-old veges out to ’The Simpsons.’

Waldman’s remark frames parenting as a practice of imperfect tradeoffs rather than ideological purity. By juxtaposing “organic food and milk” with the occasional “Lunchable,” and strict weekday screen rules with weekend “Simpsons” marathons, she highlights the gap between aspirational standards and lived family logistics. The tone is confessional and lightly comic, suggesting that consistency matters less than overall care and sanity. Implicitly, the quote critiques contemporary pressures—especially on mothers—to perform flawless, highly curated parenting, and it normalizes moderation: structure most of the time, flexibility some of the time, and a willingness to accept small contradictions without moral panic.