Trying to be Supermom is as futile as trying to be Perfect Mom. Not going to happen.

Huffington rejects the cultural myth that a mother can—or should—excel flawlessly in every role at once. By pairing “Supermom” with “Perfect Mom,” she frames both ideals as unattainable standards that generate guilt and burnout rather than healthier families. The blunt finality (“Not going to happen.”) functions as permission to abandon performative perfectionism and to embrace realistic limits, shared responsibility, and self-care. In the broader arc of Huffington’s public work—especially her critiques of overwork and the pressure to “do it all”—the line underscores that sustainable parenting depends less on heroic individual effort than on humane expectations and support systems.