“I couldn’t even believe the response and couldn’t have imaged that it would spread so far beyond my friends,” Dominguez said.
She said she thinks her “lighthearted, silly parenting story” resonates with a lot of parents.
Another thing that may resonate with a lot of parents?
“It was my husband’s fault,” Dominguez joked. “I still blame my husband.”
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