Being a parent can be stressful at the best of times especially now we are in lockdown, working from home and homeschooling our children.
Even the most loving mum or dad needs a break from the kids, and one woman has sussed out a clever way to achieve this.
The student midwife and TikTok user Kirsty Foley has shared a video in which she explains how she manages to get at least one "peaceful" child-free hour to herself each week.
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Her 'parenting hack' has been branded "genius" and her video has been watched more than 200,000 times, reports The Mirror.
In the clip, Kirsty can be seen sitting in her car eating a chocolate doughnut.
Alongside this, she says: "Parenting life hack...
"Step one: Tell other parent you're off to do the food shop.
"Step two: Grab coffee and snacks.
"Step three: Go and collect the click and collect order you already pre-ordered.
"Step four: Enjoy your peaceful child free hour+."
The mum-of-four later clarified in a follow-up video on TikTok that her husband is aware that she does this, so she's not tricking him into looking after their children.
She added: "In lockdown, the only outing you get is the shop because you should 'Stay home, protect the NHS, save lives', so I take some extra time in the car with my husband's knowledge.
"We get our own time but this time is the only time I get to eat my own doughnut on my own without having the mum guilt of already leaving them when I spend long days working.
"So I do a two in one. When I would usually spend one hour in a shop, I now get to use that as 'self-care'."
Many people loved her parenting hack and took to the comments to tell her.
One person said: "Took me two hours the other day... the 'queue was huge'."
Another wrote: "My son has moved out now, so I just send my husband shopping. That's my break from him."
"If only I wasn't a single parent," replied a third.
Someone else commented: "I do this and drive the long way home."
"Well I think you are a hero for sharing this," admitted a different user.
A sixth added: "Why did I not think of doing this?!!! Thank you!!!!"
"Thank you for your contribution to the sisterhood," joked a seventh.
"OMG this is genius," proclaimed a fellow parent.
