The Virgo Mom: August 23-September 22

You’re a walking database of parenting information—the Google of motherhood—and your kids’ lives are well-planned as a result. Structure is what makes children feel safest, so your ability to provide it can help your kids grow up to feel confident and empowered in the world. They’ll also be pretty practical as a result of your guidance! You puree food and freeze it in ice cube trays, scour the mommy message boards for gently-used educational toys, and keep an Excel spreadsheet rating the best strollers.

Not a moment of your pregnancy is wasted, either: you’ve decorated the nursery and applied for the best local preschool by your second trimester. You’re so thrifty, you even re-gift (who needs all those onesies, anyhow?). You’re the patron saint of new mamas, too, offering a wealth of helpful advice for every age and stage. Virgos love details and trivia, so you find the whole process of child development fascinating—from poop variations (Virgo rules digestion) to sleep training—and you know just about every fact and figure on it all. You’d be wise to set up a mommy blog and monetize it, stat!…..READ MORE >