The Rebel Mama Duo

As self-described “mommy-group dropouts,” Aleksandra Jassem and Nikita Stanley have built a formidable business around straight-talk parenting advice-slash-commiseration with a side of cool-girl hijinks. Not content to stick to G-rated fare, the Toronto BFFs delve right into sex, drugs, and… personal finance, and grounded takes on issues that matter. Podcasts, Instagram book clubs, and a pair of books are just some of the ways Rebel Mama superfans bathe in their wisdom.

We asked the duo to share what happens between the work session — just two Virgos DMing on the cusp of their birthday season.

August 18, 2021

• Nikita O
  M
  G
• Aleks
  I know
• Nikita
  I’m in a testosterone-fuelled
  fever dream and I can’t wake up
• Aleks Remember when we thought
  having boys would be easy?
• Nikita Ha! Yeah we seriously
  underestimated their noise-
  production capabilities
• Aleks
  🔋🔋🔋
  And energy levels
• Nikita
  🍔🍟🍕🥗🌮🥪
  And how much they eat

August 18, 2021

• Aleks At least they’re old enough to
  get their own snacks now
• Nikita
  🙏
  Bless. Think we can train them
  to make their own lunches next
  year?
• Aleks I’ll happily make lunch if it
  means I get my home and wifi to
  myself again!
• Nikita True. Thank God it’s almost
  September
• Aleks
  🙌🙌
  Only 2 more weeks of
  Groundhog Day...
  And then...
  Freedom!
• Nikita 6 glorious hours — 5 glorious
  days a week
• Aleks What a time to be alive!
• Nikita Seriously. Back to school. TIFF.
  Virgo SZN. OMG do we have...
  OUTFITS TO PLAN?!
• Aleks Cashmere and hard pants and
  blazers, oh my!
• Nikita
  
  🥲
  Hard Pants. *sigh* How can
  something look so sexy while
  hurting SO much?
• Aleks
  The curse of the non-stretch
  denim.

August 18, 2021

• Nikita I’ll power through for a high-
  waisted mom-jean look every
  now and again... but I don’t think
  I’ll be able to let go of loose
  pantaloons after a year of non-
  stop leisure suits.
• Aleks All I know is I never want to see
  a pair of leggings ever again.
• Nikita Right? This feels like when we
  gave birth and wanted to burn
  our maternity tights.
• Aleks Yes! Exactly. Eventually, it’s just
  like: enough is enough. They
  gotta go.
  Freedom!
• Nikita I have a feeling I’ll be leaning
  hard into relaxed slacks this
  season. And silk. Silk slacks?
  And cashmere. And COLOUR!
• Aleks
  ✨
  And sparkle.
• Nikita My plan is to infuse sparkle into
  my wardrobe to offset the fact
  that I’m never wearing makeup
  again.
• Aleks
  Who needs makeup when their
  skincare routine has 16 steps?
• Nikita 4 steps, babe! 5 if you count the
  Gua Sha stone massage.
• Aleks I love that we used this past
  year to teach ourselves the art
  of ancient facial massage.
• Nikita
  📚👯‍♀️
  Me too. That... and writing two
  books.
• Aleks
  💯
  And making the national
  bestseller list.
• Nikita And learning how to podcast.
• Aleks And making content to help
  keep small businesses alive

August 18, 2021

• Nikita And collabs!
• Aleks Yeah just that stuff.
• Nikita No big deal.
• Aleks
  🧑‍🏫👩‍💻👨‍👩‍👦‍👦
  ...all while playing teacher’s-
  assistant-slash- tech-support
  for small children
• Nikita
  💀
  Only have 18 new grey hairs to
  prove it
• Aleks Luckily you love your greys
• Nikita I really do
  Speaking of greys: I think I just
  sprung three more b/c the kids
  are wrestling again and now
  we’ve got a goose-egg situation
  happening.
• Aleks Nooooooo. Ok go. Good luck.
  Remember: Only 14 days ‘till
  September!

August 18, 2021

• Nikita The thought of work lunches is getting
  me through
• Aleks Funghi Assoluti at @terroni.to patio
• Nikita Orange wine at @manitaossington.
• Aleks Fried smelts at @mamakastaverna.
• Nikita
  🤕
  Ok stop I’m drooling and I gotta go ice
  my kid’s head.
• Aleks
  💖
  K, love you
• Nikita
  💖
  Love you, too
• Aleks The countdown is on
• Nikita Is it ever
• Aleks xx