Social media star Constance Hall calls on parents to share their ‘worst shag’ stories – to comfort each other about their bad sex lives
The Aussie mum-of-four also talks wearing nappies, overcoming her body issues and what really makes a 'coping mum'
SOCIAL media star Constance Hall has taken the idea of "perfect parenting" and turned it on its head.
The straight-talking, no-nonsense Australian mum-of-four has won over a million Facebook followers with her brutally honest insights into motherhood.
Take one of her latest viral snaps, for example: A bathroom selfie wearing nothing but a bra and a nappy. Yes, a nappy.
"That's the second time I've had to wear a nappy in the last year," , explaining how the first time was a last-ditch attempt to convince her daughter of bed-wetting age to wear one. The second time she mistook them for sanitary pads and didn't realise until she came on in the middle of the night.
It's frank admissions like this (for more, check out the candid sex advice she has for her sons) that have made Constance a hit with parents worldwide, and she has plenty more observations to share.
Namely, why everyone should be sharing their stories of bad parent sex.
She explains: "I think a lot of couples put so much pressure on themselves to have this amazing sex life.
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"A lot of people, especially men (I hate to be sexist but...) men think all their friends are having these amazing sex lives, so when I wrote about 'The World's Worst Shag', everybody was tagging their husband in it and going: 'See, it's not just us!'
"If we're not talking about it you just think that, behind closed doors, these handsome men are coming home from work, and making dinner, and banging their wives, and all the babies are sleeping all night. It's pretty depressing to compare your life to that."
Even beyond the bedroom, Constance reckons so many parents struggle with feelings of failure because they're up against incredibly tough expectations.
She says: "People have the strangest ideals as to what makes a 'coping woman'.
"If your house is messy and you haven't lost the baby weight straight away, they're like: 'She's not coping'.
"Whereas people who are living in the moment, are enjoying it, aren't so stressed out and aren't putting the baby in a routine straight away are usually the ones that are coping the best."
We can almost hear a communal sigh of relief.
One aspect of Constance's mission to bring down the 'shockingly high' expectations parents face is tackling body image issues.
She says: "With my first two kids I got my body back straight away and better than it was before because I was so anxious about looking good. I always thought: 'If I lose five kilos, everything will be fine'.
"My happiness was connected to my body. It wasn't until I had the twins that, no matter how much weight I lost, I had this stomach that - you can only imagine, without surgery, it's not going anywhere - so you've just got to accept it.
"You just have to value yourself on more than what your stomach and t*ts look like.
"We're women, we're creating humans, we're smart, and we multi-task, and we have the most intense bonds with each other, and our children, and we really need to start saying: 'That's worth a little bit more than five kilos'."
There's no doubt about it: This is a women who's got her priorities straight.
Constance Hall’s ‘Like A Queen’ is available to buy now on .