Why I Won’t Let AI Raise My Kids (And What I'm Doing Instead)

The Skinny With Ginny - #1

I recently read an article titled, “I Co-Parent with ChatGPT” in the New York Post, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.

The headline alone is enough to make most parents do a double take—but the reality is, it’s not that surprising anymore. More and more, I’m seeing headlines and hearing real stories of parents outsourcing major pieces of parenting to AI: bedtime stories, meal planning, even handling tough emotional questions.

And let’s be clear: this isn’t happening because parents are lazy or clueless. It’s happening because parents are overwhelmed.

We’re gassed. Fried. Running on empty. There’s a cultural fatigue that’s setting in hard, especially for moms, and AI is slipping into that void like water into a crack.

But I believe this shift points to a deeper problem and a powerful opportunity to chart a better way forward.

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🚨 We’re Not Broken. We’re Burned Out.

Parents today are under more pressure than ever before. We’re expected to monitor everything our children do, sign them up for structured activities from sunup to sundown, prep organic snacks, plan Pinterest-worthy birthdays, and somehow keep our own lives balanced and fulfilling.

And yet, even with all this effort, we still feel like we’re not doing enough.

AI co-parenting isn’t just about convenience, it’s a cultural cry for help. It’s the product of a system that has convinced parents they must be all things, all the time, or they’re failing.

But what if the real failure is the model itself?

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