40 Something Leslie Apr 2026

: Dealing with two daughters who either hated each other or were "little bitches" bugging her for stuff.

Leslie’s life was a beautifully chaotic mess, much like the movie where she (played by Leslie Mann ) and her husband Pete (Paul Rudd) navigated the brutal, hilarious honesty of middle age. Her days were a blur of: 40 something leslie

: Finding Pete hiding in the bathroom playing Words with Friends just to avoid being in the same room as the chaos. : Dealing with two daughters who either hated

One evening, after a particularly long day of failing businesses and hormone-driven tears, Leslie and Pete sat on the patio. In a moment of "brutal honesty," they shared dark, funny fantasies about how they’d "accidentally" get rid of each other—Leslie joked about poisoning his cupcakes, and Pete joked about her feral cats eventually eating her hair. One evening, after a particularly long day of

: Realizing that at 40, she had a "psychic" ability to spot nonsense from a mile away and no longer felt the need to play nice with bullies—even if the bully was a kid at school.

This is 40-something ❤️ Written and read by Leslie Means