by Becky Vieira posted in Parenting

After my son was born, I was lonely. Make that lonely and exhausted. I also needed a lot of things, many more than I predicted, and had no energy to shop. Not to mention, I was completely petrified of leaving the house with an infant.
It was around this time that Jet.com became my very first ?mom friend.?
It all began one night when I was trying to order burp cloths online. At 3 a.m., because isn?t that when all new moms do their shopping" I was tired, hormonal, and emotional, and somehow typed the wrong ZIP code. After I stopped hysterically crying (it seemed perfectly reasonable to cry over this), I decided to call customer service.
Lucky for me, Jet.com has 24/7 U.S.-based customer service. I had a great chat with Jordan, the agent who took my call, while he resolved my ZIP code conundrum. He was so kind and helpful that I cried again, happy tears this time.
I can?t imagine surviving motherhood -- or life -- without online shopping. Here are 8 reasons why it?s every mom?s ultimate best friend:
1. My secrets are safe. Not just any friend will help you shop for adult diapers, peri bottles, and hemorrhoid wipes. That takes a best friend. My online shopping cart never judges and keeps my secrets for eternity.
2. It saves me from mom brain. Having a baby turned my mind into Swiss cheese. Things I should remember slip through those holes, including the sugar-free snacks I needed for my mother-in-law when she came to visit. Jet.com...