NYC's rent-a-mom service is the most San Francisco thing we don't have

NYC's Need a Mom service will bake for you, do your laundry, take you to the dentist — do anything your mom might do — without any of the judgment. NYC's Need a Mom service will bake for you, do your laundry, take you to the dentist — do anything your mom might do — without any of the judgment. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close NYC's rent-a-mom service is the most San Francisco thing we don't have 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

When you're a millennial, being away from Mom can be hard. There's no one to do your laundry, or clean up your cat's litter box, or pack your lunch, or clean up the empty beer cans you've left everywhere — it's like how do people even live without her around? Do they iron their own shirts???

The Young, Successful & Hip of Bushwick, at least, don't need those questions answered — they've got Need A Mom, a service started by Nina Keneally that fulfills all the duties a mom would typically do for a son or daughter, but without any of the judgment.

Keneally really sounds like a mom with a well-diversified portfolio too. She is a Tony-winning theater producer, a former drug rehab counselor, a mom for over 30 years, and "a terrific cook." She promises to do things like bake for you and listen to you pine for your ex over a cup of cocoa, and says she will never question your vegan diet or compare you to your successful brother who is already married and has a savings account. She'll even buy your real mom Christmas presents and then ship them to her.

For Keneally, getting started as a pro mom was easy. She met lots of young adults through yoga classes, through her sons (who live in nearby neighborhoods in New York), and through volunteering with the arts, and as she says, sometimes they just need a bit of help and advice. "I figured there must be others out there who could use a temporary mom without the baggage," she tells SFGATE. "They are all great, smart, ambitious and hard-working but sometimes just need some perspective, hard-earned life wisdom or a sort of personal mentor."

The service is brand new — just launched this week — but Keneally is already seeing some requests. Mostly, she says, people are looking for advice, particularly in regards to relationships, writing letters to landlords, or developing business plans. Others are seeking help with resume editing and some are just looking for someone to go to the doctor with them.

While this service is exclusive to New York City, it does raise the question: how does San Francisco not have a Rent-A-Mom service?

"I can't imagine [San Francisco] wouldn't," she said when asked if Need A Mom would be a hit in SF. "Whenever millennials relocate to a large, urban area far from their homes and families, there is inevitably a need for something like this."

For now, we'll just have to fold our own clothes.