The 41-year-old and her husband, who welcomed their third child in January, live with their kids in a home just outside Washington, DC.
Former "The View" host Megan McCain has opened up about the "beautiful chaos" she experiences at home with her three young children—while revealing the sweet way in which she keeps the memory of her late father, Sen. John McCain, alive for her kids.
The 41-year-old—who shares children Liberty, 5, Clover, 3, and 7-month-old Ransom with husband Ben Domenech—lifted the lid on what it's like being a mom of three kids all under 5 years of age as she spoke about the importance of kids' literacy on second lady Usha Vance's "Storytime" video series.
McCain, who left "The View" in 2021 to spend more time at her dwelling outside of Washington, DC, with her family, explained that her life at home has been packed with action ever since, adding that parenting her three kids ensures she is always busy.
“It’s like beautiful chaos," she told Vance as she prepared to read Samantha Brown's "Dressing Up: Pip’s Truly Fashionable Tale."
McCain—who tied the knot with Domenech in 2017—also lifted the lid on the some of her favorite parenting techniques while recalling some of her fondest memories from her childhood with her dad and her mom, Cindy McCain.
Former "The View" host Megan McCain has opened up about the "beautiful chaos" she experiences at home with her three young children. (Instagram) 
The 41-year-old—who shares children Liberty, 5, Clover, 3, and Ransom, 7 months, with husband Ben Domenech—lifted the lid on what it's like being a mom of three young kids as she spoke about the importance of kids' literacy on second lady Usha Vance's "Storytime" video series. (YouTube) She revealed that she has always enjoyed reading to her children at night before bed, adding that her favorite tales are the "Madeline" books.
“It obviously sparks imagination in different ways,” she told People magazine.
McCain has also shared that they have been using one of the books to explain to her children that they have a "grandpa in heaven," referring to her father, who died from glioblastoma in 2018—two years before Liberty was born.
“It’s been easier," McCain said of using the book to explain her father's death.
The columnist then shared what it was like to bring her newborn son, Ransom, into the home, noting that he has fortunately been quick to settle in.
“He’s an old soul: really calm, really mellow, a very quick learner,” she said.
However, parenting three children, while also continuing her career as a political commentator and podcaster, is all about strategic prioritization, she noted. She's had to learn that she cannot be everywhere at all times.
"It’s wonderful, but it’s also like, everything is compartmentalizing," she said.
The comments echo those she made to People in 2024, when she explained that one of the key lessons she learned during her parenting journey was just how "patient" you have to be.
"You really have to be so patient to have kids. Every single day is like an exercise in patience and humility because you know nothing is about you anymore," she said. "From the moment I wake up in the morning [to] the moment I go to sleep at night, it's making sure my girls are OK."
Having welcomed her third child at the age of 41, McCain conceded that she is viewed as something of an older mother, but insisted that she has no problem with that.
Women who wait to have kids is something that "should be celebrated," not criticized, she said.
Having children a bit later in life enabled her to enjoy a wide variety of "life experiences" before she became "locked in" as a parent, she added.
“I didn’t meet Ben until I was 30, [and with] all the life experiences I had in my 20s, there was nothing I have not done, there is no party I have not gone to, there’s nothing. So I’m fine being locked in in ‘mom land,’” she said.
She revealed that there is never a dull moment at her Washington, DC, home. Between her 5-year-old, 3-year-old, and newborn son, she is always busy, she said. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)) 
McCain—who tied the knot with Domenech in 2017—also lifted the lid on her favorite parenting techniques while recalling the moments that stuck out to her during her childhood with her parents, John and Cindy McCain. (Heidi Gutman /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) 
In 2024, she told People that having kids made her become more patient and understanding. (YouTube) “Had I had a child in my early 20s, I don’t think I would be as present or as good as a mother. I really don’t like the demonization of older mothers," she admitted.
In addition to managing her newly expanded brood, McCain has also had to deal with her fair share of tragedy in recent months: In May, her older brother Doug died from a heart issue, and just a few weeks ago, she and her mom, Cindy, attended the funeral of her father's longtime ally, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
Fox News host Kat Timpf, the columnist's friend, also lost her father in May.
McCain said she was particularly affected by the death of her brother, but noted that she is trying to see each loss as a lesson in being more present in her own life.
Doug "was always just such a stable force in my life, a steady, stable person, and I think it’s weird to look at family photos and to see my dad and my brother that are no longer with us,” McCain said.
“There’s just been a lot of loss, and it’s a reminder for me to stay present, of all the blessings I have and be grateful for my health."
McCain and Domenech have been living just outside of DC since the COVID-19 pandemic, having relocated there from New York City to be closer to family. However, she has previously said that, while she loves her property in DC, she considers Arizona, where she grew up, to be her true home.
Her family has owned multiple homes in the state over the years, including the idyllic Phoenix property where McCain and her siblings grew up, and a sprawling ranch in Cornville, just outside of Sedona, which the political commentator returns to regularly.
In a December 2024 post shared on her Substack, McCain noted that the property holds many poignant memories for her, including vacations spent with her parents—and the final months she had with her dad before he died.
"I was born, raised, and went to school in Phoenix, Arizona, but my family has a homestead right on the outskirts of Sedona, Arizona, where I have spent most weekends, all holidays, and summer vacations," she wrote.
"It is the place where my father died and passed on to the next life and where my family took care of him while he battled brain cancer. It is where I got married, where I found out both times I was pregnant with my daughters.
"It is the place where all the significant 'growing up' life lessons in my life took place, and it is the place in my fantasy life where I hope to return to live permanently at some point. It is the place in this world I feel most connected to.
"My parents long ago sold the house I was raised in, in Phoenix—so going home, for me, means Sedona, Arizona."