That's right, we're still on summer vacation (sorry, not sorry!). We're diving into the archives again to bring you another one of our favorites: our expectations about parenting before we became parents vs. the reality. Enjoy!

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This week, we talk about the humbling experience of parenthood and how reality shatters expectations.

We cover:

The gap between pre-parenting fantasies (museum trips and Christmas traditions) versus post-kid realities (barbecue chip crumbs in the car)
Why buying your postpartum wife lingerie is a terrible idea
How having children affects relationships and identities

Parenting might not be what you imagined, but finding humor in the chaos makes it all a little more manageable, even when you're the parent bringing yogurt-covered raisin snacks to baseball that no child actually wants (at least you tried!)

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Links:

Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America by Rachel Louise Moran

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