#414 - What I Hope My Kids Know When They Move Out

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kendra Adachi

Arts, Education

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

My oldest is wrapping up his freshman year of high school, and I can feel how fast it’s all going. This episode is about what I hope he—and all my kids—know before they leave home. It’s not a checklist of adult skills (though those can be great); it’s more about the slow, everyday work of becoming. I’m sharing a few helpful categories and what falls inside them for us, but your version will look different—and that’s the point. This isn’t about doing it all. It’s about starting small, right where you are. Helpful Companion Links Order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) Download a transcript of this episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.6	Hey there, you're listening to the lazy genius podcast. I'm Kendra Adachi and I'm here to help
0:36.6	you be a genius about the things that matter
0:38.7	and lazy about the things that don't. Today is episode 414, what I hope my kids know when they move
0:45.6	out. I have three kids at the time of this recording. They are 15, 13, and a very fresh nine.
0:52.7	My oldest Sam is finishing up his freshman year of high school,
0:56.3	and I can already feel the speed of how soon he will move out. It's wild and sad and beautiful
1:03.2	and all the things. This episode is about what I hope Sam, and all my kids know before they leave,
1:09.2	but it's also a reminder that most of what we want
1:12.7	our kids to know is not taught once and then never again. You can absolutely get a checklist of
1:20.3	like adult skills and go through them like a summer camp. A lot of families do that. It's an active
1:26.2	lesson at a specific time. You teach it and then you
1:29.5	check off that taught skill. I think that is great. I just know for me that so much of what I want
1:34.9	my kids to know is done through the daily work of small choices and kind presence. Learning to be
1:41.5	an adult is a massive undertaking and no one can do it all at once. So slowly
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