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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms

Ask Amy- Company's Coming. How Am I Going To Feed Everyone?

What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms

What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Parenting, Kids & Family, Comedy

4.6962 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Find yourself stuck in the kitchen 24/7 when family comes to visit? You’re allowed to feel overwhelmed and even a little resentful, even if you’re really happy they came. Jenna emailed us to ask: Since both of you have big families, how does everyone get fed when you get together for a few days? Do you get takeout for every meal? Do people take turns cooking? I am the only person in my husband's family who can cook, so I end up doing all the cooking when we get together, and I end up exhausted and don't get to spend time with everyone. Resetting expectations around who's doing the cooking and cleanup can be a little tricky. If you're a do-it-all hostess who really does make it look easy, you haven't been sending clear signals that it's hard. Amy gives tips in this episode about the systems that work when her extended family group gets together. But if you've been heading up meal prep because you're the "only one who can cook," a resetting of your own expectations may be required as well. If you're chopping fresh herbs for Monday night's dinner, and then your brother orders pizza for Tuesday night? And everyone gets fed? Take the win. If there are a few too many hot-dog lunches and everything you have been doing is more appreciated in retrospect, so much the better. You deserve to enjoy time with family as much as everyone else does, so have the difficult conversation. It can be really refreshing to lay down some of the burdens we shoulder, and see the world continue to revolve, and realize no one was really asking us to do it all in the first place. Special thanks to our "Question of the Week" sponsor: Jane.com is a boutique marketplace featuring the latest in women’s fashion, accessories, home decor, children’s clothing, and more. You will not believe the prices! Visit jane.com/laughing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Amy we are hitting the road. That is right. I'm so excited about this. What Fresh Hell Live is back. We are coming to stages around the northeast this fall and we are coming, we hope, to a city near you.

0:12.0

You can get your tickets now to see us live for a super fun mom's night out full of comedy,

0:18.4

community, and hanging out with us at every show.

0:22.6

We have not done this since before the pandemic,

0:24.5

so we are so excited to get back out on the road

0:27.2

and meet everybody and see you in person.

0:29.2

Ready to hear where you can find us.

0:30.5

We are going to be in Charlotte, North Carolina, Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C.

0:36.1

Our nation's capital, Philadelphia, and of course our hometown of New York City.

0:41.8

You can find out all the details about the show and get your

0:44.3

tickets at what Fresh Hel Podcast.com. Click tour dates at the top. Tickets are

0:48.8

selling fast people so get yours today. It's everything you love about the

0:52.3

What Fresh Hell Podcast, but with 100% more us in person.

0:57.4

Get your tickets today.

0:58.4

We cannot wait to see you.

0:59.4

Welcome to Ask Amy from what fresh hell laughing in the face of motherhood solving

1:06.4

your parenting dilemmas one question at a time.

1:09.2

This week's question comes from Jenna who emailed us to say, I have a question since you guys, she means

1:15.2

me and Margaret. Both have big families. How does everyone get fed when you get together

1:19.7

for a few days? Do you get take out for every meal? Do people take turns cooking? I'm the only

1:25.5

person in my husband's family who can cook so I end up doing all the cooking

1:29.2

when we get together and I end up exhausted and don't get to spend time with everyone.

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