From the viewpoint of a stepchild
The Mother Like a Boss Podcast
Kendra Hennessy
4.8 • 949 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2020
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Vulnerable. That's what this episode is. In my motherhood communities, we get a lot of questions about step, or bonus parenting. I may not be a stepparents, but I am a stepchild and have been since I was 3. I wanted to open up on this episode and give a unique perspective from the viewpoint of a "bonus kid." Sometimes, the best ways to approach difficult situations are by putting yourself in the other person's shoes.
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| 0:00.0 | It's okay. |
| 0:05.0 | okay. You can admit it. |
| 0:07.0 | Sometimes motherhood seems less like the sweetness of a pamper's commercial and more like a scene out of jaws. |
| 0:12.0 | Hey mamas, I'm Kendra Hennessy, |
| 0:13.7 | mom of two spunky kids of my own, |
| 0:15.4 | and after 10 years in the motherhood game |
| 0:17.6 | and owning a house cleaning business, |
| 0:19.4 | I discovered that moms need more than just to clean home. |
| 0:22.2 | They need encouragement, support, and the permission to be, |
| 0:25.3 | as I like to say, just a little bit homemakerish. |
| 0:28.1 | I'm on a mission to give the reluctant homemakers of the world |
| 0:30.9 | the tools, the strategies, and the systems that will help you simplify your life |
| 0:35.0 | and put some fun back into being a mom. Modern homemaking doesn't have to be unpleasant |
| 0:40.0 | or even something you dread. We're going to have the conversations that will help you |
| 0:43.6 | uncomplicate motherhood and embrace home management without the perfection. |
| 0:47.2 | This is a sanctumami free territory. This is a place where moms can be |
| 0:51.2 | themselves. This is the Mother Like a Boss podcast. |
| 0:56.6 | Hey friend, let me ask you a simple but somewhat deep question. What would make this your best mom year in 2020? |
| 1:03.5 | Now I know that something came up for you when I asked that something instantaneously clicked, |
| 1:08.0 | but I also know that there's probably something deeper that you might not even be thinking about right now or are afraid to say. |
| 1:14.5 | Now I ask my Instagram following the same thing and we got dozens and dozens of responses. |
| 1:19.7 | Everything from I want to be more confident as a mom to my kids to I really want more routines |
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