Going Deep with Mary Louise Kelly on Parenting Choices

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Mary Louise Kelly (host of NPR’s All Things Considered) has been doing some reflecting. What choices did she make and how do they look now, as her nest is nearly empty? Is it okay to travel through war zones when a kid is home with the flu? What is gained and what is lost, for the individuals in question and for society? This is a conversation to take in slowly, to share with every mother you know, and to discuss.

Thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festival. This conversation was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders, I'm Kelly Corrigan and today I'm wondering about that
0:08.9	moment in parenthood when you first realize that there are no do-overs and that it's going
0:15.4	faster than even you were warned about.
0:19.4	My conversation partner is Mary Louise Kelly.
0:22.0	You know her from all things considered she is a very serious decorated journalist who
0:26.9	has reported from war zones all over the globe.
0:31.4	But today we're having a very personal conversation about this moment in her life when she looked
0:37.8	up from her schedule and her to-do list and wondered how do I want to spend this last year
0:44.6	before my kid leaves home for college.
0:48.3	So join us for a conversation with NPR correspondent Mary Louise Kelly.
1:03.9	Welcome back to Kelly Corrigan Wonders, I'm Kelly Corrigan and if you are a regular listener
1:09.2	you know that I have crossed the threshold into empty nest hood, I've done a few episodes
1:14.6	on it.
1:15.6	Today I have a thought partner in Mary Louise Kelly who as an NPR correspondent looked
1:22.3	up from her life and noticed that her days with her boys were numbered.
1:28.6	In her book it goes so fast a year of no-do-overs, she wrestles on the page to our great benefit
1:36.0	about the pressures of being a working mom, sometimes being an at-home mom and what regrets
1:42.3	she might be stuck with for the rest of her days.
1:45.2	So she doesn't make a more intentional set of choices.
1:49.7	Before we dive in I want to welcome you to reach out anytime with feedback or questions.
1:53.9	Our email address is helloatkellycorrigan.com, alright let's dive in to my conversation
2:00.8	with Mary Louise Kelly recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
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