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The Minimal Mom

Growing up with very little, what we learned

The Minimal Mom

Dawn Madsen

Self-improvement, Education:how To, Education, How To

4.8 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

What do two polar opposite, yet identical twins unanimously praise as the most impactful elements of their upbringing by their incredible mom (and dad, too!)? Listen in as Dawn and Dianna share about the benefits of growing up with little and the wonderful way it has shaped them.   0:00 Catching Up  8:50 Dawns new mothers necklace and wanting more kids?  11:05 Parenting tips that we learned from our mom 11:58 Tip #1 - Be realistic about what the family can handle and afford  22:33 Tip #2 Celebrate well  23:22 Tip #3 Don’t draw attention to the difference in families  27:28 - Tip #4 Love unconditionally  LINKS: Pink Sweater I'm wearing on repeat: https://amzn.to/3UVdW15 Color block shirt I love: https://amzn.to/4drUYWW My jewelry is from Trades of Hope (Shop to help women out of poverty!): https://tradesofhope.com/minimalmom Mother's Necklace on Etsy: https://cli.re/mom-necklace (I have the gold in 18")Welcome to The Official Minimal Mom Podcast. Thank you so much for listening and could I ask a favor? Would you mind following? It helps podcast apps recommend this podcast to more friends. Thank you! Dawn

Transcript

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0:00.0

Well, Diana, we're going to talk about mothers today, the very valuable lessons we've learned from our mom.

0:04.6

But first, welcome to the Minimal Mom podcast, where simplicity meets inspiration on your journey to a clutter-free and intentional life.

0:13.9

Whether you're a season minimalist or just starting your journey, we're here to help you create a life with less stuff and more meaning.

0:21.7

This is the Minimal Mom podcast.

0:24.5

I went to the UPS store before I came to your house, and the UPS store opened at 8 o'clock

0:32.1

in the morning.

0:32.8

I was there just before 9, and I'm walking in, no one was in there.

0:36.5

A very nice gentleman greeted me.

0:38.3

He's like, hi, how can I help you today?

0:40.2

And I had two Amazon returns.

0:42.1

I had the QR codes ready to go and everything.

0:43.8

So I said, I bet you are just thinking to yourself,

0:47.6

wow, I haven't done any Amazon returns for a little while.

0:50.2

And he said, did you know that I've already done 50 today?

0:57.7

50 Amazon returns in the first hour that they were open.

0:59.3

Not from the same person.

1:00.9

No, that one wasn't.

1:01.2

Okay.

1:03.7

And again, it was one in the Twin Cities.

1:05.4

Like, it was a metro location.

1:06.9

But I was like, 50.

1:08.3

And he's like, yeah, you want to know something else?

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