Holding On & Letting Go For The Holidays: Episode 494
The Mom Hour
Mom Hour Media
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
As our kids grow up, holiday traditions start to shift; as they enter adulthood and begin their own lives, the shifts get even bigger and they’re naturally accompanied by all kinds of feelings. Join Meagan and Sarah as we share honest thoughts on how we envision ‘holiday mom life’ evolving over the next few decades. We look back at our own young adult years, attempt to predict which of our kids might bail on Christmas first, and reflect on how we hope to balance family togetherness with acceptance and letting go.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Megan, did you know that 48% of parents say that most days their stress levels are |
| 0:05.5 | completely overwhelming? Well, I didn't know that stat, Sarah, but I'm not surprised. That |
| 0:11.1 | sounds about right, especially these days. I was just checking out the conversations in our |
| 0:15.0 | Facebook group the other day, and all those emotions and worries are there. Yeah, and we spend so |
| 0:20.0 | much time, like way more than |
| 0:21.7 | previous generations, trying to balance doing the right thing for our kids and taking care of |
| 0:26.2 | ourselves. For any of our listeners who are also feeling swamped by motherhood, check out our |
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| 0:36.5 | and mom, and on every episode of Let's Begin, she shares a fresh perspective on the issues |
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| 0:47.4 | Yeah, Sarah, I love how positive and reassuring this podcast is. |
| 0:51.4 | Their message is that even if it doesn't always feel like it, your kids are doing |
| 0:54.7 | great. And believe it or not, so are you. Huh, that sounds familiar. Watch or listen to Let's Begin |
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| 1:11.5 | subscribed, and they're probably loyal listeners to that show by now. But those who haven't, |
| 1:15.9 | let's remind them why they're going to want to start like ASAP. Yeah, that's a great idea, Megan. |
| 1:20.9 | Okay, like you said, the podcast is called Stroller Coaster, and it was created by Munchkin, |
| 1:25.5 | the most loved baby lifestyle brand in the world. |
| 1:28.5 | Stroller Coaster is hosted by Lynn Smith, a mom and former news anchor for NBC, and co-hosted |
| 1:33.4 | by an improv comedian. |
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