Misconceptions & Motherhood: Identity is the Name of the Game | After Hours With Amanda Ep. 5
After Hours With Amanda
After Hours With Amanda
5.0 • 697 Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of After Hours With Amanda, I’m talking about motherhood, identity, and the misconception that being a good mom means losing yourself.
I’m sharing a very Amanda story about dating Blake, E. coli, stool samples, and the first time he told me he loved me, and somehow, yes, it connects back to motherhood.
This one is about the slow ways we hand over pieces of ourselves, the mom guilt that makes self care feel selfish, and why being yourself is part of being a good mom.
Not a rulebook, just a long voicemail between friends who are doing our best.
00:00 Welcome Back and the New Tagline
00:41 Taco Bell Crunchwrap News
03:23 The Misconception of Motherhood
05:15 The Story Before Blake Said I Love You
07:02 E. Coli, LAX, and Bathroom Routes
10:18 The Stool Sample Situation
13:50 When Blake Said I Love You
14:46 What Love Makes Us Willing to Do
16:28 Why Moms Feel Lost
18:13 When Motherhood Starts Taking Over
19:08 The Slow Handing Over of Identity
20:26 People Have So Many Facets
21:28 You Are Not Just Mom
22:19 Talking to Kids Like People
25:19 Creating Space for Amanda Too
27:06 Taking Down the Motherhood Misconception
29:32 Motherhood Is Not the Only Thing I Am
33:19 The Buffet of Who You Are
35:00 Being a Good Mom and Being Yourself
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode. I will tell you I'm sort of giddy because I finally figured out like my little plug for the podcast. You know how everyone's like, oh, you got to have a byline, all that stuff? So I figured it out, y'all. Here it is. Ready for it. Let's just all pause. You know, I'm going to take a drink of my McDonald's Coke, a celebratory drink. Mm-hmm. |
| 0:20.9 | Welcome to After Hours with Amanda podcast, the parenting podcast that's not just for parents. |
| 0:26.7 | Boom, I was so excited when that like random little thing popped in my head. |
| 0:32.8 | I know it may seem silly, but I was so stinking excited. |
| 0:36.3 | And I'm so excited that you're back. |
| 0:38.0 | I don't know what you're doing, but first, we need to take care of some business. |
| 0:41.5 | I have something very serious I want to talk to you guys about. |
| 0:44.9 | Did you know, and I don't know if this is going to blow you away like it did me, that Taco |
| 0:49.6 | Bell has a black bean crunch wrap, like just black beans. |
| 0:57.5 | Did you know you can customize said crunch wrap? And before you guys get mad at me, I'm super nice when I order, but yes, I am |
| 1:02.6 | mildly annoying. And Blake will tease me about it because I literally order it. But I like to say |
| 1:07.6 | I'm a woman who knows what she wants. You know, it makes me unique. |
| 1:11.3 | And I'm not mean when I do it, but Blake's always like, they're going to spit in your food at some point. |
| 1:19.8 | Sorry. |
| 1:21.2 | But it's just like, you know, here's the thing. |
| 1:23.4 | I ordered this black bean crunch wrap. |
| 1:25.4 | And then I found out that you can get the sauce from the |
| 1:27.6 | casadilla, that jalapeno, we call it jalapeno, but the jalapeno, that sauce on it. |
| 1:33.8 | So I get a black bean crunch wrap and I slap on the jalapeno sauce and then I slap on some |
| 1:40.0 | fresca and then I have them add guacamole. |
| 1:43.6 | It'll change your life. |
| 1:46.5 | Gentle disclaimer here, though, I don't add the cheese and the sour cream. |
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