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The Mom Hour

Motherhood Nostalgia & Why It Matters: Episode 514

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Kids & Family

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

We’ve heard from so many listeners who say that The Mom Hour helped you through your early years of parenting. Your notes of gratitude got us thinking (and feeling all the feels) about what a uniquely intense and tender season “active mothering” really is—and why it inspires a certain nostalgia when viewed later from a distance. Join us as we share some of your own words as well as memories of our own, reflecting on the pop-cultural, sensory, emotional, and unexpectedly specific things that instantly transport us back. Enjoy!

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So Sarah, when Eric and I got married and combined households, it took a while for his home to start feeling like our home.

0:08.3

And I've realized that making small updates with things I pick or things we choose together has been key to making it a space for both of us.

0:16.3

Admittedly, that has meant replacing some of his manly stuff with slightly more feminine touches.

0:21.6

Well, I love that for you, Megan, for both of you. Whether you're making a little update,

0:26.6

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0:36.3

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0:42.0

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0:46.6

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0:53.1

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0:55.1

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1:00.6

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1:28.4

Hey, friends, Megan here.

1:29.9

I wanted to ask you a favor.

1:31.5

My book, the last parenting book you'll ever read, comes out in May.

1:35.3

And if you're planning to order a copy for yourself or maybe a friend or your sister,

1:39.7

pre-ordering is so helpful.

1:42.1

Pre-orders of books kind of signal to retailers that people are interested

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