Should You Both Want Kids?: Episode 745
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
The “children/no children” conversation, plus navigating death with a loved one, and when you and your friend like the same person.
Featured musical artist: About a Mile ( https://www.facebook.com/aboutamile )
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Roundtable: Let’s Talk About Having Kids
When dating someone and considering marriage, it’s common to eventually ask: Do you want children? Obviously, it’s a big decision that should be discussed before tying the knot. But what if the two of you disagree on the subject? What if one is undecided, or you both have different opinions on timing, number of kids, or something else? Is the “kids” convo a dealbreaker? Our guests talk through this tricky issue with grace and wisdom for us all.
Culture: Death and Dying
Helping a friend or loved one navigate the dying process — whether in old age, sickness or tragedy — is one of the most challenging things you will ever do. At the same time, it is also a journey filled with meaningful moments. Dr. Margaret Cottle and Dr. Bill Toffler are physicians specializing in end of life issues. They’ll share helpful perspectives on how to cope when you receive hard news, how to support someone who is dying, how to walk through grief, and how to embrace caregiving and be a support to other caregivers. They also share a biblical perspective on assisted suicide.
Article by Lisa: My Mom Is Killing Me ( https://www.boundless.org/blog/my-mom-is-killing-me/ )
Inbox: When Your Friend Likes the Same Guy
She’s liked a guy for a while but didn’t tell anyone, and now one of her friends happens to like him too. What should she do — confess her feelings for this man, or wait and see what happens? Counselor Jenny Coffey weighs in.
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| 0:59.3 | Boundless Show. Well, hey everyone. Welcome to this week's episode of The Boundless Show. This is Lisa Anderson here with you. And as I like to do, I'll give you a little preview of what's coming up. I know most of you listen to the show in one fell swoop. But in case you have to piecemeal it. Here's what you're going to be hearing later. For our inbox, a girl was interested |
| 1:27.7 | in a guy, but she didn't tell anyone. Well, now one of her friends also likes the same guy. |
| 1:33.9 | This is like a drama fest waiting to happen, y'all. How is she going to navigate this tricky |
| 1:38.8 | situation and preserve the friendship, hopefully, and still be able to be honest about her feelings? |
| 1:43.6 | So one of our |
| 1:44.8 | counselors, Jenny Coffey, is going to weigh in with some helpful thoughts on that. And then for our |
| 1:49.1 | culture segment, we have Dr. Margaret Cottle and Bill Toffler here. They are members of our |
| 1:54.7 | Physicians Resource Council here at Boundless and Focus on the Family. And we're going to have a |
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