Spill the Baby Tea with Helen: Pros and Cons of Having a Child, a 2-Year Reflection

AsianBossGirl

Melody, Helen, and Janet

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Careers, Business

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Buckle up for the ride of a lifetime – parenthood! In this episode, Helen takes you through the ups and downs of motherhood and parenthood, from the unparalleled wonder of seeing the world through your child’s eyes to the feeling of overwhelming responsibility and the very real, and very scary, financial strain. If you're on the fence about having a child and curious about what awaits, join Helen as she lays out a checklist of pros and cons. This episode also captures a 2-year reflection of parenthood. If you resonated with this episode, share in the comments of AsianBossGirl’s latest Instagram post, linked here. #SpillTheBabyTea __________________________________________ Host: Helen Wu Editor: Victoria Cheng __________________________________________ P A R T N E R S • Pampers: For trusted protection, trust Pampers, the #1 pediatrician recommended brand. • BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month with code “ABG” at betterhelp.com/ABG __________________________________________ C O N N E C T W I T H U S • Subscribe and Follow us @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Amazon Music/YouTube/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook • Listener Survey: Let us know your thoughts on the podcast here • Shoutouts: Give a shoutout on the podcast here • Email: [email protected] __________________________________________ S U P P O R T U S • Merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com • Donate: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support • More about us at asianbossgirl.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:16.0	My name is Helen Wu Wang. I'm a mom to a 23 month old baby boy and I'm here to create a space where we can all share, connect, and feel a little less alone.
1:24.5	Lately, I have been having a lot of shower thoughts, and most recently, a lot of my shower thoughts
1:30.0	have been about what life was like before having our baby boy, and what life's been like after.
1:35.4	Now that I'm almost two years in of being a mom and having my life completely altered for absolutely the best, but also at times, and let's be super honest here, in those sparse
1:46.6	but very real and very vulnerable moments for the worst, I wanted to cover what the highs and lows of having a child is from both my perspective and also from yours.
1:57.5	Because I know a lot of you out there are on the fence and curious to know if the pros outweigh the cons or the cons outweigh the pros.
2:06.0	To all the parents out there, we are going to start with our giggle and
2:19.0	drool of the week, starting with the drool-i-druel. So we are planning to put our son in daycare next month
2:27.3	after he turns two. When we were filling out the paperwork one of the questions
2:31.2	on there was why are you putting your child in
2:33.6	daycare and I answered he's bored at home because he is I think up to a certain
2:39.8	age we were able to keep him stimulated for quite a long time, but our house is not filled to the brim with new and exciting toys,
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