What's the Mom Equivalent of Golf?

What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms

What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Kids & Family, Comedy, Parenting

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Why does it seem so much easier for men to claim large blocks of leisure time for themselves than it is for women? This week, based on a listener question, we are asking: What is the mom equivalent of golf? We unpack the “leisure time gender gap,” why women’s downtime is often treated as optional, and how motherhood changes the way we think about rest, hobbies, and friendship. We discuss: Why golf has become a uniquely protected, and male-coded, form of leisure How parenting young children turns leisure into a zero-sum game Practical ideas from listeners for creating more intentional leisure time which includes connection with friends Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode: Katie Garrity for Scary Mommy: ⁠⁠Is There A Women's Hobby Equivalent To Men's Golfing Habits?⁠⁠ Bruce Drake for Pew Research Center: ⁠⁠Another Gender Gap: Men Spend More Time in Leisure Activities⁠⁠ Carolina Aragão for Pew Research Center: ⁠⁠Working husbands in U.S. have more leisure time than working wives do, especially among those with children⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Check out the whole thread of excellent ideas in our Facebook group! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.5	Patriarchy is what's wrong with you. What fresh hell. Laughing in the face of motherhood.
0:38.3	We're only going to be awake for 14 hours,
0:40.8	and you've just said 37 hours of activities.
0:44.5	With Margaret Abels and Amy Wilson.
0:47.2	Sounds more ritualistic when you give it a Swedish name.
0:49.7	A podcast that solves today's parenting dilemmas so you don't have to.
0:54.5	As we've already established, if you miss a tea time, the universe implodes.
1:01.5	Hello, everyone, and welcome to What Fresh Hell Laughing in the Face of Motherhood?
1:05.3	This is Margaret.
1:06.3	And this is Amy.
1:07.0	Today we're talking about what's the mom equivalent of golf? I mean, I loved this question
1:13.9	on the Facebook group, Facebook.com, forward slash groups, forward slash what fresh hell cast?
1:19.7	Shall I, Amy? Yes. This is an edited down version, by the way, but this is such a good question
1:24.4	that I wanted to lay it out. Thank you, anonymous listener. I'm finding that my husband easily makes personal social time for himself, and I can't seem to be able to find my own things in the same way.
1:35.4	I find that dads will easily carve out time for themselves and moms work around the family's schedule.
1:40.2	I'm not looking for advice on how to negotiate that within my own family.
1:43.9	My husband is totally willing, and I am so involved with my kids that I would not feel guilty taking time to myself.
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