Regretful Parents: "I Don't Enjoy Eating Anymore" | Reddit Stories

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of cooking and meal times for parents, particularly focusing on a mom's loss of joy in cooking after having a child.

In this episode of the Regretful Parents series, Erika and Kristen react to a viral Reddit post from the Regretful Parents subreddit written by a mom who loved cooking — until she had a child. From cold meals and high-pitched screaming at the dinner table to losing her passion for the kitchen entirely, this mom's story hits different for anyone who lives for food.We break down the emotional toll of meal time battles with picky toddlers, why the mental load of feeding a child falls disproportionately on moms, and what it really means when parents say motherhood is their "favorite job." Plus, the dinosaur documentary comes up again (naturally), Desperate Housewives makes a surprise appearance, and the girls share their completely unqualified parenting advice — chicken nuggets, blended vegetables, and Flintstones vitamins included. In this episode: A mom who loved cooking loses all joy in the kitchen after having a toddler The reality of meal time with picky eaters and what actually works Why so many parents lie when asked if they love being a mom The mental load imbalance at the dinner table (and everywhere else) Erika's ongoing dinosaur documentary arc and what it says about…

People in this episode

Hosts: Erika, Kristen

Topics covered

• parenting challenges
• meal time struggles
• mental load of motherhood
• picky eaters
• cooking after kids
• emotional toll of parenting

Keywords

• cooking
• parenting
• picky toddlers
• meal time battles
• motherhood
• emotional toll
• dinosaur documentary
• Desperate Housewives

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Desperate Housewives, dinosaur documentary

Places: South of France, Germany, Austria

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