About this episode

Erica and Milah discuss mom guilt, summer pressures, and the realization that kids are likely doing just fine amidst the challenges of modern motherhood.

This week on Good Moms Bad Choices , Erica and Milah are talking mom guilt, summer pressure, and the realization that the kids are probably doing just fine. As summer approaches and the kids invade the house 24/7, the Good Moms unpack the reality of  modern motherhood : trying to create “core memories,” keep up with overachieving moms, manage work, relationships, and still remember to feed yourself (and maybe smoke a little weed in peace). They get raw about  comparison culture , over-scheduled childhoods , and how the shit we went through as kids quietly creeps into how we parent today. If you’ve ever felt like you’re not doing enough, this one’s for you. You can also expect to hear Why Erica says mom guilt is made up by the patriarchy The pressure to create “magical summers” and core memories (and why that’s exhausting as hell) How comparison culture, school moms, and social media are making parenting feel like a never-ending performance Moms who are running themselves into the ground trying to do it all (STEM camps, activities, enrichment, all of it) The radical idea that the kids are probably doing just fine Bad Choice…

People in this episode

Hosts: Erica, Milah

Topics covered

• mom guilt
• summer pressure
• modern motherhood
• comparison culture
• over-scheduled childhoods
• parenting
• self-care

Keywords

• mom guilt
• summer expectations
• parenting
• comparison culture
• core memories
• self-care
• over-scheduled childhoods
• dating

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Black Effect Podcast Network, iHeartPodcasts

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