Britt's Finally in Italy! Laura's Brutal Report Cards & When Is a Woman Allowed to Move On?

About this episode

Britt shares her experience of returning to Italy, while Laura reflects on her childhood report cards and they discuss societal expectations around grief and moving on.

Hey Lifers! Britt has officially landed in Italy with a one way ticket! She's back with her husband after nearly four months apart and we are a cross-continental podcast once again. But before she left, something scary happened. On the last day of filming MAFS After The Dinner Party, Britt completely lost track of what year it was. Her neurologist says it's a new type of migraine symptom.  Laura meanwhile survived a truly feral Sunday with the kids, and then found something in a memory box from her mum that explained a lot; her old school report cards. A five year old Laura's year one teacher wrote that her "incessant talking is annoying" and her "incessant fidgeting distresses others." We get into what that means for a kid who probably just needed support, the difference between how schools talked about kids then vs. now, and Laura's secret coping mechanism she's never fully explained before. We also had a one hour Uber ride with a man who hunts Yowies, Australia's answer to Bigfoot, and believes one tried to save him from alien abduction. Then we talk about Aubrey Plaza, who recently announced she's pregnant with her new partner less than a year after her ex-husband died…

People in this episode

Hosts: Britt, Laura

Topics covered

• relationships
• parenting
• mental health
• cultural expectations
• grief
• personal growth

Keywords

• Italy
• MAFS
• Aubrey Plaza
• report cards
• grief
• Yowies
• migraine symptoms
• parenting
• cultural expectations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MAFS

Places: Italy, Australia

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