Q&A: Single at 30, child-free weddings & is it ever OK to ask someone if they want kids?

About this episode

In this episode, Alex and Jules answer listener questions about life as a parent versus being single and child-free, along with various parenting dynamics.

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! It's a GIRLS episode.. Harrison is in Chicago, so it's Alex & Jules answering YOUR questions. The theme: married with kids vs. single and child-free, and every question in between. But first, life: Tate learned to cockadoodle doo AND somersault this week (grandma brought a tumbling matt.. Harrison is going to come home to a full show). Then we get into the birthday crying phenomenon (high expectations + "don't plan anything!!" = a recipe lol.. moral of the story: say what you actually want, and a card is the MINIMUM), the Mommy & Me dance class dynamic where the mom vibes matter just as much as the toddler vibes (the water bottle incident.. iykyk), you know you're an adult when.. (Alex has a wrapping paper CLOSET), and your new favorite word: detritus. You will now see it in every book you read forever, you're welcome. Then the Q&A. You guys sent the most thoughtful questions about opposite seasons of life and we tried to answer from both sides: how to actually show up for friends in a different phase, whether Alex ever misses her pre-kid life, how Jules finds contentment single at 30, and whether it's EVER okay to ask…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Fugman

Guest: Jules

Topics covered

• parenting
• single life
• child-free weddings
• Q&A
• life transitions
• friendship dynamics

Keywords

• single at 30
• child-free weddings
• parenting dynamics
• Q&A
• life transitions
• friendship support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mommy & Me

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