SIM Ep 304 Chops 136: Other mothering with Jen Brister

SIM Ep 304 Chops 136: Other mothering with Jen Brister

In this episode, we're joined by comedian and Standard Issue fave, Jen Brister to chat about her new book The Other Mother. We talked about what it's like to be the "other" or non-biological mother of twin boys, not feeling guilty, and novel uses for all those jars of teeth*. *Not as weird as it sounds. Probably. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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