Ep. 388: Making Tough Decisions

Ep. 388: Making Tough Decisions

In the special segment "Big Topic," Laura shares a difficult decision she made recently that affects her entire family. She discusses the first moment that her gut instinct signalled that things were amiss in this particular situation as well as the events leading up to the decision. Also, Shanna talks about a smaller scale, but still significant, tough choice she recently made to take care of herself. Finally, Laura and Shanna share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 6.5 and 9.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6.5 years old and 4.5 years old.


Topics discussed in this episode:

-Making tough decisions to take care of yourself and your kids

-Learning from your past mistakes as a mom

-Knowing when to trust your gut as a mom

-What to do when your child is having a hard time at school

-How to talk to your kids about a big change

-Two fantastic, funny picture books for kids


Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:

-Doheny State Beach Campsite

-"Bathe the Cat" by Alice B. McGinty, Illustrated by David Roberts

-"Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature" by Nathan W. Pyle

-Nathan W. Pyle on Instagram


This episode's full show notes can be found here.


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