Just One More Bite: Season 2 – Episode 3

04/12/21 • 20 min

Making It Up As I Go - A Parenting Podcast from Alamo City Moms

In this episode, Natalie encourages those of us who find ourselves giving up on New Year's resolutions, Jenny tells us why 'quaratinis' just aren't for her, Lizzy lets us in on her journey through postpartum depression and from Maria - a story about getting to know your kids through a simple game. Posts in this episode include: What I Learned About My Kids from a Game of Uno by Maria To You, When You’re Thinking About Giving Up Your New Year’s Resolutions by Natalie No Quarantini for Me by Jill Mental Health is the New Black by Lizzy

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Just One More Bite: In Celebration (or Not) of Valentine’s Day

Whether you love it or hate it, Valentine's Day comes around once a year. The expectations, the build up, the disappointment, and the joy, sentiment, and fun - all wrapped up into one pink and red covered holiday that Hallmark has overtaken. The day sure has come a long way from celebrating St. Valentine and his scandalous weddings, hasn't it? In this episode, we hear from Erin on how to get the Valentine's Day you really want followed by Kathy telling about how she was inspired by an airport bathroom to see love in little things. Kristin shares her tumultuous relationship with Valentine's Day (starting in elementary school) and Whitney shares about the special love she and her sisters have for each other. Articles in this episode: It’s the Most Uncomfortable Time of the Year: Happy Valentine’s Day by Kristin Sharing the Love by Sharing Yourself: Getting the Valentine’s Day You Really Want by Erin Love Ya Like a Sister by Whitney All Forms of Love by Kathy

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Making It Up As I Go: Hard Lessons

When we say we're here for all moms—we mean it. We don't, in the slightest, just mean 'perfect' moms, in ideal marriages, with sparkly lives. We mean the moms who get STDs from their partners, who feel incomplete without another child, who are cheated on for 13 years, and who have to put their kids in daycare for 9 or 10 hours a day. In this episode, we hear from Aidee as she navigates the feelings of guilt and a bit of remorse for choosing to work full-time and put her kiddos in daycare. My Kids Spend Nine Hours at Daycare Every Day and I Have Learned to Be OK with it Elizabeth can't imagine the level of deception she'd have to go to to have an "oops" baby even though she desperately wants another. Please, Sir, May I Have One More?: Longing for Another Child when “Oops, I Did it Again” Isn’t an Option One contributor talks about learning to trust her gut when her PAP smear results show she got an STD (from her husband...). True Life: My Husband Gave Me an STD The final story included in this episode is about learning and healing after 13 years of affairs come out into the open. True Life: My Husband Had Multiple Affairs Thank you to our strong, smart, and courageous contributors for sharing their stories with us so that we can share them with you. The ACM community is here for you—no matter what hard motherhood lessons you're in the midst of learning.