Being a parent of an only child comes with all kinds of baggage and inappropriate comments and questions, especially for womb-bearing people. We discuss the ways that society pressures people to have more than one child and the ways only children are stigmatized. We dispel some of the cultural myths surrounding this family structure while […]
Episode 72. “Tackling the Taboo: Are We Wine Moms?”
CW: topics of alcohol, alcohol abuse, binge drinking We talk about our relationship with alcohol and how it’s changed from the time we were growing up to now that we’re in our late 30s. We discuss our families’ histories with alcohol and how so often a family member’s alcoholism is an open secret in our […]
Episode 71. “Tackling the Taboo: Sex and Sexuality”
Welcome to our seventh year of recording Kindreds! This year we are tackling some taboo topics that until now we were a little too fearful to talk about on the show at the length. This episode we start a conversation about sex and sexuality with a focus on what we learned at church, school, and […]
Episode 70. “Wrapping Up 2022”
We wrap up 2022 with some life updates from the fall, some of our favorite things from the year, and how we are making the end of this year. And of course, we included our annual tradition of making a Spotify playlist entitled “Kindreds 2022.” Stuff We Mentioned Our beautiful Abortions Welcome website How to […]