We’re back! After a few weeks on the road, we’re catching up on everyone’s adventures, talking about what it means to honor our parents even when our parents are profoundly broken, and having heat stroke while we’re at it. We literally had to stop recording halfway through to keep Emily from passing out. All rambling, imprecise speech, and bad opinions we blame on a certain un-air-conditioned attic.

Show Notes:

“Secret Baptisms, Toxic Parents, & Prayer During the Single Years” by Emily Chapman"

“Honoring Our Parents, Ethical Adoptions, & Meatless Meals” by Emily Chapman

“The No Contact Epidemic That is Tearing Families Apart,” (The Lila Rose Show)

“Why Are So Many Young People Going No Contact With Their Parents” by Anna Russel (The New Yorker)

“A Shift in American Family Values Is Fueling Estrangement” by Joshua Coleman (The Atlantic)

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