If you have more than one child, you’ve probably noticed it: you weren’t the same mom the second (or third, or fourth) time around.

In this episode, you reflect on how parenting shifts from firstborn to youngest and why those differences can stir up everything from sibling rivalry to quiet mom guilt. You’ll recognize the tension between doing everything “by the book” the first time and realizing, years later, that some of those battles just aren’t worth fighting.

This conversation invites you to see the growth, not the failure. Because you’re not inconsistent. You’re experienced. You’re not slacking. You’re wiser. And the way you parent today is shaped by everything you’ve learned along the way.

Every child gets a different version of you. And that doesn’t mean one version was better, just that you were doing the best you could in that season.

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