Welcome back to season 3 of Gaining Mom-entum! In today’s check-in, Abi & Meghan begin by talking about seasonal allergies, how back to school is going so far, and mourning the loss of the talented, generous, lauded actor, Michael K Williams. Today’s episode focuses on the concept of being “one and done” - having one child. They unpack the language of one and done with Abi getting into why she thinks the phrase is a bit of a misnomer and Meghan digging into the gendered implications of it. They discuss how they knew that they wanted the number of children that they have now (and were fortunate enough for that to be the case). They theorize about why people feel so invested in the personal choices of other people regarding whether or not they should have children. Meghan asks Abi to share some of the questions that she receives about if she is going to have more children. They discuss stigma and stereotypes about people who don’t have siblings. They discuss some of the factors that went into their family planning decisions and assess some of the things we believe about how siblings will interact. They marvel at the energy and organization required in parenting, giving props to parents who do it with seeming ease and to parents, like themselves, who do not.

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Music: Evan Dysart (Spotify and Bandcamp; Extended Cut of Podcast Theme for Gaining Mom-entum)

Artwork: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, catherinecachia.com)

Resources:

The Rise of the 'One-and-Done' Family (Parents)

The Joy Of Being A 'One And Done' Family (HuffPost)

One and Done? (Motherly)

One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One by Lauren Sandler