When To Be 'That Mom'
b'We asked all of you to tell us about the times you had to be "that mom." You responded with tales of IEP meetings, and airplanes full of tiny sacks of peanuts, and kindergarten bullies\\u2013 all the times you went full mama-bear because advocating for your kid (or someone else\'s kid) was more important, in the moment, than being liked.\\nIn this episode we discuss:\\n\\nwhether there\'s such a thing as "that dad" (what do YOU think?)\\n\\nhow to pick your battles\\n\\nhow to come prepared for combat but ready to listen\\n\\nhow to bring solutions, and not just problems\\n\\n\\nAn unexpectedly touching side topic: many of you wrote in with memories of your own mom standing up for you. That\'s important to remember when you\'re being "that mom" and the biggest eye-rolls are coming from your own kid. They\'ll look back on that moment a lot differently.\\nThis was such a terrific discussion on our Facebook group- join us and check out the full thread:\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/whatfreshhellcast/posts/3745278268817917\\n\\nHere are links to two of our other episodes that we mention in this one, and where being "that mom" is definitely part of the picture:\\nBullies (Episode 103): https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/2019/05/bullies-episode-103/\\nHow Do We Handle This When Everyone Is Doing It Differently? (Episode 160): https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/2020/06/ep160/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'