"When are you having a baby?" "When are you having another baby?" "You'll change your mind." "You don't want a bigger family?" If you're a woman of child-bearing age you've heard these questions many, many times. We've heard it all too. Right after we were congratulated on getting married came the kids questions. And it can be exhausting. In this episode, we're talking all about how we made the decision on what the perfect family size means ...
millennial parenting
EP 07 – The Family We Choose – Shaping the In-Law Relationship
Parents...we've all got them. Having healthy relationships with our own parents can be a challenge but when they turn into in-laws...the whole game is flipped! What do you do when his mama really ain't feeling your new role in his life. Or when your dad does the unexpected pop-up without notice?! In this episode, we're talking our relationships with our in-laws and how we manage the relationships we have with the folks that raised our ...
EP 06 – #BrownLove
What comes to mind when you see #blacklove? The hashtag exists because positive examples of successful Black relationships need to be seen. The media doesn't always portray what many couples are experiencing. But when only 1/2 of that couple is black, do you still fall into that #blacklove space? Is #brownlove a thing?In this episode, we have our first guests Ashleigh and Rajesh, to talk about what it means to be in an interracial relationship ...
EP 03 – Instructions Not Included…Finding Our Way In Parenthood
We all know that becoming a parent is not something you can really prepare for. We're all left wondering if we're doing things the right way. Not only does parenthood change us, but it changes our relationships with our partners. In this episode, we discuss how having our sons changed our marriages and the things we hope to teach them as they grow. Whether it's changing communication styles or breaking the cycle of toxic masculinity, ...
EP 02 – Adjust, Adapt, Repeat – Adjusting to Life as a Wife and Mom
Which is harder - becoming a wife or becoming a mom? The answer may be pretty straightforward for some but making the adjustment to any new role can be a challenge. In this episode, we discuss how we made the adjustment to becoming wives and moms and the role that we found harder to adapt to. We're talking taboos of not feeling that instant motherly love and how hard it is to be a wife after becoming a mom. What We're Sipping ...
Hi! We're Sasha & Shara - the co-hosts of the Swirl and Sip Podcast! 