Big Time Adulting with Caitlin Murray

In this funny, refreshing, and irreverent conversation about parenting, Jen welcomes Caitlin Murray to the show to talk about her Big Time Adulting community space, the blog (and now podcast) that Caitlin started when her 5-year-old son was in cancer treatment for Leukemia, as a place to connect with other moms and parents craving funny, provocative, no-nonsense entertainment to distract themselves from the hamster wheel of life

Like a big sister, Jen offers encouragement to guide Cailin through the years to come, with the two ultimately agreeing that early childhood is hard but middle school is the real shit show.

They commiserate over:Ā 

  • Spirit Weeks, PTA obligations, and signing reading logs
  • The idea of the ‘Hardship Olympics’ that creates unnecessary competition among women / moms
  • Comparison parenting and why authenticity resonates more with their communities than curated perfection
  • How community and humor that can be found in the everyday chaos of parenting