I’m delighted to kick start my parenting podcast, Beyond Good Intentions, with an interview from my dear friend Linda. From infertility to raising teens, we talk about it all, and have a bunch of laughs along the way!
Linda now raises her family in Illinois, but for 5 years, she lived down the street from me in Texas. We figured out the toddler parenting thing together. You’ll hear the story of how we met, but also Linda’s heart as she’s raising her 4 children amidst initial challenges with infertility.
Our conversations start with the story of her intense teen years growing up in a family with 8 kids. She shares what her mother did that made all the difference. We continue on, discussing how she parents 3 teens herself (plus a younger child). She and I discuss figuring out the different communication needs of each child and the importance of validating. We go on to discuss the zone system with household jobs, and the cell phone challenge that all parents deal with.
We may go off onto a few tangents, but I believe in those details are where the real stories take place.
Listen to:Linda Hobson // From Infertility to Raising Teens
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You may get a kick out of why she called me LAZY, I’m curious if you side with her or me!
- Her Favorite Parenting Book: The 5 Love Languages for Children // Discipline with Dignity
- Favorite Family games: Rummikub // Sorry
- Favorite Family meal: Tacos
- Kitchen hack: Use a cheese grater when needing to melt butter on top of a meal. Grate the butter, you won’t use so much!
- When I photographed Linda’s Family in 2010
- Meeting up with Linda in Chicago in 2017
- (Scroll to the end to see vintage pictures of us)
And just for fun, I wanted to share a few pictures of Linda and I through the years:
{Our boys were besties, coloring on the walls and everything else together}
Join the Conversation: Linda Hobson // From Infertility to Raising Teens
What is it that stuck out to you from our conversation? What is something you want to try to implement in YOUR family? Of course we can’t incorporate everything all at once, but if you can take just one thing from this conversation, what would it be? Don’t be overwhelmed with your parenting to-do list, just make simple changes.
We will continue the discussion on social media the day this episode goes live, and if you hear it later, you can search through the hashtag #beyondgoodintentionspodcast to see what others said. I’d love to hear your feedback and thoughts on this episode, and Heather may show up as well! You can follow her on her website lovelymatters.com and on instagram at @lovelymattersblog Besides chatting on social media, you know how much I love REVIEWS on itunes, so share there to help this podcast reach more people. I hope you can leave this discussion with ways to strengthen your family Beyond Good Intentions.
