Podcast 2023

The podcast discusses the challenges and implications of raising children in two-parent versus one-parent households. The speaker acknowledges that children generally fare better with both parents present, but also highlights the importance of both physical and emotional support from parents. The speaker conducted a poll and received mixed responses, with some parents finding it difficult to manage as a single parent, while others emphasized the need to prioritize their children's well-being. The impact on children's mental state is also discussed, including the effects of constant arguing in two-parent households and the struggles faced by children in blended families. The speaker emphasizes the need for parents to prioritize their children's feelings and mental well-being, even if they have personal conflicts. The podcast concludes by encouraging listeners to reflect on their own situations and consider what changes they can make to improve their relationships with their children. Hello, hello, hello. Welcome to Leslie's Podcast. Again, I want to welcome you on today's podcast. Today's topic we will talk about and discuss is two-parent versus one-parent household. So, let's go ahead and get right on into our topic. So, is it hard to raise children with or without one parent in the household? Well, me personally, I would have to say yes and no. For one, most kids do better with both parents, most of the time. And then sometimes you have parents that are, sometimes you have those parents that are mentally there, but are not physically there. Some might say, well, what do you mean by that? So, what I mean by that is, is that they don't help the other parent with like rides, cleaning, cooking and doing laundry and et cetera. But as I researched and I researched and researched about it, I also got the same answers around the same lines of what my answer was. I also started a poll and I asked, I had some that said yes, I had some that said no. I had some say, it's really difficult not to have two-parent household. I had some say that even though it's not a two-parent household, I still have to do for my child regardless. So, I have to make it work. And then a lot of times what we kind of miss too about is that when it's a two-parent household, your kid might be yelling and telling you, mom, mom. And then the other parent might have to step in and say, hey, you need to go do as you were told. So, it can be easy, it can be hard, for some it's a little stressful, for some it's not. But at the same time, we have to understand that it is not about us when we think about these things. It is about the child. It is about the child. And someone might say, well, what do you mean it's about the child? Well, because a lot of the times, the child's mental stage is in this. So, when I say mental stage is in this, it's because sometimes if your two-parent household live together, they may argue all the time. So, that's all the kid hears is arguing. And sometimes the kids may say, I wish mommy would go, I wish my daddy would go, I wish such and such or however the situation may be. We have to think about that too. And also, a lot of times, like as a younger age, a lot of the kids, it's a struggle for them as well. Because they know that on every other Wednesday, they have to go to mama's. Every other Wednesday, they have to go to daddy's. Every other weekend, they have to go to mama's. Every other weekend, they have to go to daddy's. So, sometimes that means they may miss a birthday party. They may miss this. They may miss that. So, what we have to take into consideration is the kids' feelings and their mental stage of the whole situation. Sometimes we want out of the situation for our sakes. But sometimes you have to think about it. I'm not only doing this for me. I'm doing this for my child, my children as well. So, with that being said, some parents would rather be alone. They would rather raise their children alone. Because sometimes a lot of parents, like I said earlier, I stated earlier that the parents are physically there. And mentally there. But they're not helping physically. They're not doing anything. They're not helping with nothing. The kids are fighting and yelling. And they're just in there just carrying on with their lives or whatever. Not caring about the kids. But then, you know, you have situations also too where you have parents that nag to the other parent about something that they're not doing when the other parent is not doing it as well. Also, another big, big, big thing. And that's kind of a topic on its own. But we'll go ahead and go there. Blended families. So, as I stated earlier, sometimes kids have to go to their dads or their moms. And so, in that, the mom has another family or the dad has another family. And that's when it's called blended families. So, with blended families, sometimes kids' mental states too can get involved. Because they can get there and they can be there and they can think about things. And they're like, hey, she's wearing Jordans. She's wearing, you know, these are just examples. She's wearing Aeropostale jeans. Or she has on a North Face jacket. She has this. She has this on. But my daddy don't do any of these for me. But then, too, we have to think about it, too, that it could be, if it's the dad, then that child's mom is taking care of that child. But the dad's child is thinking, oh, my daddy's over here buying this or buying that. When really, it's the mom. So, blended families is a huge, huge, huge topic. And a lot of people don't want to talk about it. And a lot of people feel like that it's uncomfortable. And it is. I, myself, was in a blended family. And when I say that it was the hardest thing for me as a child to face, it was difficult. So, I can say that it is very difficult. And it has its challenges and it has its ups and downs and it has its ways. But as parents, you have to learn to be on one accord. Even if you can't stand each other, per se, you have to be on one accord for that child. Because, again, we have to remember, it's not all about the adults in the situation, whether if it's a two-parent household or a one-parent household. We have to remember that the kids are involved. The kids are watching. The kids are seeing. They are knowing everything. So, my question to you is, what can you do differently? How listening to this podcast, how has it changed your perspective on life and on your children and on the ways we think and how we think about our partners or our baby moms or baby dads, if we want to be real? So, we have to stop and we have to think. I hope that me talking to you guys in this podcast has really brought a perspective of life to you guys and that as you journey on your life, whether you're in a two-parent household with your kids or in a one-parent household, that you get something out of this podcast and that the perspective that you have has become totally different. Thank you. Thank you.