# The Big Conversation: Is Motherhood Harder than Ever?

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Podcast: [Axis Conversations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/axis-conversations-1218543)
Published: 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Parenting right now just feels… different. We're doing it in the middle of smartphones, social media, and nonstop input. We're thinking about safety, screen time, mental health, cyberbullying… all of it, all at once aaand probably even before 9am. So this question keeps coming up: is it actually harder to raise kids now, or was it just a different kind of hard back then? Did previous generations have more freedom because they weren't monitoring devices or even getting pulled into doomscrolling themselves? Or were they carrying a weight we might underestimate? Less support, less language for mental health, less flexibility at work? 🎧 Listen / Follow / Connect → Become a monthly donor today, join the Table. → Check out the podcast now on our YouTube Channel! → Get your question on Ask Axis! Send in your questions to ask@axis.org . → For more Axis resources, go to axis.org .

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