# Maïa Dunphy: 'I was terrified of becoming a single parent'

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Podcast: [Conversations with Parents](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-parents-7035502)
Published: 2024-10-22T04:00:26+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/irish-times-parenting/episodes/maia-dunphy-i-was-terrified-of-becoming-a-single-parent
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Maïa Dunphy had never thought it was the right time to have a baby until, she jokes, her ex-husband told her at nearly 40 "it was time to 'do something' or get off the pot." The writer and TV star speaks to host Jen Hogan about becoming a mum later in life, fearing lone parenthood upon the break-up of her marriage and the conundrum of letting her son Tom make his holy communion, when she herself is an atheist. After losing her mum to cancer two years ago, she urges everyone to participate in family photo opportunities, lamenting that Tom has few pictures with his granny. Though, Dunphy reveals, he has her hilarious cameo appearances on her noughties TV production - Podge and Rodge's 'A Scare at Bedtime' - to look back on. Produced by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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