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Episode 127: Merle Bombardieri - Kids: How to Make Life's Most Important Choice
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- Keep Talking
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- Nov 1, 2024
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- 3781
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Summary
Merle Bombardieri is a clinical social worker, a psychotherapist and the author of " The Baby Decision: How to Make The Most Important Choice of Your Life ." ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) Intro (01:00) How Merle got involved in helping people decide about kids (07:21) How Merle decided whether to have kids (09:44) Maintaining neutrality when going through exercises (13:34) Being childfree should be the default (17:57) Role models for the childfree (21:00) When is not having kids a growth decision? (23:05) Is Merle disappointed that one of her kids is childfree? (26:30) Exercises for straight couples to decide whether to have kids (36:02) Long-term ambivalence should result in being childfree (38:50) How to better understand what it's like to have kids (40:48) What do the childfree not understand about parenthood? (42:30) "As a child-free person, you have a right to be ordinary.” (44:30) Suggestions for someone who wants to be childfree and has no support (49:05) Who should become parents? (56:49) Are we getting better at having this conversation? (58:34) The importance of growth for the child-free