# 5. "WHY DID I HAVE KIDS" AND OTHER FORBIDDEN QUESTIONS w/ Leah Kim

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Podcast: [Mothering New Worlds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mothering-new-worlds-7823007)
Published: 2026-05-29T10:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, we ask WAIT WHY DID WE HAVE KIDS and other forbidden questions that would make trad wives shit themselves. Just kidding, but we do talk about the existential dread of child-rearing through climate crises, parenting post-Oct 2023, maternal mental health, birth trauma (tw), and chosen family. Leah's website: https://www.leahkim.org/ Leah's book "MOM, UNFILTERED" https://www.leahkim.org/mom-unfiltered ***ABOUT MOTHERING NEW WORLDS*** New episodes every Friday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube. Follow on IG: instagram.com/motheringnewworlds Subscribe for an extra monthly episode on substack: motheringnewworlds.substack.com/

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