I Have So Much to Tell You About Being a Stay at Home Mom

I was a stay-at-home mom. I'd do it again. But I'm still going to tell you everything nobody warned me about.In this one, we'll start with the "tradwife" moment blowing up online — the influencer who sold a fantasy she wasn't actually living — and my own real story: staying home for my son's development, and quietly refusing to become financially invisible while I did.In this episode:Why I was forced into staying home — and why it was still the best time of my lifeThe "tradwife" persona problem, and why 90% of what you're watching is a businessProtecting your resume: the career gap, why it's judged harder for women, and how part-time work bridges itFinancial independence as a safety net — not just for divorce, but for widowhood and a partner who can't earnThe $200K of unpaid labour, retirement contributions, and the CPP box Canadian parents forget to tickThe identity crash nobody talks about: who are you when they don't need you the same way? "You were someone before you had those children. You will be someone after."If it resonates, send it to someone who needs it — and start the conversation your future self will thank you for.