I Didn't Sign Up for This - Honest Conversations about Parenthood with @honestly.kaitlyn

Nov 19 2024 47 ep. 43 mins 5

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Did any of us really know what we signed up for before we had kids?

Kaitlyn didn’t and while she loves being a mom to her two daughters, before becoming a mom, she always imagined motherhood looking like a perfectly curated mom influencer account on Instagram. After her first daughter was born, she was hit with the reality that motherhood was nothing like it appeared.

Join us while Kaitlyn and her guests discuss the real and honest truth about motherhood that no one else likes to.

New episodes every Tuesday!

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