"We Only Have 13 Summers": This One's For the Moms Holding On Too Tight as Everything Changes

Michelle records from her driveway in pajamas on Canada Day, coffee in hand, waiting for the fog to roll in—and this episode is exactly that kind of morning. Raw, unfiltered, still figuring it out. She unpacks the week: Scarlet didn't make the tumbling team and handled it better than Michelle expected, Michelle got pulled on stage at the dance gala by her daughter's tiny fist and absolutely bombed it (and has been practicing in the mirror ever since), and somewhere between crying in a leadership meeting and flopping in the chair telling Josh she can't be all-in at work this summer, she landed on the thing she actually needs to let go of. Not just things in her calendar—but the version of summer she keeps holding onto that her kids have already outgrown.

Timestamps:

00:00 Pajamas, Driveway, Canada Day

02:18 ChatGPT Told Me to Reflect More

05:44 Two of Us Can't Both Drive the Ship This Summer

09:12 Scarlet Didn't Make the Team (And Was Fine)

13:27 Have a Backup Plan Ready

16:48 She Pulled My Arm and I Said Yes

20:33 I've Been Practicing in the Mirror Ever Since

23:14 We Only Have 13 Summers, Not 18

26:07 What Do I Need to Let Go Of?

If you're holding on too tight to a summer that your kids have already moved on from, share this with a mom who needs permission to slow down and let them lead for once.

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