Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! Meghan and Abi dive right back into their conversation about gender. This week, they focus on the gendered nonsense they’re trying to be aware of and combat against in parenting their kids. (Here’s looking at you, Paw Patrol!) They talk about the insidious gendered messages that society passes onto children and why talking about feelings makes their job as parents easier. They finish off with a discussion on creating a safe space for children who are non-binary. As always, thanks for listening! Don’t forget to follow/subscribe to Gaining Mom-entum & turn on notifications so you don’t miss an episode! Follows us on IG: @gainingmom_entum Email us: [email protected] Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, catherinecachia.com) Some Resources for Reading, Listening, and Learning: them. (Instagram account) Egale Canada Sogi 1 2 3 Qmunity Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line National Center for Transgender Equality They & Us (CBC podcast) What It's Like to Be Raised Gender Neutral The Hardest Part of Having a Nonbinary Kid is Other People From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall Raising Them: Our Adventure in Gender Creative Parenting by Kyl Myers Burn It All Down podcast (Ep. 171: Challenges to the Gender Binaries at the Heart of Sport)

This week, Abi & Meghan mourn the loss of another fallen hero, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. They discuss how the values that Justice Ginsburg fought for are many of the same values that parents in the Gaining Mom-entum community have expressed pursuit of in their parenting. Meghan & Abi finish off this week’s minisode with a discussion about the podcast they’re listening to in their podcast club: They & Us, a CBC podcast. (Note: It’s just the two of them in the podcast club so far so please join them!) Thanks for listening! Please tell all your friends about this podcast then make sure to follow/subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! Follows us on IG: @gainingmom_entum Email us at: [email protected] Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, www.catherinecachia.com)

Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan have a conversation about gender. They wonder why some people have such a hard time with the idea that gender exists beyond the binary. They talk about growing up as girls and what they have internalized and carried with them into adulthood about gendered norms. They discuss what stereotypes that other people have tried to impose on their children and what they’re trying to push back against. This conversation is just part 1 of Meghan & Abi's discussion on gender and how they’re approaching gender in their parenting. As always, they welcome all input from their wonderful, growing, Gaining Mom-entum community. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to follow/subscribe to Gaining Mom-entum & turn on notifications so you don’t miss an episode! (And please rate/review when possible! Thanks!) Follows us on IG: @gainingmom_entum Email us: [email protected] Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, catherinecachia.com) Some Resources for Reading, Listening, and Learning: Raising Boys to Be Good Men: A Parent's Guide to Bringing up Happy Sons in a World Filled with Toxic Masculinity by Aaron Gouveia Parenting is Political Canadian Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity  Raising a Powerful Girl  The Representation Project  Kids Help Phone PREVNet Miss Representation (movie trailer) The Mask You Live In (movie trailer) Teen Talk

This week, Meghan & Abi reflect on the feedback they received from their episode on allyship and white privilege. A few themes occurred across the feedback, including discovering that they have an amazing baby boomer contingent listening to the show. While talking about what they’re learning from the Gaining Mom-entum community, Abi & Meghan manage to slip in not one, but two (maybe three?) 98° references. From there, they dig back into the final three episodes of Nice White Parents, the podcast from Serial & The New York Times. Thanks for listening! Please tell all your friends about this podcast then make sure to follow/subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! Follow us on IG: @gainingmom_entum Email us at: [email protected] Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, www.catherinecachia.com)

This week, Abi & Meghan continue their conversation about race, racism and parenting. They discuss how they’ve been talking with their kids about race, the need for diversity in the media their kids consume (books, TV shows, movies, music, food), and how they want to continue upping their parenting game around race and racism moving forward. They also talk a lot about privilege and allyship, including what those words mean to them. Seriously, they talk a lot about it because Abi has a lot of questions for Meghan about her allyship journey. Though this is Part 2 of their conversation about race and racism, it’s an ongoing conversation that they will revisit again and again throughout Gaining Mom-entum. Thanks for joining them and please get in touch. Let’s keep talking and let’s keep growing! Don’t forget to follow Gaining Mom-entum so you don’t miss an episode! Follows us on IG: @gainingmom_entum Email us: [email protected] Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, catherinecachia.com) Special thanks to Bell from the Thirst World Problems podcast (IG: @thirstworldproblems) Note: Rated E for a few instances of swearing. Some Resources for Reading, Listening, and Learning: Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller Evolved Educator  From Privilege to Progress  The Great Unlearn, curated by Rachel Cargle The False Promise of Anti-racism Books (The Atlantic) 10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship (Medium) Diverse Books  Diverse Reads Nice White Parents CLAIM acronym

Abi & Meghan are back with another minisode. This one starts off on a somber note as they discuss the recent shooting of Jacob Blake. This launches them into a discussion of what kind of content they watch to cope. From there, they chat about the feedback they received from the amazing Gaining Mom-entum community about parenting around race & racism. The minisode ends with a discussion of a podcast that Abi & Meghan are very excited about: Nice White Parents from Serial & The New York Times.  Thanks for listening!  Please share, like, and follow/subscribe!  Follow us on IG: @gainingmom_entum  Email us: [email protected]  Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp)  Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, www.catherinecachia.com)

Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Abi & Meghan talk about race, racism and parenting. They approach the conversation as a Black woman talking to a white woman about race and racism within the safety of their friendship. They ask each other questions they would not ask "some rando on the street" and probe into the heart of what makes them feel vulnerable in parenting their children on matters of race and racism. Thanks to the listeners who provided questions and food for thought that helped enrich this conversation! (Keep reading below for our resource list!) Note: This episode is rated E because we swear a few times and have a discussion about racial slurs. Don’t forget to subscribe to Gaining Mom-entum so you don’t miss an episode! Follows us on IG: @gainingmom_entum Email us: [email protected] Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, catherinecachia.com) Special thanks to Bell from the Thirst World Problems podcast (IG: @thirstworldproblems) Some Resources for Reading, Listening, and Learning: 5 Things I Want To Tell My White Friends by Christine Pride the conscious kid Books for Diversity (@booksfordiversity) Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism (PBS Kids for Parents) How to talk to kids about race, and why you should start now (CBC News) Mom, Let’s Talk So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo How To Be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal M Fleming  I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

In their first minisode, Abi & Meghan express gratitude for the support they have received from the Gaining Mom-entum community after their first full episode. They talk about some of the feedback that was shared about parenting superpowers, challenges, fears, and hopes. They end the minisode with the cliffhanger story that cemented their friendship, but not without a few timely Dallas TV show references. Note: There is one F-word at 15:36. Thanks for listening! Please share, like, and follow/subscribe! Follows us on IG: @gainingmom_entum Email us at: [email protected] Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, www.catherinecachia.com)

Welcome to Gaining Mom-entum, the podcast about trying our best to parent our kids for the world we want them to grow up in and the world we live in now. This week Abi & Meghan admit to being nervous about starting this parenting podcast adventure. They introduce themselves and talk about why it is that they decided to start Gaining Mom-entum. They reminisce about the start of their friendship and keep it real talking about their pregnancies, and some of their highs and lows as parents. And of course, they talk about what you can expect from the pod in its first season. Don’t forget to subscribe to Gaining Mom-entum so you don’t miss an episode! Follows us on IG: @gainingmom_entum Email us: [email protected]  Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, catherinecachia.com) Special thanks to Bell from the Thirst World Problems podcast (IG: @thirstworldproblems)

Welcome to Gaining Mom-entum, the parenting podcast about trying our best to parent our kids for the world we want them to grow up in and the world we live in now. Join your hosts, Abi and Meghan, as they give you a quick glimpse into what Gaining Mom-entum is all about. Don’t forget to subscribe to Gaining Mom-entum so you don’t miss an episode! Follows us on IG: @gainingmom_entum Email us at: [email protected] Music by: Evan Dysart (Follow Dysaart on Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork by: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, www.catherinecachia.com) Special thanks to Bell from the Thirst World Problems podcast (IG: @thirstworldproblems)