Thoughts on how we handle sick days, encouragement for a mom of two-under-two struggling with accepting help when it’s offered, troubleshooting a six-year-old with a nightwaking habit, and commiserating with parents whose toddler only wants dad–Meagan and Sarah are here with advice, empathy, and our experience as we take on another round of your listener questions. Enjoy!

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Links we mentioned (or should have) in Episode 242:
Sarah talked about the voices episode with Colleen Curtis from The Mom Project on career challenges as moms, Voices 41
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