In this episode, we share our experiences as a single mother and the unexpected emotions stirred by watching Margo’s Got Money Troubles. Though our stories predate the show by decades—and we've never had an OnlyFans or anything similar—the themes of judgment, stigma, and navigating pregnancy outside of marriage felt deeply familiar.

Paired with reflections from Call the Midwife and Flowers in the Attic, this conversation explores how society continues to place uneven emotional and social burdens on women while often overlooking the men involved. Kim and I revisit our experiences of becoming pregnant in our twenties, the weight of family expectations, and the internalized shame that came from fear of judgment.

Now older, we can see more clearly how motherhood—planned or not—reshapes identity, purpose, and direction. O ...