Episode 8: When the House Is Quiet: Coping With Missing Your Kids

12/07/2025 24 min Temporada 1
Episode 8: When the House Is Quiet: Coping With Missing Your Kids

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Episode Synopsis


Whether it’s your first weekend away from your kids or your hundredth, the silence can still hit hard. In this heartfelt and honest episode, Taylor and Rachel open up about what it’s really like to miss your kids when they’re with the other parent — and how they’ve learned to cope, adapt, and even thrive during parenting time transitions.
They talk about the early days of post-divorce parenting schedules, what evolved over time, and how they’ve both cried, coped, and learned to build full lives in the “off” moments without their children. From sleeping in and pottery nights to dancing, dating, and even doing off-duty parenting on weekends “off,” this episode is your reminder that you’re allowed to feel it all — and still live your life.
In this episode:

How their parenting time schedules started vs. how they’re going
The guilt of missing moments — and the power of making new ones
What it’s like when parenting time isn’t “equal”
Why it's okay to cry and be relieved when the kids leave
How off-duty weekends often still involve parenting
Building joy, hobbies, and relationships outside of your kids
Reframing alone time as opportunity — not punishment

Links & Resources:
Follow Taylor on IG: @mom.lawyer.divorced
Follow Rachel on IG: @racheltalksdivorce
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