These Can't Be My Kids

Karen & Leila

These Can’t Be My Kids is the #1 podcast for parents of grown kids—or anyone still asking themselves, “Did I really raise these people?” Hosted by two sisters with nine adult children between them—Leila (married, logical, girl-heavy household) and Karen (single, spiritual, and boy-mom to the core)—this show delivers real talk, raw laughs, and relatable breakdowns about parenting long past 21! Feel free to like, comment, subscribe and engage with us.

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These Can't Be My Kids

Episodes (28)

Oct 8, 2025 Still Mothering: The Mental Load We Carry - Live
Oct 3, 2025 The Empty Nugget
Oct 1, 2025 Red Flags and Blind Spots

These Can't Be My Kids

Oct 8, 2025
33 minutes
22 MB

Motherhood doesn’t end when your kids turn 18—it just changes jobs. In this episode, Karen and Leila unpack the invisible weight moms keep carrying long after their children are grown. From being the “emotional ATM” and late-night crisis contact to managing everyone’s appointments, birthdays, and breakdowns, the mental load is real. Karen shares what it’s like to carry it all as a single mom with adult kids still at home, while Leila offers the married perspective—where even with a helpful husband, the responsibility still seems to land on mom’s plate. Together, they l...

These Can't Be My Kids

Still Mothering: The Mental Load We Carry - Live

Karen & Leila

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