I Don’t Want My Husband To Make Pancakes on the Weekend - with Renee Reina

Have you ever found yourself suddenly the default parent, with your partner nowhere in sight and you’re left to tend to the baby?

Or maybe you find yourself asking your partner to watch the baby and if now is a good time to shower.

I’ll never forget the time I couldn’t find my husband one sunny Saturday. Left to do our baby’s bottle and nap time, I was enraged. When did I become the default parent and why?

When I saw Renee’s TikTok about her husband making pancakes, I knew this was a conversation we needed to have on the pod! 

Renee Reina is the mom friend you always wanted. She is a writer, content creator, Doctor of Psychology, busy body, mom, self-proclaimed over-sharer, and is the host of the top-ranking parenting podcast The Mom Room. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why Renee doesn’t want her husband to make pancakes on Saturday Mornings
• How expectations, desires, and wishes differ
• Renee’s strategy for smoother weekends
• Tracy’s “pancake” story
• Expressing our needs to our partners 
• The “me” parts and coming to the “we solution”
• Why you want an equal partner (rather than delegating tasks)

EPISODE LINKS

Renee’s Instagram

Renee’s TikTok

The Mom Room Instagram

The Mom Room Website

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