One thing weโve never addressed on the ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ is the parenting perspective of a woman who ends up with a man who already has two kids of his own. Did we mention the woman had intentionally committed to never having kids? Dani Alpert is this woman. Sheโs also the same woman who wrote ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ : ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฅ (published May 2020), which is a book based on her experience of becoming a quasi-parental figure and how she navigated her way through the uncharted waters and eventually found herself wanting to ditch the guy, but keep the kidsโgo figure!โฃ
โฃIn tonightโs episode, find out what exactly is a โgirlfriend momโ, how Dani made a connection with the kids, and how she and the ex-wife (mother to the kids) get alongโฆ! We also find out an exclusive thatโs only been shared with usโyou heard it on the Mother Forking Podcast first! ๐ง๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐!โฃ
โฃ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ : โDani (intentionally child-free) fell in love with someone with kids. Facing inherent complications, she reluctantly became a quasi-parental figure, worrying how (or if) she would (or could) love (or like) her boyfriend's kids. She struggled to set boundaries, ricocheting between them and me while addressing her hang-ups, biases, and immaturity. And just when she couldn't imagine life without the kids, she was dumped for a natural blonde.โฃ
โฃAdrift in an avalanche of hurt, Dani wouldn't be ignored, not after seven years. Love wouldn't be denied, and she and the kids wouldn't break up.โฃ
โฃAlpert's darkly funny memoir takes us through the ups and downs of making, un-making, and then re-making a new family. It's a story about unconditional love, unimaginable friendship, and a fierce tenacity to fight for what is right. It's about human connections and the relationships you never saw coming. The Girlfriend Mom explores what it means to not only love but to be loved.โฃโ
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www.danialpert.com