EP 31: Kids at Weddings

EP 31: Kids at Weddings

A listener is planning the chic adult evening wedding she's always wanted and running into a wall: her fiance's family is threatening not to come over a child-free guest policy. Lilly, Upton, and Big Mama dig into whether she should hold her ground, what the family pushback might actually be telling her, and why the bigger red flag might have nothing to do with the kids at all.

EP 30: Saying Yes with Paige Lohoefer

Lilly sits down with her friend Paige Chenault, founder of the Birthday Party Project, for a conversation that goes well beyond the nonprofit. Paige traces her path from preacher's kid to events powerhouse to building one of Dallas's most beloved organizations, and talks openly about what it cost her along the way and how COVID became the unlikely catalyst for getting honest about what she actually wanted. She also talks about finding a partner who finally got her, and what she hopes her daughter takes away from watching it all unfold. This episode shows the healing power of hospitality.

EP 29: Grievances

Lilly has had a week and she needs to talk about it. Two grievances make it to the table: one about kids, boundaries, and what it means to be a guest in someone's home, and one about a dad at a party who said something that sent her. Things expand from there into food talk around children, men's fashion, and whether decorum is a lost cause. Upton and Big Mama weigh in.

EP 28: Talk to a Therapist: Clique or Cult?

Lilly, Big Mama, and therapist Sarah Reidy, LCSW, get into something a lot of women recognize but rarely talk about out loud: the friend group that slowly stops feeling like a friend group. They cover the high school clique years, what that kind of conditional belonging does to you long term, how it shows up again in mom groups and adult friendships, and what to actually watch for with your own kids heading into middle school. Honest, a little uncomfortable, and very much worth the listen.

EP 27: Your Summer Vacation Survival Guide

A listener is dreading the annual family beach trip and needs help. Lilly, Upton, and a late-arriving Big Mama unpack the real dynamics behind group family vacations, why the best memories usually cost the least, and how to protect your PTO without starting a family war.