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DEAR READY OR NOT: How are people finding the energy to have sex after kids? Why does working four days somehow mean squeezing five days of work into four? And Is taking an easier job while your kids are little career suicide?    — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New analysis from The Parenthood says raising two or more children now costs at least $36,500 a year, while Australia's fertility rate has fallen to 1.48 children per woman. So are Australians having the number of kids they actually want, or the number they can afford? — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you dress for work when you’ve lost your style after having kids? Should you save your annual leave when you’re trying for another baby? And should you hide how many kids you have in a job interview?— Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to the show all about working motherhood! Coming up on today’s show: we asked you all about navigating friendship in motherhood, and you delivered the good, the bad, and the downright ugly stories.  — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DEAR READY OR NOT: Is there ever a good time to change jobs when you’re trying to build a family? Why does your partner’s “big week at work” automatically become your big week too? And is doing life admin on company time fair game?— Got a question? Submit it here!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cornell 7 (or 57) case has made headlines around the world and, rightly, sparked a huge amount of outrage and conversation about consent, sexual violence and male behaviour. But Loz came across one reel about the case that raised a different argument she hadn't really considered before, and she wants to play it before we get into it.  Here’s the post from Feminist Fabulous aka Liz Plank — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DEAR READY OR NOT: What do you do when your mat leave cover takes your job? Is double the salary worth working five days? And what do you do when your three-day job doesn’t fit into three days?— Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As I listen back to the incredibly funny and clever and cool and curious artist and mother, Atong Atem, whose worked with the likes of Tate Modern in London and the NGV more locally here in Melbourne, the first question I ask in this interview is challenging me a little. You'll have to listen to find out why. From motherhood to friendship to womanhood to racism to career to making work, work alongside parenting - this is a conversation about life more than anything, and I’m better for having it. I think you will be too. So let’s hear it. — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_—  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to the show all about motherhood and career! Coming up on today’s show: What parenting rules do you live and die by in your house? A post from Paige Connell got us thinking, and our listeners weigh in! — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you announce another pregnancy when your boss has already judged you for it? What can employers ask you about having kids in a job interview? And what do you do when you earn more than your husband but still do more at home?— Got a question? Submit it here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back! Tough t*****s: Loz has been thinking a lot about the parenting phrases we all grew up with. So, which ones would we take, and which ones should we toss?  — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_—  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you stop resenting your partner after having a baby? How do you tell a brand-new employer you’re pregnant? And should you stay in a job you hate for the parental leave benefits?— Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_—  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Straight to jail or let it go? We’ve spoken a lot about the fact that weaponised incompetence AND maternal gatekeeping are both part of the problem when we look at the standard we expect a partner, particularly the secondary caregiver, to do things to within a household and with our kids, so today, we’re going to decide what household habits deserve jail time, and what rules and standards we need to let go of.  — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DEAR READY OR NOT: Is working an extra day worth it if you only make $150 after childcare? Will you regret working more in your child’s last year before school? And where’s the line between putting your family first and taking the piss with flexible work?— Got a question? Submit it here! — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back! Coming up on today's show: there are things you're still not allowed to admit about motherhood. A post by Natale Perkins struck a chord with Loz because you're damned if you glorify motherhood, and you're also damned if you don't love every minute. So let’s get into what mums still feel like they’re not allowed to admit about motherhood.  — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.