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Because med school is all-consuming, partners often take on much of the parenting tasks
TL;DR
- Asking for and getting help from one’s med-student partner when parenting gets overwhelming is essential.
- Organizing with other med student parents for mutual support is crucial.
- The fear that med school is completely inflexible for parents may be unfounded.
M4 Nick Lind and Miriam Lind are joined by M4 Michael Lung and Christina Lung to talk about the arrangements they’ve had to make and the techniques they’ve used in order to make med school parenting work. Also unintentionally, but predictably, on the mic–Nick and Miriam’s newborn Ingrid and Michael and Tina’s 11-month old Michaela. Warning–cute baby coos and mic-grabbing noises are a feature of this episode, not a flaw! Check out our YouTube channel for the video to see cute babies.
One of the things that’s come out of Nick’s efforts putting together this series for The Short Coat is that the families have started talking more. In fact, they’ve begun organizing a parents’ group to open lines of communication and support for each other. Podcasting FTW!
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