{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6768991d15b96146455e80f3/69d3a6e7f57702d2d9d47bb3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Goal of Parenthood Is Redundancy (#51)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6768991d15b96146455e80f3/1775477792734-2bc0e0df-4fe9-4a55-b902-949ca0a2733e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this reflective episode of <strong>The Diabetic Mammy</strong>, Catherine looks back across generations of living with type 1 diabetes. </p><p><br></p><p>Diagnosed as a child decades ago, she reflects on the quiet work her parents carried so she could remain a child. Now raising children with type 1 diabetes herself, she shares what previous generations can teach us about parenting through the daily demands of diabetes. This episode also explores a powerful idea from her father: that the goal of parenthood is ultimately redundancy - raising children who can one day carry their own lives forward.</p>","author_name":"Catherine Showler"}