"I thought they'd, based on TV and film, go into the little nursery and you could look at them through windows. But no, they handed us the babies and we've had them ever since."
"He said that I realize now that it is not the child's responsibility to teach the parent who they are. It's the parent's responsibility to learn who their child is."
Tig Notaro and Dylan Dreyer discussed their early expectations of motherhood, influenced by Hollywood portrayals. Notaro recounted the birth of her twin sons through surrogacy, expecting a nursery viewing room that never existed. Instead, they were handed their babies immediately, leading to a moment of surprise and realization. Notaro also reflected on her complicated relationship with her stepfather, who apologized for not understanding her and acknowledged that it is a parent's responsibility to learn about their child, not the other way around.
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