Single Parent of 4, Income Streams, A Book, And Having Fun with It - Tami Gaines - S7 E88

Becoming Parents Podcast · Mar 18, 2026 · 35m · transcript

Five months.

That’s how long it took my entire life to fall apart.

I became unexpectedly pregnant with twins—already a mom of two and married for twelve years.

When I told my husband, he gave me an ultimatum: him… or the babies. I couldn’t have both.

I chose the babies.

I didn’t like him very much anyway.

Within weeks, I was on hospitalized bedrest, managing two kids at home with a husband who had already checked out in every way.

I was suddenly single in every way that mattered.

A few fun facts: My oldest daughter was born after 36 hours of labor, minutes from a c-section. The midwife…