Ruth Ann Zimm
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438 appearances
1 recordings
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first heard Sep 2026
last heard 3 Sep
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And you guys just dirty it all up by saying, 'Oh no, what I'm going through is even harder.' You've got it easy.
And so
Having that dialogue helped me to understand that the way you become somebody's village is by first hearing what they're saying and recognizing that their struggle is real.
And then it then the ball's in their court.
And if they ask for advice, then you give advice.
But the first thing as a village, if we are somebody's village, the first thing to
say is I remember those days are really hard.
You know, something
It's just saying that what you're ex validating that what you're going through is really hard.
And then not saying anything else unless they ask for advice.
And that is how we become somebody's village.
That's how we become the grandparents and the aunts that become sought out is by first validating that yes, what you're going through is hard.
You know, and I
Like I don't ever want to say to my daughters, first of all, get off of social media, then I can help you.
You know, even though that's kinda what I want to say sometimes is don't listen to those moms.
Yes, like you have to understand that that is the age that they're living in.
And and they're gonna learn for themselves that that's gonna drag them down.
But to become a trusted member of their village, I have to first validate that their struggle is real and that crying at two AM cause your baby won't sleep is a real struggle.
Yeah.
Yes.
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