You don't have kids but if you did, how would your parents show up for them? That is the rabbit hole Vanessa went down on reddit this week and today she is bringing all the hot takes from the r/Millennials.

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On today's episode, we dig in to what life is like before and after you become the "fun auntie/uncle" to your friend's kids. The celebration of new life and the mourning of a friendship that will never be the same. Today we talk about it all and how we have navigated the many seasons of life with both parents and non parents.

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It's the first guest if season 5 and we're starting off with our friend and favorite human from O'Donnell, Texas, Izia! From a town with a total population of 800 to a city just over 3 million life looks a little different these days for him but one thing remains the same, his childfree choice. From RV'ing with his wife, puppies, and cats to studying for his CPA Izia doesn't have much time for kids let alone the anxiety that comes with them. Join us as we learn more about his life and journey to being childfree.

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A few days past Father's Day and we're taking a deep dive into the drivers of Formula One Grand Prix and how fatherhood has affected their overall performance. Does being a dad affect their performance on the track? What do the drivers have to say about fatherhood? Why are some of them remaining childfree? Devin breaks it all down for us in today's episode.

What other men and women do you want to learn more about? Send them to us at claimingzeropodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

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Are you someone who does not have children because you spent your childhood raising yourself or maybe even parenting your parents? This episode is for you! Today Devin shares a post from reddit that hits a little close to home and how reparenting has affected his choice to remain childfree.

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Season 5 is here! Today, we are getting to know Vanessa's partner, Devin, a little bit better. How does he feel about being the new co-host? What is he hoping to bring to the podcast?

We are also chatting about what we have learned about being pet parents and how it has played a role in our childfree couple discussions and overall decision to become human parents.

Head to the claiming zero Instagram or Facebook page for pictures of Trixie and send us your pet parenting stories at claimingzeropodcast@gmail.com!

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As we wrap up Season 4 and our official 200th episode, we wanted to thank all of you for the continued support you've given us and being part of the community that we always wanted to foster. Whether we had a few listeners or hundreds, you showed up every week as we continued putting out episodes for the Childfree and Fencesitter communities! As we've always said, people change and that's ok because growth should be continuous. So with that, we hope you continue to show up for and support Claiming Zero as Vanessa takes the podcast reigns and moves it into a new chapter. Thank you all!

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Today we’re looking back at the past 4 years and over 200 episodes of Claiming Zero by breaking down the four episode types, including some follow ups to our most popular episodes!

To continue following Daliyce after Claiming Zero, she’s on Instagram @Daliyce

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