Caitlin and her best friend almost ghosted each other for their monthly standing dinner date, and the panic that followed turned into a real revelation about why adult friendships that felt effortless all summer suddenly take so much more work once fall hits.
Moms who've realized their adult friendships ran almost entirely on summer proximity—pool days, camp pickup, kids colliding at the park
Anyone who's had that gut-drop moment of almost missing time with a close friend
Listeners who feel like they're "complaining a lot lately" and need the reminder that naming what's hard isn't the same as failing at life
Fans of Caitlin and Jenny's friendship who want an update
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What You Get In This Episode
Why adult friendships often depend more on built-in summer structure (pool days, camp pickup, kid overlap) than people realize
The moment Caitlin and her best friend Jenny each texted the other asking "did I stand you up?" — and what that panic revealed
A concrete, low-effort fix: picking a date, adding it to shared calendars, booking the reservation, and setting multiple reminders
A recap tying together the last few episodes' themes — none of it is a personal failing, it's just what happens inside systems she didn't build
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Your Host
Caitlin Kindred is the host of Not Quite Grownup, a podcast for moms navigating the gap between who they're "supposed" to be and the messy, real version of adulthood.
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Sources & Mentions
Jenny: Caitlin's best friend and former co-host, referenced throughout for their standing monthly dinner date
The Grove (Austin area): the restaurant where Caitlin and Jenny have their standing date
Gossiping at The Grove: a candle from a local shop, a gift from Jenny referencing their tradition
Threads: @not_quite_grownup: where listeners can reach out with episode topic ideas
Text link at the top of the show notes: another way for you to send in topic requests
Callbacks to recent episodes: the day-four back-to-school routine episode, the mental load / $600 episode, and the fall vibes crochet pumpkin episode
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