Speed-Round Sunday: What’s in Your Freezer?
Depending on which one of us you're visiting, you might find barbecue sauce, bread, or waffles. But don't count on ice cubes.
Oct 31, 2021•5 min
Parenting Roundabout
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Second-Listen Saturday: Jury Deliberations
Complaining about jury duty is a perennial topic, but we've managed to find a new, parenting-related twist on it. Would you make the same decision Terri's making? (And would you feel guilty if you did?)
Oct 30, 2021•16 min
Roundabout Roundup: Meland Halloween Inflatables, Cecilia’s Farms Dried Bartlett Pears, and Harvest Snaps
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Speaking of Halloween decorations (as we were yesterday), Nicole's recommending her cute, kid-friendly Halloween monster inflatable [ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094J4P7DG/ ]. Catherine and Terri are both shouting out tasty treats (though Nicole might consider them a trick for their fruit and vegetable content): Cecilia's Farms Dried Bartlett Pears [ https://www.ceciliasfarm.com/product/barlett-pears-large-halves/ ] and parmesan and roasted garlic Harves...
Oct 29, 2021•6 min
Do You Decorate for Halloween?
Is it just us our neighborhoods, or are people getting way more into Halloween decor than they used to? From the cute to the gory, we're seeing inflatables, lights, and plastic props take over. Catherine and Nicole are joining in in their own way, while Terri's admiring from afar.
Oct 28, 2021•13 min
Feelings About Fundraisers
If you're a parent, you've dealt with fundraisers, whether as an annoyance or an essential way to allow your child to participate in an activity (or, most likely, a little bit of both). While nothing can touch Girl Scout cookies as the thing we most want to shell out for, we've come across a few others that are worthwhile. As for everything else, can we just Venmo a donation?
Oct 27, 2021•14 min
What We’re Watching: Ted Lasso and Only Murders in the Building S1 E6
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, Ted Lasso continued with its bittersweet tugs on our hearts in "Two Aces." We got to meet the "Golden retriever puppy of a man," Dani Rojas, but also saw Ted lose a big battle when Jamie returned to a different football club. Next: S1E7, "Make Rebecca Great Again." On Only Murders in the Building, we learned some important new facts about the Tim Kono case, and also confirmed that Oliver will eat just about anything, as long as it's free. Next: S1E7, ...
Oct 26, 2021•19 min
Parenting Jinxes
It's a very common piece of parenting advice: Positive reinforcement! Praise kids when they do something right! But we're afraid of jinxing ourselves when we do this. So we tend to back slowly away.
Oct 25, 2021•11 min
Speed-Round Sunday: Do You Buy Used Items?
We've had some luck buying stuff from Goodwill and giving stuff away on Freecycle. Also mentioned: Craigslist, Oodle, Sell.com, Facebook Marketplace, NextDoor.com.
Oct 24, 2021•7 min
Second-Listen Saturday: Should Parents Be Talking Out of School?
An incident at Catherine's daughter's high school got us talking about talking: As in, when parents gossip about what's going on at school without knowing what's actually going on. A bad idea? Yes. Kind of fun? Also yes.
Oct 23, 2021•11 min
Roundabout Roundup: Authory, Guttylief Lumbar Support Pillow, and Culver’s Pumpkin Concrete Mixer
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Speaking of roundups, Terri has rounded up much of her online writing at Authory, a service for creating a digital portfolio [ https://authory.com/TerriMauro?mode=visitor ]. Nicole's working more comfortably with her new memory foam lumbar support pillow from Guttylief [ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098STRTM1/ref =ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]. And Catherine's loving Culver's Salted Caramel Pumpkin Concrete Mixer, which is like a slice...
Oct 22, 2021•7 min
Parenting Wish Lists
Today, we obsess about what we'd put on a parenting wish list at this stage of the game. Our picks range from the mundane and practical to the truly fantastical.
Oct 21, 2021•13 min
Dance Differences
We thought we were going to complain about the challenges of raising boys vs. girls, especially when it comes to attending school events and dances. But we ended up complaining about the perils of social insecurity for kids--and parents--of any gender.
Oct 20, 2021•15 min
What We’re Watching: Ted Lasso and Only Murders in the Building S1 E5
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, "Tan Lines" is a bittersweet episode of Ted Lasso, with a big win and an even bigger loss for Ted. Next week: S1E6, "Two Aces." On Only Murders in the Building, the "Twist" of the episode title is dealt with fairly quickly, after a highly improbable car chase. But we're not here for the verisimilitude. Next week: S1E6, "To Protect and Serve." Mentioned: TV critic Brian Grubb tweeting about the show [ https://twitter.com/briancgrubb/status/144832293207...
Oct 19, 2021•20 min
Do You Have Pandemic Nostalgia?
After reading about pandemic nostalgia at Scary Mommy [ https://www.scarymommy.com/pandemic-nostalgia-longing-early-days/ ], we talked about whether there's anything we miss about March/April 2020 and everything that came with it. While the feeling of fighting against a common enemy was nice while it lasted, we definitely don't want to revisit anything else about that time (although if you want to hear about how we were reacting in the moment, you can check out our archives [ https://www.parenti...
Oct 18, 2021•12 min
Speed-Round Sunday: Updating the Board Games of Our Youth
We think Clue, Careers, and that game Catherine's family got at a garage sale could use some freshening up.
Oct 17, 2021•5 min
Second-Listen Saturday: Planners Parents Need
Calendars and planners: every parent needs one (or several), and if we could only find the perfect one, everything would just fall into place, right? We do have some specific ideas for all the planner-makers out there.
Oct 16, 2021•10 min
Roundabout Roundup: The Spread Newsletter, Hartz Delectables Squeeze Ups, and Dunkin’ Pumpkin Doughnuts
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Catherine's enjoying The Spread [ https://www.thespread.media/ ], a newsletter for people who miss print magazines. Nicole's sharing a squeezable treat that her cats go crazy for [ https://www.hartz.com/products/cats/treats/squeeze_up/ ], and Terri reminds us all that is pumpkin doughnut season at Dunkin' Donuts, so act fast [ https://www.dunkindonuts.com/en ]....
Oct 15, 2021•7 min
What Makes a School Cool
A U.S. News article on evaluating private elementary schools [ https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/how-to-evaluate-private-elementary-schools ] got us talking about what we look for in a school--which is not always easy to quantify. Also mentioned: Our recent episode on school strategies [ https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/our-best-school-strategies ]....
Oct 14, 2021•15 min
Don’t Teach Your Children Well
On this week's Round 3, we're complaining about some of the things we were taught as kids, and that we were expected to teach our own kids. Because some of them just don't make sense.
Oct 13, 2021•13 min
What We're Watching: Ted Lasso and Only Murders in the Building S1 E4
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we continue with our two half-hour comedies. On the sunnier one, Ted Lasso, we got our first look at Rebecca's oily ex, Rupert, and perhaps our last look, we hope, at Keeley and Jamie as a couple. Next: "Tan Lines." And on the slightly darker Only Murders in the Building, it's Sting, playing himself with a very good sense of humor, plus the sad backstory of Steve Martin's character, Charles. Next: Episode 5, "Twist."
Oct 12, 2021•23 min
Homecoming: Not Just for High School
'Tis the season for #hoco parades, football games. and dances, but why should high-schoolers and former high-schoolers have all the fun? There are a few (a select few) places and groups of people from other times in our kids' lives that we'd like to revisit.
Oct 11, 2021•11 min
Speed-Round Sunday: Why Would You Ask Me That?
Whether they're questions we don't want to answer in front of our kids to questions that throw us into an existential career crisis, we recall some questions we wish we'd never been asked.
Oct 10, 2021•5 min
Second-Listen Saturday: Car Trip Complaints
Complaint day is a regular feature on Parenting Roundabout, and this week's subject is car trips with kids. So much to not like: arguments over the stereo system, bringing way too much stuff, the entire state of Indiana.
Oct 09, 2021•12 min
Roundabout Roundup: Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas, Artful Agenda, and Off the Eaten Path
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Nicole shouts out Las Vegas's Hofbrauhaus [ https://www.hofbrauhauslasvegas.com/ ], where it's Oktoberfest 12 months of the year. Terri's found a digital planner that's just as pretty as a paper one: Artful Agenda [ https://www.artfulagenda.com/ ]. And Catherine's enjoying both the name and the flavor of Off the Eaten Path veggie crisps [ https://www.offtheeatenpathsnacks.com/products/veggie-crisps ]....
Oct 08, 2021•9 min
Family Background Check
Our Canadian was raised to be proud of her Australian roots, two of us are Italian by marriage, and two of our kids were born in Russia but don't recall their lives there. Mostly, we're all-American mutts who enjoy Italian food ... and Vegemite?!
Oct 07, 2021•15 min
Hating Recess
Our kids are pretty far removed from recess time at this point, but we still managed to muster up plenty of complaints about their time in the schoolyard (not to mention our own. Terri's still mad about her sticker sales career being cut short).
Oct 06, 2021•14 min
What We’re Watching: Ted Lasso and Only Murders in the Building S1 E3
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, the third episode of Ted Lasso's first season, "Trent Crimm: The Independent," brought us more Roy Kent and more Keeley, along with two-tone hair reporter Trent Crimm--who of course thwarted Rebecca's attempt to make Ted look bad. It's not happening, honey! Next week: "For the Children." Only Murders in the Building asked "How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?" in its third episode. Not only did we learn more (probably too much more) about Cat Dad Howa...
Oct 05, 2021•19 min
Making a Parenting Match
On today's Round 1, we talked about what we'd need in a matchmaking app for parent friends: filters for drama, housekeeping standards, and kids' willingness to go with the flow. It's a tall order, but we know there's an app developer out there who can do it!
Oct 04, 2021•12 min
Speed-Round Sunday: What's Your Favorite Kind of Cake?
Some of us have specific requirements for cake, but others? You had us at "cake."
Oct 03, 2021•5 min
Second-Listen Saturday: Our Finger on the Pulse of Parenting Books
We scan Amazon's lists for best-selling [ https://amzn.to/2R82GyX ] and most-wished-for [ https://amzn.to/2LSle0x ] parenting books (or should we say "parenting?!" books) to see if there's anything we've read, anything we'd want to read, and most importantly, anything written by Terri [ https://amzn.to/2BUrYGo ] or Nicole [ https://amzn.to/2RpQoS6 ]. No? C'mon, Amazon!...
Oct 02, 2021•13 min
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