Speed-Round Sunday: How Dog-Friendly Is Your Neighborhood?
Terri's just trying to walk her dog around her nice suburban neighborhood. Why are people treating her like public enemy #1?
May 29, 2022•6 min
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Second-Listen Saturday: Unsound Sleep
Today's obsession is sleep, and whether our kids are getting enough of it. Because when the kids aren't sleeping, neither are the mothers. It's quite the vicious cycle.
May 28, 2022•10 min
Roundabout Roundup: Singo, @MenWiththePot, Reusable Bags
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Catherine's shouting out Singo, a fun twist on Bingo [ https://www.playsingo.com/ ]. Nicole's Instagram Minute returns with @MenWiththePot [ https://www.instagram.com/menwiththepot/ ]. And Terri has a triumph of pack-ratting to shout out: Her state is now requiring the use of reusable bags, and she is ready [ https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2022/05/04/nj-plastic-bag-ban-date/9568824002/ ]....
May 27, 2022•9 min
Parent Ditch Day
Last week's chat about senior skip day [ https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/senior-skip-day ] got us obsessing about what we'd do with a skip day of our own. What we really need is a way to peace out from parental worrying. Who's got that figured out?
May 26, 2022•11 min
Puzzling Purchases
After we heard about a little boy who commandeered his mom's phone to order 31 McDonald's cheeseburgers via Doordash [ https://www.today.com/food/people/2-year-old-orders-31-mcdonalds-cheeseburgers-doordash-rcna29331 ], we complained about our family members and their buying habits.
May 25, 2022•11 min
What We’re Watching: Bridgerton “Harmony” and The Afterparty “Danner”
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2: The Bridgertons and the Sharmas try to show their "Harmony" in the face of the ton's disdain, and it doesn't go well. Anthony and Kate get a brief moment of happiness, but it doesn't last because this isn't the final episode of the season. However, next week is: "The Viscount Who Loved Me." On The Afterparty, we get Detective Danner's backstory this week, but we're still waiting to find out 1) who killed Xavier and 2) where is Jennifer 2 and 3) where ...
May 24, 2022•22 min
Baby Formula Fears
While we are past (way past) the baby formula stage, we feel for the parents who are struggling to find what they need to feed their little ones. And we certainly know well the frustrating feeling of hearing advice from people who don't get it. Repeat after us: Every family is different! (And here's some real advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics for families who can't find infant formula [ https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/ask-the-pediatrician/Pages/Are-there-shortages...
May 23, 2022•12 min
Speed-Round Sunday: Would You Get Another Pet?
Nicole's getting some pressure to add a puppy to the family. Though we're pretty sure she's gonna cave, we talk about all the reasons why we should stand pat with the pets we have.
May 22, 2022•6 min
Second-Listen Saturday: Rethinking College
We just talked about college decisions recently [ http://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/kids-and-rejection-college-acceptance-edition ], but we had to revisit the topic after the Operation Varsity Blues scandal broke. Could it lead to more transparency in the admissions process? (Mentioned: Felicity Huffman on Sports Night [ http://parentingroundabout.libsyn.com/round-2-two-podcasts-and-a-sitcom ].)...
May 21, 2022•13 min
Roundabout Roundup: Taylor Farms Chopped Kits, Puffs Plus Lotion, and KIND Frozen Treat Bars
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Nicole shocks us all by enjoying salad: Taylor Farms Chopped Kits [ https://www.taylorfarms.com/chopped-kits/ ]. Catherine also suggests a tasty bite: KIND Frozen treat bars [ https://www.kindsnacks.com/frozen-treat-bars/ ]. And remember last week, when Catherine recommended Puffs the play [ https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/roundabout-roundup-puffs-the-play-fancii-desk-fan-and-thedad ]? This week, Terri's shouting out the other Puffs (the kind yo...
May 20, 2022•9 min
Scooting to a Street Near You
Now that Bird scooters [ https://www.bird.co/ ] have arrived in Catherine's small town, we obsessed about other goods and services that we think should just appear when and where we need them, from pacifiers to vacuum cleaners to Starbucks coffee. Mentioned: Evo's car share service in Vancouver [ https://evo.ca/ ].
May 19, 2022•15 min
Senior Skip Day
We complain (lightly) about this seasonal ritual, and discuss whether or not parents and schools should look the other way or take a stand. Mentioned: The Afterparty episode "High School," in which youthful indiscretions have long-lasting consequences [ https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/what-were-watching-bridgerton-an-unthinkable-fate-and-the-afterparty-high-school ]....
May 18, 2022•12 min
What We’re Watching: Bridgerton “The Choice” and The Afterparty “Zoe”
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2: The queen has planned a lavish wedding for Edwina and Anthony, so there's no stopping them now, right? Wrong! Also wrong: The queen's spy who thinks he has identified Lady Whistledown. Next: "Harmony." On The Afterparty, it's Zoe's turn to tell her story and she does so in an animated film starring Regular Zoe, Fun Zoe, Tiny Rage Zoe, and more. But we're still no closer to knowing who killed Xavier. Next: "Danner."
May 17, 2022•21 min
Working Parent Shame
A BBC article titled "The Parental Shame That Haunts Working Parents" [ https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220121-the-parental-shame-that-haunts-working-parents ] got us talking about the shame we've experienced, whether it comes from community members, relatives, ourselves, or our quite ungrateful children.
May 16, 2022•18 min
Speed Round Sunday: Does Your Pet Have Any Funny Habits or Irrational Fears?
We've talked about our dogs plenty on this podcast, so consider this listing of their fears and desires and coffee-stealing habits more as a review than a revelation.
May 15, 2022•8 min
Second-Listen Saturday: Kids and Rejection, College Acceptance Edition
We feel the need to complain about those who dare reject our kids (the nerve!). 'Tis the season for college decisions, and it's never easy to console a child who's been inexplicably turned down from one of her top-choice schools.
May 14, 2022•12 min
Roundabout Roundup: Puffs the Play, Fancii Desk Fan, and @thedad
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Catherine shouts out Puffs, a funny play (not the brand of facial tissues). Catch it at a high school near you or watch a filmed version on Amazon Prime [ https://www.amazon.com/Puffs-Filmed-Off-Broadway-Langston-Belton/dp/B07JM5SMTL/ ]. Nicole's cooling off with her Fancii desk fan [ https://www.amazon.com/Fancii-Personal-Portable-Whisper-Technology/dp/B072DSHKCH/ ] and Terri's found a funny fellow to follow in Twitter: @thedad [ https://twitter.com/thedad ]....
May 13, 2022•9 min
Unpopular Opinions
We go out on a limb to obsess about some of the opinions we hold that aren't shared by others, sometimes including family members. But we're standing firm.
May 12, 2022•11 min
Should Families Wear Matching Outfits?
On today's episode, one of us is responding to some new offerings from Target [ https://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/2564294/matching-family-outfits-target/ ] by complaining about matching outfits for families. The other two are confessing their own past experiments with coordinated costuming.
May 11, 2022•13 min
What We’re Watching: Bridgerton “An Unthinkable Fate” and The Afterparty “High School”
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2: "An Unthinkable Fate" on Bridgerton might be marrying your love's sister, or being disinherited by your awful grandparents, or becoming a (!) feminist. But mostly it just meant we're waiting at least another week for Anthony and Kate to kiss already. Next: "The Choice." On The Afterparty, the episode title "High School" departs from convention because no one knows the storyteller's name, even though he's the one throwing the fateful St. Patrick's Day ...
May 10, 2022•21 min
Gestures of Generosity
Today, we're inspired by the Walker Hayes song "Craig" [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pLNTewIfrg ] and the book it. in turn, inspired, called Glad You're Here: Two Unlikely Friends Breaking Bread and Fences [ https://www.moodypublishers.com/glad-youre-here/ ]. The incident that prompted this unlikely friendship got us talking about those times when people have noticed and taken an interest in our kids, and how meaningful that is....
May 09, 2022•12 min
Speed-Round Sunday: Have You Ever Been Bitten by an Animal?
We have tales of being bit by dogs and monkeys and even bicycles, but we're not holding grudges. (If those lizards menacing Nicole ever do attack, though, they're dead to us.)
May 08, 2022•5 min
Second-Listen Saturday: Launching a Young Adult
With her daughter off to college soon, Nicole is obsessed with teaching independence and life skills. Terri and Catherine offer advice, despite having yet to push any of their children out of the nest.
May 07, 2022•11 min
Roundabout Roundup: Audible, Parks and Recollection, and Starbucks Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Nicole's enjoying audiobooks on Audible [ https://www.audible.com/ ], and mentioned that it's now integrated with the Waze app [ https://www.waze.com/ ]. Terri shouts out Parks and Recollection [ https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/parks-and-recollection ], an episode-by-episode Parks and Recreation podcast (just like we did here on Round 2--only this one has Rob Lowe). And Catherine discovered a new (to her) drink at Starbucks: the Royal English Breakfast tea latte ...
May 06, 2022•10 min
If We Had a Billion Dollars
We take a cue from the Bobby Bones Show [ https://overcast.fm/+IvaKUKVgg/16:12 ] and obsess about what we'd do to transform a company if we had the funds to purchase it and remake it to our liking.
May 05, 2022•14 min
There’s an App for That
But should there be? Huckleberry [ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/huckleberry-baby-child/id1169136078 ] is just one of many baby-tracking and sleep-promoting apps out there. Your podcast panel is divided as to how terrifying this is.
May 04, 2022•15 min
What We’re Watching: Bridgerton “Victory” and The Afterparty “Chelsea”
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, the "victory" of Bridgerton's title could have referred to a number of events, but none of them were truly victorious victories. At least one was revealed to be a big mistake (huge) almost the minute it happened. Next: "An Unthinkable Fate." And on The Afterparty, Chelsea's story didn't take us too much farther into the mystery of who killed Xavier, but we did get to see the next place Aniq found to eavesdrop. Next: "High School."
May 03, 2022•20 min
Memories of Mom
It's almost Mother's Day, so we shared some of our favorite memories of our own moms (including how they are with our own kids). We hope all our listeners feel appreciated this week and every week.
May 02, 2022•15 min
Speed-Round Sunday: Do You Wear Sandals?
It's a good time to set feet free from shoes and socks. But sandals can be problematic if your spouse disapproves, you have a foot condition that requires sturdier footwear, or your part of the country demands pricey versions.
May 01, 2022•6 min
Second-Listen Saturday: Like Talking to a Brick Wall
We've tried cute little notes, temper tantrums, and repeating ourselves over and over (and over) again. And yet, our families ignore our wise counsel and basic rules.
Apr 30, 2022•11 min
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