Two Parents & A Podcast

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!!! TBH we started with a 10 minute spiral about CYCLOSPORIASIS (are you guys spiraling too???). We are officially swearing off produce for the time being (but if you don't want to, Dr. Brown taught us to stick to things with peels and still wash them!!). ok ANYWAYS - guess we are saving on berries for the time being…

We get into Tate's 3AM wake up: how we handled it, how YOU GUYS said you would handle it, and why we're chill with letting this happen (like once a year). But here's what we know now: we always need to have a game plan because we don't need any 3AM fights.

Plus, Tate has a new food obsession, Rocky is officially SOCIAL SMILING 🥹, and Alex gives an update on combo feeding vs. EPing at 3 months postpartum (mental load is a 2/10 vs. a 9/10 with Tate!).

And a bunch of quick ones: are West & Amanda pregnant (& poking fun at the rumors on TikTok??), Harrison almost getting in a fight in the World Cup bathroom, David Beckham lives in AMERICA?!, Harrison’s TWEET OF THE WEEK, cable providers officially laughing at us ($247/month?!), the lost art of writing a check, kids grow 50% FASTER in summer, and BICKER OF THE WEEK: Monday's egg bicker is officially solved.

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:00:07 Harrison's World Cup day trip to Dallas

00:08:54 What is CYCLOSPORIASIS?! (& why we're officially anti-produce right now 😭)

00:16:45 Tate's 3AM wake up: how we handled a nighttime wake-up as a couple

00:25:21 TATE UPDATE: Tate's food obsession update (sushi + Little Spoon)

00:28:28 ROCKY UPDATE: he's officially SMILING?! 🥹

00:32:00 Combo feeding vs. EPing: an honest update at 3 months postpartum

00:39:48 West & Amanda poking fun at pregnancy rumors (smh)

00:46:48 The story of Harrison almost getting in a FIGHT at the World Cup bathroom lol

00:53:06 David Beckham / Posh Spice + other 1:1 couples

01:05:52 HARRISON'S TWEET OF THE WEEK: "an idiot in motion still goes further than a genius at rest"

01:09:16 Are cable providers officially LAUGHING at us?!

01:14:14 The lost art of writing a check

01:15:44 Kids grow 50% FASTER in late spring/early summer?!

01:19:00 BICKER OF THE WEEK: Monday’s egg bicker solved

01:21:00 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!!! Harrison is officially DONE with the World Cup (despite going to the game tomorrow AND talking about it for like 20 minutes on this ep lol). BUT this leads to a fun discussion: is watching sports with someone you're dating the new "turbulence test"?! We run through the RED FLAGS of watching sports with a guy — is his day being made or ruined by other men playing a game he's not in?! 🚩

But first: we broke our own rule and started the pod talking about the weather lol, that one guy who wishes you happy birthday every single year (s/o Kevin Williams!!!), funny date stories (Harrison ends up beside a friend ON A DATE at the bar, getting catfished, and the girl who met her Hinge date's parents on the first date??), the way the Kardashians stay close with their exes despite the drama, and Bubber in Paris?! (an August pipe dream).

We also give updates on how everything is going with 2 under 2 (spoiler alert: Tate is still obsessed with Rocky). Then we hop on the TikTok trend everyone's been doing: 5 things worth the money — no explanation given. Parenting edition!! Night nurse, Doona, SNOO, extra airline seat after 18 months & Solely fruit gummies :)

To wrap it up with some internet things: Meta is officially being investigated by the EU for their "addictive design" (they want autoplay disabled, screen time breaks & less engagement-based algorithms — could this come to the US?!), Netflix is officially bringing back cable, and a bicker on whether you have to announce it if you use the last egg.

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:00:12 We broke our own rule and started the pod by talking about the WEATHER lol

00:03:00 Does everyone have that one guy who wishes you happy birthday EVERY year?!

00:05:52 FUNNY DATE STORIES: eavesdropping at the bar, catfishing & meeting the parents on the FIRST DATE?!

00:15:42 Is THIS why the US is so bad at soccer?! (Flop culture)

00:23:19 The RED FLAGS of watching sports with a man

00:34:00 Why the Kardashians remain close with their exes despite the drama

00:39:05 Bubber in Paris?!

00:48:15 Tate & Rocky updates 🥹

00:53:37 Quick pause to brag about my friends doing cool things!!

00:55:56 HARRISON'S MORNING BREW: The EU investigating Meta for being too addictive

00:59:01 Netflix is officially bringing back CABLE?!

01:00:21 FIVE THINGS WORTH THE MONEY (parenting edition!!)

01:03:07 BICKER OF THE WEEK: if you use the last egg, do you announce it to your partner?!

01:04:10 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!!! Rocky is officially out of the 4th trimester 🥹 (it truly is like a light switch flips at 3 months). Speaking of new milestones, Alex tried co-sleeping with him for the first time now that he's past the safe age - the review: loved every second of it but didn't get a whole lot of sleep lol.

We start with a trending topic: what is the "back in my day we walked uphill both ways" of our generation?! (i.e. we made it through 4 years of college without ChatGPT!!). Which lead us to an insane discovery… did you know kids at camp are now getting their letters SCANNED and texted to their parents instantly?! Whatever happened to snail mail?

Some fun things: spam mail is getting out of hand, Harrison put a Mexican 3-cheese blend on our pizza (thoughts?), and he pulls a text prank on our neighbors (and Jules) live on the pod 💀

Then the announcement that was MADE for this pod: Summer House Canada is officially happening (10 episodes in Muskoka!!) 🇨🇦. Which leads to Alex asking Harrison if he believes in reincarnation… and whether he would ever go on reality TV himself.

Then the big topic: the pay-to-play sports crisis in America. Apparently, it costs between $1,500 and $25,000+ a YEAR for kids to play club sports?! We get into the Let Kids Play Act, why the US is falling behind in soccer, and why kids are dropping out of sports altogether.

Plus in THINGS WE DMED: Waymo called the cops on two 15 year olds shooting Orbeez, the first AI actor is starring in a movie (welcome to the "Tillyverse"), and United is officially being SUED over window seats… without windows.

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:01:50 Rocky is officially OUT of the 4th trimester

00:04:22 What is the "Back in my day we walked uphill, both ways, in the snow to school" of our generation?

00:08:53 Is spam mail (AND calls AND email) officially out of hand?!

00:14:49 Has anyone else tried Mexican 3 cheese blend on pizza?!

00:18:02 Our experience co-sleeping with Rocky for the first time

00:26:11 Being off social media makes you SO out of the loop

00:32:58 Traveling with support: how we structured our Colorado trip

00:35:34 Summer House CANADA is officially happening

00:45:50 The PAY-TO-PLAY sports crisis in America (+ the "Let Kids Play Act"!)

01:01:38 Waymo called the cops on two 15 year olds shooting Orbeez

01:05:00 The FIRST AI actor is starring in a movie??

01:08:27 United is officially being SUED over window seats without windows

01:10:50 LOVE YOU GUYS!

#twoparentsandapod

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!!! We're back in Austin after our family “vaccination” (lol iykyk ) in Colorado (and we have a lot to catch up on!!!). First: a question from a viral video that has literally broken our brains all week - are your friendships hobby-based or BUDGET-based?! (& why we think the answer depends on the city you live in.)

Then we spend a solid 25 minutes doing SMASH or PASS on every detail we've heard from the Taylor Swift x Travis Kelce wedding, because there's just no other way to cover it… 1000 guests, MSG, Adam Sandler officiating, 20 minute vows, arcade games, Krispy Kreme trucks, the whole thing 🤯 (we hit every single one.) PSA: you do NOT have to like Taylor Swift to follow along… this became what WE would do at our wedding lol.

Moving on, Harrison is officially declaring July 5th to be New Year's Day 2.0 (a little mid-year reset). Which somehow spiraled him into a pool update (and we genuinely need your help: is it OK to have grass around your pool or does it need to be pavers or turf?!).

Following up on last week, we share the postpartum anxiety tools that actually landed from your messages: A.N.T.s (automatic negative thoughts!) and "name it to tame it" (there's real science behind why saying it out loud helps 🥹).

Plus a TON more: is Love Island really worth the daily commitment?!, in-app purchases on kids' iPad games = predatory , 530A accounts, the fact that 1 in 3 adults over 25 live with their parents in the US (surprising but… kind of amazing?), parenting norms around the world, and Team USA is officially OUT of the World Cup 😭.

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast

00:01:55 Are your friendships hobby-based or BUDGET-based?!

00:09:22 Taylor Swift x Travis Kelce wedding SMASH or PASS!!! (1000 guests, MSG, Adam Sandler officiant & more!)

00:35:38 Is July 5th New Year’s Day 2.0?!

00:39:39 HOME UPDATE: Grass vs. pavers vs. turf?!

00:42:03 PPA Tools: A.N.T.s & "name it to tame it"

00:48:17 Is Love Island worth watching EVERY DAY?!

00:52:23 Are in-app purchases on kids’ iPad games predatory?!

00:56:15 530A accounts are now available

00:56:35 1 in 3 adults 25+ live with their parents?!

00:58:07 Parenting norms from other cultures: Denmark, Argentina & Japan

01:05:40 Team USA is officially OUT of the World Cup 😭 (+ American vs. Canadian sports mindset)

01:13:15 LOVE YOU GUYS!

#twoparentsandapod

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday (and welcome back from a holiday weekend)!!! We recorded our first ever remote MOUNTAIN edition from COLORADO 🏔️ We just wrapped up our first family trip with friends (5 other couples + 10 kids under 4!!) and all we can say is: if you can plan a trip with friends who have kids the same age as yours… DO IT.

After two more structured episodes (our stories + a Q&A - check them out if you haven't!!), we had to have a bit of a chaos episode, starting with an "H-bomb" (lol): the "girl theory" that Harrison would like to bring to the attention of the class… you can TOTALLY tell how well 2 girls know each other by the tone of their "hi"?! 

From there: why Airbnbs are the ULTIMATE family travel life hack, World Cup fever has OFFICIALLY hit America (we are so excited for 7pm tonight!!), Harrison's honest review of the toddler hiking backpack (spoiler: not making it up the mountain lol), Tate's first experience with a paper straw (it was a no from her), Alex's birthday recap + a really lovely mindset from Harrison’s mom on how to assess where you're at in life on your birthday, 3 birthday questions Alex's friend asked her, and Harrison's fascinating take on why CONFIDENCE might just be the ultimate secret to success (with a cool parenting takeaway too!).

Then we get into the topics that have been ALL over social media: would you do an "airport divorce" to avoid fighting with your spouse while traveling?! (spoiler: we would not with ONE exception), Meta spending $2.4 BILLION a year on AI (equivalent of 9,000 engineers!!), the couple that got engaged on top of the Empire State Building AND got arrested?!, and Amanda is officially NOT rejoining Summer House (?????). And finally, a question the audience needs to weigh in on: is "did you carry him?" a socially acceptable question to ask a mom 2 months postpartum?!

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! (MOUNTAIN EDITION - recording from Colorado!)

00:01:48 Can you tell how good friends 2 girls are by their tone of voice when they say hi?! 

00:03:30 Are Airbnbs the ULTIMATE travel life hack for families with kids?! 

00:04:34 Has World Cup Fever OFFICIALLY hit America?! 

00:06:21 The summer vacation mindset that makes it SO easy to meet new people

00:10:05 Is a hiking backpack for a toddler our new go-to?! (spoiler: no lol) 

00:12:12 Paper straws and toddlers DON’T mix

00:13:22 Alex's birthday recap (+ an awesome birthday mindset)

00:17:47 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: Would you do an "airport divorce" to avoid fighting with your spouse?!

00:23:52 TWEET OF THE WEEK: Meta is spending $2.4 BILLION a year on AI (equivalent of 9,000 engineers!!)

00:28:42 Birthday questions: what are you leaving behind, taking with you & picking up?

00:35:48 The most important trait for success is CONFIDENCE

00:37:55 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: The couple that got engaged on top of the Empire State Building & got ARRESTED?!

00:41:15 Amanda is officially NOT rejoining Summer House (reality TV haters - SKIP THIS!)

00:45:54 Is "did you carry him?" an inappropriate question to ask a stranger?!

00:47:34 LOVE YOU GUYS!

#twoparentsandapod

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