Two Parents & A Podcast

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we are SO BACK (lol… we're feeling like this is our first full on episode back since having Rocky 🥹) And we're getting into a bunch of stuff. A big one: "holding the line" as parents, especially around bedtime (our ask: this this necessary?!), and the broader conversation of rule vs. suggestion (and the importance of being consistent… which is something we needed to talk to OURSELVES about hahaha).

Off the top we get into optimization culture: Harrison did a 36-hour fast this week (per his longevity doctor!!), which spirals into a bigger convo about how we've all gone a LITTLE too far. Like, you have two glasses of wine and now it takes you 3 days to recover?! Steven Bartlett, we love you, but come on. Our take: live in the middle (a "moderate 365"… not a hard 75!).

Then we get into the great location sharing debate (a la the Summer House reunion). Harrison’s take: you should you share your location ALL the time or NEVER (also like is it the new moral compass?!) Plus the rest of our Summer House reunion thoughts (we feel for Kyle now?!).

Plus, why kids freeze up when you tell them to "say hi" (& what to do instead!), teaching street safety through modeling, which transition was actually harder (0 to 1 we THINK!), newborn gas & spit up (am I overthinking it?), Tate's communication leap (!!!!), and a bunch of other fun stuff (s/o Kate for suggesting a segment of Alex just pronouncing words wrong hahahah).

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

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

00:03:04 Why we have a new official "no sharing dreams” rule on the pod

00:06:24 The art of “give and take” in friendships 

00:07:56 Harrison's 36-hour fast (+optimization culture rant)

00:18:40 Why kids freeze up when you tell them to “say hi” (& what to do instead!)

00:22:18 Teaching street safety through modeling 

00:23:55 Bedtime: rule or suggestion?! (+ the importance of “holding the line”)

00:34:55 Which transition was harder: 0 to 1 or 1 to 2?!

00:37:47 Dealing with newborn gas & spit up (am I overthinking it?)

00:45:06 Date night is officially BACK on the table!

00:48:05 Tate has officially had a communication leap

00:52:13 Alex pronouncing things funny pt. 3928374: sherbet, ornery, rural & more! (s/o Kate from Edmond, OK!)

00:57:31 Location sharing: the new moral compass?!

01:02:26 Our Summer House reunion thoughts (skip if you want lol)

01:11:43 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Off Campus, Your Friends & Neighbors, Margo's Got Money Troubles

01:13:40 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: Coke vs. Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero

01:18:19 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, it's what we call a quick "chit chat" episode to start off your 4-day work week :-) Harrison joins us for all of about a minute before we sent him home with the kids… but NOT BEFORE Tate said "hello" to the pod listeners (guys, she was so proud of herself for using the mic).

We start with our MDW block party recap. We had 200+ people show up, the dunk tank was the unexpected MVP, and Harrison flipped 200+ burgers/dogs (because the man does everything 200%). OH — and it wouldn't be a block party in Austin if a Waymo didn't get confused and stuck on our street for like 15 minutes (hahahha). We also get into our actual TIPS on how to throw your own block party because it's so much easier than you think (even though it was a big “get out of your comfort zone” moment for us).

Then we get into a little pop culture: the ESPN announcer who refused to say Taylor Swift's name during the Cavs game (?? still confused why), Jessica Simpson didn't even NEED to make a comeback (you guys… her net worth is $200M vs. Hilary Duff's $20M, which completely flipped our opinion from last ep), and we covered her response to the Nick Lachey flight situation (her mom bought the first class tickets… mystery solved!).

Then we continue our new ongoing debate over crown vs. crayon (10% of you actually say crown!!), which spirals us into a whole conversation about regional dialects (the NYT Dialect Quiz, the Cleveland "tree lawn", and Alex saying "sea-ment" instead of "cement"). Oh and apparently Jules made a VIRAL BuzzFeed quiz back in the day that had millions of hits (which Halo Top flavor are you?! Guys please take this and lmk in the comments - https://www.buzzfeed.com/minichjg/can-we-guess-your-go-to-halo-top-flavor-with-six-q-37u2u). 

Plus, because Harrison left with the kids and we had time on our hands, we went TIKTOK LIVE with you guys to do a Q&A for the first time!!! We got into so many random questions in real time: moving, potty training, the hardest part of parenthood, the Pumpables pump that has changed my life, and so much more.

Then we end with two important (read facetiously) questions: should you let your kid stay up past bedtime if they're reading? (The "run or read" bedtime hack that's getting a lot of buzz online.) AND… is it socially acceptable to bring Jules's new ORANGE iPhone 17 Pro Max to a black tie wedding?! (We think yes, because Morgan Stewart said so.)

OK hope you guys had fun — WE DID!

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps: 

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

00:01:29 Memorial Day block party recap

00:11:41 What’s going on at home

00:16:05 ESPN announcer refused to say Taylor Swift's name?!

00:19:16 Jessica Simpson is worth HOW much?! ($200M vs. Hilary Duff's $20M!!!)

00:21:30 Crown vs. crayon: the official verdict (+ a tip if your toddler is coloring on everything!)

00:25:41 The NYT U.S. Dialect Quiz (have you taken it?!)

00:27:10 Jules made a viral BuzzFeed quiz?!

00:28:33 LIVE FROM THE POD: TikTok Live with you guys!!! (moving, potty training & pumpables)

00:44:58 Should you let your kid stay up past bedtime to read?!

00:48:50 Is the ORANGE iPhone 17 Pro Max socially acceptable at a black tie wedding?!

00:52:48 LOVE YOU GUYS!

#twoparentsandapod

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we have an unintentional Q&A episode because Alex put up a story box late last night, and we ended up answering your Qs for like… 45 minutes 🤭 So tons of practical stuff in here, including: WHY we decided to hire a night nurse and what it actually looks like for us (you guys had so many questions about this!), our potty training prep for Tate (she's 19 months and showing all the signs… are we ready?!), and then not so practical stuff like our thoughts on the Blake Lively / Justin Baldoni case (hahahha).

OK TLDR on YOUR other questions: Tate is OBSESSED with her new baby doll (the imaginative play era is real and so cute), how we organize the kids' clothes for potential future babies (sticker printer + labeled bins, very not Alex), wedding & honeymoon plans (we're getting back into it!! safari for the honeymoon??), and how did I know Harrison was the one (spoiler: it was the way he answered "how was your day?" lol). Plus, do we want more boys or girls for the next two kids, formula feeding guilt when your milk hasn't come in yet, the "I want to try for #2 but I'm SO nervous to be overwhelmed" question, and a viral trend ("me on a Tuesday morning because I didn't marry a loser"… we have thoughts).

Then we get into pop culture: Harrison's full Summer House finale + In The City review (skip the first 9 minutes if you don't watch lol), Craig Conover wrote a CHILDREN'S BOOK?!, Alex is officially loving Off Campus (Jules is shocked), and our Survivor finale predictions.

Plus, TWEET OF THE WEEK on Jeff Bezos's tax proposal (the bottom 50% should pay 0% in taxes — and Alex is making us all vote on it), THINGS WE DMED: the etiquette around befriending a friend's friend (the 3-hangout rule + are you a bridge friend or a moat friend?!), a Memorial Day block party update (we're at 80 people and Alex rented a DUNK TANK?!), and THIS WEEK WE LEARNED how fingerprints actually form in the womb (mind blown).

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:04:39 Skip if you don't watch Summer House & In The City lol
00:13:00 Craig Conover wrote a children's book?!
00:15:23 Tate is OBSESSED with her new baby doll (& the power of imaginative play) 🥹
00:20:56 Listener Q: How do you / how to organize the kids clothes for potential future babies? 
00:22:23 Listener Q: Wedding / honeymoon plans!?
00:27:35 Listener Q: Off campus thoughts?
00:30:25 Quick pause for Survivor finale predictions
00:32:48 Listener Q: How did I know Harrison was the one?
00:38:02 Listener Q: Do you know any updates on the Blake Lively Justin Belden case. What are your thoughts?
00:38:53 Listener Q: Would love to hear more about the Night Nurse and why you chose that. Besides the obvious 💗
00:43:59 Listener Q: Do you want more boys or girls for the next two kids?
00:48:46 Listener Q: Mom guilt around feeding formula? I have IGT so four week postpartum, my supply still hasn't come in
00:52:38 Listener Q: I love all the day to day life you share with number two. I want  to try for number two, but I’m so nervous to be overwhelmed. Thoughts?
00:54:11 Listener Q: Potty training prep?
00:55:46 Listener Q: Is this mean? "Me on a Tuesday morning because I didn't marry a loser"
00:58:27 TWEET OF THE WEEK: Jeff Bezos says the bottom 50% of earners should pay 0% in taxes
01:05:51 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: Befriending your friend’s friend etiquette
01:09:45 Memorial Day block party update
01:14:01 THIS WEEK WE LEARNED: Did you know how finger prints are formed?!
01:16:04 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we're talking about the lost art of the "doorbell friend" (we just learned we have these and it makes us feel like we're in a sitcom LOL). Which spirals into a whole convo about how in-person social interaction has plummeted and what can be done to bring back the 90s childhood mindset.

Then we get into Memorial Day block party planning (watermelon seed spitting contest, three-legged race, & getting Kennedy Urich's boyfriend Bobby to do a concert?!), and the fact that we have OFFICIALLY broken ground on the pool (after a whole pipe-moving saga that was NOT in the budget lol). In other neighborhood news, Alex is officially starting a book club!!! We get into the best books Alex has read lately (Mean Moms, Strangers, and the book book club is starting with: Yesteryear). Plus, fan-casting the Stranger TV adaptation (Nicole Kidman + Ryan Phillippe?!).

Then we get into Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey ending up on the SAME flight to Hawaii (what are the chances?!), date night midweek vs. Saturday night (spoiler alert: Thursday wins), and the great event eating debate (should you eat before attending an event with dinner?!)

Then it's Rocky's 1 month update (he's a GRAZER, his wake windows are lengthening, and Alex got cleared to work out!), and BICKER OF THE WEEK on whether you should be an out-and-backer or a looper on your neighborhood walks (Alex has her reasons!!!).

Plus, TWEET OF THE WEEK on the fact that 9 out of 10 women physicians are eldest daughters (Dr. Tate?!), and TWO THINGS WE DMED EACH OTHER: that viral video of the granddaughter teaching her 102 + 89 year old grandparents how to use DoorDash (heartwarming!!!) and the guy outsourcing his night nurse to the Philippines (seems completely unnecessary??).

And finally, our favorite baby products from the first month (RIP the wipe warmer for Rocky, the SNOO and Doona stay undefeated)!

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps: 

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

00:00:48 The importance of a “doorbell friend”

00:06:58 Memorial Day block party planning is officially underway

00:12:48 We've officially broken ground on the pool!!!

00:16:26 Hot water with lemon debate cont. (+ should restaurants charge for bread?!) 

00:20:23 Alex is officially starting a book club 

00:29:29 Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey on the SAME flight to Hawaii?!

00:34:16 Date night: midweek vs. Saturday night?

00:36:48 Do you eat before events?! 

00:41:19 Rocky's 1 month update

00:49:42 BICKER OF THE WEEK: Walks around the neighborhood: out-and-backer or looper?

00:53:40 TWEET OF THE WEEK: 9 out of 10 women physicians are eldest daughters

00:56:45 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: Teaching grandparents to use DoorDash

01:06:15 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: Outsourcing your night nurse to the Philippines?!

01:11:48 Our favorite baby products in the first month

01:14:02 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we are deep in the weeds of toddler social skills, specifically: how to actually teach a toddler to share and the power of modeling behavior for toddlers because… they are watching (and copying) EVERYTHING.

Then we recap Mother's Day (the four of us at the coffee shop, my protein pancakes at The Well, and then our chaotic visit to a new store in Austin (s/o to Tiffany the most patient employee in the store, we love you). Plus, Harrison's Father's Day request (NO gifts (how many times has he said this on the pod until Alex listens lol)) and a little 2 under 2 update because Tate is more and more OBSESSED with Rocky everyday and we genuinely did not expect this 🥹

Plus, is the "dad bod" actually science?! (Apparently prolactin levels go UP in dads but Harrison is calling BS) and Harrison going VIRAL on Twitter for being a "basic Austin man" (baseball hat, scruff, plaid button-down) hahhaha 

And the fun stuff: our weekly (?) Waymo segment (sorry we can't help it), is it actually rude to customize your coffee order, what's the deal with DOGS in strollers, is the Hantavirus about to be lockdown 2.0, do we care if comedians don't write their own jokes, why Survivor is officially THE best couples show, and a home renovation hack we genuinely needed to share because the savings are JAW DROPPING (skip the GC!).

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps: 

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

00:01:06 Is it rude to customize your coffee order?!

00:6:50 2 under 2 update: Tate is OBSESSED with Rocky 🥹

00:12:06 Mother's Day recap (+ our chaotic Cartier visit)

00:16:22 What's the deal with DOGS in strollers?!

00:18:04 Waymo recall (sry we basically have a weekly Waymo segment lol)

00:24:08 Toddler sharing: "forced sharing" vs. taking turns

00:27:45 The power of modeling behavior for toddlers

00:30:39 Is the Hantavirus going to be lockdown 2.0?!

00:34:28 Harrison went VIRAL on Twitter for being basic lol

00:38:49 Do you care if comedians don't write their own jokes?!

00:44:09 TWEET OF THE WEEK: Poland's 0% income tax for families with 2+ kids

00:47:19 Is the "dad bod" actually science?!

00:49:10 Survivor is officially THE best couples show

00:52:45 The home renovation hack everyone needs to know (skip the GC!)

00:58:00 LOVE YOU GUYS!

#twoparentsandapod

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