Two Parents & A Podcast

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! So.. we (Alex & Jules) found ourselves in some heat over our video games after kids take from Friday, so we had to get a guy's POV.. and you guys? He may have even HOTTER takes. Turns out Harrison was a GAMER gamer back in the day (18-hour Grand Theft Auto Sundays.. we have questions), but as a dad he has rules: there are more productive ways to decompress, never let it eat family time, and play when everyone's asleep. Then Jules asks the question that will surely put us back in the comments: are video games just Cocomelon for adults?!

But before ALL that: it's officially HYROX race week for the dads (we're heading to DC later this week!) We settle the great seasonal debate: when does summer ACTUALLY end? Alex says Labor Day, Harrison says September 21st because "the sun does not lie." Plus Saturn Return (why your life flips upside down between 26 and 29.. planets, maybe!) and Tinx's 3-articles-a-day challenge. We're in.

On the home front: Tate had her first gymnastics class 🥹 Airplane arms on the balance beam, and the 8:45 AM Saturday slot that gave us sticker shock is now the anchor of our perfect Saturday (gymnastics, brunch, nap). Plus our new birthday math: birthdays are for the PARENTS until the kid turns three.. two per kid, use them wisely lol

Then a real-time rabbit hole: how were popsicles invented?! (Thank you, Frank. And his kids, who named it.) An etiquette Q we need your take on: cars are already at the house party.. knock or walk in? (We have a 30-second rule.) Plus: do we need an interior designer for touch ups?? Austin designers, our DMs are open. And the "focusing illusion": stop drawing massive conclusions from ONE thing in someone's life.

We close with the news corner: Tim Cook's last day as Apple CEO.. $350 billion to $4.7 TRILLION, and the family stock story that still stings. Has AI lost its PR battle in the US? And Jennifer Garner's take we (kind of) loved: never apologize to your kids for working.. thank them for being sweet and patient about it instead 🤍

Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamp:

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

00:01:00 It's HYROX race week for the dads!

00:04:41 When does summer ACTUALLY end?!

00:06:01 Saturn Return: why your late 20s flip your whole life?!

00:09:05 Tinx’s 3-articles-a-day challenge (we're in)

00:14:19 You simply cannot beat a Cubs game in a Chicago summer

00:17:19 Video games for dads: a follow up

00:29:50 Tate's first gymnastics class 🥹

00:31:11 Birthday parties are for the parents until the kid turns THREE

00:34:32 How were popsicles invented?!

00:41:56 Etiquette Q: do you knock at a house party.. or just walk in?

00:44:06 Do we need an interior designer?!

00:47:28 The "focusing illusion”

00:53:42 Tim Cook's last day as Apple CEO ($350 billion to $4.7 TRILLION?!)

00: 58:52 Has AI lost its PR battle in the US?

1:01:35 Our favorite Tim Cook quotes

1:04:45 Should you ever apologize to your kids for working?!

1:06:41 PSA: stop wearing Nike socks with dress shoes!!

1:07:44 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! It's a GIRLS episode.. Harrison is in Chicago, so it's Alex & Jules answering YOUR questions. The theme: married with kids vs. single and child-free, and every question in between.

But first, life: Tate learned to cockadoodle doo AND somersault this week (grandma brought a tumbling matt.. Harrison is going to come home to a full show). Then we get into the birthday crying phenomenon (high expectations + "don't plan anything!!" = a recipe lol.. moral of the story: say what you actually want, and a card is the MINIMUM), the Mommy & Me dance class dynamic where the mom vibes matter just as much as the toddler vibes (the water bottle incident.. iykyk), you know you're an adult when.. (Alex has a wrapping paper CLOSET), and your new favorite word: detritus. You will now see it in every book you read forever, you're welcome.

Then the Q&A. You guys sent the most thoughtful questions about opposite seasons of life and we tried to answer from both sides: how to actually show up for friends in a different phase, whether Alex ever misses her pre-kid life, how Jules finds contentment single at 30, and whether it's EVER okay to ask someone if they want kids (short version: let them bring it up!) Plus the etiquette rapid-fire: exclusively breastfed babies at no-kids weddings, declining a good friend's party when you don't want to leave your baby, whether single friends actually want kids' birthday party invites (yes.. if that's where her people are, that's where she wants to be 🥹), and Jules's official baby-holding policy: nothing before four months, she's not doing the head bobbing hahaha

Also in there: the video game rules when you have kids (time-bound it or lose it), our best advice for college girls and post-grads, the words we use sparingly besides "no," and how Alex is juggling podcasting, momming & working out.

And we close with OREO GATE: a mom texted the class asking everyone to stop sending Oreos to school.. and it turns into the best question of the episode: are you preparing the road for the child, or the child for the road? (someone smart said this - not us!!!)

Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Ps. P says sorry for coughing !!!!!!!!!!!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! (girls episode.. Harrison's in Chicago!)

00:02:45 Mornings with Tate: cockadoodle doo & somersaults

00:05:12 Do you cry on your birthday?!

00:09:28 Mommy & Me dance class: the mom vibes MATTER

00:17:18 Meeting your friends' kids for the first time

00:19:50 You know you're an adult when..

00:24:49 Detritus: the word you'll now see in every book you read (you're welcome)

00:31:09 Q&A: How do you show up for friends in the opposite season of life?

00:38:22 Q&A: Does being around single, child-free friends ever make Alex miss a past life?

00:45:16 Q&A: How does Jules find contentment in singleness at 30?

00:52:07 Q&A: Is it annoying to ask people when/if they want kids?

00:55:50 Q&A: Can you bring an exclusively breastfed baby to a no-kids wedding?

00:59:35 Q&A: How do I decline a good friend's party when I don't want to leave my baby?

01:01:07 Q&A: Single with no kids: do you WANT to be invited to kids' birthday parties?

01:05:10 Q&A: Do you want to hold my baby? (Jules has a 4-month rule lol)

01:10:03 Q&A: What should the rules be if your husband plays video games and you have kids?

01:14:24 Q&A: Best advice for college girls & post-grads

01:22:03 Q&A: What words do we use sparingly besides "no"?

01:25:49 Q&A: How is Alex working out, working AND pumping?!

01:33:14 OREO GATE: preparing the road for the child.. or the child for the road?

01:37:55 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! You guys know we record same-day, which means we get to open with actual breaking news: Meta agreed to a $17 BILLION settlement in the child safety trial. Harrison dusts off his finance-guy trick for understanding any settlement (go straight to the stock price.. what it did tells you everything) and we get into what actually changes for kids: time restrictions and nighttime blockouts. And while we're being all professional and stuff lol, Alex shares how she beat her 2 AM heartburn after Prilosec, Tums AND Pepto all failed. The winner? Baking soda and water. (NOT medical advice.. she literally ate a bag of chips first as a strategy lol)

It's not until after ALL of this that we finally welcome you back to the episode :-) and Alex starts out hot. Backstory: she posted a TikTok about letting Tate wear her helmet and while mommy ALSO wears her helmet (red light mask).. and a comment saying "it's okay to tell her no" racked up over a thousand likes. So you're telling me a thousand people think we should say no to a toddler wearing a HELMET for fun?! Video two was born, the internet responded, and the ratio has spoken 💅 The real convo: we DO say no.. we just save it for safety and the impossible stuff, because a no used all day loses its luster. When Tate hears a real one, she stops in her tracks.

Other things on the home front: we're STILL shopping your Babylist registries AND we seem to be starting a little etiquette corner?? We answered YOUR question about should guests ever do dishes!!

Then it's officially FOOTBALL SEASON!! Our new fantasy twist: every Monday everyone in the crew individually picks a team to win, no picking the same team twice, and the most wins at the end takes home a prize. Plus Harrison makes his case for changing your fandom as an adult, and we give our official bar-vs-stadium ratio (there was immediate agreement, which never happens).

We take a minute for our queen, Dolly Parton 💛🌈 We love how she's being remembered, and the thing we can't get over is her philanthropic legacy.. 1 in 7 kids under 5 in the US gets a book in the mail from Dolly every month. We're excited to make a podcast donation to the Imagination Library in her honor.

We close with the internet section: Gen Z invented SILENT book clubs (you read alone together at a coffee shop until a timer goes off.. we wanted to hate it, we love it), LinkedIn is being used as a dating app and 22% of people have already tried it?! (Harrison's ruling: instant removal from the platform), the Reddit rule for DNFing a book guilt-free, the exact ages you age out of high school shows (25) and college shows (30), and Uber letting parents LIVESTREAM their teen's rides. And a BICKER OF THE WEEK years in the making: Harrison interrupting Alex's sacred workout-drive "banger time" means one thing.. Harrison officially needs his own car.

Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

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

00:00:07 Meta agrees to $17 BILLION settlement in child safety trial

00:04:44 Home remedy for heartburn that ACTUALLY works (NOT medical advice lol)

00:06:02 Why we will ALWAYS welcome you back to the episode (manners!!)

00:08:00 Saying no to your toddler (an update from TikTok)

00:17:26 We're STILL shopping your Babylist registries!!

00:19:42 Etiquette corner: should guests do the dishes?!

00:28:10 Our new fantasy football twist

00:37:24 Can you change your football fandom as an adult?!

00:43:43 Watching football at the bar vs. going to the game (our official ratio)

00:47:51 Remembering Dolly Parton 💛🌈

00:53:10 Gen Z invented a new type of book club (we wanted to hate it.. we love it)

00:54:58 LinkedIn is being used as a dating app?! (instantly NO)

01:00:14 PSA: It’s OK to DNF a book!!

01:05:09 When do you age out of watching high school shows?!

01:07:13 Uber will now let parents LIVESTREAM their teen's rides

01:08:13 Bicker of the Week: Harrison needs his own car (ASAP lol)

01:11:56 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! The headline: we FINALLY did some wedding planning (live on the pod..) and we think we may have unlocked something?! You guys know we've been kicking this can down the road (2 under 2 - FORGIVE US), but one little scheduling switch changed everything (iykyk) and now we're officially in planning mode (send us your ATX dueling piano wedding reviews!!)

Before all that: the BEST fantasy football punishment we've ever seen (18 holes of golf with strangers.. no clubs, no ball, full commitment to every pretend swing hahaha), Harrison's cooking redemption arc (Alex used to WINCE from across the kitchen.. now he cleans as he goes?!), and an etiquette check from Jules: do you need a hostess gift for a baby shower at someone's house? Plus a question back to Jules: should you serve alcohol at your wedding if YOU don't drink?! (the short answer: it depends).

Then a Babylist It Forward follow up: we bought your gifts!! Thank you for sharing your registries with us, this was genuinely so fun 🤍

And the Bicker of the Week (borrowed from TikTok): is peanut butter sweet or savory?! (Harrison made us asked chat which led to…) The AI corner: AI FOR EVIL (?? lol).. ChatGPT is coming to your iMessages, and we get into whether messages should come with a "sent with ChatGPT" label. And AI FOR GOOD: personalized cancer treatment breakthroughs that genuinely made our jaws drop. Plus THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: a magazine made of your saved articles?! (We redesigned the whole product live, you're welcome)

For those who are following along with our little podcast book club: Alex is 120 pages deep into Careless People and has THOUGHTS (kind of not spoiler safe so I guess skip if you just started??). And finally, what's going on at home: a potty training update, the great ice cream night debate (is 2 too young for a scoop?!), Tate officially shutting laptops when it's family time ("no no no no”), and Rocky is OFFICIALLY trying to get in on the action.

Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

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

00:00:05 The BEST fantasy football punishment we've ever seen (18 holes.. no clubs)

00:05:34 Chaos in the kitchen (Harrison's cooking redemption arc!)

00:13:21 Do you need a hostess gift for a baby shower? (etiquette check!)

00:18:26 Should you serve alcohol at your wedding if YOU don't drink?!

00:21:45 LIVE wedding planning on the pod (we finally unlocked something?!)

00:26:48 Babylist It Forward follow up: we bought your gifts!!

00:27:38 BICKER OF THE WEEK (borrowed from TikTok): is peanut butter sweet or savory?!

00:33:48 AI FOR EVIL (?? lol): ChatGPT is coming to your iMessages

00:40:08 BOOK CLUB: Careless People update (Alex is 120 pages deep & has THOUGHTS)

00:48:32 AI FOR GOOD: personalized cancer treatment breakthroughs?!

00:50:46 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: a magazine made of your saved articles?!

00:55:02 WHAT’S GOING ON AT HOME?!: potty training, ice cream night & getting in the action

01:00:34 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! Let's start with the fun stuff: we've seen the #BabylistItForward movement (thank you Alex Cooper!) and we want to do this for YOU guys.. or a friend you think could use it! Comment yours (or someone else’s!) Babylist links on YouTube or Spotify and we'll be picking a handful at random to send gifts to. (PS: Alex is requesting a story alongside the link!!)

Ok, let's get into the episode, because it was a good one. Of course we started with three rando topics no one planned: not all shopping lists are created equal (are you a recipe planner or a free-baller?!), Harrison's new H BOMB segment "Is THIS hard for everyone or is it just ME?!" (this week: printing.. why is it SO hard), and a rare (actually not rare at all lol) Bicker of the Week between Harrison and Jules over a word they were actually both wrong about.

Then we get into the good stuff: the back to school decorating trend we LOVE, Alex's new go-to postpartum gift for moms (daytime pajamas!!), what to say when family calls your toddler's big feelings a "temper tantrum," teaching kids discernment (not just independence!), how/when phobias develop, and why playgrounds might be a child's first real taste of the world. Plus a quick note on why we're not covering the Lindsay Clancy case.

Our last convo is all about ChatGPT for Teens.. including a really interesting debate on chatbot relationships, how AI is making homework easier but learning HARDER, and who the heck is supposed to be governing all of this?!

LOVE YOU GUYS, happy Friday!!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:07:08 Not all shopping lists are created equal (recipe planners vs. free-ballers)
00:04:48 Why is printing SO hard?! (new H BOMB he named “Is THIS hard for everyone or is it just ME?!”)
00:07:09 Bicker of the Week: “Bragocious” vs. “Bragacias” (spoiler alert: it’s “braggadocious”)
00:11:31 The back to school decorating trend we LOVE
00:14:14 Alex's new go-to postpartum gift for moms (daytime pajamas!!)
00:16:56 Advice for when family calls your toddler's big feelings a "temper tantrum"
00:22:00 The first time your toddler shows CONCERN 🥹
00:23:45 Do kids need independence.. or discernment?!
00:28:46 How do kids develop phobias?
00:39:37 Playgrounds are a child's first taste of the real world
00:43:08 Babylist It Forward: comment your registries!!
00:47:18 Why we're not covering the Lindsay Clancy case
00:49:39 ChatGPT for Teens
LOVE YOU GUYS!

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