Two Parents & A Podcast

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!

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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!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, HAPPY FRIDAY & happy 4th of July weekend!!! 🇺🇸 Today we are answering YOUR questions (about our backgrounds, relationships, kids, anything!!). Quick preview to Monday: TODAY (Friday!!) we are recording an episode IN COLORADO, and we're excited to give you guys the updates on our first family trip. OK ANYWAYS, you guys submitted TONS of questions and we tried to hit as many as we could :-)

The big three we dug into: an update on our joint finances (spoiler: everything we said on the OG money episode is basically no longer true…), how Alex ACTUALLY created her mom community in Austin (it comes down to being on offense, prioritizing moms with kids the same age, and following up), and the biggest differences going from 1 kid to 2 under 2 (from a listener who is about to have baby #2!!). We also get into how Harrison found the bonding experience with Tate & Rocky post-birth (a really thoughtful Q from a dad-to-be), what we thought we'd need in early parenthood but genuinely didn't, and what makes us proud of our family 🥹

Plus a few FUN ones right off the top: what fictional character are we most like according to ChatGPT?! (Also we need to know who you guys are!!!), one thing the audience doesn't know about us (Alex wanted to be a sports anchor?!), and a full deep dive on Jules and her origin story with the pod (all you guys need to know is I thought I was meeting up with Alex for an interview and she just started giving me all of her passwords hahahahaha -Jules).

If you're new here or a longtime listener, we hope this Q&A gives you tons of new tidbits - and thank you for the amazing questions!! 

LOVE YOU GUYS & happy 4th!!

Timestamps: 

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

00:00:15 Harrison's golf tournament today (you heard the results on Monday’s episode lol)

00:02:00 One thing the audience doesn't know about us

00:07:30 What fictional character are we most like according to ChatGPT? 

00:14:43 LISTENER Q: Can you talk about Jules and her background with the pod?

00:27:50 LISTENER Q: How did Alex create her mom community?

00:35:35 Quick intermission to talk about Tate 

00:36:50 LISTENER Q: What's your favorite thing to do as a family?

00:38:15 LISTENER Q: The information overload of new motherhood (+ what we thought we'd need but didn't!)

00:46:50 LISTENER Q: Did Harrison find it to be a process bonding with Tate & Rocky?

00:54:18 LISTENER Q: The biggest differences between 1 kid & 2 under 2 (from another mom about to have baby #2!)

00:59:00 LISTENER Q: An update on our joint finances (things have changed!!)

01:05:00 LISTENER Q: What makes you proud of your family? 🥹

01:06:22 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX!!! 🥳 (from Jules!!!) Since we’re on summer break AND it's Alex's 33rd birthday AND we happen to have a LOT of new listeners lately, we figured today was the perfect day for a full reintroduction episode!!! Alex & Harrison take us all the way back to before they knew each other and walk through the sequence of events that got them to where they are today (family of 4 in Austin!!!).

Jules’ note to this listener: I learned a TON of new things while we filmed this ep so I’m sure you will TOO!! 

We start with the Alex: Oklahoma City (Edmond!!) childhood, competitive volleyball, working for Jennifer Welch, moving to LA, going viral on TikTok during Covid (blue hair era!!), moving to New York & the Barstool chapter, her divorce & more! Then Harrison walks us through his backstory: growing up in Vancouver, going to McGill (thanks to one random piece of advice from a guy named Matt), spending 7+ years in finance (NYC, Hong Kong), ending up in San Francisco, starting The Naked Market, and ending his 7 year relationship.

Then we get into the story of how they ACTUALLY met (spoiler: Alex actually BAILED on the first first date). Their first date was legendary (the Balloon Museum, tater tots at Overstory, a Tribeca / West Village bar crawl) and they truly never stopped hanging out after that day (November 4th is their official anniversary!!). 

Plus, how they decided they were ready to have kids so quickly, navigating pregnancy in a brand new relationship, and why they ultimately moved from NYC to Austin (great Diet Coke Index!!).

Then we get into the origin story of their beloved nanny share (which started with a postpartum basket, a case of Michelob Ultra, and a Texas-Georgia football game!!), welcoming baby #2 + getting married at the courthouse right before Rocky was born, how many kids they ultimately want (3 is the update!!), and plans to stay in Austin forever (with a NYC bop when the kids graduate!)

If you're a new listener, WELCOME!!! And if you've been here since the beginning, thank you for growing with us 🥹

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

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

00:05:12 Alex's story: Working for Jennifer Welch, going viral on TikTok, moving to NYC & getting divorced

00:24:34 Harrison's story: McGill, working in finance, starting The Naked Market & ending a 7 year relationship

00:42:07 The story of how we met + our first date

00:55:51 How did we decide we were ready to have kids so quickly?

00:58:38 Navigating pregnancy while in a new relationship

01:00:41 Why we moved from NYC to Austin (+ the Diet Coke Index!!)

01:08:03 How we started the NANNY SHARE with our next door neighbors 🥹

01:18:58 Do we plan on staying in Austin forever?!

01:20:31 How many kids do we want?!

01:22:45 Welcoming baby #2 + getting married!! 

01:24:19 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!!! We get into a topic I've been thinking about a LOT lately: the postpartum anxiety I'm experiencing the second time around (it's a totally different beast than postpartum depression, AND the anxiety this time is split between two kids…). I share what's actually helping me (s/o to Michelle for the "text me every intrusive thought you have" technique 🥹), and Harrison talks about how he's adapting to support me through it.

Then we get into our FIRST family trip with friends!!! We're going to Aspen for the 4th of July (birthday week + America's 250th!), and we ended up with 4 other couples going (the group is 20+!!!). We get into how we picked Aspen, why a kitchen is non-negotiable when traveling with babies, and why having a bunch of friends with kids the same age as yours is the ULTIMATE travel scenario!! 

Plus, the question that's been on my mind after seeing a viral clip: what ARE non-parents doing between 4 and 8 PM?! (We genuinely cannot remember… Harrison would work late, I would have organized my house??)

OK the other stuff: normalizing breakfast with friends before work, the Canada vs. US mindset around sports, and our updated thoughts on ISR vs. structured swim lessons (we're leaning structured but Harrison is writing his Substack on it!!).

Then lots of fun: WHAT WE'RE WATCHING (I Will Find You on Netflix — a Netflix-y version of All Her Fault!), our next BOOK CLUB pick (Famesick by Lena Dunham!), everything Harrison is learning from Morning Brew (people are spending less on dating and more on houses), and what Alex learned from Dr. Becky about what "just one more book" ACTUALLY means (+ our updated bedtime routine (which is basically… no routine?!)) 

Oh and one NOT fun thing: Harrison's car got BOOTED again (and paid HOW much to get it off?!)

LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps: 

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

00:00:18 We need to re-normalize breakfast with friends before work

00:03:08 Canada Day vs. 4th of July 

00:05:40 What are non-parents doing between 4 and 8 PM?!

00:10:09 Our FIRST family trip with friends: Aspen for the 4th of July!!

00:16:52 Canada vs. US mindset around sports

00:26:13 The reality of postpartum anxiety the 2nd time around 

00:34:07 Our updated thoughts on ISR vs. structured swim lessons

00:40:15 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: I Will Find You on Netflix

00:41:26 BOOK CLUB UPDATE: We're reading Famesick by Lena Dunham next!

00:45:07 THINGS WE DMED: A Swedish minister brought her baby to an EU meeting

00:48:32 IN THE COMMENTS: Best toddler-friendly iPad games for travel

00:51:35 HARRISON’S MORNING BREW: 51% of 18-29 year olds spent $0 on dates this year?!

00:54:25 HARRISON’S MORNING BREW: Homeownership has gotten SO expensive (same payment now gets you $385K vs. $500K!)

00:56:05 Our car got BOOTED in Austin (Is this company PREDATORY?! )

01:01:45 What "just one more book!" ACTUALLY means (+ our updated bedtime routine!)

01:06:33 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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