Ep. 332 - Taking Playdates to a Whole New Level
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In the special segment "Gripe Water," Shanna and Laura share the hilariously petty parenting problems that have been bothering them lately, diving into the topics of troublesome toys and sloppy surfaces. Also, Shanna talks about taking "drop-off playdates" to a whole new level, and Laura reports on managing work and parenting when a deadline is looming. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 5.5 and 8.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 5.5 years old and 3.5 years old.
Topics discussed in this episode:
-How to manage drop-off playdates
-Should I let my child ride in someone else's car?
-Laura and Gia's potty training book
-Managing work and parenting simultaneously
-Why are kids' toys so loud?
-How to keep surfaces uncluttered when you have kids
-Revamping your backyard to make it more kid-friendly
-Instilling house rules about toys
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, just a quick note before we start the show. So we recorded this episode well in |
| 0:05.6 | advance of the presidential election. But now that it's happened and we know the results, it just |
| 0:11.0 | felt a little weird to just put the episode out without saying something. We don't usually |
| 0:15.4 | talk about news or politics on the show because we like to keep our show evergreen. And if we |
| 0:19.9 | talked about current events, |
| 0:21.0 | it would be outdated pretty quickly. But we just wanted to say that we are committed to being |
| 0:26.7 | here for you for continuing to build this warm and inclusive and welcoming space in this podcast, |
| 0:32.8 | in our podcast community. And we will continue to fight for women's rights, not just for ourselves and not just |
| 0:38.3 | for our daughters, but your daughters as well. But also, we keep the podcast current events free, |
| 0:42.8 | because sometimes you just need somewhere to escape. For now, I hope you get some much-needed |
| 0:46.9 | laughs from this episode, and thanks for listening. On with the show. Welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shauna and Laura. |
| 0:56.1 | This week we have our weekly check-ins. |
| 0:58.1 | We have our special segment, Ripewater, where we let ourselves complain about troubles with toys and tables. |
| 1:05.2 | And we close with our BFPs and BFNs for the week. |
| 1:07.7 | Let's get started. |
| 1:09.9 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to episode |
| 1:11.6 | 332. I'm here with Shauna on the line. Hello, Shauna. Hello. Hello. It's so wonderful to hear |
| 1:19.7 | your voice. Likewise. On this beautiful day in Southern California. Yes, it is a nice day. It is. And I want to |
| 1:27.4 | know all about what you've been up to this week. It's been a whole week since we've talked last. And I need updates. I have some for you. Oh, good. Okay, so I have checked in before about doing drop-off playdates with CC and her little BFF, Anna. It's been going great. |
| 1:45.2 | We've been going back and forth. |
| 1:47.4 | Ana comes over here. |
| 1:48.4 | Cici goes over there sometimes. |
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