Ep. 360 - Expectations vs. Reality
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 531 Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In the special segment "Why Is My Kid Crying?," Shanna and Laura explore the things that have caused their little ones to melt down recently, diving into the topics of Disneyland disappointments and fashion fails. Also, Shanna talks about how her kids reacted to their dad going out of town for a week, and Laura reports on how her family turned lemons into lemonade. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 6 and 9 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6 years old and 4 years old.
Topics discussed in this episode:
-Parenting without your partner when they go out of town
-Celebrating Earth Day with your kids
-Setting up a lemonade stand with your kids
-Disappointing experiences at Disneyland
-Should I put fake nails on my kid?
-Bring your kid to work day
-Finding your true bra measurement
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shana and Laura. |
| 0:05.1 | This week we have our weekly check-ins. |
| 0:06.9 | We have our special segment. |
| 0:08.2 | Why is my kid crying? |
| 0:10.0 | Where Shana and I talk about some Disneyland drama and fashion fails. |
| 0:13.5 | And we close with our BFPs and BFNs for the week. |
| 0:15.9 | Let's get to it. |
| 0:18.2 | Welcome to episode 360. |
| 0:20.3 | Shana, you spin me right round, right round, baby, right round. |
| 0:23.9 | 360 degrees for 360 episodes. Oh, it's all coming full circle. Oh, gosh. Look at that. |
| 0:33.8 | Mm-hmm. Well, Shana, for the 360th time, will you tell me what you've been up to this week? |
| 0:38.5 | I will, Laura. This week is a bit different than usual because my husband, my co-parent, my partner in crime, is out of town for the week. |
| 0:49.5 | So I am mom-in-charge. |
| 0:52.8 | The week. |
| 0:54.1 | How dare he? |
| 0:56.2 | Okay, where did he go? |
| 0:58.1 | What's the situation? |
| 0:59.9 | So he went to Minnesota to visit his sister. |
| 1:03.0 | Sisters lived out there for many years and he's never had a chance to go visit her. |
| 1:06.9 | And he really wanted to make time to go see her. |
| 1:09.4 | So that's where he went. |
| 1:12.2 | And at first I thought it was going to be me 100% on parenting duty. |
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