Ep. 410: Rage Bait
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 531 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Shanna and Laura talk bizarre pregnancy infographics and shockingly bad mom "hacks" in the special segment "Internet Insanity." Also, Shanna recounts a tumultuous week of getting her 7-year-old started on a new medication, and Laura reports on some unexpected news from her 5-year-old's ENT appointment. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including a spontaneous neighborhood adventure and a long-overdue outing to a beloved Los Angeles children's museum. Shanna's kids are 7 and 10 years old, and Laura's kids are 7 years old and 5 years old.
Topics discussed in this episode:
• Strategies for helping your child start a new, daily medication
• Navigating ADHD medication side effects and adjustments
• Figuring out if your child needs ear tubes put in
• What are adenoids, and why do kids get them removed?
• Terrible AI-generated health content online
• Questionable parenting "hacks" on Facebook
• Getting out of a rut: "capital A activities" for kids in Los Angeles
Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:
• Ruchi Singh - Facebook creator of terrible AI pregnancy posts
• Questionable kids' natural makeup hack
• Questionable swim diaper hack
• Hopia Like It - Filipino bakery Shanna discovered on a neighborhood walk with Cece
• KidSpace Children's Museum - Laura's BFP outing in Pasadena
Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:
• Ep. 405 - Where Shanna and Laura talk about ADHD
• Ep. 402 - Where Laura talks about taking Sebastian to the ENT to discuss the status of his ear tubes at age 5
• Ep. 266 - Where Laura reports on Sebastian's ear tube surgery at age 2
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, before we get started, Laura and I are excited to announce that Big Fat Positive is now on Patreon. |
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| 0:29.0 | if you join before May 15th. That's 50% off your first month. Since Shana and I started Big Fat |
| 0:35.4 | Positive, we've created over 400 episodes and we're still |
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| 1:07.9 | Welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shauna and Laura. This week we have our weekly check-ins. We have our |
| 1:13.3 | special segment, Internet Insanity, where we get some truly questionable advice from both humans and robots. |
| 1:21.0 | And we close with our BFPs and BFNs for the week. Let's get started. |
| 1:26.0 | Hello, hello, and welcome to episode 410, 410 episodes in. |
| 1:30.8 | I'm still saying, hi, Shauna, how was your week? |
| 1:33.9 | Hi, Laura. |
| 1:35.3 | My week was good. |
| 1:37.5 | It was challenging. |
| 1:39.4 | Okay. |
| 1:39.6 | For sure, because we have a project, goal, mission on our hands over here. |
| 1:49.2 | And that is to get Cece to take her medication. |
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