Holding the line, location sharing & is optimization culture making us miserable?!

Two Parents & A Podcast

Alex & Harrison Fugman

Parenting, Relationships, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.1 • 638 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we are SO BACK (lol… we're feeling like this is our first full on episode back since having Rocky 🥹) And we're getting into a bunch of stuff. A big one: "holding the line" as parents, especially around bedtime (our ask: this this necessary?!), and the broader conversation of rule vs. suggestion (and the importance of being consistent… which is something we needed to talk to OURSELVES about hahaha). Off the top we get into optimization culture: Harrison did a 36-hour fast this week (per his longevity doctor!!), which spirals into a bigger convo about how we've all gone a LITTLE too far. Like, you have two glasses of wine and now it takes you 3 days to recover?! Steven Bartlett, we love you, but come on. Our take: live in the middle (a "moderate 365"… not a hard 75!). Then we get into the great location sharing debate (a la the Summer House reunion). Harrison’s take: you should you share your location ALL the time or NEVER (also like is it the new moral compass?!) Plus the rest of our Summer House reunion thoughts (we feel for Kyle now?!). Plus, why kids freeze up when you tell them to "say hi" (& what to do instead!), teaching street safety through modeling, which transition was actually harder (0 to 1 we THINK!), newborn gas & spit up (am I overthinking it?), Tate's communication leap (!!!!), and a bunch of other fun stuff (s/o Kate for suggesting a segment of Alex just pronouncing words wrong hahahah). LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:03:04 Why we have a new official "no sharing dreams” rule on the pod 00:06:24 The art of “give and take” in friendships 00:07:56 Harrison's 36-hour fast (+optimization culture rant) 00:18:40 Why kids freeze up when you tell them to “say hi” (& what to do instead!) 00:22:18 Teaching street safety through modeling 00:23:55 Bedtime: rule or suggestion?! (+ the importance of “holding the line”) 00:34:55 Which transition was harder: 0 to 1 or 1 to 2?! 00:37:47 Dealing with newborn gas & spit up (am I overthinking it?) 00:45:06 Date night is officially BACK on the table! 00:48:05 Tate has officially had a communication leap 00:52:13 Alex pronouncing things funny pt. 3928374: sherbet, ornery, rural & more! (s/o Kate from Edmond, OK!) 00:57:31 Location sharing: the new moral compass?! 01:02:26 Our Summer House reunion thoughts (skip if you want lol) 01:11:43 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Off Campus, Your Friends & Neighbors, Margo's Got Money Troubles 01:13:40 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: Coke vs. Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero 01:18:19 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *BiOptimiziers: Go to https://www.bioptimizers.com/twoparents and use my exclusive code TWOPARENTS to get 15% off any order *Storyworth: Order RIGHT NOW and save up to $20 at https://www.STORYWORTH.com/twoparents *ZENNI: If your glasses are overdue for a refresh, now is the time. Use code PODCAST15 for fifteen percent off your first order at https://www.bit.ly/41onx2O *Perelel: Exclusive for our listeners, new customers can enjoy 20% off their first order with code TWOPARENTS - Visit https://www.perelelhealth.com *Magnetic Me: Right now, new customers can get 15% off sitewide at https://www.magneticme.com -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Bennett: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman -------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Attention all passengers.
0:04.0	The Uber ride for Mark and Jamal's romantic weekend
0:07.0	will depart in four minutes from Platform 6.
0:10.0	Your ride comes with a rolling countryside sunset view
0:14.0	and a table seat, ideal for playing footsie beneath.
0:17.0	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber.
0:27.6	Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back. Mom! Up the stairs for something.
0:30.6	Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.
0:34.6	Mom, what's for dinner?
0:36.6	Chop, sizzle, done.
0:40.6	Hello, Fresh can't slow life down,
0:42.5	but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.
0:46.9	So its phones down, forks up.
0:49.0	Hello Fresh.
0:49.9	Bring back dinner time.
0:53.1	So, Jules, I woke up this morning.
0:55.0	Okay.
0:56.0	I was going to extend my fast from 36 hours to either 48 or 72 hours, more likely 72 hours.
1:03.0	Because when-
1:04.0	But I did not.
1:05.0	And do you know why did not?
1:06.0	For me.
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