Interviewing the KIDDOS: A Peek at Our Family JOY Audit

Dear Young Married Couple

Adam & Karissa King

Christianity, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 871 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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🎄✨ Ever wonder what your kids actually remember about the holidays? Hear Adam & Karissa hand the mic to their own kids for a full “holiday audit,” asking what traditions matter most, what feels boring, and what their family would win a trophy for. Their unfiltered answers will make you laugh, but also get you thinking: what if the moments you stress about aren’t the moments your kids cherish? And what small, simple traditions are already shaping their hearts? Tune in and take your own holiday audit—your kids might just surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dear young married couple, every parent has the same fear around the holidays. Am I doing enough?
0:05.6	Are they going to remember this? We spend so much money and energy trying to manufacture core memories.
0:11.2	But we realize we are usually guessing about what they care about. And usually we guess wrong.
0:17.4	So we decided to stop guessing. We sat our kids down and turned on the microphone and
0:23.6	asked them the holiday audit. And we asked them to be honest, what do we do that they love? What do we
0:30.3	do that's boring? And if our family won a trophy, what would it be for? We learned some pretty
0:36.0	funny stuff along the way. Their answers,
0:39.1	some were funny and some were sweet. So if you want to know if you're building a family of
0:43.2	performance or a family of connection, you're going to want to listen to this. All right, guys,
0:48.9	are you ready to go? Yeah. Ready to answer some questions? Yeah. So first before we start,
0:53.7	I want you, Adeline, to tell me how old you are and what your name is.
0:59.4	My name's Adeline, and I'm eight.
1:02.1	Perfect.
1:02.7	And Forrest?
1:03.7	My name is Forrest, and I am six.
1:07.7	Awesome.
1:08.7	Do you guys like podcasting?
1:10.7	Yeah. Why do you like podcasting? Yeah.
1:11.9	Why do you like podcasting?
1:13.8	I see your guys' stuff on Instagram and I like copying them.
1:20.6	Aw.
1:21.1	Well, what's the name of our podcast?
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