“They’ll Learn Sea Shanties and Scrimshaw ” with John Hodgman | 37

I Love My Kid, But...

Wondery

Parenting, Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Comedy

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week comedian and actor John Hodgman joins Megan, Chris, and Kurt. They love their kids, BUT…why are we putting the pressure on ourselves to take out a mortgage to send our kids to a school where the main subject is shapes? Chris went to an open house at a prestigious school that is part Hogwarts, part Clyvedon Castle and he was ready to spill it all to Lady Whistledown just for a shot at getting his daughter into the idyllic pre-k program. That was until he heard the $25,0000 price tag…FOR PRE-K. And while the crew laments about the difficulties of finding a good school on the west coast, John reveals that the east coast isn’t much better. Because choosing a middle school in NYC meant forcing his kids to decide what they wanted to do for the rest of their lives before they were even capable of picking out two matching socks. It doesn't matter where you are in the country, we can all agree that the pressure to pick a good school is getting out of hand. We want what’s best for our children but they can hold off on choosing a major in pre-k and go back to relishing the sweet, sweet taste of glue.

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0:49.5	Hey, parents, just a heads up that this show may have Kid in the title, but it is not for kids.
0:56.2	We like to swear.
0:58.7	So if you're with your kids, you may want to save this one for later, or if you want them to be really cool, let them listen now.
1:09.7	My name is John Hodgman.
1:11.4	I love my kids, but I hate the fact that they're not kids anymore.
1:15.7	Oh, little adults that live with you.
1:19.7	Yes, that's also the problem.
1:23.0	From Wondery, I'm Chris Garcia.
1:25.3	I'm Megyn Galey.
1:26.2	And I'm Kurt Brown-Oller.
1:27.5	And this is I love My Kid, But.
1:30.1	So, names.
1:33.2	That's what we look like.
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