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The Longest Shortest Time

Toy Stories

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | QCODE

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Toys are these powerful objects that test and tax the caregiving abilities of children and parents alike. Today on the show, an American Girl Doll superfan, Hillary Frank’s husband Jonathan Menjivar saves a life, and an overdue apology for Grandma Bertha. (Heads up, the first half of the show contains adult language.) To join the conversation, go to longestshortesttime.com! Sign up for our newsletter. Follow us on Instagram. This episode is brought to you by Mini Babybel, TurboTax, Third Love, Milk, and Panama City Beach. Also, Hillary Frank's Weird Parenting Wins book is coming! Many of you are in it. Order it here.

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's Hillary, and if you're new to the show, I just want to take a moment

0:11.1

to say welcome, and I want to give you some tips on what episodes to listen to to get

0:16.2

you started.

0:17.3

If you heard me tell my story on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, I want you to check out

0:21.5

my interview with Terry.

0:23.4

She talks in this really intimate way about why she didn't have kids, and there's this

0:27.9

little moment in the interview that our staff has nicknamed Terry Gross's Nightmare.

0:34.1

I love this moment so much, I love the whole interview.

0:37.3

Just listen, it's episode 79.

0:40.5

You might also like our series on Natural Birth.

0:43.9

That's where I go back and try to figure out if I would have been better off with a C-section,

0:49.0

and I confront the famous midwife, Ina Mae Gaskin, which she says will totally surprise you.

0:56.1

That all starts with episode 27.

0:59.2

And if you're considering having kids starting a family, you're going to want to listen to

1:04.2

36 questions to ask your partner before having kids.

1:08.8

That's episode 165.

1:11.5

You can find our full Longest Shortest Time Starter Kit at LongestShortestTime.com.

1:17.8

And that is also where you can learn more about my new book, Weird Parenting Winds, and

1:23.2

find out if I'm coming to a city near you on my book tour.

1:27.4

Okay, now onto the show with our host, Andrea Selenzy.

1:35.5

When Kendra was little, she was the biggest history nerd.

1:39.3

So even like in second grade, I was obsessed with World War II to the point where we had

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