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Zen Parenting Radio

Weaponized Incompetence- Episode #760

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8636 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd discuss the distinction between weaponized incompetence and regular incompetence, exploring how gender norms and societal expectations shape these ideas. They engage in real-time reflection on how they navigate these dynamics within their partnership and parenting, and they stress the need for communication and flexibility depending on the situation. This is a good episode to listen to with your partner or friends! Lots of issues to discuss and process.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Do do do do do to do do do do do here we go.

0:07.5

My name's Todd.

0:08.3

This is Kathy.

0:09.0

Welcome back to another episode of Zen Parenting Radio.

0:12.2

This is podcast number 760.

0:15.6

Why listen to Zen Parenting Radio?

0:16.9

Because you'll feel outstanding.

0:18.0

And I would remember our motto, which is that the best predictor of a child's well-being,

0:22.1

is a parent's self-understanding.

0:25.6

You're not very loud in my ears.

0:27.9

Is that better?

0:28.6

Thank you.

0:29.3

Yes.

0:29.6

Yes.

0:29.8

You're way low.

0:30.9

Thank you.

0:32.5

Why?

0:33.2

I already said why listen is on Parenting Radio.

0:35.4

So we have a few different ideas for today's podcast.

0:41.6

And I think we're going to start with the one that came to us most recently, which is weaponized incompetence.

0:50.0

Incompetence.

0:50.8

I'm excited about this.

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