Two Parents & A Podcast

Welcome back to another episode of Just Alex! 🎉 We’re all over the place today, starting with what my doctor is calling a "vaginal miracle" then diving into parental brain fog (maybe that's why we're all over the place lol). We talk about why we’ve stopped discussing our kid ('but Alex you have a podcast where all you've been talking about is your baby?!") and tackle the bizarre question of whether I should eat my placenta or use it to plant a tree.

We discuss how we're navigating raising a child with two religions and share our personal journeys with our religions. Plus, we’ll touch on Canadian Thanksgiving, give some family updates, and share our work pet peeves.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to another episode of Just Alex!

00:02:50 Parental brain fog & crying over spilled milk

00:05:30 Should I eat my placenta or plant a tree?

00:10:00 Why we stopped talking about our kid...

00:13:00 People are socializing in all the wrong ways

00:17:20 True Life: I’m living the plot of ’Nobody Wants This’

00:19:15 Raising a child with two religions

00:31:30 Canadian Thanksgiving

00:37:50 My family

00:40:10 Work pet peeves & updates

00:49:15 Love you guys!!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast — hi! If you’re here from TikTok, we’ll get into that in a bit...

But first, we’re talking about why kids are being potty trained later these days (side note: can we stop calling 3-year-olds “36 months”??) and how our health habits have shifted now that we’re out of the newborn fog.

In Things We DMed Each Other: a $30 million Bitcoin surprise, the most unhinged lies parents tell their kids, and a middle school teacher allegedly giving students alcohol (?!). Plus, a little brain break: we’re watching a lot more TV lately (read: we’re still drinking less )and we try not to give any spoilers (but I guess BEWARE).

We get into why the internet needs to chill on shaming moms— we’re all for constructive criticism, but enough with tearing women down / pitting women against eachother. And yes, I said vitamin C and meant D... nobody’s perfect.

...Finally, hi again to the people from TikTok! We unpack the drama we’ve found ourselves in BUT I think I’m gonna make you watch to find out what we think about it.

Thanks for being here — WE LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast

00:05:57 Do all new parents get an itch for healthiness post-newborn?

00:14:50 Why are kids being potty trained later these days?

00:20:12 Things We DMed Each Other: The $30 million Bitcoin surprise

00:26:50 Things We DMed Each Other: The most unhinged lies parents tell their kids

00:29:25 Things We DMed Each Other: Middle school teacher allegedly gave students alcohol for an end-of-year treat

00:34:45 Please stop mom-shaming the mom who doesn’t talk to her baby

00:50:09 Brain Break: Watching more TV (read: we’re still drinking less lol)

00:54:24 Bonus (???): Our TikTok drama

01:04:55 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast — we’re looking deeper into schooling (you guys had so much good feedback last week). We talk about the possibility of starting an at-home daycare (s/o Maria), how we’re thinking about community and curriculum, and what our long-term plan could look like if we decide to do school this way. But before that, we’re recapping Mother’s Day (spoiler alert: Harrison rated his efforts a 6.5/10 and I got food poisoning lol), debating whether you ACTUALLY need to fasten your seatbelt during turbulence, and breaking down the scary moment we had to use the CPR/choking class we took before Tate was born. We came across some wild things this week in Things We DMed Each Other... including a massive baby formula scandal from the ’70s (??) and the ongoing conversation around the “decline” of alcohol (honestly, it feels like you can make data say whatever you want.) WE LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:01:22 Mother’s Day recap 00:12:45 CPR & choking for babies 00:17:45 Do you fasten your seatbelt during turbulence? 00:23:40 Mother’s Day pt. 2 00:27:00 Things We DMed Eachother: Nestle’s baby killing scandal 00:32:43 Things We DMed Eachother: The “decline” of alcohol consumption 00:36:21 Grow Happy Kids luncheon - feeding allergens early 00:39:55 Thinking about schooling differently 00:42:07 We’re starting an at-home daycare 00:46:40 Our potential long term solution for schooling 00:52:37 Is Austin a good place to raise a young family? 00:54:34 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: * Boll & Branch – Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at https://www.BollAndBranch.com/alex. Exclusions apply. See site for details. * Bombas – Head over to https://www.Bombas.com/twoparents and use code TWOPARENTS for 20% off your first purchase. * PXG – Head over to https://www.PXGApparel.com/twoparents and use code TWOPARENTS at checkout to save 10% on your order. * Magnetic Me – Make changing time easier for you and your little one... order Magnetic Me today! New customers get 15% off your first order when you go to 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: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Key Words: alex bennett, justalexbennett, harrison fugman, two parents and a podcast, at-home daycare, homeschooling, parenting podcast, baby cpr, baby choking response, turbulence debate, mother’s day recap, food poisoning, parenting fails, baby formula scandal, nestle baby scandal, decline of alcohol, sober curious, parenting decisions, baby milestones, parenting community, family lifestyle, school alternatives, early childhood education

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Happy Thursday! This episode is a ROLLER COASTER - but spoiler alert: WE GOT THE HOUSE (ps. sorry in advance for checking for texts and taking a mid-podcast call but you guys REALLY get to come along for the ride tonight.)

And in between our house updates:

We’re officially sleeping again (!!) thanks to the 5-10-15 method, baby exercises (??), and ChatGPT. We also talk about using AI to plan our date night (wild), double date dynamics, and why “dad bod summer” is officially here.

Plus, we talk about the little white lies we tell kids (we’ve decided our tooth fairy is gonna be from Canada).

And in Things We DMed Each Other, we talk about the $3800 baby carrier that Artipoppe just dropped (and why we know our $30 Amazon one is better) + a cute family moment and some fun brand activations at Coachella.

Oh and Harrison also somehow is getting scammed AGAIN (we don’t know how either).

We LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:01:41 Weekly House Update pt. 1 (if you’re only here for the housing update go to pt. 2 at the end LOL)

00:03:50 Planning your next date night with AI?!

00:05:55 A new double date dynamic

00:14:45 We’re finally sleeping!!!

00:21:24 The little white lies we tell kids (unicorns + fairies)

00:28:10 Things We DMed Each Other: A 3800 baby carrier?!

00:31:54 Dad bod summer

00:35:16 Things We DMed Each Other: Is Coachella back?

00:40:20 Shouting out some fun brands

00:42:15 Harrison is getting scammed (AGAIN AGAIN?!)

00:46:20 Weekly House Update pt. 2 (spoiler alert: WE GOT THE HOUSE)

00:50:33 LOVE YOU GUYS

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Happy Thursday! This week, we dive into “default parent syndrome”—what it means, how it’s not good or bad (unless you’re experiencing it and you think it is!!), and how it could be your own fault if you’re the default parent?? But first - we talk about our housing update (I think we’re moving into a hotel... Eloise at the Plaza 🤝 Tate at the [insert Austin hotel here]), recap our Aspen trip (plus answered your questions about we handled childcare while traveling) and is it OK for babies to cry on planes (+ a bunch more of airplane talk lol).

In Things We DMed Each Other, we talk about Frontier clapping back at Southwest and the viral TikTok trend on teaching kids to share.

Then, we’re responding to your comments (trying this for the first time!!!) about building family traditions. And in this week’s Brain Break, we read a sweet (but hilarious) text from Harrison’s dad.

We LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:01:20 We made our “What Happens If...” housing plan

00:07:55 Aspen trip recap

00:13:33 How to find child care while traveling

00:19:33 The most amazing customer service experience

00:24:42 Crying babies on airplanes

00:32:05 Things We DMed Each Other: Southwest vs. Frontier

00:38:16 Things DMed Each Other: Teaching Kids to Share on TikTok

00:42:20 Responding To The Comments: Building Family Traditions

00:45:50 Listener Question: Being the “default parent” is exhausting...

00:58:20 Brain Break: A text from Harrison’s dad

01:00:02 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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