Wait...Same Podcast

So apparently the most existential question you can ask a mom is what she wants to be when she grows up. Because, well... good question. This week, Kendall and Emily are talking about their kids' very ambitious career plans (including an animal orchestra), the chaos of planning halloween and christmas at the same time, and why a three-year-old's birthday party apparently requires a full...

Apparently we've reached the phase of motherhood where our kids are losing teeth, questioning our ages, and making us feel approximately 50 years old. This week, we're talking about everything from the absolute audacity of Costco putting out Christmas decorations before October to Halloween candy politics, stolen trick-or-treat bowls, and the surprisingly complicated business of the toot...

Episode Description Emily is trying not to accidentally give her daughter a lifelong fear of the ocean. Kendall is wondering how much we're all going to give our kids to talk about in therapy anyway. So naturally...we have some things to discuss. This week we're talking about the impossible job of trying to raise tiny humans without projecting all of our own stuff onto them—from fears an...

flying with little kids is less of a vacation skill and more of an endurance sport. this week, we’re talking about what actually helps us survive travel days with kids — snackle boxes, iPads, the magical extra bag, and the very important reminder that eventually, the flight will end. then Kendall shares the birthday party moment that sent her straight into a mom guilt spiral after she lost sight o...

Episode Description:  Apparently we’re the expert moms now, which feels like information someone should have warned us about. This week we’re talking kindergarten color week, the crafts we absolutely cannot handle, the music our kids inexplicably love, escaping the endless loop of children’s songs, and the realization that our moms were probably making it all up too. Then Kendall takes us down her...

Episode Description:  a playdate, a puppet show, and the realization that apparently not all types of play are created equal. i have questions. mostly for the moms who can pretend play for more than 3 minutes. — Emily Listener Submissions DM them to us on Instagram:  @wait.same.pod OR Email your voice notes to waitsamepodcast@gmail.com

Episode Description One dog destroys a bedroom carpet, another preschool decides carpet is exactly what a building full of potty-training toddlers needs, and somehow that’s only the beginning. This week, Kendall and Emily get into the extremely specific ways moms learn to move silently (like, actually silent) through their own homes, the toddler meltdown that made Kendall realize her second kid is...

back-to-school season has arrived, which means name labels on underwear, three spare outfits, approximately six thousand school holidays and trying to find kids’ activities that don’t require the entire family to live in the car. Emily shares how Olivia’s first week of kindergarten went—including the exhaustion, the new routines and the classroom guinea pig currently getting top billing—and Kendal...

Apparently there comes a point in motherhood when your kid can sit next to you and happily do their own thing while you do yours…and honestly, we weren’t sure we’d ever get here. This week we’re talking about the tiny signs that maybe, just maybe, parenting is getting a little easier (or just harder in different ways)  — plus letting our kids absolutely ruin our perfectly painted pottery, discover...

Somehow we started with the return of the missing Farfalle (yes... that Farfalle), ended up talking about toddlers who only want Dad, and accidentally stumbled into one of the biggest conversations we've had yet. What happens when you're building something you love...but it means missing bedtime? Why do we feel guilty about moments that haven't even happened yet? And why does it hur...

Some weekends leave you exhausted...and somehow completely full. This week we're talking about the dance recital that completely changed Emily's perspective on dance moms, the weird emotions that come with kindergarten around the corner, and why saying goodbye to preschool teachers feels way bigger than anyone prepares you for. We also get unexpectedly nostalgic about MASH, school doodle...

Dance recitals are apparently a luxury sport, toddlers have absolutely no filter, and somewhere along the way our kids started using our own parenting tactics against us. This week we're talking about the surprising (to us!) cost of dance recitals, the hilarious names kids invent for body parts, whether adults should absolutely be taking hip hop classes, and the very specific way one husband...

We start with toddler "why?" questions that leave everyone exhausted...and somehow end up talking about how our kids are already teaching us about boundaries. This week we're chatting about surviving nonstop summer parenting, realizing one kid needs a packed social calendar while the other needs a quiet couch, honoring a birthday request that wasn't what mom imagined, and the u...

Have you ever spent days looking for one tiny toy while convincing yourself you're definitely losing your mind? ...same. This week we're talking about disappearing toy pieces, standing-room-only sports bars in your 30s, trying new hobbies (hello, herb garden), why getting yourself ready somehow always comes last, and the strange confidence that your toddler absolutely did swallow that ti...

Did motherhood make us more "woo-woo"... or just a little more open-minded? This week we're talking crystals, breathwork, meditation, fertility journeys, and all the things we used to think we'd never be into. Turns out when life gets messy—and motherhood reminds you how little control you actually have—you start looking at things a little differently. We're not here to co...

Birthdays look a little different once you're a mom. This week we're talking about birthday plans that don't exactly go as planned, kids getting sick at the worst possible time, getting accidentally headbutted by your toddler, the shows we're secretly obsessed with, and the very glamorous reality of postpartum pelvic floors. Plus, one listener sends in a voice note that had us...

Emily leaves town for 36 hours and immediately gets the school nurse call every parent dreads. Meanwhile, Kendall finally decides to do something for herself, gets her hair colored for the first time in years... and absolutely hates it. This week we're talking about sick kids, surprise office visits, gardening dreams, self-care that somehow involves airport oatmeal, gray hairs, sleep struggle...

This week we accidentally got philosophical. We’re talking about the weird emotional crash after a fun trip with your best friend, the mental load spiral that somehow starts at 7am on a monday, and the very real moment emily used chatgpt instead of texting a friend for emotional support. Also: cold plunges (emily hated it) why moms desperately need hobbies that don’t “produce” anything And toddler...

This week, we're talking about birthday confetti controversies, unexpected gluten-free revelations, the great lunchbox ice pack debate, and why having nothing planned with little kids isn't always as relaxing as it sounds. We also get into workout personalities, being weirdly competitive in yoga, the emotional power of a good sound bath, and a listener story about a little boy who desper...

Ever have a motherhood thought and immediately wonder, "is it just me?" yeah, same. Wait...Same is the podcast equivalent of a voice memo rant between best friends. Hosted by Kendall Gavaret and Emily Gorrie, it's where we say the things moms are already thinking—but maybe aren't saying out loud. From mom guilt and mental load to hiding in the pantry for a snack you don't...