Parenting Roundabout

Today we direct our complaining at a Buzzfeed quiz on parenting which did not necessarily give us sensible responses to choose from. We found that we are pretty aligned with other folks' responses, but we aren't sure that's a good thing.

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, an entertaining (if still too long) episode of Ted Lasso brought us some good new phrases to adopt, Rupert still being a snake, and Rebecca getting to be a big boss lady. Next: S3 E10, "International Break." On Brothers and Sisters , the states of all the unions are not strong (which is not surprising), but we always love seeing Scotty turn up to stir t...

We don't ask for much on Mother's Day, especially now that we have quite a few under our belts. You can just get us some chicken nuggets and take yourself on a hike. Mentioned: Goldbelly and Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots singing " Chick-fil-A (... But It's Sunday) ."

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. When we asked "What was the most recent text you sent to or received from a family member?", there was one fervent prayer, one tantrum, and of course, one heart-eye emoji.​

On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from August 2019. ​ On today's episode, we compare and contrast our own weddings with those of the Kids Today, with their barn venues and their candy buffets and their gender-switched wedding parties. Mentioned: This McSweeney's Monologue from a barn that would prefer not to host...

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Nicole's leaning into the world of AI with an Amazon Prime series called Upload . Terri's protecting her neck, Coastal-Grandma style , with a gaiter from Coolibar . And Catherine's watching TV too: The current season of Top Chef, which is Top Chef World All Stars (set in London, with chefs from around the world). ​ Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and...

On today's episode, we're obsessing about ChatGPT and other AI tools. One of us are excited about the possibilities, and the other two are feeling pretty threatened by the robots that are taking our jobs. Mentioned: An " emotional support" chatbot .

On today's complaint episode, we discuss whether kids are more disliked (and/or less tolerated) today than in the past, and wade into the great Plane Popcorn Spill debate.

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we caught up with two episodes of Ted Lasso. Like their predecessors this season, they were long and fairly free of plot, although there were some nice moments. Next: S3 E9, “La Locker Room Aux Folles.” On Brothers and Sisters, most everyone is still miserable, except Kitty, who successfully swats away a threat from Robert's ex-wife, and Scotty, who sco...

We take one week off and a whole lot of stuff happens! So we're giving you the scoop on all of that today. After all our complaining and obsessing about some of these topics, you deserve some closure.

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. ​ ​Our appliances let us know when they're ready to be replaced by refusing to do their jobs.

On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from August 2019. ​​When you're juggling as many balls as we are, sometimes one or two get dropped. We obsess about these mistakes, and particularly the shame of admitting to them right when we've worked up a good rant about how they're someone else's fault. Mentioned: Low-Effort...

Terri is recuperating from surgery and we have forced her to take a few days off. So this week, we're looking back at some of our past discussions on encounters with sickness, health, and health care. Today’s chat is originally from 2016. Do your kids represent themselves to their pediatrician, or are you the one doing all the talking? How can you transition teens and young adults to self-advocacy...

Terri is recuperating from surgery and we have forced her to take a few days off. So this week, we're looking back at some of our past discussions on encounters with sickness, health, and health care. Today’s chat is originally from 2016. Being sick is no fun, but sometimes, we wish for the ability to just put school or work on hold for 24 hours and take good care of ourselves. Sick days are few a...

Terri is recuperating from surgery and we have forced her to take a few days off. So this week, we're looking back at some of our past discussions on encounters with sickness, health, and health care. Today’s chat is originally from 2018. Doctors whose office is closed when you're sick. Orthodontists who don't keep kid hours. What we wish phone physicians could do. Yep, we've got a few things to s...

Terri is recuperating from surgery and we have forced her to take a few days off. So this week, we're looking back at some of our past discussions on encounters with sickness, health, and health care. Today’s chat is originally from 2019. Nicole has a cold, and she's griping about how hard it is for moms to take a sick day. How come there's no such thing as the mom flu, equivalent to the man flu?

Terri is recuperating from surgery and we have forced her to take a few days off. So this week, we're looking back at some of our past discussions on encounters with sickness, health, and health care. Today’s chat is originally from 2017. ​It's important to look after our health, sure, but some of the stuff we have to put up with before and during that exam make us kind of sick of it.

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. ​ ​On a scale of sharing Ketchup Chips to watching The Emoji Movie , we gauge our willingness to play the martyr.

On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from August 2019. ​ This report on how much our little darlings cost us got us complaining about all the expenses we've covered over the years, from the predictable to the (unpleasantly) surprising.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Catherine was influenced by Sherry at Young House Love to buy her daughter a candle warmer lamp . Nicole's labeling everything in sight with her Niimbot label maker , and Terri's fostering independence with the Liddle Griddle , which is perfect for grilled cheese sandwiches (and maybe also for pancakes ). ​ Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out mus...

A New York Times newsletter item suggesting that today's adult kids are doing better than their parents think they are got us obsessing about what it really means to be independent and launch into the world, both today and in past generations.

A Psychology Today article about sources of tension between adult children and their parents got us complaining about our old friends, the listicle and the alleged expert, along with the fact that parenting adult children is just as hard (if not harder) than parenting little ones.

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, the Ted Lasso crew goes on a somewhat trippy trip to Amsterdam. The players vow to stick together as a team, but everyone else is isolated in their own storyline. We'd like some ensemble back in this ensemble show, please! Next (in two weeks): Season 3, episodes 7 and 8. Mentioned: The " Beard After Dark " episode from season 2; reviews/commentary from...

It's prom season, and the youngest of our kids is attending two events this year (which came as something of a surprise to his mother).

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. ​ Terri's daughter found out the hard way that Facebook doesn't look too kindly on name changes made just for fun.