Parenting Roundabout

This week, we are drawing on our Round 2 themes to bring you some second thoughts on round-2 related topics from our archives. First up, in October 2017, we jumped off of our Dancing with the Stars watch to talk about our most memorable years . Today, we're checking in to see what's changed and how we'd choreograph some of the highlights and lowlights of our lives.

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. ​ ​Today's question: What sports do you find the most boring to watch? The most exciting?

On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from July 2019. Sometimes it's tough to balance our kids' right to privacy with our own need to fill a conversational void. Or our ability to think on our feet when we're caught off-guard.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Terri's shouting out her local mega-medical practice, Summit Health (coming to a location near you soon, probably). Nicole's being proactive with a laptop cleaning kit , and Catherine's having fun with the social photo app BeReal . ​ Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode.

An article titled " 12 Ways to Help Your Young Adult When Life Knocks Them Down " got us obsessing about how and when it's appropriate to step in when kids have problems, and how hard it is to step back.

The latest "insert-animal-here" parenting style is apparently jellyfish parenting . But instead of complaining about that, we decided to pick our own sea creatures to identify with. (Watch out for Terri's sharp teeth.)

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we followed Rob Lowe from Brothers and Sisters (and West Wing and Parks & Rec before that) to his new Netflix movie, Dog Gone . The drama and the stakes are turned way past 11, but the dog is cute and you will shed some tears in spite of yourself. On Brothers and Sisters this week, a younger Rob Lowe lends his caterer to an otherwise disastrous part...

The relentless promos for the new movie 80 for Brady (like the trailer and music video ) got us talking about events from our own lives that should get the Hollywood treatment.

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. Today's question: For shopping during the holiday season or any time of year, do you prefer the big box stores or small mom-and-pop shops?​

On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from June 2019. ​ ​At The Shop Forward (which Terri recommended recently ), you can customize a tote bag with four words or phrases that tell the world who you are. We, of course, would like several bags to be used in different settings. Sometimes we want to proclaim we're moms, a...

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Nicole's Instagram Minute returns with @jeremy.the.manager . Catherine suggests a tasty veggie bowl from Loma Linda , and Terri's rocking out to HARDY's latest album, " The Mockingbird and THE CROW ." Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode.

When kids are little, we have hopes and dreams for what they'll accomplish. As they get older, we have to let go of the goal-setting process. If you know us, you know this isn't exactly easy.

An article suggesting more widespread use of the term " matrescence " for the transition to motherhood got us (well, one of us, especially) ranting about fancy words for common experiences. But we can all agree that when you become a parent, finding your people is essential.

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we checked out NBC's absolutely fine and pleasant reboot of Night Court , created by and starring Melissa Rauch ( Big Bang Theory 's Bernadette). We enjoyed seeing a few actors from Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (India de Beaufort--who also appeared on One Day at a Time --and Kapil Talwalkar). But we might've enjoyed watching the original series' pilot...

When we read some " anti-parenting advice " prompted by a viral Twitter thread, we had to talk about it. Is it any surprise to learn that just as we are anti a lot of parenting advice, we are also anti anti-parenting advice?

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. ​ We tell our tales of cars that pull off magical U-turns, a family assembling itself from across the globe, and close encounters with groundhogs.

On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from June 2019. Summer brings travel, and travel brings us such a lengthy list of to-dos and don't-forgets that maybe it's easier to just stay home.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Terri's just one of many fans of Father Mike Schmitz's Catechism in a Year podcast. Nicole's caring for her local "community" cats with a cushy heated blanket . And all you need to know about the article Catherine's recommending is the title: An Oral History of the Time Six Doctors Swallowed Lego Heads to See How Long They'd Take to Poo . Thanks as always to Jon...

Last week, we talked about parents using baby monitors to supervise big kids. Then we heard about a mom who tracked her kid down in cyberspace--not to quit playing games, but to defrost a lasagna for dinner. Brilliant!

On today's episode, we're complaining about Facebook's algorithm serving us up ads for clothing and shoes "for mature women." Listen, just because we like comfortable, roomy clothes and some nice arch support doesn't mean we are old !

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we caught up with the Sandra Bullock-Channing Tatum rom-com The Lost City, a delightful tropical adventure (ancient parchment! a volcano! leeches on someone's very attractive butt!). Then we moved to the also beautiful setting of Justin's rehab facility in Brothers and Sisters, for some family squabbling right in front of Justin's peers and therapist. G...

After reading the life advice Sahil Bloom collected from 90-year-olds (found via Liz Gumbinner's Substack ), we talked about what advice made sense to us, what scared us, and what we're already doing (*pats self on back*).

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. Our thoughts on what's overrated cover rather a lot of ground: Beaches. Amusement parks. Water parks. Camping. Leaving the house ever.

On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from June 2019. A recent poll of dads finds that many of them feel "shamed" by comments about their parenting. We say "hey, that's our turf! Move along!" And also, we prefer to call it "educating" instead of "shaming."

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Catherine shouts out a fun store called BoxLunch , where you can buy fun goodies like a Hufflepuff ramen bundle . Nicole binged all of White Lotus season 2 in a single day, and Terri's recommending a new breakfast strategy: Oats Overnight . Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode.