Until They Sleep

Send a text Shantelle vents a bit about how being so busy has her on the brink of letting something go. How many parents deal with this daily from feeling burned out but unable to stop due to feeling the weight of responsibilities they do not think anyone else in their circle could manage or should manage? Sources: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/66-working-parents-report-feeling-burnout-heres-what...

Send a text We have a casual conversation about lazy days and the guilt that comes with those days when you have so much to get done. We introduced our almost 16 year old to Se7en (1995) and Full Metal Jacket (1987), discuss if we knew what we wanted to be in our high school years then define narcissim and discuss our opinion of this term and the people in our lives that fit the definition. Shante...

Send a text SPOILERS! We discuss bing watching the new Marvel Mini-series, "ECHO" and ASL in our lives as well as finally watching, "La La Land" and also binging on the, "Dr. Death" series over a couple of weekends. Let us know if you've seen these and what you think. Sources: https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/echo/1 https://www.nad.org/resources/american-sign-lang...

Send a text Are you teaching your kids about how to handle money or is it a taboo subject? Our son is reading, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and has asked about allowances and starting a business. Listen in on our conversation about what we think about this and how our upbringings have affected our financial decisions. We catch up on work stuff and our teen asks us a, "would you rather?&quot...

Send a text Our daughter has been begging us to let her record with us. We attempt to interview her but she keeps turning it around on us. What in the world could she possibly want to say...? These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far from perfect and not licensed therapist but...

Send a text Happy New Year and Happy 1 year Anniversary to US! We recap our most popular episodes, rant about step-family miscommunication around the Christmas holiday and review our kids question about what would we stock our very own vending machine with for the 2024 year. Thank you for all your support as we continue to grow! These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a coupl...

Send a text We discuss a very brief history of Yule and it's connection to how any why we celebrate Christmas. We review our kids, "Would you rather...?" question from this week, at the beginning of the episode. Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/nerdist.com/article/what-is-yule-history-origins-meaning-present-day-celebration/%3famp https://thevikingdragon.com/blogs/news/the-orig...

Send a text If you could only watch 5 Winter holiday season movies for the rest of your life, what would they be, and which 3-5 movies could you live without ever seeing again? We delve into our answers about 25 minutes after answering our kids, "Would You Rather...?" questions and recapping our followers votes. Sources: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-christmas-movies/ h...

Send a text What were you watching in your pre-teen and teen years that you wouldn't let your kids watch now? Is that hypocritical or just part of being a good parent? We also cover a brief history of our FCC censorship in the USA. The first several minutes are general conversation about life and our, "Would you rather?" segment where we answer our kids, sometimes silly and sometime...

Send a text Trying out new intro music on our 44th episode, created by our 11 yo. Is your Thanksgiving celebration a traditional feast or has it evolved into your own thing? Join us as we discuss what others we know are doing and how our own celebration has evolved. Intro and Outro do not belong to our usually used artist. This episodes in ro and outro are credited to LDKaneD. These recordings are...

Send a text Mom's off to brunch with some old friends from highschool. Is she excited, are they going to vent about life.... Daniel asks questions and Shantelle's not sure how to answer. We also ramble at the beginning about random thoughts. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing wo...

Send a text What's the right age these days to start letting your kids go out without you? What about dating? We discuss our dilemma and what we were doing in our early to mid teens versus what we've allowed our kids to do. We might be over protective.... Sources: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/01/24/parenting-in-america-today/ These recordings are based on our experience...

Send a text We spend over an hour telling some of our ghostly experiences and roughly 20 minutes on the origin of Halloween, AKA - All Hallows Eve or Samhain. Do you have any stories to share? Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween https://kidskonnect.com/holidays-seasons/halloween/ https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-j...

Send a text Our eleven year old joins us in a movie draft where Daniel asked us to pick our top three movies to watch during the Halloween Season... that's just nor very fair.... We also list our top three favorite scary characters and the top three characters that we'd scream and run from if we saw them out of our window. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a c...

Send a text Is Danny an Alpha or a Sigma and what's the difference? Could he be a mix of personality types? Join us as we discuss each personality type as it's explained on different websites and how they apply to those we know and ourselves. Segways into linking past topics and our overall opinions/experiences.. Sources: https://www.wikihow.com/Male-Personality-Types https://www.discove...

Send a text What is up with the term, Toxic Femininity, and how does it relate to the use of the term, Toxic Masculinity? We discuss our thoughts on these terms, how it affects our raising our kids, the true toxicity in society that is ignored and the idiot youth following ideas they don't understand. Sources: https://youtu.be/tSHM_COkg1Q?si=hFqtEdyxeK4qTIh3 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us...

Send a text Daniel thinks he might have adult ADHD so we searched the internet for data and discussed why he thinks this. Sources: https://www.sadag.org/images/pdf/MHM_Difference-between-Child-and-adult-ADHD.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/environmental-causes-of-adhd#outlook https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd#adhd-diagnosis-and-testing...

Send a text Ozzy (Daniel) brings up some alleged things that annoy listeners, according to a YouTube video he watched... we're guilty of some of these but not in agreement with how bad they say these all are. The latter part of the conversation is Ozzy asking Shantelle about a purchase dilemma concerning their eldest child... which parent do you think wants to give their child everything they...

Send a text Our baby turned 5 and had her first big party. We also attended a baby shower and reminisce about the baby showers we had for our own kids, or lack there of. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far from perfect and not licensed therapist but these are our couples...

Send a text Shantelle went to the Acupuncturist and had Body Code as well. Both of these are types of energy work that may help release stagnation/blockages caused by trauma or illness held within the nervous and lymphatic system. Sometimes when the doctors can't figure out what's wrong with you or why, you try everything that makes sense and some things that you may not understand but w...

Send a text And we're back! Had to take some time off to deal with a Medical Mystery... Shantelle touches on her symptoms, medication management and the frustration of feeling sick when she's never been sick like this before. Is it food poisoning, a random bacteria or virus attacking her nerves or stress? No one knows but everyone has an opinion. Sources: Body Code - https://youtu.be/yDs...

Send a text Late post.... Sugar by any other name is still bad for you. We don't dive too deep into this but do discuss our experience and opinions on the matters of sugar in our diets. We will touch on this subject again. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far from per...

Send a text It's been too hot for comfort for someone and Shantelle is from Hell. We joke about toxic masculinity and getting easily hurt in our age. There's conversation about sexual harassment training at work and being sexually harassed by customers. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly...

Send a text Do you speak more than one language but your kids don't? Do your family members that only speak one language give you grief about not teaching your kids, their langauge? Join us as we discuss the frustrations of bilingual expectations within our family, for our American household. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to rais...

Send a text LISTENER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVICED! We continue our conversation from episode 28 about Men's mental health, especially as it affects their families.  We do not condone the atrocious things men/father's have done to themselves and their families and ask that any man who suffers with thoughts of hurting himself or his family, please seek professional assistance to help you...