Weird Parents

What else is there to say? Little demons say and do some disturbing things. Thanks to everyone for sending in your spooky stories. We love ya x Theme music by Yeah, He Dies

Would you rather be able to accurately predict your partner's rock, paper scissor moves? Or have a dog that can look after the baby overnight? Would you rather have your child sleep in in the morning? Or have an extra long nap in the afternoon? Would you rather have snot come out your butt or poo out your nose? We go through some of the weirdest 'would you rathers' we could find for...

Parenting guilt is a topic we've mentioned sooooooooo many times already. But we decided it's finally time to get into it. This week, we talk through tactics and tips on how to deal with parenting guilt, and what experiences we've had with the never-ending pain of it. Theme music by Yeah, He Dies

"You know, you just forget you've got [a sandwich toaster]. And it just sits there on the top of the cupboard collecting a layer of greasy fudge. And even if you do see it you just assume it's broken, you think if it's working I'd be using it all the time, but you don't and it just sits there." - Daisy from Spaced. It's no secret. Middle children are the for...

Wow, this one was a trip down trauma lane. We go through the lies our parents told us as kids - some of which were downright disturbing - as well as some of the 'useful' lies parents still use on their kids to this day. There's also a whole load of listener stories to get through. Thank you to everyone that submitted! Watch @Kat_Morgan's original video Watch @ mombarrassed5 &ap...

Getting started on sustainable living isn't an overnight switch. It takes years of messing around finding out what works for you. We take you through the five ways we've started to reduce our own impact at home, as well as the five ways we want to do more. Also, Hollie! She's awesome. We love her! The Mindful Mama herself joins us halfway through to talk through her viral zero-waste...

A whole new load of messed up kids TV shows to take you sickos through. Everything from conservative puppet shows to a grown man playing with poo. We're also joined by Alex from The Zeitgeist Lab Collections podcast, who takes us through some of his finds. How long is the title of this episode? Jeez. Follow Alex's podcast on Twitter Theme music by Yeah, He Dies

The climate emergency is here. And it sucks. The worst bit is, we're all relatively helpless as individuals to do anything to solve it. But promoting an environmentally-friendly attitude in our daily lives, and with the products we buy, is one small thing we can do. From cloth nappies to daily toiletries, we talk about the easiest eco swaps to get you started with becoming more environmentall...

"Kids are like pancakes. The first one’s always a throwaway." - Sex Pest Man from Big Bang Theory. Sammie talks her experiences as the oldest sibling in her family. And we talk a lot about cannabis pancakes and MSN Messenger. Theme music by Yeah, He Dies Watch Kimmy Tan make space pancakes Watch Conor Carbone skate a rail Watch a serious kid fight Watch the New Orleans tourist video Watc...

They definitely don't make them like they used to. From roadkill puppets to tapeworm jump scares, we check out some of the weirdest and most disturbing kids TV shows we could find. Shoutout to some of our favourites, including Moon & Me, Goosebumps, Pingu, Demon Headmaster, Mr Blobby, Courage The Cowardly Dog, Home Movies, Adventure Time and much more. We'll do a part two as well soo...

Time. The elusive, fleeting oasis we chase every day as parents, where all our wildest wishes will be granted true by some magical Robin Williams-esque genie once we stumble upon it. We have a right old gnatter about it this week. We also look to successful parents such as Mark Wahlberg, Orlando Bloom, Marie Kondo and Travis Barker on how we can perfect our parenting routines and maximise time. Sh...

Having a kid is 75% undignified agony, 25% unfathomable bliss which makes you forget the other 75%. We talk about it all. And watch some videos too, including wisdom from Kanye West and Ozzy Osbourne. Sammie also eats a sausage at the end. Follow and support Punks With Purpose on Twitter (Coop incorrectly calls them "Punks Against Brewdog" at 00:05:01) Watch Dubs CP video on the worst th...

From terrifying sparklers with legs to playground peeing contests, we delve into the weirdest kids books we could find. We actually found so many that we'll do a part II in future. Also, make sure to send Sammie lots of hatemail for drinking  tea too loudly throughout this one. Theme music by Yeah, He Dies

Whoa, going right in for the kill on episode one. We talk through our pregnancy and birth experience for our two-year-old  daughter. We also watch a labour video for some reason. Theme music by Yeah, He Dies Watch the labour video from Da7eee7 on YouTube