Do you even know what autistic means?

Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Listen in as we catch up on our respective weeks, commiserate with other parents, try to figure out how far a punishment should go, and our thoughts how to get kids to take their medication. Sample a little bourbon whiskey from 7 3 distillery in New Orleans, and try my new recipe for chocolate chip cookies.

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School – We’re running out of new ideas here, please help!

Join Jason and Jennifer as we dive back into the never ending supply of topics that school provides. Listen in as we complain about our kid’s schooling, try to figure out how teachers do it when our kids are their students, how we and our kids are going to survive till the end of high school. We’re getting drunk on some Long Island Iced Teas and some cheese and crackers as we try to figure out how to run away from our kids when they are throwing temper tantrums in Walmart.

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Jeremiah – When you’re a Texas boy, the world is your toilet

Join Jason and Jennifer as we are joined by a Jason’s longtime friend, Jeremiah.  Listen in as Jeremiah tells us about growing up and coming out in Texas, adopting children through the Texas child foster care system, and how all Texas men pee outside. Break out your favorite boxed wine and make it a double because I didn’t prepare any snacks for snack time then enjoy as we catch up with old friends and make new ones.

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You better take your d*mn medication, before I wring your neck

Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Listen in as we catch up on our respective weeks, explain why losing your temper is part of parenthood, why being an older parent can be tough, and our thoughts on when people say our kids are lucky to be adopted. I made everybody some dirty Shirley Temples, or Shirlene Temples as Jennifer calls them, and I bought some toffee pecan cookies from the Christie Cookie Company in Nashville.

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Isolation – How the heck do you make new parent friends?

Join Jason and Jennifer as we delve into the lonely parts of parenthood. Put your ear buds in and listen in as we talk about how isolating parenthood can be, why we find it difficult to make new parent friends, and why we’re so grateful for the support networks we do have. I’ve made some Ward-Eight cocktails with Canebreak whiskey and Jennifer served up some fresh pineapple, so join us as we explore the loneliness that parenthood can bring.

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Brian – I don’t care if your 19, you’re still my little baby boy

Join Jason and Jennifer as we are joined by a new friend and fellow podcaster Brian.  Listen in as Brian tells us all about his journey into fatherhood, the joys and sorrows of helping a child with complex medical issues, and why no matter how old his child is he’ll always be Brian’s baby boy. Sample some sparkling pomegranate, blueberry Italian soda spiked with a little vodka and nibble on some homemade cookies from Mennonite country and learn the joys of a bidet when your son needs help wiping his booty as a teenager.

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Just keep arguing with me, let’s see how well that works out for you.

Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from the Parenting and Adoption groups from Reddit. Listen in as we catch up on our respective weeks, threaten our children with pain, and ill formed opinions about other people’s parenting issues. Try some Clyde May’s Original Alabama Style whiskey and nibble on some peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies as we b**ch about yet another argument with our kids.

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Back to School – Get the h*ll out of my house and go to school

Join Jason and Jennifer as thank all the gods that kids are finally going back to school. Take a seat as we relive our week, how expensive school supplies are, and why we’re so glad the kids are getting out of our hair and heading back to school. Grab a dram of Gentlemen Jack and try a couple of Girl Scout Coconut Caramel Bites from Trader Joe’s, as we try to figure out how we survived the summer with our kids.

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Tera – Just because you’re an adult doesn’t mean you can move out.

Join Jennifer and Jason as we are joined by a friend from Shenanigan’s Improv Theater, Tera .  Put in your ear buds and hear how Tera’s bad girl youth, the dangers of young, attractive seamen, and how your kids can revoke your c*nt card. Try a recipe I just found called a New York Sour and some slightly gross blooming onions, as Tera tells us all about her genius children.

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Did you eat a dead animal before you got in this car?

Join Jason and Jennifer as we dole out un-asked for advise that is of varying quality based on posts from the Parenting and Adoption groups from Reddit. Catch up on the latest dramas going on in our house, why our kids are driving us nuts, and listen in as we offer up some bad parenting advise. Poor yourself a tall glass of Blueberry Cider from Tennessee Cider Co. and nibble on some mini stroopwafels from Trader Joes as we gross out our kids through very natural bodily functions.

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Cruise – It’s okay to leave your child in a foreign country, right?

Join Jason and Jennifer as tell you all about our Caribbean cruise. Pull up a chair and listen in as we gush about Celebrity Cruise lines, how much alcohol we drank, and why one little sh*t didn’t get to go with us on the cruise. Pour yourself a glass of Susumaniello Ruggero Di Bardo and try a mini cheesecake cannoli from Trader Joes as we plan our next cruise.

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Jess – Why is the adoption process kind of icky?

Join Jennifer and Jason as we are joined by a friend from our adoption support group, Jess.  Put on your noise cancelling headphones and listen in as Jess tells us about the ridiculous costs of infertility, smoking toilets, and why mom’s can even pee without a toddler on their laps. Try one of my homemade margaritas made with Lunazul tequilla and grab a plate of popcorn chicken, as Jess tells us all about how she handled going from 0 to 2 kids in a week.

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Nailing a window shut isn’t a fire hazard is it?

Join Jason and Jennifer as we dole out un-asked for advise that is of varying quality based on posts from the Parenting and Adoption groups from Reddit. Catch up on the latest dramas going on in our house, why our kids are driving us nuts, and listen in as we offer up some bad parenting advise. Poor yourself a snifter of Iron’s One Bourbon Mash Whiskey from Huntsville and try a little blueberry vanilla Chevre goat cheese on a baguette as we show you we’re not the only parents out there struggling.

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Summer Plans – Why can’t the school year last 12 months?

Join Jason and Jennifer as try to figure what were gonna do with these darns kids all summer. Snuggle into the couch and listen as we discuss what we’ve done in the past, the current plans, and why it’s such a pain the butt to try and figure out what to do with kids during the summer. Sample some brandy Sidecars that I made and snag a couple salami bites from World Market as we try to determine when summer went from being the best to a pain in the rear end when you have kids

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Ruth – Back by popular demand

Join Jennifer and Jason as we bring back Jason’s poor mother for another round. Strap in as Ruth tells us about rotten teenage kids, getting brutally attacked by her sister with an axe, and the joys of open classrooms for kids with ADHD. Poor yourself a glass of Uno Malbec and grab a couple stuffed bacon and cheese potato bites, as Jason’s poor mother hears all the awful stories she never heard from years ago.

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As a white man, can I say “black people food” without offending people?

Join Jason and Jennifer as we talk about some of the crazy sh*t people have posted about parenting and adoption on Reddit. Listen as we gossip about our week, how our children are trying kill us, and here our thoughts on other parents crazy struggles. Grab a wine glass and help yourself to some of our old standby Nighthawk Bourbon barrel Cabernet and nibble on some cookies from the Great American Cookie Company as we dole out some bad parenting advise for the poor parents of Reddit.

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Field Trips – The hell of wrangling tweens

Join Jason and Jennifer as we explore the hell of dealing with large groups of tween children, field trips. Pull up a chair and listen as we discuss the field trips we’ve accompanied our children on, the field trips we remember as kids, and how we realize we could never be teachers. Try some of the whiskey sours I made and if you like goat cheese, smear a little on the baguette I brought as we relive the joys and mostly torture of field trips.

 

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Mollie – You want to major in what?

Join Jennifer and Jason as we catch up with a friend from Jennifer’s past, Mollie.  Put in your ear buds and listen in as Mollie tells us all about medical gas lighting, sensitive dads and daughters, and how 2 engineers can produce a theater major. Grab a bottle of Lindeman’s Framboise Raspberry Lambic Beer from the fridge and have a few pretzel bites from Pretzel Makers, as Molly makes us all jealous of her coparenting situation.

 

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Truth from the mouth of babes

Join Jason and Jennifer as we talk about some of the crazy sh*t people have posted about parenting and adoption on Reddit. Snuggle up as talk about our week, how were trying to keep our kids out of juvenile detention and eating disorders, and here our thoughts on other parents crazy struggles. Poor yourself a snifter of Knob Creek whiskey and some tasty goat cheese as here about bad parenting from Reddit.

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Cleanliness – Season 4 Intro and you are the reason we have ants in the house

Join Jennifer and Jason for Season 4 of our podcast, as we dive head first into the piss soaked pile of clothes that is parenthood. Grab a seat as we talk about how nasty our kids, how gross we were as kids, and help us kill some ants as we try to figure out why our kids won’t listen to us when tell them not to leave food in their rooms. Normally I would say pour your self a glass of some Quarter Cut Bourbon Barrel aged Cabernet, but this stuff is gross, but do grab a couple pistachio madeleines from World Market and let’s talk s**t about these nasty kids.

 

 

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Season 3 Finale – We will be back on May 15th, 2024

Join Jennifer and Jason as they recall Season 3, at least to best of our abilities, our favorite guests, what are plans are for Season 4, and some Reddit posts about parenting and adoption.  Grab a glass of Cooper and Thief’s Pinot Noir aged in brandy casks and have some Nutella snacks.

Also, for our dedicated listeners, we will take a short break so we can finish recording and editing new episode, but we will return on Wednesday, May 15th, 2024.

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Alyse – Why do they let teenagers in the military to get married?

Join Jennifer and Jason as we get all the juicy family gossip from our new friend Alyse.  Pull up a chair and listen is as we hear about military love affairs, the joys of absent fathers, and why sometimes your sister can stab you in the back. Pour yourself a glass of Kirkland brand Malbec and snack on a some Parm Crisps, as Alyse opens up about all her family drama and gossip.

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Resentment – Oh come on, you know you resent them a little too

Join Jason and Jennifer as we delve into the dirty underbelly of parenthood. Grab a cozy blanket and listen in as we admit our own resentment about our kids, how all parents have to figure how to cope with our own feelings of anger and love, and though even when we want to drown them in a bathtub we do actually love our kids. Poor yourself a glass of Tozai sake and steal a couple of Zane’s girl scout cookies as we grapple with the conflicting emotions our kids bring out in us.

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Lies We Tell Our Kids – Yes sweetie, of course Santa is real

Join Jason and special cohost Zane as we try to recall the lies we tell our kids and how we justify our hypocrisy. Grab a cozy blanket and think about all the ways in which you as a parent have lied to your kids, the lies our parents told us, and feel bad with us as we talk about lying to our precious babies. Pour yourself a glass of Velvet Rider’s Shiraz/Cabernet blend wine from our second wine advent calendar as we chuckle at the gullibility of children

 

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Tim – Our first celebrity

Join Jennifer and Jason as we get chat with our very first Huntsville Celebrity Tim Miller, a morning radio show host on 94.1 WHRP.  Come join us as we learn about Tim growing up with a single mom, the joys of being a young grandfather, and why rollercoasters aren’t always the best way to bond with your children. Pour yourself a glass of our favorite Bota Box Bourbon Barrel Aged Cabernet and grab a couple sausage balls, as Tim tells about his life on the air, his passion for music, and some financial wisdom.

 

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Missing School – I don’t care if you have TB, you’re going to school

Join Jason and Jennifer as try to figure out the correct balance of letting your child stay home from school and forcing them to go even though they’re coughing up blood. Gather round as we come up with whatever BS we can to justify our decisions about when the kids get to stay home from school, how we skipped school constantly, and pray for all the single parents out their who have to deal with sick kids. Grab a glass of Bourbon Barrel Cabernet from the wine box get a handful of leftover Valentine’s day candy and we display our hypocrisy about us vs our kids missing school 

 

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Birthdays – This is why you ain’t getting S**T!

Join Jason and Jennifer as we chit chat about the giant pain in the butt that every parent has to deal with yearly; Birthdays. Sit in with us as we relive all the crap we’ve done for our ungrateful kids on their birthdays, what our parents did for us, and try to figure out why some folks do as much as they do for their kid’s birthdays. Pour yourself a glass of Soju and try some of my homemade soft pretzels, while b**ch about our kid’s big days.

 

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LeeAnn – Sweet Demon Child o’mine

Join Jennifer and Jason as we get to know a new friend and very funny lady LeeAnn.  Listen in as we hear about the joys of 2 C-Section deliveries, the fun of growing up like Kimmy Schmidt, and how sometimes you have to exercise the demons within your children. Sample a little TikTok inspired Hooter’s Sangria and some bland ass unsalted nuts, as LeeAnn tells us about being the funniest lady in Huntsville, her adorable daughters, and her crazy life in a bunker.

 

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Power Struggles – Because I said so is very much a legitimate response

Join Jason and Jennifer as we try to figure out how to convince our kids that yes in fact we do know what we’re talking about. Pull up a comfy chair and listen as we talk about the power struggles we have with our own kids, how we fought with our parents, and consider violence the next time the ask “Why” for the 40th time. Grab a mug of Cooper and Thief and some deviled eggs prepared by Zane, as try to figure out the age old question, “WHY”.

 

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Hormones – Is it too late to get them on puberty blockers if they’re 13?

Join Jason and Jennifer as we plan our strategies against the most terrible monster out there, hormones. Grab some couch as we try to figure out how we’re gonna handle these kids raging hormones, our own hormone horror stories, and pull out what remains of my hair. Pour yourself a glass of some Seven Moons Red Blend and snack on some smoked gouda on fancy Aldi crackers, as learn about biology, litter and love.

 

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Teasha – Ma’am I don’t who that child belongs to

Join Jennifer and Jason as we chat with our amazing friend, mom and great lady, Teasha.  Pull a chair as we learn about being a single mother, the joys of a large age gap between kids, and how sometimes you just have to walk away. Pour a glass of Trader Joe’s Santa Barbara County Pino Noir and indulge in a small charcuterie board, as Teasha tells us all about her daughters, and her crazy career working with kids.

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Extra Curriculars – But I don’t want to drive you to soccer practice, I want to sit on the couch and drink wine

Join Jason and Jennifer as we moan and whine about extra curriculars. Pull up some couch and listen is as we talk all things crap we have to drive our kids to, our past endeavors with extra curriculars, and why even though we know they’re important we still hate having to drive the kids all over town on a week night. Grab a mug of hot apple cider with whiskey and nibble on some Choceur Salted Pretzel Pieces from Aldi’s as we try to figure how to get the kids to take public transportation to soccer practice.

 

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Friends – Why your kids and you need them, so you don’t go completely crazy

Join Jason and Jennifer as we sit back kick up our feet and talk about our kid’s friends and ours. Come hang out with us as we talk about the impact our friends have had on us, our worries about our kid’s friends, and the importance of being a good friend. Sip on some Le Fat Bastard Pinot Noir and sample a little salami and smoked provolone on fancy Aldi crackers, as you learn why we’re such good friends.

 

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Comedian Melissa – Who doesn’t love to laugh at creepy men going to a strip club

Join Jennifer and Jason as we are joined by a fabulous, incredibly funny, and new friend Melissa.  Sit with us as we learn about Melissa’s adventures as single mom, swinging cougar, and hopeful new comedian. Try a little La Finca Malbec and Chocolate covered Oreos, as we hear all about Melissa’s crazy life, her beautiful daughters, and all their mad-cap adventures.

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Snow Days – Please let me let my kids go back to school

Join Jason and Jennifer as we snuggle up under some warm blankets a complain about how darn cold it is.  Throw an extra log on the fire as we try to figure out what we’re gonna do with these kids, and how we spent our snow days as kids. Grab a mug Irish coffee and home made whipped cream, nibble on some Wonka blue gummies and try to keep warm on the very cold episode.

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New Years – Who thought it would be fun to stay up till Midnight, with kids?

Come recuperate with Jason and Jennifer as we are still recovering from Christmas and trying to figure out what the appeal of New Years is for anybody.  Sit back and join us as we spill all the tea on our family traditions, the traditions of our extended families, and how we were always old people even in our 20’s.  Sip on a wee dram of Basil Hayden Toast and have a little candy from Ikea, as try day dream about going to bed early.

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Ashton & Emily – Young parents doing a much better job than us old fogies

Join Jennifer and Jason as they learn how we should have had our kids much younger than we did.  Follow us as we have a chat with some new friends, new parents and an all-around awesome couple Ashton and Emily.  Crack open a bottle of Cayman Jack’s Margaritas and nibble on a few Rolo-pretzel cookies as Jennifer and Jason bask in the glow and energy of young parents, and can’t figure out how they have the energy for any of it.

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Christmas – Don’t ask for nothing, you knew Christmas was coming

Come relax with Jason and Jennifer take a break from the Christmas season and bitch about our ungrateful kids and how tiring it all is.  Take a load off your feet as we dish about what Santa brought us for Christmas, what our kids got and didn’t get cause they was bad, and our bygone Christmas’s.  Grab a mug full of hot coco and Bailey’s Irish cream, and stuff your face with chocolate covered rolled waffles as catch our collective breathes from the ordeal of Christmas.

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Teachers – We don’t know how y’all do it, but thank you

Join Jason and Jennifer as we talk about teachers, our kids’ and our own and how thankful we are for all of them.  Grab a seat on the couch and gossip with us about the teachers we loved, hated, half remembered and are so thankful for.  Fill up a mug with some coffee and Bailey’s Irish cream, snag a few chocolate and caramel Belonings from IKEA and try to figure out how these blessed angels do what they do.

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Melissa – When 5 kids isn’t enough, adopt some more

Join Jennifer and Jason as they learn how to be a better, more patient parent, and that maybe our kids aren’t that bad.  Come sit in with us as we visit with the Mom extraordinaire, Melissa.  Have a sugar free charcuterie spread, and some Malbec from Aldi’s as we all learn about the trials and tribulations of raising a gaggle of children from foster care while somehow remaining not murdering a single one.

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Eating – And why can’t we have pizza 5 days in a row

Join Jason and Jennifer as we bemoan our kids eating habits, and hear about what picky eaters we were as kids.  Come sit in with us as we talk about all the fights about food, how we try and get our kids to try stuff they don’t want, and what picky little shits we were growing up.  Toss back a few glasses of Rio Madre Riojas and nibble on some pretzels as figure out how to make these darn kids eat anything other than pizza and burgers.

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Thanksgiving – Sometimes it’s not just the turkey that needs it’s neck wrung

Join Jason and Jennifer as we take a trip down memory lane and recall the traditions that we have with our own immediate families, and the traditions we grew up with.  Listen in as we discuss our memorable turkey days, how we prepare the greens, and what how our parents handled the big feast.  Enjoy a little Prosecco and Orangeaide with just a splash of vodka then nosh on some orange slices as contemplate roasting our own kids in the oven.

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Aaron – Learn how to parent from a professional

Join Jennifer and Jason as they chat with a friend, mentor and professional therapist, Aaron.  Drop in as we talk about Aaron’s career as a therapist, parenting toddlers and how he came to work with foster/adoptee kiddos.  Come have some pretzel bites and daiquiris as we discuss therapy, keeping up with toddlers, and how to stay sane as a parent.

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Attitude- I’m gonna slap the sh*t out of you if you call me bruh one more time

Join Jason and Jennifer as we gossip about the attitude problems our kids have, and what kind of attitude we gave our poor parents.  Listen in as we lament the attitude our own kids give us, how puberty only makes it better, and what angels we were when we were mere babies.  Sip on some Kirkland Pinot Noir and try some Rellentinas with us as discuss how to beat the crappy attitude out of our children.

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Halloween – Season 3 Introduction and going to the rich neighborhood to beg for candy

Join Jennifer and Jason for Season 3 of our podcast.  Be a fly on the wall as we discuss our 3rd fabulous season, trick-or-treating, the best neighborhoods to go to, and our past costumes. Come have a nasty Horse Feather with us and nosh on some Halloween candy as we relive our spooky days

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False Starts and Broken Promises

Join our kids as we break promises. We promised we would start on October 30th, but life found a way to get in the way of us recording our first episode for Season 3.

As God as our witness we will get that episode recorded and we will be back for season 3 on November 6th.

Thanks for being patient with us, we appreciate you all

 

 

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Season Finale – We will be back on October 30th, 2023

Join Jennifer and Jason as they recall, to the best of their abilities, Season 2. Listen in as we discuss the best parts of Season 2, what are plans are for Season 3, and some Reddit posts about parenting and adoption.  Have some white chocolate, macadamia nut cookies and some boxed wine as we revisit this past season.

Also, for our dedicated listeners, we will take a short break so we can finish recording and editing new episode, but we will return on Monday October 30th.

 

 

 

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Dru – Woman, Mother, Grandmother, and all around bada$$

Join Jennifer and Jason as they talk with one of Jennifer’s oldest friends, Dru.  Tune in as we recall Dru’s life as a mother and grandmother, her trials and tribulations, and how it felt to get 2 grandkids days apart from her son from 2 different baby mommas.  Sit and nosh on some chips and salsa with us as we try a little Patron Silver tequila and dream about smacking our dumb kids.

 

 

 

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Cellphones – Satan himself couldn’t have made a more terrible machine

Join Jason and Jennifer as we lament about the convenience, magic, and horror of cellphones, and why we don’t want our kids to ever have them.  Be a fly on the wall as we complain about how much the idea of cellphones scares us, how they are inevitable yet terrible, and how we with our crap memories can live without them. Come have a snifter of Tennessee Legend bourbon and nibble on some Nutella biscuits as we whine and moan about the horrors of cell phones.

 

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Memory – It’s called Mom brain, and who are you again

Join Jason and Jennifer as we try to recall all that we know about memory, and how even though we’ve always had bad memories, it’s only gotten worse.  Drop in on our conversation as we recall how we’ve always had crappy memories, how it’s only gotten worse, and how at this rate we’re gonna forget our kid’s names  Imbibe a little orange flavored rum with us as we nibble on some Costco S’Mores and try to remember why we became parents in first place.

 

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Lindsey – Parenting through the eyes of an adoptee

Join Jennifer and Jason as they chat with one of Jason’s longest lasting friends, Lindsey.  Listen as we chit chat about Lindsey’s life as an adoptee, a mother of three, and the joys of parenting kids in the LGBT+ community.  Come have some girl scout cookies and a whole lot of vodka tonic as we discuss parenting, long lasting friendships, and our f**king kids.

 

 

 

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Alcohol – I don’t have a drinking problem I have kids

Join Jason and Jennifer as we examine our relationship with alcohol and our history with this double edged, delicious sword.  Tune in as we talk about how we approach the topic of alcohol with our kids, our family history with it and how we shouldn’t record 2 episodes in 1 day.  Sit and sip some Tuscan Casone that we got from Aldi’s and gnosh on some Trader Joe’s Meyer lemon cookies as we kill our livers and yours.

 

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Extended Families – Why our parents were lucky enough to have cousins who could help babysit

Join Jason and Jennifer as we converse about our extended families, cousins, aunts, uncles and such. Commiserate with us as talk about being the either the oldest and youngest cousins in the group and how distance can really affect family relationships.  Nibble on some Spanish cheese and Rosso Grande Alberone from Trader Joes as we bitch about the mean crap that comes out of our kids mouths.

 

 

 

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Nancy – A Texas girl with California dreams

Join Jennifer and Jason as they chat with Jason’s dear, sweet, petit Aunt Nancy.  Listen as we examine the pros and cons of being the smartest woman in the room, the joy and misery of raising a genius, and adjusting to single life after the death of a spouse.  Come have a little baked brie on a baguette plus a glass of Bordeaux as we hear all about the life and times of Nancy.

 

 

 

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Marriage – And other reasons why you should remain childless

Join Jason and Zane as we discuss our marriage, how we became parents, and what terrible parents that we’ve become.  Listen as we talk about our teenage son crashing his car, our daughter and the delights of the foster care system, plus why some time you just gotta scream at your grandkids when they refuse to use the damn restroom. Come enjoy some pineapple and Seven Three Distillery Gin as we try to figure why the hell we decided to become parents.

 

 

 

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Anger – How to gently redirect your child’s murderous impluse

Join Jason and Jennifer as we discuss anger, not only our children’s but our own desire to do murder.  We hope you enjoy our lively discussion about coping with our kids anger, or not. Plus, how we constantly fail at containing our own anger when one of our kids says some snarky crap.  Come take a swig of some Kraken rum and have a nibble of our Mexican style street corn chips from Aldi’s, as we try our best not to chew into the microphone and make plans on where to bury a 12 year old.

 

 

 

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Catherine – Single mom’s are a special kind of tough

Join Jennifer and Jason as they chat with an ex-neighbor and friend of the pod, Catherine.  Listen as we discuss the joys and pains of single motherhood, absent fathers, and creative children.  Come sample a gin and tonic plus a little goat cheese on a baguette with some vodka soaked grapes, as hear all about Catherine’s journey as a mom.

Hygiene – When do children finally learn to smell their own stank?

Join Jason and Jennifer as we lament about stinky children, who are apparently nose blind to their stank.  Listen as we discuss being the stinky kid in school, why boys and girls are equally gross, and why puberty is a stinky hell scape.  Come have even more Costco wine from the advent calendar and Tate’s Bake Shop- Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies and help us figure out why children are so disgusting.

Chores – When letting them sit in their own filth doesn’t always work

Join Jason and Jennifer as we discuss the infuriating fight that lasts till their out of house, Chores.  Listen as we talk about what chores look like and don’t look like in our houses, why one of us is definitely a better housekeeper than the other, and how sometimes you just want to do it yourself because the kids do such a crap job.  Come have some more Costco wine from the advent calendar and some more Pretzel Crisps (I’m running out of ideas here, please help) as we figure out how to make our kids clean up their nasty rooms.

EJ – The wonderland of NOT having kids

Join Jennifer and Jason as they chat with a good friend of theirs, EJ.  Listen as we delve into the wonderland that is NOT having kids, and how wonderful it is to just be the fun gay Uncle.  Come have an Old Fashioned and some mixed nuts as you listen these mixed nuts try to figure why the hell we decided to become parents

Stealing – They steal from you, you steal their hopes and dreams

Join Jason and Jennifer as we discuss how we deal with children stealing, and when it’s not appropriate to kill them.  Listen as we discuss our own kids f**k-ups, our own mis-deeds, and why even though murder seems appropriate, sometimes you just gotta let go and let God, slap the sh!t out of them.  Is anyone else sick of the Costco Advent wine, I know we are, well come have some anyway with us and some Ferrero Rocher as we try to figure out what is going through these kids’ damn minds.

Fighting – How to profit from your children fighting

Join Jason and Jennifer as we chit chat about the inevitable fate of all children, fighting.  Listen as we try to figure out why kids fight, how we’ve failed to stop it and the crappy choices we’ve made when it comes to our own kids fighting.  Come have some more Costco wine from the advent calendar and some Reese’s Easter Eggs and try to figure out how to profit from our kid’s fighting, either with us or with their peers.

Ruth – Learn of Jason’s villain origin story

Join Jennifer and Jason as they chat with Jason’s mom Ruth.  Learn about how Jason became the sick and depraved individual he is now, and the joys of grandparenthood.  Come have some margarita’s with us as we snack on salsa and chips and discover the importance of never using an outhouse in your Easter best.

Homework – At what point do you just pay for a tutor

Join Jason and Jennifer as we chit chat about how much we hate doing homework with our kids.  Listen as we try to understand why it so much easier to help someone else’s kids with their homework than your own, and try to figure out how teachers do it on the daily when we want to punch holes through walls after 15 minutes.  Come have some more Costco wine from the advent calendar and some caramel and chocolate Pretzel Crisps as we figure out how were going to do this for the next 6 to 9 years.

Pouting – If you say something under your breath one more time….

Join Jennifer and Jason as we unleash our frustration with children pouting.  Listen as we plot the demise of our kids if they have one more tantrum. Learn how not to react like we do when an 8 year old starts muttering under their breath, and come have some more Costco wine and Biscoff Cookies as we try to find better ways of handling pouting….and fail.

Pete – Musing of parenthood of from a silver fox

Join Jennifer, Jason and their good friend Pete as we discuss gay parenting, parenting a trans child, and serving an itsy-bitsy jail sentence.  Enjoy some red wine from Trader Joe’s and a little gouda, while Pete tells his incredible parenting story.

 

 

 

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Bullying – Does anyone know how to stop your kids from being the bully?

Join Jennifer and Jason as we talk about the dreaded topic of bullying.  Listen as we drink our woes away when dealing with our kid’s bullies, and try to convince ourselves that our own kids are the problematic bullies. Come have some more Costco wine and even more Girl Scout Cookies as we try to figure out if WE are our kid’s bullies.

 

 

 

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Puberty – Discussions of questionable hygiene

Join Jennifer and Jason as we discuss the joys and pains of watching our hell spawn go through the change. Listen as we muddle our way through first periods, arm pit hair, crusty towels and why oh why can’t the smell their own funk. Come have some Costco wine and Girl Scout Cookies as we lay bare our failures and successes in navigating the change.

 

 

 

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Kim and Jessica – Lesbian parenting shenanigans

Join Jennifer, Jason and their extra special guests Kim and Jessica as we discuss being entrepreneurs, parents to weird kids, and the joys of lesbian parenting in rural Alabama.   Enjoy a peach bellini and caramelized onion dip from Costco with the gang and listen as we gossip about our kids.

 

 

 

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Vacations – How to not murder your children while at Disney

Join Jennifer and Jason as we take a trip down memory lane and remember all our great and not-so-great vacations.  Listen as we try to figure out when kids ever actually want to go to Disney World or just spend the whole time at the pool. Why New Orleans was one of our most favorite places to visit, and why not telling your ADHD child about a vacation beforehand is sometimes a necessity.

 

 

 

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Lying – Season 2 Introduction and how to teach a toddler how to cuss

Join Jennifer and Jason for Season 2 of our podcast.  We talk about the things we want to accomplish this season.  The lying liars that live with us, and how we handle the crap that comes out of our kid’s mouth.  Listen as we get drunk and talk some serious crap about our kids.

 

 

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Crystal – Look me in the eye when you’re pooping your pants

Join Jennifer, Jason and their extra special guest Crystal as they discuss being a stay-at-home mom, complaining about our husband, and the joys of three children. Enjoy some green goddess dip and strawberry margaritas with the gang and listen as gossip about our kids.

 

 

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COVID – Where did 2020 go

Join Jennifer and Jason as we discuss the year and half we all lost to COVID.  Learn about how crappy a job our families did at handling the pandemic and feel better about how family faired. You’ll get to hear about how 1 of us ended up in the hospital and the other is still dealing with this crap, plus how our triumphs and failures with the kids during this time. Spoiler alert, it’s mostly failures.

 

 

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Foster families – It takes a village

Join Jennifer and Jason as we discuss the joys and pains of dealing with former families of our kids.  Learn how some families can be a lifetime resource that you’ll want to maintain contact with forever. Yet sometimes these families can be the biggest source of trauma for your kids.  They are a whole lot of shades of gray in this discussion.

 

 

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Dasha – The magic of flying cockroaches

Join Jennifer, Jason and their super star guest Dasha as they discuss the ins and outs of parenting a large brood of children, the magic of cockroaches, and the pros and cons of Icelandic government parental assistance.  Enjoy some bruschetta and Lambrusco with the gang and listen as gossip about our kids.

 

 

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Education – How the h*ll did anyone survive teaching their kids during the COVID lockdowns

Join Jennifer and Jason as we discuss the frustrations of the education system.  Learn how we’ve been dealing with the busing situation, bad kids at school, and how we failed our kids during the COVID school shut downs.

 

 

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David – Ms. Billie’s Husband is gonna kill me

Join Jennifer, Jason and their extra-special guest David as they discuss the joys of parenting adult children, why you should never let your children use your car, and what David did to piss off Ms. Billie’s husband so badly.  So buckle-up for a raucous and fun episode with poor enunciation, fun stories and whiskey.

 

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Childcare – How a second mortgage can help you afford childcare

Join Jennifer and Jason as we discuss the joys and pains of childcare.  Learn which kidney to sell if you can’t quite afford childcare, how we’re handling or not handling it, and tips on how to sneak a bottle of wine in your child’s backpack as a present for their teacher.

 

 

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Gwen – Dealing with Daddy Issues

Join Jennifer and Jason as we talk with Gwen, the mother of Jason’s Little Brothers.  Learn how a single mom deals with twin boys with a penchant for destruction, and how even though we sometime want to kill them we will always love them.

 

 

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Discipline – The episode where you finally see why we’re bad parents

Join Jennifer and Jason as they discuss the tricky and often fraught topic of discipline.  Listen as we delve into our mistakes, the things we’re trying to achieve, and most importantly why we’re such poor parents.

Sandra – How to tackle your teenage daughter when she starts mouthing off

Join Jennifer and Jason as we talk with Jason’s awesome Mother-in-Law as we discuss her rowdy kids.  Learn how a single momma brought up two wonderful kids, that constantly fought, and most importantly how to tackle your teenage daughter when she gets mouthy.

 

 

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Jason and Zane’s journey to fatherhood

Join Jennifer and Jason as they discuss how Jason and Zane became fathers to a grumpy 17 year old. Learn about the growing pains of new family and how love conquers all.

 

 

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Jennifer’s journey to motherhood

It’s our premier episode!!  In this episode Jennifer talks about how she became a mother.  The highs and lows of single motherhood, the joys and pains of the foster care system, and most importantly where to hide the dead bodies.

 

 

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