Episodes
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Ep. 185: A Friendly PSA & Jamie Glowacki
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Alex delivers a friendly PSA to anyone with a sniffle, and chats about the differences in child development.
Jamie Glowacki, The Pied Piper of Poop, and author of "Oh Crap! Potty Training," details how she became a potty guru, what parents are doing wrong, her favorite products, and offers advice on how to achieve potty training success.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like life's big lessons, death, and so much more!
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This episode is proudly supported by:
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Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Ep. 184: Squashing Picky Eating (hopefully!)
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Alex and Shane chat glamping with kids, mealtime solutions for fussy eaters, a recent “anniversary redo,” and what things they’re good at, and could improve at, as a couple.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like Bijou’s recent divorce filing from Danny Masterson, a dad suing a hospital $1bn for showing him his wife’s c-section, and so much more!
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Monday Sep 25, 2023
Ep. 183: They F You Up, Your Mom and Dad
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Alex talks about her new, electromagnetic pelvic floor treatment, and dissects a poem on parent/child relationships.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like putting change tables in men's bathrooms, the #1 problem in marriages, bringing up a kid with religion, and so much more!
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Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Ep. 182: New Belly Button
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Alex and Shane talk about Shane’s surgery experience, and his new hernia-free belly button!
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like Danny Masterson, gender reveals, relationship age gaps, and so much more!
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This episode is proudly supported by:
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Monday Sep 11, 2023
Ep. 181: Toddler & Big Kid Sleep Struggles w/ Chelsea Dawson
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Alex reveals her jealousy over Shane’s hernia situation and discusses the disparity between men’s and women’s health care.
Chelsea Dawson, of Little Sleep Space, listens to Alex’s bedtime woes and offers both immediate and long-term resolutions. A must listen if you are trying to get your kids back into a healthy sleep routine!
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like grudge holding, discussing infertility with kids, and so much more!
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This episode is proudly supported by:
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Ep. 180: A Dying Wish
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Alex and Shane update on the rollercoaster of trying to get the kids to share a room, and weird things you come across online.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like the trend of breaking an egg on your kid's head, nerdy qualities, a dying woman's controversial last wish, and so much more!
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This episode is proudly supported by:
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Friday Aug 18, 2023
Ep. 179: Sobbing like Babies
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Alex and Shane chat about the emotional “lasts” in parenting, after taking down their baby crib once and for all.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like Tinder boundaries, ways our kids take after us, puberty, and so much more!
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This episode is proudly supported by:
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therhood: the lies we're told, myths, good advice, bad advice, and the beautiful dichotomies of parenthood in all their weird glory.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like "dust balls," getting kids ready for a new school year, and so much more!
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This episode is proudly supported by:
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Friday Aug 11, 2023
Ep. 178: Alex Almost Killed Shane
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Friday Aug 11, 2023
Alex and Shane discuss a family trip in Montreal, a near-death experience, and their inability to save lives.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like Ariana Grande, things we hate that are well-loved, the meaning of “unconditional love,” and so much more!
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Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Ep. 177: Superbad Marriage Advice
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Alex and Shane read old school marriage advice from 1880-1960, and discuss whether it still has any merit.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like Jonah Hill's "boundaries," workplace romances, Botox as an antidepressant, and so much more!
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This episode is proudly supported by:
Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast
Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.
therhood: the lies we're told, myths, good advice, bad advice, and the beautiful dichotomies of parenthood in all their weird glory.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like "dust balls," getting kids ready for a new school year, and so much more!
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This episode is proudly supported by:
Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast
Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Ep. 176: Sarah Merrill Hall
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Alex and Shane discuss the whirlwind of the show's release, and how it feels to have gone through the experience as working parents.
Sarah Merrill Hall of @bigkidproblems and Bottle Service Podcast chats all things pregnancy and motherhood: the lies we're told, myths, good advice, bad advice, and the beautiful dichotomies of parenthood in all their weird glory.
Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like "dust balls," getting kids ready for a new school year, and so much more!
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This episode is proudly supported by:
Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast
Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids’ apparel.