Two Parents & A Podcast

• Vaccines, spanking & other controversial parenting topics

  This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we’re diving into YOUR controversial parenting choices. From spanking to screen time to vaccine curiosity, we break down what we’ve heard from y’all, what we’ve done, and why there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to parenting. Before that, we’re catching up on house updates (hello wood floors!!!), debating whether vacationing with a baby ACTUALLY counts as a vacation, and sharing this week’s bicker of the week (new segment alert): do you swerve for potholes or not?? In Things We DMed Each Other, we’re talking Facebook targeted ads (they’re listening), airline seat theories (s/o seat 11A), and then diving into listener-submitted parenting choices that get everyone talking: no sugar until age 2.5, co-sleeping, no sleepovers, sleep training, vaccines and more. WE LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:06:25 Weekly house update!!!! 00:14:00 Is vacationing with a baby REALLY a vacation? 00:17:45 Bicker of the Week: To swerve or not to swerve? 00:25:08 Things We DMed Eachother: Facebook targeted ads 00:27:25 Things We DMed Eachother: Seat 11A 00:29:40 Controversial parenting choices intro 00:30:57 Controversial parenting choices: Discipline/spanking 00:38:20 Controversial parenting choices: No sugar at 2.5 year old 00:41:00 Controversial parenting choices: Screen time for 11 month old 00:45:47 Controversial parenting choices: Co-sleeping 00:47:43 Controversial parenting choices: Sleep training 00:50:30 Controversial parenting choices: Vaccine curiosity 00:53:36 Controversial parenting choices: No sleepovers 00:54:55 LOVE YOU GUYS!  LOVE YOU GUYS!  #twoparentsandapod ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week:   Blueland – Right now, get 15% off your first order by going to https://www.Blueland.com/TWOPARENTS. Skims – Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody Collection and more at https://www.skims.com/twoparents. HelloFresh – Make your summer enjoyable and delicious by signing up at https://www.hellofresh.com/TWOPARENTS10FM and get TEN FREE MEALS with a FREE ITEM FOR LIFE. Cozy Earth – Luxury shouldn't be out of reach. Go to https://www.cozyearth.com/TWOPARENTS for up to 40% off Cozy Earth’s best-selling temperature-regulating sheets, apparel, and more. Quince – Go to https://www.Quince.com/alex for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386  ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Key Words: alex bennett, justalexbennett, harrison fugman, two parents and a podcast, controversial parenting choices, spanking debate, screen time for babies, no sugar rule, co-sleeping, sleep training, vaccine curiosity, parenting debates, new parents, parenting opinions, mom podcast, dad podcast, house update, parenting styles, no sleepovers, parenting Q&A, mom and dad show, family podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• What no one tells you about being a new parent: first postpartum period, Cocomelon & the good stuff

  This week on Two Parents & A Podcast — we’re getting into the stuff no one tells you about becoming a new parent (REQUEST FROM Y’ALL: Comment the craziest thing you learned as a new parent that no one told you—because we know there’s more) From the first postpartum period (it was insane), to the unexpected ways your body, routine, and relationship shift, we’re talking about worst and best parts of this phase. Before we get into it, we share updates on consolidating Tate’s feeding cadence, what happened on our parents night out (Alex Warren concert!!!), and our first home reno project finally being done!! Plus, remember computer typing class??? Because we do - and we suddenly want to play Sims and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? In Things We DMed Each Other — a wild peek into how Cocomelon producers optimize for kid engagement (terrifying??), and a conversation on revenge bedtime procrastination (yes, it’s real). WE LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast 00:02:10 Consolidating your baby's feeding cadence 00:06:05 How long can you eat food for past the written expiration date? 00:16:10 Parent’s night out: Alex Warren concert 00:21:15 Do you remember computer typing class? 00:23:45 We finished our first home reno project!! 00:29:35 Things We DMed Eachother: The test Cocomelon producers use to optimize the show's engagement with young children 00:34:15 Revenge bedtime procrastination 00:39:15 What no one tells you: First postpartum period 00:50:10 What no one tells you: Everyone’s experience is different 00:53:05 What no one tells you: Mundane things are more fun 00:55:07 What no one tells you: The body is incredible 01:00:00 What no one tells you: Strain on the relationship? 01:01:45 What no one tells you: NOTHING grosses you out 01:03:10 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: - Hungryroot – For a limited time, get 40% off your first box plus a free item in every box for life. Go to https://www.Hungryroot.com/TWOPARENTS and use code TWOPARENTS. - Boll & Branch – Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets, at https://www.BollAndBranch.com/alex. - Bombas – Head to https://www.Bombas.com/TWOPARENTS and use code TWOPARENTS for 20% off your first purchase. - Cleveland Kitchen – Want to make gut health easy and delicious? Find Cleveland Kitchen’s fresh, fermented foods in the refrigerated section of your local grocery store, or have them delivered straight to your door via Instacart. Get $4 off at https://www.clevelandkitchen.com/podcast. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Mom shaming, potty training & our TikTok drama

  This week on Two Parents & A Podcast — hi! If you’re here from TikTok, we’ll get into that in a bit… But first, we’re talking about why kids are being potty trained later these days (side note: can we stop calling 3-year-olds “36 months”??) and how our health habits have shifted now that we’re out of the newborn fog. In Things We DMed Each Other: a $30 million Bitcoin surprise, the most unhinged lies parents tell their kids, and a middle school teacher allegedly giving students alcohol (?!). Plus, a little brain break: we’re watching a lot more TV lately (read: we’re still drinking less )and we try not to give any spoilers (but I guess BEWARE).  We get into why the internet needs to chill on shaming moms— we’re all for constructive criticism, but enough with tearing women down / pitting women against eachother. And yes, I said vitamin C and meant D… nobody’s perfect. …Finally, hi again to the people from TikTok! We unpack the drama we’ve found ourselves in BUT I think I’m gonna make you watch to find out what we think about it.  Thanks for being here — WE LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast 00:05:57 Do all new parents get an itch for healthiness post-newborn? 00:14:50 Why are kids being potty trained later these days? 00:20:12 Things We DMed Each Other: The $30 million Bitcoin surprise 00:26:50 Things We DMed Each Other: The most unhinged lies parents tell their kids 00:29:25 Things We DMed Each Other: Middle school teacher allegedly gave students alcohol for an end-of-year treat 00:34:45 Please stop mom-shaming the mom who doesn’t talk to her baby 00:50:09 Brain Break: Watching more TV (read: we’re still drinking less lol) 00:54:24 Bonus (???): Our TikTok drama 01:04:55 LOVE YOU GUYS!  #twoparentsandapod ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: Dipsea – Right now, you can get a 30-day free trial PLUS 25% off your annual subscription when you go to https://www.DipseaStories.com/TWOPARENTS.  Magnetic Me – Make changing time easier for you and your little one… order Magnetic Me today! New customers get 15% off your first order when you go to https://www.MagneticMe.com. Cleveland Kitchen  – Want to make gut health easy and delicious? Find Cleveland Kitchen’s fresh, fermented foods in the refrigerated section of your local grocery store, or have them delivered straight to your door via Instacart. AND for our listeners get $4 off - head over to https://clevelandkitchen.com/podcast for $4 off. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386  ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Dad insecurities, providing for the family & bonding with baby

  This week on Two Parents & A Podcast — we’re getting a real look at fatherhood from a new dad’s perspective. Harrison’s answering all your questions: What does “providing” actually mean to him? Did he bond instantly with Tate? What’s surprised him the most about being a dad? And how has his view of me changed since becoming a mom? Before we get into it, we’ve got some updates: new neighbors (👀), MDW (it looks different these days) and Alex’s thoughts on babysitters leaving dishes in the sink..  And in Things We DMed Each Other, we’re talking Google’s new Veo model (WOAH and also LOL) and the very dark side of crypto. We LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast 00:08:35 We have new neighbors!!  00:14:50 Do we all have the same memory of accidentally hugging a man who’s not our dad? LOL 00:17:30 Babysitters & going above and beyond  00:25:50 Dad’s POV Q&A: How does your perspective or view of your partner change when you watch them go from just your partner to being a mom? 00:28:26 Dad’s POV Q&A: Did he feel an instant connection with Tate or did it take time since men aren’t the ones carrying the child? 00:31:48 Dad’s POV Q&A: What helped you bond with you baby as a first time dad? 00:34:57 Dad’s POV Q&A: What is something he didn’t think he could do being a dad that has become so innate? 00:37:10 Dad’s POV Q&A: What does “provider” mean to him? In what area of life do they believe they need to provide the most (ex: making money, showing up consistently, spending time together, listening & responding, making decisions, etc)? 00:40:28 Dad’s POV Q&A: How does he feel in regards to how much he does compared to you? My husband always says he feels like he could do more but he already does a lot. Im curious if other husbands feel the same insecurity being the dad? 00:43:34 Dad’s POV Q&A: How has he found life has changed since having Tate? 00:48:30 Dad’s POV Q&A: What is a guy’s POV on housework & home duties? Who should do what? 00:54:36 Dad’s POV Q&A: For the single moms - thoughts on loving a woman and a child that not your own? 00:56:20 Things We DMed Eachother: Google Veo 3 00:58:58 Things We DMed Eachother: The darkside of crypto 01:05:08 LOVE YOU GUYS!  #twoparentsandapod Thank you to our sponsors this week: Blueland – Right now, get 15% off your first order by going to https://www.Blueland.com/TWOPARENTS. Brooklyn Bedding – Go to https://www.brooklynbedding.com and use promo code TWOPARENTS at checkout to get 30% off sitewide. This offer is not available anywhere else – you have to use MY promo code on the very last page of checkout to get this discount. Bombas – Head to https://www.Bombas.com/TWOPARENTS and use code TWOPARENTS for 20% off your first purchase. Cleveland Kitchen – Want to make gut health easy and delicious? Find Cleveland Kitchen’s fresh, fermented foods in the refrigerated section of your local grocery store, or have them delivered straight to your door via Instacart. AND for our listeners get $4 off - head over to https://clevelandkitchen.com/podcast for $4 off. Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386  Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Alcohol in our relationship, maternity leave scandal & we bought a car

  This week on Two Parents & A Podcast — we bought a car (!!), Harrison is trying his hand at DIY (or at least I thought he was??), and we’re diving into how becoming parents has shifted our relationship with alcohol. From who gets up with Tate after a night of drinks, to what we did when one of us wanted to cut back, to whether we ACTUALLY pump and dump — we’re answering all your questions and sharing what’s worked (in the past 7 days that we’ve cut out alcohol lol). Plus — the Nestlé scandal somehow gets worse (they allegedly lobbied against longer maternity leave???), a new Flock collab (!!), and how Disney weirdly helped us manage our time when we were kids (wth are the Netflix era kids gonna do??). Oh, and Harrison still thinks im not lactose intolerant…  LOVE YOU GUYS!  Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:03:12 I bought a car!  00:12:27 Work update: New Flock collab!! 00:16:16 House update: Harrison’s DIYing??? (kinda) 00:25:20 How parenthood changed our relationship with alcohol 00:29:00 Q&A: How did Alex get Harrison on the same vibe regarding cutting back on alcohol? 00:33:35 Q&A: How do you think alcohol affects your relationship with each other?  00:35:35 Q&A: How do you decide who gets up with Tate at night/morning if you’ve both had some beverages that night? 00:38:48 Q&A: I think alcohol for every event has become so normal in our culture. What do you think are reasonable boundaries around alcohol consumption? Especially as parents 00:42:14 Q&A: How do you and Harrison maintain a social life / drinking and being parents? Did that affect any of your friendships? 00:44:49 Q&A: How do you navigate if one parent is the drinking type and the other is fairly sober? When is it fair to ask your partner that you’d like to have a few drinks instead of always being the “default” parent and how to communicate that? 00:48:20 Q&A: Im exclusively pumping and wondering how you navigated pumping and drinking. Do you pump and dump? Wait a couple hours? I haven’t had a drink yet because I don’t know what to do! 00:50:13 Nestle scandal continues with lobbying against longer maternity leave (ALLEGEDLY) 00:57:53 Things We DMed each other: Disney helped us with time management  01:03:00 Things We DMed each other: Sleep Song 01:05:20 LOVE YOU GUYS!  #twoparentsandapod ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: HelloFresh – Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/TWOPARENTS10FM now to get 10 Free Meals with a Free Item For Life. One per box with active subscription. Free meals applied as discount on first box. New subscribers only. Offer varies by plan. Quince – Go to https://www.Quince.com/alex for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. SKIMS – Check out the Fits Everybody Collection at https://www.skims.com/twoparents. #skimspartner ---------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386  ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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