Unwelcome Surprises

We asked you, our listeners, what unwelcome surprises you've experienced in your parenting journey, and boy, did you deliver! From bodily functions to keeping kids' clothes on to teaching them how to sit in a chair for the hundredth time, we collectively wonder how the human race has survived so long--and whether or not ants have lungs.

Here are links to the WFH episodes we mentioned:

Why Are Our Kids Such Total Opposites?

Fresh Take: Taylor Harris on Motherhood, Genetics, and Facing the Unknown

When To Be 'That Mom'

Here's the link to the original FB thread for this episode

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