This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! Wea open with the homework we promised: the Jura vs. Mr. Coffee blind taste test (but also promised this section was 2.5 minutes MAX lol) Results? Closer than you'd think (about a 10% difference.. the Jura wins on ease, Mr. Coffee holds its own).
On the home front: a postpartum update - Alex's first cycle is back, the bloodwork results are in, and the TLDR is she needs iron (P has a rec, but as always its #NotMedicalAdvice). Also Tate's sleep is back to normal, fingers crossed.. she asked to go to her own bed, and we're crediting the block party. Our neighborhood did “Night Out”: street blocked off, everyone brings a dish, the firefighters come by and the kids sit in the fire trucks. Tate played SO hard. When Alex said “night night?" she said "yeah" hahaha
Then the parenting corner: the peak road trip age according to YOU is 7 to 12 (makes sense.. below seven, a park is a park lol), and the tiny habit that builds your kid's confidence: when they say "mama, LOOK".. look. Every time. They need to know they're more important than whatever you're doing.
Then Harrison's conference learnings: where consultants think GLP-1s are headed (25% of adults in the US!!) and a theory on Gen Z drinking that traces it to whoever was in college during COVID.
Plus THINGS WE DMED: the college girl selling ad space on her dorm wall.. we're reaching out to buy a spot, and we may or may not be selling our own backdrop once before the studio move lol.. And continuing rapid fire on topics: AIRBNB-GATE (65% of reviews are five stars?? the internet has questions), Utah becoming the first state to let AI prescribe medication (starting with acne.. low risk, easier access, we're watching), THIS WEEK WE LEARNED kids who walk or bike to school do measurably better in class (a 12 minute walk can last four hours into the school day!!), Lane Johnson retiring for his mental health (no stage too big to take care of yourself.. RESPECT), and the college tour road trip we're officially stealing: our neighbor drove his daughter to 16 schools up the East Coast. We have 16 years to plan ours and we've already started hahaha
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:02:33 How does the Jura coffee machine ACTUALLY compare to a Mr. Coffee?!
00:05:02 Postpartum update: first cycle back + bloodwork results
00:06:50 Tate's sleep is back to normal!! (fingers crossed)
00:08:48 Our friend's Pilates studio was robbed the week before opening..
00:12:14 The peak road trip age, according to YOU
00:12:42 Help build your kid's self confidence by doing THIS…
00:14:30 Harrison's conference learnings: GLP-1s & Gen Z drinking
00:25:06 THINGS WE DMED: The college girl selling ad space on her dorm wall
00:27:06 AIRBNB-GATE: are bad reviews disappearing?!
00:32:03 AI NEWS: Utah is now letting AI prescribe medication?!
00:34:57 THIS WEEK WE LEARNED: Kids who walk to school do better in class?!
00:40:20 Lane Johnson retires for his mental health
00:44:47 Anyone else excited for their future college tour road trip?!
LOVE YOU GUYS!!
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Sources:
*Kids who walk to school: https://www.sciencenordic.com/children-and-adolescents-denmark-exercise/children-who-walk-to-school-concentrate-better/1379550
*Utah AI prescriptions: https://news.lavx.hu/article/utah-launches-first-u-s-program-letting-ai-prescribe-medication-without-direct-doctor-oversight
*AIRBNB-GATE: https://x.com/levelsio/status/2107417249216679999?s=20
*Vinyl Pilates: https://www.instagram.com/vinylpilates/
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