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We've known one another for over 25 years and for the last 18 years have chosen to walk, crawl, run and climb through this life, together. Join us as we attempt to discuss parenting 6 children, keeping 5 pets, our day jobs, health and all subjects that inspire us, once our children are in bed because nothing gets done until they sleep. Thank you for making us a part of your day.* Please note, this content is intended for parents, past, current and future. Listener discretion adviced.
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Send us a text On this episode, we discuss Artificial Intelligence and where each of us stands on it’s effects to our current reality. Daniel decides to ask his new BFF a question to try to prove a point. Thank you for listening. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in th…
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Send us a text How do you keep an intimate connection with your spouse after having children or is it none existent? We talk about how it used to be, how it is and what we think it’ll be like once our 4 kids are grown and gone. Thank you for listening. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to …
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Send us a text We discuss why we didn't record in December 2024 and some possible topics we can discuss in this 2025 recording year. Happy 2 year anniversary to Until They Sleep! These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far from pe…
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Send us a text Daniel looked up some Thanksgiving facts on Google and we discuss what we think about them. Wishing you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving weekend. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far from perfect and not lic…
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Send us a text Have you ever gone to a family get together and are having an absolutely great time until someone ruins the vibe by bringing up a topic no one was ready to discuss? Well, listen in as we discuss the misplaced emotions of several peoples traumas. Sources: https://geediting.com/people-who-never-felt-truly-loved-as-children-usually-disp…
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Send us a text It's Spooky Movie time and even though we've binge watched the Conjuring franchise this year, Halloween and it's main man, "The Shape" aka Michael Myers, is always on someones mind. Listen in our conversations about our spooky movie watching evolution over the years. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a cou…
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Send us a text Have you ever heard your kids tell you, "I know, I know!"? How about other adults? We discuss our experiences with these infuriating moments and how just because you "think" something doesn't mean you "know" it. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this …
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Send us a text Danny brings up something he thinks is, "Bad Manners" but is it bad manners or just being rude? Do these things go hand in hand? The banter is slow as Danny's been sick but we decide that manners are taught to the young to set behavior standards as adults... which often fall by the way side. These recordings are based on our experien…
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Send us a text We're thinking of changing our podcast name or adding a segment that correlates with our Neanderthal DNA. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far from perfect and not licensed therapist but these are our couples…
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Send us a text We finally got our highschooler to join us in a conversation. We review his experience in highschool football camp and his thoughts on attending a charter school versus a public highschool. Towards the end, we clarify some school budgeting points from the last episode with actual 2024-2025 numbers from the CADepofEdu. Sources: https:…
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Send us a text Have you heard of the meanest headmistress in the UK? We discuss her ideology on education and touch on our own children's education on the west coast from public to prep. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far…
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Send us a text The kids take over this episode... kind of. We ask them which TV/Movie father characters are their favorites and why. We also recap their favorite rides from Disneyland. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far f…
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Send us a text We finally took our daughters to Disneyland! Listen in on how they reacted and who had the best time. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far from perfect and not licensed therapist but these are our couples the…
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Send us a text We discuss a little bit more about bullying and what makes a bully, per our opinion. We touch on the struggle of parents to teach their kids certain beliefs without hearing oposition. We do not reference any sources as there are many articles one can find online to fit their bias. These recordings are based on our experiences and opi…
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Send us a text Were you bullied as a youth or were you a bully? Have your kids been bullied and if so, what did you do? We discuss some of our experiences from our youth and how one of our kids had a bullying incident that finally came to Mom getting involved. We also discuss two of our kids promotions from Kindergarten, the other into Middle Schoo…
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Send us a text Arm, hand and leg massage... have you ever had someone massage these areas? Shantelle thinks these are the most needed areas for massage and in one week three family members asked for massages. We casually discuss how everyone feels after their massage as well as touch on this past Mother's Day weekend feeling, BLAH. These recordings…
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Send us a text We volunteered to become sports coaches for PeeWee and Youth Soccer, and Senior Flag Footbal, after signing up 3 of our kids for the spring in a new, local league. Shantelle has no coaching experience but Daniel has held a handful of coaching positions but he can't coach the way he used to. These recordings are based on our experienc…
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Send us a text Can a man understand a book written about the struggles women faced in the '50's and '60's? Daniel listened to the audible and watched the mini series of Lessons in Chemistry. We recorded this before he listened to the book club review on episode 56. Listen in to see if you agree with him or if there's no way a man could ever get it.…
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Send us a text The book club finally got together for a recorded review of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, which was originally published in 2022. Listen in on five ladies conversing about female discrimination then and now, empowering our daughters, nurture versus nature and if our spouses remind us of any of the male characters. *Note - Li…
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Send us a text Daniel started watching "Turning Red" with our 5 year old, who has seen the movie many times and wants to turn into a red panda herself. He questions the idea of puberty and girls starting their period versus family curses. Shantelle attempts to explain her thoughts and ideas on the matter, from her point of view as a mother and one …
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Send us a text Shantelle joined a book club and listened to, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, in a couple days. Daniel gave in and listened to it also so we could discuss it. It's our first attempt at a book review... also read and watched, Lessons in Chemistry and listened to Nadie me Vera Llorar in spanish but we will review those later. S…
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Send us a text Shantelle vents a bit about how being so busy has her on the brink of letting something go. How many parents deal with this daily from feeling burned out but unable to stop due to feeling the weight of responsibilities they do not think anyone else in their circle could manage or should manage? Sources: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse…
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Send us a text We have a casual conversation about lazy days and the guilt that comes with those days when you have so much to get done. We introduced our almost 16 year old to Se7en (1995) and Full Metal Jacket (1987), discuss if we knew what we wanted to be in our high school years then define narcissim and discuss our opinion of this term and th…
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Send us a text SPOILERS! We discuss bing watching the new Marvel Mini-series, "ECHO" and ASL in our lives as well as finally watching, "La La Land" and also binging on the, "Dr. Death" series over a couple of weekends. Let us know if you've seen these and what you think. Sources: https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/echo/1 https://www.nad.org/resources/…
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Send us a text Are you teaching your kids about how to handle money or is it a taboo subject? Our son is reading, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and has asked about allowances and starting a business. Listen in on our conversation about what we think about this and how our upbringings have affected our financial decisions. We catch up on work stuff and our t…
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Send us a text Our daughter has been begging us to let her record with us. We attempt to interview her but she keeps turning it around on us. What in the world could she possibly want to say...? These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We…
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Send us a text Happy New Year and Happy 1 year Anniversary to US! We recap our most popular episodes, rant about step-family miscommunication around the Christmas holiday and review our kids question about what would we stock our very own vending machine with for the 2024 year. Thank you for all your support as we continue to grow! These recordings…
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Send us a text We discuss a very brief history of Yule and it's connection to how any why we celebrate Christmas. We review our kids, "Would you rather...?" question from this week, at the beginning of the episode. Sources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/nerdist.com/article/what-is-yule-history-origins-meaning-present-day-celebration/%3famp https://t…
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Send us a text If you could only watch 5 Winter holiday season movies for the rest of your life, what would they be, and which 3-5 movies could you live without ever seeing again? We delve into our answers about 25 minutes after answering our kids, "Would You Rather...?" questions and recapping our followers votes. Sources: https://editorial.rotten…
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Send us a text What were you watching in your pre-teen and teen years that you wouldn't let your kids watch now? Is that hypocritical or just part of being a good parent? We also cover a brief history of our FCC censorship in the USA. The first several minutes are general conversation about life and our, "Would you rather?" segment where we answer …
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Send us a text Trying out new intro music on our 44th episode, created by our 11 yo. Is your Thanksgiving celebration a traditional feast or has it evolved into your own thing? Join us as we discuss what others we know are doing and how our own celebration has evolved. Intro and Outro do not belong to our usually used artist. This episodes in ro an…
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Send us a text Mom's off to brunch with some old friends from highschool. Is she excited, are they going to vent about life.... Daniel asks questions and Shantelle's not sure how to answer. We also ramble at the beginning about random thoughts. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise go…
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Send us a text What's the right age these days to start letting your kids go out without you? What about dating? We discuss our dilemma and what we were doing in our early to mid teens versus what we've allowed our kids to do. We might be over protective.... Sources: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/01/24/parenting-in-america-today/ T…
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Send us a text We spend over an hour telling some of our ghostly experiences and roughly 20 minutes on the origin of Halloween, AKA - All Hallows Eve or Samhain. Do you have any stories to share? Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween https://kidskonnect.com/holidays-seasons/hal…
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Send us a text Our eleven year old joins us in a movie draft where Daniel asked us to pick our top three movies to watch during the Halloween Season... that's just nor very fair.... We also list our top three favorite scary characters and the top three characters that we'd scream and run from if we saw them out of our window. These recordings are b…
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Send us a text Is Danny an Alpha or a Sigma and what's the difference? Could he be a mix of personality types? Join us as we discuss each personality type as it's explained on different websites and how they apply to those we know and ourselves. Segways into linking past topics and our overall opinions/experiences.. Sources: https://www.wikihow.com…
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Send us a text What is up with the term, Toxic Femininity, and how does it relate to the use of the term, Toxic Masculinity? We discuss our thoughts on these terms, how it affects our raising our kids, the true toxicity in society that is ignored and the idiot youth following ideas they don't understand. Sources: https://youtu.be/tSHM_COkg1Q?si=hFq…
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Send us a text Daniel thinks he might have adult ADHD so we searched the internet for data and discussed why he thinks this. Sources: https://www.sadag.org/images/pdf/MHM_Difference-between-Child-and-adult-ADHD.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/environmental-causes-of-adhd#outlook https://www.h…
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Send us a text Ozzy (Daniel) brings up some alleged things that annoy listeners, according to a YouTube video he watched... we're guilty of some of these but not in agreement with how bad they say these all are. The latter part of the conversation is Ozzy asking Shantelle about a purchase dilemma concerning their eldest child... which parent do you…
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Send us a text Our baby turned 5 and had her first big party. We also attended a baby shower and reminisce about the baby showers we had for our own kids, or lack there of. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this increasingly confusing world. We are far from perfect …
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Send us a text Shantelle went to the Acupuncturist and had Body Code as well. Both of these are types of energy work that may help release stagnation/blockages caused by trauma or illness held within the nervous and lymphatic system. Sometimes when the doctors can't figure out what's wrong with you or why, you try everything that makes sense and so…
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Send us a text And we're back! Had to take some time off to deal with a Medical Mystery... Shantelle touches on her symptoms, medication management and the frustration of feeling sick when she's never been sick like this before. Is it food poisoning, a random bacteria or virus attacking her nerves or stress? No one knows but everyone has an opinion…
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Send us a text Late post.... Sugar by any other name is still bad for you. We don't dive too deep into this but do discuss our experience and opinions on the matters of sugar in our diets. We will touch on this subject again. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise good humans in this i…
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Send us a text It's been too hot for comfort for someone and Shantelle is from Hell. We joke about toxic masculinity and getting easily hurt in our age. There's conversation about sexual harassment training at work and being sexually harassed by customers. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting…
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Send us a text Do you speak more than one language but your kids don't? Do your family members that only speak one language give you grief about not teaching your kids, their langauge? Join us as we discuss the frustrations of bilingual expectations within our family, for our American household. These recordings are based on our experiences and opi…
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Send us a text LISTENER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVICED! We continue our conversation from episode 28 about Men's mental health, especially as it affects their families. We do not condone the atrocious things men/father's have done to themselves and their families and ask that any man who suffers with thoughts of hurting himself or his family, pleas…
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Send us a text LISTENER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVICED! We discuss our Father's Day, the Big 5 personality traits and Men's mental health, especially as it affects their families. We touch on military PTSD and Suicide as well as a couple of cases where fathers committed Familicide. This is the first of a two part discussion. We do not condone the a…
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Send us a text We discuss our fathers and how they have influenced our roles as parents. We also reference movies with fathers. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/fathers-day https://www.thescribesportion.com/history-fathers-day/ These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents attempting to raise goo…
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Send us a text Daniel hijacks the equipment and records his night "in" with two buddies. They discuss everything from meeting their wives, having kids, work, single life craziness and how they now share a love for painting minatures. ** A lot more cursing than usual. These recordings are based on our experiences and opinions as a couple and parents…
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Send us a text Epsiode 25 or 26...? Depends on if we're counting recordings versus what we've already posted. Due to a murder mystery Shantelle listened to this past week, she questions the thought process of teenagers who make life changing decisions over not wanting to listen to parental authority or house rules. We also touch on, "The Puppy", a …
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