Best Of: Our Biggest Parenting Fears
The list of typical parenting fears is longer than a CVS receipt, and for us, researching this episode didn’t exactly make that list shorter. Turns out there are big-picture hypothetical fears, most c...
11 Okt 202246min
Birthday Parties: They're a Lot
When did kids' birthday parties become such a big to-do? Why do we celebrate birthdays in the first place? What sound does a clown make? Blaire's and Molly's sons are both turning six within five days...
4 Okt 202247min
Wait - We Can Do That? (Brilliant Parenting Approaches Around The World)
Wine and cheese at the playground? Naps outside? Recess every hour? There are a lot of intriguing child-rearing strategies from all over the world, some that to us Am-urr-icans seem like common sense,...
20 Sep 202241min
Stuff We Swore We'd Never Say (But Still Do)
We asked the #todpurgs listeners: what are the things your parents said that you SWORE you'd never say to your own kids– and yet still do? You all brought the answers... and here are some of our faves...
13 Sep 202239min
Postpartum Depression? or Baby Blues?
How do we know if the emotional ups and downs of post-partum life are normal reactions to new motherhood or a treatable medical condition? And why is it so hard to talk about these feelings? Molly and...
30 Aug 202247min
Aren't Moms Funny? (With Guests Kate Zelensky and Cody Lindquist)
In this episode, Blaire and Molly pal around with their comedian friends Kate Zelensky and Cody Lindquist. They exchange knock-knock jokes, lament about times they bombed with their kids, and discuss ...
23 Aug 202255min
At Home With Covid: How to Make It Through Your Entire Family Being Sick At The Same Time
Well, everyone on the Toddler Purgatory/ What Fresh Hell team got Covid this summer, despite the fact that we work in different states! Blaire had a really bad time of it: her entire family came down ...
16 Aug 202241min
Best Of: All the Feels - Mom Guilt, Rage, and Shame
Mom guilt. Mom rage. Shame. We feel the things. Then we feel bad about feeling the things. Which doesn't help us feel any better. In this "Best Of" episode, we discuss how to acknowledge, anticipate, ...
9 Aug 202247min
