In the special segment "Throwback," Laura recounts the time that her mom saw through the facade of Laura's toxic ex-boyfriend and planted a seed of doubt about their relationship. Also, Shanna talks about how going to a wedding with her kids involved flip-flops, blue lips, late-night cake and more, and Laura reports on a day-long excursion with her family to a quaint village on Catalina Island. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 6.5 and 9 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6.5 years old and 4 years old.
Topics discussed in this episode:
-Celebrating 4th of July with young kids
-Taking a day trip with kids to Catalina Island
-Going to a wedding with your kids
-Laura's throwback story about a past relationship
-Going on a shopping spree with your kids
Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:
-Two Harbors village on Catalina Island
-Narcissistic Personality Disorder
-Verbal abuse in relationships
Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:
-Ep. 369 (For Shanna's story about her mom giving Shanna her pants)
This episode's full show notes can be found here.
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