For The Parents

Full disclosure, we do have a little squabble. I mean honestly somedays buttons that you didn't even know you had get pushed, and it is completely normal to argue. Oh yeah, we also try to decipher what conscious parenting is, or rather what it means to us.

Even through our sleep deprivation we were able to talk about some interesting topics. What does your time with your children look like? Sam has a routine that she likes fairly well, but Jesse isn't sure about what to do during his time with the children. And we also chatted about our struggles with where our kids are at the moment.

A quickie little cast about a gorgeous reunion that gave us a tiny little peak into what it is like to have older children (12-14 year olds ish), and a random thought about how by just being there for your children is more than good enough. 

Jesse and I discuss what our own personal expectations are for our children, and it wasn't a minute too soon. This is such an important conversation to have with your partner because it can lead to a better understanding of your co-parent and their own personal vision for your shared children. 

Please don't mind the weird things going on with our audio and enjoy our discussion about finally being in a place in our parenthood journey where we aren't struggling to find sanity on a daily basis, and instead we are starting to think about more productive ways to spend our after hours time. There is also a little sprinkling conversation about different emotions involving being part time stay at home parents. 

Here is our #1 rule in our relationship and why we feel it is so important. It has helped us through thick and thin, and has helped both of us to truly be seen and heard. This is specific to what works for us, but regardless we do feel that every relationship could benefit from having a set of boundaries and limits that enhance their communications. 

Friends, the audio did not go that smoothly in this episode, but we wouldn't have posted in unless the message was worth it. So I hope no one is too bothered. Being a parent is hard and it is okay to let go of that guilt that we might feel about being a bad parents. It is impossible to be a perfect parent, we are all just doing our best. And that is more than good enough. 

We have fallen off of our house management bandwagon far too many times to count. So we decided that we were due for a complete overhaul of our previous housework management system. There are also a couple of bonus children story times included that we hope you enjoy as much as we have. 

As parents we are our children's first and most important teachers, which can feel incredibly intimidating. In this episode we discuss a little lesson planning guide to, we hope, make teaching at home a little easier. 

Although we are now parents, and are expected to take care of our children... we are still human. We believe that it's all about learning as we grow, but also accepting who we are now, mistakes and all. 

For reference, this happened in January of 2022. It was still stressful, and it was still a lot of worrying, and we are forever grateful that it wasn't as bad as it could have been. 

How do you, as a couple, speak with each other about where you children are at in their development? Join us as we touch base with each other and try to figure out how we can continue to be there for our children. Each new day brings forth new trials and definitely new errors, but we are always learning (I hope) from our mistakes. 

Children take over all parts of your life. So what is left over? More importantly, who even are you now? Finding that out is definitely a process, one that we are still on. 

Our last couple of nights have been rough. Our kids have been delightfully been playing a game of keep mom and dad up all night forever to see who goes crazy first. Such a fun little game. 

Every couple argues. And then you add kids into the situation and of course the added stress can make arguments come up more often. But arguing doesn't have to be unhealthy, in fact, it can be quite healthy for your relationship if done with respect and love (and not by demeaning your partner). Jesse and Sam talk about how they try to handle their disagreements (no one is perfect). 

Here we talk about the difficulties that can be felt when you hear the dreaded words, "Play with me!" There are a lot of feelings involved, including guilt, and sadness, and anger, and frustration. These are all normal. Especially when it feels like your children already demand a lot of your time. We also talk about the time we caught Ollie in a lie, and how we handled that learning experience.

This episode is short and not at all sweet. With 2 children and 2 dogs (at the moment) it appears that we are knee dip in bodily excrements. More so Jesse than Sam, for which she is probably very grateful. 

As parents know, life is sometimes (a lot of the times) messy. Join us for some ramblings about our week, where we are, and what is in our future. We start off a little tense, but quickly let it go. Is it perfect? No. Is it real life? Absolutely.

We don't want to mislead, we do not yet know the secret to making children eat their food. But we do know about food, well, one of us does. Today we are joined by certified raw Chef, Jesse. Forget about the raw part, because that is not us at all. We're talking about trying to make sense of children's eating preferences, what they nutritionally need, and most importantly (for us parents), how to cook for them without the stress.