Parent Driven Development

019: Being Adults


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Parent Driven Development
Episode 019: Being Adults
00:25 Welcome, Jonan Scheffler!

Jonan is a free-range computer sciencer at Heroku and cheerleader for hire (all major hugs accepted). He is also a board member of RubyTogether and all-around swell human being!

We recorded this episode live and in-person at this year's RubyConf in Los Angeles.

01:09 Catching Up On Sleep, Spending Time with Friends, and Spending Spousal Points
  • Conferences are NOT vacations, y'all!
  • Traveling as a job.
  • Being present at home.
  • Partying is WORK.
  • 11:16 Communicating to Loved Ones at Home
    • Facetiming, calling, audio messaging.
    • 18:50 Going Home / Reentry to the Parenting World
      25:04 It Takes a Village... Support Systems When Away
      29:30 Self-Care While Away
      • Treats!
      • Massage!
      • Movies on the plane!
      • Room service!
      • Fancy coffee!
      • Tattoos!?!
      • 32:34 Genius / Fail Moments
        • Allison: Her son drew her a picture "so Mommy doesn't scream as much". (#Fail); Attending an anger management for parents of small children class. (#Genius)
        • Mandy: Forgot to download things to her devices on the way to LA! (#Fail)
        • Josh: Mistook a sprained ankle for growing pains. (#Fail)
        • KWu: Mistook roseola for windburn! (#Fail)
        • Jonan: Ruined waffles for his kids. (#Fail)
        • Andy: His daughter learned how to swim! (#Genius)
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          Panel

          Andy Croll

          Mandy Moore
          Allison McMillan
          Josh Puetz
          KWu

          Special Guest: Jonan Scheffler.

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