One minute you're texting your mom to ask how long chicken lasts in the fridge, and the next you're coordinating her hospital discharge and Googling “signs of sepsis.” Welcome to the midlife plot twist they forgot to warn us about: parenting our parents.

In this raw, real, and yes—still hilarious—episode, Melis is joined by her longtime bestie and nurse extraordinaire Nicole Jolicoeur Johnson. Together, they unpack what it’s like to be full-time caregivers, full-time moms, and part-time guilt-ridden humans trying to hold it all together.

💥 Spoiler alert: there's a penis sighting in the ICU, a prairie fire in the background, and possibly a midlife commune in our future.

Listen in if you’ve ever:

• Felt completely alone navigating a parent’s medical emergency

• Wondered how to support your kids, your parents, and yourself without losing it

• Needed permission to laugh through the chaos

Because somewhere between carpool and care facilities, we all became the grown-ups. And we’re still figuring it out, one crisis (and joke) at a time.

xoxo

melis

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