This week is a fun one! We debate - WTF is the best movie about childcare?

Tori and Eric discuss movies about childcare from our own childhoods, what we remember about them and how they impacted us, discuss the different categories of these movies, and ultimately debate what is the best movie about childcare ever made.

Vote now for your favorite on Spotify or on Instagram @chicagosupersitters

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WTF is the struggle bus? and how do we get OFF of it? Why is asking for help SO HARD? What do we do when things are TOO F-ing much? Why is our instinct to power through solo as parents and as humans?

Tori is on the struggle bus this week and instead of powering through an episode pretending everything is fine, they did an episode about it (while the ceiling is literally about to come down). This week Tori and Eric show up completely honest and real, very vulnerable about things going on, and discuss asking for help & giving help, and why the F its so uncomfortable to do either. This isn't a sad episode, but a real one.

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WTF happens to friendship when one of you has a kid and the other one doesn't? How does the friendship change? Who's needs are more important in the relationship? What needs to happen to maintain the friendship (if you even want to)?

As friends, one with a kid and one without, Tori and Eric really party hard on this conversation. They touch on a LOT here - why its hard for both parties, what needs to change (and what doesn't!), and the learning curve for everyone through the process. Also a promising report for Tori on the WTF scale this week. It's another truth-and-swear-word-filled episode everybody...

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WTF do you do with your sitter booking if there is sickness in your house? WTF do you say when it's a cold but isn't sick-sick? and WTF is the best practice here for sitters AND families?!

Tori and Eric talk all things sickness this week -- how to handle it, what to ask, what a pickle it is when you HAVE to work, but you also have a sick kid, and what is acceptable and expected when you work with kids all the time. This is a daily occurance with these germy kids and y'all need some guidance.

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WTF is happening out there with the dads and the childcare? WhyTF do people find 'useless dads/husbands' funny (spoiler alert, we do NOT)? And how TF do we solve this responsibility and expectation imbalance?

This week Tori and Eric tackle the dad convo for the first time and ooooohheeee it's a big one. The focus is dads and childcare -- they discuss why dad/partner-participation (or lacktherof) is a MAJOR problem, and discuss ways to turn it around (hint - its going to take all of us to do it). Eric leads this conversation and hits on all the big stuff - this one could be a bruiser of some egos, folks - but it has to be talked about.

Let's party.

This Week's Shout Outs: "For the Love of Men" by Liz Plank "Fair Play" by Eve Rodsky

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So you've booked your first babysitter, WTF happens now? How do you prepare? What should you have ready? How do you not freak out?

This week Tori and Eric talk through the process of having a babysitter for the very first time. They discuss tips and tricks, what the actual process will look like, what to have ready, and that it is totally okay (and normal!) to be nervous. They give your anxiety all the information you need to feel as ready and prepared as you can.

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Morgan Phillips-Spotts is a long-time Super Sitter, an entrepreneur, an improviser, and she not only gives us some 3 Little Pigs advice, but also shares how she maintains a 4 on the WTF scale (like HOW?)

Join Tori and Eric this week as they talk to Morgan about Super Sitting, her business, and her most outrageous WTF kid moments. She tells T&E a story that almost laughed them out of their charis. WTF is right.

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This weeks shout outs:

MoMo's Book Club --> momosbookclub.cratejoy.com Morgan: @momosbookclub

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WTF questions do you all have for us? Like who is Eric and WTF is he doing on this pod? WTF does Tori love nachos so much (context here)? and should dads ever drive sitters home?

For this holiday Monday, Tori and Eric answer the questions YOU sent in -- childcare questions and personal questions! Also, poor Dennis takes one for the dad-team (sorry Dennis) and Tori gets a little soap-boxy about the Not-All-Dads movement. It's a ride today folks.

Let's Party. ________________

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WTF does it look like to try and work from home with your kids and your childcare in the next room? Is this possible? Will a sitter/nanny work like this?

This is a major convo, especially after Covid, and we are happy to say that this week we have answers to the problem! Going back to work can be tough anyway, but add a screaming infant and someone else caring for your kid in the next room? Woof. It can be hard for sitters/nannies too - so what do we do about it? Join Tori and Eric as they jump into this WTF world of WFH with your childcare, and get some tips on how to make it work at YOUR house (one being, maybe get some noise cancelling headphones!).

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WTF do we do about after school care? Why is it such a mess? How the F do I make it work and keep my job? How do other families solve for it? This is another big episode talking about a BIG problem, facing a lot of families. This week Tori and Eric talk about how big this problem actually is, WHY it exits (lookin' at you white patriarchy!), and what we can do to solve for it until the really big stuff gets fixed. This is a big one folks, buckle up. Let's Party. This Week's Shout Outs:Of Course I'm Not Okay - The Podcast: @not_okay_pod Super Screeners: www.SuperScreeners.com ________________ Want to send us something? Email: [email protected] Tori: @todiebeans Eric: @ericburghervo Find us in all the places: Instagram: www.instagram.com/chicagosupersitters Facebook: www.facebook.com/chicagosupersitters TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@the_superchannel Websites: www.ChicagoSuperSitters.com OR www.SuperScreeners.com Follow, like, and share this podcast on: Apple Podcasts and on Spotify. New eps drop every Monday! Cover Art: Emily Lonigro @emilyslonigro Theme music by: Ben Piper @btpipes