In the special segment “Internet Insanity,” Shanna and Laura share the wild and wacky content they've found online recently, including a baby name that has risen to fame for a surprising reason and a mom-group breakup of epic proportions. Also, Laura shares how a Percy Jackson obsession turned into a spontaneous after-school trip with her kids, and Shanna talks about the device that enabled her 9-year-old to arrange her own play date. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including family outings at two Los Angeles landmarks, one beautiful and one bizarre. Shanna’s kids are 7 and 9.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 7 years old and 4.5 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• A spontaneous after-school adventure with your kids
• When your kid starts planning their own social life
• Giving your child a “just enough” phone for safety and texting friends
• 2025's name of the year and what it says about baby naming trends
• Toxic mom-group drama, celebrity edition
• Keeping longtime friendships going as parents
• Fun, unusual day trips around Los Angeles with kids

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:

• Percy Jackson book series
• Percy Jackson series on Disney+
• Percy Jackson end credits
• Griffith Observatory
• Tracfone
• "The 2025 Name of the Year is Elara" by Laura Wattenberg
• "How a ‘Splash’ Joke Led to the ‘Madison’ Baby Name Boom"
• Perez Hilton
• "Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group" by Ashley Tisdale French
• "Matthew Koma (Hilary Duff's husband) getting in on the 'mom group' drama"
• Huntington Gardens
• Old Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park

Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:

• Ep. 397 - Where Shanna's kids go to "field trip" camp
• Ep. 305 - Where Sebastian fell and got a gash on his nose at the Huntington Gardens

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