For The Parents

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.