Raising 8: A couple of sinners trying to raise saints

Lori leads banter again and talks about her BIG week (she finally beat Michael at something). They then talk about music, television, and movie consumption in the Lavigne home with a focus on how they strive to protect their kids hearts and minds.

In this episode Lori is given the chance to lead the banter and fails. Michael and Lori then talk about their love/hate relationship with Natural Family Planning (or Fertility Awareness Methods).

In this episode the non-experts discuss their eating and sleeping habits throughout the years of raising their family. Also, Michael had an exciting weekend while Lori was away.

Find out if the hosts of Raising 8 are "anti-vaxxer hypocrites" and/or "right-wing Catholics." Also, Lori and Michael talk about the importance of modeling physical health for their children.

In this episode Michael and Lori talk about surviving Mass, especially with toddlers. Over the past 15 years, they have had some successes, joys, and a few horror stories to share. Hopefully they will encourage the listener that it IS possible to survive Mass with young children, and in the end the struggle is worth it. 

The lock down caused by the pandemic led to all families “home schooling.” But is it really "home-schooling? Lori and Michael talk about the differences in lock-down caused versus chosen home-schooling. 

Michael and Lori introduce themselves, their family, and the Raising 8 podcast.