Welcome, 2026! Sadly there are no more Christmas cookies on our counters and we are feeling the need to get back to adulting and wearing hard pants. :(

Plus, Emily fell for an AI Slop gift, and we talk “cognizant January” and some goals for 2026.

Then we attack a couple tough topics: Are you a part of a toxic mom group like Ashley Tisdale, and is your husband hiding money from you?

All that and more on this week’s episode of The Mom Game. Thank you as always to our amazing sponsors!

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Happy New Year!

As we kick off 2026, let’s take one last look back at some of our favorite moments from 2025. It’s the second half of our year-end recap! Be sure to catch Part 1 from last week if you haven’t yet.

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Merry Christmas from The Mom Game!

The year is almost over, which means we’re taking a look back at another year of laughs, guests, and memories! Here’s some of our favorite moments from the first half of 2025.

Stay tuned next week for Part 2!

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What a season it has been for Emily’s Red Raiders! As a College Football Playoff Quarterfinalist, the #4 seeded Red Raiders are getting set for the Orange Bowl on New Years Day.

This week, we were lucky enough to talk to BOTH head coach Joey McGuire (two-time TMG guest) and Emma Rodriguez. Emma, married to stud Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, is a Blackhawk helicopter pilot in the US Army. We are SO intrigued and have so many questions!

If you’re a fan of Texas Tech, or just a fan of good humans doing awesome things, this is an episode you don’t want to miss!

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It's our 300th episode of The Mom Game!! (How in the world did we make it here??)

Time to peel back more layers of the TMG onion as we try and figure out what age Emily lost her filter.

Plus, we're so pumped for Texas Tech and the college football playoffs, the Stars are rolling, and now that Nico's gone we can hop back on the Mavs train right?

Also we discuss meal planning, a rage bait Reddit story, and Mike McCoy unknowingly calls in live.

Don't miss the parade at the end to celebrate the big 3-0-0!

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The Holiday spirit is in the air, husbands are traveling, and Emily’s looking for a big nutcracker!

While Julie’s feeling all the Christmas (and elf) magic, some moms are apparently “quitting Christmas” …. huh?

Plus, the Cowboys are a whole ‘nother team, Lane Kiffin makes us facepalm, and the college football playoff field is starting to take shape.

And most importantly: does Alexa believe in Santa??

All that and more in this week’s episode of The Mom Game!

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If you're a parent of a kid playing sports, you need to hear this episode.

Why does our crazy come out at kids games, and why do we need to keep rec sports alive? 

It’s a sports parent therapy session with our special guest Jonathan Carone of @healthysportsparents on Instagram.

All that and more in this week’s episode of The Mom Game!

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Julie is back from Bravocon in Vegas with stories, and Emily fed her friends wine so they’d help her build furniture.

Also, the Cowboys beat the Raiders, but we were most impressed with the phenomenal job they did honoring their teammate on MNF. The Stars are rocking, and bless the Mavs hearts.

And how sexy should moms be dressing? We don’t know but it’s fun to talk about. Oh, and we have the perfect answer for the 6-7 madness!

All that and more in this week’s episode of The Mom Game!

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Nico was finally kicked out of Dallas and we all got an “open letter” from Patrick Dumont. What does all this mean for the Mavs and their fans?

Plus:

• The delicate balance of playing to win vs having fun in youth sports
• Does Tom Brady even party?
• and mom, mom, mom, mom… how many questions are we getting asked a day??

Don’t miss the end of the show where we get two tickets to paradise!

All that and more in this week’s episode of The Mom Game!

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Come for the laughs, stay for the laughs! We are having all the "relevations" about the Cowboys and Emily publicly apologizes to Julie about their sports argument last week.

Apparently Jerry Jones doesn't care, and he doesn't care that he doesn't care!

Plus, how much do our loved ones love us, enough to care that "we saw a bird!?"

Emily's mom calls in live and we all snort laugh.

Plus, a Christmas decorating PSA, fighting through kids sports injuries, what a World Series (!), and we examine the weird rules we had that didn’t make sense as a kid.

All that and more in this week’s episode of The Mom Game!

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