Growing up in America, Sean Szeps always wanted to be a mum until he realised that a few things were standing in the way of that dream.

Sean is a podcast host, writer, and content creator who has found a platform to share his journey as a gay husband raising 6-year-old boy-girl twins Stella and Cooper.

As you can imagine, Sean's road to becoming a dad is full of ups and downs, including surrogacy, overcoming post-natal depression and parenting mishaps. 

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Matt and Ash hate the Easter long weekend. 

Kids are jacked up on sugar, daycare charges you the public holiday, and you can't escape it because the roads are packed full of other families trying to escape. 

The only upside is that the calories don't count during Easter.

Ash takes the family to the Royal Easter Show, entering with the best intentions but leaving as a very full man. 

Matt is trying to find time to have sex longer, but life is getting in the way. In an unrelated topic, he also shares his personal experience with gender disappointment.

We share your best Toddler Meltdown stories and have a crack at answering your listener questions: 

• How do you manage gender disappointment?
• If you were born a woman, would you go through the process of birth?

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A silent killer is taking on innocent nanas! 

Matty J arrives home with Nana Johnson and the kids in tow. Unfortunately, Nana makes the fatal mistake of exclaiming aloud, 'Well, that was pretty painless!' Matt isn't prepared for what will happen next. 

Meanwhile, April is away for work, which means Ash is the primary parent of two kidlets. It's time to bring in backup—mum! 

By the way, have you ever been on the world's tallest escalator? 

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• Can you have it all?
• Did you sleep train your kids by letting them cry themselves to sleep?  

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James and Clair Buckley's parenting life began when they first met in their early twenties.

At that time, James was filming a movie spinoff about the popular TV show The Inbetweeners.

Imagine their surprise when they found out Clair was pregnant after only six months of knowing each other! 

Matt and Ash chat to James and Clair about what it's like to raise kids in England and all the other things that come with being a Buckley. 

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After spending a whole week away from the kids, Matt J and Ash have decided to take the whole family on a cruise. 

This is also the first time the dads have experienced each other's parenting styles in all their glory, and let's just say things didn't go so smoothly. 

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• What age should you stop being naked in front of your child?
• What is a lazy game you play with your kids?

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Matt and Ash are back on home soil after a week in Vegas and missing the kids. 

Matt shares his experience watching The Weasel (AKA Ash) on full display in Las Vegas. When he finally gets home and returns to the game of parenting, his sweet children test his form and throw him several curveballs. 

Ash takes the title of The Weasel seriously whilst in Vegas and makes some of the greatest weasel moves known to man. Unlike Matt, he doesn't return to his kids but a pitstop on the south coast. 

We share your best Toddler Meltdown stories and have a crack at answering your listener questions: 

• Who is the better parent – Matt or Ash?
• What is your favourite go-to bedtime kid's book?

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Matt and Ash have jumped on a flight to Las Vegas without the kids! 

(Do people even take their kids to Vegas?)

Kayo has invited the dads to get amongst the excitement of the NRL Las Vegas launch, so it's time to get LOOSE.

We share your best Toddler Meltdown stories and have a crack at answering your listener questions: 

• Do you miss your kids when you're away from them?

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It's spaghetti bolognese night at the Johnson household again, except a new ingredient has been added to the menu...

No one prepares you for this when you become a parent. 

Matt also has a new trick up his sleeve to make Lola love him, inspired by Pavlov's dog. 

After a wild night at the Blink 182 concert, Ash realises that he can no longer handle hangovers like he used to in his pre-parenting days.

We share your best Toddler Meltdown stories and have a crack at answering your listener questions: 

• How did you go with kids starting solids and choking/gagging?
• What are your thoughts on kissing your kids on the lips?

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How much are you willing to spend on a fruit salad platter?

Last weekend, Lola turned the big three. 

When it rains, it pours, leaving poor Lola afraid that no one will turn up to her party, but even Ash makes the trek. Matt may have left the catering at the last minute and may have also spent waaay too much on a fruit platter. 

Ash is dealing with a gremlin child who crawls into Mum and Dad's bed every night. Oscar has somehow managed to smuggle a foreign crunchy object into the bed that freaks out Ash. 

Oh, and Matt has a new toy to add to his bug-killing collection.

We share your best Toddler Meltdown stories and have a crack at answering your listener questions: 

• What are your opinions on swearing in front of kids?
• When is the right time to move your kid from cot to bed? 

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The plan for today's ep definitely wasn't to talk about shit nonstop.. but here we are. Apologies !

Macy is in the running for a world record for largest poop (based on poop to body weight ratio). There's actually a semi blurred image that we'll put on socials if you're brave enough to look. No judgment. Ash had a little shart incident over the weekend, which (credit to him) hasn't happened in a little while. Thoughts and prayers to his Uber driver.

Matt and Laura took the kids to a great new park. Unfortunately it was cut short as Laura's coffee went right through her and the park didn't have toilets. Also worth mentioning that Lola still hates Matt but he's trying his best to turn things around.

We share your best Toddler Meltdown stories as well as have a crack at answering your listener questions:

• How would you feel if you couldn’t have children?

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