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Emily is trying not to accidentally give her daughter a lifelong fear of the ocean. Kendall is wondering how much we're all going to give our kids to talk about in therapy anyway. So naturally...we have some things to discuss.

This week we're talking about the impossible job of trying to raise tiny humans without projecting all of our own stuff onto them—from fears and homeschooling to the things our parents did that would absolutely not fly today. Plus: why Kendall will not be getting a dog, the deeply personal offense of your children waking up the second you try to have 20 minutes alone, and whether anyone actually remembers to put sunscreen on their kids before school.

Basically, we're all doing our best. And they're probably still going to have notes.

• Sometimes the hardest part of parenting is figuring out what not to pass down. 
• Our kids aren't supposed to become tiny versions of us. 
• There's no version of parenting where you get everything “right.” 
• Every generation thinks the previous one was absolutely unhinged. 
• Children and dogs are both a lot of work, but only one eventually wipes its own butt. 

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flying with little kids is less of a vacation skill and more of an endurance sport.

this week, we’re talking about what actually helps us survive travel days with kids — snackle boxes, iPads, the magical extra bag, and the very important reminder that eventually, the flight will end.

then Kendall shares the birthday party moment that sent her straight into a mom guilt spiral after she lost sight of two-year-old Charlie… which leads us to the question: do moms have some sort of built-in radar that allows us to have a full conversation while simultaneously tracking every child within a 50-foot radius?

also: Costco, we need to discuss why there were Christmas decorations out in august.

basically: travel chaos, toddler chaos, mom brain, holiday magic, and several things we apparently feel very strongly about.

• The flight will end.
• Mom guilt loves a “what if.”
• Moms may actually have a background child-tracking system running at all times.
• Sometimes the elaborate activity you packed loses to snacks and an iPad.
• Making the magic is part of motherhood for Kendall and Emily.

Samsonite foldaway/collapsible tote
Snackle box
Airplane tray table pocket/cover

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Episode Description: 

Apparently we’re the expert moms now, which feels like information someone should have warned us about.

This week we’re talking kindergarten color week, the crafts we absolutely cannot handle, the music our kids inexplicably love, escaping the endless loop of children’s songs, and the realization that our moms were probably making it all up too.

Then Kendall takes us down her latest rabbit hole: creatine, women, strength, brain fog, and whether she actually feels more focused or just really believes she does. 

Plus, a listener sends in a first-day-of-preschool incident that everyone can relate to. 

Basically: motherhood, but nobody gave us the encyclopedia.

• Becoming “the mom who knows” is bizarre when you still feel like you’re making it up.
• School fun somehow becomes mom homework.
• Your kids’ taste in music is one of the genuinely fun surprises of watching them become people.
• There is always one kid thing you simply cannot allow into your home.

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Episode Description: 

a playdate, a puppet show, and the realization that apparently not all types of play are created equal.

i have questions. mostly for the moms who can pretend play for more than 3 minutes.

— Emily

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One dog destroys a bedroom carpet, another preschool decides carpet is exactly what a building full of potty-training toddlers needs, and somehow that’s only the beginning.

This week, Kendall and Emily get into the extremely specific ways moms learn to move silently (like, actually silent) through their own homes, the toddler meltdown that made Kendall realize her second kid is playing a very different game, and what happens when you watch your husband make a parenting decision and already know exactly how it’s going to end.

Plus: a camp experience that left Kendall furious, the emotional end of the full-time nanny era, kindergarten drop-off struggles, and Emily volunteering to be room mom because apparently she needed one more thing to do.

Basically: carpet, poop, tantrums, school feelings, frogs, and the quiet confidence of a mom thinking, yep. saw that coming.

1. You eventually know every floorboard in your house.

2. The second kid can make you question everything you thought you knew about toddlers.

3. Sometimes the hardest parenting moments are the ones where you’re trying not to show how angry you are.

4. “Let them learn the lesson” gets complicated when you know you’ll be dealing with the fallout.

5. School transitions can be good and hard at exactly the same time.

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back-to-school season has arrived, which means name labels on underwear, three spare outfits, approximately six thousand school holidays and trying to find kids’ activities that don’t require the entire family to live in the car.

Emily shares how Olivia’s first week of kindergarten went—including the exhaustion, the new routines and the classroom guinea pig currently getting top billing—and Kendall prepares to send Charlie to school while negotiating a gymnastics tryout for a two-year-old whose ability to listen is…very mood-dependent.

Plus, the girls debate butter storage, remember their children eating straight from restaurant butter packets and hear a listener submission about the tiny moment when your child suddenly asks, “how was your day?”

• Kindergarten can be more exhausting than preschool even when the day is technically shorter. 
• Putting multiple children in activities is its own logistical sport. The dream is two classes at the same location, preferably back-to-back, with no one spending an hour watching their sibling have fun.
• The smallest signs that our kids are growing can hit harder than the official milestones.
• Every parent has a category of problem they have decided to leave for Future Them. 
• Back-to-school preparation is mostly labeling objects you did not realize required individual identification. 

• Golden Gate Gymnastics 
• Name Bubbles

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Apparently there comes a point in motherhood when your kid can sit next to you and happily do their own thing while you do yours…and honestly, we weren’t sure we’d ever get here.

This week we’re talking about the tiny signs that maybe, just maybe, parenting is getting a little easier (or just harder in different ways)  — plus letting our kids absolutely ruin our perfectly painted pottery, discovering the joy of having a four-year-old shopping buddy, and the very specific hell that is bringing small children into an airport lounge full of silent business travelers.

Also: why do some cars slowly become covered in kid stickers? Could we win The Amazing Race? and yes, sometimes keeping your kids quiet means popsicles at 10:30 in the morning.

we stand by it.

• Sometimes you don’t realize you’re out of a hard phase until you’re already on the other side of it. 
• Your kid’s version of “fun” does not necessarily look like fun while it’s happening. 
• Motherhood is a recurring exercise in letting someone mess up the thing you could do better yourself. 
• Traveling with young kids makes you hyperaware of everyone around you. 
• Sometimes survival wins. 

Grand Central Petaluma — coffee/breakfast spot on the Petaluma River 

The Hot Spot Studios — Petaluma — paint-your-own pottery and other crafts

Solar Buddies — refillable roll-on sunscreen applicator 

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Somehow we started with the return of the missing Farfalle (yes...that Farfalle), ended up talking about toddlers who only want Dad, and accidentally stumbled into one of the biggest conversations we've had yet.

What happens when you're building something you love...but it means missing bedtime? Why do we feel guilty about moments that haven't even happened yet? And why does it hurt so much when all your toddler wants is the other parent?

If you've ever questioned whether you're doing enough, missing too much, or just wanted to be part of the memory...wait...same.

• Mom guilt doesn't wait until after something happens—it often starts long before.
• Kids choosing one parent over the other can be both heartbreaking and strangely freeing.
• Building a career, business, or passion project often means navigating impossible-feeling tradeoffs.
• The "firsts" matter because we want to be present in our children's memories—not because the event itself is extraordinary.
• There isn't an easy version of motherhood. Every path comes with sacrifices.

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Some weekends leave you exhausted...and somehow completely full.

This week we're talking about the dance recital that completely changed Emily's perspective on dance moms, the weird emotions that come with kindergarten around the corner, and why saying goodbye to preschool teachers feels way bigger than anyone prepares you for.

We also get unexpectedly nostalgic about MASH, school doodles, packing lists, and the invisible mental load of getting a family out the door—especially when someone volunteers to pack...and forgets an entire child's clothes.

Plus, one listener reminds us that apparently only mommy is allowed to say no.

If you've ever looked at your kids lately and thought, "how are we already here?"...wait...same.

Don't forget to follow the show wherever you listen and come hang out with us on Instagram @wait.same.pod—we're sharing Emily's infamous "Do Job" doodle and bringing back MASH.

Key Takeaways

• Sometimes the moments we expect to be stressful become the ones we'll remember forever.
• Watching our kids step into new stages of life is exciting and surprisingly emotional.
• The mental load isn't always obvious until someone else tries to take it over.
• Growing up looks different for every generation, but nostalgia has a funny way of bringing us together.
• Motherhood is constantly balancing letting go while still wanting to hold on.

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Dance recitals are apparently a luxury sport, toddlers have absolutely no filter, and somewhere along the way our kids started using our own parenting tactics against us.

This week we're talking about the surprising (to us!) cost of dance recitals, the hilarious names kids invent for body parts, whether adults should absolutely be taking hip hop classes, and the very specific way one husband eats chocolate mousse that might actually be grounds for separate dessert jars.

Plus, we share one of the only real fights we've ever had as best friends (spoiler: it involved cigarettes in Italy), and a listener submission that proves kids always seem to choose the worst possible moment to get sick.

Basically... motherhood is weird.

And honestly?

wait...same.

• Parenting is full of tiny moments that are so ridiculous you couldn't make them up.
• Sometimes the biggest expense isn't the activity—it's everything that comes with it.
• Kids are constantly watching us...and then copying us in ways we never expected.
• The best friendships survive dumb arguments because the relationship matters more than being right. 
• Every mom has at least one "the timing could not have been worse" parenting story.

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