Ep. 409: Impulsive Decisions

Laura reports on her family's rocky journey home from Mexico and the effects it had on her kids, and Shanna talks about how her daughter's adorable Easter egg hunt took an unexpected turn. Also, in the special segment "Throwback," Shanna shares two stories about how her impulsive decisions as a child disrupted her family's vacations. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including a long-overdue errand Laura finally checked off her list and a spontaneous project Cece took on that made Shanna's heart sing. Shanna's kids are 7 and 10 years old, and Laura's kids are 7 years old and 5 years old. Topics discussed in this episode: • How to keep your kids occupied during a long travel day • Handling sibling jealousy during spring break • Taking kids to birthday parties when they're overtired and dysregulated • Sending your kids to day camp during school breaks • Impulsive childhood decisions • When best-laid vacation plans go wrong • Letting your child take ownership of a project Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode: • Johnny Rockets (Restaurant in the Cancun airport) • "Meat tenderizer in the acute treatment of imported fire ant stings" - Article from the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1987 • Pinetop, Arizona - Where Shanna's family vacationed • Best Jewelry and Watch Repair, Glendale — Laura's ring resizing recommendation Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode: • Ep. 386 - Where Shanna shares the hack of keeping an Oh Shit kit in your car • Ep. 397 - Where Shanna talks about her girls attending "field trip" camp over winter break • Ep. 408 - Where Laura shares a Throwback story about the time her family went on vacation to an all-inclusive Club Med resort in Mexico Connect with Us: • Become a Patreon member to access ad-free episodes, bonus content, live hangouts and more! patreon.com/bfppodcast •

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Ep. 409: Impulsive Decisions is an episode from Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko.

This episode is 00:54:37 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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