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Parenting Roundabout

Parenting Roundabout

A weekly look at the things parents are talking about, complaining about, and obsessing about right now.

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Roundabout Roundup: StubHub, FedEx Office, and Sarcastic Mommy

On this week's Roundabout Roundup: Catherine had a good experience selling through StubHub . Terri got a warm welcome and some free electric...

10:13Aug 30, 2019

Kids' Big Decisions

It's easy to obsess when our kids make big choices, like what college major to declare or what career to pursue. The hardest part might be d...

13:22Aug 29, 2019

High School Starts and Schedules

On today's Round 3, we complain about high school schedules. Should teens really have to wake up so early? And what about block scheduling,...

14:11Aug 28, 2019

What We're Watching: SYTYCD Top 8 Perform and West Wing "The Al Smith Dinner"

On SYTYCD , the top 8 performed, and performed, and performed: Five dances each, in solos, duos, and groups. We're tired just watching. Ment...

22:25Aug 27, 2019

Weddings Past, Present, and Future

On today's Round 1, we compare and contrast our own weddings with those of the Kids Today, with their barn venues and their candy buffets an...

18:27Aug 26, 2019

Roundabout Roundup: Rome Cavalieri Hotel, Money Heist, and a Productive Playlist

On this week's Roundabout Roundup, Nicole shouts out the Rome Cavalieri Hotel , where she spent her anniversary. Catherine's hooked on Money...

08:21Aug 23, 2019

Mistakes That Are Definitely Not Our Fault

When you're juggling as many balls as we are, sometimes one or two get dropped. We obsess about these mistakes, and particularly the shame o...

11:36Aug 22, 2019

The Costs of Raising Kids

This report on how much our little darlings cost us got us complaining about all the expenses we've covered over the years, from the predict...

15:48Aug 21, 2019

What We're Watching: SYTYCD Top 10 Perform and West Wing "Here Today"

On SYTYCD , just when we'd kind of gotten over the heartbreak of eager young dancers not being chosen for the show, now we get the heartbrea...

29:20Aug 20, 2019

Packing for College

Nicole's back from vacation and now she's getting her daughter packed up for college. Which means discussing the difference between "essenti...

15:30Aug 19, 2019

Roundabout Roundup: Summer of '69, BH90210, GG2D, Elta MD, Duolingo Podcasts and ... Jorts?

On this week's Roundabout Roundup, it's a supersized edition with Mimi and Stacy from Living the Second Act ! At the time of recording, Stac...

09:34Aug 16, 2019

The Worrying Finish Line

We're moms, so we obsess about our kids' safety. And there's really no point at which we will relax and just assume they're good. Mimi Golub...

11:15Aug 15, 2019

Our Kids and Their Virtual Lives

You know it's getting bad when a mom wishes her daughter would just meet a guy in a bar already. Mimi Golub and Stacy Feintuch of Living the...

13:25Aug 14, 2019

What We're Watching: SYTYCYD Top 10 Perform and West Wing "Mr. Frost"

On SYTYCD , we finally get to exercise our voting powers after this week's episode! We're choosing based on short-person solidarity and peop...

26:22Aug 13, 2019

Talking With Mimi and Stacy of Living the Second Act

With Nicole enjoying a much-deserved vacation (happy anniversary!), we asked Mimi Golub and Stacy Feintuch of Living the Second Act to sit i...

12:30Aug 12, 2019

Roundabout Rules Replay: Talking to a Brick Wall

While we take a brief summer vacation, we're sharing rules-related replays all week. Because what do parents love to talk, complain, and obs...

11:37Aug 9, 2019

Roundabout Rules Replay: Changing Course While Parenting

While we take a brief summer vacation, we're sharing rules-related replays all week. Because what do parents love to talk, complain, and obs...

18:03Aug 8, 2019

Roundabout Rules Replay: Facing the Consequences

While we take a brief summer vacation, we're sharing rules-related replays all week. Because what do parents love to talk, complain, and obs...

09:39Aug 7, 2019

What We're Watching: SYTYCD Top 10 Guys and "The Four Seasons"

Just like last week , So You Think You Can Dance brought us another perplexing round of cuts as the top 5 guys were named: Bailey, Benjamin,...

18:53Aug 6, 2019

Roundabout Rules Replay: Commandments for How to Treat Parents

While we take a brief summer vacation, we're sharing rules-related replays all week. Because what do parents love to talk, complain, and obs...

15:15Aug 5, 2019