The Funny Thing About Parenting
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The Funny Thing About Parenting
The Funny Thing About Parenting, hosted by TJ and Melissa Therrien, is a podcast for parents who need a quick breather in their week because raising kids is bananas.
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96. The Mom Life
We're getting caught up and chatting about what's so tough about being a mom, a review of our bedtime routine, and our favorite parts of being parents...
95. Parenting is like a Wrestling Match
Get in the ring...it's time for another wrestling match. This one's for all the parents who are feeling the ups and downs lately!
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94. TJ's Coffee Journey ("A Story of Hope") + Having Kids in Elementary School
Today, we're chatting about our experiences (and maybe advice) with having kids in elementary school. Melissa also titles TJ's coffee journey as "A St...
93. Warm Fuzzies With Your Kids
We just want the "warm fuzzies" with our kids. We chat about how we connect with our kids differently, even when they seem to not want it.
92. Refueling the Parenting Tank
We're back from a vacation (from our wintery state AND from our kids) and we're reminded how time away helps us be better parents.
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91. Who Does What? A Picture Into Our Parenting
We're breaking out a Venn Diagram in today's show to give a peek into our marriage and parenting. The two of us have drifted into "the leaders" of cer...
90. TJ's Brother: The Youngest Child Tells All
We're chatting with my younger brother, Mark, this week!! We talk about our upbringing, why mom loves him more, and why Mark wrote a children's book....
89. Being a Sports Mom is a Part-Time Job
Any other dance-parents out there?! Is it like having a part-time job? We're new to this thing and sharing our fun experiences so far.
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88. Girl Dads vs. Boy Dads
A girl-dad and a boy-dad compare notes on today's episode. Will there be differences? Better question...will there be similarities?
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87. Making Traveling with Kids Less of a Gong Show
This week, we're uncovering travel hacks for parents as submitted by our listeners.
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86. Our trip to Disney World 🌴 Who else needs a vacation after the vacation?
We just returned to Minnesota after a warm weather vacation—we mean "trip"—with our kids. Now we need a vacation :) We're chatting about the good and...
85. This is why we can't have ✨nice things✨
Kids ruin things. So why are we getting new furniture?
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84. Is Firstborn-Anxiety a Thing?
We wonder if and how firstborns tend to be a bit more anxious than others.
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83. Birth Order Basics: Breaking down the unique traits and motivations of your firstborn, middle & youngest child ✨ How understanding it can help you be a patient parent
You might know TJ as the "birth order guy" on social media. So today, we're talking all about it as we dissect the personalities of firstborns, middle...
82. Getting Rid of Our Stuff: Melissa's decluttering rampage, what we want less of, and discussing whether sentimental value is actually valuable
We're in the mood to get rid of stuff and declutter! Melissa tells us why she's on a rampage and I'm saddled up for the ride.
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81. Why do boys fart so much? ...plus other great questions from kids & parents (raising boys vs. girls, jealousy with siblings, 4th child dynamics + more!)
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80. The Magical Sounds of Christmas ✨ Our Top 10 Holiday Tunes 🎵
Our list has a little classic, a little boy band, and a little obscurity.
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79. Christmas Gifts for Kids: Puppies or Cardboard Boxes?
What are your favorites gifts you've given your kids (ones that you don't regret)? We're going through your answers and our own on this week's show! ...
78. The Ultimate Thanksgiving Dinner: Drafting TV Characters to Sit at Your Table
What if you could pick TV characters for your Thanksgiving table this year? Well today, we're doing that. With our good friend Rachel (a mom of 3), we...
77. Amazing Parenting Hacks (...morning routines, making choices, phones, empowering and more!)
We asked you to share a parenting hack, and we're going through some of the responses on today's show. Honestly, there are so many good ones that we'l...
76. Our First Family Meeting Recap (Golden Rule + Privileges + Hype Theme Song)
We had our first family meeting a few days ago! We're sharing how it went on today's show!
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75. We're Going to Start Having Family Meetings (...and they won't be boring)
We think we need family meetings to become a regular part of our month. In this episode, we tell you why and how we're going to do it...kind of.
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74. What are your kids being for Halloween + Mel's ONE costume as a kid + Why would TJ throw licorice at a car?!
We're chatting about Halloween this week, what kids are dressing up as, and other fun stories around this strange holiday.
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73. Four Kids in Four Years + Naming Your Middle Child "Wilder" + Birth Order with Four Kids
We chatted with Ben and Corley on this week's show. Like us, they have 4 kids...except they had their babies within 4 years of each other. WOWZA. We h...
72. The Funny Thing About School Picture Day
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71. How a Teacher's Approach Could Change Our Parenting Approach
Immediately following our kids' teacher conferences (which went fine), we sit down and have a conversation about education, testing and how a teacher'...
70. All Kids, One Kid, No Kids
Do you like bring your kids to Target? The movie theater? Ballgames? We're playing a game this week, called "All kids, one kid or no kids." Would you...
69. Coffee Time with TJ + Mel
We're here to make you feel normal. In this episode, we're fully relaxed as our kids are in school, telling stories about parenting and how birth orde...
68. Only Child Mythbusters
If you have an only child (or were one yourself), what do you want other people to know?! We asked that question on Instagram and are going through th...
67. Laguna Beach + Disneyland Without Kids (and it was lovely)
We love shared experiences with our kids...and also without them! We just got back from a adults only trip to CA and we're feeling like kids again. We...
66. Things We Got Away With As Kids
We asked you about the things you got away with as a kid...things you'd never let your kids get away with these days.
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65. How on Earth Do You Teach Kids To Be Good Losers?
Play to win, learn to lose. How on earth do you teach kids to be okay with losing? Let's chat about it.
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64. We're Talking About Melissa's New Reading Obsession (TJ likes TV + TikTok, Mel likes books)
Melissa has become an avid novel reader while TJ still likes watching things on screens. Enjoy the conversation as TJ tries to understand this new obs...
63. Five Things We Wish We Could Control Better ✨FUN PARENTING EDITION✨
We come up with 5 things we wish we had more control over as parents...and the first one gets weird fast :)
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62. Potty Training Your Youngest Child
How does potty training go with a youngest child? We'll unload the deets for you in today's show :)
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61. Kids...Go Find Something To Do
We're 3 days into summer and our kids are already bored. Help us.
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60. The Funny Thing About Stay-At-Home Parents
Melissa reflects on being a stay at home mom after her first year.
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59. Saturdays at Home With Nowhere To Be
Saturdays at home with no plans might be some of our favorite memories. That's what we're talking about on this week's show.
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58. Which Kid Would You Pick? (Firstborn, Middle or Youngest)
Playing a fun little game on today's show...pick a kid depending on the situation. Enjoy.
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57. Wanting a Fun House vs. Peace and Quiet
You want your house to be fun, but you chaos stresses you out. How do we manage the tension between these two things? Let's chat about it.