I Shouldn't Have Had Kids
114 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWe are podcasting for parental sanity and saying the things out loud that most parents only think to themselves.
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Bow Down to Teachers – 22
April 28, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBThis week's episode is an ode to the Mighty Teacher. Most of us didn't really understand just how essential these hard-working men and women were to our kids, our daily routine, and our ever-loving parental sanity until COVID-19 hit. Without the support of teachers, we parents have been left to home school and drink too much wine. TBH, alcohol really doesn't help solve for n—but it sure takes the sting out of realizing your teen is smarter than you. On episode 22, hear stories about rema...
22–Bow Down to Teachers
April 28, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBThis week's episode is an ode to the Mighty Teacher. Most of us didn't really understand just how essential these hard-working men and women were to our kids, our daily routine, and our ever-loving parental sanity until COVID-19 hit. Without the support of teachers, we parents have been left to home school and drink too much wine. TBH, alcohol really doesn't help solve for n—but it sure takes the sting out of realizing your teen is smarter than you. On episode 22, hear stories about rema...
Blended Weddings – 21
April 21, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBPlanning a wedding typically means making a boatload of decisions in rapid-fire succession. When you're a blended family, however, you can add an additional layer of complexity to the situation. Here are the kinds of extra questions we had to deal with when we said our "I do's": Since it's our second time around, should we have a big, white wedding or go low-key? Will our guests be freaky that ours is a same-sex wedding? Should we make vows to the kids as well as each other? Should o...
21–Blended Weddings
April 21, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBPlanning a wedding typically means making a boatload of decisions in rapid-fire succession. When you're a blended family, however, you can add an additional layer of complexity to the situation. Here are the kinds of extra questions we had to deal with when we said our "I do's": Since it's our second time around, should we have a big, white wedding or go low-key? Will our guests be freaky that ours is a same-sex wedding? Should we make vows to the kids as well as each other? Should o...
20–Food Fight
April 14, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBQuarantined at home with COVID-19 means every parent is now the host of their own cooking show—and kids are the audience. Talk about a tough crowd. What do you do when said audience turns their nose up at rice and beans, your signature pandemic dish? Don't they know there are starving kids in India, Africa and downtown L.A.? Kids were making parents crazy in the perpetual family food fight long before the novel coronavirus turned our lives and the dinner table upside down. Let's face it...
Food Fight – 20
April 14, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBQuarantined at home with COVID-19 means every parent is now the host of their own cooking show—and kids are the audience. Talk about a tough crowd. What do you do when said audience turns their nose up at rice and beans, your signature pandemic dish? Don't they know there are starving kids in India, Africa and downtown L.A.? Kids were making parents crazy in the perpetual family food fight long before the novel coronavirus turned our lives and the dinner table upside down. Let's face it...
Summer Fever – 19
April 07, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBRemember when spring meant a million end-of-the-year school events, figuring out who would watch the kids for the summer, and a frantic dash to get their summer activities selected, booked, and organized? We used to complain about the headache of it all but now we'd give our right arms—both of 'em—to be facing the summer schedule gauntlet again. Instead, the Washington state lockdown continues. This week, Washington's governor announced that public schools will remain closed for the rest of...
19–Summer Fever
April 07, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBRemember when spring meant a million end-of-the-year school events, figuring out who would watch the kids for the summer, and a frantic dash to get their summer activities selected, booked, and organized? We used to complain about the headache of it all but now we'd give our right arms—both of 'em—to be facing the summer schedule gauntlet again. Instead, the Washington state lockdown continues. This week, Washington's governor announced that public schools will remain closed for the rest of...
18–Coping with Covid
March 31, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBThey say laughter is the best medicine. Well, we call BS. A vaccine against this damn virus is truly the best medicine. Until it arrives, however, we'll have to make do with a little laughter and a lot of alcohol. And Doritos. There must be Doritos. This week, a look at how this pandemic has turned the world upside down—especially for parents. If you've never tried working from home with a three-year-old hanging off your chair, count your blessings. Or how about a hungry teenager busting in...
Coping with Covid – 18
March 31, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBThey say laughter is the best medicine. Well, we call BS. A vaccine against this damn virus is truly the best medicine. Until it arrives, however, we'll have to make do with a little laughter and a lot of alcohol. And Doritos. There must be Doritos. This week, a look at how this pandemic has turned the world upside down—especially for parents. If you've never tried working from home with a three-year-old hanging off your chair, count your blessings. Or how about a hungry teenager busting in...
A Covid-19 Quarantine PSA from Lola
March 28, 2020 03:00 - 1 minute - 1.13 MBOur middle son, who's nickname for the podcast is Lola (if you are scratching your head over that one listen to the show trailer), has a word or two for those of you who think that a backyard neighborhood BBQ is good idea in these days of STAY AT HOME. If you think that every teen and 20-something is out there partying on the beaches of Florida or smoking pot and drinking a Quarantini in the forest with other one-time college students, Lola will restore your faith in this generation of kid...
A Covid–19 Quarantine PSA from Lola
March 28, 2020 03:00 - 1 minute - 1.13 MBOur middle son, who's nickname for the podcast is Lola (if you are scratching your head over that one listen to the show trailer), has a word or two for those of you who think that a backyard neighborhood BBQ is good idea in these days of STAY AT HOME. If you think that every teen and 20-something is out there partying on the beaches of Florida or smoking pot and drinking a Quarantini in the forest with other one-time college students, Lola will restore your faith in this generation of kid...
Raising Boys vs Raising Girls – 17
March 24, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBWhile the world spins out of control, we hunker down in the Bombcast Studio to compare notes on the differences between raising boys and raising girls. And don't you even suggest that there's no difference between the two! Could we have spent an hour talking about Covid-19, lamenting the demise of the human race, and wondering what in the hell went wrong at the highest levels? Why, yes. We could have, but what's the fun in that? The ONLY way any of us are going to get through this god-awful...
17–Raising Boys vs Raising Girls
March 24, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBWhile the world spins out of control, we hunker down in the Bombcast Studio to compare notes on the differences between raising boys and raising girls. And don't you even suggest that there's no difference between the two! Could we have spent an hour talking about Covid-19, lamenting the demise of the human race, and wondering what in the hell went wrong at the highest levels? Why, yes. We could have, but what's the fun in that? The ONLY way any of us are going to get through this god-awful...
16—Sharenting
March 17, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBSharenting Covid-19 has turned the world on its ear! Schools are closed. The world is working remotely. And Lola is home from college until the next school year. WTF? So what do parents do? We jump online to post "home school" schedules, photos of our kids being adorable, and everything in between. In other words, we sharent. Sharenting is that thing where parents share waaaaaay too much about their kids on social media to the point where their kids—and their friends—roll their eyes in exa...
Sharenting – 16
March 17, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBSharenting Covid-19 has turned the world on its ear! Schools are closed. The world is working remotely. And Lola is home from college until the next school year. WTF? So what do parents do? We jump online to post "home school" schedules, photos of our kids being adorable, and everything in between. In other words, we sharent. Sharenting is that thing where parents share waaaaaay too much about their kids on social media to the point where their kids—and their friends—roll their eyes in exa...
15—Quarantined with Kids
March 10, 2020 04:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBCovid-19 is turning our lives upside down and inside out. There's a weirdo run on toilet paper, schools are taking classrooms online, and many parents here in the Pacific Northwest are quarantined with kids. Sounds hilarious, right? To be honest, when you are podcasting from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, there's not much you can do besides laugh. And wash your hands. Again. And again. And again. This week, what to do with the kids when school is closed for whatever reason—a h...
Quarantined with Kids – 15
March 10, 2020 04:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBCovid-19 is turning our lives upside down and inside out. There's a weirdo run on toilet paper, schools are taking classrooms online, and many parents here in the Pacific Northwest are quarantined with kids. Sounds hilarious, right? To be honest, when you are podcasting from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, there's not much you can do besides laugh. And wash your hands. Again. And again. And again. This week, what to do with the kids when school is closed for whatever reason—a h...
14—Nannies and daycare and sitters, oh my!
March 03, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBFor some of us, having our hearts ripped out and eaten by cannibals would be better than leaving our children with relative strangers when we return to work after parental leave. Others, however, do a happy dance all the way to the car, envisioning an entire workday without wiping snot, poop, and other bodily liquids from the wall, our clothes, and various parts of our child's body. Regardless, when you gotta work, you gotta to work. You know what I'm sayin'? This week on I Shouldn't Have ...
Nannies and daycare and sitters, oh my! — 14
March 03, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBFor some of us, having our hearts ripped out and eaten by cannibals would be better than leaving our children with relative strangers when we return to work after parental leave. Others, however, do a happy dance all the way to the car, envisioning an entire workday without wiping snot, poop, and other bodily liquids from the wall, their clothes, and various parts of their child's body. Regardless, when you gotta work, you gotta to work. You know what I'm sayin'? This week on I Shouldn't H...
Parent Volunteers Deserve A Special Place in Heaven – 13
February 23, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBParent volunteers are saints. In fact, we think there's a special place in heaven for every damn person who has ever served as President of the PTSA. And if you ask the most dedicated of these angels the secret to their success, they will all give you the same answer. Alcohol. All drinking—I mean joking—aside, parent volunteering is what makes the world go around. However, everyone has a limit. When you hit yours, we recommend you make like these two moms and parkour the hell out of that ...
13—Parent Volunteers Deserve A Special Place in Heaven
February 23, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBParent volunteers are saints. In fact, we think there's a special place in heaven for every damn person who has ever served as President of the PTSA. And if you ask the most dedicated of these angels the secret to their success, they will all give you the same answer. Alcohol. All drinking—I mean joking—aside, parent volunteering is what makes the world go around. However, everyone has a limit. When you hit yours, we recommend you make like these two moms and parkour the hell out of that ...
12—Near Misses: When Kids Don't Engage Brain Before Acting
February 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBFor the love of god, why don't kids look before they leap? Let's be honest. Parenting is a journey punctuated by heroic endeavors to save our children from themselves. In this week's episode, you'll hear about concussions, car wrecks, and balls with bee stings. Ouch! If you've ever looked at your kid and wondered, "What in the world were you thinking?!" this week's show will have you feeling like you're part of the new I Shouldn't Have Had Kids club. So let's get together to LOL and SMH at ...
Near Misses: When Kids Don't Engage Brain Before Acting – 12
February 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBFor the love of god, why don't kids look before they leap? Let's be honest. Parenting is a journey punctuated by heroic endeavors to save our children from themselves. In this week's episode, you'll hear about concussions, car wrecks, and balls with bee stings. Ouch! If you've ever looked at your kid and wondered, "What in the world were you thinking?!" this week's show will have you feeling like you're part of the new I Shouldn't Have Had Kids club. So let's get together to LOL and SMH at ...
11—Same-sex Parenting
February 09, 2020 22:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBIf you're straight, you might not know the kinds of hoops that same-sex parents jump through in their effort to raise and protect their kids. Never ones to shy away from the taboo, Bonnie and Ellen tell you all about it in this episode of I Shouldn't Have Had Kids. It will probably blow your mind. For instance, what if you had to adopt your own child after his birth? Or, what would you do if the office lady in your step-son's school told you that you couldn't pick him up without a note fr...
Same-sex Parenting – 11
February 09, 2020 22:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBIf you're straight, you might not know the kinds of hoops that same-sex parents jump through in their effort to raise and protect their kids. Never ones to shy away from the taboo, Bonnie and Ellen tell you all about it in this episode of I Shouldn't Have Had Kids. It will probably blow your mind. For instance, what if you had to adopt your own child after his birth? Or, what would you do if the office lady in your step-son's school told you that you couldn't pick him up without a note fr...
Episode 11: Same-sex Parenting
February 09, 2020 22:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBIf you're straight, you might not know the kinds of hoops that same-sex parents jump through in their effort to raise and protect their kids. Never ones to shy away from the taboo, Bonnie and Ellen tell you all about it in this episode of I Shouldn't Have Had Kids. It will probably blow your mind. For instance, what if you had to adopt your own child after his birth? Or, what would you do if the office lady in your step-son's school told you that you couldn't pick him up without a note fr...
Episode 10: Crime and Punishment
February 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBLet's be honest. All kids make bad choices, break house rules, and openly defy parental boundaries. It's kind of their job. Our job is to let them know that they've stepped in the proverbial pile of dung—and to make sure they feel the sting of their bad behavior. In this week's episode, we get real—very real—about disciplining kids. Bonnie gets particularly candid and Ellen loses her mind over spanking. Both of us admit, that like all parents, we are nothing but a series of occasional bad ...
Crime and Punishment – 10
February 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBLet's be honest. All kids make bad choices, break house rules, and openly defy parental boundaries. It's kind of their job. Our job is to let them know that they've stepped in the proverbial pile of dung—and to make sure they feel the sting of their bad behavior. In this week's episode, we get real—very real—about disciplining kids. Bonnie gets particularly candid and Ellen loses her mind over spanking. Both of us admit, that like all parents, we are nothing but a series of occasional bad ...
10—Crime and Punishment
February 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBLet's be honest. All kids make bad choices, break house rules, and openly defy parental boundaries. It's kind of their job. Our job is to let them know that they've stepped in the proverbial pile of dung—and to make sure they feel the sting of their bad behavior. In this week's episode, we get real—very real—about disciplining kids. Bonnie gets particularly candid and Ellen loses her mind over spanking. Both of us admit, that like all parents, we are nothing but a series of occasional bad ...
9—Homework Hell
January 28, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBIt's the Great American Parenting Nightmare. Too much homework. It turns households into battle grounds, kids into sleep-deprived zombies, and parents into puddles of frustration. Are we wrong? By the time kids get to high school they are juggling after school activities, about 3 hours of homework each night, a demanding social scene (both digital and IRL), and often a part-time job. You're not crazy. It's hell. For you. For us. And for every parent we know. Oh sure, there's the occasiona...
Episode 9: Homework Hell
January 28, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBIt's the Great American Parenting Nightmare. Too much homework. It turns households into battle grounds, kids into sleep-deprived zombies, and parents into puddles of frustration. Are we wrong? By the time kids get to high school they are juggling after school activities, about 3 hours of homework each night, a demanding social scene (both digital and IRL), and often a part-time job. You're not crazy. It's hell. For you. For us. And for every parent we know. Oh sure, there's the occasiona...
Homework Hell – 9
January 28, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBIt's the Great American Parenting Nightmare. Too much homework. It turns households into battle grounds, kids into sleep-deprived zombies, and parents into puddles of frustration. Are we wrong? By the time kids get to high school they are juggling after school activities, about 3 hours of homework each night, a demanding social scene (both digital and IRL), and often a part-time job. You're not crazy. It's hell. For you. For us. And for every parent we know. Oh sure, there's the occasiona...
Episode 8—Traveling with Kids: Are We There Yet?
January 21, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBPlanes, trains and automobiles. Regardless of how you do it, traveling with kids is always a crap shoot. It's not like they stop arguing, eating, or costing an arm and a leg just because you've left on your grand adventure. In fact, sometimes they do even MORE of all that stuff when you leave home. This week we drop a few gems of advice about how to survive—and even thrive—when traveling with kids. Be sure to catch the story of Bonnie's airplane bomb scare with an 8-month-old Tigger. Whiske...
Traveling with Kids: Are We There Yet? – 8
January 21, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBPlanes, trains and automobiles. Regardless of how you do it, traveling with kids is always a crap shoot. It's not like they stop arguing, eating, or costing an arm and a leg just because you've left on your grand adventure. In fact, sometimes they do even MORE of all that stuff when you leave home. This week we drop a few gems of advice about how to survive—and even thrive—when traveling with kids. Be sure to catch the story of Bonnie's airplane bomb scare with an 8-month-old Tigger. Whiske...
Episode 8: Traveling with Kids: Are We There Yet?
January 21, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBPlanes, trains and automobiles. Regardless of how you do it, traveling with kids is always a crap shoot. It's not like they stop arguing, eating, or costing an arm and a leg just because you've left on your grand adventure. In fact, sometimes they do even MORE of all that stuff when you leave home. This week we drop a few gems of advice about how to survive—and even thrive—when traveling with kids. Be sure to catch the story of Bonnie's airplane bomb scare with an 8-month-old Tigger. Whiske...
8—Traveling with Kids: Are We There Yet?
January 21, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBPlanes, trains and automobiles. Regardless of how you do it, traveling with kids is always a crap shoot. It's not like they stop arguing, eating, or costing an arm and a leg just because you've left on your grand adventure. In fact, sometimes they do even MORE of all that stuff when you leave home. This week we drop a few gems of advice about how to survive—and even thrive—when traveling with kids. Be sure to catch the story of Bonnie's airplane bomb scare with an 8-month-old Tigger. Whiske...
That Takes the Cake – 7
January 14, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBHow do you know when you've gone too far for a child's birthday party? How about when they bring in the snakes. Some of us evidently operate under the impression that the perfect birthday celebration will lead to the perfect life. Then we hate ourselves in the morning. File it under "What Was I Thinking?" Links A Little Bit Alexis In case you’re wondering about fire Poi --------------------------------------------- Find all episodes of I Shouldn't Have Had Kids wherever you get your p...
7—That Takes the Cake
January 14, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBHow do you know when you've gone too far for a child's birthday party? How about when they bring in the snakes. Some of us evidently operate under the impression that the perfect birthday celebration will lead to the perfect life. Then we hate ourselves in the morning. File it under "What Was I Thinking?" Links A Little Bit Alexis In case you’re wondering about fire Poi --------------------------------------------- Find all episodes of I Shouldn't Have Had Kids wherever you get your p...
Episode 7: That Takes the Cake
January 14, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBHow do you know when you've gone too far for a child's birthday party? How about when they bring in the snakes. Some of us evidently operate under the impression that the perfect birthday celebration will lead to the perfect life. Then we hate ourselves in the morning. File it under "What Was I Thinking?" Links A Little Bit Alexis In case you’re wondering about fire Poi --------------------------------------------- Find all episodes of I Shouldn't Have Had Kids wherever you get your p...
College Bound – 6
January 07, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBSend in the S.W.A.T. team! Preparing, applying, and paying for college has handcuffed our family and is holding us hostage. On this week's podcast: A California college tour uncovers collegiate stash Tigger competes against some of the best voices in the nation And we wonder how the hell families are supposed to navigate the minefield of college applications I Shouldn't Have Had Kids is a comedy parenting podcast hosted by Bonnie and Ellen. Each week this same-sex couple makes it clea...
6—College Bound
January 07, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBSend in the S.W.A.T. team! Preparing, applying, and paying for college has handcuffed our family and is holding us hostage. On this week's podcast: A California college tour uncovers collegiate stash Tigger competes against some of the best voices in the nation And we wonder how the hell families are supposed to navigate the minefield of college applications I Shouldn't Have Had Kids is a comedy parenting podcast hosted by Bonnie and Ellen. Each week this same-sex couple makes it clea...
College Bound–6
January 07, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBSend in the S.W.A.T. team! Preparing, applying, and paying for college has handcuffed our family and is holding us hostage. On this week's podcast: A California college tour uncovers collegiate stash Tigger competes against some of the best voices in the nation And we wonder how the hell families are supposed to navigate the minefield of college applications I Shouldn't Have Had Kids is a comedy parenting podcast hosted by Bonnie and Ellen. Each week this same-sex couple makes it clea...
Episode 6: College Bound
January 07, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBSend in the S.W.A.T. team! Preparing, applying, and paying for college has handcuffed our family and is holding us hostage. On this week's podcast: A California college tour uncovers collegiate stash Tigger competes against some of the best voices in the nation And we wonder how the hell families are supposed to navigate the minefield of college applications I Shouldn't Have Had Kids is a comedy parenting podcast hosted by Bonnie and Ellen. Each week this same-sex couple makes it clea...
5—Gift-Giving Fails
December 31, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWrapping up 2019 with gift-giving fails When it comes to gift giving during the holidays and beyond, we have failed just as often as we've succeeded—especially with our kids! On deck this week, you'll find us: putting together a trampoline in the wee hours of Christmas morning under the soft glow of our headlamps ruining the paint ball party we gave to Tigger and Lola when one of us made their teen guest cry asking the age-old question that plagues every parent's winter: Where in the w...
Episode 5: Gift-Giving Fails
December 31, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWrapping up 2019 with gift-giving fails When it comes to gift giving during the holidays and beyond, we have failed just as often as we've succeeded—especially with our kids! On deck this week, you'll find us: putting together a trampoline in the wee hours of Christmas morning under the soft glow of our headlamps ruining the paint ball party we gave to Tigger and Lola when one of us made their teen guest cry asking the age-old question that plagues every parent's winter: Where in the w...
Gift-Giving Fails–5
December 31, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWrapping up 2019 with gift-giving fails When it comes to gift giving during the holidays and beyond, we have failed just as often as we've succeeded—especially with our kids! On deck this week, you'll find us: putting together a trampoline in the wee hours of Christmas morning under the soft glow of our headlamps ruining the paint ball party we gave to Tigger and Lola when one of us made their teen guest cry asking the age-old question that plagues every parent's winter: Where in the w...
Gift-Giving Fails – 5
December 31, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWrapping up 2019 with gift-giving fails When it comes to gift giving during the holidays and beyond, we have failed just as often as we've succeeded—especially with our kids! On deck this week, you'll find us: putting together a trampoline in the wee hours of Christmas morning under the soft glow of our headlamps ruining the paint ball party we gave to Tigger and Lola when one of us made their teen guest cry asking the age-old question that plagues every parent's winter: Where in the w...
Put your damn phone down! – 4
December 21, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBLittle did we (or you, or any other parent in the world) ever imagine the headache smart phones would create in our lives. Do any of these lines sound familiar to you? "Please look at me when we're talking." "You know the rules. No phones at the dinner table." "Why don't you put that thing away and pay attention?" "I'm sorry but there is no way you can do homework well and Snapchat all night long." "We never should have given you that thing." "Why don't you pick up when I call?" "Hello? Are...
Put your damn phone down!–4
December 21, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBLittle did we (or you, or any other parent in the world) ever imagine the headache smart phones would create in our lives. Do any of these lines sound familiar to you? "Please look at me when we're talking." "You know the rules. No phones at the dinner table." "Why don't you put that thing away and pay attention?" "I'm sorry but there is no way you can do homework well and Snapchat all night long." "We never should have given you that thing." "Why don't you pick up when I call?" "Hello? Are...