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Back to SearchMy Five-Year-Old Said He Likes Watching Mom and Dad Hug. It Stopped Me Cold.
Season 2 Episode 25
During a Valentine's Day bedtime routine, Robbie's five-year-old said one of the things he appreciates most is that mom and dad like each other. That…
1 year, 7 months ago
Your Kid Walked at 10 Months. Cool. Nobody Cares — and Here's Why That's Actually Good News.
Season 2 Episode 24
Robbie has definitely bragged about his kids hitting milestones early. He's also aware that he was being slightly annoying about it. This episode is …
1 year, 7 months ago
I Think the Pandemic Broke Something in Me. Five Years Later, I'm Still Putting It Back Together.
Season 2 Episode 23
March 2020. Robbie was six months into being a dad — the exact moment in life when you're supposed to be leaning on people, asking for help, building…
1 year, 7 months ago
You're Not a Content Creator. You're a Parent. Put the Phone Down.
Season 2 Episode 22
Robbie saw a video online — a dad filming his son being pulled away by the mom, kid absolutely bawling, chaos everywhere, and the page presenting it …
1 year, 8 months ago
I Want My Kid to Call Me When He's Drunk at 17. Here's Why That Starts Right Now.
Season 2 Episode 21
Robbie's five-year-old woke him up in the middle of the night, grabbed him by the neck climbing into bed, and nearly got demolished by a dad who wake…
1 year, 8 months ago
Half of You Think I'm Too Soft. Half Think I'm Too Harsh. You're Both Kind of Right.
Season 2 Episode 20
Robbie had a few too many glasses of wine with his father-in-law, got into a deep conversation about old school versus new school parenting, and deci…
1 year, 8 months ago
Making Friends as an Adult Is Genuinely Hard and Nobody Talks About How Hard It Actually Is
Season 2 Episode 19
When you're a kid, friendships just happen. You're thrown into the same room as other kids and you figure it out. When you're an adult — especially a…
1 year, 8 months ago
You Can Be the Firm Parent and the Safe Parent. Here's What That Actually Looks Like.
Season 2 Episode 18
There's a version of parenting where you're so focused on discipline and rules that your kids are well-behaved but secretly afraid of you. And there'…
1 year, 9 months ago
Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal — Robbie's Christmas Movie List and a Holiday Check-In
Season 2 Episode 17
It's 4am on Christmas Eve. Robbie's got a mile-long to-do list, a head full of congestion, and two kids who are absolutely losing their minds with ex…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Problem Isn't That the Bar Is Too High — It's That We Keep Lowering It
Season 2 Episode 16
There's a conversation happening in culture right now about fairness — about how standards have been unequal, how certain people have been held to hi…
1 year, 9 months ago