
Ep. 197: What Would Michelle Obama Do?
April 11, 2022
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In the special segment “Internet Insanity,” Shanna and Laura share some wild and wacky things they’ve found online recently, including phallic figurines that scandalized a major retailer and mom messes that went viral. Also, Laura reports on the blossoming sibling relationship between her sons, and Shanna discusses a situation that forced her to face one of her biggest fears: conflict with others. Finally they share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s kids are 3 and 6 years old, and Laura’s kids are 3 years old and 13 months old.
Show Notes:
- Realistic mom/parenting photo thread from @alkellzz on Twitter. Laura talks about this great thread where parents normalize the mess by sharing photos of the true state of their home.
- Emily Feret @emilyjeanne333 on TikTok Laura loves Emily's TikTok account for her honesty of parenting.
- "Kmart Embroiled in Another Sex Scandal After Toy Unicorn Appears to Have a Penis on Its Head" by Jill Slater from mumslounge.com.au. Here's the article Shanna talks about in the episode, which led Laura and Shanna to discover Kmart's other scandal (below).
- "Horrified Mum Finds X-Rated List of Sex Positions in 5yo Daughter’s Frozen Kmart Diary" by Jill Slater from mumslounge.com.au. Kmart's other sex scandal that Shanna and Laura discuss on the show.
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