
Ep. 220: Shanna’s Mystery Package
September 19, 2022
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Shanna receives a mystery package and must use her detective skills to determine where it came from and why, and Laura has to manage her 18-month-old’s intense separation anxiety. Also, in the special segment “Internet Insanity,” they share the wackiest parenting-related things they’ve come across online recently, including a bizarre teething remedy, eerie fetal images and more! Finally, they share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s kids are 3.5 and 6 years old, and Laura’s kids are 3.5 years old and 18 months old.
Hosted by Laura Birek and Shanna Micko
Produced by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko and Steve Yager
Show Notes:
- Irish mother comes up with brilliant hack to help ease teething pain in children This teething hack is one of the most unusual we've ever heard of. All you need is a rotten egg and a dirty sock.
- Atlas of Fetal MRI This resource from Harvard shows images of fetal MRIs.
- Husband falling through ceiling while mom breastfeeds This video by Heather Nicole is everything.
- A Man Paid $150 For Toy Poodles That Ended Up Actually Being Huge Ferrets by Ryan Broderick for Buzzfeed News. If you've got puppy fever, make sure you don't accidentally buy ferrets on steroids.
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