What Is Skibidi Toilet? A Parent’s Guide to Gen Alpha Memes – Ep. 324

September 16, 2024

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In another installment of the segment “Internet Insanity,” Shanna and Laura take a deep dive into the confounding world of Skibidi Toilet, including its origins, its hold on Gen Alpha and the moral panic surrounding its existence. Also, Shanna reports on the questionable thing her daughter’s school did without parental consent, and Laura checks in on her 5-year-old’s first week of Kindergarten. Finally, they share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s kids are 5.5 and 8.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 5.5 years old and 3.5 years old.

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

-Back to school

-Is it okay for schools to collect biometric data from students?

-First day of kindergarten

-What is Skibidi toilet?

-Is it okay for my kid to watch Skibidi Toilet?

-When our kids are exposed to internet memes

-Taking time to do something for yourself when you’re a mom

-An excellent and funny kids book

 

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Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey is produced by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko and Steve Yager.

Show Notes:

• Season 1 of "Skibidi Toilet" from creator Da Fuq!?Boom! on YouTube. Shanna and Laura dive into the origins of this online content and its hold on Gen Alpha.
• One Day Choir Laura talks about attending the One Day Choir event and singing her heart out to Taylor Swift's "Fortnight."
• "Hornswaggled: A Wacky Words Whodunit"* by Josh Crute (Author) and Jenn Harney (Illustrator). Shanna and her girls absolutely love this fun book!

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