A Haircut That Triggered Big Tears – Ep. 353
April 7, 2025
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In the special segment “Never Have I Ever: Parenting Edition,” Shanna and Laura reveal funny and unexpected things they’ve never done before having kids, including giving out inappropriate items at a kids’ party, using a children’s couch for a risky DIY project and more! Also, Laura talks about living on the edge all week to see if her 4-year-old’s cheek scratch will heal before his preschool picture day, and Shanna reports on her 6-year-old’s big change that caused lots of tears. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s kids are 6 and 9 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6 years old and 4 years old.
Topics discussed in this episode:
-Preschool picture day
-How quickly kids’ injuries heal
-Cutting your kids’ bangs at home
-Buying kids’ sticker packs on Amazon and regretting it
-Using the Nugget kids’ couch in creative ways
-Fixing a broken baby monitor
-Parenting while having the flu
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Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey is produced by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko and Steve Yager.
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