Two Parents & A Podcast
Breaking parenting “rules” (+ making an offer on a house & double date dynamics)
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
Happy Thursday! We’re back with another episode, and this one has a little bit of everything. First up—the ongoing gift saga continues (because of course it’s not over yet - but this time we have a solution???). Then, we get into the dynamics of double dating—and how I might talk too much (I think it’s OK though bc I talk for a living? lol) We intro’d solid foods this week!!! So we chat about that plus an update on my pumping/breastfeeding journey. And in HUGE news… we made an offer on a house! We’re talking through all the house-hunting updates, property taxes & creeping on people on Zillow hahahha OH and an update on the nanny share… Also, we’re throwing a block party?! We might be THOSE neighbors now (or our neighbors might trying to be convince us to stay??). In Things We DMed Each Other, we’re chatting drinking vs. social isolation and why all couples are actually the same. Listener Qs this week: Breaking parenting “rules” (and finding the joy in parenting) and our opinions on long-distance relationships. And we’re wrapping up with a Brain Break: the best & worst purchases from the first six months of parenthood (spoiler alert: our fav thing is cheap from Target!!!). We LOVE YOU GUYS!! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:01:35 The gift saga continues… 00:05:05 The dynamics of double dating 00:12:30 Introducing our 6 month old to solid foods + an update on my pumping/breastfeeding journey 00:21:37 We made an offer on a house!!! + other house hunting updates 00:33:00 We’re throwing a block party with the neighbors!! 00:35:10 Things We DMed Eachother: Drinking vs. Social Isolation 00:44:17 Things We DMed Eachother: All couples are the same 00:47:00 Listener Q: Breaking parenting “rules” + finding joy in parenting? 00:54:37 Listener Q: Opinions on long distance relationships? 01:02:20 Brain Break: Best & worst purchases in the first 6 months 01:05:15 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: Boll & Branch – Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at https://www.BollAndBranch.com/alex. Exclusions apply. See site for details. Ollie – Head to https://www.Ollie.com/TWOPARENTS, tell them all about your dog, and use code TWOPARENTS to get 60% off your Welcome Kit when you subscribe today! Plus, they offer a Clean Bowl Guarantee on the first box, so if you’re not completely satisfied, you’ll get your money back. DraftKings – New players can get 500 CASINO SPINS ON A FEATURED GAME! Sign up with code JUSTALEX and wager a minimum of $5 to receive 500 CASINO SPINS ON A FEATURED GAME. Only on DraftKings Casino. The Crown Is Yours. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. In Connecticut, call 888-789-7777 or visit https://www.ccpg.org. Please play responsibly. 21+. Physically present in MI, NJ, PA, WV only. Void in CT and Ontario. Eligibility restrictions apply. New customers only. Non-withdrawable Casino Spins valid for featured game only and expire in 168 hours. See terms at https://casino.draftkings.com/promos. Ends 4/27/25 at 11:59 PM ET. MeUndies – Get 20% off your first order, plus free shipping on orders of $75 or more, at https://www.MeUndies.com/ALEX, enter promo code ALEX. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman ---------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What updates do we have on the gift saga?
We did not love that house and now we're in the game.
And I think our question we're gonna have to ask ourselves is like is it worth living in this area so we can still walk to the nanny share or if we find a house do we move? And time will tell because we're we have like three weeks left. Are we are we good to start?
Okay let's go.
Ready?
Chapter 2: How do we navigate double dating dynamics?
Here we go.
All right welcome to Two Parents and a podcast. What a weird intro.
Do you want to try one? I did last week.
What'd you do?
Feedback was very good.
Did you say, did you welcome us?
Yeah, because we had the whole spider ordeal.
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Chapter 3: What are the milestones in introducing solid foods?
That's very true. Well, this week we have something even more fun than a spider.
Is that our pod covers? That's a big development.
Oh, we do. We have podcast covers. They're called mic covers.
Professionalizing.
um i what i wanted to talk about at the beginning was and i'm so happy a point for alex harrison didn't like either of his birthday gifts oh i thought we were going to talk about how julie is a mic this week julie does have a mic say hi jules this is jules like nightmare
It's not worth it. Okay.
Julie will talk because sometimes we think we asked Jules these questions and then she answers and we have to repeat her answer into the microphone. So if there's something like Harrison was going to do a little bit of reading before the pod, but he didn't get to it. And he said, cramming for a test isn't good. Cramming isn't studying.
So there's that. Yes.
You don't like your birthday gifts. You don't like either of your birthday gifts. Do you know what that is?
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Chapter 4: What’s the latest on our house-hunting experience?
Please share.
That's the pot calling the kettle black, sir.
I have no idea what that means.
It just means like, well, the pots and kettles are all black.
Okay.
It's like the stove call on the kettle. They're all, you know, like iron. Well, not yet. Then now the cat has your tongue. Do you know what that means?
I, I, are you sure that's the right thing?
Is it the right thing? Cause it's never made sense to me. Like, why would the cat have your tongue?
I, I'm not a gift guy.
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Chapter 5: What’s the plan for our block party with neighbors?
I, I, I'm so glad you brought all this up. So I, all I wanted on Valentine's day was to spend time with you and you got me a gift, which was very nice. I didn't love that gift, nor did you like your shoes. Now the difference is the difference is you told me you wanted new balances and you've been mentioning how you needed white shoes. So if that's, and I got you the new balances and,
And white shoes. But they were canvas. And how would I know?
Well, I now love the New Balances. I returned them for some Tate pinks. And I think these are epic.
Yeah. I had to tell Tate you didn't like the... I let her look at the computer screen. Wherever she slapped her hand were the ones I bought. So she picked those shoes. Because she likes red. Because she can see pink and red.
I had a very nice birthday. I'm not a big birthday person. I'm not a big gift person. Thank you very much.
No, but if we're going by your school of thought, you should have just kept the shoes, right?
As I said, no. So I got to now defend myself because you're not letting me up. When did I communicate that the gifts didn't work for me?
You waited a day.
Yes. So not immediately after purchasing, not immediately after opening. So I let some and I was like, hey, thank you so much. But I actually blamed it on the size.
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Chapter 6: What are our thoughts on breaking parenting rules?
And so exactly. So your surprise is my gift. My surprise is your gift.
And that's, that's actually very fun. Like I just as I can't wait for you to open and see what I got myself. Vice versa. Can't wait.
Thank you. Comment.
Wow.
Where do we go from here?
Let's talk about the double date that we went on this week.
Okay, I'd love to do that.
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Chapter 7: What are our opinions on long-distance relationships?
So we went on like a fly double date because there's this couple that live in our neighborhood. So obviously we have the neighbors. And then there's another couple that has a baby that's three months old. And you got to ask yourself, guys, why would you move? And we're asking ourselves that. Okay? Like every day we're asking ourselves why would we move?
But you can't think that everything's irreplaceable. So it's tough. But... Basically went on this double date. And while we were there, we started talking about these babies going to college. And the couple we were with was very much like, we want our kids to go to college. And it was really funny because Harrison and I were both like, oh, we don't really care as long as she has a plan.
And I thought that was a very fascinating conversation. Additionally, I loved that couple. Additionally, what I'd like to talk about further with you is when it comes to double dates, you and the guy paired off and me and her paired off.
This is what I wanted to talk about, not the college thing.
Okay, I knew you wanted to talk about this. You like segueing off. I like group combos. I like the group combo.
We're going to do some feedback right now. The challenge I have with group combo is you don't let me talk. And that was the light bulb that went off in my head when I saw the itinerary for today and when Double Date was on there. She kept asking questions and you just kept replying. And so I was like, all right, I have one of two options.
I can just kind of either sit here and let Alex speak on my behalf or I can just peel off with The other with the gentleman who was a very nice gentleman. And we just had a great combo. And I noticed it. And I noticed it as a trend. And the biggest one was that. Yeah, I think my point's been made.
Okay, number one, I think a lot of couples deal with this. Number two, I feel I'm afraid of awkward silences. So I start to talk preemptively. You're a big pauser.
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Chapter 8: What were our best and worst purchases in the first six months?
We have two talkers. We have two talkers.
You mean your talker?
I think at one point she's like, Harrison, you're from Canada, right? You're like, yeah, he's from Vancouver. I'm like, I can't even get my city.
And what do you do? Okay, so he starts brands. I noticed yesterday when the neighbors were over for Tate's first birthday, they ask us, not first, sorry, for Tate's half birthday, they ask us a question about the house. You raised your hand. And then I said, yeah. And he's like, can I take this one?
Well, especially like the housing situation, which is like where I'm fully taking the lead. They ask you about the housing update and you're just like telling them all this information, which like a lot of it was completely incorrect. Yeah.
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