#28 –Growing up ain't easy

Growing up can be tough. Jared and Joe talk about growing up in different family systems, Joe's dad passed away when he was 13 and Jared's parents divorced when he was 2. Tune in as we chat about how this has guided our adult lives, marriages, and how we parent. We also talk about our spring yard plans and how to encourage curiosity without destruction.

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#27 –Sometimes you just need a new job

Jared did something wild this week. He made tacos! But Jared also started a new job. Joe grills him about what led to the change and asks for some advice in case future Joe needs a change of scenery. Joe also talks about the steady progress on his basement.

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#26 –Toddlers: Just tiny drunk humans

You know who falls down, yells a lot, and wears a bowl on their head? Kora. Listen y'all toddlers are cool, they're learning and growing so much, but like they're also really angry. Joe gives Jared some advice and insight on parenting a toddler. We also chat about some meals and some home projects!

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#25 –Valentine's day but as parents

We talk about love today. Specifically how we celebrated the love day as parents. What did we get? What did we get our wives? Well someone got a giant DILF cookie. We also chat about date nights as parents, Britney Spears, and a huge sleep breakthrough for Ben!!!!!

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#24 –Katy sets it straight

Oh this is going to be a good one. Katy's here to tell us her side! We finally get the truth of what really happened during her pregnancy and birth! Jared and joe also talk about the Super bowl and share some news about one of Joe's favorite past times, improv!

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#23 –We modern parent as best as we can

Is this episode our best? No. But it is an episode and hey that's pretty good! We talk about some new home projects we are tackling, learn about the youth and their vegetable intake, and learn about Jared's neighbor's love for his back pack blower! We then touch on modern parenting and we really try our best but sometimes things don't always turn out to be an even 50/50 split.

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#22 –We've helped plan a wedding before

A lot of people are getting married this year or got engaged and will be planning weddings soon. And ya know what? We've been married. We've helped plan some things. Some being key. We also learn what NOW That's what I call music considers "Dad Rock" and goodness we were surprised. Joe also tells Jared something spooOOOOooOOoOoOooky

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#21 –Kayla's Turn

Kayla's back! In this episode Kayla talks all about her pregnancy, labor, and giving birth to Kora. Speaking of Kora, she was wondering around Joe and Kayla's house while we recorded so prepare yourself for lots of background squeaks and squeals.

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#20 –Sleep Wars: A New Hope

What do a former President, Nickelodeon, washers & dryers, and pooping all have in common? Well we talk about all of them on this episode! Jared also lets us in on the new sleep program him and Katy have started trying with Ben.

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#19 –New Year, New Us, New Audio Problems

We're back! We hope you all had a great new year and that 2021 isn't starting off too bad. We apologize right now for any weird audio issues in this episode. Things were going great until Joe's computer decided to cut out audio and he had to fix it. But anyway, we chat about the new year, some resolutions, Bean Dad, and some things we are hoping to do for this podcast in 2021. Take a listen and Joe promises the audio will be much better next week.

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