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Kids say the darndest things with a confession or three – The Unhelpful Parenting Podcast Ep21
Season 1, Ep. 21
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Get ready for the laughs as we head into episode 21 of the Unhelpful Parenting Podcast!
Sam and Bec say hi in their unintentionally matched outfits, talking their yay and nays for the week. Bec is yaying insulated cups that are the ONLY way mums get to drink tea or coffee hot and naying the fact that you can drive thru alcohol but not bread, milk, eggs and bananas! Sam is naying his top golf experience because he didn’t get any points, but yaying it because he had fun, kid-free time.
Sam then starts us off with another of his dad joke/meme moments to make sure the laughs start rolling in.
We head to the confessional, where we share a real one of Bec’s where she admits to her naive aspirations of how she would deal with tantrums falling apart. Who knew young kids and toddlers who can’t communicate yet can’t be talked through them?! We also had a babysitter send in her confession that she put too much effort into encouraging the kid she was looking after to be friends with their bully (which she didn’t know about!) and someone who’s kid thought the old school pencil sharpener at the thrift shop was a fishing reel (we feel old!!!!!).
From the mouth of babes is ready to have you cackling at all the funny things kids say. Starting with their own kids’ monkey poo bums and meltdowns because ‘I DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY!’, Sam and Bec laugh their way through the funny stories you sent in. There’s the brutal insults, the awkward mispronunciations, and all things cute, hilarious and funny. ‘Bye mum, hope you don’t die today’…
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