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I Nearly Poisoned My Child! Has Gentle Parenting Gone Too Far?

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We share the story from a dummy confession from a completely exhausted listener nearly poisoning their child, because apparently sleep deprivation and juggling all things parenting really does turn your brain to mush! We’re also getting into the debate around gentle parenting and asking whether a generation of new parents has become too scared to say no, set boundaries or simply… parent?! Are we all just massive pushovers now? (We shouldn't have got Ryan started on this topic lol!) Plus, we open up about our experience with night terrors, what they're like to witness as parents, and the things nobody prepares you for when you have children.


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Two husbands. One journey of becoming parents through adoption. Absolutely no clue what we’re doing. Welcome to Daddies Overnight - the podcast where we, Matthew and Ryan, try to figure out this whole parenting thing in real time. Expect chaos, laughs, and way too many coffee-fueled confessions as we share the funny, messy, and unexpectedly heartwarming parts of becoming dads overnight and navigating life. It’s not just about parenting - it’s about surviving life as two husbands learning as we go.

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