1 - Helicopter Parents, Birds, Sydney Sweeney Soap, Iranian Spoonman

Ever been paid to be someone’s college friend? Or tried to evict birds with an airsoft gun? Welcome to the strange, sleep-deprived spiral that is Sugar Before Bed.In this debut episode, I kick things off with a few chaotic life stories that have ruined my sleep cycle yet again. First, I reflect on my childhood best friend having a child and how it relates to helicopter parents, and the time someone paid me to hang out with their son.Then it’s off to war - with birds nesting outside my bathroom window, turning my apartment into a feathery battleground. I talk about what happens when birds make their nest on my window sills, and my totally ineffective attempts at figuring out how to get rid of birds or how to get rid of bird nests.In this week’s weird news article segment, we dive into the bizarre case of Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater being turned into soap (Dr. Squatch Sydney’s Bathwater Bliss) and question how many Guinness Book of World Records entries one man can earn with spoons stuck to his body.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro1:25 Helicopter Parents11:22 Birds Are Back18:00 Sydney Sweeney Bathwater Soap27:42 Iranian Spoon Man35:48 ClosingTopics covered include:Watching friends become new parents sends me into a spiralGetting paid $100 to hang out with someone’s kid in collegeBirds vs. moldy Chicago apartmentsSydney Sweeney soap and the marketing of bathwaterA man breaking his own Guinness World Record with 96 spoons stuck to himIf you enjoyed the episode - or even mildly tolerated it - don’t forget to subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a friend who also spirals before bedtime.Subscribe & Follow:ALL LINKS - https://linktr.ee/sugarbeforebedshow