Family trips with friends, "airport divorce" & is confidence the secret to success?!

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday (and welcome back from a holiday weekend)!!! We recorded our first ever remote MOUNTAIN edition from COLORADO 🏔️ We just wrapped up our first family trip with friends (5 other couples + 10 kids under 4!!) and all we can say is: if you can plan a trip with friends who have kids the same age as yours… DO IT. After two more structured episodes (our stories + a Q&A - check them out if you haven't!!), we had to have a bit of a chaos episode, starting with an "H-bomb" (lol): the "girl theory" that Harrison would like to bring to the attention of the class… you can TOTALLY tell how well 2 girls know each other by the tone of their "hi"?!  From there: why Airbnbs are the ULTIMATE family travel life hack, World Cup fever has OFFICIALLY hit America (we are so excited for 7pm tonight!!), Harrison's honest review of the toddler hiking backpack (spoiler: not making it up the mountain lol), Tate's first experience with a paper straw (it was a no from her), Alex's birthday recap + a really lovely mindset from Harrison’s mom on how to assess where you're at in life on your birthday, 3 birthday questions Alex's friend asked her, and Harrison's fascinating take on why CONFIDENCE might just be the ultimate secret to success (with a cool parenting takeaway too!). Then we get into the topics that have been ALL over social media: would you do an "airport divorce" to avoid fighting with your spouse while traveling?! (spoiler: we would not with ONE exception), Meta spending $2.4 BILLION a year on AI (equivalent of 9,000 engineers!!), the couple that got engaged on top of the Empire State Building AND got arrested?!, and Amanda is officially NOT rejoining Summer House (?????). And finally, a question the audience needs to weigh in on: is "did you carry him?" a socially acceptable question to ask a mom 2 months postpartum?! LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! (MOUNTAIN EDITION - recording from Colorado!) 00:01:48 Can you tell how good friends 2 girls are by their tone of voice when they say hi?!  00:03:30 Are Airbnbs the ULTIMATE travel life hack for families with kids?!  00:04:34 Has World Cup Fever OFFICIALLY hit America?!  00:06:21 The summer vacation mindset that makes it SO easy to meet new people 00:10:05 Is a hiking backpack for a toddler our new go-to?! (spoiler: no lol)  00:12:12 Paper straws and toddlers DON’T mix 00:13:22 Alex's birthday recap (+ an awesome birthday mindset) 00:17:47 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: Would you do an "airport divorce" to avoid fighting with your spouse?! 00:23:52 TWEET OF THE WEEK: Meta is spending $2.4 BILLION a year on AI (equivalent of 9,000 engineers!!) 00:28:42 Birthday questions: what are you leaving behind, taking with you & picking up? 00:35:48 The most important trait for success is CONFIDENCE 00:37:55 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: The couple that got engaged on top of the Empire State Building & got ARRESTED?! 00:41:15 Amanda is officially NOT rejoining Summer House (reality TV haters - SKIP THIS!) 00:45:54 Is "did you carry him?" an inappropriate question to ask a stranger?! 00:47:34 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *FODZYME: We’re so excited to partner with FODZYME and offer you 30% off your first order when you go to https://www.Icaneatagain.com/twoparents *Hungryroot: For a limited time get 40% off your first box PLUS get a free item in every box for life. Go to https:// www.Hungryroot.com/TWOPARENTS and use code TWOPARENTS *Ollie: Ollie. Feed the Obsession. Go to https://www.ollie.com/twoparents and use code twoparents to get 70% off your first box! -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Bennett: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman -------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices