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Sep 7, 2026 1 hr 1 min

Long Hot Summer - Part 2

from Makin' it with the Mackins Hosted by Danielle and Mackin

Welcome to the end of summer and part 2 of this episodic mini-series. We catch up on our beautiful week in San Diego, surviving the final stretch of summer, and a much harder trip to Buffalo after losing Danielle’s Ninny. Danielle talks about how difficult that loss was, saying goodbye, and everything that came with going home for her services. Somewhere along the way, our parenting standards also started slipping. Gentle parenting has officially entered its “fine, whatever” era. Meanwhile, Mackin hit the end of summer completely burned out while restructuring and rebranding Mackin Media, and trying to grow a business. We also establish that Mackin bringing Danielle coffee every morning is basically his version of sex. The only problem is Danielle gets coffee every day. And, of course, we close out summer with the Child of the Week rankings. We’ve got an active Needoh addiction, video game meltdowns, multiple firings and rehirings from dish duty, and one child quietly accumulating the highest net worth in the family. Part 1 was the beginning of summer. Part 2 is what summer actually did to us. We love you all! Thank you for your prayers, patience, understanding, and for listening during this difficult time…we call summer.

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