PODCAST · comedy
A Guide to Poor Parenting
by Jason Minter
Let’s talk sh!t about our kids
Episodes
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S6E32 – Dasha: The magic of flying cockroaches
Jennifer and are taking a little break, but we will be returning with new episodes on December 17th, 2025 In the mean time enjoy some of our most popular past episodes Join Jennifer, Jason and their super star guest Dasha as they discuss the ins and outs of parenting a large brood of children…
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S6E31 – Jennifer’s journey to motherhood
Jennifer and are taking a little break, but we will be returning with new episodes on December 17th, 2025 In the mean time enjoy some of our most popular past episodes It’s our premier episode!! In this episode Jennifer talks about how she became a mother. The highs and lows of single motherhood,...
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S6E29 – Christmas: Don’t ask for nothing, you knew Christmas was coming
Jennifer and are taking a little break, but we will be returning with new episodes on December 17th, 2025 In the mean time enjoy some of our most popular past episodes Come relax with Jason and Jennifer take a break from the Christmas season and bitch about our ungrateful kids and how tiring it…
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S6E28 – Jason and Zane’s journey to fatherhood
Jennifer and are taking a little break, but we will be returning with new episodes on December 17th, 2025 In the mean time enjoy some of our most popular past episodes Join Jennifer and Jason as they discuss how Jason and Zane became fathers to a grumpy 17 year old. Learn about the growing pains…
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S6E27 – From Broken Mics to Broken Bones: Wrapping Up Our Messy Season
It’s our season 6 finale, we’re kicking things off by discussing our podcast journey, future plans, and some of the technical challenges we’ve faced. We also share some hilarious and awkward moments, like Jason’s expensive but disappointing camera setup. As the episode unfolds, we listen to your...
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S6E26 – Is This a Phase or Are We Doomed?
Welcome back to another episode of ‘A Guide to Poor Parenting’ where Jason and Jennifer navigate the wild ride of parenting teens and pre-teens! This cozy session features some hearty laughs and relatable struggles, as they discuss everything from their podcast’s phone number jingle woes to...
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S6E25 – Adult Time: Whiskey Wisdom & the Fine Art of Ignoring Kids
In this episode, we update on our weeks, including Jennifer’s surprise trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the stress in our respective jobs. We then dive into a crucial topic – the necessity of ‘Adult Time’ in parenting and the guilt that can sometimes accompany it. We reflect on our own…
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S6E24 – Vonda: From Boot Camp to Broccoli, A Guide to Surviving Life (and Kids)
In this episode we welcome our guest Vonda. The discussion explores Vonda’s life from her roots in Madison, Alabama, to her time in the military, and her experiences in parenting. Vonda opens up about her challenging childhood with an abusive mother and her time in the Army Reserves, including…
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S6E23 – Tween Tantrums & Tiny Terrors: A Parenting Pumpkin Patch Special
In this hilariously honest episode of the Guide to Poor Parenting Podcast, Jason and Jennifer grab their pumpkin-spiced wine glasses and dive headfirst into the chaos of fall family life. From surviving a “wholesome” trip to the pumpkin patch (spoiler: there were meltdowns) to debating whether…
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S6E22 – Toddlers: The Miniature Meltdown Masters
Welcome to a breezy edition of ‘Guide to Poor Parenting’ with hosts Jason and Jennifer! In this episode, we dive into the rollercoaster world of toddlers, featuring stories from our recent trip to a local pumpkin patch with granddaughters Ayana and Jalen. From epic meltdowns over bubble stations…
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S6E21 – Chris: Anxiety, Adolescence, and Dad’s DIY Wisdom
In this week’s episode of the Guide Before Parenting podcast, Jason and Jennifer welcome Chris, a dad with a talent for mixing heartfelt reflection and hilarious storytelling. From surviving Dallas heatwaves and high school soccer fields in the ‘80s to raising a teenager in the social media era,...
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S620 – Surviving Teenagers, Strep Throat, and Emotional Rollercoasters
Join Jason and Jennifer as they sip on some wine and spill all the tea about their latest parenting mishaps. The duo also dive into their weekly Reddit discussions, tackling questions on why parents often say ‘because I said so,’ the emotional toll of raising teenagers, and the choice between...
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S6E19 – The Bedtime Battle: Cabernet vs. Kids
Join hosts Jason and Jennifer as they sip on some drinks and dive into the chaotic yet humorous world of poor parenting. This episode features an unfiltered conversation about crazy weeks, bedtime battles with kids, and everything in between. Jennifer shares her experience dealing with migraine...
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S6E18 – Parenting, Pipefitting, and Wild Turkey: The Aubrey Edition
Welcome back to another hot and wild episode of A Guide to Poor Parenting! This time, hosts Jason and Jennifer get a little hot and sweaty with some Wild Turkey 101 as they dive into hilarious and heartfelt stories with special guest Aubrey. Get ready for an off-the-rails chat where Aubrey shares...
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S6E17 – My Kid Googled WHAT?! — And Other Parenting Horror Stories
Ever caught your kid Googling something that made you question every parenting decision you’ve ever made? Yeah… us too. In this episode, we dive into Reddit’s parenting confessions about mommy brain fog (because who hasn’t put their phone in the fridge), the great debate over when it’s “fine” to...
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S6E16 – Road Trips With Kids: A Comedy of “Are We There Yet?”
Buckle up, parents — we’re hitting the open road, minivan packed, snacks locked and loaded… and kids already asking “Are we there yet?” before we’ve even left the driveway. In this episode, we share the hilarious highs and disastrous lows of family road trips: The eternal backseat sibling wars…
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S6 E15 – Leslie – From Lesson Plans to Labor Pains: The Ultimate Mom Multitasker
What happens when you’re homeschooling three neurodivergent kids, battling Alabama’s baffling birth laws, and—oh yeah—giving birth in a moving vehicle? You get our guest this week: the ultimate multitasking mom. We talk about the highs, lows, and hilarious detours of homeschooling, why midwifery…
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S6E14 – Television: Raised by Reruns and Mom’s Death Stare
This week, I sit down with my very own mom to spill the tea (and the Tang) on what it was really like growing up in the 80s and 90s. From being babysat by the TV, to surviving without the internet, to all the trouble me and my brother somehow lived through—Mom remembers it all. There’s laughter,...
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S6E13 – Toddlers, Toilets & Tough Talks: Another Day in the Parenting Trenches
This week, we’re wading through the wild waters of Reddit to tackle some real parenting dilemmas: getting side-eyed (or full-on yelled at) for taking your toddler into the “wrong” bathroom, talking to kids about weight without messing them up for life, letting your child reinvent themselves one...
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S6E12 – Birth, Blazes & Bare Living: A Parenting Chat with Beth
This week, we’re joined by the unstoppable Beth: executive director by title, full-time truth-teller by nature. She gets real about living with PCOS, giving birth like a warrior, and yes—why she prefers to roam her house in the nude. Oh, and did we mention she ran into two different burning…
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S6E11 – Activities, Attitudes & Awkward Teen Talks: A Parenting Variety Pack
In this week’s parenting variety pack, we dive into the good, the bad, and the Reddit. From the eternal question of “Should I let my kid quit piano?” to family catchphrases that somehow become law, we explore it all. We also get real about the complexities of foster care in religious homes and…
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S6E10 – The Screen Time Olympics: Everyone’s Losing
Welcome to the Screen Time Olympics—where the events include Netflix Negotiation, Tablet Tossing (by parents), and 100-Meter Dash to Find the Remote. This week, we explore our complicated, co-dependent relationship with screens—those glowing rectangles that buy us peace and steal our sanity. Is...
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S6E9 – Bar Exams, Baby Bottles & Band Practice: The Making of a Horror-Writing Dad
What do you get when you mix a law degree, a baby monitor, a well love drum set, and a vivid imagination? You get our guest this week, J.B. Mclaurin, a Southern dad who went from courtroom dreams to creepy fiction, all while juggling diapers and guitar solos. We chat about growing up in Alabama,...
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S6E8 – I Threw Away the Art and Survived: Parenting Truths from the Internet
Ever fantasized about being the perfect parent… before you actually had kids? Yeah, us too. In this episode, we dive into some hilariously relatable Reddit parenting confessions—featuring ungrateful children, guilt-free art-in-the-trash moments, and parents slowly losing their minds (but in a fun...
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S6E7 – Guilt: It’s not a family vacation; it’s a guilt trip
Join Jason and Jennifer as talk about how the Catholic church ain’t got nothing on guilt compared to parenthood. Pour yourself a glass of Confidencial Reserva from Costco and grab a handful of Werther’s original caramel popcorn, as we try to convince ourselves that we aren’t terrible parents.…
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S6E6 – Ron Platt: A little tequila makes parenting a whole lot easier
Join Jason and Jennifer as we chat with our first big wig with his own national organization, Ron Platt. Listen to us stumble through our interview with Ron as we talk about living in Miami, getting married to police officer turned fashion designer, and becoming a father to a young gay man. Mix...
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S6E5 – If you thought 3 kids was fun, wait till you have 5
Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Hope you like cheese because we got some Kerrygold Dubliner w/ irish stout from Kroger’s and some Primi proprietary red wine. So pour yourself a glass and a few pieces of cheese. Call us with your story...
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S6E4 – Big Brothers Big Sisters: Parenthood lite
Join Jason and Jennifer as talk about the his other set of kids he got from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Try some Cotes De Bourge we got from Costco and nibble on some cheese we got from Trader Joes, as we relive the joys and sadness of both our involvement with this awesome organization. Call us…
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S6E3 – Fij: Ok, how many kids do you have now?
Join Jason and Jennifer as we are joined by Fij, Jason’s longest running friendship. Listen in as we talk about being too damn busy, stoning a duck to death, and raising too many damn kids. Fij requested some scotch, so we’re drinking Glenlivet Scotch whiskey, but no snacks today. Call us with…
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S6E2 – Thanks for bringing me, but I can play with my new friend
Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Nibble on some knock off thin mints we got from Wal-mart and pour yourself a glass of our old favorite, Nighthawk By Bota Cabernet Sauvignon boxed wine. Call us with your story times at: (256) 274-1329...
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S6E1 – Tweens: The little hell before the teen years
Join Jason and Jennifer as talk about the little hell that are the tween years. I hope everybody likes Maker’s Mark Whiskey cause that’s all we have, and be sure to grab some of the strawberry tarts that we got at the Mexican grocery store, as pressure wash our stinky tween children Call us with...
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S6E0 – False starts and broken promises Vol. 3
Join our kids as we break promises. We promised we would start on May 7th, but we need a little more time to set things up for Season 6. But as God as our witness we will get that episode re-recorded and we will be back for season 6 on May 14th. Thanks for being patient with us, we appreciate you...
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S5E25 – Season 5 Finale: Still can’t believe y’all are still listening to us
Join Jennifer and Jason as they recall Season 5, at least to best of our abilities, our favorite guests, and some of the crazy stuff we’ve been reading on Reddit. Try some of the Old Vine Zinfandel Jason got from Sam’s Club, and some milk chocolate covered pecans, as we mostly remember all the...
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S5E24 – Tonya: How to raise 3 kids and a man child
Join Jason and Jennifer as we are joined by a the newest addition to the Minter clan, Jason’s future sister-in-law, Tonya. Listen in as we talk about shotgun weddings, dealing with a house fire with a baby in tow, and having to raise 3 kids all before the age of 25. Jason made everyone some Sex…
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S5E23 – But Mom!!! He offered me candy
Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Listen in as we catch up on our respective weeks, discuss the pros and cons of letting kids skip school, bemoan the fate of the planet with all the plastic crap we’re inundated with, plot how to get our...
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S5E22 – Aunts & Uncles: I want to be the fun gay uncle again
Join Jason and Jennifer as relive our glory days as the fun aunt and uncle. Poor yourself a glass of 14 Hands Hot to Trot Smooth Red blend, and grab a handful of salted cashews, as we remember our awesome aunts and uncles. Email us at: [email protected] All our links and social…
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S5E21 – Alyssa: Shaving your tongue for fun and profit
Join Jason and Jennifer as we are joined by a new friend and amazing performer Alyssa. Listen in as we talk about growing up a military brat, getting married and pregnant in your early 20’s, and why sometime a girl just needs to take her clothes off on stage. Poor yourself a glass of some Rancho...
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S5E20 – I mean, who doesn’t pee in plastic cups
Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Listen in as we catch up on our respective weeks, try to figure out how to make your kids clean their pig styes, complain about helping our kids with homework, determine when we’re actually done, and...
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S5E19 – Siblings: Who needs enemies when you have siblings
Join Jason and Jennifer as traces the most complex of family relationships, siblings. We’re going back to our old favorite Nighthawk by Bota box Bourbon barrel aged cabernet sauvignon and trying some Boursin Cheese on a baguette, as think about the love hate relationships that all siblings have....
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S5E18 – Maria: You say geriatric pregnancy one more time…
Join Jason and Jennifer as we are joined a friend that we don’t get to see much these days, Maria. Listen in as we talk about growing up and going to school in Huntsville, having a baby in your late 30’s, and the joys of IVF. Try a sampling of whatever whiskey you have handy, and nibble on yet...
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S5E17 – When MLK said he had a dream, I don’t think it was this
Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Listen in as we catch up on our respective weeks, talk about 17 year old’s and how their “freedom”, bra wearing habits of preteen girls, the stress of kids, and adoption for gay dads. It’s Girl Scout...
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S5E16 – Camps: Because boarding school is too expensive
Join Jason and Jennifer as we discuss the best feeling in the world, dropping your kid off for a camp. Try some of the Klinker Brick Old Vine Zinfandel we got at Costco and nibble on some Girl Scout Samoas as we bemoan the cost but love the break of kids camps. Email us at:...
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S5E15 – Irving: The Brady Bunch for the 21st Century
Join Jason and Jennifer as we are joined by a new friend with an awesome story, Irving. Listen in as we talk about going to a religious college when you’re a closeted gay man, being a very young step father, and weaving a very tangled family tree with your husband. Pour yourself a glass of Arbor...
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S5E14 – Why do children express their love through fecal matter?
Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Listen in as we catch up on our respective weeks, chat about ungrateful children, questions about adoption, toxic parental behavior, and roll our eyes about stuff that other parents put way too much…
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S5E13 – Homework: A little slice of hell each night
Join Jason and Jennifer as we discuss one of our most painful experiences, getting the kids to do homework. Poor yourself a glass of Zuccardi Malbec and try some chocolate covered graham cracker snacks from Target as we try to figure out how we can work with other kids on their homework, but for...
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S5E12 – Keke: Dreaming of Manhattan from Cullman Alabama
Join Jason and Jennifer as we are joined by an extra special guest, Jason’s daughter, Keke. Listen in as we talk about Keke’s growing up, the perils of a bad social worker, and why male OBGYN doctors in Alabama suck. We’re feeling very Sex and the City by having some Cosmopolitans and nibbling on...
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S5E11 – I’m sad that you don’t mispronounce my name
Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Listen in as we catch up on our respective weeks, chat about ungrateful children, questions about adoption, toxic parental behavior, and roll our eyes about stuff that other parents put way too much…
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S5E10 – New Years: Midnight is so freaking late
Join Jason and Jennifer as we show try to figure out how people can stay up to midnight anymore. Come have some Menage a Trois red blend that Jason got from Sam’s and sample some Genoa salami and provolone from Trader Joes as we figure out who the hell actually likes New Years. Email us at:...
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S5E9 – Gwen: Y’all are why we can’t have nice things
Join Jason and Jennifer as we bring back one of our very first guests, Gwen. Listen in as we catch with Gwen and her twin hellions, the thrill of almost being an empty nester, and learn why guns and stupid boys never mix. Try one of Jason’s homemade Strawberry daquiri’s and nibble on a cheese…
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S5E8 – Being sharped tongued is not a joke about lesbians
Join Jason and Jennifer as we hand out some bad parenting advice based off posts from Reddit. Listen in as we catch up on our respective weeks, chat about cussing out our kids, plot vengeance on children who open Christmas presents early, try to figure out how to make our kids pay for their own...
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