Nursing And Cursing

Happy New Year Mamas!!! We missed you. How’s the Whole 30 Keto beach body shakeology dry January Kondo thing going? SAME. This week we are answering some listeners’ parenting questions.  Unfortunately, as usual, we don’t have any answers except : you’re doing great, keep going.  2019 gonna be the year of the #nail. Say it with us. ❤️

Hey mamas! Beginning with Mary in the manger, moms have literally made the holidays. Without all the mamas cooking and cleaning and shopping and wrapping and decorating and shipping, the holidays wouldn’t be shit. This week we acknowledge how extra hard moms go during the holidays and why. And Ali’s fail is a long and terrible tail ;)

It’s mom guilt’s evil twin: anxiety. We don’t know any mom that hasn’t checked to see if they're breathing in the middle of the night, or cut the grapes into grain-size bites, or triple checked the seat belts. But what else do you worry about and why? And how do you stop? This week we touch on our mom fears: the real and the imaginary. And Ali does a cujo in the truck.

I screen, you screen, the kids all scream for ...iSCREENS. Ok this week we are talking about kids and screen time. We know it’s bad, but how bad? And is it just a fact of modern life or can we just say NO? We have special guest Sarah Dunlop, the blogger behind Soemtimes Kids are Dicks helping us figure it out. She took away her kids’ screens for a summer and, well...listen and find out!!!

This week’s topic: Mom style. What do you have in your closet that looks great with those saggy boobs and the scowl you’re wearing? We discuss what passes as fashion now that we’re moms. Is it ever ok to wear a thong bikini again? and is a long butt better or worse than a muffin top??  If you do drop off in your pajamas can you brag that your look goes from night to day? And Sarah drops a bomb. ANOTHER ONE.

Happy Thanksgiving Mamas!!! We are so so so grateful for each other and all of you! And seatbelts and Harry Potter, and water, and employed husbands, and healthy kids, and early bedtimes, and kids who who can wipe and SO MANY OF LIFE’S RICHES. Thank you for listening, may your turkey be tender and your toddler be tame. We love you. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #breastfeeding #modernparenting #badmoms #realmoms #podcast #parentingpodcast

We are fortunate enough to be raising our kids with loving and committed partners, so how come we just want them to get out of our way and let us do things the way we wanna do them!?! This week we are talking about those times when compromise and coparenting are overrated. Come on, mom, you know your way is just better. Or maybe you’re just a psycho control freak, like us

Ahh the breeze in your hair, sand between your toes, and the sound of an off-schedule baby screaming bloody murder while his brother whines for the ipad. Welcome to your vacation with kids. This week we dial in on why vacations with kids suck: it's the kids. You can change your location/time zone/outfit but THERE IS NO VACATION FROM MOTHERHOOD. So save your air miles, put paw patrol on again, and slam that marg on your couch. Plus, Sarah drops a BOMB. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #breastfeeding #modernparenting #badmoms #realmoms #podcast #parentingpodcast #vacation #travel #travelingwithkids

Back to work after a baby? Like having a baby is some kind of vacation

Omg you guys. This week we tried to record an episode about how hard it is to survive after 7pm. How your patience hits the skids just as the kids go from hard to impossible. I mean, by 7pm mom has been on the clock for 12-13 hours, often longer. For years. Would you want your uber driver or doctor to be on her 14th hour of a 19 hour shift!?! Let’s face it: 7pm-9pm is the child abuse window. And we’ve all been there. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #bedtime #nighttimeparenting

Our friend Laura Perlongo is pregnant with her second baby and her first son. Yay!  This week we try and help her figure out whether she should have him circumcised or not. And even though the answer seems obvious, whether or not to cut your baby’s foreskin turns out to be as confusing and controversial as whether or not you should cut bangs.  Aka: the answer is a simple Yesnomaybewtf. Join us welcoming Laura to Nursing and Cursing!!! #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #laurapergola #letstalk #circumcision #circumcised #uncircumcised

Oh shit...we talkin potty training. Some of us planned it out perfectly and followed a strategy based on love and encouragement. Some of us just reached a breaking point with diapers and house broke our kids like puppies, and some of us called upon the power of Santa and a Christmas miracle to make it happen.  What can we say mamas, diapers happen! #pottytraining #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #babiesofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #raisingkids #birth

Hey mom. This week we break down the difference between being a “good mom,” and a “bad mom,” and guess what: it’s the same shit show, just a different filter. Plus Chriddy gets a reputation as a stoner and Kate busts a sitter with a problem. And yes, before you can ask: you’re a good mom. And we got you. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #babiesofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #raisingkids #birth

Mamas!!! You only live once!! You gotta grab life by the labias and say yes! Friends, concerts, parties, trips...GET IT!  But we are so tired. We don’t wanna YOLO, we wanna SOLO. Aka we want the house to ourselves, a sweet mystery on PBS  and no one’s company but our own. This week we discuss how we wanna spend our precious down time, and Molly cops to a crippling case of FOMO.  Listen in as we discuss how we gave up the game and got lame. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #babiesofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #raisingkids #birth #yolo #solo #fomo #momsnightout

Christine is highly efficient, badass, and deeply judgmental of her husbands’s clothing choices. Why would it be any different when she’s in labor?? Listen up as Christine tells us about the speedy af arrival of her second baby. And yes, Sarah talks about her toilet /bidet again. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #babiesofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #raisingkids #birth #birthstory

Moms, we missed you!!! Welcome to season 4! This week is all about Drop Off at day care and school. How can something so right feel so wrong? How many mornings of clinging and wailing are you supposed to deal with before you’re allowed to drink your pumpkin spice latte in peace?!! As usual, we have no clue. But we love you and we are so happy to be back on the mic.  This school year we are all about the bidet and the namaste. You read that right. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #babiesofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #raisingkids #birth #dropoff #school

Season Finale ,Mamas!!! Omg we have soooo much much baggage. And we ain’t talking about how even a commercial about restless leg syndrome can trigger an emotional breakdown and a pint of Ben n Jerry’s. No we are talking about actual literal baggage . Like the kind you have to pack when you go anywhere with kids. And the crippling anxiety about over / under packing. And trying to be organized. And trying to leave your house clean. And trying not to hate your partner when they grab a pair of shorts and a charger and say they’re ready to go. Going places this summer? Listen in as we agonize about packing and traveling with kids. DO NOT CALL IT A VACATION. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #babiesofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #raisingkids #packing #summer #vacation

momrades. How long do you let your kids see you naked? Let’s face it, between the swearing and the saggy boobs, we are a walking R rated movie, and our kids have front row seats. When should we cover up? After 5, before 15? Before they body shame us with questions about our pubes ? ASAP!? We have no idea. And as usual, in Hawaii all they’re wearing is coconut oil.

Mother can you spare a dime ? This week we are talking about...money.  Are you a saver or a spender or just a regular old-school broke ass parent? How relaxing is talking about money with your partner? Sooooooo fun. Our fave convo after the one about how we never have sex anymore. Ugh. Motherhood is really fucked up: your vag just gets looser and your budget just gets tighter. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #babiesofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #raisingkids #birth #money

Moms know how to make the best of anything.  What do driving around looking for parking, sitting in traffic, hanging in the Target lot, or sitting In your car in your driveway, have In common? Without kids, these moments are MINI VACATIONS. Get you an iced mocha and a charged phone and get ready to sit in your car and scroll for a mile on your phone IN PEACE. Welcome to your car-cation, baby. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flashesofreallife #parenting #momlife #honestparenting #nailingit #failingit #nursing #babiesofinstagram #toddlersofinstagram #raisingkids #birth #carcation