Dad And Buried

Babies are adorable and teenagers are the worst, amirite? But which one would you want sitting next to you on a 6 hour flight? Ha, not so easy is it! Different ages come with pros and cons. Mike and Pete share their thoughts and hear from you about which age is truly the best.  Support us

Remember in olden days when people used to have kids to help around the farm. How did we go from that to begging our kids to put their socks on? Or clean up their room? How about just put their toys away? And when we take the iPad out of their hands we sit and watch as roll on the floor as if their life force is bing sucked from their bodies, like some kind of annoying exorcist.  We need rules. Mike and Peter hear from you mostly about what doesn't work, but there are some gems of wisdom in there too.  Support us

Okay, okay you got us. This whole Dad & Buried thing is a ruse! We actually LOVE our kids. But guess what? SO DO YOU!! This episode lands on April fools but we're not joking. We don't understand how this whole April Fools thing works. Anyway, Mike and Pete hear the things you love about your kids and share their own stories.  Support us

What if I told you this isn't your first global pandemic. Don't believe me? Remember 'Beiber Fever'? You caught that pretty hard and survived (albeit a changed person). Mike and Pete hear your harrowing and funny Corona parenting stories a week into quarantine. Stay healthy! Stay sane!  Support us

Um...yeah, so that happened fast. It's only been a week and cities and whole countries are quarantine lockdown. The data shows a distinct correlation between child mortality rates and the number of days they are quarantined in the house with you. Of course, those mortality rates have nothing to do with coronavirus but rather the constant, and unending need to make slime in the living room. I mean HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL THEM!!! Mike and Pete get into it.  Support us

Balancing work, family and friends was hard enough when you were single. Balancing work, family, friends, your spouse, and kids is next level hard. FUN TIMES! Oh and did I mention fitting in time for yourself? lol of course I didn't, there's no time for that nonsense.  Mike and Pete get into it with the help of you guys (the best listeners on the internet...aww). Support us

When it comes to social media a strong defense is a good offense. Confused? Yeah, so are Mike and Pete. There's so much to watch out for especially when you consider that most apps and games these days are basically social networks. Freaked out? Good. Your journey has begun, grasshopper.  Support us

How is it that you can have kids raised the same exact way and have totally different personalities? Well it happens  so Mike and Pete just have to get over it. Or do they?....Yes, yes they do.  Support us

It's coming. The changing 'tudes. Your once sweet little bundle now uses phrases like "WHATEVER, DAD!". First, you're only 11! And second, I INVENTED THAT PHRASE! The smells, the 'tude, the worry, Mike and Pete get into it. Spoiler: It gets worse.  Support us

We've all made mistakes, well not me, but I hear that lots of people do. What happens when you make a mistake that affects you? More importantly what happens when you make a mistake that affects your kids? Turns out nothing! Everything is fine and your kids instantly forgive you forever. See? that was easy. Mike and Pete discuss how easy failing  as a parent really is.  Support us

Remember being able to meet up with friends spontaneously? Wait, why are tears streaming down your face?...What's that you say? it's all you can think about?  Well, my friend, take that memory and shove it in a box then push that box waaaay on down in the deepest part of your memory hole cause those days are over. Mike and Pete hear stories from yore and even yonder about what life was like back then. Personally, I'm glad those days are over. I'm much more of a devote-every-waking-hour-to-a-human-who's-indifferent-at-best kinda guy.  Support us

Raising one kid is hard enough raising two is harder. If those two kids don't get a long it makes it hardest. Solution? Return them. It's like the `Switch Witch` but with kids.  instead of swapping out candy for toys your take swap your kids for a gaming console of your choice. You'll need it with all those free hours you'll have. Mike and Peter get all up on it. Enoy.  Support us

Parenting is hard, we know that.  But what happens when on top of the craziness of mealtime, bathtime, bedtime your kid gets diagnoses with an illness? Mike and Pete talk about their own kid's diagnoses and hear from listeners about their kids illnesses. From heart transplants, to brittle teeth, to epilepsy to ADHD the guys go deep (at least as deep as they can) into all of it. This is a very "special" episode of the Dad and Buried podcast. Support us

We did it LIVE! Mike and Pete cover it all and answer "Would You Rather's --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dadandburied/support

Oh, you don't lie to your kids? Really? Santa ring a bell? How about the Tooth Fairy? What about the Switch Witch (whoever came up with that one is a real monster). You want the truth? You have to LIE! It's part of that parenting mandate. I mean, who really know what happens if you actualy count to 3. Mike and Pete take an indepth look at thousands of quatitavie data points across the globe and build a model of the socio-economic impact of lying to your kids. See? Lying isn't so hard afterall.  Support us

Why are toys hard?!! You know those toys we're talking about. The ones that kids wont' stop asking for and that require 30 mins of your time to set up, they play with for 20 mins and 30 mins of cleanup? In these divided times I think we can all agree that toys shouldn't need any adult supervision, right? Who's with me?! Viva La Revolution!! Mike and Pete get into it.   Support us

Homework, dishes, laundry, morning routine, clean up, the list of parenting chores is so long the topic was split into two episodes. Or as Pete correctly points out is kinda the gist of this whole podcast thing. Mike and Pete pick up where they left off in the last episode; angry.  They really are the best.  Support us

Thanksgiving is yet another uniquely American  gift to the world (you heard me Canada!). It's a non denominational holiday who's sole purpose is to celebrate togetherness through eating a drinking and watching football. Its a day where the constant whining and screaming coming from your kids is drowned out by the volume of the TV. Can it be a stressful holiday? Sure. Dealing with In-laws, or your uncle  who believes firmly in "beautiful clean coal" can be a hassle but just tell them about the NEW holiday that Mike and Pete came up with: Ungratefultaking Day! Or you can always interrupt them and ask if they've heard of this boss-ass podcast. You have options. Now get back to cooking a dazzling array of food for 15 hrs, just do your kid can say "Ew I don't like that." All they want to eat are rolls? Let 'em. Who cares? It's Thanksgiving after all.  Save all that anger for Christmas cause it's coming sooner than you think. Happy Ungratefultaking Day Everyone! Support us

What are parenting chores? Bedtime, bathtime, mealtime, making lunches, school pickup/dropoffs...the list goes on and on. Well at leas Mike and Pete went on and on and on. So much so they needed to break this up into 2 whole EPISODES!! This is just part one!. WARNING: some topics discussed may fill you with and all consuming rage. Enjoy! Support us

We did it! We figured it out. Using the scientific method, big data pulled from millions of data sets along the latest technology we have successfully concluded which sex is harder to raise. The the answer is BOYS! There you go.  The answer is difiniti...er wait, I was reading the results upside down. Ugh, this says it's girls.  Wait, ok hang on. Is that a ketchup stain?  Okay, we're going to need a little more time for our artifical intelligence to get our heads around all this big ass data. In the meanting Mike and Pete waffle on about this subject for a really long time. Enjoy! Support us