05/10/2023
96. The Mom Life We're getting caught up and chatting about what's so tough about being a mom, a review of our bedtime routine, and our favorite parts of being parents right now. Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on
04/19/2023
95. Parenting is like a Wrestling Match Get in the ring...it's time for another wrestling match. This one's for all the parents who are feeling the ups and downs lately!Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Instagram: @tj_therrienThe Funny
04/05/2023
94. TJ's Coffee Journey ("A Story of Hope") + Having Kids in Elementary School Today, we're chatting about our experiences (and maybe advice) with having kids in elementary school. Melissa also titles TJ's coffee journey as "A Story of Hope." Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ o
03/29/2023
93. Warm Fuzzies With Your Kids We just want the "warm fuzzies" with our kids. We chat about how we connect with our kids differently, even when they seem to not want it.Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Instagram: @tj_therrienT
03/22/2023
92. Refueling the Parenting Tank We're back from a vacation (from our wintery state AND from our kids) and we're reminded how time away helps us be better parents. Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Instagram: @tj_therrienThe Funn
03/08/2023
91. Who Does What? A Picture Into Our Parenting We're breaking out a Venn Diagram in today's show to give a peek into our marriage and parenting. The two of us have drifted into "the leaders" of certain things like staying on top of our finances, chores, groceries, and all sorts of other things. We also talk about the things we share pretty evenl
03/01/2023
90. TJ's Brother: The Youngest Child Tells All We're chatting with my younger brother, Mark, this week!! We talk about our upbringing, why mom loves him more, and why Mark wrote a children's book. ***Pre-order Mark's book, "MEGAVAN"Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. TH
02/22/2023
89. Being a Sports Mom is a Part-Time Job Any other dance-parents out there?! Is it like having a part-time job? We're new to this thing and sharing our fun experiences so far. Leave us a voice message—or a question—call 407-374-9808...don't worry, it goes straight to voicemail :)Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podca
02/15/2023
88. Girl Dads vs. Boy Dads A girl-dad and a boy-dad compare notes on today's episode. Will there be differences? Better question...will there be similarities? Leave us a voice message—or a question—call 407-374-9808...don't worry, it goes straight to voicemail :)Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast!
02/08/2023
87. Making Traveling with Kids Less of a Gong Show This week, we're uncovering travel hacks for parents as submitted by our listeners. Leave us a voice message—or a question—call 407-374-9808...don't worry, it goes straight to voicemail :)Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute
02/01/2023
86. Our trip to Disney World 🌴 Who else needs a vacation after the vacation? We just returned to Minnesota after a warm weather vacation—we mean "trip"—with our kids. Now we need a vacation :) We're chatting about the good and tough experiences while in Disney World with our fam! Leave us a voice message—or a question—call 407-374-9808...don't worry, it goes straight to voic
01/25/2023
85. This is why we can't have ✨nice things✨ Kids ruin things. So why are we getting new furniture?Leave us a voice message—or a question—call 407-374-9808...don't worry, it goes straight to voicemail :)Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Inst
01/18/2023
84. Is Firstborn-Anxiety a Thing? We wonder if and how firstborns tend to be a bit more anxious than others.Leave us a voice message—or a question—call 407-374-9808...don't worry, it goes straight to voicemail :)Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU
01/11/2023
83. Birth Order Basics: Breaking down the unique traits and motivations of your firstborn, middle & youngest child ✨ How understanding it can help you be a patient parent You might know TJ as the "birth order guy" on social media. So today, we're talking all about it as we dissect the personalities of firstborns, middle and youngest children. We talk about what we see, what YOU see, and what each kid's motivations might be (that rhymed). Leave us a voice message—or a
01/04/2023
82. Getting Rid of Our Stuff: Melissa's decluttering rampage, what we want less of, and discussing whether sentimental value is actually valuable We're in the mood to get rid of stuff and declutter! Melissa tells us why she's on a rampage and I'm saddled up for the ride.Leave us a message—or a question—call 407-374-9808Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!*
12/14/2022
81. Why do boys fart so much? ...plus other great questions from kids & parents (raising boys vs. girls, jealousy with siblings, 4th child dynamics + more!) To leave us your (or your kid's) question as a voice message: call 407-374-9808Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Instagram: @tj_therrienTJ on TikTok: @tj_therrienCheck out TJ's SHOW on YouTube: @t
12/07/2022
80. The Magical Sounds of Christmas ✨ Our Top 10 Holiday Tunes 🎵 Our list has a little classic, a little boy band, and a little obscurity. Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Instagram: @tj_therrienTJ on TikTok: @tj_therrienCheck out TJ's SHOW on YouTube: @tj_the
11/30/2022
79. Christmas Gifts for Kids: Puppies or Cardboard Boxes? What are your favorites gifts you've given your kids (ones that you don't regret)? We're going through your answers and our own on this week's show! Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Instagram: @
11/23/2022
78. The Ultimate Thanksgiving Dinner: Drafting TV Characters to Sit at Your Table What if you could pick TV characters for your Thanksgiving table this year? Well today, we're doing that. With our good friend Rachel (a mom of 3), we're drafting our Thanksgiving dinner lineup by choosing from classic and current TV characters. Play along as you listen! Thanks for listening to The
11/16/2022
77. Amazing Parenting Hacks (...morning routines, making choices, phones, empowering and more!) We asked you to share a parenting hack, and we're going through some of the responses on today's show. Honestly, there are so many good ones that we'll get to more in future episodes! Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THA
11/09/2022
76. Our First Family Meeting Recap (Golden Rule + Privileges + Hype Theme Song) We had our first family meeting a few days ago! We're sharing how it went on today's show! Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Instagram: @tj_therrienTJ on TikTok: @tj_therrienCheck out TJ's SHOW on
11/02/2022
75. We're Going to Start Having Family Meetings (...and they won't be boring) We think we need family meetings to become a regular part of our month. In this episode, we tell you why and how we're going to do it...kind of.Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Instagram: @tj_the
10/26/2022
74. What are your kids being for Halloween + Mel's ONE costume as a kid + Why would TJ throw licorice at a car?! We're chatting about Halloween this week, what kids are dressing up as, and other fun stories around this strange holiday. Thanks for listening to The Funny Thing About Parenting podcast! Leave a review and rating if you have a minute. THANK YOU!* * * * *TJ on Instagram: @tj_therrienTJ on TikTok: @t
10/19/2022
73. Four Kids in Four Years + Naming Your Middle Child "Wilder" + Birth Order with Four Kids We chatted with Ben and Corley on this week's show. Like us, they have 4 kids...except they had their babies within 4 years of each other. WOWZA. We had a great conversation about parenting, birth order, how their kids' names perfectly fit their personalities and their amazing family business, Good