On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from January 2019.
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An incident at Catherine's daughter's high school got us talking about talking: As in, when parents gossip about what's going on at school without knowing what's actually going on. A bad idea? Yes. Kind of fun? Also yes.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Speaking of roundups, Terri has rounded up much of her online writing at Authory, a service for creating a digital portfolio. Nicole's working more comfortably with her new memory foam lumbar support pillow from Guttylief. And Catherine's loving Culver's Salted Caramel Pumpkin Concrete Mixer, which is like a slice of pumpkin pie in a milkshake.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode.

Today, we obsess about what we'd put on a parenting wish list at this stage of the game. Our picks range from the mundane and practical to the truly fantastical.

We thought we were going to complain about the challenges of raising boys vs. girls, especially when it comes to attending school events and dances. But we ended up complaining about the perils of social insecurity for kids--and parents--of any gender.

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, "Tan Lines" is a bittersweet episode of Ted Lasso, with a big win and an even bigger loss for Ted. Next week: S1E6, "Two Aces."

On Only Murders in the Building, the "Twist" of the episode title is dealt with fairly quickly, after a highly improbable car chase. But we're not here for the verisimilitude. Next week: S1E6, "To Protect and Serve." Mentioned: TV critic Brian Grubb tweeting about the show and the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast discussing it.

After reading about pandemic nostalgia at Scary Mommy, we talked about whether there's anything we miss about March/April 2020 and everything that came with it. While the feeling of fighting against a common enemy was nice while it lasted, we definitely don't want to revisit anything else about that time (although if you want to hear about how we were reacting in the moment, you can check out our archives).

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure.
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We think Clue, Careers, and that game Catherine's family got at a garage sale could use some freshening up.

On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from January 2019.

Calendars and planners: every parent needs one (or several), and if we could only find the perfect one, everything would just fall into place, right? We do have some specific ideas for all the planner-makers out there​.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Catherine's enjoying The Spread, a newsletter for people who miss print magazines. Nicole's sharing a squeezable treat that her cats go crazy for, and Terri reminds us all that is pumpkin doughnut season at Dunkin' Donuts, so act fast.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode.

A U.S. News article on evaluating private elementary schools got us talking about what we look for in a school--which is not always easy to quantify. Also mentioned: Our recent episode on school strategies.