Welcome back to the unhelpful parenting podcast where we are laughing through another week of parent fails, funny kid moments and a this or that quiz from SAM instead of Bec for a change.

We kick the episode off with our Yays and Nays (highs and lows if you’re new!). Bec braved the grocery shop with all three kids for the first time this week – something she’s been putting off for a long time but decided to suck it up and do. She survived but was left with the ‘nay’ and dilemma of how to get the kids back in the car in the most safe way. Do you leave the mobile 5yo out in the busy carpark while you put the baby in, or leave the baby and 3yo in the trolley with $300 worth of shopping while you put the mobile 5yo in first?!

Sam’s yay was finally getting to sleep without the kids in the bed, but it has meant using the parent hack of putting mattresses on the floor – so the nay is still not having space. He also nay’s the nappy stage of life and is itching for the 3yo to be toilet trained – even though Bec reminds him that we are past halfway through our nappy years!

We reflect on last week’s conversation and are reminded again of our age as someone sent in that their friends kid didn’t know what a USB is! Sam is in denial but Bec says it’s inevitable that USBs are something we are going to have to explain to our children because they’ve got the cloud.

Sam’s back with his dad jokes and memes he’s found on social media and we are Olympics themed and talking about our wardrobes and how we hold onto the ‘just in case’ clothes we might fit again.

The confessional is wild this week, with 3 new stories. We have:

- A mum who’s kid throws her under the bus and tells her friend what she says about her messy house in private.

-A toilet training boy who was sure everyone at the zoo needed to see his willy and

-A son who made a scene at the shops and gave everyone the wrong impression that he didn’t have his own toothbrush and had to share!

Then Sam takes over and does his first go at wish or want, which is a this or that, that he ends up calling real or fake (you’ll have to watch and listen for that to make sense!). He’s got a list of baby products that are so wild, but half are real-life products and half are ones he made up (with a few potential mum business ideas thrown in!). Bec gets most of them right, but it’s still full of laughs as we can’t believe some of these products exist!

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Get ready for the laughs as we head into episode 21 of the Unhelpful Parenting Podcast!

Sam and Bec say hi in their unintentionally matched outfits, talking their yay and nays for the week. Bec is yaying insulated cups that are the ONLY way mums get to drink tea or coffee hot and naying the fact that you can drive thru alcohol but not bread, milk, eggs and bananas! Sam is naying his top golf experience because he didn’t get any points, but yaying it because he had fun, kid-free time.

Sam then starts us off with another of his dad joke/meme moments to make sure the laughs start rolling in.

We head to the confessional, where we share a real one of Bec’s where she admits to her naive aspirations of how she would deal with tantrums falling apart. Who knew young kids and toddlers who can’t communicate yet can’t be talked through them?! We also had a babysitter send in her confession that she put too much effort into encouraging the kid she was looking after to be friends with their bully (which she didn’t know about!) and someone who’s kid thought the old school pencil sharpener at the thrift shop was a fishing reel (we feel old!!!!!).

From the mouth of babes is ready to have you cackling at all the funny things kids say. Starting with their own kids’ monkey poo bums and meltdowns because ‘I DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY!’, Sam and Bec laugh their way through the funny stories you sent in. There’s the brutal insults, the awkward mispronunciations, and all things cute, hilarious and funny. ‘Bye mum, hope you don’t die today’…

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Today we are laughing our way through parenting even when the wheels fall off and the rollercoaster is on fire!

We say hello with our yay and nay's for the week - Sam talking all about his amazing weekend with the kids, but the killer cost of living as a parent. Bec is also talking the parent wins of happy kids with her dinosaur birthday cake, while nay-ing the winter clothing debacle of baby vomit and nappy blowouts that make packing for an afternoon a whole suitcase ordeal!

Sam keeps us laughing with his usual jokes and memes - a dad joke too many if you ask Bec - but she was laughing all the more!

The confessional has 5 different stories this week - and keep sending them in! We've got the...

- kindergartener bathing with her uncle (turns out, he's 2!),

- screen time confessions that we can all sympathise with,

- a sleep-deprived groceries whoopsie that could have looked like a child abduction,

- a lost pea up a nose and,

- a brutally honest primary school card for a teacher.

The brutal honest comment leads us to our call out for this week - SEND US THE FUNNY THINGS YOUR KIDS SAY! We are back to the mouth of babes next week and want to hear all the hilarious comments, questions and perfectly (or un-perfectly) timed moments that make you think 'WHAT?!'

We finish the episode with a game of This or That. Is it an Ikea baby product, or is it a Swedish footballer. Play along and see if you're as good as Sam who got them all right! Bec admits she probably got ALL the pronunciations wrong too - so that's an added laugh along the way.

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Welcome to the unhelpful parenting podcast episode that was so good we had to do it twice! Just kidding… Sam forgot to hit record the first time so you’ll get to laugh with us about an extra fail this week XD

We are coming for the Bluey minisodes this week, and Sam has a good soul cleansing whinge about Australian food after a weekend at a French festival eating real pastry (not quite parenting we know – but it was clearly a life changing pastry…). But at the heart of the laughs are two more parenting confessionals (one of them Becs which she doesn’t like to admit!) and then we are in to the dad jokes you sent in.

When you listen to the last parenting confessional – make sure you pick a team. Does it sound like a mom fail or a dad fail? Comment who you think got it right (aka Bec of course…) – or if you sent us the story – tell us! It was anonymous so we don’t know!!

Dads – it’s up to you if we do the dad jokes as a whole segment again. If you send us the jokes it’ll be back by popular demand! Moms – if you roll your eyes as hard as Bec, let her know she’s not the only one!

In fact, that’s what we are here for. We may not be the best parenting podcast or the best parenting channel for advice – but we are here to encourage you that in the pits of parenting fail moments you aren’t alone. The wheels fall off for all of us at one point or another, you aren’t the only one who struggles, and you are going to be okay. We hope this makes you laugh and feel some joy in your parenting journey!

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Get ready for a barrel of laughs this week with the intro of the bad dad jokes segment!

But before you get there we've got all the good stuff - like talking about how Bec's school comment last week had the keyboard warriors going, Sam heading towards insanity after the same song played 20 times in the car, and winning costume competitions. And that's just us!

There's another 3 confessions you sent in, from baby car seat fails to kissing doctors (accidentally!) - so just a reminder that you're not the only parent who has an oops from time to time!

Then we share the answers you sent in about what's changed since having kids (and yes, the answer is EVERYTHING!).

So make sure you watch for the laughs and share with your mum friends and dad friends, while sending us your bad dad jokes and confessions!!

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This week is brought to you by the worst parenting advice you’ve ever received and a few hilarious parenting confessionals.

Sam and Bec kick off with some of the things they are ‘yaying’ and ‘naying’ like vacation child care (yay) and the cost of houses and cheese (BIG nay) – before launching head first into the parenting confessions full of funny parent fails and a ‘what do I do’? story.

The confessional follows stories of accidentally spiked milk donations, even more spiked eggnog, and a black eye thrown in there too.

Then we start through the list of the worst parenting advice you’ve received (and then sent to us) – including everything from razors for teething and feeding peanuts FOR NUT ALLERGIES! (we still can’t get over that one!!).

Laugh along with us and know that when the wheels fall off while you’re parenting – you’re not alone. The ridiculous moments happen to us all and you will make it through!

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We are back! We survived the week of sickness and PLAGUE that hit us, making us skip recording last week's episode. But we are back with heaps of laughs and relatable parenting real-ness.

Starting with our yays or nays that leads us into a little heated conversation about the AWFUL keyboard warriors that give parents a hard time for talking about the hard parts of parenting.

Then we've got some slightly helpful hacks to make parenting a little bit easier. From food and dinner hacks to pushing a pram with a trolley (tell us if any of these help!).

Our CALL OUT MOMENT is for all the bad advice you've been given - comment and tell us what the worst advice you've recieved is!

And don't go anywhere until you've heard our parenting confessional today with FOUR hilarious stories from parents in the depths of parenting madness, embarrassment and laughter!

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This week we are laughing to the tune of one of our funniest parenting comedy episodes yet. With our usual yays, nays and relatable parenting memes, we've got three confessions and a hilarious new 'Bec presents' segment as we go through the range of terrible kids toy fails she found - some so bad you have to see it to believe it.

We are talking sleep deprivation, cute snuggles, germy kids and toddler translations. All with a side of mom fails and midnight snacks!

Our toy fails are bound to have you laughing and we can't wait to hear which is your favourite - from a shave your own doll to the rock-topus, and awkward balloon placements - comment and tell us which you laughed at most!

Got a funny story to share? SEND IT TO US! Our confessional and segments like these are always so much fun (and completely anonymous!).

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