Send us a text One minute your kid’s supposed to be asleep. The next, you’re calling 911 because her retainer is stuck in her throat. In this episode, we share what really happened — the chaos, the calm, the fire truck in our driveway — and what it taught us about dividing the mental load when life takes a sharp left turn. From staying calm under pressure to learning when to just let go (literally), this is a story about teamwork, panic, parenting, and the weirdest bedtime emergency ever. It’...
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Send us a text One minute your kid’s supposed to be asleep. The next, you’re calling 911 because her retainer is stuck in her throat. In this episode, we share what really happened — the chaos, the calm, the fire truck in our driveway — and what it taught us about dividing the mental load when life takes a sharp left turn. From staying calm under pressure to learning when to just let go (literally), this is a story about teamwork, panic, parenting, and the weirdest bedtime emergency ever. It’...
Cheese Pizza, Goody Bags, and Chaos: The Mental Load of Kids’ Parties
The Mental Load Chronicles
25 minutes
2 months ago
Cheese Pizza, Goody Bags, and Chaos: The Mental Load of Kids’ Parties
Send us a text Birthday parties look simple from the outside, but behind the balloons and cake is a mountain of invisible labor. He's offered to "own" birthday parties! Yay! So, in this episode, we unpack the hidden checklist of planning a kid’s party: RSVPs, food drama, decorations, thank-you notes, and the chaos of managing 20 kids at once. He says, "Piece of cake!" going into it - how does he feel after talking to our son and actually getting down to planning the party? Check us out on Ins...
The Mental Load Chronicles
Send us a text One minute your kid’s supposed to be asleep. The next, you’re calling 911 because her retainer is stuck in her throat. In this episode, we share what really happened — the chaos, the calm, the fire truck in our driveway — and what it taught us about dividing the mental load when life takes a sharp left turn. From staying calm under pressure to learning when to just let go (literally), this is a story about teamwork, panic, parenting, and the weirdest bedtime emergency ever. It’...
