Thu, 19 December 2019
Biz and Theresa ponder the age old concept: “It’s cute, till it isn’t.” Be it singing or asking questions or adorable bedtime routines, it’s all cute…till it isn’t. Does it stop being cute with time? When we’re out of patience? When a friend stops by and we notice they don’t think it’s cute? Plus, Biz brought the fudge, Theresa makes some changes and we talk to Jen Lumanlan of the podcast Your Parenting Mojo. You can download Your Parenting Mojo wherever you listen to podcasts or at Yourparentingmojo.com. Follow Your Parenting Mojo on Facebook at Facebook.com/YourParentingMojo, on Instagram at Instagram.com/yourparentingmojo and on Twitter at Twitter.com/Parenting_Mojo. Check out Theresa’s new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Casper and Storyworth. Get $100 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/badmother and using badmother at checkout. To get $20 off your first Storyworth purchase, sign up at Storyworth.com/badmother. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Be sure to tell us at the top of your message whether you’re leaving a genius moment, a fail, or a rant! Thanks!! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in Apple Podcasts Join the amazing community that is our private One Bad Mother Facebook group Follow One Bad Mother on Twitter Get a OBM tee, tank, baby onesie, magnet or bumper sticker from the MaxFunStore You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Opening theme: Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens (http://adiraamram.com, avail on iTunes) Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Closing music: Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans |
Thu, 12 December 2019
Biz and Theresa ponder the existential questions surrounding stuffed animals. How many are too many? Do they have souls? If we throw them away will they curse us? Plus Biz has an update and Theresa stops. Check out Theresa’s new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Casper and Storyworth. Get $100 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/badmother and using badmother at checkout. To get $20 off your first Storyworth purchase, sign up at Storyworth.com/badmother. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Be sure to tell us at the top of your message whether you’re leaving a genius moment, a fail, or a rant! Thanks!! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in Apple Podcasts Join the amazing community that is our private One Bad Mother Facebook group Follow One Bad Mother on Twitter Get a OBM tee, tank, baby onesie, magnet or bumper sticker from the MaxFunStore You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Opening theme: Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens (http://adiraamram.com, avail on iTunes) Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Closing music: Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans |
Thu, 5 December 2019
Biz and Theresa explore apologies. Is saying “I’m sorry” enough or is it more important for kids to learn from their mistakes and accept responsibility for hurting someone else? Can apologizing also be used as an excuse for not wanting to try harder? How do we know if we are setting a good example? Plus Biz is worried, Theresa solves a problem and we welcome back Alli Harper, founder of OurShelves. Sign up for a book subscription or a one time gift at OurShelves.com and follow OurShelves on Twitter @OurShelvesKids and on Instagram at instagram.com/ourshelveskids to learn more. Check out Theresa’s new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You’re Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You’re Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are iD Tech and Care.com. Visit iDTech.com/BADMOTHER today to reserve your child’s spot and receive $75 off! To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership— visit Care.com/MOTHER or enter promo code MOTHER when you subscribe Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Be sure to tell us at the top of your message whether you’re leaving a genius moment, a fail, or a rant! Thanks!! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in Apple Podcasts Join the amazing community that is our private One Bad Mother Facebook group Follow One Bad Mother on Twitter Get a OBM tee, tank, baby onesie, magnet or bumper sticker from the MaxFunStore You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Opening theme: Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens (http://adiraamram.com, avail on iTunes) Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Closing music: Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans |
Wed, 27 November 2019
In preparation for the holidays Biz and Theresa think about all the weird shit adults do to kids at family gatherings. From pulling coins out from behind your ear to the old “pull my finger” bit, it’s all reflective of the fact that adults may be a little out of touch. That said…quick…pull my finger! Plus Biz has a backyard miracle and Theresa embarks. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsor this week is Ora Organic. Right now, Ora is offering a Black Friday deal of 30% off your first purchase. Head to ora.organic and use the code BADMOTHER at checkout. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Be sure to tell us at the top of your message whether you're leaving a genius moment, a fail, or a rant! Thanks!! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in Apple Podcasts Join the amazing community that is our private One Bad Mother Facebook group Follow One Bad Mother on Twitter Get a OBM tee, tank, baby onesie, magnet or bumper sticker from the MaxFunStore You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music Opening theme: Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens (http://adiraamram.com, avail on iTunes) Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Closing music: Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans
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Thu, 21 November 2019
Biz and Theresa continue our "days of the week" series in which we complain about each day of the week. This time our target is Sunday. What was once a day of rest and recovery is now a day of chaos and exhaustion. Is Sunday the new Friday? Plus for Biz nothing has changed, Theresa exists and we talk to Carvell Wallace about parenting advice and Fred Rogers. Follow Carvell on Twitter @CarvellWallace and find out more about his work on his website at Carvellwallace.com. You can listen to his new podcast Finding Fred wherever you get your podcasts. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are iTrace and HelloFresh. iTrace is the iOS app that teaches kids handwriting. Download now in the app store to start learning. Get 9 free meals with HelloFresh by going to HelloFresh.com/BADMOTHER9 and using code BADMOTHER9. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 14 November 2019
Theresa is out sick with the pukes, so the lovely Renee Colvert, of Can I Pet Your Dog podcast, returns as our guest co-host. We explore the art of rudeness in children and dogs. Both can leave a mess on the floor at a guest's house and both generate mixed feelings among us and our co-workers when they show up in the workplace. Plus Biz hates Daylight Saving Time and we speak with Sarah Bowen, one of the authors of Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won't Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It. Find out more about the book Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won't Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About it at PressureCookerBook.com. The book is available now wherever you buy books. You can follow Sarah on Twitter @sarahbowen1 and on her website at sarahkbowen.com. Follow Renee on Twitter @ReneeColvert and Can I Pet Your Dog @cipydpodcast. You can listen to Can I Pet Your Dog wherever you download podcasts. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Casper and Mathnasium. Get $100 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/badmother and using badmother at checkout. To learn more about Mathnasium, go to Mathnasium.com/OBM, or call 855-354-MATH. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 7 November 2019
Biz and Theresa have a little whine with our dinner and poke fun at some of the “child friendly” offerings at restaurants. Of course we should have realistic expectations when eating out with our kids, but really, that grilled cheese is too fancy for a 3 year old. Don’t you have some white bread back there? Plus Biz gives a knowing look and Theresa probably knows what she needs to do. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Mathnasium and iDTech. Help your kids make sense of math and support our show: Go to Mathnasium.com/OBM, or call 855-354-MATH. Visit idtech.com/badmother today to reserve your child’s spot and receive $75 off! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Be sure to tell us at the top of your message whether you're leaving a genius moment, a fail, or a rant! Thanks!! Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes Join the amazing community that is our private One Bad Mother Facebook group You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 31 October 2019
Biz and Theresa ponder the purpose of correcting our kids when they're wrong…about cute things like saying “Starblocks” instead of “Starbucks.” Will it sort itself out? Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the harder thing to correct the way our kids correct others? Plus Biz changes parenting styles, Theresa is not in mint condition, and we talk to Catherine D’Ignazio and Jenn Roberts about the continuing work of making the breast pump not suck. Find out more about all the wonderful things the Make the Breast Pump Not Suck project is doing at MakeTheBreastPumpNotSuck.com. Follow Catherine D’Ignazio on Twitter @Kanarinka. Find out more about Jenn Roberts and Versed Education at VersedEducationGroup.com or on Twitter @Versed_Ed. You can listen to our previous interview about the Breast Pump Hackathon on OBM Episode 82. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are NatGeo and Canvas on Demand. One Bad Mother listeners can get 15% off when they use the promo code BadMother on shop.nationalgeographic.com. Try Canvas on Demand today and create your own 16x20 Canvas Print for just $19.99 at canvasondemand.com/BADMOTHER. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 24 October 2019
In this Halloween episode, Biz and Theresa revisit the classic slumber party game, truth or dare? Are we "truth" people or "dare" people? Why did we love playing this game so much and would we still enjoy it now? Plus, Biz talks and talks, Theresa has a diary update and we talk with Alison Rosen about her parenting podcast, Childish. Follow Alison on Twitter @Alisonrosen and on her website at Alisonrosen.com. You can listen to Alison Rosen's podcasts Childish and Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend wherever you download podcasts. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and Mathnasium. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Go to Mathnasium.com/obm today to learn more about their programs or call 855-354-MATH. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 17 October 2019
Biz and Theresa wonder if and how our use of the internet in relation to parenting has changed. Looking up “rash” is never a good idea, but is looking up “dangers of social media” any better? However, we also find communities and support on the wild, wild web. In a time when isolation is a real experience for parents, the internet may be the village we need. Plus Biz is all a buzz, Theresa looks back, and we talk to Katherine Goldstein of The Double Shift podcast about working mothers. You can follow Katherine Goldstein on Twitter @KGeee. You can learn more about The Double Shift podcast and subscribe at TheDoubleShift.com. Season One is available now wherever you download podcasts. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and Mathnasium. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Go to Mathnasium.com/OBM today to learn more about their programs, or call 855-354-MATH. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 10 October 2019
Biz and Theresa explore the limits of our power as parents. Kids have pretty big ideas about what we can do and it's a life lesson learned that we can’t take them to Ancient Egypt to dine with cats. But what about the more realistic needs and wishes we can’t meet, like that must have outfit, guitar lessons, or that birthday gift they really want? How does all this crushing disappointment make us feel? Hint: Not the best. Plus, nature comes to Biz, Theresa has too much on her brain and we talk to clinical psychologist Darcy Lockman about the Myth of Equal Partnership. It's a doozy of a show. Follow Dr. Darcy Lockman on Twitter @Darcy_Lockman and on her website Darcylockman.com. Her book All The Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership is available now. Check out Theresa's book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and Postmates. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! For a limited time, Postmates is giving our listeners $100 of free delivery credit for your first 7 days. To start your free deliveries, download the Postmates app and use code . Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 3 October 2019
Biz and Theresa discover that there is more to hide than just our feelings. The “good candy” also needs to be hidden! What did you hide as a kid and what did your parents hide from you? Plus Biz is living the impossible dream, Theresa is tired and we talk to comedian Jessica Delfino. Find out more about Jessica on Twitter @jessicadelfino and on her website Jessicadelfino.com. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and Care.com. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/mother when you subscribe! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 26 September 2019
Biz and Theresa talk about when to trust our instincts. Is there really a danger that we need to heed or are we just not up for a parenting challenge at the moment? Plus Biz is trying to be "ok with it," Theresa gets help and we welcome back Dr. Carla Naumburg to help us stop losing our shit. Connect with Carla on her website at CarlaNaumburg.com or on Twitter @SWMama. Her new book How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids is out now. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and Mathnasium. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! To schedule an assessment with Mathnasium, go to Mathnasium.com/OBM today, or call 855-354-MATH Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 19 September 2019
We are LIVE from WBUR’s CitySpace in Boston this week as Biz and Theresa explore the range of smells that come with being a parent. From the delightful smell of a newborn's head to the less pleasant diaper genie, we talk about the good, the bad and the odorous. Are our noses a super power or a curse? Plus, live audience genius and fails and we are joined by special guest Liz Sower of the Ghost In The Burbs podcast! Follow Liz on Twitter @ghostintheburbs and on her website Ghostintheburbs.wordpress.com. Her podcast Ghost in the Burbs is excellent and you can listen wherever you get your podcasts! Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and Mathnasium. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! To schedule an assessment with Mathnasium, go to Mathnasium.com/OBM today, or call 855-354-MATH. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 12 September 2019
Biz and Theresa confess to fantasizing about receiving a minor injury in order to get a break, but that quickly dissolves into a conversation about how fucked up that is. Is it actually worse to ask, or gasp…tell the people in our lives we need a real break than breaking a leg? Plus Biz thanks social media, Theresa discovers that at the end of the tunnel there’s more tunnel, and we talk to Nidhi Chanani about her debut graphic novel Pashmina. Follow Nidhi on Twitter @nidhiart and on her website at Everydayloveart.com. Her graphic novel Pashmina is available now. We are coming to Boston for a live One Bad Mother podcast!! We will be at CitySpace on Saturday, September 14th. You can purchase your tickets at Onebadmotherpodcast.com/tour. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and Casper. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/badmother and using code badmother at checkout. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 5 September 2019
Biz and Theresa celebrate the end of summer with the traditional playing of the calls! Let’s all take a minute to remember that we are all doing a great and horrible job and that we are getting really good at this. We are coming to Boston for a live One Bad Mother podcast!! We will be at CitySpace on Saturday, September 14th. You can purchase your tickets at Onebadmotherpodcast.com/tour. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and Mathnasium. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Schedule a risk-free assessment with Mathnasium today by going to Mathnasium.com/OBM today, or calling 855-354-MATH. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 29 August 2019
Biz and Theresa challenge each other to a game of “Would You Rather.” Would you rather get more sleep or time with your friends? Ok, we didn’t ask that one, but it is a good one! Plus Biz is escaping, Theresa has a case of the nerves and we talk to Nnekay FitzClarke of the podcast Minority Korner about biases affecting African American maternal mortality rates and librarians on the front lines of the war on facts. Follow Nnekay on Twitter @mizzfitzie and listen to Minority Korner at Maximumfun.org or wherever you download podcasts. We are coming to Boston for a live One Bad Mother podcast!! We will be at CitySpace on Saturday, September 14th. You can purchase your tickets at Onebadmotherpodcast.com/tour. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever books are sold. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and Butcher Box. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! For 2 lbs of 100% grass-fed beef free in every box for the life of your subscription plus $20 off your first box go to ButcherBox.com/badmother OR enter promo code BADMOTHER at checkout. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 22 August 2019
Biz and Theresa wonder, if a parent talks in the kitchen, does anybody hear them? We realize that no matter how much we burn energy telling our kids important information about the day’s schedule or expectations, our kids aren’t listening. “You didn’t tell me!” and “I didn’t hear you!” abound! Plus Biz is back and bored, Theresa gets impulsive and we welcome back Nefertiti Austin to talk about her new memoir Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender and Parenting In America. Follow Nefertiti on Twitter @NefertitiAustin. Her book Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender and Parenting In America will be out September 23rd, but you can pre-order it now. Some book recommendations from Nefertiti: Adoption Story Written by a Black Person for Children: Heart Picked: Elizabeth’s Adoption Tale by Sara Crutcher 2016 Black Mom Narratives: Rise Up Singing: Black Women Writers on Motherhood Edited by Cecelie Berry 2004 Black Motherhood(s): Contexts, Contours and Considerations Edited by Karen T. Craddock 2015 Child, Please: How Mama's Old-School Lessons Helped Me Check Myself Before I Wrecked Myselfby Ylonda Gault 2015 Postcards from Cookie: A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail by Caroline Clarke 2015 Becoming by Michelle Obama 2018 Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History by Camille T. Dungy 2018 Mothering While Black: Boundaries and Burdens of Middle-Class Parenthood by Dawn Marie Dow 2019 Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence by Rebecca Walker Who's Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers Edited by Yvonne Bynoe 2009 Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood by Dani McClain Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Our book You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! is available wherever you buy books. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Postmates and Michelin. For a limited time, Postmates is giving our listeners $100 of free delivery credit for your first seven days. To start your free deliveries, download the Postmates app and use code BADMOTHER. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 15 August 2019
Biz is missing this week, so Theresa is joined by her partner Jesse Thorn to talk about parenting with migraine headaches. What does parenting look like while also dealing with a serious medical condition and how does that affect our parenting partnership? Is there a good way to communicate needs or resentment? Plus we talk to the lead editor of New York Times Parenting, Jessica Grose. Check out NYTimes Parenting at Parenting.nytimes.com. Follow Jessica on Twitter @JessGrose and on Instagram at JessGroseWrites. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Casper and Michelin. Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/badmother and using badmother at checkout. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 8 August 2019
Biz and Theresa pick up where we left off on last week’s show and explore the sensation of “playing self” instead of being a self. Is the book on my nightstand going to be read or is it a prop to create the illusion of self care? What about that gym membership? Does it really count as self care if we can never go? We put things in calendars, we tell our partners and family it is important and everyone agrees. Then our self care is the first thing to go when something comes up. Why is this so incredibly hard? Plus Biz finds the pen is mightier than the sword and Theresa cuts it back. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Care.com and Michelin. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/mother when you subscribe! Next time you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 1 August 2019
Biz and Theresa ponder the growing sensation that it feels like we work here but it doesn’t feel like we live here. “Here” meaning any state of existence where we can stop thinking about everything and everyone’s needs but our own. Oh yeah, it's one of those shows. Plus, Biz reads aloud, Theresa receives a pleasant surprise, and we talk to Elizabeth Gilbert about her new book, City of Girls, and about the impossible expectations we place on mothers. Follow Elizabeth Gilbert on Twitter @GilbertLiz and on Instagram at Elizabeth_Gilbert_Writer. You can find a full list of her books at her website ElizabethGilbert.com. You can listen to her Maximum Fun podcast Magic Lessons wherever you download podcasts. Her new book City of Girls is out now. We are coming to Boston for a live One Bad Mother podcast!! We will be at CitySpace on Saturday, September 14th. You can purchase your tickets at Onebadmotherpodcast.com/tour. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and PANDA. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time. Check out the Princeton and NYU Discoveries in Action lab (or PANDA). Head to www.discoveriesinaction.org and sign up. Follow them on Facebook at DiscoveriesInAction and Instagram @discoveriesinaction. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 25 July 2019
Biz and Theresa revisit sleep. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…huh?…..We’re awake! But are we rested? HA HA HA! How has sleep changed now that our kids are older and we have more kids? Even though it is no longer like the early days of "having an infant" lack of sleep, sleep is still important. Can we ever get enough or is every wake up like pulling back the pebble that releases the flood? Plus Biz is reminded that kid parties make her feel bad and Theresa takes her kids to a conference. We are coming to Boston for a live One Bad Mother podcast!! We will be at CitySpace on Saturday, September 14th. You can purchase your tickets at Onebadmotherpodcast.com/tour. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and PANDA. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time. Check out the Princeton and NYU Discoveries in Action lab (or PANDA). Head to www.discoveriesinaction.org and sign up, and follow them on Facebook and Instagram @discoveriesinaction. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 18 July 2019
Biz and Theresa are still traveling with kids. We explore how much has changed and how much has stayed the same. Maybe what’s different is that we have more kids and maybe what is the same is that we are still traveling WITH KIDS. Plus Biz has a special shout out, Theresa is so mellow and we talk to Heather Burris about her new book Hair Like Me. Follow Heather on Twitter @heatherhburris and on Instagram at heatherhburris. Heather and Autumn will be doing a live reading of Heather's book at Little Play Society in Los Angeles on Wed, July 24th at 4 pm. Heather's book Hair Like Me is available now wherever you buy books! We are coming to Boston for a live One Bad Mother podcast!! We will be at CitySpace on Saturday, September 14th. You can purchase your tickets at Onebadmotherpodcast.com/tour. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and PANDA. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time. Check out the Princeton and NYU Discoveries in Action lab (or PANDA). Head to www.discoveriesinaction.org and sign up, and follow them on Facebook and Instagram @discoveriesinaction. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 11 July 2019
Biz and Theresa are back together again and wonder why we feel like vending machines. Maybe it's because we spend all day being the giver and taker-away of all good things. A child will relentlessly ask for stuff and we have to say "no" so many times a day, then occasionally we say "yes" because we're tired of saying "no!" Then saying "yes" opens many new terrible doors (When! Now? Now? Now?) and the "yes" just feeds this fire. It perpetuates the idea that we are the providers and they should keep constantly asking for things because sometimes we'll say "yes." And now the machine has eaten my dollar! GIVE ME MY NUTTER BUTTERS! Plus Biz shares some science, Theresa is all signed up for camp and we welcome back Lisa Kenney of Gender Spectrum to talk about the importance of incorporating gender inclusive materials into schools’ existing puberty and health education curricula. To learn more about Gender Spectrum, go to genderspectrum.org. You can find their Principles for Gender-Inclusive Puberty and Health Education online at genderspectrum.org/blog/gender-inclusive-puberty-and-health-education. Listen to our previous interview with Lisa Kenney on Episode 188. Follow Gender Spectrum on Twitter @GenderSpectrum and on Instagram at gender_spectrum. We are coming to Boston!! We will be at CitySpace for a live show on Saturday, September 14th. You can purchase your tickets at: https://thewilbur.com/wbur-cityspace/artist/one-bad-mother/ or at onebadmotherpodcast.com/tour. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Michelin and PANDA and Casper. So next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin Premier® All Season tires. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Check out the Princeton and NYU Discoveries in Action lab (or PANDA) at DiscoveriesInAction.org and sign up! Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/badmother and using badmother at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 27 June 2019
Biz and Theresa ponder the hardest question we have faced yet, “So, you are stranded on a desert island and you can only bring things your kids like. What do you bring?” Who will prove the greater survivor!? Plus Biz is probably having a wonderful time, Theresa can’t even have "me" time at 4am and we talk to Meenal Patel about her children’s book Priya Dreams of Marigolds and Masala. Follow Meenal on her website at MeenalPatelStudio.com and on Instagram at instagram.com/meenal_land. Her book Priya Dreams of Marigolds and Masala is available on Etsyor you can request it from your local book store. Check out Theresa's new book! It Feels Good To Be Yourself is available now wherever books are sold. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Harper Wilde and Lola. Go to Harperwilde.com/badmother and use promo code BADMOTHER to get 15% off your first purchase. For 40% off all subscriptions, visit Mylola.com and enter badmother40 when you subscribe! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 20 June 2019
Biz and Theresa are packing our bags for Camp Mom! Camp Mom…an exciting opportunity to save money and spend quality time with your children! It's as easy as staying up after the kids go to bed and outlining a syllabus of science, art, and movement activities that children of any age and any interest level will totally be into. Don’t forget meals! Be it Mom, Dad, a sitter, a grandparent or the dog next door, the counselor is in and doesn’t want talking after lights out. Plus Biz gets parenting tips and Theresa has a reminder. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Mathnasium and Michelin. Avoid the “Summer Slide” by contacting Mathnasium today! Go to Mathnasium.com/obm or call 855-354-MATH. Next time when you’re looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 6 June 2019
Biz and Theresa explore the pros and cons of our kids sharing good news with each other. “I know you got a goody bag at the party but how about you don’t tell your brother?” “I am so proud of you for your hard work on your project. You deserved the prize you got. Don’t tell your brother!” How do we find the balance of celebrating good news with our kids while avoiding the jealousy and greed that often follow? Plus Biz tells it like it is, Theresa isn’t going to pack a snack and we talk to trans and queer artist Noah Grigni, illustrator of Theresa’s new book It Feels Good To Be Yourself. Find out more from Noah on Instagram at ngrigni or on their website at Noahgrigni.com. It Feels Good to Be Yourself is available now wherever you buy books. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Care.com and Michelin. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/mother when you subscribe. Next time you are looking for new tires for the family car, consider Michelin. Michelin, performance EVERY time! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 30 May 2019
Summer. It's here! This week let's stop worrying about how to “do” summer with kids of all ages and instead kick back in the warming glow of listener Geniuses, Failures and Rants! You are all doing a great job! Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Mathnasium and The Floor is Lava from Simon and Schuster. Avoid the “Summer Slide” – contact Mathnasium today! Go to Mathnasium.com/OBM or call 855-354-MATH. Pick up The Floor is Lava by Ivan Brett today or order online at simonandschuster.com/books/The-Floor-Is-Lava/Ivan-Brett/9781982116187. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 23 May 2019
Biz and Theresa revisit board games and card games and delve into the ethical questions and lessons that arise. Do I let my kid win? If they realize they made a mistake, do I let them have a “do over” during the game? Do I teach one child to let another child win? There isn’t always an easy answer…it’s just how the game is played. (Boom!) Plus Biz can see Katy Belle is about done, Theresa’s village gets a new job and we talk to Dana B. Myers about reigniting some intimacy in our lives. Find more from Dana on her website Danabmyers.com and follow her on Twitter @DanaBMyers and on Instagram at danamyersxoxo. Her book The Mommy Mojo Makeover: 28 Tools to Reclaim Yourself and Reignite your Relationship is out now. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Mathnasium and Harper Wilde. to find out more about Mathnasium, go to Mathnasium.com or call 855-354-MATH. Go to Harperwilde.com/ badmother and use promo code BADMOTHER to get 15% off your first purchase. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music
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Thu, 16 May 2019
Biz and Theresa wonder if we can still claim Superbrain or if our brains are just broken now from all the continuous input. Is it a “natural” result to feel like we are failing at many things because our brains are learning so many new things? Plus, Biz has nothing to talk about and Theresa has a mother’s day report. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsor this week is Pact. Go to Wearpact.com and use code onebadmother to get 20% off your first purchase Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 9 May 2019
Biz and Theresa wonder if it’s “cool” to be drawn on by our kids. Do we set limits or are we totally broken and therefore willing to have a portrait of the cat drawn in sharpie on our faces if it means 10 minutes of silence? Plus Biz feels like an idiot, Theresa is sooooooo relaxed and we welcome back Emily Oster to talk about her new book Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool. Follow Emily Oster on Twitter @ProfEmilyOster and on Instagram at profemilyoster Her new book Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool is out now. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Casper and Pact. Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/badmother and using code badmother at checkout. To get 20% off your first purchase, go to Wearpact.com and use code onebadmother. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 2 May 2019
Biz and Theresa wonder if we should stand up for our partners when our kids show a preference for us. “I don’t want Papa to take me!” “I love Mama more, it's just a fact.” We get that this is developmental in many ways but maybe, on those dark days, our resentment might cloud our response. “Well, of course they love me more, I’m president of everything!” Oops. Maybe we are the jerk. Plus Biz gets scarred for life, Theresa does not know when to hold ‘em, and we welcome back graphic novelist Lucy Knisley to talk about her new graphic memoir Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos. Listen to Lucy's previous OBM appearance on episode 255. Follow Lucy on Instagram at lucyknisley and on Twitter @LucyKnisley and on her website at Lucyknisley.com. Her graphic memoir Kid Gloves is available now. We are participating in a sock drive for people in the MacArthur Park area that don't have homes. If you want to join us, please send new socks (men's or women's) by May 24th to this address: Sock Drive, Maximum Fun Find out more at http://maximumfun.org/socks Pin Sale: From 4/29/2019 to 5/10/2019 all $10-and-up members will be able to buy enamel pins from the 2019 MaxFunDrive. If you are a $10-and-up member, check you inbox for instructions on how to join the sale. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Care.com and Pact. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/mother when you subscribe! Visit Wearpact.com and use code onebadmother to get 20% off your first purchase. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 25 April 2019
Biz and Theresa pat ourselves on the back for past parenting decisions only to realize that now, we’re not sure those choices were right. “They are just clothes. I won’t be mad if you play in them and they get dirty.” Fast forward a month….(internal monologue) “Am I ok with her wearing THAT while playing in mud?” Do we speak up or cram it down and seethe? Plus Biz ate that bunny, Theresa isn’t nice about Easter and we talk to Zibby Owens of the popular podcast, "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books." Connect with Zibby on her website at Zibbyowens.com, on Facebook at Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books with Zibby Owens, on Instagram at zibbyowens, and on Twitter @zibbyowens. You can listen to her podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsor this week is Pact. To get 20% off your first purchase, go to wearpact.com and use code onebadmother. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 18 April 2019
Biz and Theresa wonder how long we should let something go on that our kids are doing. It's easy enough to say “okay” to our child’s collection of rocks, but when are there too many rocks? At what point do we draw the line? Do we worry that peers will think our kids are weird or is it just about our personal comfort level? Plus Biz thinks some games are weird, Theresa takes a break and we welcome back Courtney Wyckoff, founder of MommaStrong. To hear Courtney on previous One Bad Mother episodes, check out episodes 143 and 165. You can follow Courtney on Twitter @momma_strong and check out the MommaStrong website at mommastrong.com. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsor this week is Mathnasium. Learn more today! Go to Mathnasium.com/OBM or call 855-354-MATH. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 11 April 2019
Biz and Theresa celebrate our 300th episode! Wooooooooo! Who knew we’d have so much to talk about? Plus Biz smells a mystery, Theresa was sick and we talk to Cathy Guisewite, the creator of the "Cathy" comic strip about her new book Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault. Find out more from Cathy on Instagram at cathygwite or on her website at Cathyguisewite.com. Her book Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault is out now. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Pact and Mathnasium. To get 20% off your first purchase, go to wearpact.com and use code onebadmother. Learn more about Mathnasium at Mathnasium.com/obm or call 855-354-MATH. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 4 April 2019
Biz and Theresa awaken to our true purpose as mothers and feel fulfilled and at peace…as nature intended. APRIL FOOLS! Plus Helen Ellis returns to talk about her new book, Southern Lady Code, a collection of personal essays. Follow Helen Ellis on Twitter @WhatIDoAllDay and on Instagram at americanhousewife. Her book Southern Lady Code is available for pre-order now. You can listen to the Southern Lady Code podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Care.com and Calming Comfort. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/mother when you subscribe! Right now, you can go to CalmingComfortBlanket.com and use promo code BADMOM at checkout to receive 15% off the displayed price. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music
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Wed, 27 March 2019
Biz and Theresa accept the horrible truth that with time and experience, having sick kids hasn’t gotten easier. Plus, we talk about sex with sex-positive therapist Moushumi Ghose. This is Week Two of the #MaxFunDrive and you can join or upgrade your membership and get awesome thank-you gifts at maximumfun.org/donate -- AND WE THANK YOU. You can find more from Moushumi on her website Moushumighose.com and on Twitter @MoushumiGhose. Watch her sex ed video channel at TheSexTalkSeries.com Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Wed, 20 March 2019
Biz and Theresa get stuck holding the bag…and the water bottles, and the half eaten sandwich, and the “art” and the toddler. Where in all those parenting books did it warn us that there would be so much carrying? Perhaps it's less about the stuff and more about feeling like a haggard and broken coat rack left outside? Yeah, probably. Plus, Biz does not know, Theresa gets a clue, and we are beyond psyched to have Judy Greer (Married, Archer, Let's Go Luna!, Ask the StoryBots, and soooo many more) on the show this week, talking about being a step-mom and so much more. This is Week One of the #MaxFunDrive and you can join or upgrade your membership and get awesome thank-you gifts at maximumfun.org/donate -- AND WE THANK YOU. Follow Judy Greer on Twitter @missjudygreer or on Instagram at missjudygreer. Check out the wonderful show Let's Go Luna from PBS KIDS. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 14 March 2019
Biz and Theresa discuss family scheduling. Once all of the basics are set, like school/daycare drop offs and pick ups, work, doctor appointments and groceries, adding extra activities like classes and play dates is enough to make us want to go out for milk and never come home. Whether our kids thrive on doing many activities or we subscribe to “not over-scheduling kids,” a lot of brain space is taken up just by getting everyone where they need to be. Don’t forget to schedule time to do the scheduling! Plus, Biz is quarantined, Theresa is left to pick up all the pieces and we talk to Jennifer Traig about the absurdity of parenting norms, and her book, Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting. Jennifer Traig’s book, Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting, is out now. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Casper and Grove Collaborative. Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/badmother and using promo code badmother at check out. Additional fees may apply for Hawaii and Alaska. Terms and Conditions apply. For a limited of time, get a 3-piece cleaning set from Mrs. Meyer’s spring scents, a free 60-day VIP membership, and a surprise bonus gift when you sign up at Grove.co/mother and place an order of $20 or more.
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Show Music Opening theme: Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens (http://adiraamram.com, avail on iTunes) Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions (http://awesomeinquotes.com, also avail on iTunes) Closing music: Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans |
Thu, 7 March 2019
Biz and Theresa wonder how spiritually corrupt we are what with all the lying to our kids in order to get them to eat. Probably not very corrupt. Plus Biz and Theresa are live from Portland with special guest and all around rad dad, Chris Routly! Follow Chris Routly on Twitter @ChrisRoutly or on his website at Routly.com. His book Sometimes You Need A Jellyfish is out now. If you want more info on the PDX Dads Group, you can find more info at Meetup.com/PDXDadsGroup and there is info about HomeDadCon at Athomedad.org. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Care.com and Chore Check. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/mother when you subscribe! Download the Chore Check app or go to Chorecheck.com and use offer code EASY when you enroll in Chore Check Pay and you will receive $5 on your kids' cards (maximum of 3 per family) when you order them. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music
Direct download: obm_episode_295_portland_1_-_3_6_19_6.43_PM.mp3
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Thu, 28 February 2019
Biz and Theresa wonder if answering honestly is the right thing to do when our kids ask questions like, “Do I overreact?” Or should we lie, lie, lie so as not to shatter their confidence? Plus Biz and Theresa are excited about our trip, and we welcome back Janet Stickmon to talk about her new book, To Black Parents Visiting Earth: Raising Black Children in the 21st Century. Listen to our previous interview with Janet Stickmon in episode 174. Follow Janet on Twitter @Blackapina1. Her book To Black Parents Visiting Earth— Raising Black Children in the 21st Century is out now. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Grove Collaborative and Chore Check. As a special offer for our listeners, start now and get a free $30 Mrs. Meyers gift set at Grove.co/mother with your first order. Either download the Chore Check app or go to Chorecheck.com and use promo code EASY and they’ll put $5 on your kids' cards (maximum of 3 per family. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 21 February 2019
Biz and Theresa discuss being emotional sponges. Even if totally stationary, we are somehow able to reach maximum absorption. So how does one go about getting a good squeezing? How can a parent tell when to step back and when to step in when our kids are riding an emotional roller coaster? Plus Biz was reminded parents exist and Theresa won’t carry that load. Follow us on Instagram! We are at onebadmothers. Hashtag #OBMgenius #OBMfail #OBMpresidentof for a chance to get your post re-posted to the OBM Instagram! Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsor this week is Chore Check. Download the Chore Check app, or go to Chorecheck.com and use code EASY when you enroll in Chore Check pay, and Chore Check will put $5 on your kid's card (maximum of 3 per family). Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 14 February 2019
Biz and Theresa try to answer the question posed by many kids looking to have more freedom, “What’s a kid gotta do to get mature around here?” We often tell our kids that when they are “more mature” they will get more responsibility, but what does that mean exactly? Plus Biz was there, Theresa leans into Netflix and everyone gets rilled up about parental inequality with guest Amy Westervelt, author of Forget “Having It All”: How America Messed Up Motherhood— and How to Fix it. Find out more from Amy at her website amywestervelt.com, follow her on Twitter @amywesterveltand on Instagram at amywestervelt. Her new podcast, Drilled, can be found wherever you listen to podcasts. Her book Forget “Having It All”: How America Messed Up Motherhood— and How to Fix itis out now. We have an Instagram! Follow us at onebadmothers. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Casper and Grove Collaborative. Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/badmother and using promo code badmother at check out. Act fast to take advantage of Casper’s President’s Day offer: Between February 9th and 19th, save 10% off ANY mattress purchase if you visit Casper.com. Additional fees may apply for Hawaii and Alaska. Terms and Conditions apply. To get a free $30 Mrs. Meyer's gift set with your first order, go to Grove.co/mother and sign up for an account. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 7 February 2019
Biz and Theresa explore the idea that the more things change the more they stay the same. What we discover is, that just means that parenting is still happening…always. Plus Biz got a little something, time keeps marching on for Theresa and we talk to social activist and author Jodie Patterson about gender, identity and her new memoir, The Bold New World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation. Connect with Jodie Patterson on Twitter @jodie_GeorgiaNY or on her website at Georgiany.com. Her book The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation is out now. Find out more about the Human Rights Campaign at hrc.org. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsors this week are Care.com and Baked by Melissa. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/mother when you subscribe! Go to Bakedbymelissa.com/badmother, sign up for an account, and use promo code badmother to get 15% off your order. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 31 January 2019
Biz and Theresa discuss how confident we feel in our parenting choices…that is until someone else is suddenly there, watching! Maybe it's at the dinner table or in the car, we have worked hard to make these places the perfect balance of controlled chaos with minimal amounts of soul sucking. It works! It makes sense! Then a friend or relative comes to visit and even if they say nothing, their presence alone can suddenly makes us feel like a weirdo. Great! Plus Biz has a new insight, Theresa wakes up on the job and we talk to Mary DeMocker about her new book The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 Ways to Build a Fossil-Free Future, Raise Empowered Kids, and Still Get a Good Night’s Sleep. Connect with Mary on Twitter @MDeMocker, on Instagram at marydemocker, on Facebook at Parents' Climate Revolution, or at her website at marydemocker.com. Her book The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 Ways to Build a Fossil-Free Future, Raise Empowered Kids, and Still Get a Good Night’s Sleep is out now. The climate newsletters mentioned in this episode are Yale Climate Connections at yaleclimateconnections.org and The Beacon at grist.org/beacon. Several organizations mentioned in this episode are 350.org and sunrisemovement.org. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsor this week is Lola. For 40% off all subscriptions, visit mylola.com and enter badmother40when you subscribe! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 24 January 2019
Biz and Theresa try to define “mom hair.” Simple? Practical? Low maintenance? Inevitable disappointment when it doesn’t make us look like we don’t have kids? We can agree that calling it “mom hair” is just another way to insult moms. Plus Biz makes a discovery and Theresa is getting really good at this…still. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsor this week is the podcast Josie & Jonny Are Having A Baby (With You!). Listen and subscribe to Josie and Jonny Are Having A Baby (With You!) in your podcast app now. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 17 January 2019
Biz and Theresa are hearing a lot of the phrase: I want it! What do we say to our kids when they have a "case of the gimmes" or are constantly telling us about all the stuff they want? In theory, a simple, “No, you can’t have that,” should be enough…but when is that ever enough? It's exhausting and annoying and giving in would be easy…sooooooo easy, but there is probably a life lesson our kids need to learn. Ugh! Can we hide in the bathroom while telling our children no? Plus Biz has a wish, Theresa is gearing up and we talk to Kate Schatz about her latest book Rad Girls Can. Find more from Kate Schatz at her website Kateschatz.com or Twitter @kateschatz. Her book Rad Girls Can is out now. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music
Direct download: obm_episode_288.1_-_1_16_19_12.25_PM.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:25am PDT |
Thu, 10 January 2019
Biz and Theresa ask the big question…is there anything we like doing together as a family? Togetherness, a word that goes hand in hand with family and yet, in practice, seems hard to achieve (unless you count everyone sleeping in the same house as togetherness). Is there a small window where we all like doing the same thing or is the secret in accepting that there is no perfect togetherness scenario? Plus Biz gives an update on feeding her kids, Theresa is a great mom and we talk to Manoush Zomorodi & Jen Poyant of ZigZag. Check out ZigZag podcast at Zigzagpod.com, on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow ZigZag on Twitter @zigzagpod. Manoush is @manoushz and Jen is @JPoyant. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Our sponsor this week is Care.com. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/mother when you subscribe! Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music |
Thu, 3 January 2019
Biz and Theresa kiss 2018 goodbye with our 3rd ever HOLIDAY genius fail spectacular plus rants show….take that 2018! It’s time to sit back and be reminded that none of us are alone and that somebody is always forgetting their wallet in their other purse. Check out our book! You're Doing A Great Job!: 100 Ways You're Winning at Parenting! Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Share your genius and fail moments! Call 206-350-9485 Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron. Subscribe to One Bad Mother in iTunes You can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org. Show Music
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