Weird Parents
By Weird Parents
Weird ParentsJun 23, 2022
Weird Christmas Gifts
The Christmas Special is here once again. We bought each other some weird gifts!
BONUS: Outtakes (Season 3)
You know the drill. Here's the stash. A mix of moments that never made it into our season three episodes.
I've Abandoned My Child
There you have it. The season 3 finale is here. Thank you so much for listening to our exhausted rambling this season. Here's my experience of doing extended paternity leave with our baby daughter for three months. And also Sammie's experience going back to work and the emotional struggle of that.
What Is A Vasectomy Like?
Coop gets into his vasectomy experience. Plus, we watch a video of a vasectomy being done. Not fun.
Beige Flags: Does Your Partner Have Any Of These?
A beige flag is a personality trait that's neither good nor bad. But it may make your partner come off as dull, unoriginal or worse... unexciting.
ONE, TWO, THREE
We ran out of ideas this week, so we just let the tape roll. Find out how much Coop hates the sound of people eating and what a neanderthal sounded like.
Spicy Parenting Takes 🌶️
Our top three unpopular parenting opinions.
Throw Your Hands In The Air If You's A True Player
I love it when you call me Big Poppa. This week we're talking about the importance of play. And how it's not a luxury, but a necessity.
Should You Let Your Kids Swear?
There once was a girl from Ealing...
Consider Our Asses Kicked
The top five things kicking our asses right now.
Your Kid's Name Is Weird
Did you know Jamie Oliver called his kid Buddy Bear? Wtf. From Apple to Xenon, we go through some of the weirdest kids names we could find. Plus, some corkers from a former teacher.
Goin' Through Changes
The future is now, old man. From new house to new baby, time to talk all the changes we've gone through recently and how that affects the fam.
Ya bitch did it
Welcome to Season 3. Thanks for bearing with while we, you know, had a whole-ass 'nother baby. Here's our story of her birth and also some educational commentary on the birth of shrimp.
Have Yourself A Merry Lil Weirdmas
Christmas special is here, folks. Enjoy a bevvy and a Christmas chat with us.
BONUS: Outtakes (Season 2)
Spicy takes, gross noises, silly banter... Just a bunch of bits that we cut from this season. Feast your ears. Thanks for a proper one. We'll catch you in 2023 for Season 3.
Bluey
Gotta be done. From Fruitbat to Unicorse, we get into what a special show Bluey is for parents and how it compares to other kids TV shows. We also reveal our top five all-time favourite Bluey episodes. Enjoy the Weird Parents season two finale! We'll be back in 2023, folks.
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Why Would You Want Kids ft. Childfree Girls
Like, honestly. Do you want to give and get unconditional love? Are you scared of being alone? Are you trying to create a better world? We share why we decided to have kids, including our one on the way.
We also hear from Childfree Girls and why they DEFINTELY 100% don't ever want children. Not to mention the importance of voicing that decision to the public. Especially when it comes to reproductive rights.
Childfree Girls, a podcast hosted by three women living in three different countries, challenges society's expectations of women as mothers with no-holds-barred conversations and interviews.
Learn more about Childfree Girls
What's your parenting style?
Are you a flexible parent? Or a permissive parent? Maybe you're a tiger parent. We go through it all this week. And we also reveal each of our parenting styles.
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Read about the four types of parenting
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Youngest Child Syndrome: Banana Guard
The innovative banana guard protector provides tough, portable storage with ventilation holes and is designed to fit any size or shape banana. Perfect for on-the-go snacks.
Check out Chloe's online coaching
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Listen to the First Born episode
Listen to the Middle Child episode
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Mum Mode vs. Dad Mode
When did you first start to notice your mum or dad mode kicking in? When was your first seismic dad sneeze? Or when did you first passively-aggressively put something on the stairs to be taken up?
Turns out Sammie is about 80% there already.
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Why Your Kids Should Know Pet Safety (Episode 43)
Child dog bite hospital admission rates across the UK have risen a lot in the last few years. Sammie's here to school us on why it's important to learn the warning signs. And also how to listen to what your pet is telling you.
Watch Girl Scout info-mercial
Watch Perfect Polly Pet
Watch Fluffy from the US Army
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Parents Suck (Episode 42)
What are your biggest pet peeves with other parents?
Is it judgy parents? Or parents that let their kids terrorise animals? Or even parents that shame you for not having kids?
We go through our biggest ones this week.
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Bloody KNACKERED (Episode 41)
A bit of a mess this week. We're tired.
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Weirdest Kids Films Ever: Part I (Episode 40)
This is our favourite kind of episode. We delve into a huge list of the weirdest and most disturbing kids films ever made. Expect classics like The Witches (1990), Secrets of NIHM (1982), Jumanji (1995) right through to some proper obscure treasures like Sparky and The Magic Piano (1987) and Morozko (1964). Plus, much much more!
We're 100% doing a part II in future.
P.S. Thanks for helping us hit our one-year anniversary. Love you guys!
You can also check out other episodes from us like this.
How To Make a Home (Episode 39)
Let's talk homemaking. What makes a house a home? We go through some 1950s advice for keeping your house in order. Yup. The good, the bad and the ugly.
We also watch some Architectual Digest videos to see how celebrities keep their home in order. That includes Travis Barker, Kourtney Kadashian, Jessica Alba, Wiz Khalifa and Liv Tyler.
Sorry it's so long this week! We cut like 45 mins of chatting out too!!
- Watch Jessica Alba on Architectual Digest
- Watch Travis Barker on Architectual Digest
- Watch Wiz Khalifa on Architectual Digest
- Watch Liv Tyler on Architectual Digest
British Playground Songs & Insults (Episode 38)
Olly Olly Olly.
Listen to part one
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How To Deal With Parent Stress (Episode 37)
Leaving Messages For Your Kids (Episode 36)
Slightly morbid? Yes. Slightly cute? Yes. Very cringey? Hell yes. Let's take you through why you should record messages for your children and relatives for them to listen to when you're older.
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F***, Marry, Kill: Fictional Characters (Episode 35)
The Whole Cast of The Mummy (1999) vs Shego vs The Goblin King vs Princess Kida from Atlantis vs Mr Tumble, plus much MUCH more. Who will you decide to f*ck, marry or kill?
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life chat (Episode 34)
Get cosy and find out a bit more about our lives, including how we got our cat, what we've watched on TV lately, our holiday to York, and how good we are at improvising convo. Let us know if you want us to do more of these, because it was really fun!
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The Baby Has Landed (0-1 Years Old) (Episode 33)
Right back at it again with the baby story of our first daughter B! Here's everything we went through in the first year of her life, including sleep deprivation and Sammie flashing the postman. Laugh, cry, enjoy. Just don't worry anymore. The pain is over.
Listen to Part II: The Baby Has Landed
Listen to Part I: Pregnancy
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Are Reusable Nappies Worth It? (Episode 32)
Let's get into how to get started with reusable and cloth nappies. Not to mention why every parent should consider it.
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Check out the BabyLove Poo Explosion video
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Sammie Does Past Life Regression (Episode 31)
Time to get deep.
- We catch up with Norma from The Boy Who Lived Before (2006) about her son's past life (originally aired on Channel 5)
- Coop talks about more kids past lives and Jim Tucker's book
- Sammie does some past life regression guided meditation and sees some weird af stuff
- We also find some strange YouTube videos
Doomsday Preppers (Episode 30)
We take another look at the Prepper lifestyle and what it means to be a doomsday prepper. Not to mention a little look at the Doomsday Preppers TV show on National Geographic. Get your gas masks out.
Listen to part one of our chat here
Some of the books Coop recommends:
- Just in Case: How to Be Self-Sufficient When the Unexpected Happens by Kathy Harrison
- Food for Free by Richard Mabey
- SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea by John Wiseman
- The New Complete Book Of Self Sufficiency by John Seymour
- The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills by Abigail R. Gehring
Are You a Prepper? (Episode 29)
Prepper = a person who believes a disaster or emergency is likely to occur in the future and makes active preparations for it. Like by stockpiling food, ammunition, and other supplies.
This week, we talk about about the basic of prepping for emergencies and self-sufficiency. Especially when you've got little ones to look after!
Listen to part two of our chat here
Some of the books Coop recommends:
- Just in Case: How to Be Self-Sufficient When the Unexpected Happens by Kathy Harrison
- Food for Free by Richard Mabey
- SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea by John Wiseman
- The New Complete Book Of Self Sufficiency by John Seymour
- The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills by Abigail R. Gehring
no idea what to even call this episode (Episode 28)
Dark Theories on Bing Bunny (Episode 27)
Part II of our Bing Bunny deep dive. We have a good old rummage around in Bing's Hurt Locker to find out what's really going on. Like, is Bing a tortured soul? Is he a psychopath? Is he a weapon of mass destruction?
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Bing Bunny ft. Ted Dewan, creator of Bing (Episode 26)
Here we go! We're talking all B I N G T H I N G S this week. That includes who Flop is, why Pando's always stripping off, whether or not Amma and Flop get it on behind the scenes, and much more.
We also caught up with Bing's creator and author, Ted Dewan, and got him to set the record straight.
This is part one of two.
Watch Bing on YouTube
Read Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
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Playground Rumours & Stories (Episode 25)
The Great British Playground. Where the most transgressive and disgusting rumours and tales of our time begin. We go through a load of our favourite including chicken scratches, where babies come from, The "They're Gonna Taste Great" Frosties Kid, and more. Enjoy, sickos!
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Our Postpartum Sex Life (Episode 24)
Getting horny on main. Put a towel down.
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The Baby Has Landed (0-2 Weeks Old) (Episode 23)
Season 2 starts here, folks. Glad to be back and sharing our birth experience with you. This week, we go through the first two weeks of our daughter's life. And what it's like to have a newborn. Spoiler: it's tiring. We also share a slightly terrifying moment we had, which meant we had to go back to hospital for three days.
Listen to part one on pregnancy
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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Hedgehogs (Episode 22)
It wouldn't be Christmas if we didn't talk about weird family christmas traditions, now would it? Wishing you all the best this festive season. See you in 2022!
P.S. The Hedgehog we talk about at the end is actually called a pomander, which is a gift people used to give in the medieval age. Read more about them here
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BONUS: Outtakes (Season 1)
... Mostly just Sammie eating or the dog fighting the cat. Also something about a chihuahua penis. Enjoy!
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The Future Freaks Me Out (Episode 21)
And there we have it. Season one is over. We get all wistful about the last 21 episodes and start to plan what we're doing next, both personally and on the podcast.
Thank you guys, we'll catch you in 2022 for season two!
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Most Disturbing Kids Books Ever Part III ft. shirlgirl68 (Episode 20)
More creeptacular stories and tales including children melting in pots of milk and childhood best friends getting beheaded. We also finish off our chat to shirlgirl68 with a dramatic reading from the Wayside School series.
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Most Disturbing Kids Books Ever: Part II ft. shirlgirl68 (Episode 19)
From humanoid animals conducting robin funerals to the Goosebumps classic "Night of the Living Dummy" , we delve into more of the weirdest kids books we could find. We're also joined by Twitch streamer shirlgirl68 to talk through some of our daughter's weirdest books.
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Halloweird Special (Episode 18)
Bad name. We know. But we can't all come up with something as genius as 'Treehouse of Horror'. This week, we chat about past halloweens and costumes. We also tie up our Spooky Season. Happy Halloween, everyone!
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Reincarnated Kids & Past Lives (Episode 17)
Our penultimate spooky season episode, where we delve into cases of reincarnated children with past lives. Sammie also does some past life regression guided meditation to see if she can find her past life. Spoiler: she almost falls asleep.
Watch guided past life regression meditation
Watch the Angel Initiative's angel meditation
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Fear & Phobia (Episode 16)
We're back from the brink. Better than ever? Hmm. Maybe not. We're still pretty fucked in this episode! But we chat through childhood and parenting fears, as well as fear-based parenting. Sammie also has a story about peeing in a bottle on the motorway. Good times.
Watch Brett Ullman's intro to fear-based parenting
Watch the cursed images video from I Like Phobias
Watch the fear of oceans video from I Like Phobias
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Most Disturbing Fairy Tales Ever (Episode 15)
Spooky season continues. This week, we go right back to the OG tales of yore, full of wolves feeding grandmothers to their granddaughters and princesses collecting skeletons for their creepy gardens.
Uh, and physic sausages, for some reason.
We delve into the classics like Little Red Hiding Hood and Sleeping Beauty, right through to obscure stories from the Brothers Grimm, bringing it home to Angela Carter's Bloody Chamber and Walt Disney.
It gets dark. And weird.
More on the creepy abandoned Silverlands Nursing College
More on Madamme D'Aulnoy, pioneer of literary fairy tales
More on Angela Carter's feminist work
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