Ep. 399: Breaking Up With Your Mom Group

Ep. 399: Breaking Up With Your Mom Group

From Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP) by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko

February 23, 2026 · 54 min

About this episode

Shanna and Laura discuss online parenting trends, personal experiences with their kids, and share their weekly highlights and lowlights.

In the special segment “Internet Insanity,” Shanna and Laura share the wild and wacky content they've found online recently, including a baby name that has risen to fame for a surprising reason and a mom-group breakup of epic proportions. Also, Laura shares how a Percy Jackson obsession turned into a spontaneous after-school trip with her kids, and Shanna talks about the device that enabled her 9-year-old to arrange her own play date. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including family outings at two Los Angeles landmarks, one beautiful and one bizarre. Shanna’s kids are 7 and 9.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 7 years old and 4.5 years old. Topics discussed in this episode: A spontaneous after-school adventure with your kids When your kid starts planning their own social life Giving your child a “just enough” phone for safety and texting friends 2025's name of the year and what it says about baby naming trends Toxic mom-group drama, celebrity edition Keeping longtime friendships going as parents Fun, unusual day trips around Los Angeles with kids Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode: Percy Jackson book series Percy Jackson series on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Laura Birek, Shanna Micko, Shanna, Laura

Topics covered

  • A spontaneous after-school adventure with your kids
  • When your kid starts planning their own social life
  • Giving your child a “just enough” phone for safety and texting friends
  • 2025's name of the year and what it says about baby naming trends
  • Toxic mom-group drama, celebrity edition
  • Keeping longtime friendships going as parents
  • Fun, unusual day trips around Los Angeles with kids

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Percy Jackson book series

Books & works: Internet Insanity, Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group, Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey

Places: Los Angeles, Huntington Gardens, Griffith Park

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