Ep. 408: Land Cruise

About this episode

Laura shares a nostalgic family trip story while discussing the challenges of over-planning vacations with kids.

In the special segment "Throwback," Laura recounts a family trip to Club Med in Mexico when she was 13 that involved hypnosis, trapeze and forbidden love. Also, Shanna faces the consequences of packing too many family plans into one Saturday, and Laura shares the revelation that allowed her to fully enjoy her family's spring-break trip to Mexico. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including late-night tooth trauma and more. Shanna's kids are 7 and 10 years old, and Laura's kids are 7 years old and 5 years old. Topics discussed in this episode: • Over-planning your weekend (and paying the price) • Travelling with a selective/picky eater • Vacationing at an all-inclusive resort with kids • Growing up at 13: crushes, trapeze, and the last family trip before everything changed • Dog training: getting the whole family on the same page • Dental health hacks for people who hate flossing Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode: • Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya - The all-inclusive resort Laura and fam stayed at during their vacation in Mexico • Agoutis - the cute critters Laura's family saw during their trip • Waterpik Sonic-Fusion 2.0 toothbrush - The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Laura Birek, Shanna Micko

Topics covered

• Over-planning your weekend
• Travelling with a selective eater
• Vacationing at an all-inclusive resort with kids
• Growing up at 13
• Dog training
• Dental health hacks

Keywords

• family trip
• Club Med
• Mexico vacation
• over-planning
• selective eater
• dental health
• dog training
• trapeze
• forbidden love

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya

Products: Waterpik Sonic-Fusion 2.0 toothbrush

Places: Mexico

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