Ep. 409: Impulsive Decisions

Ep. 409: Impulsive Decisions

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

May 4, 2026 · 55 min

About this episode

Laura and Shanna discuss their recent family experiences, impulsive childhood decisions, and share their weekly highlights and lowlights.

Laura reports on her family's rocky journey home from Mexico and the effects it had on her kids, and Shanna talks about how her daughter's adorable Easter egg hunt took an unexpected turn. Also, in the special segment "Throwback," Shanna shares two stories about how her impulsive decisions as a child disrupted her family's vacations. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including a long-overdue errand Laura finally checked off her list and a spontaneous project Cece took on that made Shanna's heart sing. 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: • How to keep your kids occupied during a long travel day • Handling sibling jealousy during spring break • Taking kids to birthday parties when they're overtired and dysregulated • Sending your kids to day camp during school breaks • Impulsive childhood decisions • When best-laid vacation plans go wrong • Letting your child take ownership of a project Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode: • Johnny Rockets (Restaurant in the Cancun airport) • "Meat tenderizer in the acute treatment of imported fire ant stings" - Article…

People in this episode

Hosts: Laura Birek, Shanna Micko

Topics covered

  • travel with kids
  • impulsive decisions
  • sibling jealousy
  • spring break
  • vacation planning
  • child ownership of projects

Keywords

  • travel
  • kids
  • Easter
  • impulsive decisions
  • vacation
  • sibling jealousy
  • day camp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Johnny Rockets, Best Jewelry and Watch Repair

Books & works: Meat tenderizer in the acute treatment of imported fire ant stings

Places: Mexico, Pinetop, Arizona

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