Dylan Dreyer and The Office's Brian Baumgartner on Finding Your People as a Parent
About this episode
Dylan Dreyer and Brian Baumgartner discuss the challenges of making friends as parents and share personal stories about their families.
On this week’s The Parent Chat, Dylan Dreyer sits down with her real-life friend — The Office star Brian Baumgartner — for a conversation about how hard it is to make friends as an adult, let alone find another family your whole family actually likes. They tell the full story of how they met, why their kids clicked instantly despite boys-vs-girls dinner table teasing, and what it actually takes to make family vacations work — including the ski trip where Brian's booming voice reduced Dylan’s son Ollie to tears.
People in this episode
Host: Dylan Dreyer
Guest: Brian Baumgartner
Topics covered
- friendship
- parenting
- family dynamics
- adult relationships
- vacation planning
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Office
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