Video games after kids, toddler gymnastics & when does summer ACTUALLY end?!

About this episode

The episode discusses video games after having kids, toddler gymnastics, and the debate on when summer officially ends.

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! So.. we (Alex & Jules) found ourselves in some heat over our video games after kids take from Friday, so we had to get a guy's POV.. and you guys? He may have even HOTTER takes. Turns out Harrison was a GAMER gamer back in the day (18-hour Grand Theft Auto Sundays.. we have questions), but as a dad he has rules: there are more productive ways to decompress, never let it eat family time, and play when everyone's asleep. Then Jules asks the question that will surely put us back in the comments: are video games just Cocomelon for adults?! But before ALL that: it's officially HYROX race week for the dads (we're heading to DC later this week!) We settle the great seasonal debate: when does summer ACTUALLY end? Alex says Labor Day, Harrison says September 21st because "the sun does not lie." Plus Saturn Return (why your life flips upside down between 26 and 29.. planets, maybe!) and Tinx's 3-articles-a-day challenge. We're in. On the home front: Tate had her first gymnastics class 🥹 Airplane arms on the balance beam, and the 8:45 AM Saturday slot that gave us sticker shock is now the anchor of our perfect Saturday (gymnastics…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Fugman, Harrison Fugman

Topics covered

• video games
• parenting
• gymnastics
• seasonal changes
• family time

Keywords

• video games
• parenting
• gymnastics
• seasonal debate
• family time
• Cocomelon
• HYROX race

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cocomelon

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