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Tangential Parenting: Don’t Play Operation with Surgeons

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Subscribe: Libsyn // Spotify // iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Music // RSS You time. Do you get it? Or do you spend your few moments not taking care of kids, cleaning, or other chores mindless scrolling through Facebook? Get some tips on how to maximize that time, as well as learn from Rachel that as kids get older, they can join you in things like video gaming … [Read more...] about Tangential Parenting: Don’t Play Operation with Surgeons

Tangential Parenting: Muffins from the Darkest Timeline

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*SPOILER ALERT* Starting at the 36:00 mark, the last season of Game of Thrones is discussed briefly, so skip to ahead to 38:00 where we discuss the value of audio commentary on BluRay. Subscribe: Libsyn // Spotify // iTunes // Stitcher // Google Play Music // RSS   Eric grew a beard over the winter, and recently shaved for a new look. This bothers Rachel so much … [Read more...] about Tangential Parenting: Muffins from the Darkest Timeline

Tangential Parenting: Valar Marigoldis

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Tangential Parenting is back with an episode on gardening! It's been a few weeks, but the blame is squarely on me. I wasn't available for recording more episodes, and once I finally was, Rachel became busy with other things. Fair warning: remember our show title. This is one where we cut loose a bit and ended up going way off topic. Gardening is sprinkled throughout (there's … [Read more...] about Tangential Parenting: Valar Marigoldis

Tangential Parenting: Planes, Iowa, and Automobiles

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Welcome back to Tangential Parenting. We're pleased to announce that we're now available on Spotify! If you like to use it, follow us from our show page, or use the app to search for us. For some reason the Web Player doesn't bring back podcasts, but the desktop app and the mobile apps work just fine. Just search for our show title. In this week's episode, we talk about how to … [Read more...] about Tangential Parenting: Planes, Iowa, and Automobiles

Tangential Parenting: The R Word

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It took a little longer than usual (thanks influenza), but the fourth episode of Tangential Parenting has dropped! This week, Rachel and Eric talk about the thing that's never impacted by kids: Relationships. . . . Okay, now that you're done laughing, Rachel and Eric discuss how the relationship with their partner has changed since kids entered into the picture, and … [Read more...] about Tangential Parenting: The R Word