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30/40 Parent

30/40 Parent

By: Civil Matador
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 30/40 Parent is podcast for parents in their 30s and 40s who just need to know…kids do things that we think are weird, life takes turns we don’t expect. But, I’m not the only person going through this and neither are you. I’ll think something is uniquely crazy to my family, but when I talk to other parents - turns out it’s pretty normal. I mean, there’s a ton of completely normal stuff…but just don’t talk about it much…so, let’s talk about those thingsCivil Matador Parenting & Families Relationships
Episodes
  • Kids Who Cuss...Like Mine

    Kids Who Cuss...Like Mine
    Sep 2 2022

    *There is explicit Language in This Episode*

    Augustine cussed. Not like - ‘baby said a bad word’. No. Augustine actually fully cussed - choosing specific ‘bad words’ to express her emotions and formatting them into a coherent sentence.

    Sure, it’s only happened twice, but she did it so well that it really seems more like a lifestyle choice….and I’m not in love with that for her.
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    13 mins
  • When Breast Isn't Best

    When Breast Isn't Best
    Aug 26 2022

    My wife and I were new parents, but had already gotten used to starving our daughter. Comfortable with it. We had a routine….and we were doing a great job. Augustine was loosing weight crazy fast.


    Of course, we didn't know we were starving our daughter...and that's how Jade ended up trapped in a doctor's office with our first bottle of formula and a deadline.
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    19 mins
  • When Do You First Love Your Kids?

    When Do You First Love Your Kids?
    Aug 19 2022

    When I was preparing for the birth of my first kid, my entire life - decades - as a non-parent had lead me to assume that immediate love - ‘love at first sight’ - for my new kid was normal…a commonly shared experience between all parents. I expected that seeing my kid(s) being born would hit me like the Grinch deciding to give back the presents - sudden, physical heart growth…Bam! This is Love!

    But is that normal? Or is that even so rare that it's actually weird to feel that?
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    12 mins
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