Episode 5

The Moms Take on Parenting Teens

Your friends Maxine and Millie get real about parenting teenagers. From handling tough questions to learning to let their kids experience the consequences of their own actions, they bare it all in a unfiltered conversation about nurturing almost-adults. They also reflect on the strategies used by their parents, how these experiences influenced their own approach to parenting, and how they measure up to WebMD’s list of biggest parenting mistakes.

Please join us. Because a midlife crisis is more fun with friends!

[00:28] Thanksgiving Debrief

[02:48] Introducing the Hannukah Bush

[08:38] Parenting Teens

[10:40] Looking back on how our parents parented– The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

[21:38] Mistake #1: Expecting the Worst

[24:04] Mistake #2: Reading Too Many Parenting Books

[26:43] Mistake #3: Sweating the Small Stuff

[30:54] Mistake #4: Ignoring the Big Stuff

[34:05] Mistake #5: Too Much of Too Little Discipline

[38:08] Hot Parenting tips from the moms

[39:05] The moms’ reveal the hardest conversations they’ve had with their kids…so far

[42:54] Grab Bag: Gen Z “Crap” (as suggested by our kids)

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Links:

What is a gyat? https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/gyatt/

WebMN: 5 Mistakes Parents Make with Teens and Tweens https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/parenting-mistakes-teens

About the Podcast

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Reinventing This Shitshow
We're friends. We're moms. We're having a midlife crisis.

About your hosts

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Maxine Farber

Maxine is married and in her 40's -wondering how she got here. She is the mother of 3 young adults and defines parenthood as the most rewarding and traumatic experience of her life. She is currently working on her doctorate in education.
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Millie Palmer

Millie is a forty-something mom of two amazing kids who drive her crazy on a daily basis. She has a cute husband, a job she mostly loves, and a raging midlife crisis.