2 Moms No Filter

Ever wish you weren't privy to someone else's conversation?  That's exactly how Danielle felt after 3 days of being inpatient.  From Jeffrey Dahmer to reasons why you should hold off declaring your undying love for someone before you know all of their phone numbers, The Roommate covered it ALL.  So of course, we're telling YOU.  Melissa is still trying to cope with not having to run Code Blues in her office (it's a withdrawal process, y'all.)

No one likes going to the doctor (unless we're your nurses, of course).  We're dropping the tips on how you can be the best patient you can be.  From telling you to please wear underwear to giving you the deets on prescription assistance, we're here to make your visit not only go smoothly, but to effectively provide yourself with the best care.  Medicine Assistance ToolThat link above will help with specific medications as well as  provide resources to state assistance programs! Salt Rising Bread recipe from King Arthur Flour. These people are the best at making baking easier.  Now go make some toast!Make some toast faster here or here with these mail-order sources for salt-rising bread, or pick up Swatt Bakery's Olivia Mae Salt Rising bread and grab a loaf of LA Cinnamon Bread while you're at it. 

Is it the end days?  Are frogs going to be the next thing to rain from the sky?  Can it please just stop raining?   Can it please stop raining IN Melissa's house? Danielle can't watch Jim Carrey but is obsessed with My Unorthodox Life on Netflix.   Oh, there's plenty of time to watch TV since she's trapped at home for the time being. 

Both of us got degrees after we had kids.  Was it hard?  Yep.  Was it worth it? HELL YES! That's where we met each other!  Just when you thought you had enough to juggle, going back to school as a nontrad throws some new balls into your court.  When are you going to study?  Oh, you have to get dinner on the table, too?  Should you fill out the FAFSA?  Are you going to be able to relate to kids who are young enough to be your kids?  Find out all of this and more! Don't forget to check out these links:What do you mean by bibliography?If Danielle can do math, so can youGet the Skinny on your ProfessorsStudy Naps are the BEST THING EVERTwo Words for dinner:  Instant PotMeal Planning for beginnersFAFSA 

Recently, the actual lottery jackpot was over $500 million.  Did you ever think about what you'd do if you actually won?  Well, we did too, in detail. 

We're still learning about parenting teens who are LGBTQ+  but what we have learned we're all about sharing with you.  From the difference between sex and gender, phobic family, deadnaming, and being respectful,  we're diving into some uncharted territory of our own.  If your preteen/teen has made the courageous step of coming out to you (and perhaps their whole family) or maybe they're still questioning who they are,  we're navigating the journey with you!   The Trevor ProjectHRC Transgender and Nonbinary FAQ"I'm a Teen who is Nonbinary: Here is What I Wish Parents Would Know about Gender"Talking to Grandparents and Other Adult Family MembersSchools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12Call to Action: LGBTQ+ Sex Education 

Grab a cup of coffee and join us on the back porch!  We socially distanced, we survived Covid, we rant about some nursing issues that affect EVERYONE,  and we'll just get caught up with you like the friends you haven't seen because we almost played The Walking Dead for reals.  Come sit a spell and visit with your favorite moms!

Death by Bloody Mary Bar, farts, the ABC After School Special, and what the hell does BTS stand for?We're talking about all the things. Kelsey B., there's not an H in your name, so we apologize for that one straight away (but we'll still pronounce it with one)Bubble Pizza RecipeBTS stands for Bangtan Boys. No, we don't know how those initials came to be, either. So, Danielle was thinking of the movie, "Desperate Lives" when she was talking about the ABC After School Special, but it's on the same sort of "cautionary" tale that saturated the teen TV market in the late 70s/early 80s. Enjoy Helen Hunt getting peer pressured by some dreamy dolt of a guy to try crank, and watch as she jumps through a window, unscathed. You're welcome.

Invisible laundry baskets, sleep farts, snuggling, sex, merging households, pets, and kids--cohabitating gets a lot more interesting when you're a mom. How to install a laundry chuteSleep Farting... Why?*Edit: Ray and Jessica are in Jamaica, not Cancun. Palm trees, beaches. (Danielle also has no idea how old her cousins are because she has 51 first cousins.)

Danielle finally gets a break on a "romantic" weekend in a cabin, has some f*cked up dreams, nearly falls to her death, and tries to sneak up on bald eagles (spoiler alert:  you can't sneak up on an eagle.)Melissa is a Go Go Squeez addict, also went on vacation but didn't survive unscathed.  We catch up in our usual manner (coffee, hilarity, and bitching about our significant others). 

Brandi has some valuable tips to consider like emailing teachers so you have a record of what is discussed, as well as making an escalation process that much easier by printing out your discussions and bringing them with you to the principal.Don't forget to contact the teacher first UNLESS there's gross misconduct, then it's perfectly acceptable to leapfrog straight to the principal, superintendent, or school board. Don't forget that after this episode, we're changing to an every-other-week format, so keep an eye out on our FB Page as to when new episodes will drop! Stay in touch by liking our Instagram.Want to read more about teacher issues?Check these articles out: How to Deal When You Don't Like Your Child's Teacher At AllWhat if You don't Like Your Child's Teacher?

We get it.Remember when your teenage self said, "I'll never have to use algebra when I'm an adult!" and your high school math teacher chuckled to himself and shook his head? Yeah, this is what he was laughing about (Mr. Wood, I'm talking about you). The last thing you want to do after a long day at work is to give yourself a headache trying to remember the differential equations that you learned 10 years ago so you can help your kid who is growing frustrated by the millisecond because they don't understand their assignment (or worse, can't figure out what formula to use).You haven't used APA citation in years, and the only chemistry you've done since high school involved unclogging the shower drain.These are the sites and tools we mentioned in this episode: Varsity TutorsQuizlet Khan AcademyPBS Math at the Core - Middle School Math Math Help Mashup Math Math instruction videos  This is basically all of the YouTube links for Standard Deviants series on EVERY topic including mathCitation MachineGrammarly grammar app extension Strunk and White The Elements of Style Eats, Shoots, and Leaves Time 4 Writing free writing help resource Erin Condren Academic Planner

Whether it's your kid's first year at college or their last, we're on a mission to save you some money without sacrificing style!How do you know what to shell out money on and what is okay to cheap out out on?How do you make a cookie cutter room unique (we can guarantee you that at least 3 people on the floor will have the same print in their room.. and we'll bet it's going to be a cactus this year)Danielle leads the conversation in this one, since Melissa's oldest is still in middle school. Examples of Stuff We Mentioned: Bedside organizer, Top bunk shelf, Engineer Prints,  Memory Foam Mattress Topper

A special shout-out to the good people at Strong Hearts Cafe in Syracuse, NY for making the BEST damn sandwich Danielle has ever had, seriously.The Sweet Sassy Molassy is something that is entirely drool-worthy, and she's already attempted to bribe the chefs for a gallon of the Sassy Sauce (with no luck, sadface).#sweetsassymolassy #defiantlookinghooligans #fiestathensiesta #lunchtime The pancake recipe Danielle uses to make HUGE batches of delicious pancakes (triple or quintuple the recipe because they freeze like a dream.Toss them frozen in the microwave in 15 second increments until those badboys are hot. Get on Pinterest or Google and search for: bulk cooking, freezer meals, make ahead dinners.The Bubble Pizza recipe Emily makes often.  Teach your kids to cook and it'll pay off.Make your life easier; plan ahead.

There's no sense in going broke just to send your kid back to school.  We're NOT affiliated with any of the sites below; we just use them and are passing along info. Here are some of the sites we mentioned in our episode: Rakuten Cash back on stuff you're going to buy anyway.They also have an extension for Chrome, so it'll drop down a window when you can save money on a shopping site. Gift Card Granny Raise (hey, there's $10 just for giving them your email!) Poshmark ThredUp (affiliate link.  You get $10, Danielle gets $10)

Buckets are going to be kicked.  We're here to help you talk about it to your kids.  Al-Anon Nar-Anon Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 7 Ways to Help a Grieving Teenager

We're talking about relationships, recognizing good and bad ones, relationship red flags, sexting, John Hughes' movies, first loves, and the awesomeness of Kristen Bell. Oh, and Justin Trudeau, because Canada. Linky goodness:Love Is Not Abuse Preventing Teen Dating Violence from the Inside OutKristen Bell & Dax Shepard's Africa video Tween Dating Teen Dating

After we became moms, all the stuff we loved to do was put on hold while we parented tiny, helpless infants into nearly self-sufficient tweens and teens.Find out what our long and short-term solutions are for having Me Time, get a glimpse of our bucket lists, and listen as Melissa survives a harrowing spider attack.We wax poetic about Anthony Bourdain, discuss how we maintain our daily sanity, and still manage to find time to read a book or two.#bangbangchoochootrain #mywitchesthirdeye #spidersarefriendsbutIstilldontwantthemOnmeBeauty Bakerie Lip WhipMy Witches' Third Eye (and it's television show)

Boobs, bras, wet dreams, body odor, pubic hair, acne, stinky cleats, self-esteem, periods, pads, and go-bags. We aren't affiliated or compensated for any of the products mentioned: Yellowberry, Diva Cup, Tampax, THINX period panties (we said pads, we meant panties), COSRX Pimple patches, Lush T is for Toes powder, The Atlantic, or any other publication.Stinky Shoe Spray recipe is from TipsBulletin.com

You can't stand the kid that's hanging out with your teen, but what are you to do, other than shoot them dirty looks which we call, "I hate you" eyes.Find out what you can do to nail down what exactly it is that you don't like about that kid, and what to do about it.We should warn you, though, we had an evening cocktail after very long days... let's just say things got a bit more filterless than usual. Classic Moscow Mule recipe

Planners, bullet journals (or bujo), pens, Sharpies, stickers (or lack thereof), covers, and sub-planners to keep you organized (at least on paper!)We wax poetic about our favorites, what we don't have time for, and of course, sip on our latest lovely little libation, the Frozen Peach Bellini. Links here: Frozen Peach Bellini Erin Condren  (we're no longer linking to this.)Plum Paper Frixion Pens Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Our Instagram (where you can see what happens when you hit a deer with a brand new truck)

Hold onto your seats because we woke up WAY too early, had too LITTLE coffee, and race full-speed into who we mostly are and what the hell we're doing here.If you've got kids that are over 10 years old, don't mind a little (okay, a lot) of profanity, and really REALLY wish you could say everything that was on your mind... then pull up a chair and let us become your new BFFs.We know what it's like to mom taxi like you should get paid for it while you're worried about if dinner is burning in the slow cooker (did you even remember to turn it on?),while you wonder how in the heck you're going to get the 4 loads of laundry sitting in the basement done so everyone has clean towels.We've cried in the parking lot before we've had to clock in for our shift, too.Mix a drink, sit back (or at least listen if you have to sit in traffic) and hang out with us... because girl, we've got you.Oh, and this episode's Lovely Little Libation drink recipe is here:https://www.mom4real.com/raspberry-gin-fizz-cocktail/