Don't Tell the Kids

Don't Tell the Kids... The Phone Isn't Actually Theirs

Okay mama, pour the coffee and lock the bathroom door, because this week we're going THERE: kids and phones. Did you know teens are averaging 7+ hours of screen time a day — and that's not counting schoolwork? SEVEN. HOU

Don't Tell the Kids… The Struggle Is Real (and Never-Ending)

Hey mama — this week we’re catching up over coffee and getting real about what it actually takes to build something from scratch. Mel opens up about the messy behind-the-scenes of her supplement company — the two-year (a

Conversations on Media, Technology, and Boundaries

Don't Tell the Kids… I Love You, But You're Being a Dick (Regretful parenting, part 2)

We're circling back to regretful parenting — but this time we actually did our homework. After friends kept telling us how huge this topic is on Reddit, we dove into the threads where parents say the things no one says o

Don't tell the kids... some parents regret parenthood

Don't tell the kids... but we stumbled onto something this week that we couldn't stop thinking about. There are these anonymous groups online — thousands of parents, pouring out the thing nobody says out loud: that somet

Don't tell the kids... once you know, you can't un-know.

You know that feeling when something in your gut won't quiet down, even when every "expert" in the room is telling you you're overreacting? This week we go there. We start where we always do — somewhere completely random

Don't tell the kids... my gut knew before he told me

Okay, this one gets real. Mel and Siobhan start out somewhere lighter — Miami rain, cycle phases, sensual Sundays, and whether scheduling intimacy actually ruins the magic or just keeps it alive (jury's still out). And t

Don't tell the kids... all more powerful than we think

This one starts in the most ordinary place — kids and chores, the boys negotiating their way out of dishes, the rotting calamari Giacomo left in his fishing bag for a week, and the word "disappointed" and whether we shou

Don't tell the kids... psychedelics are medicine

Buckle up, this one goes places. Mel and Siobhan start out talking about how Siobhan is never going to be the organized, 4 a.m.-journaling type — and how living next to someone that disciplined can quietly make you feel

Don't tell the kids... our brains never shut off

If you've ever stood in the kitchen mentally running tomorrow's lunches, three carpools, and what's defrosting for dinner while your husband walks in and asks what you're thinking about... this one's for you. Siobhan and

Don't tell the kids... grandma used to scream

This episode, just like every other one, gets real. Siobhan and Mel sat down to talk about their moms — what they taught us about being women, what they didn't, and all the messy in-between stuff that we're still untangl

Don't Tell the Kids... We're Half-Baked Too

Okay mama, pour the coffee (or the wine, no judgment here) because this one's a ride. We're getting into ALL of it this week — like the fact that we're suddenly the moms holding the menu at arm's length and using our pho

Don’t tell the kids… we have no idea how to teach consent

This conversation started light… and then got real. Because once you actually think about consent today — not just the idea of it, but what it looks like with phones, Snapchat, alcohol, all of it… It’s not simple. It’s l

Don’t Tell the Kids… Your Vagina Isn’t Ruined (But You Might Pee When You Laugh)

Okay… this is your warning: do NOT play this one in the car with your kids 😂 We went there. Like really went there. It started with a very innocent question—does your vagina get ruined after kids?—and somehow turned int

Don’t tell the kids… we should be mortified

This episode starts with our most embarrassing moments… and somehow spirals into everything we weren’t planning to say. It’s raw, it’s unfiltered, and yes — there are parts we maybe should’ve kept to ourselves. But that’

Don’t tell the kids… we’re rethinking this whole gentle parenting thing

This one is for the moms who are quietly wondering… am I making this too easy for them? We get into one of those moments that hits way deeper than it should—your kid says “you can’t make me”… and suddenly you’re spiralin

Don’t Tell the Kids, They’re Allowed to Say Pussy

This episode goes everywhere moms of older kids know life suddenly starts to go: awkward questions, changing bodies, inappropriate song lyrics, sex talks you were not emotionally prepared to have, and the slow realizatio

Don’t Tell the Kids...We’re Figuring It Out Too

Why are we here? Honestly… because motherhood can be lonely, life can be a lot, and sometimes you just need one place where you can say the quiet part out loud. In this episode, we’re sharing the real reason we wanted to

Don't Tell the Kids...Friendships can be tricky and Foot Fetishes are Real

Friendships as an adult are… complicated. Not middle-school complicated. Not “she sat at another lunch table” complicated. More like real life, grown-up, navigating divorce, boundaries, busy kids, and limited social batt

Don't Tell the Kids...Sex is better in your 40's

Somehow, your 40s got terrible PR. All anyone seems to talk about is perimenopause, hot flashes, hormones going wild, and moms complaining about their kids. Like the minute you hit 40, life just becomes one long hormonal