Podcast - Tantrum!

Fiction writer Patti Callahan Henry tells a story cataloguing the ways she's screwed up as a mom, and how these moments become stitched, along with others, into the tapestry of the experience of parenthood, or what she calls "the daily-ness that changes everything." (Her latest novel, The Bookshop at Water's End, is out this July. Rock it!) Katy and Alison talk about their own screw-ups, what being the best parent we can be actually means in that space of "the daily-ness," and that weird moment of catching a glimpse of at your growing kid and thinking, "Wait. Who are you, again?" Have a thought about this week's show? Let us know about it. Or, leave a message with your parenting moment of glory, failure or insight at 678-379-3748. Subscribe in iTunes here [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-tantrum!/id1149156426?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4]. Like this way, for example. Here's one way not to do it. [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5756f7a67c65e4a79381a9c6/1500088607727-X7W9SAOMJ7LQBI9TXVRO/image-asset.jpeg?format=1000w] Like this way, for example. Here's one way not to do it.

We rarely talk about it, and yet it happens to so many of us, and often when it does, it wounds. In this episode, Soniah Kamal tells about a miscarriage that hit her hard. Her essay, called "The Face of Miscarriage," appeared in a slightly different form in the New York Times. Alison and Kate also discuss why, exactly, there is such a cultural taboo around the m-word. Also in this episode, the great manners our toddlers learn…from other people. Note: This episode contains explicit detail about miscarriage. It's definitely not for kids, and if such material really bothers you, this may be a good one to skip. Subscribe in iTunes here [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-tantrum!/id1149156426?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4]. IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER LISA BOUCHARD/FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5756f7a67c65e4a79381a9c6/1497898439019-HYJXH7GSORVUB0KHSR98/image-asset.jpeg?format=1000w] IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR USER LISA BOUCHARD/FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS

In this episode, Megan Sexton tells a story about families on the cusp of change, and road-trip hotels from hell. Speaking of cusps, Kate and Alison talk about how parenting has divvied their lives sharply into before and after. Have a thought about this week's show? Let us know about it. Or, leave a message with your parenting moment of glory, failure or insight at 678-379-3748. Subscribe in iTunes here [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-tantrum!/id1149156426?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4]. ep 12 florida vaca image.jpg [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5756f7a67c65e4a79381a9c6/1496274348157-BV1HOWX0EVETI2S7BILG/ep+12+florida+vaca+image.jpg?format=1000w]

In this episode, Susan Rebecca White tells a story of raising her kid to raise hell in an unfair world. Her story includes perhaps the world's greatest mother-in-law, with the world's greatest line: "That man don't have a heart; he has a thumping gizzard." Also, Kate and Alison talk about organic paint at day-cares, and the unfairness implicit in that world. Have a thought about this week's show? Let us know about it. Or, leave a message with your parenting moment of glory, failure or insight at 678-379-3748. Subscribe in iTunes here [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-tantrum!/id1149156426?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4]. [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5756f7a67c65e4a79381a9c6/1494986917507-48KGQVPC592ZLYY19AON/image-asset.jpeg?format=1000w]

Bedtime rituals. Friend or foe? In this episode, Kate Tuttle tells the story of how her child's preferred bedtime routine grew and grew, from a simple tune involving a mockingbird, to a complicated performance involving a cornucopia of unlikely child's toys…and one sanctimonious bunny. Also, Kate and Alison explain just where the hell they've been. They're sorry and they've missed you so much. Really. Mom always comes back, and here they are. Finally, Alison tells us why she'll never, ever, EVER sing "You Are My Sunshine" to her own daughter. Like, ever. Have a thought about this week's show? Let us know about it. Or, leave a message with your parenting moment of glory, failure or insight at 678-379-3748. Subscribe in iTunes here [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-tantrum!/id1149156426?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4]. [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5756f7a67c65e4a79381a9c6/1493756995231-R08HG06VIIC37MDG5DX8/image-asset.jpeg?format=1000w]