
This Is Hard
Just a couple of west coast mamas exploring and laughing about the adult side of life with tiny humans.
Episodes
71 episodes
Holy Guacamole!
This week on This Is Hard we will tell some funny stories about kids using "daddy words," the surprising benefits to your kiddos of you being a single parent, and the deep blue sea of Parents of Instagram! Enjoy the ride :) T...
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Episode 71
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1:09:25

Delusional
Please enjoy our 70th episode! We dive into the deep pool of small children interpreting other small children's names and then we head on over to Parents of Instagram. Buckle up, buttercup! The places on the internet where we...
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Episode 70
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50:20

This Cup Is Fkn Heavy
Happy 69th Episode! Here we are talking about the mystery that is babies and how nobody knows what they are doing and a short trip into Parents of Instagram! Did you know that 1 in every 2000 babies are born with teeth?! The ...
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Episode 69
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37:18

Lowering The Bar
Welcome to episode 68! Today we are going to explore some funny suggestions for twin names, learn a bit about why boy's need more physical activity than girls to learn, and our favorite, Parents of Instagram! Enjoy :) The pla...
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Episode 68
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50:45

Crack Could Help...
Hi friends :) We finally made a shorter one! Hop on the hot mess express to hear how Erin's 8yo has adopted a very inappropriate noise to express excitement, Ashlei's son is on the hunt for a hot princess, we share some funny stories about the ...
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Episode 67
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47:07

High Blood Pressure
This one is for the parents of teens and tweens! Stop in and join us for a wild ride exploring what it's like to be a parent with an older kiddo. We have some tweets (if they still call them that?), and a segment on building confidence in your ...
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Episode 66
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1:23:04

Witchcraft
Hop on the tired & crazy train with Erin and Ashlei for another episode of our wild podcast. We are going to tell some stories from the classroom about how your kids tell their class all your secrets, we will be chatting about the differenc...
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Episode 65
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1:22:07

Chips & Drinks
Guys! This whole episode is PARENTS OF INSTAGRAM! We are just trying it out. Send us your feedback :) The places on the internet where we stole this content from:Instagram.comDon’t forget to follow us...
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Episode 64
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42:03

Dragon Queen
Hello, friends! We are so happy that you are joining us this week. We have some creepy stories, which is Erin's favorite. We also read through some Easter parenting tweets now that we have all made it through the glorious weekend of the death a...
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Episode 63
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1:03:04

Did I Ask For This?
Here's another long one for you! (That's what she said!) Keeping it simple this episode with some funny stories and closing out with Parents of Instagram... but we will rant for the first half hour. The places on the internet...
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Episode 62
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1:24:56

Crop Dusted
Join us on our adventure through tangents and side quests, talking through how crazy it is when young kids have to process silly statements with no context, Ashlei's wild confession about the mythical creatures that bring magic into our househo...
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Episode 61
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1:06:37

Mixed Signals
We are back, baby! Join us for the science of hugs, Driver's Ed for parents, and Parents of Instagram! Truth be told, we tried to make this one shorter so we could record more episodes in one session, but it didn't turn out that way. You're wel...
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Episode 60
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1:05:39

Some Level of Trauma
Hi! We are excited to have another silly episode of parenting fails, lies, lies, lies and more lies, and finally, Parents of Instagram. Thanks for sticking with us during this season of inconsistency and not deserting us! We love and appreciate...
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Episode 59
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33:10

Don't Swallow Grapes
Happy New Year!!! Please join us on our adventure around the world to see what fascinating things people do in other countries to celebrate the new year. We drive slowly down the dirt road of creepy stories that people remember from their child...
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Episode 58
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54:35

F*&% Those Pants
Welcome to our Christmas episode! Happy whatever wintery holiday you celebrate and thank you for tuning in. We will be sharing a story about the wild parenting experience of trampoline parks. We will hear some Christmas fails and we will ride t...
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Episode 57
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50:57

Your Germs Are Hot
Hello, friends, and happy December! Join us for an adorable story about a couple of 7 year olds who are really doing things right, with supervision of course. This one also takes a walk down memory lane and how you found out that Santa wasn’t w...
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55:19

Eat Shell, Kid.
For some reason, this one is not that funny. But if you are down to spend time with us talking a whole lot about nothing, this episode is for you ;) Join us for a chat about sleep walking, growing up before the internet, and parents of Instagra...
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Episode 55
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49:21

Not A Quicky
After a long week off, we surely missed you guys. And each other for that matter. So in this episode, we will spend almost TWO HOURS with you and boy do we have some rants loaded up in this one. This is also our Thanksgiving episode! We have so...
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Episode 53
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1:53:21

Best of Episodes 14-24
Since we are taking a week off so that Erin can move all of her tiny humans into the new house she bought, we threw together a mini episode with some of the best bits of episodes 14 to 24. Sorry it's short (These take hours to produce!) and we ...
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Episode 53
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26:18

A Quicky
Hop on our silly and a little wild ride as we share some funny and sometimes gross emergencies, as we talk about a grandma’s pure love with a funny story from the granddaughter of a marketing genius, and a long and funny road down the Parents o...
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Episode 52
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45:55

International Monsters
Happy Halloween! Our episode today is a creepy one! We start off with exploring 31 monsters from around the world that parents have invented to get their children to behave. We review some tweets from parents about Halloween and then, of course...
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Episode 51
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1:10:38

Sounds Like A Cool Stick
Guys. We are 50 episodes into this adventure we call a podcast. Can you believe it?! Today we will read some Halloween parenting fails, discuss what is the big deal about sticks (and rocks), and journey through Parents of Instagram. Join us!
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Episode 50
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1:14:42

Break Your Legs
Welcome to episode 49! Today we will explore the lands of reddit.com and Instagram to laugh, judge, and even cry about the chaos that is parenting. Please join us for our 49th adventure on this podcast. The places on the inte...
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Episode 49
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51:28

Unnecessary & A Little Aggressive
Hello This Is Hard community! Sorry that we missed a week. Life has been WILD. Here is another long one for you. We will start with generally funny stories, then move into parenting fails, then finish this thing off with Parents of Instagram. H...
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Episode 48
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1:03:03
