by justaskyourmompodcast | Aug 18, 2025 | Family Topics, Teenagers
We’re in our mid-50’s and I can still recite my favorite lines from the John Hughes’ movies in the 80’s. When certain songs come on the radio (looking at you, YACHT ROCK station!), I know all the words & it immediately transports me to a different...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Aug 11, 2025 | Family Topics, Teenagers
A 2020 PEW Study found that 52% of young adults ages 18-29 live with one or both parents. The highest percentage ever. The pandemic we know is a factor in that statistic, but college debt, housing costs, and the comforts of home contribute to it as well. Maybe more...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Aug 4, 2025 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Teenagers
Most moms of tweens or teens know this situation: One morning they’re hugging you at breakfast and chatting about their day, and the next (it seems) your relationship has become this minefield of what you can and can’t say, how you might unpredictably trigger...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Jul 28, 2025 | Family Topics, Health, Teenagers
Towards the beginning of this year, I made the decision to do Invisalign. My jaw had started popping out of place regularly & I kept chipping and re-chipping one of my teeth—b/c my bite had changed. I was not altogether happy about having to do this...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Jul 21, 2025 | Family Topics, Health, Toddlers, Wellbeing
Back in June of 2022, we aired an episode on water safety. Parts of that were tough to record because no parent wants to think about the tragic “what could happen” scenarios with children and water. Today’s episode is also one that kicks every parent in...