Mymomologue

This week, we look at what it means to be curious as an adult...no, not THAT kind of curious. Just boring, old-fashioned curiosity. We talk about how to foster that in ourselves and what we are really curious about including, screen writing, becoming a doula, and writing children's books. Things making us feel human this week: Jimmy Fallon and Weezer for Hannah and Captain Marvel for Renee. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

This week, Hannah and Renee talk about how hard it is to guide your kid's curiosity. And how much pressure society put on you to do it a certain way. For something that comes so naturally to children, it sure requires a lot of effort from adults. And sometimes, science, history, and biology are not something we know much about. So we have to get over ourselves, teach the kids, and do our best to help them learn. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

This month, we talk about what it means to really foster curiosity in the digital age. With the vast majority of human knowledge available at our fingertips, how do we encourage our kids (and our selves) to take the time to be curious about things. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

This February, we tried to learn a little more about loving well. For ourselves, for our families. How did we do? Were we all I Corinthians 13 about it all? (Spolier: Nope.) Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee talk about how to increase love in our lives, our families, and our world. And we also realize that increasing the amount of love in the world might not be where we are at the moment. But we can focus on the love we give our families. And ourselves.

Hannah and Renee tackle the concept of Love. How to give it, how to receive it, and talk about how the heck we are going to teach it to our kids. Listen, personality tests are crap sometimes. Eneagrams, love languages, workplaces that tell you what kind of dog you are. But it does help give you a basic understanding of how to love the people around you. So, we soldier on, even with crap information.

Hannah and Renee talk about what they learned during the month of January. What they need to change, what they want to change, and what is really hard to change. Plus, Hannah talks about the super-easy task of changing the world through a conservation point-of-view. If we don't change the world for our grandchildren, who will? Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee grapple with the reality that changing yourself is the hardest thing of all. We talk about journals, to-do lists, email response time and finding the time to work. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

This week Hannah and Renee talk about changes they can make in their kids' lives, encouraging them to be a force for change, and how resilient kids actually are. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

MyMomologue is heading in a new direction this year! We are trying to raise good humans, but what does that look like in the middle of potty training, snacktime, and carpool? Hannah and Renee are looking at Change this month and trying to get a little better at rolling with the punches. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Renee talks to her children (5 and 3) about what they think words like "bravery" "responsibility" and "kindness" means to them.

Instead of looking toward new year with a list of thing to accomplish, we chose to look back on 2018 and the big (and sometimes not so big) things we learned. Hannah's List: Done is better than perfect Stuff is just stuff Love well I cannot save the world, but I can change it You can change any time you want to Renee's List: I am strong A snack goes a long way Houseplants feed my soul I am the emotional thermostat of my family There is beauty in the way my loved ones see me (or, I look good with short hair) Things making us feel human: Renee: The Wildthing Podcast and Jodie Whitaker as The Doctor in Doctor Who Hannah: Intentional Living by focusing on The Internal, The External, The Mental, The Physical, The Environmental. Thank you for joining us on the Podcast this year. We are so grateful for the love and support we have felt from you all. Wishing you and yours the very happiest 2019!!! Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitte

Hannah talks about New Years Resolutions

Whether it's putting up the decorations, baking cookies, or making everyone wear matching pajamas, we've all got em. Managing expectations, reality, and children can make it hard. Making us feel human this week? Saying "no" and a lovingly detailed minivan. Yeah, we're peak mom in this episode.

In 2019, MyMomologue is heading in a little bit of a different direction. Still momming. Still honest to a fault. But different. We hope that you will join us on our journey.

The holidays are hard. The cooking, the cleaning, the gifting, the general merriment. But surprisingly, Renee and Hannah fall along very different lines when it comes to the enjoyment of gift giving. Happy holidays, friends! Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Thanksgiving is a beautiful time of family, fun, and frustration. We celebrate some of the best times and some of the worst times. Including but not limited to: tipsy Renee shouting politics at her parents and pregnant Hannah crying about literal trash. Oh yeah, it's good times all around. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Hannah and Renee talk about the upcoming holiday season and how to balance their own expectations of what makes the perfect family or friend get-together. There's so much pressure on moms to make the holidays perfect and magical for our kids. Cookies, Santa, decorations, parties, Elf on a Shelf. And, frankly, it's all too much. The expectations we put on ourselves need to change so we can be fully present! Of course we mention The Lazy Genius' approach because she's brilliant, but we also talk about how we plan to change things from last year. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue

Traveling with family is hard. Parents, spouses, kids, babies--It seems like everyone has different expectations of how it should go. What happens when you're not on the same page as your spouse? What about explicitly stated expectations? Why are relationships so hard? Hannah talks about her family's planned trip to Disney California Adventure to visit the beloved destination of Radiator Springs from Pixar's Cars. And how the plan goes a little awry when her husband has different expectations. Renee talks passionately about a TV show. (Surprise!) And how watching A Handmaid's Tale with her husband means more to her than just watching a show with her husband--even if he doesn't think so. Making us human this week? Aunt Flow (no babies, no whammies!) and a Clean/Dirty dishwasher magnet. Hey, it's the little things. Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Go check out her new single Suitcase. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.face

Kids come with an extraordinary amount of shit. So much STUFF. Toys and clothes and bedding and more toys, and dishes, and cups. And with the holidays closing in, Hannah and Renee talk about the joys--and the difficulties of getting rid of things. Especially when your kids are attached to every Happy Meal toy they've ever received. And, of course, we talk about what is making us human. Surprise! It's 2 TV shows. Netflix's "The Toys that Made Us" and Amazon's "Man in the High Castle". Thanks to Wendy Child (http://wendychildmusic.com/) for the music! Follow us on social media. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mymomologue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyMomologue/ Instagram: @MyMomologue