Episodes
Moms! We missed you! We left you hanging and we are so sorry. One of us had a baby, two of us moved to Florida, and one of us…well. Heads up for the absolute biggest Plot Twerk™️ the thread has ever known. Let’s just say, Kate hasn’t been the only one up all night. 😮‍💨😮‍💨 Listen now to New Dick, Who Dis?
Published 03/07/23
Published 03/07/23
Hi Mamas!!! We miss you so much!!! This ep is a lil check in/check up and a welcome to our mini season 6 🥳🥳🥳🥳 How was your summer? It’s ok -SAME. If even a mask and 6ft of personal space can’t keep your toddler from somehow being the loudest, closest person in your life, WE UNDERSTAND. We’re not ok. Somehow there was so summer and there is no school. Just a groundhogs day montage of masks, misery, coffee, wine and zoom. SIGH And 50 weeks later, Kate is *still* pregnant. And we’re back with...
Published 08/19/20
Well mamas, we made it to the season finale of Modern Civilization /Life as We Know It. I mean, the season finale of Nursing and Cursing Season 5. And everything is fine. Totally fine. To celebrate, we are bringing you something brand new : OUR KIDS!! In this episode, we ask the kiddos :is mom cool? What’s this podcast all about ? Does she ever get grumpy ? Some of them gave us the cold hard truth, and others clammed up, scared of retribution. And Sarah coins a phrase that will make her a...
Published 07/02/20
Parenting is hard enough when you and your partner agree on things(still waiting for that over here, but whatevs) But what about those parenting issues you just *dont* agree on. From: are the kids developmentally on track, to should we say yes to a bedtime snack? Shit is hard. Do you compromise ? Disagree in front of the kids? Have a low grade hissing fight later? Or shrug and give in ? As usual, We have no idea. And for our loyal listeners, friends and fans, we are sharing some big news...
Published 06/25/20
Welcome to the No Zone! Mom, can I ...? Nope. No. Not today. I said no. Don’t ask me again. This is your first warning ....cut to us handing out negative consequences for poor choices all damn day. Anyone else feel like they’re just constantly saying no and taking shit away? Kate calls it normal. Ali calls it violent communication and Molly says she needs to process her past. Same ol same ol around here! And welcome back to fails : we got some damn doozies for you this week. WE LOVE YOU!
Published 06/18/20
Hey Mamas! This week, Nursing & Cursing is turning our voice OFF and turning ON the voices of Black parents, hosts, educators, authors, scholars, reporters and doctors through podcasts that teach. We’ve compiled a list of other podcasts (and there are so many more) that are helping us stretch and open to new perspectives, voices, ideas, and action steps. Please join us in the learning so we can be better teachers for our babies! Love, Nursing & Cursing
Published 06/11/20
Hi Mamas. Wow. This week has been a painful and powerful reminder that some conversations with our kids are scary and uncomfortable and can’t wait any longer. Yes -we are talking about race and racism. As 5 white moms, we know that we have a true responsibility to help our kids confront and contextualize today’s realities in the hopes that tomorrow can be better and more equal for all. This week, we were honored and excited to welcome author (and FATHER 👋🏻OF👋🏻SIX👋🏻) Jelani Memory to our...
Published 06/04/20
We know we aren’t the only ones trying to be productive parents and make good use of ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL this time at home with our children, right? What’s it gonna be, kid? Losing the training wheels? Potty training? Swimming without your floaties? What do you do when YOU’RE ready for a milestone, but your kid ISN’T? Oh, and get a load of Christine’s fail ... hint: It’s the sequel to kicking the bed.
Published 05/28/20
Hey mamas! How you doing this week? We are barely hanging on and so grateful to you for being on the journey with us. This week Kate crowd sources some of life’s big decisions. As a New Yorker with 3 kids and a baby due days before school starts ...what should she do this fall? When she left her house in March she figured she’d be back in 2 weeks and setting up the crib. But things are looking unclear. Should she go back to the city and suck it up? Or stay where she is and accept that this...
Published 05/21/20
Published 05/14/20
Oh, hey. Still. Here.At.Home.With.Our.Kids. You??? This week we are asking the hard -hitting questions like: is a vaccine coming? Should masks be mandatory? Will there be a second wave? Can I have another whip? Are you watching Normal People? AND HOW MANY KIDS IS THE HARDEST NUMBER IN LOCKDOWN!!? Is it 2 sibs who constantly bicker? 3 kids where one can be left out? Nope. We crunched the math and the hardest number is O N E. Cuz the buck stops with mom for EVERY-FUCKING-THING. Sarah takes us...
Published 05/07/20
Hoooooolllly shit we are still doing this???? Remote learning. Mmm.. ..it was cute 2 months ago, but we are into our second locked -down-with-our family-menstrual cycle now. The kids are over it (those that were ever on board to begin with ), and we are FRIED. Are you a teacher? A parent with school age kids, or today’s current nightmare : BOTH (so sorry Molz). Parents, teachers, kids ...we salute your efforts but what say we wrap this thing up? See ya in September for a do-over? Cuz mama is...
Published 04/30/20
Published 04/23/20
Pregnant mamas! The world is ending. Healthcare is a minefield, the economy is a garbage fire and your laundry pile is sky f****n high. You feelin #blessed yet?? How are you coping with being pregnant right now? Is this your first kid? Your 5th? Is this baby a bright light at the end of a tunnel or the cliff edge you’re suddenly racing toward? or all of the above. If your pregnancy cravings include some effing alone time and a meal you don’t have to make yourself-we are with you and we get it.
Published 04/16/20
Hi Mamas. 👋 We’re still out here cooking Three. Meals. A. Day, stuffing our faces with that quarantine trail mix (that we’re not supposed to touch til dark days), and sharing space with husbands who, it turns out, aren’t *as* good at multi-tasking as we are. Tune in to hear our biggest marital blow ups since quarantine began, putting a spotlight on how bitchy the N&C wives can really be. 😬
Published 03/26/20
Momrades! We are back with another corona special and this time we are comin atcha from la cuarentena in Spain. Our friend and special correspondent Bonnie is a Canadian living in Spain with her husband and toddler-she’s been living the quarantine lyfe a little longer than most of us and offers a glimpse into what we might be able to expect as this thing moves across the states. Hint : we will need art supplies and bidets if we are gonna make it. Love you all and here with you always.
Published 03/22/20
The sequel is always worse than the original and this ep is no different. It’s Coronavirus II. Last week we were worried our trip to Mexico would be cancelled....my lord what a quaint time. This week, life on earth has been cancelled- but for some reason we still have to make dinner and do laundry. Even the fall of man can’t cancel chores. Thank god for screens, friendship, wine and coffee. Wherever you are we got you. See ya in hell (aka quarantine with da kids).
Published 03/19/20
This week we discuss what’s on everyone’s minds. The mother f*****g corona virus. Yes, the respiratory virus is a health crisis, but being quarantined with your partner and kids is a MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. The trips have been cancelled, the hands have been washed-ish, we have all the toilet paper. Now all we gotta do is survive being in lock down with the people we love the most. THOUGHTS AND F****N PRAYERS.
Published 03/13/20
Hellooooo mamas! This episode is about weekends! Honestly, is there *anything* your kids can’t ruin🧐 You’ve been grinding hard all week and finally it’s the weekend! But wtf does that even mean when you’re a mom? Is it time to catch up on chores, errands, housework, soccer practices and birthday parties?? Or do you say fuckit and let the screen time and cereal roll while you pretend to sleep til 9am. Or both?! And what about you and your partner : date night and reconnect after a busy week or...
Published 03/12/20
Death is a part of life. Ugh. As middle aged adults, we can barely talk about it without choking up or shutting down. So what do we say (or not say) when our kids want to talk about death and dying. This week on the mic we muddle our way to some answers that we are using for now, but listeners we would love to hear your thoughts on this heavy topic. And Kate admits to a problem and may need an intervention.
Published 03/05/20
Hey kids, pack your bags! mama is taking you on a GUILT TRIP! This week we are coming clean about one of our most effed up parenting “strategies,” : laying a guilt trip on our kids. Oh no sweeties, that’s ok. You just carry on wasting mamas time and money, no need to lift a finger around here when I brought you into this world to serve you 24/7!!!!!!!! Does it work: yes. Will it come up in our kids’ future therapy sessions : also yes. Whoops. And Sarah rips one in Zumba ...again!?!
Published 02/27/20
Published 02/20/20
Happy Valentines Day to our true loves!!! This episode we hit the romance hard and walk our listeners through planning the perfect honeymoon. Tropical beaches. 5 star resorts. Margs. Stacks of artisanal pancakes by the pool. And not a husband in sight. You read that right: the sister wives of Nursing and Cursing are heading to Mexico for the ultimate girls trip. So leave the lingerie at home and grab your oversize kaftan, we doing this! Happy Valentine’s Day to our listener sisters ! We love...
Published 02/13/20
Hey mamas! This week we are talking The Talk. Who told *you * where babies come from? Was it your parents ? Your friends ? An older sibling ? Or did you just figure it out by watching Jerry McQuire and dry humping your 8th grade boyfriend til your Umbros chafed, like a certain Nursing and Cursing host??? How do you talk to your kids about sex and babies??? Check out how we’re breaking the bad news over here!
Published 02/06/20