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• Your Kids Don't Care About Your Success

  This week: We won a podcast award! And now we're immediately spiraling into existential conversations about where we seek approval, why we need it, and how it's completely different (and weirdly the same) for our kids. We're talking about the Eldest Daughter pressure to be in the top 20 in a class of 600, setting "the floor" for your kids' behavior, the implicit contract of putting your art/work/self out there to be judged, and how approval-seeking changes from explicit to implicit.-----------Have feedback or questions? Send a message to [email protected] all of our episodes at notrightnow.show-----------Links:Our Signal Award (we're #1, we're #1)What Can I Do Dot Earth https://www.whatcanido.earth/Follow us:Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.comSubscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/Subscribe to our YouTube channelProduced and edited by Willow BeckMusic by Tim Blane: timblane.comAdvertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsorsMentioned in this episode:Get MillGet Readwise

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• Don't Make It Somebody Else's Problem

  This week, Claire and Quinn discuss the very normal things like getting back into shape (this time it's happening!), anniversary celebrations that peak at the cheese plate, and whether a C-minus in social studies is actually a problem. Also: fake spiderwebs as voluntary garbage, ICE at school drop-offs (fuck ICE), why anger feels productive but isn't, and your kids going to their very first wake.-----------Have feedback or questions? Send a message to [email protected] all of our episodes at notrightnow.show-----------Links:Donate to Claire's States Project fundraiser https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/5wmhrga/Evil-WitchesGet the young reader's edition of Clint Smith's "How The Word Is Passed" https://bookshop.org/a/8952/9780316578509Find out how you can take action at whatcanido.earth Follow us:Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.comSubscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/Subscribe to our YouTube channelProduced and edited by Willow BeckMusic by Tim Blane: timblane.comAdvertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsorsMentioned in this episode:Get MillJoin beehiiv

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• What's The Point of This Salad?

  After catching up on the weekend's chaos (signing up to be toilet papered, progressive dinner parties, and dads of preteens who've apparently never heard of Snapchat), Quinn and Claire discuss the never-ending battle that is feeding your children, your spouse, and yourself. Topics on the table include the myth of meal planning, Claire's vendetta against Taco Tuesday, bell peppers as the "am I feeling rich today?" indicator, Quinn's vegan chili (it's good, he promises!), and free (or not) school lunches.-----------Have feedback or questions? Send a message to [email protected] all of our episodes at notrightnow.show-----------Follow us:Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.comSubscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/Subscribe to our YouTube channelProduced and edited by Willow BeckMusic by Tim Blane: timblane.comAdvertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsorsMentioned in this episode:Join beehiivGet Reader

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• That's A Hard No

  We're back!This week, Claire and Quinn are crashing out over back-to-school chaos (music class that your kid swears they aren't supposed to practice for, curriculum night avoidance, and late start mornings), the cognitive labor of being the "superhuman" parent vs. "the bumbler", dealing with your stubborn Boomer parents, and their current survival strategies (from hiring a scheduling assistant to taking two gummies in the closet because it's a an EMERGENCY) amid a news cycle that just won't stop (media literacy is the new first aid). -----------Have feedback or questions? Send a message to [email protected] all of our episodes at notrightnow.show-----------Links:Crash Course: Navigating Digital Information https://thecrashcourse.com/topic/navigatingdigitalinfo/ and Media Literacy https://thecrashcourse.com/topic/medialiteracy/What's On Her Mind by Allison Daminger https://bookshop.org/a/8952/9780691245386Austin Kleon's blog on filling your house with books https://austinkleon.substack.com/p/why-our-house-is-a-libraryTwo More Sisters https://www.twomoresisters.com/Follow us:Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.comSubscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/Subscribe to our YouTube channelProduced and edited by Willow BeckMusic by Tim Blane: timblane.comAdvertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsorsMentioned in this episode:Get MillGet Readwise

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• Don't Touch Me While I'm Cooking (Or Maybe Ever?)

  This week, Claire and Quinn tackle the brutal summer heat while diving into the complexities of maintaining a relationship with your co-parent. Finding couple time when everyone just wants to retreat to their separate corners is an eternal struggle, especially when you're balancing getting body-shamed by your own children and finding out your kid has been playing inappropriate games online.-----------Have feedback or questions? Send a message to [email protected] all of our episodes at notrightnow.show-----------Follow us:Subscribe to Quinn's newsletter at importantnotimportant.comSubscribe to Claire's newsletter at https://www.evilwitches.com/Try a free 30 day free trial of the Important Membership here: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notrightnowpodcast/Subscribe to our YouTube channelProduced and edited by Willow BeckMusic by Tim Blane: timblane.comAdvertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsorsMentioned in this episode:Get ReadwiseGet Mill

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