Dating Daycare
Welcome to "Dating Daycare," the ultimate safe space for women navigating the unpredictable world of modern dating. Join hosts Melissa Firpo and Allison Waterman as they dish out candid advice, share hilarious anecdotes, and tackle the toughest dating dilemmas faced by women today.
In a dating landscape filled with frogs disguised as princes and a jungle of jerks, Melissa and Allison offer a nurturing haven where women can laugh, learn, and empower each other to find love on their own terms. From ghosting to breadcrumbing, from disastrous first dates to navigating online profiles, "Dating Daycare" covers it all with wit, wisdom, and plenty of wine.
With Melissa's no-nonsense approach and Allison's comedic charm, each episode feels like a heart-to-heart chat with your best girlfriends over brunch. Whether you're swiping left or swiping right, "Dating Daycare" is your go-to guide for surviving and thriving in the wild world of modern romance.
So grab your favorite beverage, kick back, and join Melissa and Allison as they navigate the highs, lows, and hilarities of dating life. Because when it comes to matters of the heart, everyone could use a little TLC from "Dating Daycare.
Dating Daycare
D!@K OF THE WEEK! - Finding Humor in Co-Parenting Challenges
Have you ever felt like your co-parenting dynamics were more like a rollercoaster ride than a smooth journey? This week at Dating Daycare, we tackle the drama of co-parenting with a tale that’s all too relatable. Our "Dick of the Week" segment highlights my ex, the father of my children, who turned a simple skatepark outing into a whirlwind of emotions. As my son and daughter set out for an adventurous day with their dad, a disagreement over safety measures quickly escalated into tears and frustration. Join us as we unpack this incident and the complexities of co-parenting, where understanding and compromise become the unsung heroes.
In this lively episode, Allison and I explore how a trivial argument can teach us profound lessons in parenting and patience. My daughter’s determination to take her bike to the skate park turned into an unexpected lesson in balancing safety with adventure. Amidst the chaos, we discover the importance of listening to our children and allowing them to explore beyond our comfort zones. Whether you’re navigating the pitfalls of co-parenting or just looking for a laugh, this episode promises a heartfelt look into family dynamics and learning to be the reasonable adult, even when the odds are stacked against you.
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Welcome to Dating Daycare, where we help you navigate through the jungle of jerks. Today's episode is Dick of the Week. I'm so excited. Now, Allison, I don't think you have a dick of the week.
Speaker 2:Yeah, very uncharacteristically, have not encountered many dicks unbelievable.
Speaker 1:Look there's hope. There is hope they've been behaving.
Speaker 2:They have been it's summertime usually they're they're crazy, they're out and all right, but listen but I'm sure I will have plenty more next time. I'm'm sorry to disappoint you guys.
Speaker 1:I'm sorry there's no disappointment, because when you don't have one, guess what? I have a dick of the week, okay. So, ladies and gents, my dick of the week is my ex. When I say my ex, I mean Baby daddy, right, my kid's father with them like seven years give or take live together. Okay, just so, we're okay. So my son and daughter go out with their father, usually on Tuesdays, tuesday nights. He comes, it's my daughter's time. Sometimes my son wants to go whatever. So my son talks my daughter into who's a very girly girl, into wanting to go to the skateboard park. Right, he's into the scooter skating park. They call it here in New York. They're very far and few between right. So he's like do you want to go? Do you want? Talking her into it? Because she's like couldn't care less. So she's like, all right, I'll go. So he's so excited.
Speaker 2:This is your son.
Speaker 1:My son is so excited. He goes Ma, we're gonna go with dad, we're gonna go to the skate park. You know, like Tom Petty, free falling, and I go. Okay, great, you know, great. My ex shows up to the house. We meet him in the garage and, because that's a whole nother story, he doesn't come into the house anymore. Mind you, we'll fast forward, meet him in the garage and they start telling him dad, charlie's going to take her bike, I'm going to take my scooter, we're going to go to the skateboard park. He's like no, you're not, I'm just standing there. I go, here, we go.
Speaker 1:It's too steep, the hills and whatever you call it is too steep for her to take her bike. I said, well, isn't there any flat area? Isn't there? Like? I've never been to the skateboard park, I've been to one, but not this one. Maybe there's steeper, maybe, whatever, I go, okay, I go, she'll assess. She's not. You know, my daughter's not Evel Knievel. If she gets there and they're too steep, she's not. You know, my daughter's not evil Knievel. If she gets there and they're too steep, she's, she's 10, she's gonna be able to tell and she's not gonna go on it. She'll just have to do what the parking lot. There's got to be some flat area. So he's like absolutely not, absolutely not.
Speaker 1:She has never come to the conclusion she is never allowed to take her bike to the skateboarding park. She's not like a big bike rider. So she just started riding her bike again. So now what happens? Allison, tears, tears. So now my daughter starts hysterically crying. My son is frustrated, asking why he doesn't understand blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. So wait, this is wait. We're not up to why it's dick of the week. Yet I even know that is pretty dicky. So obviously, a week pass.
Speaker 1:My ex finds out because my son and daughter yesterday said to me Ma, can we go to the skateboarding park? Of course, may I go, absolutely we can go. We take her bike. Mom's the hero, we take his. Forget about hero. I'm just reasonable. I know my daughter is not going to evil, kenevil it around the skateboarding park and I honestly knew she wasn't going to like it either. But I thought it was great, she was going to try. So pack her bike in, pack the scooter in. My nanny comes with us. She Pack her bike in. Pack the scooter in. My nanny comes with us. She takes the back wheel off the bike. Oh my God, she's fabulous joy. Anyway, we get to the skateboarding park. What does my daughter say to me? The ramps are too steep. Okay, so she rode around the parking lot and she rode down the flat section of you know the skateboarding, you know free falling thing, you know she never wants to go again.
Speaker 2:My son had a great time.
Speaker 1:We all packed it up and we went home. So of course, you know, my ex finds out, so he writes me. How did Charlie like the skateboarding park? I go. Well, she didn't really like it, you know, the ramps were too steep. She rode around the flat part. He goes oh good, well, at least she tried. Are you serious? Dig of the week. So we had to have mayhem last Tuesday. Mayhem, it was mayhem Crying. I don't want to go A whole 30-minute fight back and forth between me, him and the children Because he I don't know why he didn't want her to fall on the bike and go down a ramp that she wouldn't have gone down anyway. That was my dick of the week. That's my life.
Speaker 2:I'm glad she tried. That's going to be the rest of your life too.
Speaker 1:Oh, I know I know, I know I'm sorry. So, dicky, yeah, so dicky. And the comment at least she tried, just it blew my mind. But you know what I got to breathe through it and I don't answer. I read it and I don't, and I don't engage because it baffles my mind Like why did I have to do it? Why couldn't you just do it with the both of them last week? The control issue. Right, is it me Right?
Speaker 2:Yeah, like, as someone who's not a mom, I can't relate to a lot of these situations, but yeah, he just seems like he has a chip on his shoulder and he's angry at the world and he wants to take that out on those around him. Yeah, is that a fair assessment?
Speaker 1:Maybe, yeah, it is it is, but that has been my. That was my take of the week. For all you moms out there who can relate, I'll be back next time with more dicks for you, I'm sorry. It's your turn next week for dick of the week. I want to hear some like dick photos, dating app craziness from you.
Speaker 2:Yeah, there's none that I can recall. But yeah, I have no doubt that I will have dicks for you next week. Neither do I.
Speaker 1:All right. Thank you so much for joining us for.
Speaker 2:Dick of the.
Speaker 1:Week. Join us again. We'll be back, bye, bye.
