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Two Parents. Two Kids. One Marriage. Our First Marriage ? The podcast for parents, by parents and about parenting, childrearing, love, and life. We?re providing our half of this conversation; we\'d love to hear what you have to say. Podcasts update on Monday and Wednesday. But most of all, Listen to Your Child!

OFM #111: Nancy the Octopus
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
17 Dec 2008 at 9:53am
Kids have it hard ? though they make the best of it. Childrearing is tough ? especially when they don?t want to sleep. Someone is writing a book ? it isn?t who you think. Renting or buying? The economy decides. Christmas gifts this year ? santa is probably going to disappoint. Giving in order to [...]
OFM #110: Tie a Rope to Him
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
10 Dec 2008 at 4:31pm
We have a new listener (maybe) so we review their party. A few comments on parties in general. An apology from Tom. Infection fun. What watermelon tastes like. Remembering things differently. Fight or Flight. A fight breaks out at an ?upscale? party. Drinking and dieting don?t mix. Slow is fast. Things that suck about losing [...]
OurFirstMarriage #109: Bags of Ice
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
3 Dec 2008 at 7:22pm
Thanksgiving with Pat and Theresa is a bit echoy. We’ll be working on this in the future. A discussion of names and birthday parties. Having someone run your birthday party gets a thumbs up. Kids got beat up at Pat and Theresa’s house. Facial hair. Thanksgiving. Getting rid of kids is akin to therapy. It [...]
OurFirstMarriage #108: Upside-down Santa
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
26 Nov 2008 at 8:48am
The family that rocks together, stays together. Tanel made a pie? of sorts. What do you put in your baby’s bottle? Tanel came across something new. Montessori parents are a diverse group. Captain Evil does something cute? at least Tom thinks so. Punkalicious throws Tanel a curve ball and she gets all engineer on him. [...]
OFM #107: That?s Not Salad!
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
19 Nov 2008 at 11:35am
Some serious family news - people getting hurt and going under the knife all over the place. There is no telling how your kids will turn out. Tom has a proposal for Bob and Bobette. Tom has another assplosion story. Tom needs to train his stomach? or re-train it rather. How early can you screw [...]
OurFirstMarriage #106: Sucking Less
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
12 Nov 2008 at 8:44am
This week’s podcast take 2. Who killed George Washington. Jesus should be here by 2012? just in case you wanted to put it on your calendar. Who is the most oppressed? A particularly bad transition. Why is Captain Evil going to bed earlier? Differences of opinion. Halloween party debrief. Tanel puts her foot in [...]
OurFirstMarriage #105: Exaggeration exacerbation
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
5 Nov 2008 at 9:11am
Fighting about what you are fighting about. Making Halloween work for you. Money sucks right now. Date night? what’s that again? And another thing! Funny thing how gas is the only high point right now. A slight digress into the commodities market. We ended up with 110% by the way. A listener question is answered? [...]
OurFirstMarriage #104: Window Shopping
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
22 Oct 2008 at 9:00am
Tom gives up on potty-training Captain Evil. Private schools don’t get to have days off. Bad parent at school meeting. An invite to Pat and Theresa. Halloween plans. Star Wars: Clone Wars is horrible. Tom and his recent role playing game experience. Coke Zero vs. Diet Coke. Tom acts like a girl. Thanks for listening [...]
OurFirstMarriage #103: Soccer ?Mom?
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
15 Oct 2008 at 9:00am
Who loves whom more? Tanel reviews Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Tom reviews On Writing by Stephen King. An incident on the soccer field. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us on Podcast Alley. Want to know more about Tanel, Tom, Punkalicious, or Captain Evil? Click here.
OurFirstMarriage #102: And Another Thing!
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
1 Oct 2008 at 6:04pm
Weight loss update. Talking less to save your relationship. A review of John Rosemond (as requested on OFM.com). Punkalicious needs to expand his diet - our solution. Your responsibility when you invite your friends to do something with you. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us on Podcast Alley. Want to [...]
OurFirstMarriage #101: Sucky Birthdays
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
24 Sep 2008 at 10:32pm
Fixations and how to get them from people that don’t want you to have them. The best way to keep your kids from watching TV. Do kids lie or do they just not know the truth? Getting to the truth. Moving is hard on kids. Gifts and fake birthday parties. Pat shoots himself. Thanks to [...]
OurFirstMarriage #100: Clearing out a room
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
17 Sep 2008 at 6:01pm
Frebreze, smoked meats, and waking up early. Tanel gets hungry. Pat tries to take over but Theresa interrupts. Pat sums up the OFM experience. Theresa takes one for the team. Pat reviews OFM? in multiple parts. Pat and Theresa’s daughter is due for some beatings - probably paying for an easy infanthood. Some of Pat’s [...]
OurFirstMarriage #98: Listentoable
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
10 Sep 2008 at 7:38pm
Our mission. A quick political discussion. Inappropriate touching. A review of the Kiss Her for the Kid album Prettier than Me. Uncomfortable conversations with a five year old. There are no good parenting headlines. Mother microwaves baby. A story about a very bad parent. Tanel tries to find the good in them apparently just to [...]
OurFirstMarriage #99: Tom?s Right
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
3 Sep 2008 at 12:13pm
We know this is the 99th podcast and it is out before the 98th. Because of technical difficulties, we’re releasing this one first. Next week we will have the 98th with the 100th the following. Tanel has a story which starts off dramatically. It is quickly derailed by a discussion of who is right. Tanel [...]
OurFirstMarriage #97: Your kids learn from you
by tanel@ourfirstmarriage.com (Tanel and Tom Andry)
28 Aug 2008 at 9:16am
Ultra-talented versus Ultra-driven. Is weightlifting in the blood? Soccer has started - and this time we don’t suck. Retarded parenting = bad kids. Deal with it. Setting precedents is important. The Internet is your friend. Really. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us on Podcast Alley. Want to know more about Tanel, [...]