Volleyball Parents, Pool Party Phone Bans & The Kid Everyone Knows | Hold My Baby

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids... but we're becoming increasingly concerned about everyone else's. This week Erik and Kira dive headfirst into the wild world of youth sports parents, field trip disasters, and the modern parenting epidemic known as *"Buddy Parenting."* In this episode: 🏐 Kira survives a massive volleyball tournament ⚾ Eric shares the shocking moment a sweet baseball mom 🚸 We discuss *that kid*—you know the one. 📱 Kira proposes a controversial pool party rule 😬 Eric confesses he may have accidentally become a prison warden And somehow we end up debating cargo shorts, Skechers, awkward parent behavior, and why kids desperately need to learn how to talk to actual humans again. You're the real heroes. If you've ever volunteered at a school event and immediately regretted it... This episode is for you. --- 00:00 – Intro & welcome back 00:03:14 – Jamie Foxx sightings at volleyball games 00:08:48 – The sports parent personality switch 00:12:31 – HOLD MY BABY 00:16:09 – Field trip chaos and the child who won't listen 00:17:09 – Eric finally loses patience on a school trip 00:19:46 – Water fountain incident sparks outrage 00:23:23 – Are we raising kids completely wrong? 00:25:48 – HOLD MY BABY 00:27:19 – Kids hiding at parties with screens 00:29:07 – Standing in line without staring at a phone 00:30:39 – Teaching kids how to talk to strangers 00:31:40 – Life lessons after losing phone privileges 00:32:00 – Eric's warning signs of becoming a goofy dad --- #parentingpodcasts #funnyparents #millennialparents #parentinghumor #youthsports #littleleague #comedypodcast #modernparenting #screentime #familylife #funnypodcastclips --- If this episode made you laugh, cringe, or immediately think of *that one kid from school*... 👍 Like this episode 💬 Comment below: What's your biggest parenting "Hold My Baby" moment? 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a new episode. 📤 Share this with a parent who volunteers for field trips Because parenting is hard... But dealing with other people's parenting? That's an Olympic sport. ---