Sleepaway Camp, Overprotective Parents & Why Girl Scout Cookies Are Trash | Hold My Baby

Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but we're also pretty sure every parenting decision somehow ends with therapy. This week, Eric and Kira tackle one of parenting's greatest challenges: *summer vacation.* Not the fun kind—the kind where your kids are suddenly home 24/7 asking, "What are we doing today?" before you've even had coffee. Things quickly spiral into: Sleepaway camp horror stories our parents definitely made up The difference between healthy independence and parental panic Why modern parents trust absolutely no one Childhood chores that would get adults canceled today Eric cleaning toilets for free and being weirdly proud about it Kira declaring war on Girl Scout cookies If you've ever questioned another parent's decision while simultaneously questioning your own... Congratulations. You're parenting correctly. --- *00:00 – Intro & welcome back* 00:02:41 – School is ending and summer panic begins 00:03:23 – Soccer camps, bored teenagers & parenting survival 00:04:08 – Sleepaway camp fears and childhood myths 00:07:06 – The scandals that changed parenting forever 00:08:42 – Things adults used to do that would never fly today 00:12:37 – Childhood janitorial jobs with your best friends 00:14:06 – HOLD MY BABY: The “Kid Swap” app idea 00:16:28 – Trusting your kids to tell you when something feels wrong 00:19:20 – HOLD MY BABY: Kira declares war on Girl Scout cookies 00:24:53 – The joke that made Eric know his wife was “the one” 00:30:07 – Debuting the first Hold My Baby theme songs --- #parentingpodcasts #funnyparents #millennialparents #parentinghumor #modernparenting #summercamp #sleepawaycamp #comedypodcast #parentingpodcasts --- If this episode made you laugh, question your parenting, or immediately inspect the ingredients on everything in your pantry: 👍 Like this episode 💬 Comment: Would you send your kid to sleepaway camp? 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a new parenting breakdown 📤 Share this episode with the parent who definitely has an opinion about summer camps