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EP25: Our Second Baby Changed Our Marriage

Season 25 | Episode 2
25m | Sep 23, 2026

Having a second baby can bring a marriage closer together, but it can also leave you completely exhausted. In this episode of The Jones Family Playbook, we get honest about what life is really like with two boys under two.


And there's a special guest joining us the entire time: our infant son, Callan!


We also play Red Flag or Green Flag, debating everything from going to bed angry and opposite-sex friends to separate vacations, splitting household chores, and whether couples who never argue are actually a red flag.


Then we get into one of our biggest parenting conversations yet: Are the "terrible twos" really terrible? We talk toddler tantrums, boundaries, discipline, independence, and why parents may be too quick to label normal learning behavior as "bad behavior."


In this episode:

Life with two boys under two

How baby #2 has changed our marriage

Marriage, exhaustion and finding time for each other

Red Flag or Green Flag: relationships and parenting

Going to bed angry

Opposite-sex friendships in marriage

Separate vacations and separate bedrooms

Splitting household chores

The mental load and who does more at home

Using AI for parenting advice

Toddler tantrums and boundaries

The "terrible twos" debate

Gentle parenting vs. firm discipline

Toddler independence and stranger danger

Why normal learning behavior isn't necessarily "bad behavior"

Parenting two very different boys

And, of course, plenty of Callan 🥰


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