After Amanda expressed some disdain on Facebook for Lego's new lumberjack/hipster/stay-at-home dad minifig, we thought maybe we could help the toy manufacturer out with some better ideas. Listen to our product-development proposals, and comment here (if the comments work for you) or on your Facebook page to propose your own product extentions..

It's a week of looking forward at the responsible young adults our kids are becoming and looking back at the really bad TV they (and we) adored in the past. Here's a road map to our conversation:

0:49: What’s New With You? — We’ve got dogs, we’ve got scorpions and tarantulas, we’ve got illicit lizards, and we hope we don’t have bedbugs.

4:22: Big-Kid Milestones — While there's no equivalent of a baby book to enter them in, teens and young adults have plenty of firsts that parents rejoice over. We celebrated Terri's daughter's first solo call to AAA with remembrances of other older-child triumphs.

13:20: TV-Show Resurrections — Hey, have ya heard, there's an update to Full House hitting Netflix today! For kids who grew up loving the Tanners — like Terri's and Amanda's daughters, who have been counting down the days — Fuller House is a major TV event. But what about the family TV of our youth? When will we get our update on the Bradys, the Partridges, the Keatons, the Bradfords? (Though honestly, the less we hear about the horrifying children's TV Nicole grew up with in Canada, the better.)

25:14: Interview of the Week — Amanda talked with her husband, Jon, about IEP tag-teaming. Let's see one of those family sitcoms do that. (For more on IEPs, listen to an interview from last April with Robert Rummel-Hudson.)

36:03: Shameless Self-Promotion — Terri shared her shiny new tumblr blog, Amanda shared "10 Ways to Help Shy Children Self-Advocate," Catherine passed on her water-bottle organizing tips, and Nicole shares actual links to those Canadian TV shows she mentioned, Mr. Dress-Up and The Friendly Giant. Watch at your own risk.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for producing our podcast and for our fun in-and-out music. If you're reading this somewhere without hyperlinks, come to http://parentingroundabout.com for the full recap experience.

After talking about tardy students in yesterday's Speed Round, we thought it was a good time to assess our own personal promptness. The results may leave you surprised that this podcast usually gets delivered on time. Where do you fall on the early on time, late, or really late scale? Tell us on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

An article about a school that visited the consequences of student tardiness onto the parents by making them put in volunteer hours sparked our discussion of whether this is really a good way to either address lateness or get volunteers. Mostly, we're glad we don't live in that district. Do you think this is a good way for schools to improve student behavior? Weigh in on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

We've got TV current and past this week, as Catherine reviews FX's The People v. O. J. Simpson and Terri is pretty sure she had enough of this story the first time around; and we continue our Parks and Recreation marathon, chatting about "Telethon," "The Master Plan," "Freddy Spaghetti," and "Go Big or Go Home," and look ahead to "Flu Season" (one of Terri's all-time faves!), "Time Capsule," "Ron and Tammy Part II," and "Media Blitz." Also, Terri's dog barks quite a bit. Everybody's a critic.

Catherine has a birthday coming up, by the way, and so she's thinking about how people like to celebrate their special day. With family rituals? With passive-aggression? With Parks and Recreation clips? Listen to our traditions and then share your own on our Facebook page.

After learning that her dentist's unpackaged-seeming waiting-room music was in fact his iPod on shuffle, Terri was led to wonder whether she'd feel safe just randomly shuffling her own music collection out to the public, and whether her podcast-mates could do that either. Listen to our not-safe-for-waiting-room confessions, and go to our Facebook page to tell us what's on your iPod.

We know, we know -- your Facebook feed is full of politics, you have to block half your friend list, Twitter is becoming a minefield. We don't like talking about politics either. Our interest for today, though, is what to do if your kid is not so careful about the topic. If even that makes you nervous, use this road map through the episode to fast-forward right on past it to the topics that follow.

0:30: What's New With You? — Nicole is coming to us live from a fabulous ... soccer field full of Canadians in Las Vegas. Terri, meanwhile, is in parenting-expert limbo as her time as About.com's Parenting Special Needs expert comes to an end.

5:26: Kids and Politics — Inspired by a Boston Globe article that parodied talking to your kid about politics (or one politician in particular), we thought we'd chat about that for real. How do you get your kids to agree with your politics without pushing them there, and how do you keep them from barreling into school saying "My mom says ..."?

18:49: Job Options — Catherine's book-club discussion of what jobs they imagine doing led us into a chat about what work we'd do if we weren't doing the work we're doing now. Or maybe we could just skip right to retirement?

27:48: Interview of the Week — Catherine talks with grandparenting expert Susan Adcox about the big scary issue of money, and the conflicts that arise between parents and grandparents over financial assistance.

39:58: Shameless Self-Promotion — Terri is dustin’ off her old site, Mothers With Attitude; Amanda recommends using her book On the Go Fun for Kids: More Than 250 Activities to Keep Little Ones Busy and Happy--Anytime, Anywhere! to distract your kids from politics; Nicole hopes you're looking forward to her book, which she's working on when she's not hangin' in Vegas; and Catherine takes a stand on the issue of standing desks for kids.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for producing our podcast and for our fun in-and-out music. If you're reading this somewhere without hyperlinks, come to http://parentingroundabout.com for the full recap experience.

We spend a lot of time making podcasts, but do we listen to anything other than our own? On today's speed round, we share some favorite podcasts (Pop Culture Happy Hour,Extra Hot Great, and How Stuff Works), mourn some that have stopped making new episodes (The Inclusive Class Podcast and Firewall and Iceberg, RIP), and wonder whether just listening to one-offs from time to time counts. Do you have some podcasts you want to recommend -- besides this one, of course? Share in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat

Terri's annual habit of giving up coffee for Lent (shh, tiptoe around her, this is a dangerous time) got us thinking about sacrifices with an expiration date. What would you give up for 40 days if you knew you could have it back after that time? Share your give-ups with give-backs in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

We watched the Grammy ceremony, all three-and-a-half hours of it (well, Catherine might have fast-forwarded some) to bring you our thoughts from late Monday night. It was a good night for music Terri likes, anyway. We discuss the musical numbers, the hairstyles, the Broadway incursion, and of course, the Tweets. Then we continued our Parks and Rec marathon with four Season 2 episodes, "The Possum," "Park Safety," "Summer Catalog," and "94 Meetings," as the April/Andy/Ann triangle builds and we await the arrival of Adam Scott and Rob Lowe. Those things will all progress with the episodes we have on deck for next week: "Telethon," "The Master Plan," and "Freddy Spaghetti" from Season 2 and "Go Big or Go Home" from Season 3. Watch along with us!

These Speed Rounds have been a great way to learn little tidbits of info about our podcast mates. Like whether we use our nightstands to hold more than alarm clocks and tissue boxes. Do you also keep unexpected things in your nightstand? Share your answer in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

Sometimes we're thrilled to see a follow from a friend, colleague, or person we admire. It's a joy to return the follow then -- but what if it's an anonymous person with an egg for a Twitter avatar and a string of spammy posts? We talk about who we will and won't follow and why, and hope that we're still on each other's lists at the end of it. What are your follow criteria? Comment here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

We're tired, we're crierd, and we stink at self-improvement. Good thing we have friends to get together and commiserate with (or snark with). Here's your roadmap to our festival of self-recrimination and venting:

0:53: Intros and What's New With You — We recorded this the day before Terri gave up coffee for Lent. So really, what was her excuse for being so snippy?

4:11 Insurmountable Challenges — If you've ever tried to make a major change in your life and failed miserably, you'll feel for us as we share our stories of washing out of the Infomagical Challenge, Yoga Camp, Vegan Before Six, and making friends in new neighborhoods. (How could anyone not immediately want to be buddies with Nicole?)

17:53 Volunteer Fatigue — Kid stuff does not run without parent volunteers, and Catherine's about had it. Are you one of those parents who barely pulls your weight? Duck.

28:51 Interview of the Week — But wait. It's okay! We didn't mean to exclude you from the conversation! Pediatric OT Meghan Corridan makes us rethink all our sniping with a review of the children's book Be a Friend by Salina Yoon and a reminder that Valentine's Day is the ultimate inclusive holiday.

40:52 Shameless Self-Promotion — Amanda shares an older article on ways to volunteer without actually being in the classroom, Terri shares a new article on the 20 Questions You Really Want to Ask at an IEP Meeting, Nicole shares a plea to including everyone in the class when it comes to writing Valentine cards with your kids, and Catherine shares some fun games and activities for Valentine's Day.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for producing our podcast and for our fun in-and-out music. If you're reading this somewhere without hyperlinks, come to http://parentingroundabout.com for the full recap experience.

After talking about Terri's husband's cooking and meal-planning in a previous episode, we thought we'd see what the division of labor is in everybody's household, including the contentious issue of who exactly is allowed to load the dishwasher. (Note: Amanda mentions our group chat on parenting styles tomorrow, except what she really means is last week, because recording things ahead of time is confusing.) Share who does what around your house in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

So you make sure your kids see the doctor regularly and get things looked after, but how about you? Do you take care of your own health? We compare our personal conscientiousness about health care and wonder whether we should just have Nicole look things up for us on Web MD instead. Share your own health routine in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

For today's entertainment chat, we stayed up after the Super Bowl to talk over the ads that we loved, hated, never want to see again, and expect to be seeing again and again as memes and hashtags. Also in the Super Bowl discussion are Lady Gaga's anthem, the colorful halftime program, the coming triumph of Twitter as our Super Bowl humor delivery system, and .. oh yeah, apparently there was some football played?

When we've had enough of that big event, we move on to a big event for this podcast, which is our ongoing Parks and Rec marathon. This time around, we chat about "Leslie's House," "Sweetums," "Galentine's Day," and "Woman of the Year," and look forward to next week's lineup of "The Possum," "Park Safety," "Summer Catalog," and "94 Meetings." Watch with us, won't you?

In yesterday's speed round, we stole an idea from schools and proposed things we'd like to celebrate 100 days of. Keeping with that 100 theme for one more day, we wondered what we might have 100 of in our house. What do you have 100 of? Share your answer in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

Schools celebrate the 100th day of the school year, and it got us wondering whether similar celebrations could be designed for landmarks of grown-up life. Do you have a 100th day of something you'd like to celebrate? Comment here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

Hey! Welcome! We know technology is scary, but don't be afraid! Listening to a podcast is easy, and it doesn't require you to learn anything new. Just press play, and here's what you'll be listening to and when:

1:28: What's New With You? — Amanda thinks she's found a new system that will help her cut down on multitasking and focus on one thing at a time. Ha! Good luck with that. Meanwhile, Terri's focused on finding a human being on the Macy's customer-service phone line, and not having much success with that either.

6:20: Teaching Old Dogs New Tech Tricks — A forced conversion to Outlook is making Amanda cry, Catherine's still hiding out with in Yahoo! mail, Nicole just can't with this magazine website redesign thing, but Terri's willing to embrace the new even if it fries her phone.

16:18: Our Parenting Philosophies — We've been asked if we all share the same parenting philosophy or if we have disagreements, and what we mostly agree on is that there are as many right ways to parent as there are parents and children and families. Also, that the article going around about no rules making your kids creative is questionable (and reminds Terri of a West Wing scene.)

25:25: Interview of the Week — Robert Rummel Hudson joins Terri and Amanda for a chat about the value to parents of reading other parents' stories and learning from their experiences, even the bad and wrong and embarrassing ones.

37:47: Shameless Self-Promotion — Terri shared an article on "When Parents of Kids with Special Needs Are Each Other’s Worst Enemies"; Amanda: shared a checklist of "Questions to Ask Before and During Your Child's IEP Meeting"; Nicole was too busy working on her book to share, but you should check out her website The Inclusive Class anyway; and Catherine shared an article on getting your kid to drink more water.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for producing our podcast and for our fun in-and-out music. If you're reading this somewhere without hyperlinks, come to http://parentingroundabout.com for the full recap experience.

Are we rockin’ minivans or SUVs? Or have we been able to downsize the size of our ride as our kids have gotten their own? Listen as we chat about our current vehicles of choice, and share what's getting you around in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

When traveling with kids, not just any hotel room will do. For today's speed round, we talk about those things we look for when traveling with the family, from refrigerators to wifi. Listen in, and share your own lodging must-haves in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.

Last week, we recorded a Round 2 not once but twice, and both times it got lost somewhere in Dropbox-land and never made it to our editor. Fortunately, we were able to salvage one of those recordings, and we've embedded it into this week's super-long episodes, which now includes two 4-episode installments of our Parks and Rec marathon as well as our impressions Grease Live. We hope this podcast is live now, too, something we're never going to take for granted again. (If you're following along in our marathon, this podcast contains last week's eps, "Kaboom," "Greg Pikitis," "Ron and Tammy," and "The Camel," as well as this week's, "Hunting Trip" (see video), "Tom's Divorce," "Christmas Scandal," and "The Set-Up." Coming up next week: "Leslie's House," "Sweetums," "Galentine's Day," and "Woman of the Year.")

It'll be Valentine's Day before you know it, and in honor of this month of romance, we chatted about our own personal love stories. Listen in, and if you've got a good how-we-met story of your own, share it in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat.