Episode 110: Our Motoring Moods and Social Media Comfort Zones

None of us is podcasting from her car this week, and it's a good thing, because judging from our conversation, that's the least of the trouble Nicole might get into. Here's a road map to our actual non-automated conversation, in which we try to stay in our lane and only honk at people we're unlikely to see in real life.

0:40: Introductions and What's New With You? — As we prepare to podcast today, we're spilling tea on ourselves, tearing ourselves away from romance novels, preparing to meet people we've only known virtually, and being amazed that it's raining in Southern California. (Break out the hot chocolate!)

5:23: What's Your Driving Personality? — Terri remembers a Disney short about driving from her high-school years (that is indeed on YouTube), and its Jeckyll and Hyde storyline isn't too far removed from what we feel when we get behind the wheel. Only a touch of the road rage, so as not to scare the children, but boy, could we go for some full-fledged lose-your-bleep catharsis.

16:25 Our Favorite (and Least Favorite) Social Media Sites — We're all about the social media, yo, but some spots are more comfy than others. Do you prefer text-based services like Twitter and Facebook, or visual patchworks like Pinterest or Instagram? Do you tumbl or SnapChat? Do you believe that there are now college courses in social media, and do you feel like you could use one? See how we come down on these important questions of the day.

26:10 Interview of the Week — Most parents would be happy for their kids to put down their social-media devices and get a job already, but for parents of kids with special needs, that's complicated. We talk with Robert Rummel Hudson, author of Schuyler's Monster and blogger at Fighting Monsters With Rubber Swords and Support for Special Needs, about that transition where our kids start wanting to work but employers (and parents) aren't quite ready to deal.

38:52: Shameless Self-Promotion — Terri shares a blog post about cameras in the classrooms that maybe she still hasn't quite written; Amanda has a blog post on the documentary 2e: Twice Exceptional; Nicole is excited about an upcoming online inclusive education course; and Catherine offers some spring activities for family fun.

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.