Welcome back to Gray Hair & Daycare, the podcast where the combined age of the hosts is 111, but the humor in life is strictly toddler-level. In part 2 of Episode 33, Frank and Carlo dive headfirst into the "People Tub" transition.
Being a dad at this age means trading in your cool factor for memory foam knee pads—because raising kids is a lot harder on the joints than it used to be. We’re sharing essential baby advice on the products that actually work (and the ones that cost $11 for a piece of plastic).
In this session of fatherhood advice, Frank breaks down his latest "Crash Test Daddy" findings, from the magic of Baby Dove to a bath mat that looks like a frog. We also discuss the evolution of childhood fears—from Carlo’s terrifying 1970s toy horse to Frank’s legitimate trauma from Jethro Tull album covers.
Whether you are looking for fatherhood tips, relatable parenting mistakes, or just want to feel better about your own dad life, we’ve got you covered. Stick around as we discuss older dads navigating the "North Side Lean," dog weight gain due to baby scraps, and Frank’s secret plan to become the next "Elf on the Shelf" mogul.
Chapters:
0:00 – Halloween Hangover: Sheiks, Gas Crises, and Batman
1:15 – Crash Test Daddy: The "People Tub" Transition
3:00 – $14 Soap vs. Dollar Store Dreams
4:30 – Saving Your Knees: The Toodly Bath Kneeler
6:15 – Mr. Frog & The $11 Drain Stopper
8:00 – 70s Bath Toys: Playing with Screws
11:00 – The "North Side Lean" & The $600 Baby Bill
12:30 – Fat Dogs & Baby Scraps
14:00 – New Fears: The Evil Food Processor
19:00 – Jethro Tull & Ozzy: Childhood Traumas
24:45 – Frank’s Big Project: The Mouse House & Self-Publishing
27:00 – The Jennifer Garner Effect: Elf on the Shelf Secrets
Products Mentioned:
Baby Dove Sensitive Skin Wash: https://tinyurl.com/BabyDoveSensitive
Toodly Bath Kneeler and Elbow Rest Set: https://tinyurl.com/ToodlyBathKneeler
JoyCano Frog Bath Mat: https://tinyurl.com/FrogBathMat
Footnation Fun Bathtub Stopper: https://tinyurl.com/FunStopper
Munchkin Baby Bath Toy Squirts (8-Pack): https://tinyurl.com/SquirtToys
ICOPUCA Cloud Shopping Cart Cover: https://tinyurl.com/PinkCloudCartCover
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[Carlo Russo] (8:02 - 8:14)
I would love baths if we can just have toys in there Oh, you know, why did that stop? Let's keep playing in the bathtub. I don't think I did You have toys in the bathroom toys Toys in the toys.
[Frank Cerio] (8:14 - 8:14)
Yeah.
[Carlo Russo] (8:14 - 8:41)
No, we didn't have any of that We played I swear to God this sounds so horrible as as I recall it as my parents We at one time we played. Do you remember a thing called house when you played house? Yes, right Yeah, I played adults or whatever you wanna.
Well, we would play house and then we'd also play house with Dolls, but we didn't have dolls.
[Frank Cerio] (8:41 - 9:04)
So we used screwed screws and like Remember you telling this story Bad this was I think my experience would have probably been much like yours if it hadn't been for my adult siblings Right got me cool stuff.
[Carlo Russo] (9:04 - 9:29)
Gotcha Because if it was up to my parents, it probably bad time toys would be screws. Yeah thrown into the water with us Yeah, that was people probably thinking what the hell are you talking about screws Yeah, like yeah, there would be like little screws and there'd be people we would play with the play school things except more dangerous That's a Natural selection at work.
[Frank Cerio] (9:29 - 12:24)
So anyway, those are some of the highlights of bath time with baby Josie all this could be yours for $600 Time is very expensive But no that stuff really helps. So we have that and that was our crash test daddy Don't miss any of the fun subscribe on YouTube. Follow us on Facebook Instagram and tick-tock one of the things that I mentioned this to Kelly earlier We've talked about the Aiko Puka Cloud the pink cloud that we put on the shopping cart.
Yes Yes One of the things that I'm now entertained by is I think because it's so you know She's little and the shopping cart is wide and this thing covers the whole thing and now it's so soft and comfy She just sleeps now Baby, Josie does the north side lean? And I Said that she's like what what's the north side? Yeah, but I don't know if that's just a Syracuse But so the when we were growing up or when we were young Yeah, we would call it the north side mean where everybody be driving around left hand on the wheel right hand like right elbow on the center But so now she kind of does that I Always I don't straighten her up because it's just look so cute.
