Welcome to Episode 32! Older dads Frank (56) and Carlo (57) are back after a brief hiatus. Frank's daughter, Baby Josie, is now seven and a half months old, and they kick off with a chaotic start as Carlo's arrival sends the baby into a crying fit!
In the "Book Report," the Gen X dads discuss a controversial article about parents filming their children crying for "clicks" (like the viral 'cheese challenge'). This leads to a funny debate on consent, privacy, and whether the baby advice to ask a baby's consent before changing a diaper is the ultimate parenting mistakes.
The big news in "I Was Wrong" is that Frank was actually right! Despite a recent scare and professional advice, Josie has been eating apples with no problem and has moved on to loving tomatoes and hummus as part of her baby led weaning. The episode ends with updates on Josie's developmental progress, including her new two bottom teeth and an unfortunate incident where she "thoroughly peed" on Frank, a classic moment of dad life that offers a reality check on being a dad. Tune in for honest fatherhood advice and trademark humor in life as they continue raising kids!

Chapter Markers:
0:00 - The Viral Cheese Challenge & Parental Consent
2:05 - Carlo's Arrival: The Baby Goes Berserk! 😱
3:50 - Book Report: Parents Who Exploit Crying Babies for Clicks
6:42 - Gourmet Cheese vs. American Singles: The Snob Dad Take
7:39 - Consent Diapers: Is the Smell Consent?
10:40 - The 'Just Not Kraft Singles' Takeaway
11:41 - I Was Right (They Were Wrong): The Apple Allergy
12:48 - Baby Josie's Favorite Foods: Tomatoes & Hummus
15:41 - The Scary Side of Baby Led Weaning
16:21 - I Was Wrong (Take Two): Carlo's Hair Apology
17:59 - What Just Happened: Developmental Leaps & Paternal Accidents
18:34 - The Last Cuddle: She Doesn't Want to Be Held Like That Anymore
21:26 - Two New Bottom Teeth! 🦷
22:55 - Tooth Check: Biting Dad's Septum
24:34 - I Got Soaked: The Diaper-Free Lap Incident
25:48 - Food Update: Eggs, Dairy, Wheat (and Cucidati Cookies)
28:30 - The Car Seat Poop Run
29:56 - The Coffee Shop Shame: Dad Alone, No Baby
32:39 - Poop Status: Goodbye Mustard, Hello Human Waste

Relevant Links Mentioned:
The Guardian Online Article: "Parents who film their children crying for clicks should have a good look at themselves" (Rhiannon Lucy Coslet)
https://tinyurl.com/Slappedwithasingle
Paul DeLima Coffee: Store where Frank buys espresso beans.
https://shop.delimacoffee.com/

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[Frank Cerio] (0:00 - 0:07)
So there's these videos of, and you may have seen some of them, there'll be this cute kid and he'll be in a high chair and just crying.

[Carlo Russo] (0:07 - 0:07)
Okay.

[Frank Cerio] (0:08 - 1:29)
And then all of a sudden you'll see out of frame will fly in a piece of American cheese that will just hit their head and they just stop. They're confused. It just shocks them.

Yeah. And they stop crying. And you know, and the parents laugh.

And I like that. I think it's fine. I know exactly what you're talking about.

Now, of course, this is a very thoughtful columnist and expressing to her, her disdain for these people and how they're using their children without their consent and this and that. Okay. It's one of those things that I feel like someday, and this is one of the points that the writer makes is someday that kid's going to see that video and how are they going to feel?

And I think if you've parented them the right way, they're going to laugh because it's funny. But if you convince them that they should be offended by anything and everything that people do to them, then they're going to want to take you to court and sue for emancipation at 12 years old. This is the Gray Hair and Day Care Podcast with a combined age of 111 years and a combined IQ right in that same range.

Your hosts, Frank Serio and Carlo Russo. Welcome back. Here we are.

Here we are. We're back. It feels like it's been a really long time and it has been.

[Carlo Russo] (1:29 - 1:30)
Oh, has it?

[Frank Cerio] (1:30 - 1:47)
I had a little bit of a cold, so we had to delay the recording a couple of weeks. We got lots of fun things to cover. Yeah.

And as always, I am Frank Serio. I am 56 years old and my little girl is seven and a half months old.

[Carlo Russo] (1:47 - 1:48)
That's crazy.

[Frank Cerio] (1:48 - 1:50)
It keeps, it keeps rolling on.

[Carlo Russo] (1:51 - 1:51)
Crazy.

[Frank Cerio] (1:52 - 2:05)
And I feel really bad because I was, I've been looking forward to you coming over. And last time she was a little. Hot of it.