About this Episode

Parent Driven Development

Episode 019: Being Adults

00:25 Welcome, Jonan Scheffler!

Jonan is a free-range computer sciencer at Heroku and cheerleader for hire (all major hugs accepted). He is also a board member of RubyTogether and all-around swell human being!

We recorded this episode live and in-person at this year's RubyConf in Los Angeles.

01:09 Catching Up On Sleep, Spending Time with Friends, and Spending Spousal Points

Conferences are NOT vacations, y'all!
Traveling as a job.
Being present at home.
Partying is WORK.

11:16 Communicating to Loved Ones at Home

Facetiming, calling, audio messaging.

18:50 Going Home / Reentry to the Parenting World

25:04 It Takes a Village... Support Systems When Away

29:30 Self-Care While Away

Treats!
Massage!
Movies on the plane!
Room service!
Fancy coffee!
Tattoos!?!

32:34 Genius / Fail Moments

Allison: Her son drew her a picture "so Mommy doesn't scream as much". (#Fail); Attending an anger management for parents of small children class. (#Genius)
Mandy: Forgot to download things to her devices on the way to LA! (#Fail)
Josh: Mistook a sprained ankle for growing pains. (#Fail)
KWu: Mistook roseola for windburn! (#Fail)
Jonan: Ruined waffles for his kids. (#Fail)
Andy: His daughter learned how to swim! (#Genius)