May 27, 2025

Are We There Yet?! Road Trips, Meltdowns & Magic Memories

Buckle up, Good Moms — we're hitting the road this week! 🛣️ Lindsay and Sunny are swapping epic (and sometimes exhausting ) stories about childhood road trips, minivans, Walkmans, 8-track tapes (yep, we went there 😄), and what it really takes to survive a long drive with kiddos in tow. From sibling backseat battles 🙅‍♀️🙅‍♂️ to creative screen-free ideas for keeping kids engaged 🎨🎶🕵️‍♀️, this episode is a joyful (and honest) cruise down memory lane.

📌 In This Episode We Chat About:

  • 🚙 Childhood road trip memories (shoutout to I-5 and sketchy hotels)

  • 🎧 Walkmans, figurines & DIY dance routines — what kept us entertained before iPads

  • 🧠 Boredom: the secret sauce to imagination and resilience

  • 🃏 Creative (and battery-free!) ideas for car & plane travel with kids

  • 💪 Teaching kids to “dance with discomfort” and embrace new adventures

  • 😂 Why “family outing” might be a trigger phrase... and how to make it fun again!

Takeaway Tip: Give your kids space to get bored — then challenge them to create! Whether it’s writing a song, drawing a new world, or inventing a silly game, their imagination is the best travel companion .

📣 Call to Action: Got a road trip planned this summer? Share your best “backseat boredom busters” with us! Tag us on social or drop us a voice memo — we’d love to feature your family travel hacks in a future episode! 💌

📍 Episode Fuel: ✔️ License plate games✔️ Card decks & coloring books✔️ Sing-alongs & theme song challenges✔️ Figuring out how to survive when the battery dies 🔋😱

👜 Moms, we see you — the packers, planners, snack stockers & peacemakers. You make the magic happen. Let’s make this summer one for the books! 💖

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