Parents Are Expected to Do EVERYTHING—But What Do Our Kids Actually Need?

Pam and The Purple Couch Podcast · Nov 5, 2026 · 31m

🎙️S5 E32

Parent. Teacher. Therapist. Chef. Chauffeur. Dietitian. Tech support. Safety officer. Social media manager…

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿?! 😅💜

In this episode of 𝘗𝘢𝘮 & 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩, Pam, Manny, and Loki get into the enormous—and constantly growing—list of responsibilities parents carry today. Parenting has become “a little bit of every hat,” while teachers are also increasingly expected to fill roles far beyond simply educating kids.

But underneath all that pressure is a bigger question:

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲?

From helicopter…