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One minute your kid’s supposed to be asleep. The next, you’re calling 911 because her retainer is stuck in her throat.

In this episode, we share what really happened — the chaos, the calm, the fire truck in our driveway — and what it taught us about dividing the mental load when life takes a sharp left turn. From staying calm under pressure to learning when to just let go (literally), this is a story about teamwork, panic, parenting, and the weirdest bedtime emergency ever.

It’s the ultimate reminder that even when life gets messy — and drooly — you can get through it together.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome and the night everything went sideways
01:00 The retainer slips down her throat
03:00 Calling 911 and staying calm through panic
05:45 The firefighters arrive (shoutout Ladder 42!)
08:00 Riding in the ambulance and typing her thoughts
10:00 The hospital scene and the curious crowd
12:00 The “pierced uvula” explanation
13:00 Staying calm, reading the room (and not joking mid-crisis)
19:00 Dividing logistics and emotions
22:00 What surprised us (and what didn’t)
24:30 Would we do anything differently?
27:00 The aftermath and emotional crash
31:00 Sharing the mental load in emergencies
34:00 Aftercare, antibiotics, and who does what
37:00 Lessons learned and what we’d tell other couples
43:00 Emotional vs logistical prep for chaos
46:00 How we balance crisis roles and debrief afterward
53:00 Our daughter’s hilarious wake-up clip

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