Cate & Ty barely make it to 2026 after surviving a brutal week of sickness.​ They recap hospital visits, ​d​elayed Christmas presents, and giving thanks to Tyler's mom for holding down ​the house throughout the chaos. Nova turns 11! Cate describes their planned birthday outing that started getting a little expensive. They also discuss their lack of interest in NYE parties and going out, and Tyler's love for Irish Goodbyes. Facebook misinformation strikes again, this time hitting close to home with Cate's Grandparents. She shares a recent story that gets Tyler heated.

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Cate & Ty are joined by Teen Mom castmate Maci and her Expired podcast co-host Natalie Gard to talk all about how they decided to start their podcast, how Natalie has dealt with the Teen Mom audience, and how they've seen teen pregnancy numbers go down in this generation. Maci also shares how she's been dealing with Bentley getting older and filming, how her journey has been with therapy and accepting that she is not responsible for the other parent's issues.

(Previously recorded in 2024)

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Cate & Tyler have been battling sickness in the house with all the kids and it's been a terrible time. Tyler is flabbergasted when he finds out that there are moms who have been stuffing their own stocking despite having perfectly capable partners, and there is one Christmas tradition that they can't wait to get done with. Plus, they discuss their parenting decision to take tablets away from their younger kids and how it changed their family life.

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