Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show (Parenting Teens, Getting Married Again, & Fall Favorites)

Episode Date: September 20, 2025
Host: Morgan (with Amy)
Theme: A lively listener Q&A delving into real-life parenting of teenagers, remarriage after loss, favorite fall activities, pop culture picks, and navigating personal milestones with compassion and humor.

Episode Overview

This candid Q&A episode features Morgan and Amy addressing listener questions about parenting teens, Amy's thoughts on potentially remarrying, favorite fall traditions, and more everyday moments. The tone is supportive, honest, funny, and deeply relatable—offering insights into family life, personal growth, and celebrating small joys.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Parenting Teenagers

• Amy Reflects on Parenting Teens

  • Enjoys deeper, more substantial conversations as her kids mature.
  • Values witnessing her kids' personalities emerge:

    "Just watching them develop and their personalities really start to come out...watching them grow and thrive, at least for me, that's probably been the best part." – Amy [03:18]

• Monitoring and Trusting Teens

  • Uses Life360 for peace of mind, but tries not to obsess; trusts her kids while keeping an eye out, especially once driving and social freedoms increase.

    "I don't obsess over it as a mom...I just trust that's where she is." – Amy [04:03]

• Navigating Difficult Conversations

  • Open, honest talks about relationships, drinking, and drugs are essential.

    "I would much rather have, you know, the boyfriend girlfriend conversations and the drinking conversations and drugs than just ignore it." – Amy [05:07]

  • Emphasizes the cringe and vulnerability in broaching these topics but prefers openness over silence.

2. Teen Nicknames & Family Support

• Stevenson's "Moose" Nickname
  • Originated from a favorite T-shirt; now a fun part of his track persona, though mostly used within a specific friend group.
  • Family considers cheering him on at races with moose icons and possibly dressing up:

    "I just need to maybe get myself into a full blown moose costume." – Amy [08:20]

  • Highlights the importance of family creativity and showing support during kid milestones.

3. Getting Married Again

• Amy's Openness to Remarriage

  • Not in a rush, but open to marriage "if it is the right time."

    "Yes. I don't know when that right time will be, but yes, I would." – Amy [08:31]

• Wedding Vision

  • Prefers a private vow exchange and a celebratory party over a traditional wedding.

    "I would have a party...not like the full like wedding gown or anything like that." – Amy [08:40]

• Navigating Blended Family Dynamics and Loss

  • Describes a thoughtful, sensitive approach to honoring her boyfriend’s late wife and weaving together families:

    "Just that we’d, I don't know, somehow honor and celebrate her, too. Not in, like, a weird, creepy way, but...He still loves her." – Amy [09:00]

  • Considers how exes and extended families might thoughtfully be included for the children's benefit.

4. Relationships After Divorce and Loss

• Qualities in a New Partner

  • Praises her boyfriend's "steadfast" nature—calm, rational, consistent, and grounding:

    "He's very consistent...steadfast. Consistent in being level headed. He's very rational, not dramatic. It's like the opposite of me." – Amy [10:45]

  • Admits to sometimes stirring the pot, but appreciates the balance her boyfriend brings.

• Fears of Relationship “Switch”

  • Both Morgan and Amy swap stories about people changing unexpectedly after marriage.

    "She described him...the day after they got married, everything flipped...It was like a switch." – Amy [13:31]

  • Discuss the anxiety of wondering if partners will truly remain consistent, but also strive for trust.

5. Fall Favorites

• Amy's Fall Tradition:
  • Cherishes "back porch coffee time" as the weather cools:

    "I love sitting on the porch with coffee and being with my people and talking or journaling...my back porch in the fall and coffee time." – Amy [19:54]

• Morgan's Fall Fun:
  • Excited about spending time on her newly screened porch and baking with seasonal flavors:

    "Pumpkin things are one of my favorites to, like, go in on and try." – Morgan [20:52]

6. TV Show Picks

• Friday Night Lights Favorites
  • Both love Coach Taylor and Tammy; discuss character crushes and the show's enduring appeal.

    "I liked Tammy...That's where I honestly fell in love. Like, girl crush on Connie." – Morgan [21:30]

7. Behind the Scenes

• Wardrobe for Public Events
  • No, the company doesn’t cover wardrobe—hosts assemble their own looks, seeking opinions from friends as needed.

    "No. Quick answer. No. That would be fun." – Amy [21:58]

8. Navigating Infertility and Sensitive Announcements

• Handling Friends’ Pregnancy News During Struggles
  • Amy admires when friends are thoughtful but encourages them to act natural, expressing gratitude for sensitivity but doesn't want anyone to dampen their joy.

    "I just want people to be normal. Yeah, well, hopefully...I just want things to continue." – Amy [24:33]
    "I don't want to trump or step on anybody's joy or steal their joy in their moment." – Amy [23:40]

  • Reflects on how announcements and social media have evolved, acknowledging how much harder it might be today with increased public sharing.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Parenting Teens

  "Just watching them grow and thrive, at least for me, that's probably been the best part." – Amy [03:18]

• On Trust vs. Control

  "I don't obsess over it as a mom...I just trust that's where she is." – Amy [04:03]

• On Honoring the Past in New Relationships

  "She told him before she died, you know, I want you to get remarried. And so just that we'd, I don't know, somehow honor and celebrate her, too." – Amy [09:00]

• On Self-Awareness in Stirring the Pot

  "Sometimes when I step away, I'm like, okay, I was definitely stirring the pot there." – Amy [12:16]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Parenting Teens & Life360: [03:12]–[05:52]
• Stevenson's Nickname "Moose": [05:52]–[08:24]
• Remarriage & Relationship Dynamics: [08:24]–[10:45]
• New Relationship Fears & Trust: [13:04]–[15:02]
• Fall Activities & Traditions: [18:48]–[20:52]
• Friday Night Lights Discussion: [21:09]–[21:53]
• Event Wardrobe Insight: [21:54]–[22:53]
• Infertility & Pregnancy Announcements: [22:53]–[26:51]

Episode Close

Amy and Morgan end on a signature hopeful note:

"And Morgan and I hope you have... the day you need to have." – Amy & Morgan [27:31]

For More:

• Amy: @RadioAmy on Instagram
• Podcast: Feeling Things with Amy and Kat