In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Skora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore talk about real parenting conflicts — tattoos, curfews, meals — and how their instinctual biases shape the fight. They also examine co-parenting across subtypes. These aren't type conflicts. They're instinctual biases colliding. Their kids see them clearly. Mario's principle is that kids have the right to make their own choices once they're legally responsible, while MJ describes her shift from wanting a perfect household to prioritizing trust. Both sets report surprising independence, but the real work comes from consistency, honesty about your own type and adjusting boundaries as kids develop.

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] Intro

[02:29] Disagreements with parenting decisions

[08:29] Ruptures and repairs across the subtypes

[14:56] Mario the spy?

[18:04] Co-parenting with a different subtype

[23:13] Navigating to who their children are

[26:20] Wanting to feel like a perfect mother

[29:53] Raised by wolves

[35:39] How their kids see their parenting style

[42:01] What it means to protect

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