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white lies we tell our kids — 🤫 warning: don’t listen with your kids lol
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Look… sometimes you just gotta say McDonald’s is closed or that Spidey went to bed early. It’s called survival parenting 😂 We’re breaking down the funniest white lies we tell our kids, the petty ones, the creative ones, and the ones we definitely swore we’d never say.
BUT heads-up… we do spill the tea on S - A - N - T - A at the very end, so maybe don’t blast this in the car with your little ones unless you’re ready for some big questions 🎅🤫
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Transcript
Introduction and Podcast Dynamics
00:00:00
Speaker
Hi, welcome to the Park Moms podcast where you're host Haley and Becca. This is a place where we laugh and chat about the chaotic bliss of raising young kids. So whether you're about to take a hot mom walk or start a load of laundry, let's get to yapping. Let's get to it.
00:00:12
Speaker
It feels like forever. It's been a while. I don't know if anyone noticed, but we did skip a week. We did. We've skipped two weeks over the past few months. Which honestly, as working moms, with all the craziness we have going on, is not that bad.
00:00:26
Speaker
No, it's not that bad. I was actually in San Francisco last week for a work trip, which is why we didn't record. and and We were like doing this like get to know you icebreaker activity. And I don't really tell people at work that I podcast. like It's just a different side of me. that Yeah.
00:00:42
Speaker
Well, and then they go – do you don't want them to listen to it? Not really because I'm so like different than I am at work. like I feel like at work I'm so professional. Even my friend that works with me she and she listens to the podcast, she's like, I feel I always get my Becca fill because I'll listen to the podcast. Domi, you know her. That's good that you're professional at work.
00:01:01
Speaker
Yeah, I'm very professional. But i like I think I'm just way more casual. And like I work with a lot of like engineering and coders. And so like what they're doing on the weekends is like building AI products. And so I'm not going to, do a mom podcast.
00:01:13
Speaker
I talk about, but you talked about I told my like boss and like two other people, we were doing like this get to know you activity. like ta Say a hobby you've been interested lately. And I like couldn't think of anything besides working and podcasting. So I'm like,
00:01:26
Speaker
podcasting. Did you say what it was about? um Yeah, I said it was about, and then I'm like, this is a little bit private because I don't necessarily want to share. And then the guy, he's like this really sweet finance guy on my team. After, he's like, don't worry, I'm going listen on the plane ride home. And i'm like...
00:01:43
Speaker
Great. Cool. Honestly, you don't say – you're listening, ah But you can't get buttoned up now. you know. We need to be more unhinged. I was actually going to tell you that. I feel like sometimes we're too buttoned up on the podcast. Like we need to be like moms after dark.
00:01:58
Speaker
Button it all out. One of our like biggest fans told me, she's like, I'm more like Hailey. say everything I feel. And I'm like, I say what I feel. I just don't, I just like word vomit. Yeah.
00:02:11
Speaker
I like that about you though. You're not afraid to like say it how it is, but also just like put it out there. That's nice. I actually, it's been a goal of mine to like not put it out there.
00:02:23
Speaker
Someone – I'm like, maybe I don't need to tell the cashier at Trader Joe's like every part of my day. But sometimes just like feels good to let it out. I also think like people are attracted to that. Do you know what I mean? And like some people obviously want other things, but like it's kind of who you are. so Yeah, you're right. Can't change now. Don't hide your light under a bushel.
00:02:47
Speaker
Is that scripture? I think so. I don't know. I didn't know any. You know what Pride and Prejudice is Yes. It's off that. The pink version. Do you remember the pink version? i Okay, when you say, do you know what Pride and Prejudice is, do
Childhood Memories and Evolving Identities
00:03:00
Speaker
you mean like, did I read the book or did I watch the movie? It's the movie.
00:03:03
Speaker
I haven't watched the movie or read the book, but I know what it is. Okay, so you don't know the pink Pride and Prejudice is then? No. Should we have a girl's night? I don't know if it's a Mormon spinoff, but I think so. And I loved watching growing up. Yeah, it's so cute.
00:03:15
Speaker
I'll have to show you it. A Mormon Pride and Prejudice? Yeah. Wait, hold on. I feel like this can't be a real thing. Yeah, the pink disc. We could watch it like it it. It was like a church show, kind of. Are you sure it wasn't just like they took out the sex scenes or make out scenes?
00:03:29
Speaker
um Look it up. I don't know. Look up pink. Pride and Prejudice. Pride Prejudice pink version. Maybe say like Mormon or something. That pretty Okay, while you're looking that up, I want to like just put something out there. You talked about like working on not putting yourself out there.
00:03:44
Speaker
I saw this TikTok the other day and the whole theme was like, it was like, hey mamas, we're okay to rebrand. And I just thought that like, that just really spoke to me. Like anytime you're feeling like down or you're not yourself, like you can always change who you are.
00:03:57
Speaker
Yeah. You can become a different version of yourself. I saw a TikTok that was similar. That was like, when I remember that I'm also a mom in her thirties living life for the first time too. I love that because I think we like, I relate to that so much.
00:04:09
Speaker
Shame. Is it the millennial? Probably. We're just like selfish. We're like, we're people too. Yeah. like No, but it's so true if you think about it. Like we get so lost in motherhood. Yeah. Like we're 30 for the first time. um True. We're just doing this for the first time. living for the first time. Lately I feel so old.
00:04:27
Speaker
Really? Which going into feeling so old, we went to the Megan Maroney concert. do you
Music Events and Generational Style
00:04:32
Speaker
know who Megan Maroney is? Yes. You you have to. No, wait. She sings that song like – Wait, what is it? It needs to come to the Morgan Wallen one.
00:04:40
Speaker
That's like- The one about- Morgan Wallen. That's about Morgan Wallen. Orange looks good on her. Or red? I can't remember. Yes. What is that song? It's bugging me now. Tennessee Orange. Yes. Orange looks good on her. So, love Megan Maroney.
00:04:51
Speaker
I don't know a ton about her fan base, but we bought tickets probably four months ago. Okay. Or five months ago. We're like, hey we're going to go to Megan Maroney. With her fan base young. Okay. So, this was before I was pregnant.
00:05:03
Speaker
This was- but Anyways, we're there. We show up. I swear we were at a teeny bopper event. Like there were dads waiting outside for their teenage girls that were inside.
00:05:15
Speaker
i have never felt so old. Like, so it's Camden and I, my husband, just surrounded by like 15 to 18 year old girls screaming her songs, bawling, like literally bawling, screaming. You can't even hear a single word that she's singing because everyone is screaming, singing so loud.
00:05:33
Speaker
And so we left after like 35 minutes. Wait, that's actually so sad. It was really sad and i was really excited, but also was feeling pretty nauseous and I was getting a migraine and I was like, I just felt so old. Like I didn't, I'm just like here with my pregnant belly and there's like all these girls in cowgirl boots around me and I was like, I think that this is like the first concert I've gone to where someone, the performer's like younger than me.
00:05:56
Speaker
Yeah. And that was the issue. I felt like I was truly like, shop I felt like I was chaperoning prom. I do think like our old age has like, Made us enjoy the comforts of life.
00:06:09
Speaker
Oh, I love going to bed early. Going to bed early, turning on a show. And I think as you get older, it's just easier to like sit back. Yeah. Like I don't want get in the ocean. I just want to sit and. Wait, that's the opposite of what you said last time. You said get in the ocean. Okay. I'm going for a sober moment here. Just wait.
00:06:24
Speaker
So you know what I think we should do? Just be crazy. We need to fight against the elderly.
00:06:32
Speaker
you No, I feel geriatric lately. When we were working, we were at the gym but right before this. You're pregnant, dude. No, I know. But when we were doing squats, I was like, I probably look like an 80-year-old woman like doing a squat right now. Actually, an 80-year-old woman would do a better squat than me.
00:06:45
Speaker
Okay. I just feel old lately, but what do we need to do to feel young? Let's petition a whole episode on this. let's Let's table it. Let's ask our followers, what do you do to feel young again? as a mom. As a mom.
00:06:56
Speaker
I also think- But sometimes I like feeling old. Well, we could say are what makes you feel old. We can do the contrast. I kind of like being in like my Martha Stewart, Nancy Meyers. I just want to make a tea and like cuddle up on the couch and like pretend to read a book.
00:07:10
Speaker
Okay, let let's let's cater to both audiences. We were crazy in Nashville. Yeah. Crazy. When it comes – we're crazy for us. Like, we went dancing. We also stayed up till, like – the first morning we stayed up talking till 4 a.m. What was that about? that was crazy. So, like, we can still get down. I know we can still get down. But also, I don't want to be the mom that's, like, trying so hard to be young.
00:07:29
Speaker
but Also, we are young moms. We're only 30. I like trying to be young, personally. You also have, like, you look young. You look young? I don't. i As soon as this baby comes out and Botox, I'm wondering if they could just come to the hospital and just, like, all of i actually have an idea, but I'll save it for the episode.
00:07:46
Speaker
Well, let's go back on that. Okay, I have another episode idea real quick. This is just so random. ah We need to do, like... what it's like being a millennial mom because I've been seeing so many funny TikToks about like Gen Z and millennials and like everything that's millennial about us, we should discuss on the pod because I think we are an epitome of millennials.
00:08:03
Speaker
But yeah, I'm not ashamed. I'm not ashamed. I'm here for it. But also like, was there ever a generation that wasn't cringe? Do know what I don't know. guess the generations that aren't cringe right now are the young ones, so it's hard to know. I think they're cringe. Really? They're wearing jorts. Yeah.
00:08:20
Speaker
Okay, jorts are kind of cool though. I can't. No, that is one trend. I like love if you can pull off a jort like that. I love that for you. You cannot catch me ever wearing jorts. What?
00:08:31
Speaker
Okay, I actually wanted to buy some jorts this summer. So maybe this is true. I love the look. You so Gen Z. Of like the long sleeve crop with jorts and like low rise with a belt.
00:08:42
Speaker
It is so cute. It's cool. I fear I'm getting too old for you.
00:08:49
Speaker
Wait, what do you mean it's cool? Like, I'm literally pitching some. Okay, but we also grew up in, like, the Bermuda short era, and I feel like Bermuda shorts to jorts, it's just two ah yeah too similar.
00:09:00
Speaker
Like, obviously, I don't want to be wearing the booty shorts, but, like, I like just, like, a mid-thigh, angled, still short short. You would look cute in jorts, though. No, I wouldn't.
00:09:11
Speaker
I would look like I was playing the team. The wearing their husband's or boyfriend's shorts, I kind of love it.
00:09:17
Speaker
like Yeah. If you wear jorts, I will fully support you. Like, I'm here for you. I will support that journey for you, but I'm not going to wear them with you. I haven't gotten any yet. I will get some. Okay. Yeah. Maybe I'm going to, like, eat my words, next summer I'm going to be sporting the jorts. going to wear jorts, man. When I'm postpartum, I'm going to nursing in my jorts.
00:09:38
Speaker
I think the secret to jorts, though, is you kind of have to have, like – a midriff showing because – Wouldn't be me. I think, like, they are ugly. Like, let's be honest. Like, as far as the fit.
00:09:49
Speaker
So, like, you kind of have to have, like, a belly shirt or something. Like, it's not cute if you wear, like, a baggy shirt shirt with George. Yeah, because then you're just Adam Sandler. Yeah. Which people are behind. Speaking of, I am in my Adam Sandler part of pregnancy, honestly.
00:10:00
Speaker
It is so hard because I'm 23 weeks, which is so crazy. And I feel like I'm just wearing baggy clothes right now because it's like kind of cold.
00:10:12
Speaker
And so you can like kind of tell I'm pregnant, but you can't really tell I'm pregnant. But also like I thought I would totally be like the belly out all the time. How do you do that when it's cold? Yeah. Your belly gets cold. don't think it's the season. My belly is so white.
00:10:26
Speaker
feel like belly out is for summertime. I know. So I just like didn't plan this pregnancy right. I didn't plan this pregnancy. No, but think. No, no, no. Actually, you did. did? Yes. Okay. I've had a February. Well, January, but I've had a February baby before and it's actually the best. I've had a February baby too. Elsie was February. Did you love it? and No.
00:10:43
Speaker
I love being super pregnant in the summer. Okay. See, I think it's nice being in the winter pregnant. Bikini pregnant? No, because like how do you wear a coat over a belly? Just leave it open. Then you get cold.
00:10:56
Speaker
Layer. I'll figure it out. I just was joking with my sister-in-law like all these girls on Pinterest that look so cute pregnant. like this is going to be me this time. And then I go to get dressed and I'm straight up Adam Sandler.
00:11:07
Speaker
Yeah. It gets bad. It's okay not to be beautiful when pregnant, though. Just embrace the... Okay, this, like, is kind of cute. Oh, see, I don't... That's not how I would wear jorts. I like, like, the boyfriend shorts.
00:11:23
Speaker
Also, did you find... like, cargo shorts? Kind of, yeah Those aren't jorts. The whole... Jorts means jean shorts. Okay, but they have jean versions. I'll show you a picture. i don't have my phone. Jorts with midriff...
00:11:36
Speaker
There's like a TikToker I'm specifically thinking of. I don't know their name though. Wait, did you end up finding the pink version of? Yeah, I think that might have been like. Wait, these are way cute. Are you kidding? Okay, those I wouldn't explain as jorts. I think are like to the knee. But that's even what I'm thinking of. I'm thinking of like this. to the knee.
00:11:52
Speaker
Yeah. No, I can't. That's so close to the Bermuda shorts. I can't. We need to pull up a pic. We need to do a poll on this because like I think I'm anti-jorts. Really? Okay, let's a poll. And I love a trend. I bet you most millennials are anti-jorts.
00:12:05
Speaker
Yeah, you're just a cool millennial. Yeah. I try to keep up with the styles. I don't always do though. you have really cool sisters, too. Not that my sister's not cool, but my sister's not, like, trendy. Like, your sisters are very, like, trendy and cool. And trendy in, like, a good way. Like, they thrift and, like, they dress really cool.
00:12:20
Speaker
Yeah, they they help so they keep you young. They keep me young. Can they help me? Yeah. Let's add them to the podcast. Except I'm anti-short. Yeah, we should have one of your sisters on the podcast and talk about, like, the cringe
Lifestyle Trends and Emotional Experiences
00:12:30
Speaker
things that we do as millennial moms. Yes. They can give our Gen exposure. Yeah.
00:12:35
Speaker
You wanted to talk about happy pills. Oh, yeah, yeah. I forgot about this. Okay, so I'm like selling everybody on this, which I actually had a friend who originally sold me on it, so the credit really goes to her, Maddie.
00:12:46
Speaker
And um she basically, she saw this thing on TikTok. It's like BrainMD, I think is the TikTok. Oh, I've heard of it. The bald guy? Yes, yes. That's how I figured out to take L-theanine.
00:12:58
Speaker
Okay, he went like TikTok viral for these happy pills. It's called happy saffron. Oh, I've heard of this. And I've been taking it and I genuinely it works. thought you said they're caffeine pills. Is it caffeine and it's just saffron.
00:13:10
Speaker
Nothing else, I don't think. No, I am all for not to get too in the weeds. I'm all for an amino acid pill. I'm all for a supplement. um I'm the one who told you like you need to get on supplements. Yes. Yes.
00:13:21
Speaker
And did it change your life? I... Okay, so my friend that told me about it, she's like, give it a week and just see how you're feeling. And I've given it a week and I actually feel like it's like taking the edge off. hu Like, do you know, I was doing testosterone before. yeah Which I like that too, but I, you know, I can get deep on conspiracies and someone...
00:13:38
Speaker
I saw somewhere that said testosterone can mess up your fertility. I'm like, oh, not taking a chance. So I stopped taking it. And anyways, I don't even know if that's true, but started on these happy pills and they really work. So if you wanted, I like, this is how much I love them, Haley. I convinced three people at my family reunion.
00:13:57
Speaker
To get them? To buy them. And and they I made them literally purchase it in front of me. I'm like, get it out. wait Put the coat in. Okay, this is the annoying thing about pregnancy is everything is like there's limited research.
00:14:09
Speaker
Which like I get. Do you ask Chatty? Oh, I could ask Chatty. But it says it can lead to premature labor and miscarriage. i don't know if I want to mess with that. I need – No, not worth As soon as I have this baby, going to do like a steps to glow up.
00:14:23
Speaker
Like these are all the things I'm going to do to glow up. I love it. Because I'm done having kids after four. Like once I glow up, I'm not going back. I will do all the things. So like whatever anyone has ever done to have a quote unquote glow up, tell me because going to do it And then I will say too, you should also just be a potato and veg till like May.
00:14:44
Speaker
You really should. I should. You're having a January baby. it's your last baby. February, March, April, May. That's too many. No, I'm going to give myself like two months. No, dude. You need to just chill. always give myself a whole year and then I'm like a year postpartum and I feel terrible.
00:14:59
Speaker
You need to wait for like six months at least. Then it's going to be summertime. Yeah, but who cares? Like, yeah at that point, you'll be kind of going. just think, like, think about it like this. You're right. It's your last baby.
00:15:10
Speaker
I think I've never had this feeling, though, like, i want to bounce back, or I hate that term. I've never – I've always given myself literally a year where I yeah eat whatever I want. I do But because I thought I was done with three babies – I'm like so ready to feel good again because I felt so good before. It's not even about how I look. it's just like how I felt.
00:15:28
Speaker
You were also at like your best. I know. And you felt good. You know felt healthy. You will get back to that. But I think like right now it's hard for you to picture like having a baby and like how joyful that is. i know. And like, it's not about the glow up. It's all about just like the little moment and like sleeping in and like so I, in there's three other kids.
00:15:50
Speaker
No, no. They've got to get to school. This is what I was going to say. Exactly. That's what dads are for. That's, I remember with my other two having my third that, like, i had to slow down because someone had to sit there and nurse him. Someone had to sit there and rock him to sleep. And, like, it naturally became me. And, like, Sam helped with the other two a lot more. yeah I slept in with him until, like, 9.30 or 10 every day. And I just remember feeling so, like – You enjoyed it. This like slowed me down to a way – like it honestly makes me like emotional thinking about it, but just like it slowed my life down so I could just like enjoy it. Yeah. Sometimes we're just like boo, boo, boo, boo. I know. It's just nice just like – I need to do that.
00:16:29
Speaker
You do. I will try my very best. It's not in your personality, but – But I did it with Graham. I really did it with Graham. I like really slowed down and I really enjoyed postpartum with him.
00:16:40
Speaker
But it's hard like three kids on one adult. Like you're saying like, yeah, Camden could take him to school. But yeah, Elsie will be in school. Blair will be in school. It's not going to be all on him. You're right.
00:16:51
Speaker
So you just got to enjoy and relax. my Speaking of not relaxing, what are you up to? If I look stressed, it's because I am We are moving. This week, we've actually been in the process of moving for the past, like, month, which it's such a process. Like, the emotional distress that moving causes. Like, even just, like, putting an offer on a house, seeing if they're going to accept it, and then doing the inspection. Like, we did, like, an offer, a counteroffer, an inspection. Things came back on the inspection, and then we had to, like,
00:17:23
Speaker
go back to them and like try to renegotiate because all these things were wrong. Like there's just so many things. And then we had to find renters for our house, which was just like so emotional because you – it's just a lot. Like people think they want it and then they don't want it. And luckily we found really great renters that are signing – or already signed and everything's taken care of. But the last month of just like – also we're living in boxes. And I do not do well with that.
00:17:47
Speaker
But we're officially moving this week. We'll hopefully be sleeping at the new house this weekend. i know. yeah I looked it up though. Right now we're about six minutes away from each other. new house is 13 minutes. That's kind of far.
00:18:01
Speaker
That can't be right. Look it up right now. You know your address? is it I was telling CM where it is. Never mind. I guess I shouldn't say that. on the you maybe Just in case we're so famous, they might show up.
00:18:13
Speaker
You never know. People are crazy. Okay. It's 12 minutes from here. Okay. I can have a 12 minutes. That's not too bad. Double. And it's like also where I am all the time. That's the whole reason we're moving. So we're moving – we were not planning on moving.
00:18:25
Speaker
I'm like always looking because I love houses, but – We're moving to an area where we're always – like our kids go to school – it I don't know why we're doing it. We go to the there. go to the gym there. There's more kids in the neighborhood. There's more kids in the neighborhood. It just like, we weren't planning on it and then we saw the house and we fell love. But we're downsizing from like less than half the size of our house now. So it's been like major purge, which feels really good, but also really stressful when you're prepping to have a baby to be like, wait, where is all of our stuff going to go? You're going homestead, like minimalist. Like, look at me. Yeah.
00:19:01
Speaker
I'm like pretty already... Minimal. So I feel like it's going to be stretched to even be more minimal. Yeah. And I already What did you get – have you gotten rid of anything that made you gotten rid lot of things.
00:19:11
Speaker
um Luckily, like the two pieces of furniture I didn't want to get rid of, our renters are okay with us leaving it at the house. Yeah. And it like fits perfectly in the space. So I feel like I'm not – getting rid of it.
00:19:22
Speaker
Yeah. And I think like what's so cool about you is you really are so good at like making a house a home. Like you've redone your whole house and it looks so good. And like, i of course, renters wanted to start renting it. And like, like you literally had like three people in five seconds. Yeah. We we were really lucky.
00:19:37
Speaker
you But you do a really great job at that. And I i know it's nerve wracking, but you'll take this next home and like make it. It's been really emotional, honestly. Like I have never been in a home for so long, married,
00:19:49
Speaker
And like our kids have really grown up there and they're still so young, but like it's weird. i don't know. might be because I'm pregnant, but I've been so emotional about it and I'm not sentimental about this kind of stuff usually.
00:20:00
Speaker
You've put a lot of time and energy and tears into your house though. Yeah, there has, but I'm really excited. It will be good. ah We're not going to be that far away. That's the thing is like when I see you, it's not because we live in the same neighborhood. It's because we're driving, we're both driving this area. The car is the only thing that makes me sad.
00:20:16
Speaker
I know, but i probably couldn't carpool anyway because I'm going to have four kids and my card only if fits four kids. We're going have to upgrade our cards, honestly. you know. Anyways, so... So speaking of not being chill, Haley is the queen of go, go, go and like doing it all. So I'm very proud of you. It's a lot going on, but I think you'll be happy.
00:20:33
Speaker
And it's like you're nesting. You're just nesting early. I just take nesting so seriously that I have to move my entire family yeah to like reset. Yeah. That's just what I'm doing. you will. And you will. And everything will be deep, clean, and perfect.
00:20:44
Speaker
um ah oh Speaking of being a type A personality, I was telling Haley this at the gym today. I think like both of us are the same in that we like love control and we love planning and just like managing everything.
00:20:57
Speaker
And we were just talking – Control freaks. We were brainstorming
Personality Traits and Influences
00:21:00
Speaker
at the gym of like how to like not get endorphins from like just being extremely productive. But it's just like – How I am. No, that i feel like when I'm not having a good day, it's when I wasn't productive. Same.
00:21:12
Speaker
When I like my pillow, my pillow hits my head. When my head hits the pillow at night and I can think of all the things I accomplished that day, like that's what makes me feel good. Yeah. What does that say about us? Can someone therapize that? Because like there's a problem.
00:21:25
Speaker
Is it like oldest daughter thing energy? I think yeah. It also can be a little annoying to be around, though, because don't expect other people it ist that same thing. It annoying to around. It is.
00:21:36
Speaker
I, like, get annoyed with myself. But, like, what do you do? Do you wake up, like, with a list of things that you're going to go do right, as soon as you wake up? Yeah. Same. I, like, can think of my thing right now. i'm like unload. Start the laundry. Get breakfast going. Make sure you've got to stay on top of it. But it is frustrating, like...
00:21:53
Speaker
When your spouse wants to chill and you're like, no, we have stuff to do. I get more frustrated at nighttime because I like to have the house put away at the same time that the kids are putting getting put down.
00:22:04
Speaker
So I like race. Like after dinner, I'm like, let's go, well go, Baths, clean up. Like I want it done so that when 8 o'clock hits, I can just like start shutting down. so when if Camden's not on my level and he's like, oh, I'll like do it once the kids are done. I'm like, no, bro.
00:22:19
Speaker
Yeah. This is what we've been training for. This is the time. Let's go. and he's like, I'll do the dishes in the morning. and i'm like, absolutely not. And he gets frustrated. i do feel like it is one of those situations. Like in every relationship, though, there has to be one that's just a little – If you're both too type a Yeah.
00:22:37
Speaker
Which Camden is type A. Like he wakes, he's more like in the morning like you where he's like go, go, go, go. It does take me a minute in the morning. Are you a morning or an evening person then?
00:22:47
Speaker
I feel like you know this. don't. Yeah, I'm definitely more an evening person. Because you trained yourself to be morning, right? I swear you started I did. I did train myself to be a morning person and then I got pregnant. Yeah.
00:22:58
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I love sleeping in, though. I love sleeping in. But I'm not a rot day. You need a rot day. I need day. That's having a newborn will give you like a million rot days. But is that even a rot day if you're still like taking care of a newborn?
00:23:10
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It will feel like it because yeah your alternative will be like being with three kids or just being with a newborn. The hospital stay will literally be like a five-star resort for me. Have you seen that TikTok trend? Like da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
00:23:23
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Like we're the thing. There's the TikTok trend of like. That's not the sound, but I know what you're talking about. There's the TikTok trend where it's like. um My husband's with all the toddlers and I say Shoot, I have to stay with the baby. Shoot, have to stay with the baby. They're like pretending to cry and then they're like, yeah. Yeah, what's the noise? It's not what you're singing, but I don't know what it is. We'll wink it.
00:23:46
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Okay. Okay, wait. You told me something. You told me something shocking at the gym. What was it? The summer I turned pretty. What side you're on? Oh. you I probably am like in 0.0% of team Jeremiah's. No, I have never talked to or met a single person who's team Jeremiah.
00:24:04
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I don't love Conrad. He kind of gives me the ick. Wait, no. Jeremiah gives me the ick. No, he's so cute and so sweet. Wait, you're kidding. No, I'm not. I'm genuinely not kidding. Like if you were in her position, you would choose Jeremiah.
00:24:19
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He's like so needy. i feel like that's not your style. Okay, I'm not thinking of myself in her position. I'm just saying who will I- Well, prefer Jeremiah. jeremiah That's the whole point of watching the show is you're putting yourself in that position of like, who would I choose?
00:24:35
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Can you, just like need you to defend yourself because I really don't, I don't understand. Like it was always her and Conrad. Like when I see everybody being like, oh, Conrad, he just pays so much attention to her. I'm like, I feel like Jeremiah spends tons of attention. He's super loving. He's all over her. Like they're both cringe, honestly. And he's cuter.
00:24:54
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Yeah, he is cuter. Conrad, have you seen though that his wife looks so much like Belly in real life? Okay, they're so cute. They're so cute, but like that's kind of crazy. It is crazy.
00:25:06
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I see it a little bit, but Maureen just like she just seems so sweet. Like she seems like a character belly. She seems really cool. Not like the actress Lola. Yeah. Yeah. She seems just like. tongue. Yeah. I looked him up the other day. So how many followers he had.
00:25:18
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It's crazy how invested I've gotten because. Yeah. Okay. Speaking of TikToks, I saw this TikTok where it's like, yeah, it's just nostalgic. Go watch the summertime pretty bad. And you're like, team Conrad. Like it is crazy how you just like.
00:25:29
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Get really into it You're into it. I read all of the books probably like two. years ago and so I feel like I wasn't as into it because i knew what was gonna happen the whole time yeah um so what makes you team Conrad I just think I honestly think she shouldn't have ended up with either of them like I think this might be a hot take but I think the summer I turned pretty is like giving incest like these they are genuinely like genuinely like her brothers and Yeah. that's And she's had sex with of them. I don't feel like that's a hot take. I think what's crazy is like if you really put yourself in her position, the two people she's had sex with are brothers that she grew up with. Luckily had one in between Benito.
00:26:10
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I forgot about Benito. But we don't know if they had... Yeah, they had sex for Yeah, I think it's part of the show, right? Yeah, yeah. So anyways, I think very on top is that their mom died. Like, it actually is pretty awful if you think about it.
00:26:22
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Yeah, no, it is sad. Like, your mom dies. I'm like, you and your brother left. Your dad, you know, don't have a great relationship. And then the girl comes between you. I'm just ready for the summer. Like, I appreciated it for what it was, but I'm ready for it to be over.
00:26:35
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Oh, wait, real quick. While we're talking to reality TV, what do you think about the new Bachelor at Wait, the new bunch. Oh my gosh. Do you not know? Yes. It took me a second. I love it. I love it It's going to be so fun to watch. I love it. I watched a TikTok of her being like, I can't believe I was nominated. And she's just saying like, oh, I'm so excited. Like, I know people are like, why me? And like, I deserve love. And it was so cute. I'm like, it's going to be. No, it is. Can we do a watch party? We need a watch party. I am, you know, I'm not Bachelor.
00:27:04
Speaker
I'm not watching The Bachelorette anymore. No, now I am. Well, that was, it was so smart of them to cast her because honestly, we've been needing something like this. She is either going to revive the Bachelorette completely. 100%. She's going to turn it around. too I think too many people were following off the Bachelorette train and going to Love Island because Love Island's way better. yeah But she's bringing like the true trash TV we all want to watch. Yes. Like the drama is going to be there. It's going to be wild. Like I feel like a lot of people, the characters coming in will be interesting too. hear that they might film it in Utah?
00:27:34
Speaker
What? I think that was a rumor. But that would be crazy. We don't need any more shows here, honestly. Like, we don't need. Why do I, like, not want them to film in Utah? Go to L.A. Yeah, like, just stay in L.A. Well, I bet they'll go to L.A. and then, like, go around the world.
00:27:48
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They'll probably get to travel to whether theyre her hometown and go to Swig. but That's so true. Oh my gosh. um I did listen to the complete Call Her Daddy podcast episode. Yeah.
00:28:00
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but it Was it so good? Yeah. she was I was impressed with her. like She was very articulate. i think she's actually very smart. Are you a friend, a fan? I am a friend of Taylor Frankie Paul. I've always liked Yes.
00:28:11
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Yes. I feel like even when everything was going on, was like, this girl's like truly herself. Yes. She's unapologetically herself. And I will always love someone who is unapologetically themselves.
00:28:22
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I completely agree. um Okay. Well, I should jump into the episode. We decided to do a little, I guess, more fun episode this week. And the theme is like little white lies we tell our kids.
00:28:34
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I'll be honest. I didn't like really think of any. So really? i feel like all day I'm just spouting out white lies. Yeah. Like, oh, this is spicy. No, you can't do that. Like, no, this is medicine. you ever be like, I like spicy stuff? walker Oh, 100%.
00:28:51
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My biggest one that I use the most is that everything has caffeine in it because my kids know they can't have caffeine. Oh, yeah. That's smart. And even if I'm drinking a water and I don't want them to drink my water, do you let your kids drink out of your water bottle?
00:29:02
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I unfortunately do. Not by choice. but Sometimes you have to. I've, like, I've let them so many times that now I'm just let them. When i let them, when I bought my water bottle, was like, this is mine. No one else is drinking out of it. But there are situations like I'm not going to tell my two-year-old no when he's like, mom, I'm thirsty. And it's kind of savage. Like I rarely forget my water.
00:29:23
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Rarely. But I'll forget their water sometimes. Well, also, can they be in charge of their own waters? Yeah, they could. And like, honestly, I should just pack them a water every time because I always bring mine. But it's a lot. It's a lot to pack it all up.
00:29:34
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And but so yes. Yes. do end up sharing majority of the time. Anyways, that was a tangent. I should stop though. I always them that my drink has caffeine in it. That's smart. Okay.
00:29:46
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Protein gives superpowers. That's honestly a good one. Wait. It kind of does. It kind of does. Honestly, that's not even a lie. Actually, there was another protein one. i' I'm going to read it Oh, protein makes you talk.
00:29:57
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Oh, talk. Protein makes you tall and sugar makes you short. That's a good one. Oh, I just thought of one. um My dad's mom would tell him if you slept with the lights on that you would... be short oh yes you told us this other day yes and he like still to this day believes it oh my god he's like 50 how old is my dad yeah he's your parents ingrained into your head that you're like actually that's true yes no he 100% like believed it because he don't like he was a guy he didn't want to be short so he and he was one to sleep with the lights on his mom would be like yeah he's pretty tall he's not short tall is he
00:30:30
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but I don't know how tall my Where do you get your... What? You know how tall your dad is? Like, not exactly. Over six foot. Where do you get your height from? Probably my You're like 5'10", right? I'm 5'9".
00:30:43
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5'9". But Camden is So, like, I feel like that's tall. Your kids are going to be tall. Yeah, they're big. They're tall kids. How tall is your mom? I have no idea. Really? Yeah.
00:30:54
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I feel like I know my siblings' height like this and my parents'. Oh, I couldn't tell you my brothers, my siblings. Nothing. Maybe you only obsess with it if you're not tall. Maybe. I also think I have tall blindness. like when Yeah. we You and me, I'm like, yeah, we're the same height.
00:31:07
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And then we'll take a picture and I'm like, no. I feel that way. I'm an Amazon woman. I feel like everyone's my same height and my same age. I think this a human problem. Yeah. I'm only 5'4", by the way. So I'm pretty short.
00:31:19
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Yeah, like that's quite a bit shorter than me. What would be your ideal height? Like for myself? Yeah. I think 5'7". I think is like perfect. Like 5'6". Yeah. Yeah. yeah yeah Just e right in between us.
00:31:34
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Perfect. I need to be a short queen. I always say for protein, I always say it gives you energy, which is true. Yeah, no, that is true. later don lie That's a good lie. I have no idea how YouTube works. Ask your dad.
00:31:44
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Yep. The classic line. Ask your dad. Ask your dad. I don't know how to do that. Ask your dad. Like, we're doing that all day. Ask your dad, babe. Yeah. Okay. ah McDonald's is closed.
00:31:57
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I do this all the time. And Graham, my two-year-old, like, Mom, it's open today. Mom, it's open today if he wants to go somewhere. It's open today. Open 24-7. Do you know what that reminds me of? Closed on Sundays.
00:32:09
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You're my Chick-fil-A. You don't know that song? Colson loves that song.
00:32:14
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Everything near us is closed on Sundays and it's actually becoming a big problem for me. I have a list of things that are open on Sundays, like restaurant-wise in my mind. So that way I know. You know. Via Pizza, Houston Hot Chicken. In-N-Out.
00:32:29
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In-N-Out. Yeah, that's classic. In-N-Out on Sunday. There's like nothing like going to the American Fork In-N-Out and seeing everyone in their church clothes. Eating their in and out. Like, there's nothing more Utah than that. Okay, that Spidey and his friends go to bed early so we can't watch the show right now. LOL. hate Spidey and his amazing friends.
00:32:48
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Spidey and his and his friends. It's just not good. My kids obsess over it. do you know what? It's a dopamine hit for them though. So that's why they love it.
00:33:00
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It's like they beg me for Spidey. Well, it's so true. Like the low stimulating shows do not keep their attention the same. No, they're all something. I put on Bernstein Bears. Have you ever done them for kids? Your boys would not like it. They'd be like, what the hell is this? I've seen it. I've heard of the name though. It's like cute. but But 20 minutes, my kids are like, we're bored. i'm like, okay, screen time's over.
00:33:19
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Screen time's over. Okay. I do like that though. They went to bed and then you're like, they're already asleep. They can't turn on the show. feel like our kids are starting to get to the ages, though, where, like, we can't lie as much. their My kids are, like, learning how to lie themselves.
00:33:33
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I know. Colson told me you were pregnant. What if I was? No, I genuinely am not. My birth control is still in. was worried, though. pregnant, it would be a shock to me. In carpool, he told Camden, yeah, he had this whole story about how you were pregnant and that you guys did the poppers and it was a girl and like all these things.
00:33:53
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Wait, but maybe that's a foreshadowing. So I didn't want to ask you about it because I thought maybe you were like waiting to tell me. Oh my gosh, no, I'm not pregnant, but I will say that makes me like very happy that's a girl. Yeah, and he was really excited about it. And Camden was like, is Becca pregnant? I'm like, we talked about it this morning. she or like Her birth control is still in, so I really don't think she's pregnant.
00:34:13
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I have chat GPT'd it multiple times. I think like five is an age where they do start fibbing and like lying a lot. like allie I'll hear him talk to his friends. He told his friend, we have six 3D printers. we do We're borrowing one from his from his's uncle.
00:34:26
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But I'm like six 3D printers. see, okay. Do they have a 3D printer at school? I don't think so. It's probably just Coulson telling me. No, before even Coulson, she was talking about 3D printers all the time. And like other kids at school.
00:34:39
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Yeah. They're just coming up with all the things at school. Now you have to have 3D printer. I can't keep up. Yeah. have to get Spidey Amazing Friends with a 3D printer. Okay. He is going to get bugs in his teeth if he doesn't brush. Oh, yeah. we Wait, that's actually true.
00:34:56
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Yeah. Isn't it Bugs? Yeah, like little bugs that like – like bacteria. But not bugs. No, I think there are – my gosh. What? This one that I remember from – This is a white lie never got over. Because my mom tell me that. So you think there's bugs in your teeth? Ew, that makes me want to barf.
00:35:15
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Like little like microscopic bugs that like if your teeth aren't clean. think that's true. my that's a white lie that never... don't think that's true. Maybe. Let's chat to the tears.
00:35:30
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Okay, there are spiders on things he shouldn't. Maybe shouldn't touch. Oh. Okay. This wouldn't stop my kids. Don't touch. They're spiders. Her juice is 95% water or a splash of body armor and then just denist water or just ingredients, electrolytes. Whoops.
00:35:48
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No, 100%. Yeah. We're not giving our kids the full thing. First of all, it's not even for the health benefits. If I buy juice, I am making that juice last. Exactly. until the end Until they're 18. I am putting a teeny bit in there.
00:36:01
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Our lemonade is just relight electrolytes. I know you're so healthy. Do you know they make relight kids now? Oh, they do? Shout out. Yeah. I love Relight. You know I'm loyalist. I don't know what the difference is. We actually asked the guy because we were like at an event.
00:36:13
Speaker
What did he What's the difference? He was like, I don't really know. Like the sales guy. Another child GMT. Probably just like less. Yeah. I'm guessing. Which you don't do the whole thing anyway. Yeah, I just do a tiny bit. They're obsessed with it though.
00:36:24
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They love a Yeah, Colson when he was at my house last time did ask me if I had some Relight. He was like, what flavors you have? I was like, the watermelon lime. He's like, oh, I like that one. Yeah.
00:36:35
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Schmoozer. Okay. His ears turn colors when he lies, so he always covers his ear when he fibs. Wait, that is a good tell. It's like Pinocchio. I need to do that. That's actually so smart. Yeah. Because you could be like, oh your ears are turning a color.
00:36:49
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My nanny lately has been like teasing my kids if they fake cry and she's like, oh my gosh, you you're so good at fake crying and like make it a joke. And it's actually worked so well. need to try that. Like when they start whining or like fake crying and she's like, oh, I'm dying.
00:37:04
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You're so good at fake crying. Then they do start laughing. And it's like actually such a good idea. Hack. If she's listening. She told me she's hard listening to the podcast. Isn't that so cute? That is really cute. do you ever get embarrassed you can't think about the people listening to the podcast while you're recording the podcast because then you'll second guess everything you say oh that happens to me for sure more like oh my mom's listening to this yeah that's the biggest one my mom did tell me at the family reunion she's like I've been listening she's like it does make me think a lot about how you guys grew up and just making sure that we did it the right way she gave me an example and I can't remember what it was
00:37:36
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No, I don't think so because I literally think the world of her. But it's just like cute. Like she's like thinking back to her motherhood. um She said she made us laugh out loud though when we said on the last episode, I don't want to be a 14-year-old jumping into a minivan.
00:37:50
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She's like, that was just like – I was peeing my pants laughing. i'm like, it's true though. That minivan life. Okay. This is a lie you tell yourself. One moment at a time. You can handle whatever happens because you can. It's not a lie.
00:38:04
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We don't have a choice. we've got to keep going. Keep keeping on. Okay. um you need to remember You need to realize some of yours that you do. Okay. Well, that her show characters went night-night and that's why we can't watch the – hey, that's a common one. Yeah, that's a good one.
00:38:20
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um They have sugar bugs in their teeth. Okay, that's another good one People are saying that. Well, yeah, because it's true. Not a complete lie. ha. Okay, we're going to look that up. I tell my three-year-old that his sleepies in his eyes, he has sleepies in his eyes and gets them gone by going to sleep.
00:38:37
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Hmm. That's a good one. and I tell mine that they will get snakes in their belly if they eat their boogers because I throw up when I see kids eating their boogers. I hate when kids eat their... oh and look I can't think about it.
00:38:50
Speaker
Move on. Move on. My kids definitely eat their boogers. Snakes. It's disgusting. um I have three and none of them ever ate their boogers. Fuck. I just don't... and Okay. That's the last one. Which ones have you told your kids?
00:39:04
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Well, i shared this on Instagram, but my biggest one is that I can't drive the car unless my phone is plugged in because they always want to look at my phone in the car. And I don't really let them look at my phone a lot, but like we'll be in the they'll be like, can you show me the picture of that? Can i look at the picture of that? and I'm like, no. i Or Graham, my
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00:39:20
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two-year-old, will be like – Can I watch excavators on your phone? Because we do let him do that sometimes.
00:39:25
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And I'm like, no, i have to plug it in for the car to drive. And I'll even, like, unplug it and turn the car off. Smart. so they think, like, my car's powered by the phone. Oh, my gosh. it's going to be a rude awakening when they start driving. They're going to need my phone. Wait, have to plug my phone That's probably the biggest one. And just, like, the classic, like, this is spicy.
00:39:41
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Yeah. This is medicine. What else? um feel like there's so many things that are like on the edge of white lies. Elsie did ask me how this baby got into my belly.
00:39:53
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And I took your advice. Did you just say it straight up? literally said, I might have, well, you said to be scientific. Yeah. So what I said was, well, there's sperm. Okay. Did you laugh?
00:40:08
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No, I didn't laugh. i shoot Luckily, was driving and she was in the backseat so I could like. Kind of not have that, like the barrier of staring at you. But I was like, there's sperm. that comes from a dad and there's an egg that comes from a mom and when the mom and dad work together and combine the two it turns into a baby that's perfect are you proud of me yeah what did she say she was like oh how do you work together I was like Do you want to go to Chick-fil-A?
00:40:37
Speaker
Chick-fil-A? That was pretty like scientific for me. Yeah, that's great. I said the word sperm. but then And then I was like, the sperm are kind of like little fish. And she's like, oh, like little frog fish? And I was like, exactly.
00:40:50
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But now like I'm a little worried she's going to tell her friends what sperm is. And like, what's the big deal if she does? I think that's the whole point. Yeah. Normalizing it. And like, I think I told you this too. Like, my brother always like ties it back to nature too. Like, oh yeah. Like, it's called mating. You've probably seen animals do it in the wild. Like, bugs do it it. No, I told you when we saw the otters at the aquarium and they were literally going at it. She's like, mom, they're hugging. Give me your phone. I want to take a picture.
00:41:17
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Kind of. I was like, yeah, they are hugging. They were like flipping around each other. Okay, you need to think of one. What's a lie that you tell your kids? That's true millennial of us to be like so embarrassed about sex because it's really not a big deal.
00:41:28
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No, I know. I think that is like, that will be something our generation feels better about. Is that millennial of us or is that we were like raised more conservative? No, I think that's like common everywhere. Really? I don't think like parents gave their kids the talk, you know?
00:41:40
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Oh, my mom definitely gave me the talk. I just don't want to listen. Yeah. was like, oh, you I don't want to hear about that. we We like literally got the talk at like eight. Like it was like a thing. That's a good age. um I don't remember. I don't remember having the talk. I remember having lots of little talks that led up to like a full understanding.
00:41:58
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Yeah. But I do think they're finding out younger and younger. yeah I think if you can just not make it like secretive or scary, then it's like totally better. Scientific. Good job. Okay. Jeez. Okay.
00:42:10
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Like think about like your day to day. like I don't know. i There's no more left. I always tell my kids like, sorry, there's no more. Oh, something I do. this is ah This actually sounds pretty manipulative now that I'm hearing it in my head.
00:42:22
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Like, I'll, like, say I have something when I don't. Like, if I'm trying to get them to leave somewhere and I've, like, tried all the things, I'll say, like, hey, I have a surprise for you if you race me to the car. do that all the time. The surprise is, like, a high five.
00:42:32
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Yeah. And then the surprise is, like, we're going to dinner, but we are going to dinner anyway. Yeah. That's that's one idea. think that's just called bribing. Yeah. pretty i like I will say I'm pretty truthful with my kids. You are very truthful. So maybe that's hard for you to think of things. I'm very like not truthful.
00:42:51
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Like I do try to be honest about what the consequence is going to be. And like I'll tell my kids like, oh, you can't drink that. It's coffee. It has caffeine in it. Yeah. And like they they still want it. And sometimes I'll say it's really gross. You can try it. Like I think I try to expose them to different things. I'm trying to think of another.
00:43:09
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ah There has to be some. What about like when it comes to screen time or when it comes to like – I'm just mean and say no. Just kidding. But good with screen time. I think the biggest hack is that you don't have one in your living room.
00:43:22
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Yeah, it is very nice. Like, I think – I don't – I think it'd be so easy when we're like, cooking right here or eating right here to turn the TV on. yeah Or, like, even a football game or something, which we actually are, like, kind of down at football season. Like, that'd be kind of nice.
00:43:35
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Turn on the U But – The U game. Are you guys U fans? i've I've kind of become one. I'm not really a fan. Are you a BYU fan? I mean, I was, like, raised to bleed blue.
00:43:47
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Same. Really? oh yeah. My dad was a really big BYU fan. Is he still? Yeah, like, he's on the, like, Cougar Columns and stuff. Ooh, okay. That's not the right name. That's a cute name. I know what you're saying.
00:43:59
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Yeah, that's a cute name. No, my family was, like, bleed blue. But Camden's family's youths. still BYU? BYU? Yeah, but they're not like, yeah, no, they are. They were more so when we lived in California, I feel like they were huge BYU fans.
00:44:12
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Because it was like, we're Mormon. but now in like Utah, it's like they don't. I wouldn't say it's as much or their personality, but like they go to the games. I'm not really a sports girl. we both graduated from BYU, so I feel like we should be like... BYU fans?
00:44:26
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I would go to a game. I would go for a game. and like If Colson went to a game, it'd be fun. But we used to house divided, but I realize I'm not really a sports person, so I don't care that deep. So like I'll just cheer for the Utes.
00:44:38
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so Wow. Okay. I kind of like the more than blue. Now we know that you're not loyal. No. The blue is such a good color. I'm not loyal at all. i'm such a I'd be like such a bad wagoner. Like, I like the Chiefs because of Taylor Swift. That's the type person about. but have you heard all the drama, of like what she's been doing lately? It's kind of annoying.
00:44:54
Speaker
Taylor Swift? Yeah. Oh, does make me not like her because I don't like love – I'm not a Swifty, but I'm becoming – I'm like starting to like her. Okay, maybe I won't tell you. Okay. she's just like Well, now now the tea is spilled. What is it? She just – well, this is what Camden, my husband, told me. So, like, this is him – coming from like a football perspective, but apparently Travis Kelsey got into an altercation with another player on another team and like someone slapped someone, but then they called it off.
00:45:20
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I think the guy slapped Travis, like an open face slap. And usually that's like an ejection, but it wasn't. And so afterwards Taylor like posted on social media and was like, I'm so disappointed in the NFL. Like,
00:45:33
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they This should have been this. Like, she, like, took it to her social media. And then so many – all the Swifties went and attacked the NFL. So the NFL went back and they find the guy.
00:45:44
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oh I'm Team Taylor in this. You really? I feel like using your power. Like, she should, like, stay out of it. Like, kind of, like – Yeah. I guess – Stay in your lane. Yeah. And I'm sure, like, the true NFL-er – see, I'm not a true NFL-er, though. Yeah. Like, I'm here for the pop.
00:45:58
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Like, do you follow – The pop. Like, the pop – um Like the soda pop? No, like pop stars. Like, oh, I'm here for like the... Pop culture. Pop culture. Oops.
00:46:09
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you follow Lily Checkets, by the way? Her account, Sporches? Well, you're wearing her sweatshirt. I forgot. I'm wearing her sweatshirt. Okay, it's so good. You should definitely follow it. It's basically like combining like sports knowledge, which is like pop stars. I think follow her. Yeah. And like the Kardashians and stuff.
00:46:23
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And I'm like definitely on team like pop stars and Kardashians. love like the vibe of football season. Like I love a chili. Yes. I love a... Super Bowl party with all the snacks.
00:46:34
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But like, am I going to sit there and watch the game? Probably not. all but i do I see what you're saying from Taylor Swift. It's like, state like don't get involved in Like, it's almost like when... Once she has a huge platform, then everyone's going to c side with her. Yes. Well, it's almost like when parents like get too involved with like the kids' games.
00:46:52
Speaker
It's like giving that energy. like It's a kind of cringy and like embarrassing that like she was like protecting him. like Just let him play his big boy sport. It's how I feel. Yeah, I get it. I get it. We actually put Colson football this season, and I think I told you this at the gym. I've been to one game.
00:47:08
Speaker
That's okay. don't know if I'm here for like – I don't know if I'm ready for Saturday sports. Like, we do a lot on the weekends. I know. And especially because you guys both work, I feel like that's like your family day, and you don't want to spend it just like going to something. around. Yeah. And they're also like it late. They're like at 5 and 6 at night on Saturdays. That's a lot. So we've been – we were out of town two times – well, three times. We had a family reunion. We went to Sam's cabin twice, and I'm just like – I feel bad, but I'm also like... I feel bad if like the team doesn't have enough players. That's where I feel bad. But I also am like... I think you're good.
00:47:36
Speaker
Next year, I don't think I'm doing that. No more Saturday sports. is more of just like a biker... Extreme sport. Extreme sport kind of guy. Oh, wait. I thought of a white lie.
00:47:46
Speaker
Oh. Oh, sometimes. Something about helmets? No, but I am strict on that. I would say, oh, I thought of what it was. Sometimes if, like, we have something planned and, like, we don't end up getting to it. Like, Colson's been wanting to the trampoline park for a long time. Mm-hmm.
00:48:02
Speaker
I will say like it's either it already closed or like we can't that. It's like basically a lie why we can't do it that day. Like it made me think of it was a football game. The other day he's like, is it my football game today?
00:48:13
Speaker
I'm like, no, not this week. Okay. That's a good way. So basically you're just giving them like scheduling issues. Yep. If I say there is something and we don't end up doing it, I kind of just say it was canceled.
00:48:25
Speaker
Oh my gosh. Spoiler alert. Do not listen to this in the car with your kids. it's yeah We could get deep into it. White lies could be like S-A-N-T-A. What's S-A-N-T-A? I'm not going to spell it.
00:48:37
Speaker
S-A-N-T-A. Oh. Yeah. So like that's a white lie. Why spelling it? I don't know. I'm scared one of your kids is going to hear even though they're sleeping. You're gonna hate me for this, but like I probably am like cool with them like not knowing Santa's real.
00:48:53
Speaker
Sometimes you say things and I feel like you and I are on the same page with so many things. And then you'll say things like dorts or saying Santa's not real. And I'm like, we are a house divided. And BYU too.
00:49:04
Speaker
Like you would tell you would tell him at this age, like five years old. My mom, is she's whispering my kids are dead asleep right now. My mom, I'm 30. I 30 or 31? think you're 30. I'm 30. Okay. thirty i'm thirty Your birthday is coming up.
00:49:20
Speaker
Oh, it is. Next month. Fun. What should we do? I just want to take a nap. I don't know. Okay. Go back to Santa. But um my mom still won't admit to me that Santa's not real. I'm like, Mom, I need to know because I have to be Santa for my... That's probably why I run so deep.
00:49:34
Speaker
Yeah. She was like very... like If I'm like, Mom, say Santa's not real. She's like, Nope. I don't know what you're talking about. and And I'm like, I buy the Christmas presents. No, there's a... She loves the magic of christ There's a magic of Santa. So like, I'm down to celebrate it, but like...
00:49:48
Speaker
if my kids found out Santa wasn't real, I'd just be like, whatever. Like, i that is not a secret I'm, like, bound to keep. I'm so scared. I think Sam would disagree with me, though, my husband, because he grew up in, like, a big Santa house.
00:50:01
Speaker
Yeah, and, like, they always come. They decorate with tons of Santas. Like, I remember I got Christmas decor one year when it was really in style. Like, do you remember when, like, rose gold and, like, silver Christmas ornaments were in style? Well, and, like, rose gold was, like, at our weddings. Yes. Yeah.
00:50:16
Speaker
um Both of our rings are rose gold. Yes. have a rose gold ring, which actually still love. Yeah, it's classic. But he was like, where's the red and white? He's like, this is not classic Christmas. So we have red and white Christmas now. So you went, yeah, you remember I helped you buy Christmas presents? Was that last year? Yeah.
00:50:33
Speaker
Well, that feels like a lifetime ago. Let's do that again this year. That was fun. That was fun. There's Christmas stuff up at Costco. Oh, I love a Costco ride. Love a girl's night at Costco.
00:50:45
Speaker
Don't tempt me with a good time. Anyways, we're yapping. We're getting slap happy. I need to go to bed. Santa's not real. No, just kidding. Stop it. Oh my gosh. Spoiler alert. Do not listen to this in the car with your kids. its That's actually why I was saying it.
00:51:01
Speaker
Oh my gosh. We had to put a spoiler. Okay. because what I'll take it out. Santa is very real. Oh my gosh. Okay. Before we ruin all of your kids' childhoods. Wait, hold I actually have to say one tiny thing. Okay.
00:51:15
Speaker
In the car, and speaking of Santa, Elsie definitely believes in Santa a lot because she was already planning. She's like, I've started to start being good for Santa. It's September. And she has her list. Cat?
00:51:26
Speaker
She wants a cat. No, there's no way in hell she's getting a cat. Well, Santa might get on one. No, that's, I'm allergic, first of all. Second of all, she's not getting a cat. Would your parents ever get a present for your kids that you said don't get them?
00:51:39
Speaker
Because I could see your parents getting the her cat she asked. No, my mother-in-law did say that she would get her cat that would live at her house. Okay. Well, compromise. Is it? Guys. It is. I will beep out.
00:51:52
Speaker
Santa is real, okay, everybody? Be good. Christmas is coming before you know it. What else was on her list? That's a way to manipulate. Christmas is coming. Oh, I used that shit all winter Better be good.
00:52:04
Speaker
like, tried to avoid doing that with my kids. Yeah, you are good with that. That is straight manipulation. Yeah, like they should just be good to be good. Yeah. on Me on my high horse. I'm going to manipulate this year for Santa. Wait, can you tell me what else was on her list?
00:52:18
Speaker
like Oh, what else did she say? Fashion dollhouse or something? Her expectations are so high. Like, i i it honestly is ridiculous. I actually recorded them, so well I'll send you the recording. I don't know who she thinks she is. They were singing song.
00:52:34
Speaker
She did have like quite the list. I'm not going to lie. I can't remember all it. Was there like a fashion dollhouse or something? I have no idea that is, but that girl is going to kill me. i don't know all the things. She has me and a five-year-old, and so it's just like, you guys are, I have to say, you guys are social workers.
00:52:53
Speaker
I know. think that actually would probably be a hard part about having daughters is you probably, I know my mom saw me and her a lot. Yes. But I could never see myself in her. Like it bugged me when people say, you're just like your mom. I'd be like, why are you saying that to me as a kid? Yeah. I like it now. No, I think it makes it hard having a daughter that's so much like you.
00:53:12
Speaker
Well, first of all, it's like karma because I understand she was having a full-on breakdown the other day when we were giving her to my parents to go camping. Like, just full-on breakdown. And I felt bad, but, like, I was so over it. And my dad, ah I was like, are you having deja vu? And he's like, yep.
00:53:27
Speaker
Like, she just – and I get it. i get it. But it's hard when it's, like, yourself. You see yourself. And I feel like I'm harder on her because she is a little me. Yeah. I should, like, give her more grace cause I'm like, I know hot what your brain is telling you right now.
00:53:42
Speaker
Yeah, you're right. I think that could be like a mantra. It's going to be difficult because you do see yourself so much in them and like – The good and the bad, right? But I think you just have to remember, like, how would i want them to react to me? Which is hard to do as a parent all the time. It's weird seeing yourself. It's your mannerisms are super, super similar. And, like, the way she expresses herself. She is so articulate.
00:54:02
Speaker
She is. It's scary. Like, she knows, like, so many big She, talks with her hands. And she's very motherly. And she'll be like, um. Today she was, when she came over to play, she was telling everybody what they needed to do and, like, keeping everybody in line.
00:54:17
Speaker
You should love that for he yourself. That's a good quality. Yeah. No, it is good. it Oldest daughter vibes. It's just like making me so tired lately. Just like hard fighting with yourself all day.
00:54:28
Speaker
Yeah. You know? It's like it's hard to argue with yourself because she'll like say an argument and i'm like, that's valid, but like you're also five. You know? It's like I'm – it's literally getting a taste of your own medicine. It truly is. So on that note.
00:54:44
Speaker
We'll see you girls. Good night. Night.