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EP 141: All I want for Mother's Day is the Summer House reunion
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This episode is a true hodgepodge in the best way.
We came in ready to talk all things Mother’s Day… and we did. From our personal “ideal day” formula to the pressure that somehow turns it into a day that still revolves around everyone else. We get into the expectations, the guilt, and what we actually want Mother’s Day to feel like.
And then… things took a turn.
We dive headfirst into the Summer House drama (West and Amanda, obviously), sharing our takes, our shock, and the opinions we feel very strongly about.
AND for absolutely no reason at all… we end up in a full Titanic deep dive. Because why not.
Also in the mix:
- Candace recaps her San Diego trip
- Whitney shares about her home renovations kicking off
- General life updates and chaos
It’s a little motherhood, a little Bravo, a little pop culture spiral… and very much a representation of where our brains are at right now.
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Transcript
Introduction to the Mom Group Chat Podcast
00:00:07
Speaker
There's no right way to do it.
00:00:12
Speaker
Oh, we're going to get into it.
Mother's Day and Anniversary Reflections
00:00:14
Speaker
What up, moms? This is Whitney Williams, and I'm here with my best friend, Candice, and this is the Mom Group Chat Podcast. Happy almost Mother's Day, my fellow mother.
00:00:25
Speaker
My moms. Hey, we started Mom Group Chat around Mother's Day. I know. what we really are coming up on the three-year anniversary. That's wild. I know. ah to get to work. I got to figure out what we're going to do. Yeah, what are we doing for our three-year app? We don't have to talk about that yet, but that is exciting. I like don't even know what I'm doing tomorrow, so I can't.
Overwhelm and the Need for a Break
00:00:56
Speaker
I've been feeling ah so overwhelmed by life recently, but it's just because I feel like I've been on the go, go, go and too busy. Like i desperately need a weekend of nothingness and honestly like two or three weeks of nothingness. Like the only plans can be like going over to a neighbor or like getting dinner at the club with our family. That's it. I can't accept any plans.
00:01:21
Speaker
What? Why did I imagine imagine like y'all at a club when you said get dinner at a club? And it just made me laugh thinking of y'all as a family eating dinner. And it's like... Honestly, Evie would love that. She's going to be a club rat.
Kids' Dancing Skills and Humorous Husband Anecdotes
00:01:38
Speaker
I can tell you. Whenever we play like hardcore dance music in the car, she is...
00:01:44
Speaker
Like she literally kicks her legs in excitement. She's like a little, she's going to be like an EDM girl, which scares the living daylights out of me, but she loves club dance music.
00:01:56
Speaker
So do I. And I turned out all right. So. yeah Yeah, you did. It does make me happy that both my kids have rhythm because. Sorry, Chris. Like he just, you know, not the best dancer.
00:02:11
Speaker
Not the best. better than my husband. My husband won't dance at all. But they have rhythm. So it gives me hope that they will be decent one day. so that's good. i I still honestly jury's still out on my girls. Actually, I think Evie has rhythm. them Alice, I'm not quite sure yet. She's your child. I can't imagine your kids not dancing. That would be like a world I don't live in.
00:02:35
Speaker
Yeah, that's so true because I'm such a dancer. can't. I actually like one of Vinny's biggest red flags is that he doesn't really dance. Like we were at a wedding obviously this past weekend.
00:02:46
Speaker
Didn't dance with me at all. Dang. That would hurt my feelings. So annoying. It really, same. It does. it really does. Vinny, you got dance with your girl. What's he do? Just stand around?
00:02:59
Speaker
He like goes off and find someone to talk their ear off. Honestly, i think that's it. That's, that's fun too. I love weddings. Um, it looked like it was so much fun and you were away for five days.
00:03:14
Speaker
see It was a long time me. It was so fun.
San Diego Adventures and Wedding Tales
00:03:18
Speaker
San Diego was beautiful. i am obsessed. It was so fun. Are you as obsessed as Vinny?
00:03:25
Speaker
I think so, yes. Oh, wow. Okay. Are you um as obsessed as Chris rolling up? We're under a bridge. He sees a hobo and says, I could live here because that's what he did.
00:03:39
Speaker
I know. I think that's what's holding me back is like the city, more like city areas are like not, they weren't like speaking to me necessarily. Whereas like, don't get me wrong. I love the beaches looked gorge. The scenery in general looked gorge. that I love the fact that I could like go to the beach and go to a winery like in the same day.
00:04:03
Speaker
Love that. But I don't know if like the city itself has like is is i don't I didn't experience it enough I guess I should say that's true i can't i can't place my flat i can't plant my flag yet Well, you did the two best things, in my opinion, winery and beach. stuff Yeah.
00:04:22
Speaker
um I will say the weather is to die for. Like if everything they say about the weather is true. It was like perfect. And like even when it was cloudy, it would like clear up and be perfect temperature all the time. So i do like that.
00:04:39
Speaker
Do they live out there? hmm. OK. Yeah. Yeah. It was so fun. It looked really fun. um i loved seeing all the pics. Jelly. Yeah.
00:04:50
Speaker
It was so fun. The wedding was beautiful and like just... fun ass wedding like they did a good job I told her I was like this is one of the best weddings I've ever been to and her response was well who was better was like damn girl competitive ah that's I was like I froze I was like I don i don't know no no one you're like it's fine ah i'm just it's a figure of speech I don't know yeah yeah it it was so fun um but man the the travel back from California is tough tough does it compare to Paris yeah
00:05:23
Speaker
I mean, not far off. like Just without children. It's not far Yeah. ah like we did a We took a red eye back, and that was particularly very hard. I don't know what – I think it was just that we were already so exhausted from the weekend, and then we did the red eye home, and I just – it was so hard. it I didn't sleep a wink, so I was up, and then I felt like a freaking zombie – when we landed in Atlanta, I was like, not well. I was like, I felt like I couldn't see straight. I was so tired. um Honestly, reminded me of the newborn days again. I was like, oh my God, how did I survive this? um
00:06:08
Speaker
But yeah, other than that, other than the travel there, it was fun. and But I was also just happy to be home and be with my girly pops and be just get into like a normal routine, you know?
00:06:20
Speaker
You know what's funny is like I can sleep on a plane during the day, but if it's late, it's really hard. I don't, because they keep turning the lights on and off and you're like, it's so abrupt. But something about, yeah it's like a early morning flight. I can pass the book out easily.
00:06:40
Speaker
I agree. i agree. There's something about the the nighttime overnight flights that feel, i don't know. There's something off about them. And yeah I know I told Candace, I was like, I always think of Ryan Seacrest going back and forth to film his show and then go back to LA to live his life and do E! News or whatever the hell he was doing. I'm like, how did he do that every week?
00:07:05
Speaker
That's insane. He had to have been... That's... Yeah, that's crazy. I can't even... I can't even fathom doing that every week. Like, I was... I'm pretty sure i was texting you. Like...
00:07:18
Speaker
we're never doing this again.
Ideal Mother's Day: Relaxation and Personal Time
00:07:20
Speaker
like we're never doing this again. Or if I am, i think I needed to be, I needed to come more prepared. I needed more layers because my seat was fucking freezing and I needed some sort of neck pillow or like something. i needed a comfort item that was going to help me get some sleep. Also, my husband was like,
00:07:41
Speaker
love him so much but he was laying all over me during the red eye he was like using me as his like comfort pillow and i was like get the fuck off of me he was like laying in my lap literally he's he's a baby and it was annoying he's an annoying baby That's so funny. I'm sorry about the flight, but so fun. So worth it. You got yeah friend time and alone time. So all good. Yeah, it was good. Now you can relax for a sec.
00:08:16
Speaker
And now i can relax. And I would like to relax for weeks on end. That's what I want for Mother's Day is to relax for the next three weeks. can that That's always been my number one ask. I remember...
00:08:30
Speaker
Everyone being like, what do you want? you Chris would be like, do you want a gift? I'm like, I would like three hours to myself and then a little lunch with the kids. And I'm good. That's all I care about.
00:08:42
Speaker
Yeah. ah Honestly, same. ah For me, I would really love to sleep in. Like that would be oh like and I'm not even talking to like, I'm not talking till 10. I'm talking to like 830. If i could I couldn't even do it. Like you would have to take the kids out of the house.
00:09:01
Speaker
Like the second they open their eyes or I'd wake up anyway. Yeah. The thing is with me, like I could wake up when they wake up and then I could go back to sleep till 830. God, I don't have it. i don't have that at all.
00:09:15
Speaker
Yeah. That's like what I want is I want to wake up, say hello, say good morning, love you so much, kisses, and then send them on their way with dad. And then I get...
00:09:29
Speaker
ah an hour more of sleep, hour-ish more of sleep. And then I get to wake up and have a cup of coffee for 30 minutes and sit my ass on the couch and watch a show uninterrupted. And then they arrive back home and we have a little bit of family time mid-morning. And then we go to a fun lunch. I get to have a cocktail at lunch and we have us so some French fries something yummy.
00:09:58
Speaker
And then we get to come home and during nap time, I'm not touching anything in the house. Okay. I'm not, no chores, nothing. I'm sitting my ass on the couch or I'm taking a nap.
00:10:13
Speaker
We have similar wishes, I believe, yes except I don't want to sleep in. i want to go to work out. And then I either want to, I'm a napper. I rather like take that nap during their nap or go shopping. Yeah. I think my thing is in the afternoon, like while they nap, I maybe rest for an hour and then I leave the house again and I go to a spa and get a massage and a facial. She wants a spa. See, I want i want to shop. want to spend money.
00:10:46
Speaker
I fucking love me a spa. I love spending money. yeah ah i want to go shopping for my house, for my kids, for me.
00:10:58
Speaker
that so i was gonna That was my next question. is Are you shopping for yourself or for your children? or got all i have all of updates I haven't even updated. please tell We're doing some renos in my
Home Renovation Excitement
00:11:08
Speaker
home. and I'm so excited because we're like... Obviously doing this in spurts. Like we've lived here almost a year and a half. And we're finally doing some more things to the house. And I'm so excited. can't wait. We're finally doing in Graydon's room.
00:11:24
Speaker
Which has been so overdue. That boy. Sweet, sweet. He is like so jealous that Margo's room is done. And I feel so bad. So we're finally doing Graydon's room. We're getting new light fixtures. We're painting. He has a new fan coming in. It's going so cute. And then we're finally painting Margo's bathroom because it's still teal. Her bedroom was teal.
00:11:48
Speaker
It's still teal in there. So it's going to be pink. And then we're doing a bathroom reno downstairs. can It's gutted, baby. So I need to like- Oh, it's already gutted?
00:11:59
Speaker
It will be. It's all happening soon. So I'm excited. Wow. Okay. Please tell me you're going to document it, please. I need to. I need to film the before. asking people.
00:12:14
Speaker
Because um I need to film all of the before because i want to like piece it all together and share with everybody. ah can't think of anything better. I'm so excited. Yeah. This is like, it's exciting for me too. Cause like you are so good at this that it's going to be fun to watch from a distance. thanks. That's so nice. But this, there's like no greater thrill for me than doing this kind of thing. I'm so happy.
00:12:42
Speaker
And I have found so many little treasures. Like it's funny because we, um, decided on a date for the demo and it was, it was like within two weeks and Chris was like, Oh my God, we haven't ordered anything. I said, don't even worry about it. Like that doesn't stress me out one bit. Like I can make a decision like, boom, got it.
00:13:04
Speaker
that actually ah really housed That's a really good quality to have when doing home renovations because I feel like people can really struggle with that. I am not wishy-washy.
00:13:17
Speaker
i know when I know I get this like feeling and I see it and I'm like, that's it. And Chris is like, are you sure? And I'm like, never second guess me because I'm right. You also, i feel like this is such a,
00:13:31
Speaker
like such a good quality to have, but you know your style and you like are so, you have curated your style and your life and you are so like,
00:13:43
Speaker
ah Yeah. You have such a good sense of style that like, you don't, you don't need to second guess. Cause like, you know who you are. You are that bitch. Thank you. so Yeah. I'm like, test me. i can easily, she was like, are you good? i said, I'm good.
00:13:58
Speaker
second can I can do it. And she's like, well, you're making my job easy. And I'm like, this is literally the best thing you could ever ask me to do. So that could be your job. I know I say this all the time, but like, you just need to Yeah, I would love it. But then I don't need i don't need a homeowner second guessing me. Like if I'm going to do it, I need to be like, do you trust me? Almost like Jack to Rose. Do you trust me? Yes.
00:14:26
Speaker
Boom. Don't look back again. Okay. Okay. Hold on. Let's just table the Titanic thing for a second because we watched it while we were in San Diego and I have so much to say. Okay. um ah But, and I thought of you the entire time, but um yeah. Well, while I'm so excited to see it all take shape and come to life and, um,
Titanic Movie Analysis
00:14:50
Speaker
Yeah, that was a sidebar. Sorry, but I like felt like I had to say that because it's coming up. no We needed to make an announcement because the people need to know that need to know. It's like, do you remember when i like went to New York and I was like the content becoming people? I was like making an announcement like that. This is your version of that. announcement so true.
00:15:12
Speaker
ah um Tell me about Titanic real quick. Okay. Well, we stumbled upon Titanic playing on Showtime and we watched and... Okay, first of all, we started it right before they hit the iceberg. So it was like right at like...
00:15:30
Speaker
The love story part had like kind of already happened and taken place. And it was just like, and we watched all the way to the end and holy fucking shit. I haven't seen that movie in so long.
00:15:43
Speaker
yeah, i I cannot express to you how sad and gut-wrenching it is. Oh, yeah. So so many – I mean, I was – Sobbing. Unwell. Unwell. First of all, so many dead babies and children at the end. Can I just start there? Okay. Boating in the water. Yeah. Yes. That woman holding her like newborn baby floating frozen in the water. And then also that Irish woman who got stuck down at the bottom with her kids and she's like putting them to sleep, telling them a story, knowing that they're all going to die.
00:16:18
Speaker
oh my God. I could literally heave right now thinking about it. And the grandparents just holding hands in the bed. i can't. I know. I gotta go.
00:16:31
Speaker
i know. The movie was just even better than I remember and so much more gut-wrenching and well done than I remember. And like, don't wrong, I always knew that was one of the best movies ever made. But I feel like I haven't watched it as a mom, to be honest. And I just saw it all differently. Also, Rose and Jack look like teenagers. They are so young. They were pretty young, weren't they? Well, we looked it up. We looked up so many Titanic fans. Can I guess? Yeah.
00:17:01
Speaker
Yeah. Was he 24? Younger.
00:17:07
Speaker
So 17? Older. Damn it. I thought I had it. 21. I don't know. Now I'm like. That's 21. Okay. He was 21 and was 22. I remembered her being older.
00:17:19
Speaker
i remembered her being older But they do look like babies and they're so in love. Oh my God. was the way he's beautiful and he's such a good actor. The way he was like, you're so stupid, Rose. You're so stupid. And he kisses her. Oh my God.
00:17:37
Speaker
Well, I have chills. i Same. Like I may have to go and like watch the movie again and heave all all day. Um, wow. It was just so good. We looked up so many Titanic facts, like, because, you know, Mackenzie was in the room with us while we watched it. And like, literally, it was just we were in movie, ma movie magic, like central she we looked up so many things. We also looked up like how many people died and it was over 1,500 total. Like I went to the Titanic Museum when it was here at Opryland when I was in fourth grade because I was very obsessed. Yeah. We went here in Tampa when it was here.
00:18:14
Speaker
And I died on the ship because, you know, they give you a passenger to be right through the whole thing. I died and I was pissed. I was like, who does that to a fourth grader?
00:18:25
Speaker
Yeah. Oh God, it was so good. And also the other thing we talked about was that this is like getting real deep into like, like culture now, but I remember watching that movie when I was little and thinking that Rose, Kate Winslet was hands down the most gorgeous woman I had ever laid eyes on. I was like, she is everything to me. I was like, she is so gorgeous.
00:18:53
Speaker
And watching it now, she looks so normal and like not perfect. And I feel like it's a testament to how much work celebrities get done these days. Everyone's face kind of looks the same and like perfected. Everyone's like perfect cheekbones, perfect lips, perfect eyes. And like, that's just not how celebrities used to be back before, like, you know, work was being done all the time. So i don't know. We had like a really interesting conversation in our hotel room about just,
00:19:27
Speaker
how people's faces look these days and like everyone looks the same kind ought of be like naturally pretty. And it was interpreted so differently, but I remember her getting bashed because she wasn't like the skinniest actress either. Like she was like a four or a six or something. But she's giving body in that movie. Okay. I mean, yeah, she really Okay. That's the last thing I'll say. and Then we'll move on. This is not a Titanic. I could talk about this. I could talk about this for, cause I feel like I want to talk about it.
00:19:58
Speaker
The last thing I will say is that the clothing in that movie is so iconic. It won so many awards. Her looks, that pastel dress she has on while they're like at the very end when they're like, you know, she's floating through the water trying to get to him and everything. That pastel dress like haunts me. I want it so bad.
00:20:19
Speaker
That's so funny. Yeah, the costume design won so much stuff. I just, I mean, I think I've talked about this on here. i remember watching during award season and the grandmother was the only one that didn't win for best supporting actress and I bawled my eyes out for her.
00:20:37
Speaker
I was that like psycho about the movie. You were that tapped in. I was tapped in. And um yeah, so fucking crazy. Did you know James Cameron, the director, left his wife for the granddaughter to the grandmother during filming?
00:20:55
Speaker
No He's still her to this Yeah. So that was like such a scandal. But wow, I didn't. How did we not come across that in our Titanic facts we were looking up?
00:21:07
Speaker
I got to tell Mackenzie. She'll be she'll be so It's kind of hard. I'm like, I don't like that part. But so crazy. um I'm so glad that you enjoyed it. It is it was a pivotal movie for me. ah loved it so much. It is so good. It made me think about all the other movies that I haven't seen in forever that I loved as a child. I feel like nothing as iconic as Titanic, but there were just some movies I absolutely loved that I just was like, wow, I need to revisit. i need to revisit.
00:21:40
Speaker
i feel like I... don't know. watch all my faves all the time. Yeah. I'm a little nostalgic in that. Yeah. And if Titanic's on, I'm sad. And I've watched it recently and bawled my eyes out.
00:21:55
Speaker
Yeah. That movie, Still Magnolias and the Boy in the Striped Pajamas, ripped me in half. I always think about the Boy in the Striped Pajamas with you. that's you' though i had never seen that movie until you made me watch it Rip college in half. Oh, I'm pretty sure we like sobbed together on our couch at the Woodlands watching that movie.
00:22:16
Speaker
na i can't. Kills me. Wow. Oh, well, the other. OK,
Summer House Scandal Discussion
00:22:26
Speaker
this is supposed to be a Mother's day episode. It's taken a turn and we were going to talk about what we want for Mother's Day. But I'm going to use that as a segue to the next topic that I want to talk about, which is still not really Mother's Day related, but I'm going to bring it home. OK.
00:22:41
Speaker
What I want for Mother's Day is to sit my ass on the couch and watch the summer house reunion. That's all I want. that is Okay, we have not talked about anything that.
00:22:54
Speaker
I know, which is why i needed to segue there to discuss. This is kind of a mosh posh episode, but I do not care. I have to discuss with you because we, you and i we've talked about it briefly, but we haven't done a deep dive Well, I think it's it's kind of funny because you either have friends that watch it or don't. And Summer House is my favorite Bravo show. So when this all came out, I was like looking around. And actually, Candace and Mackenzie texted me and y'all dropped the tea on it.
00:23:28
Speaker
And I was on like a work call and I was just like, sorry, I have to cancel my day. I got to go. like i was panicking. Oh my God. What scandal. Literally. I, you know, when the rumors were swirling, I genuinely was like, this can't be real. I feel like. We still don't know though. Like what the hell's happening?
00:23:52
Speaker
we We know, but we don't know. Is it all PR? Did you see Mia's interviews on yeah watch what happens live last night? I feel like she confirmed a lot for me. like any any um doubt i had she was kind of like i don't know yeah when he confirmed he asked like um so how sierra doing and she said as good as anyone would be when your best friend's dating your ex yeah it's like yikes
00:24:24
Speaker
By the way, love her. I love Mia. She's such a good add to the show. um But God, I just could not imagine dating my best friend's ex. Like it's just unfathomable. It's just not an option.
00:24:42
Speaker
And also, like, I think the toast said this, but they were like, what an epic fumble of, like, global goodwill or whatever from Amanda. It's so true. Like, Amanda had such opportunities and a career.
00:25:00
Speaker
Endless. After Kyle, endless. And she literally fumbled the bag so hard over this man who's going to not stay with her. He's not going to stay with her.
00:25:12
Speaker
Literally. And what's sad is that society will forgive West way before they forgive Amanda. And he was like making his way back into our hearts.
00:25:25
Speaker
I was team. I was like team West this season. I was like, I'm back. I love him. I'm into it. He's got swag. I think I texted you and said, calling this now,
00:25:37
Speaker
Craig is no longer the king of Bravo. West is the new king of Bravo. I mean, they were sending him to like global, like ah they had Bravo stars on like Jimmy Fallon and stuff. And they chose West. Like i just was like, and again, fumble for him.
00:25:56
Speaker
Fumble. Yeah. He keeps fucking up and he's like so funny. I get it. But I i thought it was funny when Amanda posted. She was like, hey, what did she say? She was basically like, we're going to be out and about. Like, I just want you to know. And then they dressed like they were hiding.
00:26:15
Speaker
It's like, oh, you told us you were going out of your house. You don't have to hide under garb Well, okay, before we even talk about that weird ass statement she put out, I want to talk about the first statement, their original statement, and how it did not apologize at all is crazy behavior. Like, yes, they acknowledged that they were still navigating it and they didn't know and blah, blah, blah.
00:26:39
Speaker
That's fine. Acknowledge that you fucking hurt your best friend. Be like, I'm so sorry the people that this Yeah, that's what Vanita wrote and it was like, wow. Yeah. Just shows like what kind of person it is. And then Amanda was like, I've made my apologies to the people that matter behind the scenes. And it's like, okay, girl.
00:26:57
Speaker
um It was all quite a scandal. You know, in the world of, almost said in the world of America, that makes no sense. In this time of America and life where things feel so unsettled and divided, truly Bravo really brings us together.
00:27:20
Speaker
We were united. I've never felt more connected to people than I did on the day of West Mandevall. It was a thrilling day. and The texts were popping off. The Instagrams were flying. i was like, whiplash. What's next? What's the next info? And then now I feel like this week it's like Alex Earle and Alex Cooper. I'm just like, it's all coming fast. What's happening? Oh, God. i I have been refreshing Alex Earle's page like a Fucking maniac. Give me the tea, girl.
00:27:51
Speaker
It's so funny because Chris has a little sister, obviously, and she's 21. And um she's like who I like talk goss with ah with all the TikTok people. And I was like, so what you think about Alex Earl?
00:28:03
Speaker
Like, I'm in the know. Yeah. No, you are in the know, though, for sure. i have a pulse on the celebs. Oh, my God. No matter the age, I got a pulse on you. I can't wait to see what she has to say. There is a a bone of me or a bone in my body where I'm is this like a collab situation? There's a bone in me.
00:28:26
Speaker
All of it. I'm I am just so skeptical all the time now, knowing that the like tips and tricks of like Kris Jenner, the way they like can manipulate the media, like everything's feels like a PR stunt. And it's like, yes, this will hurt. Like, it's just like I know PR people are like, it'll hurt you for a second, but it's going to skyrocket your career and you can change the narrative later. Like, I just know that that's an option. So I'm just like always so skeptical about everything.
00:28:55
Speaker
Yeah. It's it is true. Like it it's hard to i don't know. It's hard to filter out what could be a contrived situation.
00:29:11
Speaker
I know. See, okay, and here's the thing. with With the Sierra and West and Amanda situation, the reason i the reason I started to talk myself off the ledge of it being like a prank or whatever is because there's no upside for Amanda here. There's nothing good about yeah that situation. Whereas like Alex and Alex... I feel like there is a situation where there they can both benefit and both use this as a ah runway platform. And then maybe they don't be the best of friends forever, but they can both move on from this drama that everyone thinks there is. And it's fine. They they both... There's an upside for both.
00:29:50
Speaker
Did you see that guy who was an intern at Unwell who... Gave his take of what he thinks happened. And he was like, I don't think I signed an NDA, so I'm going to let it fly.
00:30:01
Speaker
and he was a he was a summer intern two years ago. And they were doing an episode of the podcast. Or sorry, it was some sort of promo after...
00:30:14
Speaker
they had just signed Alex to the Unwell network. And there was a question in the interview of like, which Alex is more successful and more influential. And I guess the, the, like the question was, was given to them like very lighthearted. They thought it'd be like a funny, like whatever. And apparently it turned like contentious really quickly. Like Alex Earl st start like stormed out of the interview that she's, he said glass was broken and they never saw Alex Earl again. like
00:30:48
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And ah but but ah and then he said that Alex Cooper sent an email to the entire company like saying who the fuck put that question in the interview promo like and then again alleged all of this is alleged and from a random tick tocker. So I have no fucking idea if this is true. And he was like in Alex's email to the whole company. She wrote like there can only be one Alex. Which feels stupid. bad I mean, Alex Cooper has a history of not getting along with a lot of people, as we know. But honestly, that question, like maybe back then, Alex Cooper was, I mean, they both were pretty influential, but I'd say Alex Earl is way more than she is. Nowadays, yes. I would say Alex Earl, after Dancing with the Stars and like everything, i would say Alex Earl is above Alex.
00:31:41
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Yeah, they probably were like neck and neck back then. um Dave Portnoy was saying he didn't even know why Alex Earl signed on to the Unwell Network because she was already so big. Like it didn't make sense that she would join a podcast other than maybe she like worshipped Call Her Daddy in college.
00:32:01
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But it was like she was already too big for that platform. Yeah, it's true. i don And Dave looks bad. Dave looks bad. He's he aging is hard. Yeah. The aging is hard on that one.
00:32:17
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ah man needs a sunscreen and maybe like a moxie laser on his face. I don't know. Potentially a hat.
00:32:28
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he's not He's not aging well. yeah well i don't feel like this is a mother's day episode anymore but i know this is more of like pop culture chat pop culture for moms this is what we'd if we were on mother's day this is we'd watch these shows we're spinning we'd watch shows and then maybe we'd go to a lunch or early dinner where we drink cocktails talk shop about pop culture. Like
Reflecting on a Past Mother's Day Episode
00:32:56
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that's my dream.
00:32:58
Speaker
This is what this has turned into. So I'm so sorry for all the first time moms. i see They're like coming to this episode and be like, what shouldn't we do? first Actually though, you should go back. If you are a new listener of ours, you should go back to our very first mother's day episode from 2023 and listen to that because it's actually one of our better episodes. I complain about mother's day.
00:33:25
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Oh, yeah. It got me in trouble with family. Never forget. um But you should go. yeah That was the first time I i like was like, oh yeah, everyone's listening to what I say, huh? um But that is such a good episode and it just speaks to like how the pressure is put back on moms for Mother's Day, even though the day is supposed to be about relieving us. and like So if you're interested in that chat, go back and listen to our episode of 2023. That's what I have to say about that.
00:33:58
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And like, I will say i haven't done like a ton on Mother's Day because I don't want to like get out and about and do family activities and this and that. But I will say like one of my favorite things that I did, it might have been last year or maybe the year before. I can't even remember at this point. But we went to um Cheekwood and it was like when the flower gardens had opened. So we went and like walked around and let the kids play. And that that actually was like really lovely and fun. yeah.
00:34:28
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i highly recommend if you live in Nashville, like a little botanical situation like that was very cute. Otherwise, like I am happy to sit my ass in my backyard and grill out like it doesn't get much better for me.
00:34:42
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Yeah. I think for me, like this again is going to sound bad, but i I mean it with so much love. Okay. We have so much family in town. Like I don't want to spend my mother's day with my extended family. i just, that was I remember now that was like a big thing in the beginning. It was like, we're moms now. Like the the attention is, should be on like the new mom's I remember now. Wow. Okay. That feels like a long time ago.
00:35:13
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And I think that it is our husband's job to celebrate their mom in a different way. Drop flowers by, obviously give them a call, schedule a dinner for another day, something like that. But
Balancing Work Trip and Mother's Day
00:35:26
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I don't, like as a mom now, I don't think it should fall on us to like make the plans and celebrate other family members. I just don't. forgot. forgot.
00:35:36
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you're gonna get in trouble again that's fine i don't think they listen as much anymore honestly so after that they're like they're like yeah i think i flat out asked was like please don't listen if you're gonna like that's so true anyway like if you're gonna comment bad comments and you're embarrassed about what we're talking about then you don't have to listen yeah Yeah.
00:35:58
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But as soon as you become a mom, like I just feel like you should be in control of your mother's day. You decide. And I think that's what we ended up doing is, and I actually, I'm about due to do this right now is I send a text to Vinny or a shared note. And I'm like, here's exactly what I want to do on mother's day. ye And I give him the exact or the same message.
00:36:20
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privilege on father's day he can send me a play-by-play schedule of what he wants to do and I will honor that because it is father's day so that is such a clutch idea like just you hand me your schedule I'll hand you mine go And I do think that is what's nice about Mother's Day and Father's Day is that we each get a day, right? And i'll it's like, you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
00:36:51
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na um I will be going to Charleston on Mother's Day, which it was so funny because it's for work. But the person I'm going with was like, oh, we can we can go Monday. I said, no, no.
00:37:04
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No, no, no. I'm happy. Happy to go to Charleston on Mother's Day. I will be going at four. So it's not like I'm missing the day on a Sunday. and and I can celebrate on Saturday. i can do it all weekend. I can have a little breakfast Sunday, but...
00:37:19
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I was like, girl, I am. I am good. My weekend will have been spent with my babies. And then I'm going to be in Charleston for dinner on Sunday night. Merry Christmas to me.
00:37:31
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And you get some alone time. Honestly, ideal situation. I'm like, wow, this is going to be great. Couldn't be better. i couldn't like, uh, what day is it? I don't even know. Is that sad? What's the date?
00:37:48
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May what? May 10th. this mother I like that. I like that. All right. I gotta, I gotta, uh, write up my, my ideal schedule and send to Vinny. Be like, here's the plan, Stan. it's So funny. Um, yeah, maybe we'll have,
00:38:08
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more ideas later but this is too funny that we like totally skipped over Mother's Day we love Mother's Day we're mothers I love Mother's Day i do but it's not a i don't know maybe it's just that Vinny hasn't done a great job of like showering me with him I'll cut that part out he's he's doing a great job he's great he's great he's great I don't
Challenges of Celebrating Mother's Day with Kids
00:38:39
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know. I just, I think the, I think the bottom line is that it's hard when you have little ones that especially like mine are very attached to me. They still like want me over dad. Sorry, Vinny, but it's hard to, I don't know. It's hard to get rid of them. I don't know how to say that other than like, it's hard to, for them not to like want you and have your whole day revolve around the kids if they're around. It's like, you have to physically separate
00:39:09
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You know, all I want is like two hours and I'm go shopping and the rest of the day. I'm happy to be with my babies.
00:39:18
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I want a little bit longer.
00:39:22
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want like, want like two in the morning and like two in the afternoon. In like six hours in the afternoon. Yeah. I almost said four.
00:39:33
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But then I'm like, oh, wait, they're asleep most of time. so You're so funny. Everyone needs a break. Love them so much, but.
00:39:45
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All right. Well,
Episode Closure and Future Teasers
00:39:46
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ah sorry for this chaotic episode where it was supposed to be about Mother's Day, but it really turned into a pop culture app. And I'm sure we will have more to say about this, um about pop culture, about Mother's Day. So, yeah, just some word bomb for you on this Tuesday. Love you guys. Always. Love you.
00:40:04
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Bye. Thank you so much for being a part of our mom group chat. New episodes drop every Tuesday. And don't forget, the group chat is blowing up on our Instagram page. So make sure you're following along over there. All right. Got to go. My toddler just put something in her mouth.