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This week we are diving into the wildest, funniest, and most unhinged stories from your submissions—and our own lives. From embarrassing moments giving birth to motherhood confessions, nothing is off-limits. We’re here to spill, sip, and scream, all while pretending to be totally nonjudgmental. 💅
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00:00:00
Speaker
ah just sat down to record in this can we get a zoom is what i just sat on you know what that is it's a head to an avenger yeah i think it's i can't remember which avenger it is so like is it black panther or is it iron man i thought black panther was a cat No.
Introduction to Park Moms Podcast
00:00:17
Speaker
Well, no, I don't think he's a cat, is he? Should we just keep him right here? Yeah. No. Bye. Goodbye. Okay, should we get started? Hi, welcome to the Park Moms podcast. We're your host, Haley. And Becca. This is the place where we laugh and chat about the chaotic bliss of raising young kids.
00:00:33
Speaker
So whether you're about to take a hot mom walk or start little laundry, let's get to yapping. Let's get to it. We do that every time. For anyone wondering, we probably should just pre-record it and have it rolling every time, but we do it every single time. We do it every single time. And I do think, though, for the YouTube watchers, maybe they want to hear it.
00:00:49
Speaker
Oh, yeah.
Neighborhood Misadventures and House Hunting
00:00:50
Speaker
I have something to admit. What? I got lost on the way here. no way. You come here all the time. ah Yeah, I know, and we live in the same neighborhood. But you texted me that you weren't ready yet, and I was already in the car, and I didn't want to stress you out and be like, oh, I'm on my way. So I just, like, took a different route. Okay. And then i took a wrong turn, and then it said dead end, and then there was another dead end.
00:01:12
Speaker
There was a lot of dead ends. It was dark. I was tired. i made it here, Where did you go? i like, kind of went... Like, the other neighborhoods? Mm-hmm. Oh, interesting. Yeah, they don't. I took the scenic route here. So I shouldn't say shouldn't say I got lost. I just took the scenic route. Nice. I was just house hunting.
00:01:27
Speaker
Yeah. Oh, exactly. We have to live by each other forever. So we have to always stay in the same neighborhood. Becca's like they've thought about sometimes moving because they've lived here longer than we have. And so I keep sending her houses in this neighborhood because I'm like, no, you can't go anywhere. So like, let me infiltrate your search with the houses here. Yep. It's so true. We got to stay together forever.
Work, Vegas Trip, and Daylight Savings Impact
00:01:47
Speaker
How are you doing? i was going to say, how was your week? it What day is it? Tuesday? oh yeah How's my week so far? It's actually good so far. This week is going to be super crazy with work. It's like going to be a sprint and then I'm going to Vegas this weekend.
00:02:00
Speaker
Yeah, what are you guys going to Vegas for? I know you've mentioned me a couple of times you're going, but I haven't really digged it. Our Christmas present from my parents was an Eagles concert at the Sphere. They went and they were obsessed. And so we're going to go with all my siblings, Sands kids, stay in a hotel. I'm really excited about it, but it's just a sprint until we get there. We're leaving on Friday morning and work for me is going to be so crazy until...
00:02:22
Speaker
And I'm going to be like working on the way down there on the way back. So I'm excited. Yeah, we're drive. So I this week is crazy, but it's like good crazy and I'm feeling good so far on Thursday night. I'm probably going to have my classic Thursday night breakdown. So don't ask me then. But right now I feel good.
00:02:38
Speaker
Did you know it's also daylight savings this weekend? No. Mm hmm. Can we not? I know. It's kind of crazy. It's hard here, but actually. as it spring forward? The good, it's the good one. So basically. don't think either of them are good. See, I think it's better because, okay, so if it's six, my kids wake up at 6 30 a.m.
00:02:53
Speaker
So now they'll wake up at 7 30 a.m. Oh, yeah, the good one. I actually think it is better because then it's like, if your kids are waking up really early, they kind of start to sleep in. Like they get used to like getting. Yeah.
00:03:04
Speaker
And like you they stay up a little later too. But I'm like, I actually fine with that. Okay, okay. I'm feeling better about that. That will be good, actually. And I've heard it's the last time going to be daylight savings, but I kind of i don't believe No, I've been hearing that for years. i've been hearing it years. I've been that for years. Because the whole, you know, the reason why they do daylight savings, you should know. Because you're from Morgan.
00:03:23
Speaker
Farmers?
00:03:26
Speaker
Farmersonly.com. What's the song? Farmersonly.com. Dot com. I have no idea. I don't even know that website. Like farmer's dating But I that there's a website for dating. Anyways, how's your week going? It's going good.
Costco Shopping Strategies and Snack Time
00:03:37
Speaker
Honestly, i wrote like some things down that I'm like, okay, I've been thinking about these things this week.
00:03:41
Speaker
I talked about the egg crisis last week, but then like shortly after I went to Costco, I'm just like, everything's so expensive. So here's my question for you. Should I go to Costco every two weeks and spend...
00:03:54
Speaker
twice as much or should I just go every week and spend half as much because I'm like I tried last week not to go and I'm like okay that's totally fine I'll save some money by not going then I had to get two works weeks worth of stuff yeah and i and I spent twice as much I'm like no well the problem is you it's not an either or situation you have to do Costco and you have to do a regular grocery store and we haven't figured out a good system because we went to Costco on Sunday and I think spent 500 something dollars so and we went grocery shopping I know. To get the regular stuff. To get the regular stuff. It's tricky. And, like, it's just so expensive. I was actually talking, I think, with you about this and then another friend, too, about, like, snacks. Because my kids want to eat all the time. Yeah. And they love, like, obviously the packaged snacks. And, um anyways, so...
00:04:40
Speaker
Our friend had this suggestion, and it's such a good idea, Alexis. She talked to me about this at the park. you basically put, like, a snack platter out for the day, and that's, like, oh all their options for the day. And they can't have any other snacks. Like, it's like, okay, here's your snacks for the day.
00:04:54
Speaker
Yeah. And then you'll have to eat real meals beyond this. Okay, I love that. I need to do that. What we have been implementing since you sent me that TikTok about not doing packaged snacks at home is I used to have all of my packaged snacks very readily available, like on the bottom shelf of our pantry. And my kids all day would just get into it. And I'm like, it's fine. I don't want to create any weird habits around food saying that like they can't eat when they're hungry. Because I want them to be able to be like, oh, I'm hungry. going to eat something.
00:05:20
Speaker
But now like they're still too young to make that like mind body connection. I think I was overthinking it and that's why I was making the snacks so available, but then they wouldn't eat real meals. Exactly. So last week on Monday, we put the snacks up high and then we sat them down and we're like, these are the things you can eat at home.
00:05:35
Speaker
You can have piece of toast. You can have hard boiled egg. You can have yogurt. You can have. fruit like we just like these are your options and those options are out of the house snacks and it's actually going really well really yeah like they're eating their meals better because that's the problem with my kids too is we'll make a meal and they're not hungry by the time dinner rolls around it's almost like boredom too because we're still in like winter months and so it's like you so just eat and then they're like oh i want another snack yeah but it's like Just because they've been, I feel like now they're excited to leave the house or pack a lunch if we're going to go somewhere because they get to use the outdoor snacks. Okay. So you do it's working next when you're gone. the packagenacks Yeah.
00:06:10
Speaker
Okay. I think um maybe what I'll do too is just keep the package next in my car. Do you get so we do that hard? Like get like three snacks instead of like one. Yeah. yeah No, they do. But I'm trying to be, I mean like you can be strict about their food, but I also feel like you need to be lax in some situations.
00:06:24
Speaker
Yeah, it's hard. It's hard. so My other updates also kind of real food. So Jack, my seven month year old now is like starting seven month, seven month year old. You said that last time too.
00:06:35
Speaker
Wait, is that not right? Seven month year old. No, because he's not a year. My seven month? My seven month old. Seven month old? Oh. What do you usually... Hold on, hold on.
00:06:47
Speaker
Seven month year old. Year old means they're over a year, like seven year old. Okay, so it's like three months. Yeah, you're right, you're right. That's funny. I actually don't even like realize from the last episode saying it wrong.
00:06:59
Speaker
Kaylee's always correcting me on my downline. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. That's so rude of me. it's actually It's mostly like, I think it's cute, but like funny. Also, like I can take it. If if you know something about me, i'll I'll dish it out and I'll take it. Yeah, no, that's good. That's what best friends do. Yeah, the banter.
00:07:16
Speaker
but um So my seventh month old, he's just like... Wait, how many times have you like... ah forever like that is for sure i'm just learning wait no one's ever corrected you no no one's ever please like sound off in the comments am i right or is becca right it makes sense that seven month year old wouldn't make sense because seven year old is like he's seven years old yeah i think you're right it sounds your argument is very valid i think i just said I'm so sorry to call you out. Comment here and let us know. Seven-month-old or seven-month-old. Oh, my gosh. I think seven-month-old feels right. Okay, so anyways, Jack, my seven-month-old, he is starting to eat, and it's actually...
Introducing Solids to Babies: Challenges and Nerves
00:07:56
Speaker
One thing that's weird, it's my third child, but I still feel like every phase where something happens, I'm like, wait, this is, this happens? Like, I forgot. Eating is one of those things. I'm like, wow, it is so messy.
00:08:07
Speaker
I forgot. And, like, he also, like, gags on everything, and I'm like, I'm nervous again. I'm like, yeah I forgot that ah I was going to feel that way again. It's kind of interesting one of my favorite milestones is when I can put away the high chair and just take out the booster seat because that means that they're like getting a little more comfortable eating and I love that. It's the best and it's nice when you can give them food and you feel comfortable like you can I'm not gonna say walk away because you're always right there watching but like I cannot walk away. like my gram my gram My son, who's how my grandpa today was like, how my like my grandpa today, was on the phone with him and he said, how old is Graham? And I said, I don't know. And he started laughing. He's like, what I'm like, he's older than a year, but he's less than two. And he's like, how many months? I'm like, Papa, I don't know. I'm stopped counting them. I'm yeah. Anyways, he's older and I can definitely give him something and like walk into the other room or like keep cooking dinner. I don't have to be eyes on him making sure he doesn't choke.
00:09:01
Speaker
So that's my phases that I'm in right now. Lots of food things. And another update I had this week, this is a TikTok. It inspired me. I was thinking, was going to give us the idea on the podcast and I think we should go do it.
00:09:12
Speaker
haven't started it yet. And then we should report back to each other and see if it works. So... The idea was titled, Good Things Happen to Me. And you create like a note in your phone. And every time like something good happens to you, you just write it down. oh So like I had one example this week. And it is so simple. But it it really made me happy. I needed to reorder something.
00:09:34
Speaker
And I had on my to-do list, I'm like, OK, at some point today, i need to reorder this. Because otherwise, we're going run out. Yeah. and it auto ordered for me that day and I was like how convenient like love living in the future meant to be like that I had it like it was on the subscription obviously don't you love when past you helps out future you it is the best and so it was that's an example and it's gonna be like super cheesy things what was it condoms no yes it was actually actually relight Oh, you do love your Relight. Shout out Relight. Oh, speaking of manifestation, can we sponsor Relight to be, can we manifest sponsor to be a Relight? Maybe they would sponsor
Social Media Adventures and Privacy Concerns
00:10:11
Speaker
us. Relight. We love you. Becca really loves you. i love salt for one. My kids love salt too, but like we call it lemonade in our household. It's obviously not lemonade. It's just like a supplement you can add into your water.
00:10:23
Speaker
Actually, first draw off, um, you electrolytes. I saw first off of, um, just ingredients. She used to post about it. She has her own bread now, but got addicted to them. I'm obsessed with them. Now my kids need lemonade every single day, but I'm fine with it. They just put it in their water. And so we run out of it quick anyway. So that ordered. And so my suggestion, and we should try it as both of us in our notes. Yeah. A little note in our thing and just say like good things happen to me. And every time something good happens, just writing it down and then like having mean that ah manifestation, good things happen. do you know what i want to add? I want to add like two parts, like good things happen to me and write everything good that happens. And also like my manifestations, like good things happen to me. These are things I'm manifesting that are going to happen. Like Relight being a sponsor. Yep. Okay. Speaking of drinks and kids.
00:11:02
Speaker
Poppy, subtle flex, sent me three. I'm not a big creator what all at all whatsoever, but Poppy reached out and sent me sodas and it felt, I felt cool.
00:11:14
Speaker
Anyways, they sent me three, what would you say? Like the cases. Cases. Yeah. That's the word. Thank you. Three cases of poppies. And i was like, oh my gosh, these are going last forever. They're almost gone. My kids are addicted. My kids love poppies. Addicted to poppy. Like, my one-year-old is like, I was FaceTiming you today. That's why he was coming over to keep drinking. Remember when he kept walking over drink? least like better than Sprite. More peas.
00:11:35
Speaker
No, it is better, but now they're going to get addicted, and I can't keep buying that many poppies. It's not sustainable. They are expensive. They're like $2.50 each. No, and my kids will literally have like two a day, both of them, which is probably not a good amount of sugar.
00:11:48
Speaker
Yeah, but I mean, it's like better than the alternative. of it Actually, going to veer us off for one second. Can you tell me about like the 10K journey? Like how things have turned around for you?
00:12:00
Speaker
Yeah, come on. feel like this is interesting content. People wonder about this kind of stuff. I wonder about other people. so I'll just quickly say, I hit 10K on Instagram. And it was a goal of mine for a little bit, like probably for the past like year. Yeah.
00:12:13
Speaker
Actually, no, it was my 2024 goal to hit 10K on Instagram and I didn't hit it. And then it was my 2025 goal and I hit it in January. And I don't know why, I just like had this number, like I wanted to hit 10K and I feel like I was fluctuating really close and could never hit it. And then I hit it and But like since you've hit it, I do feel like there's been like a lot of brands and stuff that been reaching out to you. For some reason that little K just like does things. I feel like I've also been taking it more seriously. There's, I've been reaching out to brands more because I feel more established too. I have worked on the influencer marketing side for the past eight, nine years. And so I've, I kind of understand how it works and,
00:12:51
Speaker
listen, for a long time, I was like, I don't want to be an influencer. I don't want to be a content creator. And then I had this like kind of come to Jesus moment that I was like, actually love creating content. I think it's really fun.
00:13:02
Speaker
i love making suggestions. I work with brands, creating content for them, like behind the scenes. Why not make it more your job, my job. And so, yes, I've been on a little bit of a social media journey and a kick and I'm not too good for free stuff.
00:13:18
Speaker
Yeah. Like, it's something, one of my favorite brands of something that i own a lot of, Cerenoni Blanket. Yeah. You know I'm obsessed with them. love them. Yeah. And it's like you're doing brands that you actually love, too. I will only accept things from brands that I actually love or really want to try. Yeah, exactly. want try. So, it's not like I'm, so, anyways, yeah. I'm a micro-influencer, as they say.
00:13:37
Speaker
love love it. dad keeps calling me and being like, so, like, when are you going to blow up? And I'm like, Dad, I don't know. I don't know. I've heard the like curve, like at the first curve is the hardest and then like it goes substantially from there. I'm curious if like someone listening was maybe wanting to get their start. What what advice would you give them?
00:13:55
Speaker
Oh my gosh. I feel like I see advice, people, creators that are way bigger than me and give advice all the time. And they say like, find your niche, which I actually disagree with that. I mean, i agree and I disagree. I think find your niche because it will keep you going, right? Like if you're passionate about something, like for me, it's home decor.
00:14:12
Speaker
I love home decor. i love decorating. I love doing it in a DIY cheaper kind of way. And so like that is something I'm going to always be doing. So I might as well be sharing. Exactly. So I feel like it's easy to create content, but I also feel like my content's really random. Like one day it's home decor. The next day today it was a pair of shoes. Like don't put yourself in a box, but do try to find your niche just so that you're consistent of things you're already passionate about. Yep.
00:14:34
Speaker
Because it's going to be easier to create content and be consistent if it's something you're already doing. and this is my advice, and I am not an influencer, but my advice is don't listen to the haters. Yeah, no, it's true. I think it's tricky, like, no matter what you're starting, we talk about, like, starting stuff here a lot, but I think, like, there are always going to be people that are going to hate on what you're doing, yeah and I think just, like, believe in yourself, and, like, there is, like, that audience out there that loves what you're doing, and, like, why not share that Have you seen the trend that's going on on TikTok? It's, like,
00:15:04
Speaker
She clapped so loud I didn't know who, I couldn't hear who wasn't clapping or who wasn't cheering. but I've heard a like that. love that. It's like ah essentially about your mom. Like it is hard to put yourself out there on social media. yeah It's hard and it's like scary. And I've definitely have had comments or DMs where people have like made me feel bad, but When my friends are saying nice things, it's like, that's who I care about, yeah is my friends and my family and me.
00:15:27
Speaker
And so like, it really, when people clap loud, like you, makes me feel better. cheesy. keep clapping loud. I'll keep clapping loud. But anyways, that's a big accomplishment. Okay.
00:15:38
Speaker
I have to vent about something. My five-year-old learned how to whistle. Oh. And I was like, cool, this is really fun. Like, she knows how to whistle. The amount I was going to lose my freaking mind today because 24-7, she is whistling all the time. Like, what is she whistling? I don't know how whistle. Taylor Swift.
00:16:00
Speaker
She's literally up there like... All the time. Like, I'm downstairs trying to work and she's upstairs whistling. I'm in the car driving. She's whistling. And we're making dinner. She's whistling. she's And I'm like, Elsie, please stop.
00:16:12
Speaker
She's like, okay. Okay. I'm like, it's almost like habit she can't. No, I've never thought whistling was annoying until this moment. And I swear if I hear her whistle one more time, I'm going to lose my shit.
00:16:26
Speaker
It is so annoying. And then I know she's doing it at school because today she said, my friends told me I'm a really good whistler. And I'm like, oh my gosh. Like if I'm her teacher.
00:16:37
Speaker
And you're but you're putting down her talent. I thought it would like go away. It's been a solid week of whistling. I needed to stop stop for like literally two seconds. And like, you know, as a mom, your brain, like I'm thinking of a million things. And then I have just, this is whistling all the time. It's not funny. I'm actually like, it's going to put me over the edge. Do noises like that bug you?
00:16:59
Speaker
Yes. Okay. You know, I tell you, I tell you, you and Sam are very similar. husband. Sam. Yeah. He's my husband. he, hates when there's like a clicking or like a buzzing in the car. He like makes him find it. He's like, what is that? your water bottle? Is it moving? Camden will click his nails in bed. He'll like click them.
00:17:17
Speaker
Yeah. I can't. Do it for me. I don't like the sound of fans. I hate the sound of a Really? A fan doesn't bother me. Like, AC unit, fine. Bathroom fan, like, or kitchen fan, no.
00:17:29
Speaker
That's another thing. Our heater. Wait, I didn't even make this connection until just now. Our heater has been whistling. So between Elsie whistling and the heater, I'm honestly, like, I need to go.
00:17:39
Speaker
whistling? No, I need to go into a room with silence and just, like, let, I can't hear myself think. Yes. Yes. It's making me crazy. That sounds very crazy. Like, how do I get her to stop whistling? What would you do?
00:17:50
Speaker
I think you have to just ignore it. Honestly, like, I feel like if you keep saying no, it's going make her want to do it more. It sounds like it's like a nervous habit almost. so
00:17:59
Speaker
You can't be like... You can't punish her for whistling. I have been. I've been like, do not whistle. Like, stop. like Maybe play the quiet game. The first, like, three days it was fine. But, like, I'm on day five of the nonstop whistling and it's making me crazy.
00:18:16
Speaker
Like, my eye is twitching. I'm not okay. Not to Google that one. I have no advice. I don't think that's a like a problem most kids have. You'd be the whistling? The Reddit thread's out there. Moms can be night. that's true.
00:18:29
Speaker
Okay, the other thing I want to talk about is, have you seen the Ruby Frankie documentary? I haven't seen it, but i have a little bit of context of what happened. Okay. Well, I just have to say one thing. I have to ask you. Yeah, okay.
00:18:40
Speaker
Am Ruby Frankie? Yeah, i was actually going to say, because we were just talking about influencing, which is funny. Okay. So I feel like every mom, if they aren't influencing, like would feel that way a little bit.
00:18:51
Speaker
Okay. Because I was watching it last night and I turned to my husband and I said, I actually don't want to post online anymore. I actually don't want to post content. I actually never want to show our kids. Like I don't really show my kids, but I do like I show them, but not in an embarrassing way. I like try to show them in just like a fun, like this is their personality, but not showing too much.
00:19:10
Speaker
But it made me, it made me not even want to be on social media because the ick, And, like, that I got from the documentary of her sharing her life made me want to, like, never do it.
00:19:21
Speaker
Is it, like, the story of her, though, that she was, like, abusive and Well, she became abusive, but she started just doing a YouTube channel and was, like, totally innocent. And then it really got to her. And then she started paying her kids. Like, started off innocent. And a set and then I think the money really got to her and, like...
00:19:34
Speaker
Yeah. And I also think it's a little tricky because there's obviously two sides to everything. And I think you can like go too far. And I think that's yeah obviously the example of her. However, like I like, how do get sad? This is when like people put hearts and stuff over their kids' faces. Like I actually enjoy seeing, and like obviously there's creepy people out there, but I do enjoy seeing like yeah people with their family and like women, like being moms. like This is something I've gone back and forth with so much is whether to share my kids on social media.
00:20:03
Speaker
And at one point I announced like, I'm not going to show them anymore. and I had like a cute little 16 year old girl who I didn't know. She's like, I follow you because I love like seeing your family. And I think it's really cute. And I hope to have a family like this someday. And it's such a good example.
00:20:16
Speaker
Not saying I'm a good example by any means, but I was like, oh, like, okay, I think I can be smart about it. Yeah. And I just always ask like, is this going embarrass them one day? And is this something that like is appropriate and safe to share? Yeah. i ask myself those questions every time I post something about them. Like,
00:20:32
Speaker
very cognizant not to post anything about like where they go to school or even where we live like specifics or anything and so but yeah you need to watch it it's so interesting between ruby frankie and the secret lives of mormon wives the media is popping off with the mormons yeah it that's so interesting yeah i'll have to watch it i and i do like see all sides and like i think like there are obviously people with bad intent out there and like i think like at the end of the day, like maybe it's something that your kids will face out of. Cause like as they get older, they're going to have like more yeah choice. Well, and I've noticed I share my youngest, I feel like a little more on social media because he's like a baby. And he's like attached to you. Yeah. And if my kids are ever like, mom, I don't want to take a picture. I don't want to take a video. I'm never going to force them. i'm never to be like,
00:21:17
Speaker
hey come do this but like today i did a collaboration with Olive and June the nail polish really yeah and I did a little like video doing the girls nails and I'm not showing their faces or anything but I'm like they wanted to do that and they're totally fine to make the video if they're like mom I don't want you to film me I would never be like no you have to be in the video yeah and I do think if there's a point where they were in a video and they wanted to do it I would definitely I'm not making money on social media now but I would set aside money for them Yeah. Yeah. And like figure out a way to do that. And I've noticed like a lot of the OG like influencers like Amber fill her up. Like she really doesn't share her kids a ton anymore. She doesn't share at all anymore.
00:21:50
Speaker
But I do think she does a good job of like when she was posting more yeah about showing her family life without showing the kids. Like she'd still show the cool snacks she was making them. Like she'd get creative. And I think like that's kind of the direction you go as they get older because don't think they're going to little bit. it is, it's a little more complicated. is. And I think it's one of those things where I thought I needed to draw a line in the sand. Like either share them or don't.
00:22:13
Speaker
And I'm trying to be like, and you it's a little more nuanced and than that. And then I think it's one of those things that you can kind of like keep reevaluating. It's something smart to check yourself on though. Yeah, for sure. Because I think like you said, like it became a slippery slope for her. And then yeah like now she's very, very crazy.
00:22:28
Speaker
Okay, we yapped for a long time. Should we get into our
Parenting Confessions and Personal Quirks
00:22:30
Speaker
episode? Wait, you didn't talk about blonde blindness. ah Okay, you know how for a long time, i posted a TikTok about this, for a long time out everyone's like, this is your sign to embrace your natural hair color. like Yes, that's so popular.
00:22:43
Speaker
Everyone's still doing that. This is your sign to There's a hair on my mouth. This is your sign that if you want to be blonde, and some people look better blonde, then dye your hair blonde. Because I have been on the natural hair regrowth for like five and a half, six months.
00:22:57
Speaker
And I just have the realization tonight that I'm not happy. I'm not happy. i want to be blonde. I miss being blonde. And this was a fun little experiment, but I'm going back.
00:23:07
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yeah Counting down the days until I can dye my hair blonde. Because... This is your sign to k not. This is your sign to have the hair that you want, even if it's not as healthy. Yeah. Some people might say.
00:23:19
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Yeah. I do feel like it's still very popular to go to your natural color. And I think it is beautiful in some ways. Like, I feel like yeah I used have my hair, like, bleached blonde all the way up to the root. And I don't feel like that's... for me to look anymore however i like i'm so scared to go dark dark is obviously my natural but it's so hard to go back for one and then like it just adds a lot of brightness to you and all the people i see go dark although there are some of those like brunette sleighs that am i might go yeah you you are meant to be brunette a lot of them that go like brawn though they always go back blonde yeah no i'm definitely going back you're still actually pretty bright right now though
00:23:52
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Not for myself though. Like I feel like I need, you know, I've been on a hair journey. I was going to say like, you know funny is like, I do feel like women are like always on a hair journey. Like everyone I know like has like, it's like hair stressful for whatever reason. So you know the trend, we listen and we don't judge. Yeah. Should we say it together? Should we say together? Sure. One, two, three.
00:24:12
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We listen and we don't judge. Just a little bit. Just a little bit. It is actually such a funny trend. I love the ones that the couples do too.
00:24:23
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I feel like before we read the um story, should we say like our own? and We can. We can start with our own. I have a lot. Really? Okay. I only have three that I thought of. oh my gosh. I have like... Okay. Maybe I'm not going to say all mine then because that feels embarrassing.
00:24:40
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We listen and we don't judge. A little bit. Okay. Start. Okay. Um... I constantly have swear words and going on in my head.
00:24:50
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I don't swear at my kids very frequently. Actually, i don't even know if i really ever swear at them. I would never judge that. Really? though like like I say it under my breath a lot. Yeah, under my breath as well. Yeah, I do... Which one was that? Just like an audible... Oh, yeah. No, I definitely have to do that. Okay, that one's not that bad. okay um Okay, my first one.
00:25:12
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Sometimes at the car wash, I suck up any of the toys that are in the car that I don't want to deal with. If it is a toy that will get sucked up by the car wash, i'm sorry like the vacuums, it's gone. Oh, yeah, same.
00:25:23
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Like, I don't care what is. I don't care if it's a bracelet. I don't care if it's a McDonald's toy. Like, if I can get away with it, oh, definitely sucked up a sock two at the car wash. actually does kind of annoy when I suck up the socks because I know, I only have one. Yeah, and did you see my TikTok about my biggest fear is that at the car wash I'm going to suck up one of the, my key fob accidentally?
00:25:44
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How? Okay, it wasn't a fear of mine until I was at the car wash once and this lady was like, or the vacuums weren't working. and I was like, excuse me, like the vacuums are on. And he's like, yeah, ah someone just sucked up their key fob. So we're trying to find it Oh my gosh.
00:25:57
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Hide your key fobs. Yeah. Hide your wives. Hide your key fobs. Okay. That one's not that bad. Okay. Um, when I'm, this was more one that I would have told Sam, like he already knows this, but when that's my husband, by the way, when I'm annoyed, i like so loud, like,
00:26:14
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I, on purpose, like I slam. Oh yeah. Like I'm unloading and I'm like slamming the things. I'm doing the, I'm like organizing things. Does he notice? It's like, well, most the time he's like sitting on the couch, on the toilet or like still in bed. And I'm like trying to be as loud as possible like oh yeah to express my frustration. And then it just builds up buts And then it's like, yeah, no. like He always says to me, he always goes, I know what you're doing. He's like, I know how you feel. He's like, that trust me, I know you. And I'm like, oh, it's going to kill. Yeah. He's like, I know you. That's a good one.
00:26:43
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um I throw away all my five-year-olds arts and crafts from school. Same. All of them. And when she asks me where they went, I say that her dad threw them away.
00:26:53
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Camden's the bad guy. Except I feel like she knows because my kids know that I throw things away. Do they want to keep them? Like, Colson hasn't cared about keeping them yet. No, Elsie is very into it. I did get Little Mom Hack. I went to HomeGoods and got one of those cute boxes. The ones that are like this big, the gift boxes. I let my girls pick some out.
00:27:12
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And now I let her pick, like, they do a lot of arts and crafts at the kids' school. Have you noticed that? Yeah, they do like five papers day. No, there's like 16. Okay, not actually, but there's so many. So I've been slowly letting her keep some, but I throw them away, and when she asks, asks...
00:27:26
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Like today, i threw one away at the car wash and I picked her from school and she's like, where's my rainbow picture? And I was like, I think dad dad did something. Do you clean out her bag like right when she gets home from school? Because like no I just keep the bag in the car and in the morning pull the papers out.
00:27:41
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No, I like wait until the end of the week. The teacher's probably like, oh, speaking of last week, the teacher at drop off opens the door because they get the kids out for you. And she goes, this is a lot of swig cups.
00:27:53
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I wasn't there. was my but We listen and we don't judge. I should have, I should have been like, listen, listen, lady, we listen and we don't judge. Yeah. i didn't Okay. Your turn. Um, this is actually when I did tonight, I feel like if I started really thinking of these, i would have so many, but tonight I was realizing when I was changing the laundry, if I'm like too tired to like fold whatever's in the dryer, I'll just take the wet laundry, throw it in with the dry laundry and rerun it.
00:28:18
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and then draw And then fold it all together? Yeah, later at some point. don't think that's a confession. I think that's a hack. I don't know. It like piles up. It is not smart because it's like the other laundry has been sitting dryer for like a day or two and then I'm just throwing the wet laundry in there and just like, whatever. No, that's a hack.
00:28:33
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Okay. Okay, next one. We listen and we don't judge. I don't listen to the clean version of songs in front of my kids. Me either. I listen to the explicit ones. Is this is a write-in, by the way? No, or this is me. Oh, i agree.
00:28:47
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No, this is me. i This is bad, but I like don't think to do it. And then it swears, and we just roll with it. Yeah, it's hard to do it in the car. i that Our Amazon, whatever, we have like clean filter on. Yeah. And it's just like easy and it's always on. But our kids have started to get like, bad word.
00:29:05
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Mom and dad, bad word. No, I told you this last week. You know the Taylor Swift song. goes, I'm a real tough kid. I can handle my shit. Elsie goes, I don't know why she replaced this word. It makes no sense to me. But she goes, I'm a real tough kid. I can handle my jewelry. Yeah.
00:29:22
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hey Why the word jewelry? It's such a random. random ah Do you feel like Colson is starting to come up with like really big words? Oh yeah. They think they're like thinking all the time. Today we tried a new show and at first Elsie was like, I don't like this show. I'm trying to do like the low stimulating shows.
00:29:37
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And then I was like, okay, do you want me to change it? And she goes, actually, i think I'm adjusting to it. You're like, adjusting. Adjusting. Uh-huh. Okay. My girl is smart. My girl is smart. All right, thesaurus.
00:29:49
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and All right, Webster. Like, I'm getting They're getting smart. They are getting smart. Agreed. Okay, next. you're Your turn. That was all I had. Oh, okay. Let me see if any of mine are really that interesting. Oh, this is a good one.
00:30:01
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um I do tell my husband that it's that time of the month sometimes. Even if it's like the end of my period and I've been off of it, I will say I'm still on it and that I don't want to have sex, so I don't have to.
00:30:16
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Have you done The next one is I pretend that the kids, I can't hear them if they wake up in the night so that Camden goes and gets them. I think that's classic. I think all people do that girl and boy. And in the morning, in the morning, like Graham will fully be like, mom, mom.
00:30:34
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And I just wait till he gets up. My latest is they'll come to my bed and ask for me first. And I say, go ask your dad. Oh no. Okay. I had a moment last year where I was like, am I a bad mom? Because my kids, when they wake up in the middle of the night, they go to dad's side.
00:30:48
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Do you know any kids that go to dad's side besides mine? Think about it. have on that. Probably not. No, they never come to my side and I'm like, am I? I actually don't know how you handle your kids coming into your room at night. Our kids wake up early at 630, but they do not come in the room at night. We say, go back to your room.
00:31:05
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Yeah. and We don't let them sleep with us. I will say when I'm asleep, I'm a... deep sleeper no i'm like a mean person if i get making up me too like me too when i'm like even breastfeeding or during that phase when i was like i would get i'm cranky oh yeah like mad all right we're gonna um end this with a bang okay this is your last this is my last we say one more time then yeah we listen and we don't judge okay i have to preface this with I don't think it's anything, anything's wrong with when people like toot lot. I say the word toot. I don't, I can't say, I hate the word fart. I hate it. Really? Yeah, I really hate it.
00:31:43
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I don't toot a lot. Like I have a lot of other things that are wrong with me, but like tooting is not one of them. I'm not a frequent tooter. I'm not a big tooter. I'm just not. And so like Camden, my husband, we've been married for eight years, has probably only heard me toot like two or three times. Yeah. And I'm not, this is, I'm not trying to be a pick me girl and be like, oh, I never toot. Like No, I just, I really don't. I don't know.
00:32:03
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So and what are some of your other flaws? So many. I'm just kidding. That's a whole nother episode. But okay. So with my last baby. After I got the epidural, if you've gotten an epidural, I can't even tell it. Becca knows this story because I told it the other day.
00:32:19
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When you get the epidural, you can't feel anything down there. Like, anything. And for some reason, after I got the epidural, my body needed to chew a lot.
00:32:30
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And so you can't control it. Like, you literally can't control it. So the nurse comes in to check me, she like... If you haven't given birth, like, maybe don't listen to this part, but she goes to check me, and they put their hand, their fingers up there to check you, and as soon as she inserts her fingers, I farted on her hand.
00:32:51
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Wasn't it kind of like a long fart, too? Yes! And I, like, laughed. was like, oh! And it, like, kept going. And loud, right? Yes, and you can't control it. It was so loud. And my husband was like, oh!
00:33:03
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Ha ha ha!
00:33:07
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I'm embarrassed. But he was like, oh my god. He was so taken aback. And so I'm literally in labor. And he's like, oh. And he doesn't get grossed out by things. Like, he literally pulled our son out of me. like, delivered It was just shocking. But it was just so shocking, I think, because he hasn't really helped me, And I feel it would have helped that her hand's also, like, in you. And she was like, it's funny what happens all the time.
00:33:34
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But I think back to that story and I literally am so embarrassed. So for all of you listening, we listen and we don't judge. Isn't it funny how like those things too, like they're just a frequent memory. Like it's something you could never forget. No, I'll be like washing the dishes and I'll think about it all
00:33:52
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So terrible. Oh, that's a good one. Okay. Do you have any embarrassing stories you want to tell anymore? If you think of something while we have submissions. Yeah. Because I feel like I really put myself, I'm really carrying the team on my back with my embarrassing stories.
00:34:05
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Yours are like, oh, sometimes, like yours are so mild. Do the laundry. Okay. I'm like, I farted on my nurse and you're like, sometimes I dry the laundry, the wet laundry. We did not, we're not in the same page here.
00:34:20
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not chair
00:34:24
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Oh gosh. Okay. Well, you are making me laugh. I will, um, think. Okay. Think while we do our submissions. I feel should have like thought more and like, it's weird. I do feel like I actually have a great memory, but like not when it's on the spot.
00:34:36
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You know mean? Like I can recall things, but not on the spot. I bet it's going to happen. It's like next week. You're going to think of so many things.
Listener Confessions and Outro
00:34:43
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If I did not come up with them tonight, I will share a funny story next week. Okay. Alright, here we go. I'll read the first one. Okay. I can't even... We listen and we don't judge.
00:34:53
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This one I'm judging so hard because i ah it makes me gag just reading it. Oh no want me to read it? I'll read it. don't get grossed out very easily. I feed my boogers to my dog. Oh.
00:35:06
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Do you know what? is you? No, I've never done that, but I'm like... I definitely... Okay, this is embarrassing. I definitely like pick my notes. 100%. And sometimes flick it. Okay, I can't say I never pick my nose, but boogers really gross me out.
00:35:23
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Like, really gross me out. Like, even my kids' boogers... Like, crusty ones or, like, gooey ones? Like, if kids...
00:35:31
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episode's over i'm going home i'm going home i can't even my kids like yeah wiping their nose and stuff it's not really even the word snot yeah so the fact that you're feeding ah yeah it is can we move on can we move on to the next one let's move on okay here here's next but i will say like and for the sake of the nose pickers like normalize like having nails like having a crusty booger and just like you know getting it out like wash your hands after it's fine Yeah, it is.
00:35:57
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It is smart to wash hands. Okay. I often think how relaxing a night in the hospital sounds to get a break. That's not even a judgment. I get it.
00:36:08
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Sometimes I'm like, I really want to be sick, like really sick on a Saturday, not during the week, but on a Saturday when my husband can just do everything and I can just stay in bed and watch reality TV and be sick.
00:36:19
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Sick.
00:36:22
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Should I read the next one? Yeah. Sometimes I pee in the bath. Oh my gosh, that's crazy. I feel like you do this. pee in the bath. I don't pee in the bath. That's pretty crazy. I pee in the shower.
00:36:34
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but pee in the shower every single day. The other day, this is like probably a very irrational thought. I was literally thinking when I was tubbing with my newborn, I was like, I cannot toot in the tub.
00:36:45
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You talked about this on first episode. Because if I did, my germs would get like in his mouth because he's like touching the water and putting his hands in his mouth. And I like, that's what I like think about. Do you normally toot in the tub? No.
00:36:57
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But like I said, it's not rational. Are you a tub? Are you a tub tutor?
00:37:03
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but Do you usually say toot or fart? I would say fart probably. just said toot. i Because I'm copying you. Tub tooter. That is funny. I pee in the bath. That is crazy. And then say, okay, I will say if the water's already draining and it's like there's a little bit left and still in there, I'll pee and stand up real quick. Yeah. Which like is kind of gross.
00:37:22
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Okay, sometimes I flip off my kids when they aren't looking. Oh, this is good. Yeah. This is good. And like, do know what? Healthy. you know what? It doesn't affect them at all. No, it's healthy. you feel significantly better. Yeah, and they don't see. you're just like behind. And they also have no idea what being flipping, like flipping off is. Yeah. Like, they don't even. Sometimes I'll subtly flip off my husband.
00:37:40
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He's like starting to figure it out, but I'll be like, pretend like I'm itching my head and I'll just be like, like this. Like, if I'm really pissed off. Sometimes you need to get mad. be honest. Sometimes you just need to like, middle finger to your kids behind their backs.
00:37:52
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I don't miss my kids when I'm on vacation without them. I know they'll be there when I get home. I agree with this. Yeah. I feel like for me, I miss them a lot, like leaving and like on the plane ride. But then when I'm there, like I do try to be present because like you're never going to get that time back. And if you're just having yeah anxiety the whole time, it's like, well, yeah, it's not worth it.
00:38:11
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I tell my kids my treats and drinks are gross so they don't want them and it works most of the time. Every parent does this. Every parent does this. was to say, I do like that my drinks have caffeine in them even if they don't. don't why. I'm kind of getting sick of sharing my drinks because like the slobber and the backwash. You don't know why. It's disgusting.
00:38:28
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It's actually disgusting. Yeah. Okay. What's the next one? Pick my nose. Oh, we already did that one. Yeah, I just... I actually think normalize picking your nose is totally I don't agree. don't agree.
00:38:41
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Okay, this is the last one. My kids annoy me 50% of the time. Yeah. For me, it's like a solid 65, actually. no But then those 40... Wait, 65? 45? 20% annoying. Yeah, but then it makes the times that you... They are annoying, like, so worth it.
00:38:59
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If you liked them all the time, how boring would that be? Yeah, I feel like the thing about kids is like, yes... they have annoying things that they do but it's almost like it's almost like you're annoyed of like your own childhood like it almost brings you back like I feel like a lot times my gosh do we need to unpack a reflection of me as a kid and like I feel like things that I would do that'd be annoying they're doing now and they also parent me which is annoying we talked about this the other day yeah when you're yeah Okay, we don't to get into that. don't need to get into that. I will say, like, it is funny, too, to hear your kids parent you.
00:39:29
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Like, the other day, i was talking with my son, and he's, like, saying, like, you better not do that, or i might take it away from you. And I'm like, oh. He's reflecting. He was telling that to you? Yeah. Oh, no. Elsie will do that to her sibling. She'll be like, don't do that or you'll have to sit on the stairs. And I'm like, you don't have that authority.
00:39:47
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It's an oldest child thing. Shows what we do. Anyways. Okay. Those are some pretty good ones. Final words. we We listen and we do not judge. Bye, guys. Bye, guys.