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EP 146: 3 YEARS OF MOM GROUP CHAT
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This week on Mom Group Chat, we’re celebrating THREE YEARS of the podcast 🥹
In this episode, we’re taking a trip down memory lane and talking about how Mom Group Chat actually began, the chaotic weekend where it all came together, and laughing about how incredibly novice we were when we first started. Truly… we had no idea what we were doing 😂
We also reflect on everything we’ve lived through together over the past three years. The beautiful moments, the hard seasons, the grief, the growth, the motherhood chaos, and all the life that’s happened in between. We talk about how special it feels to have this space to walk through it all together, not just with each other, but with all of you listening too.
We also share some of our favorite guests and favorite moments from the history of the show, plus a few behind-the-scenes memories along the way.
Mostly, this episode is just one big thank you. Thank you for listening, supporting, sharing, laughing, crying, and growing with us over these last three years. We truly could not do this without you, and we’re so grateful you’re here. 💛
Keep up with the Moms and join the conversation on our socials:
📸 Instagram: @momgroupchat
🎵 TikTok: @momgroupchat
Questions/comments/need to vent? Email us at momgroupchat@gmail.com
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Transcript
Anniversary Reflections
00:00:07
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There's no right way to do it.
00:00:12
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Oh, we're going to get into it. What up, moms? My name is Candice, and I'm here with my best friend, Whitney. And happy three-year anniversary to Mom Group Chat Podcast. Oh my God, I cannot believe we've been doing this for this long.
00:00:28
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It's crazy, but it also feels like a blip. It really does. I just not to like already kind of get into it, but I just remember this being such a fun idea at the time. And, you know, you and your friend group talk and we're all like everyone's always like we're the funniest people we know. We should start a podcast. And then yeah Candace makes us. So i was like, we are at ah here we go. Like, I'll get everything set up. You guys just show up.
00:00:59
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Let's fucking go. If you're like buy a mic and we're like, right, like what do we even buy? I don't know what to do So that was the beginning and it was so fun.
00:01:12
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What a fun time. Oh my
Nostalgic Beginnings
00:01:16
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gosh. I was having a phone storage issue over the weekend where my phone was full and I was trying, you know me, I'm ah constantly recording videos and shooting content and stuff. So that's a big problem for me. And so I went back into my videos and I was looking for like the largest videos and I have literally hour long videos of us sitting on Shannon's couch and doing our first episodes. Like a behind the scenes.
00:01:45
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Yeah, that we just like filmed for like shits and giggles. Honestly, I should do a clip of those. Although I look ginormous. I was like, I was pregnant.
00:01:58
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Yeah. Like if you were to see, it and I'm not, that I hope you know i that I am not saying this in a shady way, like, because you are beautiful all the time, but like, I know for a fact looking as your best friend, like I know, look, you looking at that video, you would be like, you cannot post that.
00:02:14
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Well, share it with me. I want to see. I will. I will. But um at least i was like show the giggle fest. Yeah. Yeah. I was like, I can't delete these videos like they have to live forever. They are part of the mom group chat vault, like the lore of the show and us like figuring out how to.
00:02:35
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talk as podcast hosts, how to structure a show, how to like, just learn this craft. I know that sounds so serious. Like we're taking ourselves too seriously, but it is, it's like, it is a skill and a craft that we have been like honing and, um,
00:02:57
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working on for three years and I'm really proud of this show and how far we've come and how quickly now you and I can like hop on here and like poop out an episode basically.
Podcasting Growth
00:03:10
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Whereas like if you guys, if you guys were back in the beginning of us starting this show, like we overthought so much and like tried so hard to be perfect. And I feel like it's evolved so much and it's so easy for us to hop on here now and just yap and it be
00:03:33
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great. So i don't know. I'm really proud of us and how far we've come. It's probably like how it feels being a content creator and how silly, goofy you feel like having the camera on you and hitting record and you're just like talking to yourself on camera. yeah Like I'm assuming that's probably how, I mean, I've done that a little bit here and there on Instagram, but you really do have to like get comfortable talking into a mic. Like for some reason in the beginning, it's almost like when you're hitting record and you like freeze like a deer in headlights and you're like, Oh my God, I don't want to mess up. But in this day and age, baby, you can edit anything. So if you mess up,
00:04:17
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which we don't do anymore. We don't. And, but in the beginning we did a lot and we'd be like, oh shit. So but should we start over? Or, oh shit. We didn't even record episode.
00:04:29
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oh my God. Good times learning all that. Yeah. Yeah. It is so funny how much I used to edit in the beginning. And now like I cannot stress to you guys like how little I edit. Like every so often we'll say something that like we shouldn't have said in the sense of like sharing personal info or like, you know, something like that. I'll have to edit out. But like I edit very little. Someone sent us a message recently. Did you see that message about how
00:05:00
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What? i I'll say in the in the show, I'll say, I'll edit this part out and then I leave it in Every time. Someone was like, I love when you say, like I'll edit this out and then you leave it in. she's like if she She said, like it makes me feel like I'm one of the girls like in the know.
Authenticity in Podcasting
00:05:18
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And y'all are. like I edit out so little. um And I used to edit. so like It used to take me hours to edit. I would edit out so much shit.
00:05:29
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I'm dying at her saying that to you because it's like you've said something you feel and then you're just like, fuck it. i and I feel like I've always been this way. Like, I really don't care that much about like what other people think. i Yeah. Like, I i care it's hard. I care about being liked, I guess. But like on the whole, like.
00:05:50
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ah I'm not shy about anything. i am an overshare, which is why podcasting is the perfect medium for me. And i will mention it all as Bethany Frankel says. you so you do deserve to be famous because you are so good about sharing your life.
00:06:11
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Oh my God. Luminosity. Yeah.
00:06:17
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I was talking about that with someone recently about how that was my top value and they giggled and I was like, yeah, that's me. he I just want to be famous. I just want to be a pop star still. I don't know what to tell you.
00:06:32
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That's so cute. um But yeah, it's been so long. I mean, we talked about making this podcast for probably a year before we even did it because we had all had already had our first kid.
Community Support & Connection
00:06:45
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Our group chat was just blowing up me, Shannon and Candace. Every single day we were like, what are we doing? How are we moms? We are teenage kids. teenage daughters how are we mothers we were getting each other through like the everyday mundane routine like learning how to teach them to sleep how do you feed them like trying so hard in the beginning like feeding them the right way and then realizing it doesn't freaking matter
00:07:16
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Oh my God, it got me through motherhood. It really did. It still is. Like it still is. Our group chat is still getting me through motherhood. And this podcast is getting me through motherhood. um The community we've built is getting me through motherhood. Like the amount of...
00:07:37
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validation and, uh, celebration that I get, even from just like our DMS on Instagram and inside of our Facebook group, like it is unmatched. It is such. lars so nice Yeah. And it is the reason that I am here. Like it is the reason I've made it through truly. We got a DM this week and hope that person's okay with me saying this, but that it was a new mom. And I don't know if she's like a, i don't know if she's a therapist or maybe a doctor. I don't know what she is, but she said that she felt really lonely in motherhood and that she recommended our podcast to make her feel less alone and I thought that is like why we're here and why we do this because yeah it can feel super lonely and then you're like oh other people are experiencing exactly how I freaking feel so it's just nice like validating to listen to others talk about it
00:08:36
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Yeah, it is. It's, and that's like, I feel like the core value of the show, like no one knows moms like other moms and like no one makes you feel less alone like other moms. And that still rings so true through every season, through every phase. Um, and I just love, I love this show so much. I love you so much. And it's been the best, most rewarding thing I've ever done. Honestly.
00:09:05
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I know it's like my trophy on the wall. i'm like, yeah, I am. When it comes up, I'm like, yeah, I literally have a podcast with my best friend. Like how lucky It is the ultimate flex. It's like I have a podcast who with with my best friend where we literally just yap.
00:09:26
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We just talk. And people are like, what's it about? I'm like, unhinged motherhood takes. I don't know what's time just our lives. People are like, oh, is it serious? i'm like, I don't know. Like sometimes like, yeah, kind of I don't know. Sometimes our podcast follows falls under the comedy category. And I'm like, thank you so much. You think I'm funny?
00:09:50
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Yeah. Like we dabble in it all. You want serious. You want sentimental. You want educational. You want inspiring. You want unhinged. You want funny. You want sad.
00:10:02
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Hopefully not all the time, but you know, done it all we've done it all. God, we really have like kind of laid it out there for everybody. I mean, we've gone through some things on this show that, gosh, I mean, we've gone through things that like changed the trajectory of our lives and like how we see the world.
Life Changes on the Podcast
00:10:23
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I don't know if that sounds, I mean, I think motherhood fundamentally does that, you know?
00:10:28
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i think losing like a very, very close friend makes you see the world differently and like changed the trajectory of my life in so many ways. I think, yeah,
00:10:41
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I mean, the house flooding, like so many big like moves and career changes. And I mean, you name it, like we've gone through it. And what's so exciting about this show is that like there's going to be new things happening every. Oh, gosh, there's going to be new things happening for the rest of time. Like this year we will go through something else, good, bad, whatever that is. And same with all of you listening, like you all are going through things that we will talk about also and connect with you guys on. So it's just like, it's a sea, it's a sea of possibility.
00:11:26
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It's kind of crazy when you named all that that has happened in the last three years because I'm like, oh my God, we have gone through it. Like, yeah holy moly. And there's so much I didn't even name, like postpartum anxiety, like mental health struggles. I mean, God, we've been through so much.
00:11:49
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I'm so glad y'all are still following along. So anyways, thank you for being here still. It's been a doozy. Y'all are my crutch. um But i feel like the one thing that makes me like sentimental a little bit is that like we started this when I was pregnant with Margo, which means she's like about to be three. And I'm just like, oh, my baby.
00:12:15
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Yeah. My two babies I had in 2023. Yeah. They're going to be 50 years old. And it's crazy. Like, I wasn't even pregnant with Evie. Like, I was i was just wine-drinking gal thinking about a second when we started
Family Planning Discussions
00:12:31
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this. And then, like, sharing my pregnancy announcement on here, sharing my yeah like sharing my experience with gender and, like,
00:12:41
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Yep. It's just, yeah, it's crazy that we now have like, like Evie's two. Mm-hmm. Crazy. I know. Crazy, crazy. And we all, yeah, and Shannon got to share hers and, oh, so cute. And I know. i think when I started, I, when we were at Shannon's house, when we first recorded, i think I was like 16 weeks pregnant and I was still feeling like pukaka-ish. Yeah, yeah.
00:13:11
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You were a tired girl, I remember. Really? I don't remember that. I just remember being like – I like remember you being like, ugh. Not in a that you didn't bring the Whitney energy, but just like an overall like, ugh. You feel like that's how it is with pregnancy. You just in like, ugh.
00:13:32
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Yeah. I just remember being like, we had to do a photo shoot and thinking, fuck me, I'm pregnant for this photo shoot. And I don't do like, I didn't do them very often. I'm like, okay, I've done a pregnant, like a a pregnancy one with like my husband when I was pregnant with Graydon. And then like, I got like kind of insecure after that. I'm like, I don't want to be doing like photos all the time and then boom I had to do a photo shoot and I was like okay it's fine I'm just pregnant and hormonal and it's I'm just doing this to my best friends it's all good and yeah yeah it's fine it was such a that weekend is like I know we've talked about it in the past but like it was so special to me the birthplace of the show the
00:14:22
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doing those photos. Like I cherish those photos so much, like to have all of those with Shannon. It's genuinely made me want to have a photo shoot with all of my best friends at some.
00:14:33
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Yeah. Just like for the memes, for the memes. It is fun to do. And yeah, that was our last weekend that we were together, all three of us. And I just, I don't know. I remember like cuddling on the couch and like hanging out with TJ and don't know I just remember also like this yummy sandwich place that we ate at or they got god the BLTs do you remember those I'm such a sandwich freak and I was like this is so good and driving around like thinking that it was so beautiful there and yeah it was fun wow I want that BLT real bad right now
00:15:15
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I love a sandwich. What can I say? It's so delish. Yeah, that was just such a fun weekend. And I love that. It's just we've come so far.
00:15:29
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And like, it's funny, we were talking, we're thinking, this is like a little bit of a side tangent, but I'm going to bring it back. okay Okay. It's, um we were, we're considering going on a Disney cruise for the birthdays next year for, so February, March of next year. And I had my brother trips with Rob, um like basically quote them out for us. And so we were looking at them and we were like, you know, they're not cheap.
00:15:59
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And I was like trying to sell it to my husband last night while we were at dinner. I was like, <unk>bblily but food is included and you know, all the things. And I was like, the only thing that's not included is alcohol. And come March next year, like I might be pregnant again.
00:16:16
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And I was like, so it won't even matter. And we both were like, oh, damn. Like, that's crazy to think about. Like, if we're sticking to the timeline, we've always said, like, hopefully by March of next year, like, I'm already pregnant.
00:16:32
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And... So ah the way I'm bringing this back is that there's still a whole nother phase of like stuff upcoming that like I hope to share with this podcast. And honestly, i have so many ideas of how I want to share it.
00:16:48
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Like, I think i've taught I've talked to you about this, Whitney, but I have this idea of doing like a week by week vlog series where I document my whole like pregnancy and even maybe like the trying to conceive like portion of it. I mean, listen, I'm not going to release sex tapes or anything. Yeah. But just like the mental struggles of like trying to conceive because it's so real. And um so, yeah, I just am excited. Like when that time comes, God willing, that I'm able to share that with you guys. And like you guys will be with me on that journey to like of hopefully bringing a third into our family and like going through the newborn phase again and
00:17:31
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navigating the dynamics of a third baby into our family and like traveling with three kids. I mean, there's like, it would, it's wild to think about. You know, it's funny, like with a lot of my friends that are either like about to have their third or they are are pregnant still. It's like really tripping me up because my friend group, we've all we all have like the same age kids and we've known them as like a two person, like two kid person like family for so long.
00:18:03
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And then it's like, oh my God, another's coming to the crew. Like it's kind of tripping me up. Like thinking about that because it has been such a long stretch in between
Future Family Dynamics
00:18:13
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kids. It's been three years. I'm like, whoa.
00:18:16
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And you were literally talking last year that you were hoping to have another baby. And I'm like, Time's kind of ticking, like coming up quick. Tell me about it. My husband, like Vinny and I were like, that's like kind of soon. We're like panicked. of a sudden Oh, um but like time wise, like we don't really want to wait much longer than that. Like I'm going to be 36 this year. i'm i definitely am happier that we're doing a little bit longer of an age gap. Evie will be over three, almost four, you know? yeah,
00:18:51
Speaker
that feels right. i don't really want to be any like further than that. You know, that's going to like really, that's what I'm saying. It's going to trip me up. If all of a sudden, four years later, you have a boy and now or something, you know what I mean? Like that, it's like, you've been so, you've been so girl, girl, girl, girl. And now all a sudden, like, I'm like, this changes like everything.
00:19:14
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It does. It does. I am going to go through an identity crisis if I have boy. I I am such a girl mom and I like wear it with pride. And I think if I have a boy, I will literally be like, the fuck do I do with this? Like, I don't know. Who am I anymore? Bubble wrap your house, bro. It's coming.
00:19:34
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like i just so I hope it happens. but Yeah, it'll be so wild because I think we're going to do a surprise. So if we oh have, I know, well, I was thinking about this and how i um, I feel like I want to send the gender to one person who knows. who can maybe like order something and know that, you know, like that way, like we have some things ordered or something, you know what I mean? i think your friend Brittany did that. She like gave, told one person. The one that like didn't live in state.
00:20:14
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Yeah. So I feel like you would be that person, but I would need, I would need a signed contract. won't, I'm going to be a statue. going to ask me and I'm going say, I don't know.
00:20:29
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Because even like the, even like the gen, like the genetic testing and stuff, like I want to make sure everything's okay, but like, I don't want to see the gender, you know?
00:20:39
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So you can do without all that. So yeah. Oh my God. That would be yeah so crazy. I think that with like my friends that have all boys too. I'm like, Oh my God, they've been a boy family. I mean, our kids, our oldest are going to be five. i'm like, they've been a boy family since I've known them.
00:20:56
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What if someone has a girl? mean, like, this is so crazy. Yeah. Vinny has just fully prepared himself for another girl. He's like, I know we're having another girl, which would make the shock of a boy even more. But, like, when I tell you I would be thrilled with another girl, I really would. Yeah. Oh, I I would be thrilled. I feel like there will be a level of, like – mourning either way. Like I'll be sad that we never have a boy, but I'll also be like sad to not have another girl ever. know I know. So yeah, we'll see.
00:21:30
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Wow. Can't wait for that. Okay.
Favorite Moments & Episodes
00:21:33
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Should we like move into some of our like favorite moments or talk about some of the audience's favorite moments? Okay. i have some episodes and moments that come to mind.
00:21:46
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I'm going to start with guests because i feel like we've had some cool guests on and some that have been so funny, some that have been so helpful and real. So I actually loved our episode with feeding littles and talking about feeding. We've obviously talked about feeding in the past, but I feel like that episode was so validating and real about picky eaters and like just validating that your child's not broken if they don't eat broccoli or eat all the food groups. It's like that episode is is one when we were going through a hard time with Alice eating and like eating her lunch and stuff. This was like relatively recently. I literally went back and listened to that episode to just
00:22:35
Speaker
remind myself that like it's fine it's all gonna be fine and for anyone who wants to know that is episode 107 i'm um i am gonna say because i thought this the other day was dr nose bot knows best ye guy We need to have him back on. To this fucking day. it i think to myself every time I use it, this is the best invention anyone could have ever made for a child. Like truly, especially like someone like my kids who gets ear infections, someone whose kid is in daycare. whose nose is constantly running and they can't blow their nose yet. Like it is truly the best invention ever. And I thought he was just a wealth of knowledge knowledge because my kids went through tubes, et cetera, like got adenoids out. So being able to talk to him and him being the one that invented my favorite thing as a parent, like,
00:23:38
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I'm starstruck. Like I loved that guy. And he was so cool and nice. He was so nice and so knowledgeable. Like we loved him. we loved him. I love that guy.
00:23:49
Speaker
Okay. The other, there are two more. i'm I'll be quick that I want to mention. And, um, the next one, this was like such an unhinged, funny episode, but Rebecca Sue Watson,
00:24:02
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Was such a hoot. Oh my God. That episode made me cackle out loud. She was so unhinged and so funny. um So I loved her. It's so many likes. Like I will look on there and people just like her video yeah on our, on our page. Like people are obsessed with her. Yeah. And then um Susie Welch, which we did relatively recently.
00:24:30
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ah i laugh so good i left that episode feeling like I could take over the world. I was like, I could fly right now. Like she was so inspiring, validating, like talk about a boss ass bitch, like loved.
00:24:48
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I just loved her so much. Like she, i have chills, like literally goosebumps talking about her. She was such a dream, such a inspiring person. Candice and I got off that episode and called each other immediately and we were like, oh my God, she was so fabulous, so smart, so kind.
00:25:09
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i I don't know. i Sometimes I go into these like thinking, what are we going to get? And yeah that like blew me out of the water talking to her. i was like, I want to take her classes. Should I move to New York to work for her? like i was just obsessed. Literally.
00:25:23
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Yeah. It was such a good episode. i just love it so much. And um I, like I said, I literally mentioned her like quiz earlier in this episode, talking about luminosity. If you haven't gone on and taken the values bridge, definitely go do that. It will teach you so much about yourself and just help you understand more about what you want, how you should live your life. Highly recommend.
00:25:52
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Yeah. And then I guess two of my favorites, y'all already know, the Nat Note, Natalie and Amanda. like Those are two like people that i watch every day on Instagram who inspire me every day to like live a colorful, fun life. ah And to be able to like talk to them,
00:26:14
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I was excited that they even agreed to be on the show and then for them to be so cool and normal. I was like, oh my God, the world is so small that I'm getting to talk to them. I would have never been able to if we didn't have this.
00:26:28
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Yeah. God, they were so good too. And like just fabulous. Both of them were so fabulous and amazing. I want to be like them. I want to be them.
00:26:40
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Truly. I want to. I really wish I could hang out with Natalie. i wish. I know. We should just take a trip to Houston. I just feel like Natalie. You probably think we're such freaks, but like truly, I just really like. I don't know. I feel like she was into it. She was like, like this yeah.
00:26:57
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Or is she just being nice? I don't know. Yeah. and need to talk to you again. I'm trying to think of other episodes that are not guest related that I loved. Hold on. Let me pull up our feed here.
00:27:10
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i know. I feel like we always bring up the same ones. Well, I'm trying like i'm trying to bring up um ones that were just in the past year. so that Because like obviously we have our classics of like the more bananas you dumb All of that is like... That's like...
00:27:29
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That is the the foundation of best mom group chat moments. um
00:27:38
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I just read one. Things that would send a renaissance mom into a coma.
00:27:45
Speaker
Wait, stop random and so random. That is that is so true. Okay, let me see.
00:27:57
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I feel like i love the episodes where we're just calling out something that is real and maybe against the grain of how you're supposed to feel. So this one pops out to me as the, like our holiday hangover episode where we're talking about just how like draining the holidays can feel and just like how we're supposed to love it. And we do love it but like not a lot of people talk about how like overwhelming and draining it is and how you don't have to like love all of it. And I feel like those are some of our best episodes where we're just like letting the people know, like you don't have to love all of it. Like you don't have to enjoy every moment. And yes, of course, like we do enjoy those special times, but like, you know, it's fine if you need to hide in a closet for a little bit, you know?
00:28:51
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So true. I mean, literally this morning, speaking of holiday, my son, Graydon, was like, can we listen to Christmas music? And I was like, Graydon, I really don't want to.
00:29:03
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And then he like kind of looked out the window sad, like he was like a star in a music video where he got told no. And so I was like, oh, God. like He wasn't like whiny. He was just like sad looking. So i was like, all right, I'll turn it on. And then he was like, yay. Yay. And then he's like, it's almost Christmas. I'm like, no, it's not. That's so funny. We talked about Christmas this morning too. Alice was asking questions about like, when is it? It's taking so long.
00:29:32
Speaker
That's what they said. They're like, it's taking so long. I said, boy, we got Memorial 4th of July. I said, your birthdays, Halloween. was like, we got a long way to go. Yeah. Also, like all you know we got in the car this morning and the first question Alice asked me was, Mom, how do you get to heaven? i was like, oh girl, it's too early for this. Catch a plane, my girl. i don't know what to tell you. plane i can't.
00:30:01
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I can't answer that at 7 a.m. I don't know what to say. Oh, Graydon's been very into asking about all of that since my grandmother passed away. yeah.
00:30:11
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He's just like, I don't know. I mean, i maybe I traumatized him by taking him to the funeral, like, and then we went to the burial. And I, like, think about that day. And we had all gotten up as they were, like, lowering the casket, not to be so morbid right now. And he was the only one sitting in the folding chairs just watching And I was like, all right, Graydon, get up. I'm sorry.
00:30:34
Speaker
That is so funny. And so I'm just like, that's going to be burned in his freaking head. And it's burned in mine. I'm traumatized by him watching that.
00:30:47
Speaker
OK. Did you tell the story about the vultures on here? Did I? I don't know. i can't remember. Can you? It's so funny. I don't even remember it now that you were driving and they're on the side of the road. Yeah, there was vultures and he asked if they were eating grammy.
00:31:08
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And I was like, because I i said they eat dead things. Right, dead things. Uh-huh. And he was like, what if the vultures eat Grammy? Yeah, and I was like, oh. And you were like, I don't know where to go from here. I was literally like, this was like two days after she passed away. And i was like, too soon.
00:31:27
Speaker
Please leave me alone. Please. Oh, my God. I was literally like. You were like, I got to go. i'm too stunned to speak. Oh my God. The way his little head works. I'm like, okay, goodbye.
00:31:43
Speaker
Oh my gosh. Okay. The other thing I'm going to say is like, I love, and i want to continue doing more of these episodes into forever is some pop culture takes episodes.
Pop Culture & Motherhood
00:31:57
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Me too. That's what I'm good Those have been some of our most popular. If you look at the numbers, people, people want to hear about the Bravo takes. They want to hear about pop culture. So ask and you shall receive. Because the Summer House trailer dropped.
00:32:14
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The Summer House reunion trailer dropped yesterday. And when I tell you, i had chills. I was dying at McKenzie saying ah that the comment about like after watching the trailer, like this is what Coke must have felt like in the 80s. Like hitting that rush after watching the trailer.
00:32:34
Speaker
I fell out. Same. I actually read that one out loud to Vinny and we like cackled together. he was like, oh my God, there's no one. read it to Chris because that was so funny. People are hilarious.
00:32:47
Speaker
That trailer good. love the internet. Wow. I cannot wait for that. Like truly, i am so sad. Cannot wait. But yes, there will be more of that in the future. And I love talking about it. I also think it's interesting to like,
00:33:04
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I don't know. Maybe I'm, I'm, I'm a like pressing here or like I'm thinking about it too hard, but I do think it's kind of interesting to see the world of reality TV as a mom and to like, I don't know. I think that becoming a mom gives you a different like world outlook. And when I used to watch like Vanderpump rules and shit, like before kids, I would be like, damn, these people are crazy or like whatever. And then now I'm watching things as a mom. And I feel like I'm like, I don't know. It's like you see the world differently. So it's kind of interesting to like
00:33:42
Speaker
have the mom take of reality TV. I do that with shows that I watched as a kid. I used to think the parents were always like too much, like having the parent get rid of a dog. And I was like, that mom is the meanest mom I've ever seen my life. And now I'm like, I'm Cruella DeVille.
00:34:01
Speaker
Yeah. I'm yeah whatever. like Oh my God. I'm the the mom that's mean. Yeah. Yeah. You're not though. It's just, I just want clean baseboards and no pee on my rug, you know?
00:34:17
Speaker
yeah Yeah. Honestly, i have two French bulldogs for sale. If anyone would like them, that's what I've been talking about getting another pet and we think we're going wait till grade in kindergarten. Well, don't be jumping.
00:34:30
Speaker
Yeah, that's scary to think about another dog because Vinny, like I'm just so overwhelmed by the dog still right now that like if they, which I do not want that to happen. Like I want them to stay around for as long as, you know, possible.
00:34:47
Speaker
But when they do, like I need a good, ah a couple dog free years. Like, and I know Vinny's going to be at that Frenchie farm in Missouri where we got these two dogs and he'll be picking out a new puppy immediately. And I'm like,
00:34:59
Speaker
don't you dare. Chris tried to. he and he He reacted really quickly. He was like, must replace. like He was just like in that state of like I must have a dog. And I was like, relax. like yeah We will get one. But it is kind of weird like talking about yourself now or yourself as a family. And like I was doing that all about me poster for Margo in her class. And like I didn't It could to include a pet. And that like was so weird.
00:35:28
Speaker
was like, weird what do I have to say about our family? Like we don't have a pet. What do i do And everyone else has like cats and dogs. and i was like, oh my God, we're the family without a fricking pet.
00:35:40
Speaker
So weird. That's okay. Wait, are you guys going to get another Dachshund? Uh, I don't think so. Oh, what are you looking at? I think more of a medium sized dog that would be nicer to children.
00:35:53
Speaker
oh Yeah, yeah, yeah. Remy was not about it. She said, hell now. I feel like there's so many funny moments I can think of of Remy when like you would send me videos of like, like there's one in my head of Graydon holding one of those plastic golf clubs. okay Do you remember this?
00:36:18
Speaker
And he hit like what happened? Yeah. He like bopped her on the head. And I think you like zoomed in on Remy's face and she's like, Poor Remy.
Life with Pets
00:36:28
Speaker
She was not having it. She was like, i hate it here, so I would go to. I liked her little trick. She would sit on her hind legs like a circus. Yeah, yeah. And she would do her. Yeah, she would do that. It was so cute.
00:36:41
Speaker
Oh, no. Now I'm sad. Okay, sorry, sorry. I'm sorry. i didn't mean to do that. I didn't mean to do that. Don't get another dog yet. She had her very cute moments and she was good. She was like my house cat. Like she just, she was so chill. But if you surprised, like if the kids surprised her, she would turn around and like bite them on the face. And it was just an issue and not fun. Yeah.
00:37:03
Speaker
Yeah. Anyway. Anywho, we derailed, but that's what we do best. Rip Remy. Rip Remy. Okay. I guess like to round out the conversation, like all the early, i don't know, questionable
Overcoming Initial Fears
00:37:21
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fears about this. Like sometimes, and I think this with any like content creator, you're just worried like, does anyone actually like care what we're saying? Even though it was like oh, it's always been like a fun conversation.
00:37:32
Speaker
project, hobby, like an outlet. Yeah. Call this. But we're always like, we hope that people like resonate. And that's always been our biggest thing is like, we want to be like relatable to everyone. And after what three years, we have so many people listening, so many people engage. Like, it's just nice to know that we're not talking to air. guess. Yeah. likeness Yeah, that was definitely the fear of like, what if no one listens? What if no one cares? And there are still fears. I feel like to this day, if we have an episode where we feel like we didn't have like much to add or like we feel like maybe it didn't have like a perfect streamlined topic or something like that, where we get off and we're like, ah not our best. Or like that that episode was all over the place.
00:38:25
Speaker
And more often than not, like you guys still are like, I loved that episode and it was so real or the mix of tangents were so funny. So I'm just so like, feel like what I've learned from this podcast is that like, as long as you show up as yourself and are authentic and true, and we always come in here and are talking about what's really actually happening in our lives,
00:38:51
Speaker
it resonates like it lands. And that's, what's most important is we're not forcing anything. We're not trying to have some perfect curated educational topic. Like that's not what this show is about. This show at its core is just about our real authentic experience as moms. And that is always going to land.
00:39:12
Speaker
And yeah, it's it's been really validating. like It's easy to get caught up in the like Instagram world of like how fast you should be growing. You should be pushing out links. You should be doing this. And it's like kind of nice that we've just done all this pretty organically and yeah stayed true to ourselves and like what the core of the show is, which is just like hanging out and talking with y'all. So I'm just like proud that We haven't like formed into this machine, I guess. And yeah, we're just still keeping it real and being ourselves.
00:39:47
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. Well, I also just want to give like a big thank you to all of our listeners. Like you have made this like you guys are the reason that this podcast exists and um it's why it feels so like rich and um full. And so I just want to say thank you. Thank you for being here. Thank you for engaging. Thank you for listening. And thank you for always giving us feedback. and
00:40:20
Speaker
telling us what you want to hear. like That helps us tremendously as we like move forward. um And also, i want to say like thank you for sharing like really intimate moments of your life with us. We have had some amazing DMs, conversations with listeners who are going through something and have shared a portion of their life with us. And And that means so much because we're sharing our lives with you. So it feels special to like get that in return.
00:40:50
Speaker
So true. Yeah. Thank you, everybody. um And I can't believe it's been three years. Yeah. Three years. Can't wait for a hundred more.
00:41:03
Speaker
Okay. Love you. Love you. 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 go. My toddler just put something in her mouth.