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EP 115: October Catch Up Pt. 1
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This week’s episode kicks off with absolute chaos—Candace vs. a cockroach on the ceiling. (Spoiler: she won. But it wasn’t pretty.) From there, we settle in for a cozy October catch-up filled with laughs, real-life updates, and some mom-life mayhem.
We’re chatting:
🎉 Party prepping for Greydon’s birthday
🐝 Evie’s wild hive breakout (and the saga that followed)
📺 Our current TV obsessions and what’s on our must-watch list
It’s messy, it’s funny, and it’s everything you’d expect from an October catch-up with your favorite mom group chat.
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Transcript
Cockroach Chaos & Podcast Introduction
00:00:07
Speaker
There's no right way to do it. Oh, we're going to get into it. Evie? Oh my God. Hold on.
00:00:18
Speaker
I'm coming to you live. Candice has a cockroach on her ceiling, guys. Candice has cockroach. Welcome to Florida. I'm so scared. Yep, my ceiling fan. Oh, no, no, no,
00:00:37
Speaker
What do I do? I have spray, but it's going to get everywhere. It's going to annoy me.
00:00:48
Speaker
Candace and her mom are the same person. She said, oh, no, no. Evie's going to come in. look. Look at the bug.
00:00:59
Speaker
Oh, she's just waving at it. She's like, hi. She's like, oh, yeah, I let him in.
00:01:07
Speaker
Bug. You're going to hit it. You're going to have to smash it. Oh, God. ah Please don't smash it on the ceiling. going to throw up. No, I'm not going to smash it on ceiling.
00:01:19
Speaker
I'm going to spray it. Just move anything below it a um Welcome to Mom Group Chat. I'm Whitney Williams and I'm here with my best friend Candice who is about to get the cockroach off the ceiling coming to you live. Here we go. I'm scared.
00:01:38
Speaker
I like have this fear of cockroaches being smushed so I just don't want that to happen. oh my god, I'm not a fear of them smushing. just them falling. I don't like the sound. I cannot even think about it or I'll It's definitely going to fall from the ceiling.
00:01:51
Speaker
so Okay, well just do it.
00:02:06
Speaker
I got it. No, but in the closet. No. Okay. Wow. my God, I wish you My heart is beating a thousand miles a minute.
00:02:18
Speaker
Okay. Oh my God. I'm so sorry, you guys. so what a What a way. I mean, I will definitely post the video of that to page.
00:02:32
Speaker
Oh, my God. Okay. Anywho. Happy October. Welcome to Mom Group Chat. Do we need to do like a true intro for the or just?
00:02:43
Speaker
I mean, I tried. I think I kind of got it. Yeah, you did. You did. You did. Okay. Oh my God. It has been such a chaotic morning. And that was just so on brand with the type of morning that I have had.
Morning Chaos & Grocery Challenges
00:02:56
Speaker
Same Candace. I'm not fucking kidding. We get to daycare this morning and Margo knocks over her whole glass of milk and it just goes, boom, and just spread all over the floor.
00:03:07
Speaker
And there's parents like you can eat breakfast there and there's just yeah everywhere. And so then people get up and they're helping me. I'm like, please don't help me. Please don't help me. And everyone's looking for paper towels. And I was just like, why is this on Monday happening to me?
00:03:25
Speaker
This has been a Monday that is like, i really would like another weekend day. Like I need another weekend day, to be honest. I didn't go to the grocery store yesterday, which was a grave mistake.
00:03:39
Speaker
As someone who has to pack lunch every day, like if I don't, I'm like scrounging through the fridge for shit. Yeah. And I am just, I feel the only thing I did to go into this week prepared was clean the kitchen before bed last night. Everything else is like, it's a, it's shambly over here.
00:03:59
Speaker
Same. I can't wait to like pick up a little bit today. I too need to go the grocery, even though had all day yesterday. I was running errands yesterday and I didn't grab stuff at the grocery.
00:04:13
Speaker
What was I know I was feeling rushed because of Chris, but. Yeah, yeah, Son of a gun. I got to do that today. Although it's it's probably going to be a grocery delivery situation. I don't have time. You know what? To go to the grocery.
00:04:26
Speaker
I'm going do the same. Yeah. You just convinced me. Not that it took much. i but And also it's going to be one of those grocery deliveries where I just go into our past orders and I just order whatever I think like we may possibly need.
00:04:41
Speaker
And there's not like there, are there are so many different types of grocery runs that I do. Ones that are like super thought out. I know exactly the meals we're we're eating every single day. i have a list.
00:04:53
Speaker
And then there are ones like today where I'm just like, I'm just going to order the things I think I can put together some shit. And like, we're going to, I just am winging it. And I'm right there with you, dude.
00:05:05
Speaker
i need to eat some, I need to eat some greens. Like I need some Brussels sprouts or something tonight. Cause I've been, I've been eating. I've been eating.
Weekend Indulgences & Meal Prep
00:05:14
Speaker
I've been eating.
00:05:17
Speaker
I need to get back on my grind. Oh my God. That is funny. That was a funny song. Well, Chris had a race this past weekend. So like i had the kids overnight and so it's like, okay, pizza night.
00:05:30
Speaker
And then when Chris came home Saturday, like afternoon, We had some friends over just to celebrate like Chris's last race of the year. Hallelujah. And what did we do?
00:05:41
Speaker
We were not less. So pizza round two for me. So, you know. I, ah to be honest, when you said I need some greens, I had to think for a second of the last time I had some greens.
00:05:56
Speaker
Like, I don't think I had any. I had a fruit yesterday. it was the basil on my pizza. It was my last green.
00:06:05
Speaker
I don't even think I had that on. Oh, wait. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Sorry. At brunch yesterday, were at like the a country club with my
00:06:17
Speaker
our grandmother, I don't know, his Vinny's grandma, and I did have spinach in my omelet. So that's – I love a spinach omelet. Was it a and buffet style or did you order that?
00:06:28
Speaker
It's the best buffet. I know. Country Club fucks it up. Oh, my God. it is the be like It is the best – the Bel Air Country Club, shout out. It is literally – the best brunch buffet. and And when you sit down, like mimosas are, it's like fucking bottomless brunch in there.
00:06:48
Speaker
You sit down and they are pouring a mimosa into your glass. I'm not like, I actually, I'm not living best life. Honestly though, Candace, because like me not having access to this kind of Fortune of life is i just realized it's a hindrance on what's going on right now. And like that could change a lot of things like, no, I don't need pool access and stuff. But like to be able to go there for ah dinner or lunch or just like, hey, let's go Sunday and let the kids run around like.
00:07:21
Speaker
I don't know. It really is. And I loved going there after church. It was like a whole thing. and they had the best food.
00:07:31
Speaker
It was, it's so good. ah We cannot afford it right now with two kids in daycare. Maybe when they're out of daycare, can reevaluate our lives. But right now that's just not happening.
00:07:44
Speaker
Yeah. um No, it is divine. And I did have spinach in my omelet yesterday, so that counts. But other than that, I can't think of a single time in the past three or four days that I had a vegetable. So.
00:07:57
Speaker
Well, it's a reset day. We're having Graydon's birthday party this coming weekend. So I just want to like feel good going into that. you know Totally. And if you were to eat well from now until Friday, like you would feel so much better.
00:08:10
Speaker
like I'm going to feel confident in pictures. I'm going to feel like a new biatch. I'm good. yeah. ready. you are ready totally you'll be you'll be so You'll be so fine.
Family Health & Parenting Stress
00:08:20
Speaker
Well, today is just our October catch up.
00:08:24
Speaker
And um God, I feel like it's one of those weird times where I feel like everything is happening and also nothing is happening at the same time. Well, I had to like write things down because I'm like, what did I do in the past month that's like significant to talk about?
00:08:40
Speaker
And I was like, I'm boring and I'm also chaotic. Like how's two become one? i feel the exact same way. Like I feel like everything is happening and also simultaneously nothing is happening. And so when I'm sitting here thinking of like what I want to update everyone on, I'm like,
00:09:02
Speaker
what even is there well maybe like let's start with a little personal about what's going on and then i also like catch up on some of the shows i've been watching and stuff okay i love that i love that did you watch a unknown number so never even heard of it no wait no wait everyone on the internet is talking about it is that the the catfish yeah yeah okay yes i did okay I was like, I know you did.
00:09:30
Speaker
That seems like so up your alley. If it's a documentary style, I'm going watch it. Yeah, and that's what I thought. so I'm like, she definitely watched this. I watched it so long ago, I forgot what the title was.
00:09:45
Speaker
Wow. Okay. We just watched it like less than a week ago. So we're, that's what I was saying. knew I was on the tail end. Like everyone was talking about it. And I told Vinny, I was like, we have to watch this. Everyone's talking about it.
00:09:57
Speaker
And he had never even heard of it, but he's not. online as much as well online. I mean, I think I watched it late enough where already knew what the outcome was going to be, but it was like still shocking, you know?
00:10:10
Speaker
Oh, I didn't know. I tried to avoid the spoilers. So I was all pretty shocked. Okay. Well, we'll start with personal and then we'll get into like some just random things. Well, we both have come down with the sickness with our kids. Down with the sickness. Yeah. Yeah.
00:10:27
Speaker
In fact, I'm headed to the doctor here in literally two hours. And we were there yesterday. Like when I tell you that Graydon like doesn't really get sick anymore, he doesn't. And then we he's just had a runny nose for like two weeks. And I'm like, this is so unlike him.
00:10:44
Speaker
And we've put it off for so long. I just like booked an appointment yesterday and he has a double ear infection, which i was like, okay, I guess both of his tubes have now fallen out. I knew one did, but she like confirmed that it was gone and he had a double fricking ear infection. And I was shocked because I swear he hasn't had one and since he got his adenoids out, like when he was 14 months old.
00:11:06
Speaker
So I was kind of surprised. um and Was he um acting fussy or anything? I mean, he was waking up at night. Did I tell you that? Like he was kind of getting out of his bed and stuff. And I think it's just from like his nose being congested. Like that was just a sign. But he mentioned on Friday, like while I just had the kids, that his ear hurt a little. And he said it was because I got water in his ear in the bath. And I thought...
00:11:34
Speaker
and runny nose and he mentioned slightly that his ear hurt and he doesn't like to tell me that because he has such a phobia of the doctor um so he was like scared to tell me which really broke my freaking heart but he was so good at the doctor so compliant was really really conversational and yeah he has one Margo has one as well we also went to the ENT last week for Margo And your girl's getting tubes.
00:12:05
Speaker
Which. Yep. Whatever. Like. Fine. You know. Give them to me. At this point. Yeah. ah Yeah. It'll be good. you know we got the ear situation going on over here.
00:12:18
Speaker
But. Yeah. They'll both be. better by Grains birthday party this weekend. So yeah yeah, true. That's, that's kind of like what you have to think about is yeah like just getting better and like timing the medicine. You're like, okay, if we get medicine, we got medicine yesterday in three days, we'll have a whole new life.
00:12:37
Speaker
Literally. And they weren't really that bad. Like, I had no idea Margot was still had an ear infection. And then with Graydon, was just, I was shocked. I thought he had sinus. But anyway, tell me about your kiddo.
00:12:52
Speaker
So Evie, we, I don't know. It's a mystery. It's a, it's a, it's it's a, I almost said It's a mystery. It's a mystery. It's a mystery.
00:13:04
Speaker
So Friday evening after, during bath time, while she was like, you know, doing her little swimmy in the water and stuff, I noticed what to me looked like bug bites all over her bottom, like bottom and legs.
00:13:20
Speaker
And immediately I was like, damn, she must've had like a bug in her diaper. Like literally that's what it looked like to me. yeah And She had gone to the park with my mom that day. So I was like, damn, maybe she sat in an amp pile or something. yeah It was bad. And, um, but she didn't seem bothered by them at all, really. Uh, but she did have a weird fussy nap that day. She only napped for like an hour, which was very abnormal for her. So I don't know. There was just like, I was, it was on my radar.
00:13:50
Speaker
you know But she woke up the next morning and completely clear and gone, like no evidence of them whatsoever. So we get up, we go to open play. We like have a little morning to ourselves while dad's working outside.
00:14:05
Speaker
And then I had dropped them at my mom's for nap time because Vinny was making, they were going to nap at my mom's because Vinny was doing like loud ass work outside. So, which always wakes up the girls. And I was like, not today.
00:14:19
Speaker
So they were napping at my mom's and when my mom got her up from k nap, she had bumps on her bottom again. And then when we got her home that evening from like being out and about, I picked them up for my mom's. We like, we're in the car, out of the car, blah, blah, blah.
00:14:38
Speaker
I was like, i took off her, I was going to take off her diaper to show Vinny the bumps. And it was The worst hives I have ever seen in my life. And at that point, they were not just they were really bad on her butt, but they were all over her body.
00:14:54
Speaker
ah Well, or so face like a huge hive welts like the I mean, the picture was pretty crazy. And so I called the pediatrician. They are kind of like, listen, is if she's not having fever and she's also still acting completely normal, no fever, no fussiness, like normal.
00:15:20
Speaker
So they were kind of like at this point still monitor if she shows any signs of like So excess drooling, clearing her throat, coughing, all of that can show like something like deeper signs of a bigger allergic reaction, which she was not.
00:15:38
Speaker
And they told me to give her some Benadryl, but that if it's still going on by Monday to bring her in, we still had hives all day yesterday. Mm-hmm.
00:15:48
Speaker
And they would kind of come and go. It's like they would flare up and then calm back down and flare up and calm back down. And then this morning, again, she wakes up and she's completely clear. But I kind of feel like by the day today, she'll probably have hives again. Yeah. So I'm taking her in at 1130 to see.
00:16:06
Speaker
I feel like because she has no other symptoms there, what's likely is that maybe she had a virus that we didn't really know about. And this is just kind of an immune reaction.
00:16:19
Speaker
I don't fucking know. Honestly, it's just. It's a mystery. It's a mystery.
00:16:29
Speaker
And I've talked to so many people like, you know, we have so many like medical people in our family. I've sent the picture to a dermatologist. I have. You got the plug. I really do. I got the plug everywhere.
00:16:42
Speaker
And I also need to note, we have not had any new foods or products or diapers or anything that I can think of. Like, it's all been our normal yeah normal stuff. So I don't know. I'll keep you guys updated, but we're going to go get her looked at.
00:17:00
Speaker
Yeah, the picture was jarring. She, like, sent it to me, and I was like, Chris. And he goes, she needs to call the pediatrician. And I was like, oh, my God. Like, I was panicked. Yeah. Then he was like, you just don't want her to go anaphylactic. And I was like, all right, like let's relax.
00:17:15
Speaker
No, that night I was pretty – I mean I can't post that picture online. It's like literally at my baby's bottom. But it it was ah the craziest hives picture I've ever seen. And um i I had intrusive thoughts all that all Saturday night. ah Like I kept getting up and I would go check on her. I would have too. Make sure she was breathing.
00:17:37
Speaker
I was like, kept checking, but she was like totally fine and showed no other like signs or symptoms. So, but no, I had intrusive thoughts. i was like, she's dead. Like I'm scared.
00:17:48
Speaker
Um, so yeah, it was crazy, but I don't know. I'll keep you guys updated and see what they say. But I kind of feel like they're just going to be like, it's a virus. Yeah. And maybe she'll get something for it. But kids, man, keeping us on our toes.
00:18:04
Speaker
Yeah. Crazy, crazy.
Birthday Preparations & Disney Adventures
00:18:06
Speaker
I'm so sorry. um Well, we are gearing up over here for Graydon's birthday, which guess what?
00:18:14
Speaker
I didn't plan for. And you know, remember, i was so like gung ho and excited. And then I hit like... It was almost like writer's block. like I traveled.
00:18:26
Speaker
Yeah. i was like, I'm tapped out from Margo's birthday, which was like literally a month ago. And which is the fun thing with kids with close birthdays, which you know, you know, but um yeah. Yeah.
00:18:40
Speaker
I like got my shit together over the weekend though. I was just like, what the fuck am I doing? And I'm like scrounging for a bouncy house because I'm like, we can't swim. It's too cold here now. Yeah. So it's like, what are the kids going to do if I can't find like an entertainment?
00:18:56
Speaker
And luckily- yeah One popped out of the woodworks like the God. And I was like, thank you for being available. And then. Wait, did you get the Frankenstein? I got a Frankenstein one, which I'm excited about.
00:19:09
Speaker
Oh, my God. I can just like if I close my eyes and picture walking into your backyard, I can hear Monster Mash playing in my head. Oh, you know that soundtrack's going. mash.
00:19:22
Speaker
To the monster mash. um So that got lucky because I think there's like a lot of Halloween bouncy houses around Nashville, but I guess they do them for like fall festivals and like I'm sure for schools. And then my bitch ass got one for my house, baby. like let's go. It's going to be so cute.
00:19:41
Speaker
He's going be excited. And then I like also was like, oh, my God. I didn't get him a cake, which I was looking at Walmart cakes and they looked so cute. I am not going to lie. Like I was very into it.
00:19:53
Speaker
Yes. There's so many cute cakes there. um And i the also Publix had a really cute one, a Hocus Pocus themed one. So I was like, this time year so clutch. Yeah. Yeah. You can find the thing. It kind takes all the guesswork of like, you can just be like, as long as it's Halloween themed, like it all goes together. I feel like that's the problem with like choosing a theme sometimes, especially like, I feel like this is more so for girls, but maybe for boys.
00:20:21
Speaker
I don't know. Like, I feel like if I'm going like,
00:20:27
Speaker
Okay. What am I trying to say? Like if I'm going for like a unicorn theme in my brain, I'm like, I'm going for like light blue, light purple unicorn, not rainbow unicorn. yeah And so then it's like finding things that are like within the aesthetic, like color scheme of your party can be difficult, but like Halloween is kind of like it goes, yeah it all goes together no matter what, which is very nice.
00:20:51
Speaker
Truly. And I'm just like leaning in like nostalgic Halloween. So I like actually I reached out to one bakery because they I've just looked up like Halloween Nashville cakes and I like screenshot of one that they had. And I said, can you just replicate this for next weekend? And they're like, yes. And I was like, yeah, secured the cake and the bouncy house.
00:21:12
Speaker
I'm good. Like, OK, yeah, yeah. Everything else you can kind of like literally I'm like everything else is fine. I got the two main things. We're good.
00:21:23
Speaker
So I'm excited. i can't i remember. well sorry go ahead i was going to say, I remember you texting me. I can't remember if it was Thursday or Friday of last week. And you're like, I'm just realizing that like, I haven't done anything. And this party's in a week.
00:21:37
Speaker
I think it's just like because I traveled to Orlando like two weeks ago. And then last week I took these classes for work, which has been so wonderful and great. Like it's for future business leaders of America.
00:21:50
Speaker
But it's like, okay, I can only think of one thing at a time. and so the fact that I, by Friday, I was like, his birthday party is next fucking weekend. I like screamed.
00:22:03
Speaker
And I was like, yeah oh my God. So. um I was just like, Chris, you're going to to tap in, dude. Like, I can't do this by myself. Yeah, totally.
00:22:16
Speaker
um God, I had something to say. oh speaking of Orlando, that's what that that's what brought me here. i Rob, okay, this is like kind of a – I'm going to go on a side tangent. Is that okay? Yes.
00:22:33
Speaker
Okay. So my little brother, Rob, who I've talked about on this podcast, Disney adult, like our Disney spirit guide, whatever, he has now become a travel advisor, like a certified Disney travel advisor.
00:22:48
Speaker
And so he has like started his... you know, Disney travel agent business. He has a full-time job, but that's like his, this is his passion. Okay. His passion project.
00:22:59
Speaker
But anyways, he had bought a ticket for a friend that he was going to take with him to do content, like take them to Disney to like help him shoot content for his page. and then his friend backed out.
00:23:12
Speaker
And so he called, so he called Disney and was like, can I transfer this ticket to someone else? And they were like, yes, absolutely. So now we're going to Disney on October 3rd or October 4th, Saturday, October 4th.
00:23:26
Speaker
And turns out like now it's turned into it. I kind of wish it was just me, but that Vinny is um that's, he's in class for his contractors thing. So,
00:23:38
Speaker
Anyways, it's turned into now that me, my mom, Rob, and the girls are going to Disney on October 4th. But I'm kind of excited about it because I've actually never been to Disney during Mickey's Very Scary Halloween. haven't?
00:23:53
Speaker
No, never. oh That's like the only time I've gone. I feel like. Well, that tracks because like I've been during Christmas and you've been doing Halloween, which is like so on brand for us.
00:24:04
Speaker
Yeah. I got taken for my birthday growing up. Yeah. Yeah. So anyways, now we're going next Saturday and I'm so excited about it. And I've already thought like I need to buy, I'm going to buy Graydon some cool Halloween Disney stuff for his birthday and send to you.
00:24:23
Speaker
Okay. You can get him like a Nightmare Before a Christmas shirt if you want. I don't care about anything really, but anything. Oh my God. I would love to. Wow. so yeah, I'm so excited. And I am going to help him like shoot some content while we're there, but yeah I'm excited. It was like, that was not on my radar. Like I was not really planning to go back to Disney anytime soon, but here we are.
00:24:44
Speaker
going to go. That's the nice thing about living there where it's like, you don't have to make such a big hoopla out of going to Disney. And we're not. we're not spending the night we're like literally just going for the day and we'll drive home at night and they'll probably fall asleep in the car but like who cares and it'll be so nice well that's gonna be amazing and i feel like you have a fun weekend coming up this weekend and then disney next like right yeah so um this weekend is the anniversary of the flood whoa um
00:25:15
Speaker
Woo! Which is, you know, obviously, like, I don't want to, I mean, I don't really feel, it's a little triggering, I will say, just to, like, remember that day and, like, going back to our house and, like, seeing everything trashed. It was just, like, a crazy day.
00:25:34
Speaker
So we really wanted to like kind of get out of town that weekend. And we have a friend who has a house in Anna Maria Island, which is truly our favorite place in the world, honestly. yeah so um we're headed to Anna Maria just for the weekend, just us and the girls to have a little beach weekend.
00:25:51
Speaker
nice. This weekend, which will be so nice. especially because in Lake Tahoe, I feel like we got to ah little taste of like Alice, like loving the beach. Like she loved playing in the sand. Evie, not so much. We're going to to figure out something for her. But um I just remember that at Graham's age or when he was two and we took him and I was like, actually, he wasn't even two yet when we went.
00:26:15
Speaker
Yeah, that's like probably i need to get. In fact, I need to like September is supposed to be my ah buy nothing. but ah but Honestly, it's going pretty well, but I zo need to get some things for the beach this weekend. Like I don't have any, all of our like beach equipment and stuff we lost and we really have a bit, that's sad. We went the whole summer without really going to the beach, but.
00:26:42
Speaker
Um, it's hot there though. Like, I mean, I don't, I feel like the beach is spring or fall. Like even for me, like we like to go or you would go for spring break, but you wouldn't go in the summer. Like that's so hot.
00:26:55
Speaker
So hot. Yeah. But I need to get, I need to get like at least a good, like big beach blanket that I can sit Evie on and she'll be like happy you know? um but yeah, I'm so excited for a little like weekend getaway. And then next weekend is we'll head to Disney for the day, which will be so fun.
00:27:16
Speaker
so So excited for you. Um, we're doing like a little Disney thing too. I got tickets through work, but Disney on ice is coming here. Oh, I'm jealous. We took Alice for her second birthday right after Evie was born. perfect So fun. It was so fun. i am so excited because it's on Sunday. So we'll have his party Saturday. So Sunday we're going to go and guess who the other who the other LP person got the tickets.
00:27:43
Speaker
who Cassie. hello yeah Oh my God. so It'll be fun for you guys. We're going have the box to ourselves. And I think Gray is really going to like it. And hopefully Margo will too.
00:27:58
Speaker
oh she will for sure because ah margo is like right is at the age that yeah alice was when we took her and she was obsessed there's so much to see and like the people are pretty you know mean i'm excited so it'll be fun is it the encanto frozen one no i think it's frozen I don't know. Oh, okay. I could look. I have not looked. i just different yeah There's different like shows, and the one we went to was half Encanto, half Frozen. ah then maybe it is, which she loves Encanto.
00:28:32
Speaker
Yeah, the Encanto one is fun. oh it is Frozen Encanto. Yeah, yeah. Okay, then they'll love it. um Specifically, the Alice loved the... Oh my god, what is her name? What's the pretty sister? The one with the flowers.
00:28:48
Speaker
Oh. Isabel. the bell Isabel. They do her whole song where she like flies in the air and up in the vines. And Alice, I remember, she was looking up at her like this.
00:29:01
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but like She was obsessed. a Yeah. Yeah. I love that movie. So that'll be cool. And like something different. We've never really taken them to a show like that. Like I've been dying to take Green to like bridge, not Bridgestone, but Nissan Stadium to do like the monster truck jam. Yeah.
00:29:25
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Vinny, like, wants a boy so bad just to do that. Well, they were in town, but it was, like, on a Saturday, and I think Chris was working, and I was like, my ass is not going by myself with Margot and Graydon. So this worked out better, and it's a little girly, but I think Graydon will like it, so...
00:29:45
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No, I feel Graydon will like it. And there are lots of boys there. ah but He's still three. Like, he'll like it. Yeah. yeah Plus, he's never seen anything like it. Wait, can we, like, touch on quickly that, like, we're about to have four-year-olds?
00:30:02
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It's, like, very emotional. Truly, like I don't know why like this age, like this birthday into four feels way bigger than anything else. for Like I feel like it feels as big as the first birthday for some reason.
00:30:16
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oh I don't know. I just I'll like I don't know. Whenever I had Margo's like first birthday, I remember being like, yay. And then when he turned three, I was like sobbing and same thing. Like she turned to him like, yay. And it's just like he's so big and old. And I'm like, you're a kid. How does this happen so fast?
00:30:34
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Yeah. Yeah. Emosh. I don't know. So emosh. I can't believe it. That's so crazy. you know. He's such a big boy. He's so great.
00:30:48
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He's, I'm like, you've been in our lives for four years. That's so crazy. crazy. And he, he accomplished so much in this past year, like switching to the bed, like learning how to swim, like such big milestones happened. And he's so funny, so helpful.
00:31:05
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Like, I don't know, I can just be chilling on the couch and Margo's like water and and grains like, I'll get it. Margo. Like he's so sweet to her. And I mean, they fight, don't get me wrong. Yeah. That's like everything to do is fight, but he is such a good big brother. Like, and he loves babies. He loves playing with her. So it's just like really freaking cute.
00:31:25
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That's so nice. Yeah. So even through his ear infection and stuff, like he's been really good comparatively to when he used to be when he was little, but yeah. yeah And then ah I can't believe he's turning for it. That is so crazy. Yeah.
00:31:43
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and know Well, happy birthday, Graydon. a I can't wait to hear it. You'll definitely have to recap the party in a couple weeks whenever we film our next episode.
00:31:57
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who So that'll be good. But um do you want to pivot? Because i want to talk about, which i don't I don't watch this Dancing with the Stars, but like I'm intrigued. Okay, I think I might.
00:32:08
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I've been thinking about it. I actually was thinking how i do not have any time to do that today, but tomorrow I might. And I'm like, while I work, I may watch Dancing with the Stars.
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00:32:19
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I don't, I actually feel like I am the target audience for this. Like I love random celebs. First of all, um I love watching dance things.
00:32:30
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I love to be a judge, a couch judge, you know? Yeah. So I feel like I actually am the target audience here. And I think I can't believe I don't watch it, to be honest.
00:32:41
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I know. I feel well, they have pulled a lot of people from TikTok. So it's like I'm sad and i'm I've been watching on TikTok, which has been helpful. But like Whitney looks so good and beautiful. I am.
00:32:55
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No, like I have a lesbian crush on her. I'm serious. She's so pretty. That hair color is it. Like if she ever changes it again, like I'll be so upset. She's giving Emily Blunt, literally. yeah And the coloring on her is so good. She looks incredible.
00:33:12
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I'm sure she's amazing dancer. Like she is. Yeah. So I'm excited to, I'm like, she's one that like, I can't stop watching her Instagrams. Me too. I'm like obsessed. And I'm like, I don't even know you. I'm like, I watched Mormon wives once.
00:33:29
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So yeah same. i didn't get that into it She's so cute. And then um obviously like Alex Earl is on there, which, and then um what's his name from Australia?
00:33:44
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Robert Irwin. Yeah. So cute. love him. He's so cute. He's so sweet. I know. If anyone were to hurt him, I would fight them. That whole family, angels, you know i I went down, it's so funny that you mentioned this because I went down like,
00:34:01
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like crocodile hunter wasn't that his name rabbit hole the other day that video steve yes when he when when robert was born that video of him and bindi like going to meet him at the hospital first of all i watched it and sobbed um i can't think about it he was just the sweetest kindest man like i'm so i know that he died doing what he loved but like i'm so sad
00:34:32
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I know. his kids are like so welljusted and like such good people props to their mother okay for like just raising good humans i just they're so so yeah I know. i love that family so much. They're so intriguing, too. Like, he's kind of funny on it, too.
00:34:53
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Okay. I also need to say in the, like, Dancing with the Stars realm, first of all, I'm going to – I don't think I will ever get famous enough to ever be chosen for that show, but I would love to go on it, I need to say. He'd be so good.
00:35:08
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I would kill it, I think. But again, I also can have a tendency to be overconfident. So you remember me ice skating? ah Oh, well, that was different. Dancing is your forte.
00:35:20
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You're very good dancing. love dancing. But um i the way that they like move with each other is so sexual. no And I was watching this video of Dylan Efron. Isn't that his name? He's on it too. Oh, is he?
00:35:36
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Yeah. And him with his partner, i was like, I watched one video of them and it wasn't slow motion. So it was definitely like the vibes were there, you know, but it was like, he was doing this like dramatic dip and he like pulled her in. And I was like, this is steamy.
00:35:52
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Like, um you're like, I i didn't realize it was five hours long. didn't. Like, I understand why they fall in love with their partners. yeah Because it's like so physically intimate.
00:36:05
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And like, I don't know, man. well And when you're a good dancer, it's so attractive. Yeah, totally. Like instant three points.
00:36:16
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Yeah. Like, like if you're a five, but you're a good dancer, you're an eight. Yeah. It's very attractive. Like if you're at a wedding and someone's really fun on the dance floor, you're like, whoa, I'm in love. I married someone who's not a good dancer. Same. Hates the dance floor. Same. Yeah. for it.
00:36:35
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We make up for it I'm laughing because thought to myself, like, wait, Chris is on the dance floor. But I'm picturing Chris on the dance floor and he's doing the, like, dip, kick.
00:36:47
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He's doing the worm. He's like the Russian dance. That's my brain. That's what he's That's his party trick. the He's like, my niece could never.
00:37:00
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He can still do it. Wow. Well, he's like over here running marathons every weekend. Couldn't be His knees are going to crack one day. But yeah, he has like some party tricks. But if if we're like dancing, not him.
00:37:16
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Damn. You can't be everything, Chris. It's all good. It's all good. Yeah. um Also, did you watch the finale of Summer I Turned Pretty? I don't watch it. No. Oh, I thought you were. I haven't started it.
00:37:28
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Okay. I never did. I don't have time. I don't have time. Well, let's just say it ended the way I wanted it to. And I'm. Yeah. I mean, I've seen all the spoilers and honestly, the scenes I saw, I was like, I do want to watch this. I just haven't had the time. It was such a good episode. Like it made up for lost times. So it was so good. saw they used Taylor Swift dress, which is one of my favorite Taylor Swift songs of all time.
00:37:52
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no it's You know what's so funny? yeah Is that someone, we were all talking about the show and someone recently said they use all Taylor Swift music in the show. Like that's all they play.
00:38:06
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I had no idea. i was like, oh, for real? Like had no idea. Well, they definitely use other songs, I think, but they use a lot of Taylor Swift for sure. No. Yeah. i was just like, oh, cool.
00:38:20
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No, but dress is like one of Taylor's sexiest songs. Ha, ha, ha. only bought this dress so you could take it off. Oh, so good.
00:38:31
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It was great. It was so good. No, I need to watch. i Here's the problem is I am a um Big Brother watcher. Oh, yeah.
00:38:43
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Which is on three times a week. So it's a commitment, but we're getting to the end. There's probably like two weeks left, honestly. um But that is like takes up a lot of my time.
00:38:54
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And also I've been in a very busy work season right now these last like two or three weeks. So I do want to watch the summer. I turn pretty, but I just haven't had moments to do so.
00:39:08
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Sadly. Well, whenever you time, you know, Yeah. um And then let's talk about a unknown number. Okay. i just need to say that, that, okay, this is a spoiler alert. So if you haven't watched this and you plan to, and you don't want to know like the deets, like please fast forward.
00:39:31
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So this is your official warning. It's, it was the mom who was sending all of these texts and doing all this stuff. I just need to say that that bitch was not remorseful enough and, like, was so fucking weird when asked about it and, like, talked about it.
00:39:50
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And there was definitely, like, a Munchausen's by digital proxy happening with the the daughter who was still, like... That daughter was not mad enough.
00:40:00
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Like the way I would be like, do not fucking touch me when her mom was like, I don't know. and There was so much weirdness happening. I just was like so icked by the whole thing. it was weird. Like it was almost like she was like, i mean, the mom was like holding the daughter and it was like she was scared of the dad.
00:40:19
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You know, in that scene. And then when the mom, I'm trying to like, remember this. This is just from memory from like weeks ago. But like when the mom was like, everyone does bad things, but I just got caught.
00:40:32
Speaker
Yeah. Shut the fuck up. No one's telling their own child to go kill themselves. And that you're sucking their boyfriend's dinghy. That is so fucking bizarre. It was like, no, no. The texts were like so crazy too when they were like, make it cream. And I was like, please.
00:40:52
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That is so wild ah but ah But to me, it's like the – especially as you know ah mom with two girls, like I feel like I'm so conscious about like building unknown insecurities in them. like I never want to do that. And like for her to be like, you flat-chested bitch, you flat-ass, flat as a board – like I just was like,
00:41:17
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why like like She never explained the reasoning either. like No, she like beat around the bush of like why she did it. and And also her saying, oh, it I didn't start it. I'm like, bitch, yes, you did.
00:41:31
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Please. it was so crazy I don't know was so husband like actually got mad at her not having a job he's like that sent him over the edge he was like your Texas job you didn't have that get out so I watched this with Vinny and at the end of it he like paused it and looked over at me and he was like you're not lying to me about anything, right? And was like, what?
00:41:57
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i was like, Chris, imagine like you leave for work every day and you're not actually there.
00:42:04
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That is so crazy. I was just like, and no. Why do you say that? like i'm I'm like, no. i wouldn't I don't have it in me to like keep up with a lie like that. Holy moly. The mental capacity it would take is just bananas.
00:42:20
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So bananas. And I think everyone had the same reaction. like Disgusting. Like... I don't know. i agree. Like the daughter was like almost in shock. She was like, I'm like, did you comprehend what they're saying? Like, yeah, your mom is the one. And then don't know. She was just so chill.
00:42:40
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Yeah. I don't know. It was so Looney Tunes crazy. i just, yeah I wonder how they convinced like everyone to interview for that show. know Yeah. Yeah.
00:42:55
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Like, how did they convince the mom? like Were they like, hey, you can tell your side of the story so you're not the villain? And then, like, getting Well, my thought is that they were also paid. Well, I mean, very interesting. like Like, she probably was like, I need the money, so I'm gonna sit down for this.
00:43:14
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But even, like, getting all the police footage and, like, the body cam footage and stuff, I'm always curious about that. Like, does the state and government just hand that shit over? Or is it, like, a They must. don't know, like... But, like, for a price?
00:43:29
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I don't know. Crazy. I don't know. That was a crazy show. It was crazy. I feel like I had another pop culture thing to talk about. Well, um this has been so fun.
00:43:42
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and I feel like we didn't get enough time. i want to talk to you forever. know. Well, we'll give more updates before our next episode for sure. Yeah. Well, love you guys and happy October. Happy Oktoberfest.
00:43:55
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I hope your day is a mystery. mysterious day. All right. 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.
00:44:15
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All right. Gotta go. My toddler just put something in her mouth.