Make Poetry Cool Again: Thursday, December 15th, 2022

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Good morning, Millennials.

Welcome back to the toast.

Happy Thursday.

Hope everyone's having a great Thursday.

Speaking of great, hey, Jax, how you doing?

I'm doing great because it's Thursday.

It's the latter half of the week.

We did it.

Also, we have such an exciting, sickening announcement today that we tried not to like tease to Hard Seeker Project photo shoot, but we really could have.

And I'm so excited because now we can share the Secret Project, share the photo shoot that we were both on set for beefing with each other last week.

Are you guys ready for it?

Well, if you're a Patreon, you already know because that's the benefit of being a Patreon.

You get to know all the secrets early.

But we've been working on something so exciting, the toast Holiday Spritz Pack.

Look at this gorgeous girl.

If you're watching on YouTube, we are holding up our first ever, I think it's like official collab with the toast, even though like it's our company.

The whole thing is a collab.

Right.

We have just launched today.

I think you guys, if you're Patreon members, a bunch of you already got it, but if you're listening now, you'll be able to purchase relatively soon.

It is our toast holiday pack.

So it is a brand new packaging featuring your girl's hands.

Well, actually, let's be real.

We were not.

We were open to fan models, hands.

We were open to nudity, but we were not open to putting our own hands on this box.

And you know what?

For aesthetic reasons, I think it's best that we use some stock image hands.

But it's a new holiday pack that when you open, you're obviously going to get eight stunning cans of our four original flavors.

But you're also going to get a little poem that was written by Jax.

I can't take credit because this is like where Jax shines.

Thank you.

Should we read it?

I feel like that kind of gives it away, but it's a really sweet Christmas poem.

We could read the first line, which is, twas the night before Toastmiss.

Ooh, spoiler, like cliffhanger.

What happened next?

Head to spritzociety.com to find out.

So not only, this gives you two of each of the amazing flavors of Spritz, of the original flavors, but the packaging makes it so that it's the perfect gift for someone.

Look, it already has a little bow right there in the corner, so you don't have to wrap it.

And for me,

those are the kind of gifts I want to give because I look like the kind of girl who knows how to wrap a present, but I actually, try as I may, it looks terrible every time.

And if you flip to the bottom of the pack, you're going to get a sickening QR code that looks like a record disc.

And why does it look like a record disc?

Because when you scan this QR code, you're going to be taken to the Toast Holiday playlist full of some of the best old and new holiday songs, the classics, the trendy ones.

And it's just very exciting to have our very own.

packaging and we did this really cute photo shoot with very holiday themed me and Jax Ben was there dressed up as Santa and we'll be sharing.

The Strice Brethren were there.

The Strice Brethren.

We'll be sharing all the photos on our social today and tomorrow.

There is limited stock, and there aren't a ton.

So make sure you go to spritzsociety.com, Patreon members.

You already know.

Another reason to be a Patreon member.

Also, the holiday playlist is amazing.

And when you're enjoying your holiday festivities, this is the playlist that you want to play.

But I love the idea of having the playlist scannable on the box because when you're drinking, you don't want to be like, hey, what's that playlist?

Toast holiday playlist.

It's like, bam,

bam.

So this box really has everything.

It has fun in a box.

It's got drinks.

It's colorful.

It's pink and scented.

Gives it a little something extra, don't you think?

By the way, just for legal disclaimer, it's not actually scented.

That is a quote from Legally Blonde.

Oh, yes.

Sorry, Legal.

I hope you've seen Legally Blonde.

Also,

facts that you might want to know.

So if you buy two boxes, if you get two of the holiday packs, you will get

15% off plus free shipping.

If you get three or more packs, you get 25% off plus free shipping.

So that's just something that I feel like everyone needs to know.

It's a buy more, save more event.

I was literally just going to say, it's a buy more, save more thing.

Yeah, us buy more, save mores know all about it.

All about it.

So that's spritzsociety.com.

It's a limited launch.

So once we're sold out, that's it.

And so this is just like a really fun moment in time.

Like, you know how much we love the holidays.

We know how much we love spritz.

We wanted to do something really special for all of you and also make partying really easy this year and gift giving.

Like that's what we're about.

Gift giving.

That's what we're about.

We are the gift that keeps on giving.

Ain't that the truth?

The box has two grapefruit, two blood orange, two pineapple, and two lemon.

It's really quite sickening, honestly.

Quite.

And just make sure you're following us on Instagram so you can see these stunning photos we did from this photo shoot.

It was so cute.

You guys.

And also, if you follow us on Instagram, you might also get like a teaser of the poem.

Honestly, like, I would get the box just for the poem because you know what we said yesterday: poetry is more personal than comedy, more personal than food.

Like, this poem is so personal to me.

And if you ever thought, like, Jackie, could she be a poet?

What would she have to say?

That box will tell you everything that's in my heart.

She could.

She could do it.

It's toast poetry.

It's toast-itry.

We should do more toast poetry.

Should we write a collection of poems?

Slam poems.

I love.

Yeah.

Well, like, I think we would write.

Okay, I love it.

Okay, ready?

We would write a book of poetry and then we would tour the country doing slam poetry live events.

And then everyone, our podcast tour will be not like other podcast tours.

We're not going to play games.

Like, it's going to be a slam poetry podcast tour.

And people can get up on stage and perhaps recite a performance of their favorite toast poetry song.

I think this is so awesome.

Honestly, bring back poetry.

I love

Make poetry cool again.

I couldn't agree more.

Poetry used to be like just like a fun thing people did.

Like now I feel like people just like sit on their phones all day, but people used to like sit around and write poetry all day.

No, and really think to yourself, when was the last time I sat down and wrote a haiku?

I can say personally, it was about two months ago when I did this box, but I don't know what you could say.

I was probably going to say the last time I wrote a haiku was when I learned what a haiku was in middle school and we had to like write a fake one.

Yeah.

And that's a little bit of a fortunate.

So toast holiday packs are here.

Get yours.

That way you can celebrate the holidays with us, even though today is our second to last show, which is a little misleading because there's going to be so much content on Patreon next week.

You guys are literally going to be like, go away.

We don't miss you.

Right.

Like, we want to miss you.

I am headed down to Florida today.

So for, honestly, I didn't even book a return flight.

So we're going to bank all of our Patreon content instead of releasing it earlier in the month.

We're going to do it later in the month when there is no toast.

So if you guys are missing us, you can always go to patreon.com slash toast because we are thoughtful.

We're also businesswomen, but we're also thoughtful businesswomen.

We are thoughtful businesswomen.

That's who I want to be.

You know who I want to be?

Selena Gomez, please tell us about your afternoon yesterday.

Let me tell you how I was just not expecting like what I really had no idea of like what this event was and it was so cool.

So Rare Beauty, they just launched a spring collection, new highlighters.

And I walked in, of course, I was late.

It was not as late as Counselor, but it was just the traffic in the city.

People love New York and in the city.

And I've actually really started to love New York again.

And now I'm starting to hate it again.

Like, good luck getting anywhere.

You said people love New York in the city.

I think you meant in the holidays.

Sorry, during the holidays.

It's like this magical time.

And when you walk down Fifth Avenue at night with the lights, like it is, it is really magical.

But it's becoming my least favorite place in the world.

Like I have to get out of here.

It's so congested.

The traffic, it's so congested.

There's so many people, like tourists.

It's just.

Not to gatekeep, but like get the fuck out.

No, I came to New York during the holidays to see all these lights and I forgot about holiday traffic.

And the holiday traffic is the reason I moved.

I was like, what am I doing here?

Claudia, it took us an hour to get to dinner one night.

An hour to get to dinner.

It's foot traffic too.

Like it's just so congested.

It's like, I got to get out of here.

So I was late, of course, and I walk in and I was just not expecting how small this event was.

It was maybe 15 influencers.

Selena and her team, maybe 20 influencers, and they were really like top tier makeup girly.

So honestly, I was not entirely sure what I was doing there, but I know that it was a super, like enormous honor to have been invited.

So I was just like going along with it.

And then the longer I spent there, the longer I realized that I was solely invited because everyone who works for Selena Gomez is a toaster.

They were so nice.

They were like, oh my God, Jax Price, Claude Trice, McLeod.

Like they knew all the lingo.

They were so nice.

Like, and that's why I actually understood because really the success of Rare Beauty is unprecedented.

They're really the biggest makeup brand right now.

It's insane.

Like they're up there with Fenty Beauty and they're so much newer.

And now I know it's because everyone who works there is a toaster.

So they're obviously like really smart people who have it going on.

Hardworking queens.

Does that make sense?

Yep.

No further explanation needed.

So Selena just basically sat with all of us and gave us like tutorials on all the new products, and she was so funny and so pretty.

And then we all got to spend time with her individually.

They would just bring us into a separate room.

You can make content with Selena, just talk with her.

And me and Marga went in together.

And I just have to say, it almost felt unfair to be able to be attending with my sister.

Like Marga wasn't my plus one.

Marga was invited on her own as an influencer.

And those events can be awkward.

And when you can't bring a plus one, like you really have to to like be very social and like, it's, it's awkward.

So I felt like I cheated the system a little bit because I literally walked in with my sister and it's just like not fair.

And we also got to do the Selena thing together.

So we got like a lot of time with Selena because it was like two people in one, you know?

She was,

I actually like was thinking about her the whole day.

She was amazing.

Like she was so normal, like so normal.

So nice, so open.

Like, so everyone got to film content with her.

And I had the idea to do like my series where I try new foods if she she would help me you know get through trying an olive and I was like fully prepared for her to say no I was like it's totally fine if you say no like I won't be offended she was like no let's do it I love olives she was so cool and so nice and like I really felt like the version of her I know from like social media and like just media in general and then her documentary I was so overjoyed to see like in real life she's like a very happy

cool, nice, normal person.

And of course, she was probably like, you know,

you're working when you put on like your work face, but I could could tell like she was really very fulfilled by her work.

And it was amazing.

It was really one of the coolest events I've ever been invited to.

I was really grateful to have been invited.

My content is trending.

We're going.

Oh, my God.

I was like, I knew that you were going to, like, when I was first watching her video, I was like, okay, so she did her series with Selena and let's watch.

By the end, I was cackling.

Thanks, Selena.

Thanks, Selena.

And I did slip in a Selena.

And you know what?

I have to be me, you know?

Yeah, no, she didn't seem faze.

And now knowing what we know about her, like I'm sure that she takes the Selena in stride.

100%.

But I'm so glad to hear it was such a great day.

And she's doing so well and that she's so happy because like we saw in the documentary, those days where she's doing like press stuff and working, like she hated those days, but maybe because it's like rare beauty stuff, which

is yeah, and she's not talking to like those interviewers who ask her like invasive personal or stupid questions.

She's talking like real girls just like her.

Totally.

And she,

I I really felt like she did her research on everyone in the room.

She was like, oh man, I love your content.

Like she really, she was just really amazing.

And the Rare Beauty team, we all went home with like PR boxes of the whole collection, which I'm so excited for because it's all sold out.

But in the campaign for the shoot, which Selena looks so sickening in, she's wearing these retrofeet earrings that are big dangly earrings that say S and G.

And everybody got to go home with a pair of earrings with their own initials on them, which is like such a thoughtful gift.

And like these earrings are expensive.

And like I love retrofeet.

And I was like, wow, what?

What a gift.

That's so cool.

Do you like, are you upset that now that we wear these headphones, you can't really wear earrings on the show?

Yes.

Because you're a big earring girl.

So when I went to the event yesterday, right after the toast, Margo read me to fucking filth.

She's like, why aren't you wearing earrings?

Oh, Jesus.

Jesus.

Oh, thank you.

And I was like, I just got here.

Okay.

I'm not wearing earrings because I have to work, you know?

Maybe if you had a job that you were passionate about, you would know what it's like.

But you don't.

But she does.

but she has two

um

but wait so then it was so cool because everyone i had figured she was going to be there i don't know if you know let me explain to you what an alex earl is

i know a little bit but tell me more so she's this tick tocker who i swear like i'm sure she's been on the platform for a while but she blew up in the last like three weeks i think she has over a million followers now it's She reminds me a lot of Emily Marico, who just like kind of came out of nowhere, top of their game.

Everyone was like, for no actual reason, just obsessed obsessed with this one person.

But Emily Marico does cooking and Alex Earl does makeup.

And she just sits, she's like a University of Miami college student.

She's like this really pretty, fun girl

who sits in her house and does makeup.

And everyone has become obsessed with her.

And everyone's like, more than people being like, have you met Selena Gomez?

They were like, did you meet Alex Earl?

So I did meet her.

She was so nice.

And I had like so many questions for her because, you know, I think for us and just like for me in this line of work, like it's very much been like a slow burn.

There wasn't like one moment where I woke up one day and like everything was different so i was just like asking her all these questions i was just like what is your life like is it so crazy how like a month ago you were just completely normal and now you're getting you know paid to travel the world and a million people know who you are and she like really could not put into words what it was like she was like it's so crazy and she had all these questions for like me and i was also lauren wolf was there who's been tick tocking for a while and she was just like so new to the influencer space and she was like what do you guys do with all these pr boxes and i was like that is such a good question i

still don't know no like i still don't know.

Like, I used to give everything to my sisters, and then you guys were like, all right, we have enough stuff.

Now I give a lot of it to like people that work in my building, like different porters or housekeepers.

I keep some stuff, but I donate most of it.

Like, she was like, I don't know what to do.

I live in a house with six girls

and like there's so many boxes.

I'm like, well, that's ideal.

You live in a house with six girls.

Like, you got a shit ton of makeup.

Take some for yourself and then share it with.

She's like, I think they've had enough.

Like, I don't know what to do.

And I imagine for her, like, she's getting inundated

with PR.

So it was just so cool to like talk to someone who's like on the precipice of like super stardom and who was so normal and so nice.

That's so awesome.

It was really, it was fabulous.

When I got home, I was exhausted because, you know, I don't have like a large social battery and it was just like a lot of talking.

And like, you know, for me, like, I have to be like loud and funny.

I just can't be normal.

Like, I have some sort of disease.

But it was a fabulous day.

Like, thank you so much to all the rare beauty girlies who invited me.

I would love to be invited again.

It was so fun.

Does Alex still go to school?

Yes.

I actually asked her.

I was like, are you going to like finish

your degree?

And she was like, I graduated in May.

I'm like, you know, barely hanging, I'm barely hanging on, but I'm going to continue.

Yeah, yeah.

I was going to ask you, or is she?

But if she's a senior, she shouldn't be.

She's a senior.

She's about to graduate.

And she's just having like, you know, so many opportunities to travel for a week and I'm sure make a lot of money.

And it's like, how do you balance?

Something like that with like what you're told you should do, which is like graduate college, you know?

Yeah.

I think if she was earlier in her college years, but like

she's so close,

the money is spent.

I was trying not to be like an old sage.

No, I think that's good.

Like I said, Claudia, you were offended when I said it.

No, yesterday I was definitely being like a maternal figure to everyone.

You were being an influencer mentor.

Well, because I said, like, for me, when I graduated college, too, the same thing was happening to me.

Like, I was being offered like trips and money.

And I was like, how do I prioritize school when school is costing me money and torturing me?

And my work is actually making me money and fulfilling me.

And I'm getting all these opportunities.

And I was just like, just do the bare minimum.

Just do the bare minimum.

Get through it.

Just get your degree.

I think she had planned to do maybe some sort of like

after, you know, higher education beyond that.

I don't know if she's still going to do that, but she was really cool.

And she's smart.

She's got it going on.

She's, she's going to have a big career ahead of her.

That's awesome.

Well, she could always do more school.

Right.

That's what I said.

It was, um, it was a fabulous afternoon.

And then I had my book club.

So I'm here.

I'm feeling very fulfilled.

How was your book club?

Amazing.

Book clubs can be so fulfilling.

Amazing.

You know, we, it's only our second meeting and we had, we had some notes for each other on how to, you know, advance the book club.

Cause, you know, when you get together with your friends, all you want to do is like sit there and gossip.

Right.

So what are the notes?

We have to like, we, we actually, we actually, let me say it again.

We actually.

No, did you actually, though?

But we really do actually talk about the redheads so much at our book club because like it's really for like Abe listens, like, it's really for a lot of us, the only book club we've ever like heard of so we're like well what do they do with the redheads and we were thinking about choosing a book and they were like well what did the redheads choose like it's you were really following in your footsteps for when it comes to book club and we've decided like some certain points we want to do like you know the online book club club club questions from the author or from whatever.

We also want to do Hollywood treatment because everyone like loves to share, but we like couldn't like as we were leaving, we were like, oh my god, we do Hollywood treatment.

So we sat back down.

So we just need to organize a little bit.

Got it.

Got it.

That makes sense.

Yeah.

And they come with questions.

That's great.

And I do feel like from what I've heard, there are other book clubs around the country that either like read the Redheads books and like they might be like toasters who are like, we're going to start a book club and we're going to follow the Redheads and we'll talk about it.

I think the Redheads are just like, you know, inspiring book clubs across the world.

And for me, like even if you don't read, let me tell you the value in a book club, at least my book club.

It's once a month guaranteed for me, a kosher home cooked meal.

I had such a fucking feast last night.

And then the time before I had like literally roast chicken.

My friends love to cook.

Last night I had kosher hamburgers and schnitzel.

Like it was a feast beyond.

We were just like eating the whole time, laughing.

It's really on the way home we were all like looking at each other.

We were like, this is nice.

We were like, we really need to continue this.

It's a great way to keep in touch with your friends, but it's also just like

for me at least, like I read such like dumb books.

And my book club books are like a little bit more elevated.

And it's nice that like once a month I'll read like a real book.

Yeah, it's really good, clean, fun.

It's good, clean, fun.

We are hoping to maybe do one on like a Friday or Saturday night so we can get like lit, maybe a Thursday.

But we'll see.

You get literary.

Literally.

What's your next book?

Well, the other thing I can't stop talking about at the book club is you, because I'm like, everything I know about books, I know from you.

And everything I know about book clubs, I know from you.

You're in like three.

So I'm like, well, Jackie says this book sucks.

And I don't know, Jackie didn't like that that book.

And we almost picked Portrait of a Mirror.

Okay.

I love that book.

That I remember you just talking about.

And

I read the description.

I was like, oh my God, this fucking sounds terrible.

And then you told me I wouldn't like it.

So we didn't choose it.

But it's like, you'd like the writing.

I don't think you would like the writing.

I think it's so dense.

I think Abe might like it.

I actually think some of your friends might like it, but it will take you a really long time to read and you're going to be like, And it's less so about the plot.

There is some plot that's interesting and I love the way that it ends, but it's, more like character interesting people.

I basically roleplay at my book club as you.

I'm like, well, Jackie doesn't think that we should do that.

That's so funny.

They're probably like this girl and her fucking sister, Jackie.

If I hear that,

I think everyone in my book club really respects you as the book influencer that you are.

Like, they respect your opinion, and it's very nice.

Wow, that's so sweet.

That's

sweet.

You're kind of like making waves.

I'm making waves in the book world, I think.

100%.

And you'd love to see it.

Love to see it.

How's Rold?

He's great.

He's so excited to see you.

No, because the way I'm not ready.

Honestly, I'm obviously excited to see Rold,

but I did just see him a week ago, and I haven't seen Kaylor in like three months.

Like the way I will tackle her, and she's just going to have to put up with it.

Like, I've been watching so much K-video.

I actually saw a video of Kaylor singing the ABCs in Hebrew, and she stopped it, like, hey, but still, like,

it was, it was almost too much for me.

That is too much.

Well, she is sturdy enough to tackle.

You know, now that she's big, like, there's no stopping me.

Like, I'm such a physical lover.

Like, not like, I'm a very physical and I'm like an aggressive person.

Like, I just want to smother people in kisses.

And the hard part about being an aunt is like, you actually can't do that with kids up until a certain age because they're quite fragile, you know?

But Kayla is, you know,

she's indestructible now.

And I'm going to literally put on a helmet and run straight towards her and just tackle her to the ground.

And she's just going to have to deal with it.

She's just going to have to figure it out.

She's going to love it.

I think so, too.

So exciting.

Well, the sooner we get on with the show, the sooner you can get on your flight.

Yeah.

Oh, my God.

Also, today we are recording such an exciting interview.

Like, not to be a secret project annoying.

It will come out tomorrow.

We just don't like to say until it drops.

You just never know.

Someone's schedules could change, and then we're just a bunch of lying, lying lunches.

Things happen all the time.

So let's get into the fast five stories that you need to know.

Yes, you, McClurdy.

Actually, they're the stories that I need to know because once again, we're wife swapping.

Yeah.

Now, and once again, I do feel the need to make a disclaimer.

I'm still new at this.

Okay.

So be kind.

Who was mean to you?

No one.

No one.

Kill them.

No, nobody was mean.

No, no, no, Jackie.

Like, absolutely.

Nobody was mean.

So I just want to say when it comes to stories, there's no breaking celeb news.

There's like some moronic celebrity stuff, some updates to stuff we already have spoken about.

But then there's one story that I'm going to lead with, which is like some major TikTok/slash HIPAA drama.

That's kind of HIPPA.

HIPPA.

Oh, is this the nurses?

Yes.

Yeah, I want to talk about that.

So I will explain to you, if you don't know, and I'll explain to everyone listening what is going on in the labor and delivery nurse drama.

Yeah, okay, great.

Can't wait.

Also, like, let's get real.

If you're coming to the show for the stories,

why

this is the thing Jaggie when you become a toaster when you come for the stories but you stay for the girlies yeah like you're here for the girlies like who knows what could happen the stories are just a vessel a vessel for us to continue talking about ourselves and the things that interest us like this isn't a breaking news show no this isn't like really the pop culture hour I wouldn't say so.

No, I would say like when there's something like major going on, like we're going to break it down till the last drop.

Yeah.

But in between,

we're just here to be your friends.

Someone posted a TikTok.

Someone posted a TikTok that you reposted that said, like, I'm so glad that these sisters recorded their FaceTime call and posted on the internet every day.

And like, that's literally what this is.

Also, I did have to dodge like every single Megan and Harry story because so annoying.

Like the doc comes out at midnight and then Paige Chicks has 15 articles about everything you need to know.

And I don't want to spoil it.

We're going to try and watch it today before

I'm decided to watch it today because I want to finish the recap before the end of the week.

If we don't happen to be able to watch it all today,

we'll recap it on Patreon, but I'm going to try my best.

But I also have so many things to do.

Have to pack, have to interview.

I'm going out tonight.

What the fuck are you packing for?

I'm coming to you.

Oh, you're going on vacation.

Right, right, right.

Sorry.

I forgot.

Ah,

I'm going on vacation.

I am going on vacation.

Woo.

Vacation's all I ever wanted.

Honestly, whoever wrote that song, like, is me.

Vacation's all I've ever wanted.

I know reincarnation is not a Jewish thing.

I know.

I've struggled with that too.

I'm obsessed with the concept, and it makes a lot of sense to me.

Jackie, I struggle with that too.

So I think that you are a reincarnated member of the Go-Go's.

Go-go's.

Because vacation, have to get away.

I have to get away.

Yeah.

You're also like Henry VIII's little brother.

Sure.

Do you remember that joke?

Yes, because the joke is that I don't remember.

I don't even know what you're talking about, honestly.

Like, I just know that there's something.

I forget why we just said that you are like Henry VIII's stubborn little brother.

We were doing a Patreon episode, Famous Couples Throughout History.

Yeah.

And something about Henry VIII.

Honestly, I don't even remember the origin of the joke.

That's like a toast joke that's so deep, even I don't remember it.

Even I don't remember the origin.

That's when you know it's lost.

That's when you know we've hit a low.

We have too many jokes.

No, no.

I mean, like you have to make room for other jokes and other stories.

100%.

Otherwise, you're just living in the past.

100%.

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Yeah, I've entered the phase of like, I don't need to blow my nose.

It's just trickling a little.

It's honestly like uglier.

Agreed.

Except I blow my nose like a foghorn.

So.

Oh, speaking of ugly, I, during Selena's, like, presentation yesterday, I made a joke.

Oh,

you made a little joke.

You think you made Selena laugh?

I made Selena laugh.

Okay, so not only did I make the whole room laugh, like I made Selena laugh.

It was just like this iconic moment where she was.

Like, you know, when you're someone searching for a word and like you want to help them, I do it all the time and I have to stop doing it because I'm always getting

all the time and I don't even give them a minute to like think about the word.

So Selena was saying how her new highlight is baked and it's not going to give you like crazy coverage because she hates that look where you just put on highlighter and she kept like touching her face and you get that like

and she couldn't she was like what's the word and she looked at me and I was like strobe.

She was like yes it's so

and I was like ugly and she was like

I don't know if she was just being nice but she thought I was hilarious.

I think she thinks you're funny.

I think she thinks I'm funny too.

That should be our Instagram bio.

Selena thinks I'm funny.

Made Selena laugh and then put the date.

Oh my God.

And the Selenators will follow you.

The Selenators actually came for Margo.

I saw.

Margo, we were all like scrambling.

Like one content.

I'm just, I just think it's fucking nuts.

Because you were like, I saw.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Get her.

So we were all like scrambling for what she was.

I was smiling, being like, Selenators need help.

They need help.

Margo was like,

Margo was like, I'm going to ask Selena what her favorite midnight song is.

And I thought that was like an amazing idea.

I don't know why people are coming for Margo, but people are like, wow, you get in a room with Selena and you ask her about another person.

It's like, it's called making conversation.

No, and also it's like.

Celebrities don't need to talk about themselves all the time.

And like people shouldn't talk about themselves all the time.

Like Selena, what are your interests?

Selena, what was your Spotify rap?

Like, Selena, let's talk about like the things that you like, not just like Selena all the time.

I'm sure that Selena doesn't want, no one wants to talk about themselves like that that 24-7.

So true.

Okay.

So our first story is from the cut and it's a little deep dive and an update on those maternity nurses who did the viral ick TikTok.

Okay.

So share the dates.

Then I have questions.

Atlanta Emory's University Hospital, Midtown, is facing backlash after a TikTok video of four nurses sharing their icks regarding labor and delivery patients went viral for all the wrong reasons.

So one of them said, my ick is when you ask me how much the baby weighs and the baby is still in your hands, one nurse says in the video.

It's a play on the TikTok trend that typically involves people sharing pet peeves about dating.

My ick is when you come in for your induction talking about, can I shower and eat?

That's what another nurse said.

Another says that her ick is when patients say they don't want any pain medicine, no epidural, but you are at an eight out of 10 pain.

The list goes on with the nurses noting their frustrations with their patients and the partners of patients and their families as well.

The original video has since been deleted, but not before copies made the rounds on social media.

The nurses' comments felt especially cruel, given that, in addition to being traumatic for many women, childbirth is already painful, it's costly, and it's incredibly risky, particularly in the U.S., where women regularly deal with severe complications of pregnancy over childbirth.

In a statement posted to its Instagram page, the hospital referred to the nurses as, quote, former employees and said that the comments they made about maternity patients in the video were disrespectful and unprofessional.

The Washington Post reports that Emory did not respond to a request for clarification about whether the nurses were fired or if they chose to leave their jobs.

In the comments of the Emory Hospital Post, several women recalled their own negative experiences giving birth at that hospital.

In addition to calling out the nurses for an absence of empathy for their patients and their general lack of professionalism, many commenters criticized the hospital itself,

saying, quote, they learned to have that attitude because you helped facilitate that, one person wrote, adding that Emery should take this opportunity to truly do better for birthing mothers.

So this video made the rounds.

People were like immediately like, What the fuck?

But the phone, the video had gone so viral so quickly that deleting it was just like a lost cause.

They might as well have left it up because there were, you know, people were saving it, screen recording it.

Um, and it really bothered a lot of people so much so that like it became this global story, and the nurses were fired or left.

I guess Emery, not clarifying on that, makes well.

Because if I was about to give birth at Emery and I saw one of those women walk in, I'd say, get the fuck out of here.

No, I mean, there is this like culture on

TikTok

where nurses make a lot of content

at work

and

it definitely feels off

to put it lightly.

Right?

Like,

I think there are.

Which is by far the most egregious thing I've seen.

I also don't see a lot of it

because I'm not on TikTok.

So it has to like reach a level where it's meeting likes me.

I saw it a few days ago because the New York Post had like posted on their Instagram, like the story.

And I actually, so I clicked it because I was, at first, I was like, what the fuck?

And when you think about like childbirth and like everything that you go do, you know what, technically there's a lot of icks, right?

So I'm like, what's, what are they saying?

Cause it's so, you have to be so

vulnerable to like literally spread your legs and let all concerns go away.

100% put yourself trust in this person

and just do your thing so i'm like what are they saying and then i saw they didn't have a good roundup of what the icks were and the only one that i really understood was like when you're the

baby's father and you have two women giving birth in rooms next to each other and you're like running to both rooms

oh like one man having two children on the same day does that happen a lot No, I don't know, but like on the exact same moment of the exact same day?

I was like, yeah, that's, that's kind of crazy.

Okay.

I don't know that I'll call that.

Like the ick.

Like now you describing like ick, like, I want to know how much my baby weighs when he's on my chest.

Like, that's not, how is that icky?

Like, that's how we measure how big a baby is.

Like, I don't know what weight I'm holding.

Is this a big baby that I'm holding?

Is this a small baby?

What's the best thing?

I guess they're trying to say, like,

I don't know how much a baby weighs.

He's on your chest, but it's like, oh, sorry, I just gave birth to the birthday.

Weighed the baby first.

Whatever.

Sorry, this person just gave birth to a human being and they want to know how much he weighs and they're not thinking about you.

Right.

And then what was the other one?

Oh, they come in for an induction and they want to eat and shower.

So?

Okay.

Like, it's just so heartless.

And it's really, it's deplorable.

It's deplorable.

Like, I, I mean, I'm never going to be like, you know, Burn, I'm at the stake, but like, if that's how you feel about your job, you shouldn't be working there.

It's one thing to like, you know, think it, maybe have a girl's night out with your fellow nurses and talk about some frustrations of the day.

To put that shit on social media in your, I think they filmed it in the hospital in their scrubs like goodbye yeah goodbye

goodbye goodbye good bib bitty bye I never saw the whole video though but uh I'm now getting like bits and pieces of the story honestly I don't want to see the whole video because that makes you feel so self-conscious shameful shameful that's not the kind of shame we need to be bringing back we don't need to be shaming birthing mothers no you're right

that too doesn't need shame I think in order to like really like give in to the process of giving birth like you can't be thinking like, oh, I wonder if this nurse thinks I'm like looking ugly.

Like, and I think this TikTok like maybe could confirm for someone who's like really paranoid, like, oh my God, they do think that.

Yeah, of course.

And it's like, I remember when I was giving birth, like, it's not super gummy.

So whole time, I'm like, oh my God, I'm sorry.

Like, ooh, I'm sorry.

Right.

Like, and like, also, when you're first in pain, like before I got the epidural, like, I was just like screaming there.

And then afterwards, I'm like, I'm so sorry.

That's not me.

And

like, to know they're just like harboring all of it and judging you.

I'll give birth at home next time.

100%.

I do have to say, I don't think it's fair to paint with a broad brush.

Like I think most nurses are probably like really what you think they are.

Like, don't worry, sweetie, we see this all the time.

And like, they know that it's part of their job.

But to know that there are people out there who not only like really genuinely think that, but then would feel comfortable enough sharing it on a major public platform is so disheartening.

So disheartening.

So let's talk about the nurses on TikTok that you alluded to.

Yeah, I think I feel like they're literally always joking about this on SNL.

And I actually was just watching a clip online from Tim Dylan's special

and it was like the joke was like, and I just want to say, before, I'm not coming for the nurses.

We have so many nurse posters and we expect the hell out of you.

I respect for nurses.

I think it's the most amazing job.

I think in order to be a nurse, like you really have to be a special type of person.

And I have to say, all of my experiences with nurses in my life, though, there haven't been that many, but like giving birth was the biggest one.

I had the most amazing.

and they switch like every six hours and it's like it's so sad we just got to know each other but then the new one comes it's like you're incredible too yeah so this is this is so i've only had the most wonderful experiences so i'm only speaking about like things i've seen online like in any job there are terrible people who are nurses but that doesn't mean all nurses are terrible like nurses for the most part are amazing people

um but the joke that tim dylan had made was like we never should have started calling nurses heroes because the next thing you know they're renegading in front of a dead body yeah and i there is this tick TikTok culture when it comes to the nursing industry where it feels like, of course, anyone can make a TikTok, but like, I think if you're a nurse making a TikTok, you should make it at home.

Agreed.

Also, I think when nurses were like making dances in the height of the pandemic, like at first I was like, oh, like some relief and cuteness from the nurses.

They're going, they're putting everything on their back.

But then when you think about it, it's like, it took me like a...

accumulatively a number of hours to learn the renegade.

And we're being told that our hospitals are overrun and there's no sleep.

And it's like, how did y'all learn the renegade?

No, no, it's a very fair question.

So I feel like, I think a general rule of thumb should be no,

no,

sorry, I can't talk.

No TikToking on the clock.

Don't talk on the clock, DJ.

You must speakers up.

tonight.

And I think that probably might should be the case, like for a lot of jobs.

Agreed.

I see some jobs.

I'm like, don't you have a job to do?

Well, there's this.

Oh man, that's so funny.

There's this.

Unless it's something where it's like some people are recorded 24-7 in their job.

So like the content is there.

And there was a cute moment.

Like us posted.

Like us.

No, but there's this like TikToking duo.

I love them.

It's this father and son contractor.

They like have a...

construction company and they're like in the middle of building a house and they're making like these and they're both really good dancers and people in the comments are like oh this is why my house is delayed like

it is like a little bit of a weird thing, right?

Like, on its face, you're telling me they're dancing and they're contracting Father's Unduo.

I'm like, oh, that's cute.

And then it's like,

but you're on the clock and there's a house to build, and now you're like jumping on the foundation, right?

Unless, like, your job, like, if you work in media and like you're making TikToks, like, you know, breaking news,

hostages, like, that's different.

I don't know.

I just think certain jobs, like,

I don't know.

Yeah, it's, I'd say, that's an ick.

Ooh, yeah.

No, they should.

That don't piss me off.

I do think that Emory, like the hospital, should clarify whether or not they were fired or left on their own accord.

Because honestly, if I was like a birthing mother in Atlanta and I saw the story, like, I would, and I had to choose, like, should I go to Emery or the one down the road?

I'd probably just go to the one down the road.

But sometimes, like, people resign when they're about to get fired.

So it's like, they didn't get fired.

They resign, but they would have been fired if they didn't.

So

not the hospital getting canceled that's something i never thought i'd say yeah

crazy

um so our next story is an update to a story we spoke about earlier in the week it was katie holmes's atrocious outfit her stylist is defending the controversial dress over jeans jingle ball outfit okay so it wasn't a mistake no

So the Dawson's Creek alum practically broke the internet when she paired what many assumed was a blue satin mini dress over a pair of jeans at the Jingle Ball 2022, but it turns out that piece was actually a top.

So her stylist, Brie Welsh, explained the thought process behind her viral look, sharing that they wanted to give up a more youthful feel for Jingle Ball and the atmosphere there.

Atmosphere there.

The celeb stylist said that her client, her client's early aught style, which featured a blue satin Boustier top from a brand called Tove and Reformation Wilder wide jean leggings and Mesa Marjella sneakers.

Sorry, jeans.

I'm sorry.

Did I say leggings?

Yeah.

I'm literally not aware.

Oh, I thought the stylist was like trying to gaslight us.

No, sorry.

Wide leg jeans.

Got it.

It was an attempt to mix casual and dressy items.

Here's what she said.

We decided the rich color and subtle bustier effect detailing of the top was elegant and would be fun if paired with jeans.

The decision to wear kicks was down to Katie herself with Welsh Revealing on the day of, and because Katie has her own effortless style that should be appreciated here.

She said she wanted to wear sneakers because it was a concert and obviously there would be a lot of dancing to do a lipa, adding, nothing is more comfortable than sneakers.

The stylist also shared

on her Instagram story, she shared the article that she did the interview with in the New York Times and shared in all caps and wrote, and it's a top.

So she didn't like that people were assuming that this was a mini dress.

I guess it was like a really low top.

That's not the problem.

Right.

My gripe is not with it being a dress.

It's with it being fugly.

Right.

And my gripe is not with the top whatsoever.

I don't need clarity on the top my my gripe is with the cut of the pants and the shoe the color of the the top is actually pretty cute if she had worn it with tights like really black leggings yeah something these jeans like i feel like rip from yellowstone would wear these jeans yeah and the shoes were terrible yeah

so don't like now try and like distract us with the top because it was never about

the top no the top is fine yeah

I feel like the top is something they would have worn on Laguna Beach back in the day.

Yeah, or even like now, honestly, I would wear that top.

It's fine.

It's not about the top.

But the pants.

No, and the pants are Reformation.

Like, Reformation do better.

Should be ashamed.

It's shaming.

They should issue a statement.

100%.

They should, they owe us all an apology.

Yeah, they do.

So nice cover-up, Katie Holmes is stylist, but we're not buying what you're selling.

No, we ain't.

A little crypto news.

What's going on?

SBF.

What do you do now?

So you know he was arrested finally.

And his family is reportedly calling the prison to request vegan meals for him.

So the disgraced crypto billionaire Sam Bakeman-Freed's relatives are reportedly calling the rodent-infested Bahamas prison where he is being held and asking if he could get vegan meals.

The founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, who was charged this week with multiple financial crimes, has his own room in the maximum security section of the Bahamas lockup that is known to be crawling with rats and maggots, unnamed sources told Bloomberg.

But Bankman Fried's relatives called the Fox Hill Jail in Nassau on Tuesday night to request that vegan meals be provided to him, a source told the outlet.

The 30-year-old Bankman Fried, who is known in crypto by his initials, SBF, was ordered earlier Tuesday to remain at the notorious jail through February 8th for his extradition hearing.

He was arrested this week on multiple charges stemming from allegations that he received, he deceived FTX customers and investors to enrich himself and others.

He can't receive any visitors due to COVID-19 restrictions at the jail, a site which a warden once described as not fit for humanity.

Damn, I didn't realize where he was sent was like this forlorn facility.

No, and like given that it's so horrible, I would imagine there's a lot of other requests that they should make before vegan meals.

Yeah, it's like, why is that a priority?

I don't know.

That's actually like kind of sad, even though he is like totally like a criminal.

Like, you like, that's inhumane.

I didn't know the Bahamas was home to like this well-known, like, crazy-ass prison.

Yeah, but I guess that's also a risk you run when you fly there.

No, when you commit crimes there.

No, but like, he went there.

He could have been in the U.S.

and been arrested here and gone to a U.S.

prison, but

he ran to the Bahamas.

And so that's a risk that you run that you will end up in a Bahamian jail.

But I also think a a lot of his crimes were committed because when we broke down if you

had his like penthouse in albany bahamas not albany new york which is confusing if you don't know anything about this guy or like his crimes we did break it down on the patreon it's the thanksgiving episode um and i think what we from our understanding of his crimes is like he spent a lot of time committing those crimes in the bahamas so i don't know if he'll also be prosecuted in the bahamas

I don't know.

But he's being charged by the U.S.

And he's being extradited.

Right, which is like

like when you flee to another country and then they bring your ass back, right?

So I guess Bahamas is like, no, we got him.

We got you guys.

He'll spend a few months here and then we'll send him back.

Yeah.

This is like the craziest story.

Not the vegan part, just like I know, but like so many people lost all of their money.

I know.

Just regular people.

I know like everybody's like talking about the celebrity factor, but like

this is.

When we spoke about on the Patreon, I didn't like understand what the man does or what his thing was, but like for me to understand it it was basically as if like robin hood

just got wiped out and all the money that you had in there

was gone so some people like might have been investing like with all of their savings like and some people lost everything like people who are unlike sam sbf and his friends who can't afford to lose their their savings and every celebrity and every like major institution that aligned themselves with ftx made it

made

regular people think it was okay.

It legitimized FTX being like, oh, this is a safe place to invest invest some of my savings.

So, like, there's a responsibility on them too.

But, like, I don't feel bad for those people who put money.

Like, you're

no, I don't feel bad for those people, but I feel bad for the everyday people.

And, like, and so if SBF doesn't have his vegan meal, like, can't catch me caring.

I'll be totally fine.

I will go on with my day just splendidly.

Yeah.

Also, sometimes jails can be like accommodating with dietary restrictions, you know, for like a religious

or something.

But to be a vegan, like, aren't you embarrassed?

Not in general, but like you're in a like jail, you've committed a horrible, horrible crime that affects so many people.

And like, you're worried about your vegan meal.

No, it's true.

So it's like you care about animals, but you don't care about human beings.

Right.

No, that's true.

And like in prison, I feel like

there's, there's like a moral hierarchy in prison that I find really interesting.

And I feel like in prison, they actually like respect religion, you know, like prayer and like if you wanted like a kosher or a halal meal.

But I feel like they don't respect veganism.

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

No, no, no, no.

Stick to the meals you know.

Oh, there's actually like, I actually didn't choose it as a story, but did you see Taylor Tomlinson?

Not Taylor Tomlinson.

That's a comedian.

What's her name?

She plays Taylor in high school musical.

Monique.

Monique.

Her name is Taylor in real life.

I'm sorry.

She is on Christy Carlson Romano's podcast talking about like how

she went through like a really dark depression and it was all kind of like sparked by her not being invited to do press for high school musical three.

It was just

Sharpe,

Zach, Vanessa, and Corbin Bloom.

I like how I went through like calling them by their real names and their character names, Sharpe.

And they said there like wasn't room on the plane for her and Lucas Grabiel.

And she had like had identified so much with Monique, and she felt like such a failure when they didn't invite her.

And it like spiraled this really dark time for her.

It was actually a really good podcast.

I listened to like a four-minute clip.

Yeah, I saw that.

That's so interesting.

I was going to say, also, like, Ryan, they were a six-sum.

100%.

Like,

justice for Ryan.

No, and I feel like if they were going to cut it down

to four,

it either should have been, of course, Zach and Vanessa, but either Sharpe and Lucas together

or Monique and Corbin together.

Like, that why take one from each couple?

But let's get real.

Like, this was a multi-billion dollar franchise, like, get a bigger plane.

Right, High School Musical 3 was released in theaters.

Yeah, after two really successful movies, like, This is Disney, like get the company jet.

What did they fly on?

Like a.

What kind of plane can hold four people, but not six?

Well, maybe there were some assistants and, you know, PR people.

Still.

But still, a prop engine.

So she's making news, Monique.

We love that.

That's really sad.

I know.

It was like, it was also so fucking unnecessary.

Like, just get her a ticket.

Yeah.

That's the fuck.

So SBF is requesting vegan meals, and I just thought everyone absolutely needed to know that.

I would agree.

Now,

are you ready for our fourth and not fourth and final, just our fourth?

I'm still getting new at it.

I'm still new at this, you guys.

I'm sorry.

I'm like flubbing over my words.

I'm like embarrassing everyone.

I'm so sorry.

I'm adding stories about Monique.

Like, I'm still new at this.

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Our fourth story is just another update in the ongoing GMA saga.

So, Amy Roeback and TJ Holmes are still together amid the ongoing investigation into their affair.

They are trying to make their relationship work despite the toll that it has taken on their careers.

Although the GMA three anchors are at the center of an internal investigation at ABC, sources have told e-news that they are very much still together.

I also did see people on social media actually spotting them together out on vacation.

The new couple's romance may be going strong, but sources told the Daily Mail earlier this week that they have been trying to keep their distance from one another because they wouldn't dare be caught together now, not while ABC is still making a decision the insider shared.

So as we had stated, in order for this to

be okay, they have to be together forever.

And it appears as though their jobs, they're going to resent each other and it's not going to work out.

This is what the source says.

Their marriages are over, but they have children to think about and they don't want to jeopardize their futures with the network any more that they already have so their decision to lay low comes after abc news president kim godwin revealed that the pair would be remaining off of gma three indefinitely while the rest of the staff remains upset over the increased media scrutiny here's what she said in an email that then page six stole it is my hope that we will continue to focus our energy on what we do best.

And I want all of you to work to know how immensely proud I am of your hard work and professionalism.

So I guess there's like a vibe at GMA people are pissed about, but I feel like people are dumb because this is the best thing that could possibly happen to an irrelevant hour of an irrelevant news show.

They're so dumb.

Oh, they're upset about media scrutiny.

Like you're a media show.

Don't you want press?

Don't you want eyeballs?

Don't you want people to care about your show?

This way that the whole network is handling is they're so dumb.

If I was Amy and TJ and they get fired, like they should then get an agent together and they should pitch their own show together to ABC, to CBS and be like, we're an in-love hosting duo and people care about what we are doing.

But like, imagine if you just started like some extracurricular affair at work and then like literally, like, I don't know what the real nature of their relationship is.

Like, are they in love?

Or they were just like fucking around.

Like, we're rich and famous.

Let's just like have sex.

And I think that they married their boyfriend, girlfriend.

Their boyfriend, girlfriend.

They have to be.

Because they were going upstate.

You don't go upstate with a fuck buddy.

That's true.

That's true.

At a hotel in the city.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So if they come out of this on top with like, you know, an in-love relationship and like a, either a new job at a different show or same job, but like with way more people watching and interested in knowing who you are, then I do think they eventually come out on top of this.

I think ABC is making such a big mistake.

They've kept people on for who are like done with

the money.

I know he's NBC, but still, like, it's the same thing.

Still, it's the same thing.

And

this could be such an opportunity for them, but they're so dumb.

I know.

They're like, kind of like dropping the ball.

And the people who work there, everyone's talking about our show.

We're so distressed.

Oh, my God.

People are not talking about it.

That we put out so people will talk about our show.

Right now they're talking about it.

Millions of people.

Not for the reason that we want, but it's the reason that you got.

Oh, no, because

millions of people are talking about the show that we want millions of people to talk about.

They're just not saying what we want.

I didn't even know there was a third hour of the GMA show until this.

Like, this is publicity you couldn't even dream of.

And yeah, it's not great.

They were both cheating on their spouses, but they're not criminals, okay?

Like, it's fine.

No crimes were committed.

Nobody was hurt physically, emotionally is another question.

But we'll all be okay.

And by the way, even if they do like get let go, they'll get let go with these huge packages.

They're fine.

No, but like then they're both not working.

And they're looking at each other like it's your fault.

It's not a good.

Amy's going to be like, you shouldn't have fucked that producer three years ago.

Yeah.

Yeah.

They don't have enough relationship under their belt to like withstand that together.

Or they do and they come out better.

But I think that they'll grow resentful if they both lose their jobs.

No, and then they have to stay inside to hide from the paparazzi and they'll just like literally start to hate each other.

Right.

And then they'll break up and then they don't have their lover and they don't have their job.

And it's not good.

ABC, you're making a place.

You're a mistake.

You're making a mistake.

ABC.

I agree.

Like this is being grossly mishandled.

So our fifth and final story, what is our fifth and final story?

I don't remember what I chose.

Oh, it's a little new TV news that I thought you might find interesting.

I did choose this for you.

This new reality show is going to let you criticize how other people raise their kids.

So

these parents are walking right into a trap.

On the new ABC reality series called The Parent Test, premieres December 15th, families are willingly taking turns in the hot seat, allowing others to critique their child-rearing philosophies, from helicopter parenting and high achievement to free-range and child-led across a series of challenges.

With small children, the world is a spectator sport.

Everyone is looking to see if your children are going to behave.

The parenting expert, Dr.

Adolph Brown, oh, Adolph, that's a tough.

And he just sinks because he spells it A-D-O-L-P-H that we're not going to notice, but we notice.

Sent a chill.

He co-hosts the show with Allie Wentworth, and that's what he told the post.

So in each episode, the two hosts, Brown and Wentworth, sit in a room with all the moms and dads.

Each set of parents take turns letting the group see how their children behaved in various situations, such as being encouraged to jump off a high dive at a pool, going to a fancy restaurant, or responding when a stranger knocks on their door.

Then the judging begins.

Every few episodes, the parents vote on which styles should advance forward.

In the end, one style will emerge victorious and win the honor of being deemed the best way to raise a child.

There's no cash prize, but the feeling of smugness is priceless.

This sounds like the most toxic show on the planet.

Yeah, and like leave the kids alone like they're gonna be your little lab rats like go let them go outside like and stop like

filming them like what kind of parenting technique do you obtain child-led helicopter

i don't i think it's harry's too young but i do think

i think child-led is nuts like child-led is nuts like i definitely will be a bit of a disciplinarian but i also have to see how he behaves like if i have a well-behaved child like i'm not gonna intervene so much also sometimes the kid needs to figure out for themselves, but like if I need to, like, I will be a strict parent.

Yeah, of course.

But I don't think already like I'm a helicopter parent.

Like, cause I try and like give him as much space within reason.

I mean, he can't walk.

To figure stuff out for himself, you know, like even if he's like playing, like yesterday was playing with like my phone stand and like, I didn't see how that could be harmful for him.

So I was like, enjoy.

Do you think that the way you parent Bruno is at all similar to your parenting method for children?

Because I'm like actually really strict with Theo.

I let Bruno get away with the murder.

Bruno could do anything and mommy loves him.

And the difference is, is that what Bruno's behavior, you know, if he becomes a spoiled brat, like really doesn't matter.

Bruno doesn't have to go out into the world and be that person.

And be his own person.

Bruno doesn't have to, you know, be a husband one day and be a father.

Like it doesn't matter what Bruno learns from me.

And I just want Bruno to.

learn love and love, unconditional love.

But when you're raising humans, like you do have to teach them along the way.

I'm not teaching Bruno shit other than go outside.

I just got so depressed.

Why?

Because Bruno's not going to be a father.

Because Harry's going to get married to someone.

I know.

I just want to let you know, whoever it is, I don't care if it's literally Queen Elizabeth herself, like I will hate her.

I don't think that I will, but unless she's hateable.

Right.

Which like, oh my God, I just like, to me, like, Harry's always going to be a baby, but like he will be be a 30-year-old man at some point who's like looking for a wife.

God willing.

God willing, I'm alive.

You know, I'm, I'm going to make hell for that girl.

Because if you're going to marry Harry, like,

you have to earn it.

I'm sorry.

I'm so jealous of the girl who gets to marry him.

Like, oh my God, I'm so upset.

I know.

It's crazy.

But anyways, Bruno's actions don't matter, really.

No, that's a real, no, but I'm not.

As long as he's a sweet angel, like if he was like.

Crazy and aggressive, like,

but what?

So he, he gets into the Cheetos and he wants to eat Harry's leftovers.

Like, do your worst, Bruno.

But because it doesn't matter.

And for Harry, like, it matters.

Yeah, no, there's like bigger implications.

That's fair.

I was just wondering if you found yourself being similar sort of here.

Bruno, I think you guys see, like, I'm so lenient with Bruno.

No, he could use a little, a little, uh, not mommy's love, mommy's angel.

A little discipline one.

He's a lover.

He's not a fighter.

You need to be a fighter.

Not with Brew.

No.

No, yeah.

He definitely is your weak spot.

He is, but he's such a sweet angel and he's a good boy.

And that's all that matters.

No, I agree.

What about you?

I'm like very strict with Theo and Ben is very laissez.

And I think that's exactly how it's going to be when we have kids.

Like I have no problem yelling at someone because sometimes, and I don't know if this is like a hot take, like a kid needs to be yelled at.

Yeah.

Oh.

But I see like this content on social media of like parenting.

And I literally saw a video last week and it was like, we have to stop telling telling our kids to be careful.

It makes them think the world is unsafe.

The world is unsafe and kids need to be careful.

Look around.

Look around.

Honestly, like, I don't want to critique anyone else's parenting, but it was the dumbest thing I'd ever seen in my life.

Yeah.

People are so touchy about parenting.

I know.

I feel like even this story is going to trigger some people.

So let us know, what's your favorite parenting technique?

Sound off in the comments.

Let us know, what's the worst parenting advice you've ever heard?

No, let us know who's the worst parent in the world.

Casey Anthony.

So those were the fast five stories.

Day two of me choosing the stories.

Let me know how I did.

Only if you thought I did a good job.

If you thought I didn't do a good job, you can literally just go away and we'll all be okay.

And that's our show, correct?

No TV recap.

We're going to do our best to watch Harry and Megan by tomorrow, but if not, we promise there will be a recap over the holidays on our Patreon where we will be posting content the remainder of December.

Tomorrow is our last episode of the year.

I'm flying to Florida today.

We will all be together, Bryce, Streis, McClure, and Jax for the final episode.

And we actually have a guest on tomorrow's episode, which is just like a nice added bonus.

Yeah.

It's the only person who could make it on our end of year episode.

Like seriously, it's that fucking premium.

You guys, I'm being really cool about it.

But when you find out who it is, you're going to be like, how is Jackie okay?

And it's someone who's never been on the show before, but who we speak about a lot and who we really, really love and respect.

And it's very exciting.

So we're actually recording that today.

And that'll be on the podcast tomorrow.

And I think we'll also do video,

Yeah, guess who it is in the comments?

Yeah, and let us know if you think she'd be a good parent.

Okay,

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