Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Awkward Tuesday: Birthday Scamazon

Episode Date: May 27, 2025

One of our listeners was SHOCKED by the children’s birthday invite her son received… in fact, all the parents were so bothered by the strange instructions, she needs our help with an Awkward Tuesday Phone Call!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listen to Levittown on Bloomberg's Big Take podcast. Find it on the iHeart Radio app,, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for being here. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and this is your Second Date podcast. And if you're new to the pod, then you might not know, every Tuesday we do a little segment called the Awkward Tuesday Phone Call. Yes. It's where somebody may have a different type of relationship issue, whether it be a mother

or a neighbor, this one is a friend group, we'll just say. And it definitely involves kids, and it is very dramatic. I can't wait to see what people think about what this woman did in our comments section, which we love reading. Alexis, what kind of comments are we getting today? Yes, okay, I saw one from Natalie who said,

"'At my workplace, most people listen to educational podcasts or audio books, but I'm just here listening to your show all day, every day. That's right, why get smarter when you can be with us? Woohoo, yeah. Yeah. We love that, Natalie. We're like the opposite of a TED Talk.

Yeah. Like a TED laugh. Exactly. And then someone texted about the Awkward Tuesday from Indianapolis, Indiana. Oh, the one that you're just about to listen to. Yes, when you're right here and they said, it would be awesome to have a follow-up

of what happens from the lack of a party. Ooh. We don't get enough updates from Awkward Tuesdays. Yeah, we don't. Well, it's a pretty awkward call to start with. Yeah, yeah. That's a good point, Jose. It's kind of hard to school it over.

It's all dependent on whether or not the two people call us back. So, hey, listen, let us know what you think about this situation in the comments and thank you so much for being here. Your podcast starts right now. It's awkward. It's Tuesday.

It's awkward Tuesday phone call. Is there anything sweeter than a child's birthday party? Oh, they're the best, seriously. I don't attend a lot, so I don't know. Oh, you should. They're a blast. Paw. I don't attend a lot, so I don't know. Oh, you should. They're a blast. Paw Patrol cakes, bouncy castles. Dude, the goodie bags are like off the hook right now.

Oh yeah. The magicians making mommy's blouse disappear. This is good times. But behind every balloon arch, other parents stand in silent judgment. Judgment? Wondering who cheaped out on the decorations. Other parents stand in silent judgment Who cheaped out on the decorations Who RSVP'd late who thought a glitter slime kit was an acceptable gift for a carpeted home?

Lot of unspoken drama that happens with these kids birthdays, and that's why one of our listeners has reached out for help. Oh my god No, you're being serious. There is kid drama. I'm serious Her name is ginger and she is going through it right now ginger welcome to the show Hi, you guys. Did you not get invited to a birthday party? You wanted to go to ginger? I party you wanted to go to Ginger? I wish. Okay. What's going on? What made you email us about something about a kid's birthday party? Yeah, so

my seven year old son he got a birthday party invitation from one of his classmates. That's cute. I mean it seemed normal at first. A little birthday card, you know with balloons and confetti on it. Yeah Yeah, but then I read it you read the invitation. I was so confused cuz like there's no time listed

No activities. There's no party Maybe it's just like a playdate then is it just him and his buddy? Oh No So what do you invite? Maybe it's just like a play date then? Is it just him and his buddy? Uh, no. They just want us to send gifts to their house. No party at all. Excuse me, what? Whoa, it's not a party invite. It's a gift invite.

Like, send your gifts this way. There's a family asking for gifts for their seven-year-old kid's birthday. But not a birthday. It literally says, please mail or drop off presents by next Saturday Deadline is it a joke you're not getting like how could anyone do that no and then they feel the deal Thank you for participating in this wonderful celebration Is it like a setup for something else like you're gonna make a collage

Is it like a setup for something else like you're gonna make a collage or the presence maybe it's like they're collecting gifts for like Kids that don't have funds for birthdays like is it a charity? There's no mention of charity. It is all for their kids I mean, I was thinking maybe it's like a health thing, you know, maybe somebody's sick and they don't want to expose There's a logical explanation Okay's true yeah okay did you find out no they're still showing up to all the school events oh okay the whole family okay so probably not a health issue and they're not in a giant like bubble what family of kids wants more crap in their house like that's another well family of kids wants all the toys they know bro no way dude my kids they say no gifts on the invitation it be like is brooks dating kids don't like toys and games they don't need it like my kids

don't need that stuff I mean I've heard of that before but this is sounds like you're being invited to a wedding but you're not allowed to attend the actual event you just here's the wedding registry. Thank you for buying a gift I don't mind bringing gifts, but like let's have a party. Let's barbecue like I can't Or is this only you and your kid? Do you know if other children are being invited to a party? Yeah, so I talked to some of the other parents and they all got the same invitation Oh they did

I cannot imagine your mom group chats right now. Yeah, they're pretty spicy right now. OK, here's a question. Are they like down on their luck? Like the family doesn't have money to afford the gifts? I don't know. I just think this is odd. I mean, who does this? Who throws a kid party and none of the kids can go?

OK, if that was the case, in a gentle way, they would would say that well. Hey, it's a tough year for us. We'd appreciate Or some help yeah That's what go fund me for yeah, but ginger I mean if you don't agree with this if you don't like the idea Why not just boycott it and don't send a gift and ignore it. Yeah, just pretend to. Now, if I don't give a gift, then I'm going to be known in the group chat as the parent who didn't send a gift to his birth. You know, politically, she's right.

I don't think that's bad. I think it's worse for your kid. Who's the one kid who didn't give a gift. I was not going to get invited to other parties. Oh, I would be boycotting to no end. There's no way. Are you kidding me? Badmouth me all you want. That is absolutely ridiculous. Brooke would pick it outside of their home.

I think she already has those signs made. Not even a joke. Don't cross this line and put a gift on the front porch. Brooke would bring her kids to help her protest. Yeah, so obviously this is unusual. What made you email us for advice? What are you looking to do with your call here? I wanna know how to be the bigger person here.

You know, I don't wanna just complain about it. I mean, I would like to speak to the mom and tell her what the other parents are saying about this. Okay. So what, I mean, what's the message though? You're gonna say, hey, not cool? Personally, I'm bothered by it. Yeah, the more I talk about it You can see I get amped up so I just kind of more so need some advice about how to have the conversation

Okay, I mean, I think a lot of people would just ignore it and hope it goes away, but that doesn't help in society Yeah, it just makes it uncomfortable. I mean, I can't give that as my advice ignored Society yeah, it just makes it uncomfortable. I mean I can't give that as my advice ignored possible Good this is really interesting because I've definitely heard of parents like Brooke said say please have your kid come to the party No presence needed, but this is the total opposite where it's like bring your presence. No children We're gonna get you some advice here ginger and let you make your awkward Tuesday phone call to figure out what's going on with this kid's birthday party.

Thank you, guys. We'll do it right after this, hold on. It's awkward. It's Tuesday. It's awkward Tuesday phone call. It's a genius idea, I can't believe I haven't thought of before. Throw a birthday party without people.

I mean, you don't like people very much, Jeff. So this actually, I can see you doing that. It's brilliant. Nobody's allowed. You just ask for the presents to be delivered right to you. Wow. And stay the heck away. Dude, you should make up like 12 children, one for each month, Jeff. And invite an imaginary birthday party every month.

That's so smart, Jose. Right, he's raking the dough. And I can't even say it was my idea. It's what one mom apparently did, because one of our listeners, Ginger, got an invite for her seven-year-old son to celebrate another kid's birthday, but there's no actual party, no activities at all,

just an address for them to drop off presents. Yeah. And Ginger wants to call this other mom and tell her, activities at all, just an address for them to drop off presents. And Ginger wants to call this other mom and tell her, hey, this might not be the best look because other parents have been talking about it and not- The group chat is not happy. I mean, honestly, you're doing the mom a solid. Like you're helping the mom out by giving her a heads up. We just need to give her advice on how to do it politely.

So Brooke, what do you have for her? Well, I mean you want to remain calm right? That's like your goal and for me whenever I have an awkward mom interaction I just play dumb. Oh, I thought she's gonna say Xanax Hey, I got this invite, but I don't really understand it. You know what I mean like yeah, make her explain it to you Maybe what she says it out loud, she'll realize it sounds bad. Right! Or, or be open minded. Maybe there's something that we're missing.

Maybe there's a logical answer we don't see yet. Yeah, cause I mean, I feel like you've got to say this out loud to make it make sense. And it doesn't make sense on paper. Totally, totally. Okay. Well, Jose, what do you think? What's your advice? Well, I have the exact same advice. What? You need to do what I do best, and it doesn't make sense on paper. Totally, totally. Okay, well Jose, what do you think? What's your advice?

Well, I have the exact same advice. What? You need to do what I do best and play dumb. Oh my God. You call, act aloof, and just be like, oh my God, I am so excited, I'm calling for details of the big birthday party. Even though you know there's no party.

You're getting even dumber than I suggested. Yeah, no, you gotta get real dumb here, right? Act like you didn't even read the invite That was she literally has to tell you and correct you on what's really happening She's got to tell you not to come but you'll be listening and you won't get mad. Okay. I like it So you think you're not dumb enough go dumber. I also like playing dumb. So three for three Might go full dumb today. let's dial this other mom here. I am so excited to hear this explanation. Honestly, I know what's the real truth. Let's see if she even

picks up. I'm dialing her number right now and we'll step away. Let you make your awkward Tuesday phone call and we'll be ready to jump in if we feel like you need a little help. All right. Okay. Thank you. You got it. You're an idiot. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Thank you guys. You're an idiot. Okay. Yeah. In a good way. Yes. Here we go. Good luck. Hello. Hi. Is this Tammy? Yes, this is who's this? I'm Kion's mom. Hi, how are you? I'm good. Um, we got your birthday invite. Oh! I do have a couple of questions for you.

There really shouldn't be any questions, because everything's laid out on the invite there. Yeah, yeah, I got it, but I just need to ask you, is this correct? Like, there's no actual party, it's just, you kind of just want us to send a gift and that's it. Yep. That's what it is. I mean, it says it on the invitation. Whoa.

You're welcome to drop it off. I mean, feel free, but you don't even need to ring the doorbell. You can just leave it on the doorstep and I can grab it. Oh, okay. Is there anything else I think that covers it? Yeah. I mean, well, I kind of feel like it's important to talk to you about this because like some of the other parents have mentioned they've never heard of a party like this before. Right. Well, this is not a party. This is a celebration. Got it. But I mean, and we decided to do a little bit of a more gift forward celebration this year, you know?

I mean, what does that even mean? It's really simple. More gifts, less people. It's kind of more fun that way. I'm sorry, Ginger, is it because you can't afford a gift? Because if that's the case, it's honestly, it's okay. Just ask him to make something or like an IOU for a gift card, you know?

Excuse me? That's, no, that's rude. We have plenty of money. I just think that it sends a bad message to the kid that it's all about gifts and not about the experience of celebrating with your friends. I mean, honestly, at this age, kids don't even remember the party.

They just remember the gifts. So let's just skip the middleman, right? I mean, I just feel like it's really weird to ask for a gift and there's no event, no pizza party, no nothing. You just want me to send a gift to your house? Okay, I kind of see what you're saying. So your child doesn't believe in gift giving unless there's something in it for him? I mean, that's kind of see what you're saying. So your child doesn't believe in gift giving unless there's something in it for him.

I mean, that's kind of sad. No, it's not about my kid at all. It's the perception about, this is not right. You're just asking people for gifts. Okay, I don't really have a lot of time right now, but I'm a little surprised at the reaction you're giving me because none of the other parents have said anything like this.

Most of them were very supportive. It's not that they support you. They're scared of you. They don't want their kids to be blackballed from other parties. So they talk to me. OK. I don't really like how this is going. So listen, if you don't feel like Keon needs to drop off a gift,

just send Moa. Send us cash. What? Oh. Lady, I ain in a you. Hello. What's going on? Yes, Tammy.

My God. My own speaker phone or something. You're on a lot of speakers all over the country right now because this is a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Yeah. You are so clasless ginger to put me. You couldn't call me directly. So you call a radio station. Okay. I am sorry. Hey, hey, beautiful. The only classless person is the mother who's begging for gifts and not even throwing a party. That's you. I don't know your name, but no one's begging for gifts.

If she didn't want to send one, she didn't have to. She just called me, I'm telling her her options. She doesn't have to, she doesn't want to. I'm running out of those. Yikes. This is wild. Dude, I thought she was gonna come with some explanation as to why the birthday party was just gifts.

Like maybe this kid was sick, or maybe there was something, right? Maybe there was a- Guys, it's a celebration, not a party right maybe it's a celebration not a party she made it very clear it's a gift forward celebration where the focus is on the gifts why do you want that to be your kids focus shouldn't your kids focus be relationships like that's what's gonna sustain them in life not not stop. Tammy, the reason that Ginger has reached out to us is because she's not alone.

Apparently, a bunch of the other parents and kids at your school are a little bit alarmed by this idea. Yeah. Yes, and guys, I could care less. Okay. Yeah, but this is like, okay, okay. I get you're on the defense. We came in hot, but like, honestly,

like you gotta think of your kid right now None of your business. I'm not sure what I'm even doing on this call because she could have had a private conversation But now all the mothers will know Invite for gifts Question is your kid get along with the other children is that the problem again? That's none of your business because I have no idea who you are okay? Well, we would like this as a show we would like to send your child a gift to That you'd like to provide the address

We'll send over some stuff. Oh ginger I'm not talking anymore. Goodbye She's the worst Care about upsetting that family like you don't want to be you don't want to have that family in your life I just cannot believe she said I like you said I thought she was gonna give us an excuse Yeah, I thought it was gonna be like egg on our face face what jerks are really for like even jumping to the conclusion donating everything So do you feel like you're still gonna send a gift for the birthday You're not really asking that well, I got that before I'm not sending her

Really brought out the fire in her. Yeah! Okay. Well, keep us updated on what happens with this party if that kid actually does receive. It's not a party, it's a celebration, Jeff! The huge, forward celebration of this child's birthday. Yeah, tell us if a kid shows up,

because we'll discipline them! Yeah. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. It started with a TikTok. I didn't find out about her death until I saw it on TikTok. And it ended in a murder trial. The defendant committed a first degree murder

when he murdered Daisy DeLauro. I'm Jen Swan. I'm the writer and host of My Friend Daisy. Binge the series in its entirety on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Have you ever thought about going voiceover? I'm Hope Woodard, a comedian, creator, and seeker of male validation.

I'm also the girl behind Boy Sober, the movement that exploded in 2024. You might hear that term and think it's about celibacy, but to me, Boy Sober is about understanding yourself outside of sex and relationships. It's flexible, it's customizable, and it's a personal process. Singleness is not a waiting room.

You are actually at the party right now. Let me hear it. No. Listen to VoiceOver starting May 28th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes.

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about the rise of deepfake pornography and the battle to stop it. Listen to Levittown on Bloomberg's Big Take podcast. Find it on the iHeart Radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.