Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Textual Healing: Peek A Boo Your Neighbor Can See You

Episode Date: May 18, 2025

We've got a special new episode you this weekend! One of our listeners caught his neighbor doing something that's making him very uncomfortable... it's happened MULTIPLE times and he feels like he's gotta say something... but he can't do it in person so we had him on for some Textual Healing!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. This is your second date update podcast. And every Sunday we like to do something a little different, throw in something else we've done on the show that we think you'll love because it's heavy in the relationship drama. Yes. And today we got a textual healing. But before we start it Alexis,

you got some good comments, right? Yeah, Morgan Dodgson said, "'This show is the best thing that came out of TikTok for me.' Hey, look at that. I listen all day at work all the way from Alberta, Canada. Oh, cool. I love you guys. PS, I'm going to make the bet that Jose

is a loud snorer, just a thought. What? I actually don't snore. Really? Yeah, every girlfriend, every person I've ever slept around my family, they've always told me, like, I sleep like a baby. I bet you look like a little angel baby.

Yeah. I know. That's when I wake up and I turn into the devil. I mean, he may suck his thumb in his sleep, though. And when I'm waking. Yeah. Just constant. All right, thanks for being here.

Your textual healing starts right now. What's the one thing you would never want your neighbor to know about you? Ooh. Oh, that's a crazy question. That you don't actually recycle all of your glass bottles? Oh. Uh-oh.

Oh. Scandal. Sometimes you let your dog pee in their yard Or that large hole you dug in the middle of the night wasn't for a new tree Caught his neighbor doing something that's making him feel very uncomfortable It's actually happened multiple times and he feels like he has to tell them But this is a conversation that's definitely text worthy and not something you'd ever want to actually say to them in person You're gonna hear it in a brand new textual healing coming up right after this

Textual healing, textual. Do you have an important text to send, but aren't quite sure what to say? In the past, Microsoft Words Clippy would pop up on your screen and go, hey, looks like you're sending a text. Can I help? Oh my gosh, it's so cool.

Clippy, I don't think Clippy was around when we were sending text messages. Well, Clippy is long, long dead. He can't help you anymore, and you certainly can't trust your friends, because they'll just gossip about it behind your back. So all that's left is your radio fam. That's right. We are paid a very, very small salary to help strangers with their personal lives. Wait, are we not allowed to gossip about it behind their back? Oh no, we are. We are paid a very, very small salary to help strangers with their personal lives. Wait, are we not allowed to gossip about it behind their back?

Oh no, we are. We are. We're not paid enough. We're not friends, yeah. So today we have a guy who is in a tough spot and has turned to us for help. His name is Jimmy. Jimmy, welcome to Textual Healing. Hey guys, thanks for the help.

Okay, well, I wouldn't say that right off the bat Jimmy you don't know what kind of help you're gonna get. Better than anything I'm getting now this is a little bit of a pickle. Oh okay. I like that Jimmy. Well tell us what's going on. Why'd you email the show? Well here's what's going on. My next-door neighbor her name's Hannah. I'm sure she's I don't really know her. She seems to be a lovely lady. Okay. It's a problem. I work from home. Yeah. And this has happened on multiple occasions where I'm up in my office

and I take an afternoon break and I'll stretch, I'll look out the window. Yeah. Okay. So you're in your office. Is this an apartment building? I'm just trying to picture here. No, I live in a nice little two story house. Okay.

How many bedrooms and how many baths? Yeah, Brooke wants to know what's in her footage. I need to know how far away this neighbor is. Is it Victorian style? Okay. Okay. So you're in your office with a window. We get it. So you look out the window and what and I can see into her yard and uh, several times she's just been laying out there sunbathing, but she's been laying out there sunbhing topless. Oh no! Oh dude! That's so uncomfortable! And what are you wearing when you're inside the house? No it doesn't matter Jeff!

Why? She clearly doesn't care. Yeah she's in her own backyard. I know but yeah that's why you don't want to look. Do you feel creepy when you see this? Yeah I bet. Um I feel very creepy. Yeah.

But I look, the first time I look, I'm not gonna lie to you, the first time I looked, I lingered for a couple seconds, because it was like, wow. And then- Of course, you're a guy. Yeah, but I turned around, I was like, all right, let me get back to work, or ignore this.

Oh my God. Dude, if it was my neighbor, I'd be like, Michael, Michael, come on, come on, come on, come on. Hey kids, get up here. And here's the thing, it's not like it's our two houses. Yeah. Look, if I can see it, the neighbors can also see. Oh.

Yeah. So wait, do you think she doesn't realize that? We all have bushes, you know, they're pretty high. Some people have fences, so you can't see them from like ground level. And it's during the day, so I don't know who else is home. Oh, so you actually may be doing her a favor by, if you were, is that what you're trying to do

is let her know that She's you can see her. Oh god. That's so hard to say Yeah, I mean at first I thought like let it go some of my business But like the second or third time why I just literally just turned around I was like, oh she's out there I think occurred to me like yeah, you know, what if I'm not the problem that she doesn't know she has What what do you know about her like are you friends or what's your relationship with her? There's really no relationship at all. I know that she's married.

Oh, I've met her maybe once. I've met her husband once or twice. OK, and we know she obviously hates tan lines. Yeah. OK. Are you is is her husband look really strong and tough? Like he could beat you up? I called about this. I think it's pretty even when it comes between me

and her husband. I wouldn't, I'm not a physical confrontation type person. Yeah, bro, that's not what we're here for. Sounds like you wanna do the right thing and just warn her that maybe other people can see if she doesn't realize it, but that's definitely an awkward conversation to have with anybody.

I can understand why you wouldn't wanna do it in person. You can't just text, hey, I can see you naked, by the way. I mean, if you when you text her, is she even going to know who you are? Did you get the phone number from her? No, I didn't. I got her number from the H.O.A. The contact list on the H.O.A. Everybody just has their number there. Oh, wow. I actually don't know.

Here's the thing. I don't know if I should put my, from my phone and identify myself. Can you stay anonymous? That's even creepier. But what if it's creepier if I stayed anonymous? Let's go around the room really quick and get ideas. Alexis will start with you. What does he send?

I agree, I think he just needs to say he's the neighbor, first of all, and she'll reply to it. I'm your neighbor and I see you naked. Okay, that's one idea, Alexis, or Brooke. I think you say, hey, it's Jimmy, we haven't met before and this may be the most uncomfortable thing I've ever had to tell someone. And then just let her respond to that. So basically what Alexis said, but really long winded.

Jose, what do you think? I think you need to be professional and generic. I think that's the best way. Okay, but what if we use those? For her to not feel in a corner corner or embarrassed maybe we put those bug eye I was going all emojis where it's like eye emoji bathing suit emoji Two houses next to each other emoji make her decipher what you're saying

I don't think she would be mad at you I think she's just gonna be embarrassed already know so we threw a lot of ideas at you there Jimmy Which one do you want to go with? Younger me would definitely go with the only emoji this time for this You want to do all emojis? I was a younger But I think I'd get it. I wish you get it in a response. But I think I'm going to have to go, uh, generic and professional.

So go ahead and tell us what you're writing. I'm just saying, hi, this is your next door neighbor, Jimmy. Just so you know, we can see you sunbathing topless. Okay. And okay. Don't put topless in there. Just sunbathing. Yeah, yeah. Good call, good call, right. We can see you sunbathing. Yes, she knows. And then three thumbs up emojis. I just deleted, no, no emojis. I just deleted the word topless. Okay, okay.

And put a period at the end of the sentence of sunbathing. All right. I can see sunbathing. And I am sending it back. It's not really a question or anything, but okay. We're just alerting her that she's being seen. So we'll see if she responds. We're gonna come back and continue

textual healing with your next door neighbor as we alert her that you can see her topless in her backyard. Right after this. If you're just joining us, we're in the middle of textual healing with our accidental peeping Tom named Jimmy, cause he works from home and has spotted his

next-door neighbor sunbathing multiple times in her backyard With her top off and I gotta say we got to give him credit that he wants to help her out and not just let Her continue. Yeah, like some gross guy. So I really actually appreciate that. Don't just say gross guy. You would do it too, Brooke. Well, maybe. You would keep looking. Not even gonna lie.

But he did want to be a good neighbor and warn her that she is visible to him and probably to other houses nearby. Yeah. Oh my God, kids are building tree houses all around her yard right now just to get a peek. Thing is, it's awkward because he doesn't really know her very well.

Only met her like once. So how do you tell that to somebody without coming across? Creepy and awkward well, and he knows for sure she's married right so we decided the best route was to go with a Professional text basically saying hi. I'm your neighbor. Just letting you know I can see you when your son bathing in your backyard We emitted all the dirty emojis that we suggested not sure why but that was Jimmy's choice Did she respond? Okay, she well, okay. Here's the thing What?

Okay, why are you so stressed out? Well, here's the thing. Okay, I got a response Problem is I got a response from the husband There are two there are two names. There's two constant numbers on the H.O.A. list. And I guess maybe they picked them up. Oh, God, I don't know. I think if a guy read that text, he could totally interpret that the wrong way. Yeah, he was not happy.

I got a lot. I didn't get a lot of emoji, but I got a lot of swearing from the husband, from the husband. And you know, he's serious because there was no there's no real big mistakes, you know No, like wait, what what can you read of his response? Can you read any of it? What do you mean you and then good this you know couple of words there wonderful helpful neighbor The last Texas she shouldn't be showing it off here's her number you tell her what yeah, he gave me her number That's weird Oh my god, like he's like she shouldn't be doing that like in their own backyard

Maybe that's not the first text that he's gotten like that about his wife He's like pastor complaints to her like that about his wife. Oh my gosh, I didn't think of that. He's like, pass your complaints to her, please. He's like, honey, I told you this 10 times. Like, it's a problem now. So now we have to retext the wife and actually tell her. Yeah, listen, I already texted.

I just texted her the same message that I sent the first time. Oh, you didn't include any information about how you accidentally told her husband? Thank you. If you would have said, I talked to your husband. No, no, no. I didn't see any reason to make the situation. Yeah, I mean, that could cause a fight. Anymore awkward, so I'm just waiting for a response right now. Yeah, oh god

Okay, so now we're still oh geez so It's super awkward with you and the husband now well I don't know it may be that the husband is just really mad at his wife I just I just got a response Okay, I'll tell you what she responds right now. Let me just open and read it the wife responded She just responded. Are you the one with the binoculars? Okay, this is a time you need to be honest with us no no no let's get that out of the way I I Don't know. I mean I'm right like if I'm right I'm right. I'm right. I'm right. I'm right. I'm right. I'm right. I'm right Oh my god, are you using binoculars? Okay, this is the time you need to be honest with us, Jimmy. No, no, no. Let's get that out of the way.

I, um, I didn't, I don't, no, I didn't, I mean I'm right, like, if I wanted, okay. Why are you stuttering so much? This should be a very simple response. No, I'm not looking at her with binoculars. Okay, is it a telescope that you're using? What device are you using? No, no, nothing. I used to do that when I was a kid. Okay, wait, what do I say to that? I mean no, yeah

That's the truth it doesn't sound like it's the truth I think you need to say no, that's horrifying I was writing you to warn you that people could see you. I like that. I don't like the horrifying part It makes it sound like the view part. Yeah, boobs are harassing our neighborhood. It makes it sound like the view is not a good view. I don't think she I didn't take it that way. It's not you that he's texting. And we just go with no, that isn't me. Not even OMG. Yeah, I think you need to reply a little bit more surprised even at the insinuation.

Here's the thing. I don't own anything like that. I don't want to engage more than I have to know that wasn't me. I once I put no, that wasn't me. I think we're good. I mean, I think you should at least explain. I'm just trying to warn you in case other people. I'm trying to be helpful here. Okay. No, that wasn't me. I just wanted you to know what was going on. Sure. If you want to keep it simple like that, that's up to you. Yeah, I think it's simple as possible

I just want to get this over with you know, I think it doesn't make sense Alexis what doesn't make sense about that? What's the end of it? You're gonna let her know what's going on? What's going on? You didn't say anything. Yeah People can see that's it. There's no need to keep this going back and forth. I'm just trying to be a good neighbor Here's what's happening. Why are you so defensive right now? You seem really like amped up and stressed out about this. Yeah. Well, I didn't expect to have to deal with the husband

and just the whole thing with the guy basically yelling at me over the text. You don't deal with drama. No, not at all. Got it. You know, I work from home for a reason. You did write the husband back and say, I'm so sorry or something, right?

I could, but now it's like you want me to text two people and I just want to get this all the way. Okay. I just think the only answer is you're going to have to sell your house and move. That's the only way out of this. You're going to be the most hated person in the neighborhood by the end of this. Did you send that text? Just start with the text to the wife where you're just politely telling her, I just was trying to warn you that I could see you okay let's go with with or without

binoculars I can see right okay so the response to are you the one with the binoculars it's just gonna be no I just wanted you to know what was going on okay I mean okay it wasn't really our suggestion but it's your. I don't want to leave it open for like a back-and-forth conversation Okay, I just wanted you to know yeah, just send it Yeah, I'm gonna have to go back and forth. Okay, stop talking start hitting send on your text message Okay, I'm gonna do that right now. Let me just it's more more words Okay, I just sent it. Okay, thank god.

This is just such a simple situation that has blown up. It was, it definitely was in the beginning, and then, you know, I don't know this guy, I don't know how he's going to react when he comes home from work, you know? You got to pay more attention when you're looking at what numbers you're texting. That's why you need to know your neighbors. No, I was. It's gotta be a mistake on the HOA list, and the more I think about this, the more it's creepy as it sounded.

Yeah. Yeah. I'm gonna tell you, your talking is not gonna help you if you have to talk to this guy in person. It's actually better that we're doing this over text. Yeah. Yeah, less is more. Okay, I see dots.

She's typing a response. Dots! Dots, dots, dots! typing a response. Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! Dots! What was that? Was I supposed to do that? I don't know what that is, bro. Okay, here's a response.

Oh, God. Um, what? What? Her response is, what if I said I wanted you to see me smirk emoji? Oh! Oh my God. Yep, you're getting beat up by a husband.

Oh man. Oh, this, yeah, this is great. Now I really do have to move. Yeah. Okay, well. Just write it back and say I'm not into that. Leave it blank. Let her guess what you are into No, I don't want to leave anything that thing

But I just say I think if you make it easy to just say no, thank you and then just block the number Maybe do a bikini emoji and then a thumbs down or like a green barf emoji. Oh god Terrible, I think I'm not into that is probably good. Well I mean it's that's the way to let her know that he doesn't want to. You said I said horrific view or something like that and you were worried about enforcing her. That's before I realized she was going to be really into people looking. I mean now that I think about it I don't know blocking her is a good idea because she's right next door. Like they already know who I am. You can't block her. You live next to her.

The only way this could be worse is if the husband texted you saying, What's wrong with you? Are you not into her? No. Yeah, you guys, I just, I don't want to be involved in this weird triangle, or any triangle for that matter. You know what I mean? Like... It is strange that the husband told him, I was just trying to be a good neighbor, and now this whole thing's ridiculous.

I think you're getting invited over to their house pretty soon I know it's gonna be a pool party with just the three of you Alright but at least it sounds like we helped you do what you set out to do You wanted to tell her that people can see and now she definitely is aware And you don't have to feel bad if you look cause perilous She likes that Yeah she wants you to You can go ahead and get those binoculars back out.

You cannot meet with the binoculars. Yeah. Okay, sure. I don't even own binoculars. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. The Made for This Mountain podcast exists to empower listeners to rise above their inner struggles and face the mountain in front of them. So during Mental Health Awareness Month, tune into the podcast, focus on your emotional

well-being, and then climb that mountain. You will never be able to change or grow through the thing that you refuse to identify. The thing that you refuse to say, hey, this is my mountain. This is the struggle. Listen to Made for This Mountain on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What happens when we come face to face with death? My truck was blown up by a 20 pound anti-tank mine. My parachute did not deploy. I was kidnapped by a drug cartel. When we step beyond the edge of what we know.

I clinically died. The heart stopped beating. Which I was dead for 11.5 minutes. And returned. It's a miracle I was brought back. Alive Again, a podcast about the strength of the human spirit. Listen to Alive Again on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

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