De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan - Are We Actually Moving to Nashville?

Episode Date: January 22, 2026

The Nashville move we’ve been talking about for months suddenly feels very real. We open up about pregnancy exhaustion, decision fatigue, parenting chaos, and why we decided to cut screens and candy with our kids. From big life choices to everyday parenting resets, this episode is honest, emotional, and very unfiltered We rounded up some great deals from a few of our favorite brands for you: We've worked out a special deal with Hiya for their best selling children's vitamin. Receive 50% off your first order. To claim this deal you must go to hiyahealth.com/DANIAUSTIN. This deal is not available on their regular website. Visit containerstore.com and use code DANI at checkout for a discount on your purchase. These viral pj's are so good they sold out during the holidays, and now they're back with an exclusive deal only available January 25th - February 8th. Check out their bamboo and Sutton pajama collection at cozyearth.com. Use my code DANIBOGO to get these pj's for you and someone you love! Learn more at Starbucks.com/partners Subscribe to our official YouTube channel, @deinfluencedpodcast, and follow along on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your De-Influenced fix. You can also find us on Instagram and TikTok at @deinfluencedpodcast. Thanks so much for listening and supporting the show! Produced by Dear Media

The following podcast is a dear media production. Hello, and welcome back to your favorite podcast, D-influenced. What's up, babe? I know you're upset with me this morning. Why? Because I messed up your flow, and you were flowing with, he was flowing on the computer, doing his thing, doing ads for Divi, and he was like in the zone. I'm like, we got a podcast.

You know, it's so funny. Someone came up to us in Nashville, and she was like, my favorite part of the podcast is that it's so raw because I can tell, hell that every week y'all don't want to do it. That's actually not true. It's not exactly true. It's only 20% of the time I don't want to do it. No, no, not.

Yeah, not. She wasn't singling you out. She was saying like one of us is clearly like busy with something else and we're like, oh, we got a podcast. But she was like, that's what makes it so real and authentic is that it's unfiltered. I will say when I get up here, I'm like, I'm happy. But it's kind of like, it's like, oh, you have to go for a walk or run. It's like, but then what you're doing?

it. You're like, it's not just like work, like anything work related. Like you don't want to do it. But then once you're kind of in the zone, you're like, oh, I'm kind of killing it. Like I'm having fun. Mm-hmm. Totally. So it's kind of one of those things. But sometimes I really look forward to it if I have like a really big story that I want to share. I know the hardest weeks for us are the weeks that we have to double record. Because like we kind of gave it our all on Monday. And then it's like, you know, our lives don't really change that much anymore like day over day. So if you're asking us, to re-record on a Thursday. That's a funny thing. I think it does change a lot. Does it?

Yeah. I feel like we have a lot going on, but we just don't realize it. Maybe we were so conditioned for like four years prior to like chaos. For chaos that like this is our peace times. But it's like still a lot. Right. For like for the the average human. We were running at 100 miles per hour and now we're doing 80.

which is still higher than the average 50, but the 80 is like rest for us. You're probably right because our parents do, our parents are still always like, y'all are so like busy all the time. Not really. I slept too. Even our bankers were like,

y'all are like some of the busiest people we have. And I was like, really? I was like, well, think about it. We're having four children under five, trying to move cities,

applying to all these private schools, like running our businesses, my business. It's kind of like a lot. It is a lot. I mean, we just, maybe we just have a high capacity. Speaking of life, I had a little pitter pattern in my heart this morning. Is this about the text you've been sending to the realtor?

Yeah. I know. I've been seeing, I honestly was so, this is an emotional trip for me to Nashville. It's always emotional for you. Okay. Tell us why. No, I, you tell me why first. why I was emotional?

Yeah, no, what's the pitter-patter? Tell me about the pitterpatter. Oh, okay. So, you know, I have been very, I'm not going to say anti-Nashville because I haven't been. I've been very 50-50, Nashville versus Dallas. I have found more pros to staying in Dallas, and I have found this new,

I have this newfound appreciation and love and adoration for Dallas. And I'm starting to just like, the more that I think about being pulled away from it, the more that I love and appreciate it. There's so many great things about it. And you don't realize until you go and consider moving, move to Nashville. Not because there's not great things about Nashville,

but it's just so drastically different that like you overlook the fact that we have sidewalks. You overlook the fact that we have so many like running walking trails. You overlook like all the things that you can do with kids, our sports teams, how close we are to everything. Like it takes us 15 minutes. to get downtown to Highland Park.

We have the best of the best shopping, but then we also have like affordable shopping. Everything is like where we live. It's not too far. Like so we're not in the car all the time. We live in the most beautiful like pocket called. Oh, I can't say where we live, where we live.

By addresses. People already know. It's like everywhere. But we live in the most beautiful pocket right next to a lake where there's always people like if you're feeling sad, you can just go on a walk in like it's the most beautiful views. and we have great schools, just like everything, and that we have great friends,

great churches, great community. And like, you know, then you think about going to Nashville, I'm like, there's no freaking sidewalks around here. Like, I don't know, I don't know what you guys do all day. Like, you're just landlocked on like three acres, which is so great. But what do you do? Just hang out with your family on three acres?

No, thank you. I'm like, mama's got to get out of, town and sometimes it's like all of our shopping centers have great like coffee shops and cute little and I don't even like go to shop I just go to like be outside and be around people you know and so anyway I have just like really struggled with the different pockets of Nashville because I feel very lonely when I think about them but we found this one house that is like the most Dallasy that you can get in Nashville um and it is so beautiful and it's in like the coolest neighborhood and like really close to everything like there's like

a dry bar that I could walk to okay like that's what I'm talking about that's what that's what mama needs but it's still in Nashville it's really close to the private schools that we'd love to get into one day it kind of has like it has like the family feel like it doesn't have sidewalks still but it's like a neighborhood like pocket so there's no through streets so there's not as much I wouldn't be as scared if my kids were out biking or if I was like going on a walk or something. So because some of these streets that like these that are the most prestigious in Nashville are like the craziest busiest streets. Like you step it out there, you're you're smush like a watermelon, you know. And so I just like that I'm like that doesn't sound.

There's Uncle Julio's. There's Uncle Julio's that I was like, we're craving case. We've never been to it. But Danny was like, Jordan, there is an Uncle Julios down the street. But honestly, you've been so excited about food lately that I think that that was just like a pregnancy thing. Like, there was, we were supposed to go to dinner and she, she Uber eats just queso. I know. I feel like my tummy still hurts.

But anyway, there was Uncle Julios. You're right. Yeah. And they were just like, there was a puffy muffin. And I was like, I don't know. that is, but I like it, you know? And they have like, I know you actually didn't even know what. And you were like, Jordan, look, there's a puffy muffin. And I was like, and they had like baked goods apparently. There was a Starbucks at Chipotle, a chopped salad for when I actually do get healthy again.

See, all of this. This is my fear with making a major life decision is like it's either hormones or pregnancy craving generated. And I literally told my. friend who called me, he's like, hey, how's the search going up in Nashville? I was like, honestly, I was like, I think it's going well, but I am so scared that all of our decision making is tainted by pregnancy right now. And not in a bad way, in some form or fashion, whether it be nesting related, whether it be food related. Like every single thing you just listed was food related about why you love Nashville. Oh, yeah, you're right. And it's not even, I'm just going to be honest with you, it's not a food scene. If we were foodies, I'd be like, this is not a place for us,

but we're not. I know. That's like you being like, we have to move to Nashville because there's a California pizza kitchen. I do love CBK, and we don't have those anymore. So if Nashville does have one, that would be a huge bonus. That actually used to be my favorite restaurant growing up. I always really liked the barbecue chicken pizza or the Facilia Alfredo. Oh my gosh, y'all. Okay, anyway, I interrupted your pitter-patter. So anyway, but no, not only that, but like this was in a great neighborhood. And it was like one of like the bigger houses that we looked at, but like in the better price point. And then so they didn't have like a lookbook or a floor plan or anything online.

They just had renderings of the outside. And so last night I felt I like it. I did a little stocky, stocky. and I found the designer online and I messaged her and I was like, hey, like, because right now they just have like the, what do you call it? Like the framing up. Yeah. So if there's really things that we wanted to change, like if I wanted the door, if I wanted

to add a door from the closet to the office, like I could do that, you know. And I've always wanted like a door from my closet to my office. Yeah, yeah. That's like so cool. That's so cool. Anyway. So I was like, oh, that. It could be fun because we could get in on like a few of the things.

And most of the selections are already like selected for like the actual finishes. But she sent me the mood board and like the, you know, I didn't even see this. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Like I mean, so probably one of my favorites when it comes to like the finishes and the design. And so yeah, it's like it's six bedroom too, which everything we looked at were like five bedroom. and like we'll have to bunk the kids and so which is not going well we'll talk about that in a second

well yeah we put stratton and sum it together and it was a disaster you know like those reels where it's like it starts out and the music is like like popping and then it's like like want want like and then it goes to like the really jinky music that was last night like yeah it was horrible we this actually does play into the house decision so let me explain but we have been really struggling. When I say we, it's been me. And I have been really struggling with this decision because we have three bedrooms upstairs, but now we're going to have four children. So I've told you guys this, but we have one year old that naps all this time still, a three-year-old that still takes a two-hour nap every day, a five-year-old that refuses to nap in as a female

when all the other ones are male. And then we're going to have a newborn. And we have really struggled with where to put, it's really where to put Stratton at this point because, you know, newborn has to have their own room. Stella has to have her own room because she's just like, don't touch my stuff, you know. So then that leaves us with my, with Summit and Stratt and rooming together, a one-year-old and a three-year-old. I don't know why I thought that was a good idea. Me neither, to be honest. You loved the idea. I love the idea. I love it. I love. it in theory, but I was like, you said you had asked a lot of people about this. I did. People are dumb. Okay. Yeah, this was- People don't know what they're talking about. I also thought it was

really crazy that you just went full tilt because we got back last night. Well, don't worry. I have a backup plan. Okay. I always had a backup plan. Well, no, no. What I mean is that you went full tilt. Like, I would have introduced Stratton to his big boy bed first for a week and then tried to sneak. Well, I only, sorry, I only did this because today is MLK Day. Is that what today's? Yes, how dare you? Okay, I'm sorry. Yes.

She respects, that's her favorite leader. It's my favorite holiday, too. Yeah, so Monday, I just, I didn't, I was like, oh, this is a great time to try it because they don't have school tomorrow. So I was right about that. Yeah. And so, because if they had school, if we were going to try it like tomorrow, they have school the next day. It's going to be a pan in the butt, you know? And so while we were gone, I had a bed installed.

I had everything, like, ready to go. So they're both, like, Stratton and Summets close. Everything are now into Stratton's room. We got home last night in Stratt, and I'm like, Straton, you can just see your big boy bed. And I took a video. And, like, he's like so excited. And he's like, Strat, he's like, Summit, I'm a big brother. I'm going to watch it over.

It's, like, so precious. And they're, like, you know, someone's like peeking his head over the crib. and they're like looking at each other. I was like, oh, it's just going great. I was like, this is so awesome. So, four o'clock in the morning rolls around. And Stratton's bedroom is actually over our bedroom. And I just hear like stomping.

It's like a rave. And I put on the nanette and Stratis like, Summit, go to bed. You'll make it, you keep me up, go to bed. And Summit just like, like, just like play. And then he's like rocking, like standing up. It's four o'clock in the morning. and they were just having like a full on conversation.

Like Stratton turn the lights on. Like it's just like horrible. So I go up there and I'm like, oh my gosh. Yeah, when you went up there, I haven't even asked you this yet. What happened? Stratton was standing up like looking into Summitt's bed. And I go up there and I start like listening through and he's like, Stratton's like, Summit, you have got to go to bed.

You're keeping me up. Oh, he was trying to be a big brother. No, he really was. He was trying to get stumped. But then someone has no. idea and someone's like wow yeah you know just like playing like the game he's trying to play with him and and stratton's like mommy so i walk in and shatten's like mommy summit woke me up someone won't let me sleep and he's like i'm tired and and i felt so bad and so i took summit out and i put him back into

his ogy nursery and some i or stratt and i try to put him back in bed but um he had uh he would not let me leave. He was like, started crying. He was like, no, mommy. And I'm like, it's 430 the morning. I'm like so tired. Not only that, but still had come into our room with a fever last night, like a really bad fever. So she was in our bed. So I just hadn't like fully rested yet. So I like, I like threw the towel and I was like, shot and I'm going to put on an Iron Man for you. And mom will go back to bed. And he's like, no, no, please stay up here. Here with me. So I put on Iron Man and I get them all cuddly and I go, hey, I'm going to go get some water. Do you want me? Just moved downstairs and got back in bed. You know, it's so funny. It's from my point of view, I was like half asleep because

I woke up with Stella and had to get her towel and all. So I was like really tired. And I knew that you had gotten up at some point, but I woke up and this was probably like 505. And I turned on the Nannit and I was like, Summ, it's not in his bed. And then I turned on Stratton's damn. Nana and I was like Stratton's on his bed and I was like in my mind I was like I should be really worried because Stratton probably got summit out of his bed and I was like so tired I was like you know what they'll survive. Like I genuinely in my mind was so tired I was like well you asked me you go what happened I go I don't want to talk about it.

Yeah I know you're like what happened are they okay? I go I don't want to talk about it just go to bed they were safe and so but I put summit back in his bed and in his green room. He fell asleep in than five minutes. And I come, so I get up this morning to get you coffee and there's like three puzzles that are completely done. And I go, Stratton, I go, did you and Stella do this puzzle? And he goes, no, I did it by myself in the dark. He did. He came downstairs and did his puzzle by himself, which is crazy because he could have come in our room and he didn't. And the crazy part is like, I'm been pissed about him. I was like, hey, I'm going to get water. I'll be right back. I was like, do you?

He wasn't he? And he was like, no. And I was like, okay, I'll be right back. I literally just went back to bed. In a weird way, I really feel like this is all very good for Stratton. Like, I think it's like responsibility. So don't worry. I have a backup plan. Okay. So everyone's talking about New Year's resolutions right now. Eating better, moving more, all of that. But as a parent, the thing I keep coming back to is my kids' health. Because here's what's honestly keeping me up at night. Our kids are the first generation growing up on ultra-processed food. And we're still figuring out what that means long term. That's exactly why Haya exists.

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Honestly, to start the year off more organized, you'll thank me for the reminder later. Visit container store.com and use code d.com and use code Danny, D-A-N-I for a special discount. Yeah, what's your backup plan? Okay, so the good news is with all of this is that Stella is getting very jealous that she has to be the only one that doesn't get to sleep with someone. she's like why does mommy get to sleep with daddy why doesn't mommy get to sleep by herself why do and then why does stratton get to sleep with someone she was like i'm the only one in the house that has to sleep by myself and i'm like well you get your own bed you're like the big girl so this morning stratton came in the bed and um i was like you know and stella was complaining

again how come they got to sleep together and i don't and i go well i go okay i say just for tonight Stratton do you want to sleep in Stella's bed and she's and still is like yeah and Stratton's like yeah. Oh, so sweet. So I think that what we're going to try to do tonight is have Stratton and Stella's sleep in Stella's bed. And then the good news is is that still all of Stratton stuff needed to be or summit stuff needed to be moved to Stratton's room. Yeah. And the other good news is we accidentally ordered a bunk bed. So if we want to just build that, it's downstairs.

Yeah, I'm not going to do that. So wait. So we're just going to both sleep in her queen size bed. For good. until we move? Yeah. We found a house we like. I mean, I slept with Landon in my bed for like probably two years when I was like when he was

really young. You know it's so funny about this podcast. So much of it. So much of like what I learn about where your head is at with things, I learn on this podcast. Yeah. Like if you would have told me that coming up here you were, you had a pitter pattern in your heart about Nashville.

I would have been like, no way. I learned so much on this podcast. Yeah. It's kind of like you process things privately, not with me. And then when you're ready to make them public, I don't mind it. I love learning about them for the first time up here. I'm just so, like, it's great. annoyed with talking sometimes.

I've noticed something. Like, you're like, how are you? And I'm like, just, I'm good. Yeah. I'm actually so curious because I've been feeling that. But I don't press in. I used to be so annoying. You're kind of love balmy these days.

Really? You're like the guy that tries to cuddle really hard and I'm like, I can't hurt. Yeah, yeah. But I feel like I've scaled it back because I've been so understanding that you're not in that zone right now. I'm just so uncomfortable. I'm not lying to you. Like I can't tell you. how uncomfortable I am like 24-7 like I mean you you saw y'all every single house we went and looked at yesterday

I truly had to go pee three or four times every single house yeah so when I it's so uncomfortable it's so annoying and then I just like don't I don't know I just don't want to be touched I don't we talk to what about like when I just like hold your hand in the car that's okay I feel like you don't get annoyed about that sometimes Really? What about when, you know, I've been like, like, giving you random hugs and like sometimes like kisses, even like the house stuff. And in my mind, I'm like, this is so fun. I love hanging out. No, those are great. They're handholding and the hugs are great and the kisses. But it's when I'm like, hey, like, how are you feeling? Yeah, you're like, what did you ask you? You're like, so would you think of all the houses? I was like, yeah, I liked them. And you're like asking our questions. And I was like, yeah, they're really good. Yeah, and then you just like that.

But that's that's just third trimester. Yeah, no. Yeah, see, I don't take it personally. Typically, I love a handhold. I love a hug. I love a little cuddle sush. I'm like all about it. No, you really don't though.

Yes, I do. Pregnancy one, I was like, she hates me now. But I'm good. I'm good about this now. There's one other thing I was going to say. I don't know. So you have a pitter pattern in your heart about Nashville. I guess it's more about the specific house.

Yeah, we're talking about the second one, right? Yeah. The first one is a great option still. Right. Could work out. But the second one, I like that we could get in on a few things. Yeah. No, this is, I mean, this is very big that you had a pitter-patter because this was kind of the nail in the coffin, to be honest.

This trip. This trip. It was going to be make or break. And the reason I kind of felt discouraged, because we went out. a little bit further. I guess they would call that like East Britwood, right? Uh-huh, but it's so beautiful out there. Like the house.

Gosh, we found some, like, I feel like we, we both walked into a house that we were both smitten by. Ennamored with. But it's on this one street that's like a two-lane street that apparently has really bad, like, it would take us 30 minutes to get to the school that we want our kids to go to, which we're not even in yet. So, who knows if this is leaving? happened but um but yeah and i was like and jordan's like it's fine and i'm like yeah no like i'm not

spending 30 minutes driving to their kids or the school or if i want to be able to like drop them off and then go back home and change and then go to lunch and then come back like i i just can't that's too far and so um so we like you know reluctantly cross it off of our list but because it's a little bit further out i think that's why you can get like these massive houses for way we less expensive I mean, they're still pricey, but. And further out, like without traffic means like 10 minutes further out. But with traffic, it's like 20 to 30 minutes. Exactly. That's a thing.

If there's no traffic, then it's different. It's crazy. Like Nashville has this place called Nolensville where everyone wants to move out to because there's these like mega mansions that are like cheap. And the reason that they're cheap is because there's so few roads in and out of Nolensville that it's like, Landon's friend was like, don't move out to Nolensville. He was like, we did it. and like I can never get out of here.

You can't get out because it's so much traffic. But it's supposed to be like the new Franklin, which is, I hope they've just built some more, how hard is it to just build some more roads? I think that they're growing faster than they can keep up the infrastructure. Been there, done that. There was a, so, so the,

so we're, we're feeling good. I haven't read the text yet. Are you like talking to the designer and talking to the realtor? Well, the designer I DMed a little bit last night. I haven't heard from her since. Also, the other confusing thing is when you were starting this spiel on the podcast, I was pretty sure you were going to say like this Nashville thing has been fun,

but it's actually just made me realize I want to be in Dallas. Yeah, I still really like, I'm still open-minded. Yeah, I am too. Yeah, I don't know if I'm just like tired. of being back and forth that there's a part of me that's just like, let's just do it. Like, you know,

we didn't even get into a school yet. Like, let's just do it. I'm like so tired of this. I know. Like, I just have, like, decision fatigue. Yeah. And I am a very, like, when I get decision fatigue,

I am, like, a very, like, FIT person. Yeah. Like, I just, I'm like, F it. Just pick one. Yeah. You know.

So anyway. That's fun. Yeah. All right, well, we'll see what happens. I don't, are we going to make this decision pre-pregnancy, though, or pre-labor? I mean, I think postpartum could be worse. I know. I genuinely is telling my friend Connor about that.

I was like, he was like, can you make the decision beforehand? And I was like, we really can't because we don't find out about schools until March. So we'll basically like, I don't know. It'll be like breastfeeding, sleep deprived. And you're like, let's move to national. I'll be like, get out of here. No, I see it so my, like so raw. Like, even if we move within the postpartum window, I could see you being like,

we made the worst decision of our lives. It's my greatest fear. But I also don't really know what we're going to do here. Yeah. I mean, like. Well, Stella and Stratton, hopefully we'll let you know how it goes next week. We'll see how they sleep together. So tonight they're going to sleep together.

Yeah. I think, no matter what, I think we made the right decision moving them into Stratton's room. That had to be done. Yeah. You know, we couldn't have moved Stratton's clothes into Stella's room. She would have had a heyday. Do you know that every morning Stella has been waking up Stratton, pulling him out of his crib, and putting a new pull up on him? I know.

She's such a little mommy. So I think that this will actually be good for their relationship, too. Yeah. Because they fight a lot. Yeah. They do. All right, I want to talk about sleep for a second, because if you're sharing a bed with someone, you know how complicated this can get. I run really hot at night. Dorden does not. He is always so cold. So finding, for a long time, finding sheets that kept me cool without turning the bed into a full on ice cube was basically impossible. That's actually how cozy earth came into my radar. I went down a full rabbit hole trying to find something that felt cozy but still breathable. And these sheets are the answer. They're soft. They regulate temperature really well. somehow managed to keep us both comfortable at the same time, which honestly feels like a miracle.

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we talk about. Um, let's see. Oh, the gender reveal. Oh, is it public? Yeah. Oh, it's public. I didn't post anything on social media. Like, because like, Land and Livy were like, yeah, you can post. Like, you can post the genderville just don't like share the results. And I was like, yeah, hell no.

I'm like, I'm not posing nothing because I don't, what's going to happen is like, I'm going to like take a video or a picture. There's going to be like one little pink confetti on the ground. And then it's going to get out and it's going to be like, Danny ruined her. Danny ruined her brother. She's so selfish. She's the worst person ever. And I was like, honestly, I don't.

have time to deal with like the hate of accidentally maybe posting the gender real results so i was like i'm just not going to get on my phone at all until it's like completely posted i was just like it's not worth it so because i don't know why but sometimes whatever happens in any of our lives it somehow it's always my fault that's so true on the internet so i just decided to give people absolutely nothing overall like i would say it's our fault but then more explicitly on the internet it's your fault yeah yeah for sure so um but no it was super it was so fun and it's always fun to just like live in the moment um but yeah they ended up having a or they're having a girl so excited like we all i would say i was very convinced it was a boy just because she like

wasn't throwing up and she wasn't really sick like that's kind of always i know it's not true for every pregnancy it wasn't even true for mine but i just always that's what i always go off of And so I was like, oh, I think she's definitely having a boy. And but I knew that she really wanted a girl. So I wanted it to be a girl. And it was a girl. And I think Landon was so excited. Like you could tell he was like kind of tearing up.

But that's because he only wants to have two kids. And he knew that if he had like two boys, he'd have to go for a third to try a girl. So that's why he's like also really excited. So it's just so crazy. Like there are, our pregnancies are not that far apart, you know. No, I know. I really want, yeah. I mean, did that change your perspective on shifting you towards Nashville at all?

The fact that Olivia's having a girl? Oh. Because y'all could like. Girl versus boy? No, not girl versus boy, but like just being there and realizing that she's going to have a baby in June or July. And y'all could like, you all have babies pretty much at the same time. I know, but like. So fun.

Do I really have a baby? Like I have like a clan. Like I have like this whole crew. It's like it's like such a different life. Like it's that's so different than just having a baby. I know. Like I don't just have a baby. Like I'm not just a mom with a baby.

People are like, do you want to come hang out? I'm like, I don't even know if that's possible anymore. I don't know what like. I think this is also a part of your fatigue. I feel like you're just like you're just like relinquishing. you're like, just move me to Nashville. Just put me in the house. No, I really have gotten to the point where like summit is like crawling around.

I'm like, he could fall. I'm like, I'll take my chances. I'm like, can't stand up. And I'm like so tired and like the decision fatigue. And there's like so many kids everywhere. And like we just traveled with all those kids. And like I don't even care if you have a nanny with you. It's not enough.

Like it's not enough. It's not enough having. Like they. So they. with one kid you still got three other ones like it's just like and they're not just like they're not kids or like babies yeah they're all still babies that just like don't no like it's no no i just really stratton gets hurt more than summit one million percent he cries more yeah he is way more needy he's like god bless him but you know what one thing that we haven't talked about that i do think has changed

our kids' behaviors. Did we talk about how we're doing no screens? I don't think we talked about it. I maybe did it on my Instagram a little bit. We did no screens on the plane. Well, did I tell the story of like why this happened? Yeah. Did I hear?

No, no, no, no. Okay, so I actually don't think I ever shared the story really anywhere. But, well, the first thing was our kids watched a show every night before bedtime from like 6.15 to 7. which was like a great time for me in Jordan too because we like didn't have to be doing anything. Well we could kind of like clean up and just like mentally reset. Just be, you know?

And like just let them be and we get to be and just everybody's being together. And that's the thing is like when your kids don't watch screens, it comes back to you. Like it's not like they're always just like, oh, now we're all going to go play. play together. What happens is they come to you and they're like, mommy, I'm bored. Right. And I'm like, go play with your brother or your toys. And they're like, no, I don't want to. Like, um, you know, can you play cards with me? I'm like, but I thought we were just going to be together. Like I don't want to play cards with you right now. You know what I think you should say? I don't know if I have this excuse, but you should say, listen, I can't play with you,

but I gave you three siblings so that you can play with them. All those things don't work. Like, none of that works. I mean, but it's like saying, look at all the toys you have. That's true. Like, and it's like, they're like, so I still want to play with you. That's the same thing. Okay, so anyway, so that was kind of our thing. And what, it became annoying because discipline and trying to get them to do something

all became about, like, bribing them with a TV show. It was like, if you don't say bye to someone or go say thank you, we're not watching a show tonight. Or, you know, it was just always about the show. And, like, they, all that, that's what they looked forward to is, like, it would become, it would be like five o'clock and they'd be like, can we watch a show yet? And I'd be like, no, you have another hour. And then 10 minutes.

Can we watch a show now? No, it's, you still have 40 minutes, 30 minutes. You still need to play. And like, but we don't want to play. We want to watch a show. And like, it's like, we're talking about shows for like hours a day. And it's like so annoying. And then, you know, then Candy came around with Holland.

Halloween and Christmas. So then that was like a big thing because they had all this new candy. So it was like, mommy, after dinner, can I have a blow pop? And I would be like, well, did you clean up your room? And they would be like, and it was just like, everything was bribeying, like candy, TV shows. And it was just honestly, that alone was just annoying. And I do feel like we, because that's all they wanted, I do feel like they weren't like really being like creative or like finding ways to like,

you know, play together. They were also fighting a lot. Yeah, because they just knew they had a show coming up. And then they didn't become they were fighting a lot because it would be like, Bubba hit me, he can't watch a show. So now they're like also using shows against each other. It was just like annoying. It was annoying.

And so that had already happened. Well, I have been really like walking down on this like manners thing. And so like when I say manners, it's more like just like overall good behavior. So it's not just manners, we call it manners, but it's like when somebody asks you, hi, Stella, how are you doing? Like, looking them at the eye and say in the eye and just saying hi back. Like, that's simply like all I want. It's like not that much.

It's like, I'm not even asking them to be like, yes, ma'am, great. How are you doing? Like, not even that. I'm just, because they're so shy that they just, when adults talk to them, they like look down and like bite their, you know, nails. And they're not being rude. They're just being shy. And so then there's like, you know,

I want them to, whenever I, when they ask me for like, may I have a glass of water? It's not like, I want water. It's like, may I have a glass of water, mom, please. And then if I give it to you, then thank you. Like, just simple, like, human good behavior things. It's not crazy. And the only way I could get them to work on these things was with the bribery of the TV shows. So we went to go tourist school in Nashville and we were leaving.

And I had my kids were already like I was already bribing them with like a sucker in the car like I was already like on top of it because I was like I really need for them to do well like I was like who cares like I'm bribing for this you know and so they're together and when they're together they're extra like poor behavior because they just like feed off of each other. And I told Stella to or like one of the teachers comes over like or she was like on the team. admissions team and she's like Stella Stratton like thank you so much for hanging out with us today I hope you had so much fun and then typical me I always say what do you say you know like I'm always like what do you say you say can you say thank you or can you say you know and I'm like having to like lead them again to say what do we say like say thank you for I go Stella say thank you for having me and Stella looks up with the teacher and takes the sticker that the teacher had given her looks at her straight in the eye and just puts a sticker over her mouth and I was like oh my gosh

I well when I tell you my blood was boiling I so then I was like you know this is the point where I'm like I'm not going to embarrass like we just need to get out here so we walk outside I'm holding sterile silent's hands and I go you guys I'm like I am appalled by your behavior I did not raised children. I'm not raising children to be like this. You guys did not use your manners. I said, not only like, am I taking away candy, but I'm taking away shows. I was like, no more shows and no more candy until you guys both learn how to use your manners. This is probably, I mean, I remember being in the car and I thought I was in trouble. Oh, I was scared. I don't yell at them, but I do, I talk stern. And I'm like, I'm like, I am so disappointed in you. These are not the type of children that I've been trying to

raise. You guys are better than this. So then Stella, starts crying because I took away the sucker that they gave her at the school, too. They gave her one at the school. So she's crying over the sucker. After all this, she's really just crying over the sucker. And I'm like, you're freaking kidding me. So she's like, I want the sucker. I go, okay, then let's go back inside and say thank you. So I marched back in with both of them. And I go, you're going to walk up to this teacher and you're going to say, thank you for having me. And like, we walk literally like, this is three or four minutes after we left. We walk right back in and they're like, oh, like, did you forget something? And I like tap on

our shirt. I said, no, my daughter has something to tell you. Like the teacher probably thought she was in trouble. And so I goes, thank you for having me. And I was like, yes, thank you for having us. Let's go. Like, and so we went back in the car and I, but I told them, I was like, that's great. And, but I'm just telling you, I was like, you guys can have these suckers like later on. But like, no more screens and no more candy until you all learn how to use your manners and good behavior without me having to ask you. So since that day, we have not had TV or candy, except for when Iron Man was on this morning at 4.30. I probably slept like twice. I mean, come on. Like, mama's got to get her rest. But no, so like what was so great is now

they don't even ask. And now whenever Stella, so like another thing is like, I always tell her, like, whenever she goes somewhere. Like she goes to school or at the lake house. We have like another family that she'll just go hang out with their family. And I'll be like, hey, did you use your manners when you were there? I said, did you say thank you when they gave you water and food? And like, did you say thank you for having me? And she'll go like, you know.

And I go, oh, really? Because I talked to her mommy. Which I really did it. And she's like, okay, mommy. I promise I'll do it next time. I said, okay. But I just want to remind you, this is why we don't have shows and this is why we don't have canny because you have not learned how to use your manners on your own. And when you start

to use your manners long term without mommy or daddy having to say anything, that's when you'll get shows back. They have asked a question that I think is a pretty fair question. Like when? Yeah. They're kind of like, hey, mommy, like how much do I have to use my manners? Yeah, like a quantity. And you know what I say? I said, you'll know. Yeah, no. I, you'll know. It's nice to hear this because I didn't want to say anything because you're pretty scary when it comes this manners conversation. But, you know, if you ask me, like, what does, what does mommy mean by manners? I would have some examples, but I wouldn't know the perfect. I put the, I have very specific examples for them.

No, I know. When an adult says hi to you, you look at the me and I and you say hi. When we're leaving somewhere, you say bye. When you ask for something, you say, may I please and thank you. But just between you and I. You know, they don't know how to listen this podcast yet. Between you and I, what you're really saying is you're not mature enough to handle candy in shows. Manners is just something that they can tangibly understand.

I call it manners, but it's like behavior. Right. That's what I mean. So it's, it's a broad umbrella. Yeah. And I say when you learn how to like act like a big boy and a big girl, you can have shows back. I'll be honest. We could use this for, we could use this until they were 15.

Well, no, because there are like I do have like four or five. five things that I ask of them. Yeah. And like Stella has gotten exponentially better. 100%. On the airplane, she ordered her own drink. She said, please and thank you. And then she'll come to me and be like, Mommy, I said, may I?

Like even Stratton the other day asked me, mommy, may I have water? Dave, our kids have never done that before. It's because they know it's like a really big emphasis now and they know that it affects, like it's going to affect their quality of life. So it's like, I'm sorry. Like, I'm not raising rude children. Like, I won't. I believe you.

Yeah. I'm so impressed. I'm so impressed because I never really thought about it, but you are right. I mean, yesterday, Stella took all of the boarding passes. She handed them to the security guard. She talks to them now. She was pushing summit. Because I'm not looking to bribe them to do something one time.

No, it's really affected their independence and their maturity. Yeah, and I told him, I said, whenever you start acting like big girls and big boys without mommy having to ask or say anything, like long term, you will get TV shows and candy back. But they still make a lot of mistakes because they're children. And so then I always remind them, I'm like, this is why we don't do TV shows and candy. I said, because you didn't look at them in the eye. And I try to explain to them, it's not, I understand that you're shy, but that does hurt people's feelings whenever they try to talk to you and then you ignore them like it's like they're trying

to talk to and they want to make you feel good and like they want to feel that way too. Another thing that I've been really trying to work with Stella on is like when you see another child like another kid alone like go talk to them and like that's also part of good manners it's like when you see somebody that feels like maybe they don't have anybody else to play with or like she saw a kid in like a wheelchair the other day and she's like mommy like why are they and a wheeler and I said, I don't know, but I bet you they can't go all the places that all the other kids can go. So you should go talk to them and play with them. I bet that would make them feel so happy. You know, it's just like being like aware of how, how like they can make other people feel

too. It's not just about them all the time. Yeah. It's not just about getting your, your sucker. Like, you know. And so Candyon just shows like it just, you can't teach them anything when those two things are involved. I've learned. Like, I will say for any parents that want to venture into this realm with us. Oh, I don't know what I'm doing. Like, don't listen to me. Well, no, no. I didn't read a book or anything. This is like literally just like what I felt like we should do. Like, I could be totally. I think you're doing great. But any parents that do want to venture into this, you need to be aware that you will also have to cut out screen time and shows from your life too. I spent three hours on the plane doing dinosaur sticker books

and Legos with Stratton. And it's true. Listen, but here's the real. side of this is that I have realized, as we've done this, the lack of presence that I have had, now that I know presence, like every night from six to seven, we got these like educational workbooks for our kids. Yeah. And we'll do like color matching and we'll like, they love them too. They love them. And they love doing them with us. And it's helped me realize, you know, how easy it is to be not present and passive. When you try. truly don't have a screen. You can't open your computer.

You can't work. You can't distract yourself. Like you have no choice but to like do some dinosaur sticker book. And you know what? It's kind of fun. No, it's kind of fun. I mean, I put together this Lego set and he was like, can I do it?

And I was like, I'm doing it. I was like, this says six plus. You're like, use your manners and then you can do it too. And then you can maybe do your own legos. No, I, I've noticed that as well. Or sometimes like the kids are really sensitive with me right now because they know I have a baby in my tummy and I'm like they're like let's go walk around around I'm like mommy can't right now because I'll be like sitting there with my foot massager yeah um but like they truly have

there are some nights I would say 50% of the time now which it used to be like zero percent where they know there's no show so they have to go like figure out something fun to do with each other yeah and so they're like Bubba let's go jump on the trampoline or Bubbo let's go do this or Bubbo do you want to play grocery store and they never did that before because they always knew they had a show coming up, you know? And it's just so hard, though, because, like, I watched a crap ton of TV growing up. So did I. And so, but I just, I do.

Days. But I think it's different. Like, I think the Netflix and the way that the TV shows are presented to us now, because I remember watching a ton of TV and then just being like, I don't really want to do this anymore. And, like, being bored of watching TV. Yeah. I don't think that you can be bored of watching, like, Netflix and all these shows anymore because, like, the colors and all this. So, and the fact that you can, like, like, you can, like, like, you.

get bored of one show. See, like, if we're watching a show and then it switched over to like SpongeBob for me, like I wasn't like I watched a little bit of Spongebob, but like that was never really like my jam. So when SpongeBob came up, I was like, all right, I'm ready to go play. But they don't. Now it's on demand. Now it's on demand. So if they don't like SpongeBob, they can go watch something else immediately. And it's so different.

There was this like Ben Affleck, Matt Damon episode of Joe Rogan recently. And they're so interesting because they've been in the like business for. so long. But he was talking about how you have to write scripts now to re-explain the plot like three or four times throughout a movie because people are like, you have to assume that they're like on their phone with Netflix in the background. And we were watching this movie in Nashville. And on Amazon Prime now, they have this beta feature where if you like stop and then pick back up, you can recap the movie just up to that point so that you can like re-engage. So like if you kind of like lose or get distracted, you can press this button and it'll

like recap like, oh here, let me remind you what this story is about. Yeah. So that you can reengage. So all of those things are just like, it is different than watching Doug. It's so different. It's so different. Even Doug, remember the colors of Doug? Yeah.

They were like sketched. Yeah. And it was like it really just didn't get your mind. I feel like going in the ways that. shows do now. And so that's another thing is like we have to understand it's like different. It's like the same thing when people are like, well, I grew up on, you know, Cheetos and muffins. And it's like, but it was different. The ingredients were different. The manufacturing of the food was totally different. So, um, so like I said, I am not trying to cut screens out and in candy forever, TV shows forever. And I

use it as like a backup like this morning at 4.30 when like it was an emergency. Like I, Stella had like a 105. Like she was so sick last night. And like I'll let her watch the show whenever I really want her to rest. And like all put that on. So I'm not like this crazy like lady about it. But overall I don't want that to be like a cultural thing in our home. Like we just like watch shows all the time.

I will say listen, I've really gotten better about this because you called me out. I believe that we can live a very present, you know, present life with our kids, raising four kids here in Dallas too. But there is something about even that that second house that we looked at where it's like we've just got more space. You know, we have a quieter street. The pace of Nashville seems a little bit slower. And I just have realized like even being present with our kids with no screen, it's going to take a lot. Yeah, but I don't want to be slow with my because I still want to take Stella like to fun places. No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, I know. I know that. I know that. I know that. I know that. I'm just saying like it's, um, there's, there's part of Nashville for me that is just like a commitment to like these, these next 10 to 15 years that we have with our kids because I was, so Summit was crawling around in the airport yesterday, everywhere.

And all these adults, like three adults stopped me and they kept being like, hey, enjoy it. You're going to blink and he's going to be 21. And it was like so sweet because it was like all these like. older individuals that clearly like have adult. You're like, it's okay. We have another one if I blink. No, I kept, I kept saying that. I go, oh, we've got three more over there.

Yeah, my blink. We have another one younger. But um, and then I think again, I'm like, it might just be my algorithm, but like on Twitter, I feel like I'm getting like all of these like, you know, really like sentimental posts from like adults that are like, man, I, the, the days are long, years are short or whatever. And so I don't know. I think that no matter whether we stay in Dallas or Nashville.

but there is something sweet about the simpler life in Nashville that makes me feel like we would be able to like really engage and raise four amazing kids. I don't know if you felt that way at all. Like, I don't know if you're just like decision fatigue and when you walked in that house and have more space. I just feel like they can easily be done in Dallas or Nashville. I agree.

And I like, I also think that I feel the same way as you. but I also, I feel like the, like, you feel like you want to spend like this like quality sweet time with him, which is like, I do too. But I feel the pressure of like raising good humans like that I have to do it in a very condensed amount of time. Like I feel like every day counts because I'm like, oh my gosh, like I need to. If I just let this thing slide or this thing slip. No, you've been, and you've done great at that. Like I felt like I have to be like very consistent with like because oh my gosh, it's so funny because there's been.

Like every stage of having kids, everybody's like is the hardest. Like pregnancy, the hardest. Postpartum, the hardest. Newborn stage, the hardest. Tallder stage, the hardest. I think what is so far been the hardest and maybe it's just because this is a phase that we're in is like raising good humans. Because that to me is like the most like, there's truly no like textbook for it. And every kid, even if there was, every kid is so different.

They're just like born. And that's why I'm like, if you want to have shows for, like, I have a fan that I asked her. I was like, do you all have shows? And she was like, yeah, but the boy is like, she has like a three, four and five year old. No, sorry. What are her kids? Six. Three and two.

Yeah, whatever. They're all two years apart. Anyway, so I asked her, I was like, yeah, what are y'all doing? She's like, yeah, I put the TV on, but they're like not really interested. I'm like, really? That's amazing. So that's why I feel like every family has to figure it out on their own and like cater what works for their kids and that's what makes it so challenging is that there's no like you just have to like feel it in

your gut and then stick with it and even sometimes like the way you feel in your gut and then you try something and it's like oh that actually didn't work like we thought we were being smart with the scheduled six to seven TV time like we thought that that was like smart of us to be like no screen time except for this time and it maybe works for other families but it just doesn't really work for our kids you know yeah and so I feel like those are the things that every day I'm like I stress about it. Yeah, no, I mean, you're doing great. You're doing great.

You're doing great. Thanks. Yeah. That's so sweet. Let's go over the maternity shoot. Okay. I've done two maternity shoots this pregnancy. Mm-hmm.

Typically, I only do one. And I, this is like, these last two I've really gone all out for it. And I think you know why. It's not this phone. Okay. I deal with this sometimes. I want to take away his screen time. Seriously, this behavior is so rude.

It's just, I'm sorry. I'm going to start bribing you. Okay. I'm listening. So I've done two maternity shoots, and you know the reason why I did these. Because you think it's going to be your last one? Yeah. Yeah.

And so I just wanted to, like, milk it for all it's worth. That's fair. You know, and, you know, I've never really done. like the creative shoots and I was like I'm gonna regret it if I don't you know so I did a little you know a little top list there for a little bit I wasn't even there for that one no but I did have sticky booped on so it's like I really wasn't but everybody's like where are you going to put these photos I'm like I don't know you're like the internet where else like all over my Instagram there's something about modesty that happens to pregnant

women, especially four, four time pregnant women, where it's like, why does he's not a thing anymore? You're just kind of like, like, I walk in, like our podcast producer. I'm like, look. And I like, you're like, you're like, you're like, you're like, you want to see me naked? Cool. Like, what do you want to see? Like, it's kind of like equivalent to like a baby walk around naked. It's like, oh, it's like, oh. Yeah, like, it's like to you and yourself, you're like, it's whatever at this point. Yeah, it's like, who wants to see this anyway? Like, you know, it's like, oh, she's woke. about trying to be sexy when a little belly out. You know, it's kind of like when a baby has like, like man boobs or like boobs.

Yeah. It's like, oh, they were little boobies. It's so cute. So, um, so anyway, yeah. And it's funny because everybody's like, oh, my gosh, like female power empowerment. And I'm like, no, that's what is this about. I wish it was. I wish I was like, yeah, I wish I felt that way.

this would be me masking behind, like trying to be like, look, a strong powerful woman. But like I'm like actually crying eating donuts every day. Like, like, please get this baby out. So, you know, I just did it more of like it was like a challenge, you know? Like I just wanted to be like a creative challenge. Yeah, you did great because you pretty much did the whole thing yourself too. I play in two shoots. One in Nashville, where you came up to and then one in Dallas and had a lot of fun, you know?

I just kind of just like rad. You kept saying in Nashville, like, I really want, like, I want to feel like I'm wearing the pants in this shoot, you know? Like, it was like, it was like feminist. Yeah. It's like, you want to be like, feel it. I was like, I want to be the man. You did keep saying that, though.

I know, but it was more like the, like, it was just like the vibe of the shoe. The vibe. Yeah. But I didn't really feel that way. No, I know. Because I'm like, please, like, please help me. I don't feel good. Please me a coffee.

Like, please hold my hand. Yeah, you're convenient feminist. I'm like a feminist feminist for like two minutes. Yeah. And then I'm like, can you come pick me up, babe? I don't have a car and I Uber'd here. And Uber driver scared me. So yeah, it's so fun.

Like, it's just so fun to be like a feminist for like a minute or two. Yeah, yeah. Just put all the paint. Yeah. It was just a pantsuit on my belly out. So yeah, I did those and it was a good time. And now I think I'm so, let's see, let's just let me pull up this app. Let me just tell you something.

I am now. Oh my God. Tomorrow I'm 34 weeks pregnant. When does the baby come? Our earliest, Stella came at 38 weeks. That's so crazy. The baby could be here in a month. Yeah.

That's crazy. I don't. He's on my bladder. I don't want to pee myself. Sorry. My baby's the size of a pineapple. I don't know. This one's kind of giving like the size of like a basketball.

They said he could be nine pounds. I could see it. It's so, it's so crazy that I don't even know what his personality is going to be like. Yeah. So he will be born. Well, we'll see.

But he, tomorrow I'm 34 weeks. Why did I? Oh, to say I think I'm ready to go bye-bye. Where are you going? Just non-existent, you know, just off the grid. Oh, off the grid, yeah.

But not on social media. I'll be, I'll be there every day. I don't want you to miss me too much. You know, like, I don't want to like, no more travel. Yeah, no more. We need to start chilling. Technically, I could travel for another two weeks. So we'll see.

No, no, no, no. No. Not with the kids. Oh, okay. But, like, where do we go? The only thing I really want to go do is just, like, I want to go to a place where every day I can experience a different type of massage. Interesting. They should have those, like, massage getaways.

Yeah. Yeah. Like, just, oh, I guess that's called, like, a wellness retreat. I mean, yeah, I'll go somewhere with you. Yeah, I just like, I just like, I just want to go and, like, be touched like that. Okay. Calm down. Chill.

Like, I just want, it's so funny because now, like, at the end of the each day in Nashville, like, we were always getting air at 10,000 steps because we would walk to 12th South. And, like, my feet, the dogs would be barking at the end of the day, like, barking. Oh, my gosh. And I'd be like, Jordan, can you please come, like, massage my feet? They hurt. And then I'd say, like, Stella, can you go get daddy? She would be like, Daddy, mommy wants you to come smush your feet. She always calls it smush.

And I'll be like, can you ask him like an hour later? I'm like, can you ask him to come massage? Daddy, mommy wants you to come smush her back. Because that's what she used it as. It's like just smush. But that's really all I want is just somebody like smush my feet. Yeah, we'll look into that. Yeah.

We'll go somewhere together. No, I mean, well, my baby dinner, maybe a be shower dinner. It's on the, I'm not having a baby shower. It's like literally just a dinner is not this weekend, but the next weekend. Yeah, this week and we have more school stuff in Dallas. God, I can't wait. Well, I don't think you can come because... You're right, I can't.

I'm not available. I totally forgot. Why can I not go? You have another baby shower, right? Oh, so is my baby dinner this weekend? Oh, it is. Oh, it's this weekend? Yeah.

It's this weekend. Interesting, okay. Oh, good. So we'll get that knocked out. Yeah, it is this weekend. Oh, and then the 29th, we're going to the opening of that new club in Dallas. That's so I forgot about it. This is quintessential Danny Austin.

She, what time is it at? Like 10? It starts at like 9. 9 p.m. And she, but. It's like a week before. It's like a new club called Delilah.

And she texts me. It's cool. Like apparently it's like, like it's an LA club. Like like like a, like, not like a club, but it's like a. Yeah. It's like a, um, I don't know. It's maybe how do you, what do you compare it to? I don't know.

It's like a club. it's like a like a fancy dinner place but like it's kind of vibey like yeah it's like that place in cobo what's the uh i don't know it's but no no we need bag hotel bag hotel maybe it's like bag atel maybe i don't know but i they like they were like hey like we want to invite you like exclusively to this like new new invite like to delilah and i and like to hit the club and i was like yeah here's the funniest thing is like she screenshots it to me and i've learned a lot about my wife through marriage. It's very important that I respond to that text message with excitement.

He didn't reply at all. And I was like, what do you think I'm crazy? Like, you think I'm just trying to be like a 22 year old over here? Like, you didn't even reply to me. I was like, he's definitely judging me. No. And then I was like, sorry, I wouldn't have fun when I'm 35 weeks pregnant. No, see, it wasn't about whether we're actually going to go.

It was the fact that, like, Danny wanted me to believe that we could go. and that we should go together and that it would be a fun thing and exciting. But then we were laughing at my birthday weekend because you were like, oh, you know, Delilah, you never texted me back. And I was like, oh, yeah, I'm super excited about it. And she was like, once I said I'm super excited about it,

you were like, it starts at nine, I don't know if we'll make it. And then I just started laughing because I was like, I know we're not going to make it. But it's the idea of making it. And I did kind of get my feelings a little hurt on your birthday weekend, not by you, but when I went up to go to the bathroom,

we were in that, like, piano lounge bar. And I was walking by in these, like, four guys. Like, I was like, excuse me, I'm turning. And, like, they turned around and saw me, and they were like, whoa. And I was like, whoa, sorry. Whoa. I didn't know I wasn't allowed to be here. And so then it really did kind of like, it kind of opened my eyes.

I was like, maybe I, like, I don't belong. Oh, you do. No, but we're going to go to Delilah. But they were like, they were taking aback. They kind of were like, it's like a fish out of water. Like she, it's like that isn't it sign filler that show. It's like when you see like a pregnant woman on the treadmill, it's like, whoa, that should not be happening right now. It's so funny because it reminds me of that one time when we took Stella to that bar when we first had Stella.

Oh, yeah. And you just wanted to feel like we could be out past A and C. still you're like oh we're not we're not different now we can still go I'm like we can take a baby to a bar and then like we pull up and the the bouncer's like yeah does she have an ID and I was like and it was like sarcastic like what are you doing here you're gonna bring a duna into into this bar right now yeah I mean it's fine but listen we're gonna go to Delilah we're gonna be the biggest we're gonna be the biggest hit at Delilah we're just we're just gonna be the biggest period true that's it that's okay

I just don't want to be looked at again like that. Like those guys? Yeah, I just really didn't make me feel good. If I would have seen that, I would have seen that. No, they were sweet. They were like,

whoa, whoa, sorry. Like, like, you know, they're like, like the fat guys are like,

whoa, everybody like get all the way. Like, watch out. Pregnately walking through. Like, it's like they didn't want to like be near me because like they didn't want to like assault me or something.

Like it wasn't, they weren't being mean. They were just like, whoa. You were like, hey boys. I'm like, They can't be it apart.

You're like, I just did a topless maternity shoe. You can probably find it on the internet soon. Follow me. DM me. Like, you've ever seen a belly like this round before? You're like, you guys got Instagram? No, but, yeah, so I am a little scared of being looked at like that again. Hey, Delilah?

No, just get like a. I don't want to like make people feel uncomfortable. Babe, we're so. So now it's a thing. We're so going. When is it this weekend? Next weekend? It's such a thing.

It's like. Oh, you're going to be real pregnant. You might have the baby at Delilah. I could be like 36 week pregnant. Like I'll have like the full on triple chin going on. Like nothing will fit. My shoes don't fit.

I have to wear Birkenstocks all the time now because my feet are so swollen. So yeah, I don't. I don't know what I was thinking. Yeah, we're going to go. Now we have to go just so you can tell those they're in the podcast. Yeah. But anyway, well, this has been fun. This has been fun.

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