De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan - Pregnant and Absolutely Losing It

Episode Date: January 29, 2026

Pregnancy has officially entered its feral era. Between extreme hunger, emotional whiplash, snoring that could wake the neighborhood, and very strong opinions about coffee cups, things are getting… intense. In this episode, we unpack the very real chaos of late-stage pregnancy, from food combos that should be illegal to crying for no reason, feeling overstimulated by everything, and why Jordan may be “spatially unaware” (allegedly). We also get into January energy, decision fatigue, why routines feel like survival, the return of 2016 internet nostalgia, what’s actually going on with Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and Taylor Swift, plus what we’re watching, learning, and obsessed with right now. Things are unhinged. We’re aware. You’re welcome. We rounded up some great deals from a few of our favorite brands for you: Tossing the toxins has never been more convenient! For anyone grabbing the Premium Starter Kit, you can get 15% off at BranchBasics.com with our code DANI Rewild your nutrition at kachava.com and use code DANIAUSTIN. New customers get twenty dollars off an order of two bags or more, now through the 31st! Whether you’re just wanting to test an idea out, or you’re getting serious about launching your own brand - it’s never been easier to get started on shopify.com/dani. Shopify makes selling so easy, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it! 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. No, no, no, I do. Hello and welcome back to your favorite podcast. D-influenced. I feel like I have to get something off my chest. I know what you're going to say. Really?

Uh-huh. You know me that well? Yeah. What? You're going to say you don't feel like I've been listening to you? Oh, my God. How did you know? Because I know.

I feel like you have been on your. phone like every time i talk to you you pull up your phone it's like as soon as you hear my voice you pull up your phone and disengage am i annoyed you is it is it just this morning though no it was yesterday too well it was it was yesterday when you really wanted to talk about how you felt about um you know certain things but i i took remember i tried to talk to you last night about like a reality oh i was try to talk to you about like that that AI Instagram. Oh, actually that's where it started. It started because Danny wanted me to show me the AI food talking.

I've got seen those videos where it's like, I'm a banana. Don't put me next to the other fruits. I release toxins and I'll kill them. And then it's like, I'm a bowl of rice. Don't eat me after 24 hours because I develop some type of bacteria that can kill your gut. And it's like all these like fruits and vegetables like yelling at you. No, it really did start at that moment because you were like, I want to show you and I go, I'm good, babe.

I'll watch it later. I even play it out. I was like, babe, you have to watch it. I'm a banana. And I tried to like play it out. And he was like, oh, yeah, that's so funny. I don't really want to watch it. Yeah.

And then I go, why are you being such a loser? And then I watched it and we watched like four or five clips. And then you hand me your phone as though like I needed to keep watching them while you went and got a snack. Yeah. So that's when it started. You didn't actually want to be watching them? No.

You said they were so interesting. They were interesting. They're very fact-filled and fun. What is so important about your life right now that you can't watch a bowl of rice yell at you? It's not that my life is important. It's just sometimes I'm just kind of like, I don't want to right now. Yeah, I get it. But you haven't really wanted to for like.

24 hours? 48 hours. 24 hours. No, it's at least, I would say at least, let me think at least 36 hours. No, it hasn't even been 24 hours because that was last night at nine. No, but it's been all day yesterday too, babe. Listen, I just want to know what you're reading on your text messages. That's all I want to know.

And they're so extensive. Like you're getting paragraphs. And I'm like, what is going on? Like, I feel like something is happening. Is that what you think? Yes, that's what I'm saying. Usually, so this is what Danny's feeling. Usually.

When I get canceled. When she gets canceled, it used to be that I harbored it. And he would hide it from me for like. And then I would try and solve it behind the scenes with like the team and the crisis managers. And he'd be on the phone and they'd be secretly talking about how I was being canceled. And like I always knew like I always had an inkling because I was like nobody's talking to me anymore.

Everybody's just talking about me and being secretive because they don't want me to find out. But now I'm going to have to go online and find out. So then I find out myself. And then they already know. Yeah. I think that trauma is just stored in your body. What I'm texting about. nothing to do with you. But why are they so lengthy? Because I'm asking very complicated questions

about like certain like areas of our ad spend at divvy. It's so boring. The reason I don't tell you is not because I'm hiding something from you. I just know you don't care. But I do care. I'm asking. And it's just so funny because you're so fickle like like I. I've been more needy lately. Okay. No, no, no, no. I had a bad day. I cried last night. Oh, was that the night before? That was the night before. See what I'm saying. But you're so,

you're so in and out with your neediness. Because, like, I'm always down to engage. And then you kind of, like, condition me to be, like, leave me alone. I just need to, like, be left alone. And then I get into that mode. And then you're, like, needy again. And then it's like, so I just don't know. So you're saying, I'm the problem.

I'm just kidding. No, I get it. I agree. But honestly, there's nothing deeper this morning than, we were running late to a school tour and I didn't get to stop and get my coffee. And this is my first real cup of the day. Are you okay? No, I'm not. I'm actually, I was feeling very hungry and very lethargic. Why didn't you eat and get coffee here before we left? Well, I was just curious. So is it like everybody else's fault now? No, it's not everyone else. It's just like my ritual. Like I

feel the best when I wake up and I make the kids breakfast and then I go get my coffee at Merit and then I get this specific cup. He didn't have his cup, ladies and gentlemen. The cup. And then it's like, I don't know if it's just me or it's like placebo effect. But if I drink this coffee from Merritt in this cup, then I feel more prepared for the day and excited about the day. And so it was like.

It is very interesting because we do make coffee from home and we get the, right now we've been drinking the death wish one. Yeah. And so I drink a cup of that every morning. And Jordan, like, we have the coffee made, but we'll go and drive to Merit and get that cup of coffee, which I don't really care. It's totally fine with me if that's like built. I don't, it's like a cup of coffee, whatever. Like, you do you. It's my routine. Oh, it's hard is when like we are running late or like something is going on. It's usually like very early in the morning. Like we have to go to an appointment or we have to go to the airport or whatever. And like we're running late. And Jordan's like, I have to stop and get my cup of coffee. And I'm like, I'm like, I have to stop and get my cup of coffee. And I'm like, like, babe, this doesn't make sense today. I know, but then it's like, it's like a, it's like an itch. And then I like, I can't scratch it, you know. So then I'm like, no, I, it's just, I don't know how to explain it. Like these are, I can't be crazy.

Like surely people in the audience drink from the same cup of coffee every day. Yeah. And it's like part of the ritual. It would be like if I didn't, oh, this is a great example. If I brush my teeth or shower. before bringing you your cup of coffee. Yeah. It kind of throws off your morning, right?

That's like a pregnancy thing, but yeah. Well, sure. But like still, you get what I'm saying? Yeah, because usually when I'm not pregnant, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, up. I think, so here's my best. I think that moms and dads have so much mental load that if they have to make decisions, it's kind of the same reason I wear the same thing every day, I think too.

You are like Mark Zuckerberg. Because the mental load of having to like think about. Oh no, sorry, Steve Jobs. Think about like what another decision on top of all the other decisions. It overwhelms me. Babe, you are appreciative of the choir about that. No, I know. I know you understand.

That's why I honestly need my kids to go to private school because the thought of getting them dressed every single day for, it gives me anxiety. Yeah. Like the thought that I have to like also go and like buy them so many new clothes. Like my brother wear a uniform every day to school. And like I at the time, I was like that's. so lame and like loser but like now I look back and I'm like that's amazing that that took away like they didn't even have to think about that and they didn't I would spend like an hour the night before try on outfits for school the next day but it was like so fun for me like that was just

but for people that don't like it like that's horrible it's miserable I think every school should wear uniforms I agree no matter like if it's like public private I think we should use We're just, we should all wear the same thing in life. It's kind of giving socialism a little bit. Socialism, communism. Communism? Yeah, dictated. Socialism is when you're all paid the same.

Yeah. Communism is when, but socialism is like when you're all treated the same. Socialism. Well, it's like you, you disperse the resources. Like, equally. Yeah, the government does. Yeah, so like we're equal.

Like, everybody wears the same thing. Anyway, I want you to know that, I am not disinterested in you. I'm just trying to kind of ride your vibes and you're playing me hot and cold. My vibes the past 48 hours have been snuggle. You keep saying 48 hours. Have been snuggle.

Have been, do you want to go get a massage with me? Have been wake up in the morning, give you a hug. Have been at night me opening up to you and telling you that I feel sad and I cried. So I've been actually very emotionally available for the past 48 hours. You cried. When you cried, it was so, it was so hormonal. Can we disagree on that?

It was hormonal. And I don't know if you knew this, but like, you were like, I feel like I just need to cry. And then you were like, you were like trying so hard. You were like trying so hard to cry and you were like, really? I didn't feel that way. It's like you just wanted it to flow. Because like it was just, it was so. It was pint up. It was just pent up. Like you just needed a good cry.

I thought you were to talk about the fact that you put that crown on me. Oh no. Yeah, I did put a princess crown because she kept like I don't know. You asked me like to do seven different. Oh yeah. I would like sit down. You'd be like can you get me like Stanley? And then I would sit down. And then I asked you before you would sit down. Yeah. But. So then I found Stella's princess crown and I put it on her head. And that's when you said, I just feel like I need to cry. So she was. was just crying with the snack in her hand, the princess crown. It was great. I should, I should have videoed that.

You would have laughed. You don't really video like life anymore, which is kind of annoying. Oh, I'm so sorry. Yeah. You used to video a lot of stuff. You know, we pioneered the my wife thing. Back on TikTok in 2021. Yeah.

I don't think it was called that, but yeah. No, you would be like, my wife is crazy. Like, and you would film me around the house. Mm-hmm. on TikTok and that's actually how we grew our TikTok to be like I think we had like a hundred thousand followers like and that was all you just posting every night do you remember that I remember that I didn't even know I had a TikTok it was like gambling yeah and every night you'd be like babe I just gained 20,000 followers like well what I what I would do is I would take

all these clips of you on my phone and I would just post them and then that and I had to like figure out the caption this is when TikTok was like singing yeah singing and dancing Anyway, I care about you. I think after this you want to go on a walk. Babe, if you cared about me, you would film me more. I feel like you're getting into this stage of pregnancy where you're just like a little crazy and I'm just, I'm kind of starting to get scared. I know. Me too.

I'm scared of myself. Yeah. I mean. I can't control anything anymore. Yeah. I'm out of control. But the good news, you did great in the parent interview at the school. Thank you.

So, yeah, so we just got done with that, and that's why I have a little bit of makeup on. Of course, you know, I was in a cute outfit. And I immediately got home and put on my sweats, which people always asked me about my sweats. All my sweats are from Erie. It's the offline brand. I go up to a large when I'm pregnant, but usually I do mediums. if y'all were curious what else has been on your mind lately that little pregnancy brain i'm just like hungry all the time so that's been a lot of my guys yesterday i caught danny eating a bagel and she's

but she was dipping it in spinach dip it it wasn't good and i asked her why are you eating it a spinach dip and she said we didn't have any cream cheese it was bad it was really bad and also the thing about like it's cool I don't want you to change anything you do you right now yeah but when you eat right now like I gave you that you wanted that breakfast sandwich so I handed it to you and you don't like you're just like it's like giant bites I'm that girl now you're that girl and then you're like holding your phone and you want me to watch some like talking food video and you've got like like a cheese biscuit in your mouth and you're like

I don't understand why don't you want to watch you're saying you're not attracted to me anymore I'm not saying I just I was like dang And I'm like breathing really heavy because like I can't In normal times if I was eating a bagel with spinach dip

You'd be like you're disgusting I know I know but I did only try it I tried it and then I was like oh this isn't good Babe trying it is one bite I saw at least three. No, I didn't do more than one. You used it in one, maybe not more than two. No, I really didn't because it wasn't good.

Yeah. Maybe, maybe. That's possible. No, I, because I bought these bagels and they were, they're from sprouts and they're really soft. And like, they were, they had everything but the bagels seasoning on them. And, you know, I haven't just, I haven't had a bagel in a lot in time. And I was like really scared they were going to start to expire. So I was like, I better eat this.

And so, but yeah, we didn't have. And so the only butter we have is like so hard that you have to like really spread it out. And it just wasn't working for me. So I just went back to the fridge. I was like, what else is white that would work for this? Spinish dip. Spinach dip. I did have a cashew dip.

I probably should have done that. Yeah. So then, so like the series, the actual series of events last night was like we talked about what you were doing with the spinach tip and the bagel. And then you were, I sat back on the couch and then you were like, I want you to watch these talking food videos. And I kind of was just like, she can't get, like, she's just, she's pregnant and she's hungry. I don't want to watch these talking food videos.

I thought it was like specific to your pregnancy. And then, and then you got mad at me and I was like, I wasn't actually mad at you. No, you weren't actually mad at me. But like, it's all, everything is so food related. Oh, is it? Yeah, sort of. January energy is always funny to me because everyone suddenly wakes up and is like, this is my year. Everyone dives into the new things that I think they will do.

And I actually did a really good job keeping up my New Year's resolution last year, which was to text people back. You've been so much better. Thank you. You've been so much better. But most of the time, I feel like we all just kind of procrastinate and doing them. Exactly. But I do think January is the one time of year. year where people actually pause and ask, okay, what am I doing with my life? And usually the answer is,

I've been sitting on an idea for way too long. It's so important. I find that we don't talk ourselves out of them. Why are you loving? Because we have so many like things that we've like trademarked that we never did. No, not that many. Oh, I have a few. I feel like we've gotten really good at like committing to the things that we're saying we're going to do. Yeah. But it is well because if we waited until we knew everything before starting Divi, Divi would not exist. Not even a little bit. We had, we had a lot of vision. We had a lot of opinions and we honestly had zero experience like actually building a business in this realm. And honestly, if you think back, Shopify is the only reason that Divi ever became a real thing instead of just a dream that we talked about at dinner. The second that we built the site,

it was like, oh, wait, this is actually legit right now. It was just me and you and Straton, Unborn Stratton's Nursery and saying, we're going to turn this idea. into something big. And I think what scares people the most is about, I think what scares people the most is making it real. But Shopify makes that first step so much less intimidating. You don't need to be like a tech person. You don't need to a full team. You don't need to know how to code. I remember we launched it and like it was just like you and me on the sofa. Yeah. And it's like honestly, most of the time we were working on it too. It was after hours. So like anyone who's wanting a side hustle can like

build this on the weekends or at night or before their kids go to bed. It makes kind of starting a business online pretty easy. Yeah. And can we talk about how much easier they've made the actual selling part? Like shop pay alone. I don't think people realize how much smoother checkout makes a difference. Yeah. And people, what's really crazy about it is people prefer it too. People prefer to use shop pay, like the conversion on that versus any other payment method is like way up. And the back end because that was something that always kind of confused me and overwhelm me. Like I didn't even want to deal with it at all because it felt like so much. Like the only thing I could ever think of is like when I was trying to change my MySpace

colors, you know, or Zango website. It was like so crazy. But what's so cool about the app is it has everything in one place, orders, inventory, analytics, super easy to digest. You're not juggling like a million logins trying to remember. where everything lives. Which I love. I love that back end.

I had to wean myself off the back end. Because I got a little too deep into it. We both did. All those little ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, every time an order came in. We'd be like, oh, Hawaii. Yeah, you kind of got to, at a certain point, you got to zoom out and be like, okay.

Yeah. I shouldn't look at this as much as I do. But it has been nice to see how it kind of grows with our lifestyle. Or sometimes we really want to be more involved. And sometimes we want to take a step back. And it's so easy to do so, whether you're testing like a small idea. or you're building something big, you're not going to outgrow it. Yeah.

I don't think we'll ever get off Shopify. I mean, we've been on it since day one. And like, we've had to upgrade it and like get new themes and stuff. But we'll forever be on Shopify. I think everyone is. Yeah. It's like everybody's on Shopify. Everybody's on Shopify.

So if you're listening to this and there's something that you've been saying, okay, one day I'll do this. This is your gentle push. January is the moment to stop over thinking and just start. Because trust us, no one ever feels ready. Yeah, you just start and then you figure out as you go. Yeah, you just have one kid, then you have two kids, you have three kids, and you have four kid, then you have two companies, and here we are. We're never ready.

So if you're ready to take the next step in your life, whether that is merch, your own hair care line, or something in between, go to Shopify.com slash Danny and make it happen. It doesn't matter where you are at in the entrepreneur journey. Shopify is there to make your life and selling journey easier. Whether you're just wanting to test an idea out or you're getting serious about launching your own bridge. and it's never been easier to start to get started on Shopify.com slash Janney. Shopify makes selling so easy. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it. It's time to stop thinking and start doing,

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Stop saying one day and start saying today. Did I snore again last night too? Yeah. Like, what does it sound like again? Just tell me. I'm not doing this. Please, I just want to know. It's the same.

Really like that, though? You asked me that after I do it every time too. I don't believe that it was actually like that. Yes, it is. It's not more like like, like that or like. Wait, like, or, No, it's not that, that's not that bad. Okay, so it's more like, is it like mouth breathing?

No, it's, it's in the throat for sure. Like that? Yeah, but a little bit, little bit rumbly. Really? Yes. Wait. Like that? Yeah, it's.

Wait, was it that level of loudness? Yes, yes. It wakes me up. Can you film me next time I'm doing it? No. Why? See, you don't love me. I'm telling you.

If you love me, you would fill me snoring. I mean, this is, this is crazy. Like, you're being crazy to hundreds of thousands of people right now. And they're going to support me. It's not the first. You're being a crazy person. It's not the first I've been called crazy. One other thing.

Do I snore all night or is it like for increments? I don't know because I fall back asleep. It seems pretty consistent. I know. I can feel that. Yeah. I mean, you want me to get you like a CPAP machine or whatever they're called? No, it only happens at the end of my pregnancy, right?

You could do the mouth tape, but I don't know. I'm scared I won't feel to breathe. That mouth tape seems dangerous. Yeah, I mean, don't do that. You're probably not supposed to do that pregnant. I don't know. Maybe it needs oxygen or something, right? I just, yeah, I don't know.

I don't trust just my nose. Yeah. I don't trust that just the nostrils. Okay, well, will you please just fill me next time? And I'm sorry, I'm being crazy. And yeah. Yeah, please don't wake me up, though, if I'm sorry. Okay.

I just really need the sleep because I actually wake up like every other hour. I'm like shocked. It is probably from my own snoring. But I do this. I do only snore when I'm pregnant. I just want everybody to know that. Yeah, no, I know. It's because the uterus is now so big.

It's a balloon. It's pushing all my organs up and I don't get any more air in. I know. you can't breathe. I know. You can't sleep. I can't breathe. No, I can sleep.

I'm barely hanging. I don't know, but all things considered. Once again, I'm torn into pieces. Can't deny it, can't defend. Just thought you were the one. What's like of that? Is it Ashley Simpson? It's Ashley Simpson.

Or is it Jojo? Kelly Carson. Oh, Kelly. Duh. All things consider, I do think you're doing great, though. Thank you, babe. Like, I don't feel like you're, you're not sad. I am talking to my therapist tomorrow.

Oh, really? I do feel a little sad sometimes. Oh, you are? That's why I cried this night. Because, yeah. There's nothing I'm sad about. Okay, that's good. I probably just be, I'm probably sad that I just eat and snore all the time.

That's probably the main thing. Well, we're at the tail end. I know, we're so close. We're just like, we just, we just need to make it through this, this ice storm, this Texas ice storm, which, you know, you know me, I love stuff like this. I just love it. You know me, I just love whatever it's like. She loves a good Lord of the Flies moment.

I love the little daylight savings, like, what's going to happen? It's like the unpredictability and like we're all in it together. Yeah. I just love it. But I really do. I hope everybody stays safe out there. I do feel like, because we had this. happened in 2021 that I feel like people are more like prepared and more aware of like hey don't do this

or do this do this and so I am hoping that more people stay safe but besides that I'm just kind of excited you know I'm like everybody's like dreading it they're like what are we going to do I'm like are you kidding me this is what life is all about I am I don't know if I'm being naive I don't believe it I don't believe it. I know it's the media. They've just, now we don't trust anything. And the reason I don't believe it is, um, on Twitter X, they rolled out this new feature where they're trying to get people to read long form content and they're paying like a ton of money. Pay me. So, so all of these like hobbyist meteorologists are writing these like doomsday articles about the storm. And that's why I don't believe it because I'm like, they're being like over the top. People are acting like the

world is going to be over on Sunday. Well, people are saying it's supposed to be like way worse than 2021. But didn't they say that in 2021? No, I just go. Okay, 2021. We actually like, my theory is that so bad on our part because we were in Toulom, but like we really didn't know that it was going to happen. Like we literally went to Toulom because I was like post part. I mean, it was like our first trip away from Stella. And everybody in our life was like, Yoko, you deserve it. And so we're like literally into loom and it's like the most dangerous ice storm is back and then we got stuck into loom so then we're like oh we're stuck and everybody's like oh cry me a river and i'm like i know it's a horrible look it really was like i'm not gonna lie that was like a PR freaking nightmare um

anyway but so yeah this time we're we're here but um why was i talking about this you're talking about it because people are saying it's going to be worse than oh so yeah we don't really know because we weren't here so we don't really know how bad it was. Yeah. So. Yeah, I just, my theory, when do we watch the weather channel? When something bad happens. When there's like tornadoes coming. You think the weather channel is just trying to capitalize off this? They're on cloud nine right now. They're like our viewership is up like because honestly, if it's a bad storm, I'm going to be streaming the weather channel all day. But you won't have the channel because the power will be out.

No, I think that they bolstered the grid, at least in Texas. Well, I guess we'll see about that. We'll see about that. But anyway, I mean. Have you winterized our home yet? You know, I've been sending you all of those reels and TikToks. You don't, that's nothing. You never reply to my text.

It's like I feel, I feel like I love you more than you love me. It's funny because he said that. same thing to me. And you literally, I go, I said that to her this morning on the way to the school tour. And I go, and I was like kind of kidding. I was like, I feel like you love me or I love you more than you love me. And you go, I'm not playing this game with you right now. I go, I'm not playing this game with you right now. Like, and you go, you know what? You don't understand. Do you always try to hold my hand when I'm doing something? Yeah. Like, you're like, you always are trying to like, hand me coffee when I'm busy. Like, hold my hand whenever I'm busy. And then you go.

And then you go, you know what? Like you may have like a lot of intellect, but you're spatially dumb. I did not say the word dumb, babe. I would never call you dumb. He said, you know, I was spatially ignorant. Ignorant. No, inept, I think. Spacially inept.

But wait. So then I literally stopped talking to you. And then I was like, I'm just going to like text Natasha from Divi. And then you're like, who are you texting? And what is more important than what I'm about to. tell you, I want you to watch this video of Fernando Mendoza, who I told you about it. You didn't even watch the national championship game. You're exaggerating right now.

Okay. So, but let me just clear the air. Okay. Jordan, like, was trying to hold my hand when I was putting on my seatbelt. And I'm like, this is so annoying because I'm trying to put my seatbelt on. And I was like, babe, I love you. Like, I want to hold your hand. But like, why are you always trying to do things for me when I'm busy?

And then. He goes, I feel like you, I love you more than you love me. And I'm like, Dan, I'm not playing this game. I go, you're just, you're just spatially inept. And then I was like. No, and you drilled down and you were like, do you think that you are spatially inept? And you were like, I was like, I don't think it's that deep, Danny.

And you go, no, sometimes I feel like you want to hold my hand so that because I'm busy, so that you can be the victim because I'm putting on my seatbelt. I was like, you know what? I literally, I was like, I could get mad right now, but I was like, this is so crazy. I'm just going to ignore it. Wait, guys. Let me explain myself. Okay.

So Jordan does, I'm actually being real about this. Okay. He's a psycho. Jordan does. Okay, Jordan does have this thing. Like, when we go to the mall or we go to the airport or something, like, he is like not spatially aware of like, it's like, you know, being like socially aware as like a thing, but like spatially aware of people.

So like we'll have this stroller and Jordan will stop in the middle of the hallway. Like and people like literally can't get by and he is like in a wall alone. And I'm always like, babe, can you move? Like people are trying to walk by like and you block things off like all the time. Like you just, it's like you only can see forward like not how like you're spatially affecting other people. So this is the thing that he does when he brings me coffee in the morning, which is so sweet. And I so appreciate it. But I'm literally like under the covers and I'm like cuddling, you know.

And every morning he'll come and stand next to my bed and just hold it out to me instead of putting it next to my bed. Okay. So which means I have to like get out of the covers and accept the, accept the coffee when I'm like, you could just put it down and I'll get it when I like get up, you know. But he has to stand there. And I'm like, sometimes I feel like you want like you're like, you're like, you're like, look at me, I'm bringing you something and you want me to feel uncomfortable in order to receive it. So this is another thing, y'all, I am not kidding you. Like, I will get in the car and like, you know when you have like a like a, like a

bigillion things in your hands, like your purse, whatever, your jacket and you're getting in the car to like put your seatbelt on? Like when I'm in the middle of all that, Jordan will put out his hand to hold my hand. And I'm like, I literally have no hands right now. Why are you doing this to me? And then I feel like sometimes he does it to be rejected to be the victim. So then when he said that this morning, and he's like, I feel like you don't love me. I was like, it meant so much more because I was like, you do this to yourself.

Like you, you want to hold my hand when you know I can't hold your hand. Like you do that. No, I don't. You're literally, you need to go to the loony bin. You're a psychopath. You do that, though. baby you always try to hold my hand when I'm like but why like I'm like I'm writing a check right now or like I'm writing a check where's your check book or I'm like try to put my seat like my hands are so full and you're like oh you did that last night too when I got oh my God when I was getting in bad you know like you're getting in bed like you're getting the covers and you're just getting I'm just right and like I'm about to get in bed and like Jordan throws his hand at me to hold my hand I'm like how am I going to hold my head you? your hand while I also get in bed.

This is impossible. And then I had to reject you. I'd be like, babe, can you give me a second? Like, let me get situated. And then I'll hold your hand.

But see, I feel like you like you like that. Like, I feel like you like the fact that I have to say no. Because then you get to get in the car and say, you don't love me as much as I love you. It's like, the reason I just stopped talking to you is I was like,

I can't. Am I making sense? Am I making sense? Yeah. See, I'm making sense. It's like, it's like a thing. Guys, I just, next time that you see Jordan at the mall,

watch how he walks. He literally thinks he owns a place. He will walk and just stop in the middle of him. And like some people will be looking at something and he'll just walk right in front of them. And like, he's really not trying to do that. He's just so spatially inept. It's so funny.

Unaware. Especially unaware. That's what I. Oh, my God. Gosh, it's just so, like, I don't, it's like, it's patient. It's like when she's done, we'll hold hands. Oh, my God. It's like so cringy for me.

Like, especially because sometimes when you're holding out your hand, it like gets in the way and I have to like push it away. And then I'm like, you're asking for this. Like, you, you want me to push you away. You know? Why would I want that? I don't know. I think you like, you like being the victim. I don't feel like this.

victim. You don't feel like the victim? No, I don't care. You love me more than I love you. I mean, I was like kind of kidding. You need to stop laughing. It's not funny. It is funny. It might be one of those things that's just funny to us. Yeah. Is it relatable? Like, I don't know. Do other husbands do this?

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Branch Basics is available at Target.com, Amazon Branchbasics.com, and you can get 15% off the premium starter kit at branchbasics.com with code Danny. Just use Code Danny for 15% off. Do you realize that you do that with the stroller, though, sometimes? Like, come on, like, really? I just like, I want to know. I think there's a specific moment. No, there's so many times. There's a specific moment in the past week that you are thinking of. I remember it. We were on 12 South. We were in that one. store on 12 South and I remember because you go Jordan you left the stroller in the middle of the people are trying to get do you remember that store it had the little leopard seats yes but you had done it was at Alice and Olivia okay and like my mom were all there like looking at the clothes Jordan walks in and literally blocks the entire hallway to walk in with our stroller and walks and goes and sit down. I'm like,

I would never, like I would, I'm like so aware. Like, it's like, it's like annoying how aware I am of like my spatial surroundings. Like I would tuck this stroller off. Like I honestly,

there's a part of me that would probably fold it up so people felt more comfortable. And like every single store was like the size of a shoe box. And we'd open the door and Jordan would be like ramming the stroller inside like like like, like we were like every single store that we walked into, people were like, whoa. It was a double stroller. It's hard. I know, but see, what I would have done is left the stroll outside and have the kids just

walk the door with me. But you know what? I didn't even say that because I'm such good wife. And I didn't complain that I thought about it. That's where you think you're the victim is you're always like, see, I didn't even say anything. But then you always end up saying it. And then you're like, Jordan, here's why I'm such a good wife is I said it to you once, but I've wanted to say it for 50 times.

And so therefore, like, I'm not even. naggy like you have no idea if you want me to show you naggy i'll show you naggy like you're the victim because you've just been bottling up these like stupid little things that bother you filing off my chest now you know yeah okay right oh this is the last time this is the last time this last time no this is the last time we ever have to go through this crazy pregnancy we i found a doctor he's going to snip it yeah We're done. We're going to live a long, happy life with sanity from here on out.

No more. I don't even remember what that looks like. I know. I think that that's the toxic urge in us to be like, should we run it back again? Because this is the new normal for us. Yeah, just. It's like we don't want peace. I feel that.

We're 30 minutes in. Should we get to the script? Do you have anything else you want to get off your chest? Now's the time. It's for some reason this is always the time. Yeah. No, I think I'm good. You're good?

I have told you not to wear the best with the social before. And you just do it to swipe me and I know it. I know that you just do it. That one is true. I know you just do it today. I'm in control and you're not. It's okay. You know what?

I thought about it and I didn't say anything. So I'm a really good wife. That one is so true. I have told you that that vest does not go with that sweatshirt. I really think it does, though. It is so comfortable to wear this vest with this sweatshirt. No, it does. It works for like everyday like hangout life, but you were going to a school, like, interview.

So I can be wearing it now. Yeah, it's just funny because I told you not to. Yeah. But no, it's cool. Like, I don't care what you wear like, you know, around the house and stuff. It was a school interview. That's what I was like, you know. That is.

With every time I look at you, I do. I am reminded. That might be a subconscious thing that I did do it because I, I really could have grabbed anything. I know. I know how you are. You act like, I'm the crazy one all the time. But I know.

We all know the truth. I know the truth. The truth will come out. Anyway, yeah, let's talk about Fernando Mendoza. I know I didn't watch the game. I did watch the beginning of it. But I don't really need to watch the game because I can watch all the highlights on Instagram.

The way you posted on your end. Instagram story though it made it seem like you watched the game I just want you to know that no it didn't I literally said this is the coolest craziest play I've ever seen yeah I know but it was like vague enough to where it's like you stayed up with your husband watch the game and you didn't I really didn't I don't I wasn't insinuating that at all okay um no I was literally just I had seen that clip and I was like this is the craziest coolest play I've ever seen I know and then you fall in love with Fernando Mendoza and I before you went to bed before the game I was like you got to go watch interview clip and I was like you got to go watch interview clip and I was like you got to go watch interview clip I know. I actually think I think I did in bed that night. And then I like fell in love with him. And then I woke up the next morning. I was like, look at what my little fernie did. Yes. Yes. And so from my perspective, I was like, you didn't know who he was when you went to bed. Why does it matter? Are you being such a hater? No, I'm not. I'm not. He's a great guy. So then I was like, yeah, I was like, we have to name our new child for Namo. Did you see how he called his mommy, like mommy and Poppy? Like not. I know. I know. I know. I know. know it wasn't like M-O-M-M-Y, but he like, because I guess they're, what are they, Italian, Cuban? Probably. Probably Italian Cuban. Probably Italian.

What is he? Mendoza. I think Mendoza is probably Italian. Sorry, we have a fill-in producer today. She's a little slower. Oh, I was a right, Cuban. Normal producer said he found cheap flight tickets, took a trip to New York during an Arctic Tundra. We're like, I wonder why they're so cheap.

I wonder why it's $67 to New York. We won't see you for a week. Yeah. He'll be gone for a while. Yeah. He's what? He's what, Cuban? Yeah, he's Cuban.

So he calls his mommy like mom, like how I call Stella. My mom always called me. Oh, he's from Miami. That makes sense. He's from Miami. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, sweet baby. I think every, I think every mom right now is like, how do I raise a son like that?

Mm-hmm. every female it's not like it doesn't seem like they're like attracted to him they're more just like I love you in like a I want you to do well I want yes I want the best for you it's like I don't want to make out with you but I want to see you making out with somebody lovely I want it's like theobon like I want you to have a really hot girlfriend I don't want to be the girlfriend but I want you to be happy yeah like you deserve yeah a haughty or a sweetie I can't wait to see who Fernando like I feel like I could see him like dating someone famous oh for sure who do who would we like ship with Fernando let me think I would have loved like Selena Gomez and Fernando oh that's

so random like oh gee Selena Gomez huh well you know like when she was a little bit more normal maybe like a Hadee what no okay stupid no stupid no stupid you know like maybe like one of the fanning sisters L-Fanning. Oh, interesting. You know? Yeah. What about like a supermodel? No.

No, no, no, no. Oh, no. No, he's not, he, he, it's got to be, it's got to be someone with depth. Uh-huh. Maybe like, I think, who single these days that we like? Oh, wait. No, I mean, I know this isn't going to work out, but Kelsey Ballerini. she's probably a little too spicy for him

don't you think yeah Sadie Robertson's already taken let's see let's just do single famous women you know it's funny what's her name the girl Emma Emma from Harry Potter she did kind of cross my mind a little bit

Emma Watson Oh Emma Watson I thought about it What about the girl from Landman? That's her name? She's eating Glenn Powell. Is she? The blondeie?

Yeah. Or is that a rumor? No, she really is. Oh, wow. Yeah. No, she's taken. I don't know. Who do you all think

Florence? Who do you think Fernando should end up with? I think he's going to be like a superstar. Because he's like, he's clean cut. He's like a good guy. Like as long as he doesn't. got to fall to the Hollywood things. Like,

dark sides. Like, what do you think he, like, struggles with it? Because, like, I saw an interview of him, and he, this was way before, and they were asking him, like, do you have a girlfriend? He's like, no, no, I don't have time for that. He's like, girlfriends, they take up a lot of your time. And, you know, I wake up and I'm at the gym and I'm at class until three. And then, you know, and then I had to do my homework until five. And really, if I had a girlfriend, then she would take up that time until five.

and I just don't have time for that. It was like so sweet and like logical. He's like practically I wouldn't have time to talk to my girlfriend or something would have to give. And I was like, smart man. Oh, I just had somebody. Who? Kai Trump.

That's really good. That's good. That's really good. That's probably your best yet. I don't know if he could handle the family though. But Kai seems so like I don't want to do anything with Paul. politics. Like I want to be in sports. Like she seems so normal. And she's like like like wants to completely separate herself. But she also seems like really smart and sweet and whatever.

Yeah. And so. That's pretty freaking good. Yeah, that was good. You called it. You called it. If it happens, they have to come on here. I think Fernando would come on. We could break it down, break Fernando on. I think we have a better chance of getting Kai than we do Fernando right now. Probably. Sweet baby Congratulations Indiana Hoosiers

They did great You all did great What have you been listening to What have you been watching? What was that one show That I tried to get into But I couldn't get into it The Rip

The Rip I liked it I watched the whole thing Yeah I was taking little maps here and there But It was a solid like C for me It just wasn't engaging

Did you like it? It was okay What would you rate it on Rotten Tomatoes? I'll see what it is. 76. That's so specific. Yeah. 76 to me is like a movie worth watching, but it's like going to be a movie that.

Oh, it's got 81%. That was close. It just felt really cheap to me. It did feel like a cheap, yeah. Like a cheap like, cheap streaming Netflix movie kind of thing. Right, right, right. Oh, you should tell them about the sinners because you've been obsessed with that movie. Oh, we watched center.

nominated for like 16 Oscars or something. So we avoided sinners for a long time. Because we thought it was demonic and we felt like we had enough to. We felt like we were just escaping the demons. We can't bring them back in. But it's not demonic. It's more vampirey. There is one scene where the vampires are kind of like mocking the Lord's Prayer and I

didn't like that part. Well, and then there's- I started praying on my own during that part. Yeah, there's one part where the vampire does like kind of, become Lucifer a little bit. But anyway. Yeah, but that part, that didn't scare me. It was like when you mock.

But when you mocked like a prayer, I just, I can't get it. But sinners, top probably top 10 list for me. You loved it. I loved it so much. The music was so cool. I think anything to do with like the Mississippi Delta, what was that one with Matthew McConaughey,

true detective and like the bayou. We should watch that again. like season one of true detective was so awesome it's just such an interesting like part of america and this was like said in the what it was prohibition so i would say prohibition what is that like 19 it's 20s 30s yeah well the roaring 20s yeah so 1920s yeah so 1920s um the music was awesome yeah the like the cast was like i mean had michael b jordan and he's big but everyone one else was like pretty relatively like unknown haley steinfeld haley steinfeld was in it um and it just like it was so unique so creative yeah how many

oscars is it nominated for i i think it was either 14 or 16 that's crazy i don't yeah i mean the last oscar nominee that i was like that deserves it was parasite oh did it win that was a really good movie. That was like the last one where I was like, man, this movie deserves that. I also thought, what was that one movie we watched? I don't like endorse watching it, but it was like the, it was the movie about the stripper that like fell in love with that Russian guy. Oh, it won a lot of awards too. Yeah. What's that called? It's her name or something. Yeah. And Nora. I thought that that like I again I don't think people should just like watch it yeah but I thought it was like a very creative like it's unexpected like Cinderella story type of thing yeah um and it just had a very

it's just like very realistic and yeah yeah so I yeah I mean I really I'm not saying you should watch centers but it's not as like evil as I thought it was going to be yeah it's definitely like a movie that I'm not I didn't have nightmares about and I did it like and it like and It's mainly vampire stuff. Yeah. But if you get spooked easily, I don't, I get really, I don't like anything, anything demonic. Like I won't watch, I don't watch, like, a lot of scary movies.

I don't even like horror. The Grudge or the ring or poltergeist. Like, I don't watch any of those. But when it's like vampire, I'm like, okay, it's like, not that scary. And then, yeah, we don't even really like watching horror trailers. Like when we go to the movies. We're like, X that. We don't need that.

demonic forces in our lives. No way. But yeah, it was good to watch. We watched that when we were in Nashville. Are you learning anything new? Oh, I'm learning so much. Yeah, well, you tell us? Because I just feel like my brain's kind of turning the raw.

All I do is eat and sleep around here. I've been listening. Well, I listened to the entire three-part series on the Punic Wars by Dan Carlin. You know what? I think you're already told us about this. Hardcore history. Well, now I'm on to a book called SPQR. Sounds amazing.

It's like it's about 800 pages and it's basically like the most in-depth like historical analysis on the Roman Empire. I'm sorry am I boring you. Yeah, sorry. I'm having trouble making it through it to be honest but I'm going to power through. Do the book. And then I'm going to read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. That's a good one. Well, the reason I'm learning about the Roman Empire is because I'm, I've decided that my Q1, my topic of focus is going to be learning about early Christian history.

So I'm starting with the Roman Empire. And then I'm going to read the Gospels in the context of knowing like how ruthless they were and how protective of the state that they were. Because that's pretty much why they crucified Jesus. Yeah. And then, and then I'm going to move into, there's like a couple other, well, there's, there's one podcast. It's like kind of controversial. So I'm going to listen to that after. Tell us. Can we do? No, I can. Well, there's a, there's a podcast called Martyr Made. And he's very, I've never listened to it. But he did this, this podcast series called Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem. And I don't, I don't know. what it's about because it's later on my early early christian history list but the reason that people

don't like him because he's very similar to dan carlin where he's like he talks about history but he gets a lot of flack because what i think he tries to do is understand wars from like the human perspective like so seeing both sides yeah and so he's kind of gotten labeled like you know all of these things of like apologists for hitler and all these types of things because he was trying to like understand the war from the minds of the Germans. And sometimes like or how maybe the Germans didn't know everything. So what they were being fed, what the Nazis were being fed and what they're, it's the same thing with like some of the people that are fighting wars for America.

Like sometimes like they're like, we don't even really know why we're here. But you, but they labeled, you know, all of the soldiers in Vietnam as this and this and this. And in Vietnam like straight up, they're just like, we're just doing what we're told. Yeah. So he, I don't know. I haven't fully wrapped my brain around people, why people think he's controversial.

I think it has a lot to do with like his World War II stuff. Probably because, yeah, probably because he's talking about a different perspective. But people say when they listen to fear and loathing in the New Jerusalem, it like blew their minds. Like they say it's like one of the best like series. And so I'm excited to make it to that.

And I feel like I'm powering through SPQR just to like, reach the terror. The carrot because I don't want to go out of order. Like I'm trusting the process. I can't wait for you to tell me more. I know. You're probably going to love it. And so it's funny because I thought I was going to need all year to learn about this,

but I'm really powering through this stuff. So I might make it to like World War II by Q4. That's something about Q1. It's like we just, there's a little extra free time there. There's a little extra free time. And then you just wait until baby comes. You know, I'm doing a maternity leave. Really?

How long? Not that long. I get bored. I know. And like, but, but probably like a month. The Divi team's like, well, we're giving Danny two months maternity leave and I, I just laugh. Well, the thing is I will, I won't be like, I won't have requirements. Right.

But like, I probably will be posting and creating content because like it's, it's something I love to do. Yeah. But I won't have brands being like, where's, where's this do? Where's this do? So it's like if I don't want to do it, I don't have to do it. but I like creating because I feel like it actually keeps me sane. Yeah. That's just.

So, so sorry, how long are you going to, how long are you saying it's going to be a month? I think it's a month. Yeah. But that's like, you're not saying like a month no posting.

You're saying like a month. A month, I don't know what I'm going to do. Like I might not want to post for two weeks. I don't have to do anything. Yeah. But I, and I,

for a month, I won't have any requirements from any brand. But I've, I've started to notice after like five weeks. If I have like, if I work with a brand, like if I do like one thing on a Tuesday, that's fine. Like it gives me a little bit more like purpose and just like, you know. I think for you and maternity leave it, it's like the freedom to do what you want to do when you want to do it. Yes. That's the most important. Yeah.

And I'm still feeling pretty rested from my last. Just generally in life, I would say that's a good principle that you like to live by. Yeah. I don't, yeah. I don't really like. It's like, it's like you, you're like, oh, I want to do this photo shoot. But the minute it. It's, yeah, I don't. It's like, it's like, goes onto the calendar. No, I planned two photoshoots last week. I know, but you planned them.

I know. That's the thing. It's like, I was excited for them. You got to be in that driver's team. Yeah. Yeah. But,

yeah, so I, we'll see, we'll see what happens. I might, I honestly am still feeling pretty rested for my last two-month hiatus. Mm-hmm. But I still feel like I'm like very appreciative.

Wasn't that long ago. It was a year ago. Yeah, not the long ago. Yeah. Feels like yesterday. I still feel arrested from that. So like I still feel excited to, to work.

There's nothing that's like weighs on me anymore. No, you're light. Light is a feather, baby. Should we move on to like our first topic? Yeah, let's do it. Okay. So have you seen this trend going around about 2016? Everybody's getting really nostalgic.

Posting and reminiscing of the old times from 10 years ago. It's been so crazy to look back on what's been happening and what it looked like. I posted one myself of us back in 2016. It is crazy to look back. But I have heard that, you know, everything on the internet, it's like a pendulum. It swings back and forth. So I have heard, like I follow a lot of like business accounts, like marketing advice accounts, you know, those type of things. And a lot of them are saying that the pendulum is now swinging from, okay, we had.

the phase of perfection and, you know, everything was very curated. And then the pendulum swung to, I'm so relatable and relatability and just being, you know, true to yourself, whatever. And now the pendulum is now swinging back to more curated content and more like art and just things that can really like grab your attention because people are feeling overwhelmed by all the quote unquote authenticity. Yeah. And I feel that.

Like I don't feel like it. Anything's authentic. I don't feel like anything is authentic. No. And so it's, I think especially because consumers got so much smarter with like all the editing apps and like they've started creating content too. Like it's just like a thing that people do like as a hobby.

You see how it's done. And so now when you see someone like wake up with me and my like working like my natural morning routine. It's like we know how it went. And so now people are like kind of swinging back to like the 2016. They want to see like professionals doing cool things. So they want to see like I wouldn't say like models again. Like they still value authenticity but like in a different way where it's not being like abused. It's kind of like how somewhere in the past like two or three years like if you were still trying to be like girl boss like it was kind of like, oh man this is like that era is over.

it's feeling like this whole parisocial era is diminishing a little bit. I think people are like waking up like, oh, like we're not like we're not like friends. Like I've never met you. You know, they're probably like they're like waking up in their own minds and they're probably just starting to appreciate the content that is more like, oh, this is like aspirational. So I was reading too. I don't know if this is true or not, but like social media uses like at an all time low right now. Is it?

Can you Google that? I did read that. It is for me, but I didn't know that was for other people. I mean, I say it's for me, but like, I mean, my screen time on. Yeah. So social. Yes. What source is that?

Okay. Yeah. So I was reading. It's from BBC. They were saying that a third of users posts less than they did five years ago. And I don't know. I kind of feel that within like my own friends. Like I don't feel like my friends post as much.

I feel like they're not getting like their information as much from social media. It does feel like the younger generation. It's not as like, I don't know, like addicting for them as we think it is. I think it's actually more addicting for like our parents. Yeah. Boomers are gone. I mean, like I can't talk to my parents without them scrolling. Yeah, I know.

Like it's so funny. And I would, if I'm like with a group of people, like I forget about my phone. Like I just like completely because I, I just know it's not going to do what I think it's going to do for my brain. And it doesn't really get me going anymore. So like I'd much rather be in person. But like our parents are always like one step behind. Yeah. But I think it is still very addicting for millennials.

I was talking to a couple girls on our team and they are saying that like millennials are still all over Facebook. Really? Yeah. Millennials? Yeah. Like especially moms like because the groups and stuff. Oh the yeah the Facebook groups. Yeah. Wait, I would kind of love for Facebook to make a comeback just like spice it up a little bit. I don't think so. Wait, why though? It's like honestly and I know I sound so old for saying this, but like it's hard for me to navigate. Like I can't. It's like a lot of different. It's like kind of confusing. Like I can't even log in. I don't even know like I have a Danny Austin page. It's like it's like I can't even log in. I don't even know like I have a Danny Austin page. and then I have like a personal page and I don't even know how to switch between the two. I know.

I can't figure it out. They didn't make it more user friendly. Maybe our parents should teach us. Your mom's a master at Facebook. Yeah. She could help us out. Yeah. She's got a lot of friends on Facebook.

Yeah. She's like famous. Yeah. On Facebook. Do you ever go and just stalk like random people from your past? On Facebook? No, I don't have Facebook. I can't figure out how to get in.

Oh. I thought you deleted it because of all of your controversial posts. No. How many controversial... No, I can't figure out how to get into my Facebook. It's so funny. And I'll try and then I'll just be like, I don't really care that much. And then it's like linked to this like UT email address and I'm like, it's gone.

It's gone. See, I would say like once a month I go and like stalk someone from my past. And I'm just like the most random person. Really? Yeah. That's kind of what it's good for though. Yeah. And I'm just like, what are they up to?

And there's this one guy. Are they posting still? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. There's this one guy from high school. I don't know if I'll say his name.

Don't. It never goes well. True, but I'm actually having to say good things about him, but that's okay. He was like the biggest plothead, like at the time. And he was one of the kids that like came to our high school kind of late. And he grew up in, you know that, you know that neighborhood that's like North Dallas that's gated. It's really close to where I grew up. but it was like all the rich kids,

a rich, like states, like huge. Okay, whatever, you don't know what I'm talking about. No, I do know what I'm talking about. Okay, it was like, like, at me growing up, I was like, this is where like this is everybody's live. Yes, you know, anyway. You've showed me in this neighborhood. He had a house in that neighborhood and it was like super modern,

looked like an elevator. Like, you know, back in like 2010, 2009, like it was like really crazy. And he got transferred from private school to like, our school and he his parents were never home so we had so many parties at his house like and we people would just like trash his house like the whole football team would show up like anyway but he because he was rich he would always get everybody weed i didn't smoke weed back then but like he was just kind of known for that so i was just like i got to see what this guys up too because like he's just so it's i have to know and he is like he has like four kids like super

normal was like all his kids were like dressed in like these smocked dress like super preppy like has his life together had like a super legit job and this was like the one guy in high school that I was like he's gonna end up on the streets dang you know so sometimes it's not the typical high school story you love that I know as I love a happy ending you love to hear it yeah he's good for him I wish I could see his team but no it's yeah so back in Do you ever get any messages from people from your past Facebook? You ever check those? I never look at this.

My mom runs into a lot of my friends' parents at the gym because they still live in the same neighborhood. And she'll tell me that they talk about me sometimes. Good, bad, both? You never know. It's a mixed bag. You never know. 2016 cultural moments. Donald Trump elected the first term.

Pokemon Go crazy. Oh, remember how dangerous that was? Pokemon Go? Yeah, remember? Like, people were like falling off cliffs. Oh, yeah. Trying to follow the Pokemon. Wow, was that 2016?

We were in Colorado. Ten years ago. Mm-hmm. Beyonce dropped lemonade. The album? Yeah, that didn't feel that long ago. I thought that was like more recent. No, that's the scary part is that 10 years ago.

Leo, Leonardo DiCaprio finally got his first Oscar for the Revenant. That's crazy. That is crazy. He deserves a lot more. Angelina Jolie and Bride Pitt split up. Justin Bieber makes his comeback. Wow. What was his comeback?

The Manikin Challenge. That was so old. Oh my gosh. Is this one people used to do the Planking. Planking Challenge. Remember Planking? Mm-hmm. Just planked.

Vine was still alive. The Clowns. I don't know what that is. I don't remember the clowns. Neither. Kim K. versus Taylor Swift. Icons passed away like David Bowie,

Carrie Fisher, Allen Thick, George Michael, Muhammad Ali, and Prince. Rip. Wow. 2016, baby. Okay.

Things that make you go, hmm, let's talk about Blake lively versus Justin Belloni. Oh gosh. You told me all about this in the car. Yeah. So I guess the world just can't get enough of it.

It ends with us drama. So let's dive back in this time with Taylor Swift. So long story short, a lot of these text messages between Blake lively or emails between Blake lively, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, all these celebrities, Taylor Swift have come to light because of this case. And I honestly don't understand why they're pulling all these personal text messages and emails, it really scares me and just like, it feels very intrusive and it really scares me because they're so personal and it makes me feel like we all need to be on watch and like just like you can't trust anything. It makes me want to voicemail them everything. Have you,

I hate when people save my voice memos too. I'm like, what are you going to try to sue me? Like I literally every time it's like saved, I'm like, you're suing me. I like, it's so I, I make sure that I don't save people. Would you rather have your bank account drained or your text messages release? I saw this trend. Probably my text messages released. Yeah, same. You know, because then I could just go live a private life library. I oftentimes think about if my text messages got released. And I, what I always think about is I would say, honestly, I hope that they're released so people understand how funny I am over text. I say it a lot to myself. You are funny over time. Like, I would say like, yes, there's probably some things that I shouldn't have said, but like at the same time,

like, you got to admit it was funny. See, I, for the same reason that I've never taken nudes. Yeah. I always assume that my text messages are being read by somebody else too. Yeah. So that's a good practice. Most things that I've ever, and I think it's because when I was in high school, some girl texted like a nudie to like a guy in the football team and it got out. And I feel like I learned that lesson from her that year.

And I was like anything and everything I ever posted, especially with the ICloud and all of that, like anything I say like could be released. And so I actually feel like my text messages, I'm definitely probably harsher like in person. But yeah, I try to be pretty vague in my text messages. If I'm like, you know, anyway, it just, yeah, it feels yucky that they're releasing these.

And I truly think that that is why Taylor. Swift and Blake Lively are no longer friends. Their friendship, I think, was on the rocks before. I think they were having struggles before. But I think when Blake Lively submitted those, because she submitted all of these texts and messages and emails, I think when she submitted them, Taylor was like, why are you including me in this?

Like, leave me out of this. I am going on tour. I'm like, in my tour, I'm getting engaged to Travis Kelsey. I'm like trying to build my life. Like, please just keep me out of this. Like, what do I have to do with this? I let you use my song. Like you should not be,

I would be pissed. I would be pissed. Yeah, I think that. If I let somebody use my song and like my work and then you're pulling me into the, the case. Like, did she,

so did Blake's team release all of these? Yes, Blake released all these to make herself look better. But they don't really make her look great. They make her look a little manipulative in my opinion. So, dude. Anyway,

if I was Ben Affleck or Matt Damon, like I'd be like, I'm not talking to you anymore. Like, it's so. weird. So what happened was, um, a lot of things seemed to be like weird on set with Justin Baldoni. And I'll, I'll agree with that. I think he was a little unprofessional. I think he said things he probably shouldn't have said anything that he should be like sued for. I don't know. I don't think so.

I think he was just kind of like a creeper weirdo. And I don't know what his religion is. But I think that Blake was like kind of creeped out by his religion and she kind of felt like he was in a cult. And I think it was like his first experience doing such a big project that there's probably some that were made. And Blake is very experienced. She's very like, I'm a feminist. Like, she's very strong-willed. She's probably an eight on the Instagram where she's like, I'm going to take over and just like, do what I want. And so I think just naturally the personalities clashed. And so she had a very poor experience working with Justin Baldoni. And she kind of, like, she calls him all these horrible names, like a clown, he's a dude, she's the worst, he's a narcissist.

and you know those things might be true who knows but at the end of the day there were these two edits that were being done so justin he purchased the rights for this movie like for five years he was working on trying to get this movie he worked with the financiers he's the one who like this is his movie he's directing he's acting in it like his movie Blake was just cast as like an actress this is not her movie she doesn't own it nothing so um but while they're filming Justin starts to feel like Blake is trying to take over his project and trying to, and kind of starting to step on his toes. So he probably felt disrespected.

Anyway, at the end of the day, Justin has this edit of the movie that he's submitting to Sony. And then Blake, 10 days before the edit is due, takes all the footage and edits her own, which she's not really like, that's really not fair. Like she doesn't own the rights of the footage. Like it's like, but she just steps in because she, I'm sure she wants the movie to be great. So she edits her own version. So they submit them to, I guess, Sony, and they do like an audience test,

like we get an audience score. And Justin Baldone's version edit one by like a landslide. So people liked Justin's movie better, which really pissed off Blake. So Blake wrote all these emails and text messages to all of her celebrity friends, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Taylor Swift, did I say Ben Affleck? Yep.

and included their wives and wrote these pretty lengthy kind of manipulative emails and text messages asking them to like basically back her edit and not Justin's. And now he's a total joke. And this has been a nightmare. It's been the worst experience of her life. So I guess they released all these text messages to show that she was distressed and she was like annoyed. But to me, they didn't really like prove anything except for you have famous friends that you're trying to manipulate. and like you're also kind of a mean girl. So the exchanges with Taylor and Blake lively were funny to me. Taylor Swift does call him the B word.

But like, you know, you go to bat for your best friend. Like if Ellie were to come to me and be like, this person was mean to me, I'd be like, what's their address? I'll go beat them up. Like, you know? And you're just kind of like, you're just like being a supportive, good friend. You're just being silly, whatever. So Blake is going on and on and asks Taylor to come over to her.

her or like actually they go over to taylor swift's apartment with justin baldoni and asks if taylor can kind of back her version and and and taylor agrees also to give one of the songs i think it was all too well i can't remember to just so that he can use it in the movie and taylor and these like text messages or after the event after they they go to me at taylor swift's house blake lily is texting taylor stuff and was like wow you were amazing tonight like you did such a good job. You're such a good friend. Like the way you were talking about different lenses was like so amazing.

And Taylor goes, yeah, he basically calls him a B word and was like, if he was smart, he wouldn't put my song in your, in the film because now you have the upper hand. Because basically Blake is the reason why Taylor let the song in, not because of Justin. And now it almost is like Justin like owes her something because now Blake got Taylor's a song in it. So they're just being like manipulative little girly. It's like not really that bad. Nothing like that's like character destroying in my opinion. But people are like to have their paintings in a ruffle that Taylor so have called

it a B word. So funny. But like yeah. So I would be if I was Taylor I would be pissed off too that I'm being included in this conversation like what do I have to do with any of this? I let you have. I tried to defend you. I tried to help you and I let you have the song.

And I really think that's probably like why they're not. friends anymore. It seems like Blake kind of like lives in Blake's world and just like we'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. And I think that started to like affect her friendships. But yeah, so it's a very, it's very interesting of the way that they're handling this and it's creating so much more drama. Like I feel like people kind of want to be over this. But the thing is, in my opinion, is no matter what Justin Baldoni is going to come out on top. Even if Blake wins this case, everyone's going to be like, well, she had more money and she had more lawyers and she had all of this. And they're still going to be like, Justin, forever. But what does he do after this?

Well, that's the thing. I don't think anybody will want to work with him because of all the way, this kind of like, but I don't know if they're going to work, want to work with either one of them. Yeah. I mean, I don't, I don't see how he's smart for someone to come in and work with him because it's just going to like, like in terms of attention. Like people are going to want to know what he does next. Didn't he move to Nashville? He did. Yeah, that's, I feel like all these celebrities like, who have some falling out moved to Nashville. I want to see what his religion is. Justin. Okay, he is, was raised in the Bah, Bahi faith, a religion that emphasizes the unity of all religions and people. Though his family also honored his Jewish and Catholic heritage,

celebrating with Hanukkah in Christmas. His mother is Jewish and his father is an Italian Catholic and both converted to Baha'i faith. So they, I guess they're, um, it's a religion founded in the 19th century that focused us on the unity of humanity and the elimination of prejudice. Hmm. Seems like he's a pretty welcoming guy. Yeah, I mean, oh, okay. Bahi faith was established in Iran.

under the Universal House of Justice in 1963, the same year that the founder claimed to be the prophet foretold by the Bob, an Iranian religious leader who died in 1850. So, yeah, I don't know. And then apparently whatever, like, like, felt like it was, like, very cultish, the way that it all came together. And then the whole thing where, like,

somebody walks in on her while she was breastfeeding, like, that's brought up in the case. And, yeah, it seems like there were just some weird thing. but I don't know if it's like sue you worthy honestly they both should have just come to an agreement and just like stopped because this is just making them both look really bad

she's probably an enneagram 8 that's what I was saying yeah she is she's got to be yeah what Ryan's thinking he's probably thinking it's good for the marketing the movie he's like that right

yeah I don't know he's just like not my favorite person either yeah they They've got some, they've got some rebuilding to do. But you know what? I always think about how Chloe Kardashian came back from a DUI and people love her. So it's like, oh, when did that happen?

A long time ago. But people will come back from like, they're going to be okay. Yeah, everyone's going to be okay. Except Justin. Wait, also, like, remember, like, Justin and I, like, DM sometimes? No. Yeah. Oh, during all this?

Yeah, remember he was deeming me? No, I think that was like the PR. people that he hired. But it doesn't, why can you not accept the fact that he did he did me? He dimmed you. He were like dimming. Yeah. That was really smart. Remember when he like rolled out that strategy? He was like, I'm going to take this internet first. He won on the internet. That was his team. No, I know. That's what I'm saying. But he won on the internet. The thing is, I think that this, this hatred that everyone has towards Blake lately, I think was

building. Like, I don't think it was just over this. Nine times out of 10. if there's this much onslaught against someone, there's truth. Yeah. There's truth. No. Any terrible person that has a good public perception that we know, it's like the masses, the masses of conspirators against that person, they're typically right. Okay.

This kind of reminds me of, did we talk about the Brooklyn Beckham, David Beckham situation? No. I know we don't have like too much time But this kind of reminds me of how Brooklyn Beckham I don't know if you all saw it recently But he basically posted like a Brooklyn Beckham is a sweet name That's a cool name Like that's a cool family cool name

Just vibes except for But I kind of always thought that Brooklyn was a girl That I could see it I get confused a lot Like I thought that Brooklyn Beckham was his wife's name Yeah but like if you're if yeah But if you know these boys It's a cool name.

Yeah, it's a cool name. So, Brooklyn Beckham came up with these stories, basically saying that his parents are narcissists. People love that, that word. It's getting out of hand how many times we're using narcissists these days. Because like, we could all be narcissists if you think about it. Yeah. And it's also kind of like, couldn't, everybody thinks about themselves.

Couldn't you be a narcissist for accusing someone else of being a narcissist? Oh, yeah. It's like, I don't know. It's just so overdone. We need like a new word. Like, I feel like everybody's kind of like. Like that's been overused. It's a catch-all.

Yeah. I feel like, I feel like... It doesn't really mean the same thing it used to me either. No. No, it's like, it's going to lose its sting. That's what I'm saying is like, he's a narcissism. Like, okay. Everybody is, apparently.

So he came out with all these stories where he was defending his wife and saying that he has no desire to rekindle or to work on a relationship with his parents or his family, saying that his mom was trying to like destroy their relationship. She like messed up Nicoletta's wedding dress and she said she was going to make the wedding dress and then she didn't like right before the wedding He said that his brother has turned against him. He said his parents only care about the perception of like how they live in the public eye. They don't actually care about them and he just did this whole like I don't know how many Instagram stories. It would probably been like four to six Instagram stories like of just like all this text basically attacking his parents saying they're horrible which is so talky. Like so talky. And even if those things are true,

it really left me with like a very poor taste of Brooklyn. In fact, in my mouth, I'm like, why are you dealing with this publicly? This is so immature. Like, go talk to your parents privately.

Well, his accusation was that his parents were leaking stories. Oh, leaking stories in the press. Which if that's true, I kind of am like, good for you. Oh,

that is hard. Because, you know, his parents are pretty connected to the royal family. Uh-huh. And the royals are pretty good at those tabloid leaks, you know?

And so that's so true. And so like maybe he felt like he had to like, he did say this is the first time I'm defending myself. In years, yeah. It just seems like it did so much damage. Like I feel like there was ways that he could have made a public announcement without being so catty. Like I feel like there are ways that you can say something without saying all those like

details. So like what like what I would have done is like, hey, like I've seen that my parents have been leaking this information to the press. Like this is totally inaccurate. In fact, I would really appreciate if my parents and I could deal with this like offline and like be more like mature about the way that we deal with our family dynamics. It's been hard. I love my parents that right now.

I'm taking like a break because we're just trying to figure out how to like build our family. You know, like that. How old is he? Um, maybe 26, 25. It's kind of that age where he's like, I'm my own man. You know, he's going to regret it. By the time he's 30, he'll regret probably. everything he'd done. Well, apparently David Beckham was asked about, like, his son. And he was like, well, you know, sometimes your kids just have to make mistakes. Like, I thought it was like such a badass answer. It is because he's just like, you know, Brooklyn thinks he's doing the right thing right now. But one day he'll realize like all these stories, like what he did defending or like attacking our family. He's newly married. He's like, I'm doing it my own way. Like, it's very common. I feel like. So here's what I learn though. So everybody is saying that, um, I'm not going to lie from the outside looking. I don't know that much about Victoria Beckham. But she doesn't say.

seem like the best mother-in-law in the world. And not in a way that like she's mean or manipulative or whatever. I just feel like she's so consumed. It's almost like being related to Kim Kardashian. It's like she's so consumed with her own thing that she's just probably not like a very thoughtful person. Like it's and she's probably so used to like everything being about her. And not in a way that's like, um, you know, we're not going to be like family anymore. But it's just like it's always about Victoria and David Beckham. And so I think a lot of times, Nicoletta probably feels like, man, she didn't go out of her way to, like, to really, like, think about me or to think about our feelings or how it affects us. And, like, I could just

see how that maybe trickles down and, like, kind of annoys them. But apparently, so Justin Anderson went on his stories and, like, has done Nicoletta's hair before. And it's, like, coming out that Nicoletta is, like, the worst. Who's Nicoletta? His wife, Brooklyn Beckham's wife. And that she is really a really scary person, like, one of the meanest people in Hollywood, like, very, very like actually mean to people. Like kind of like J-Lo vibes. Yeah. And she apparently is a Nepo baby.

I don't know like much about her, but like comes from this like really big wealthy family. And people are saying that she's actually the biggest problem. And so then you get like these two powerful like women in there that are both like the shows about me. And it's probably hard. Yeah. Well, isn't it a too dominant like? Well, it's also like a, there's also like always a dynamic when a son, when your son marries someone else.

Right. It's like hard for a mom probably. Oh, yeah. But see, I don't know. Like, I just feel like I feel like I take on more of like my mom's perception of things. Like when I think about someone marrying my son, I think of like a new best friend. Like I'm like, oh my God, I get a new best friend. Like I get like a new girlfriend I get to hang out with.

And like my mom really does that with like Olivia. Like she kind of adopted her as like her own daughter. And everybody used to always think, oh my gosh, is that so annoying that your mom and Olivia are like so close? And I was like, no, it doesn't like I'm her daughter. I know that she loves me. And I love that she's making an effort to like be close with Olivia too. And that's just the way.

I feel like that's how like my mom and I think where I'm not like, oh my God, I'm so jealous. I'm like, yeah, we get to all hang out. And so it's hard for me. to put myself there. But yeah, I mean, I guess if I felt like

they were like not treating my, my boy right. But honestly, I'd be like, I get it. He sometimes will work. Like,

you know, like sometimes he like doesn't pick up his laundry. I'd be like, I'd be like, girl, we'll get this together. Yeah,

but that's toxic too. But anyway. But you know, like in a funny way, not like a serious way. I think that Brooklyn is going to regret this in the next five years. Yeah,

just though he did it was like super catty. You could have made a post defending yourself without attacking. But I don't know, something about like the mid, like 25 to 30 for men. You're a little off your rocker. Yeah, you just think you know everything. Totally. And then you really don't.

Yeah. And then it takes you into like 30, 32 to be like, oh, shoot. Yeah, because y'all mature a little bit later than us. Yeah. So. Well, our prefrontal querv text isn't developed until like, what, 23? I don't know. I think for, for women, it's 22.

So y'all's just probably 30. Right. 25. Just like a couple more years. Yeah, yeah. So he'll come around. Yeah. But I mean, and his parents will forgive him.

I just, the last thing I'll say about this is when when people do this, like I have seen other influencers do this about brands or they do this about like products they don't like or Brooklyn did it to like his parents. It, you think that you're defending yourself and you think you look like you're coming out this younger person. To me, it makes me not want to like. touch you with a 10-inch pull. Because I'm like, why would you not do that to me?

Like, and the fact that you're willing to go so public on like your parents, like, just shows me that like I don't feel safe around you. Yeah. And so I think it just, it was just an overall bad decision. But it made for some great TikTok content. Okay, we love you guys so much. Bye-bye. Oh, my God. Bye.

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