Awkward Tuesday: Baby Monitor Drama

Summary

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Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update – “Awkward Tuesday: Baby Monitor Drama”

Release Date: December 16, 2025
Podcast Host: iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

This episode of “Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update” features an installment of their recurring “Awkward Tuesday Phone Call.” A listener named Erica reaches out in distress, believing her relationship is doomed after overhearing a shocking conversation between her boyfriend Jack and his mother via a forgotten baby monitor. She seeks the team’s help for support and advice before confronting her boyfriend about what she heard. What starts as a tale of apparent familial rejection takes a hilariously unexpected twist.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Scene: Holiday Anxiety & Eavesdropping (02:47–06:00)

• The hosts open by discussing common family awkwardness around the holidays, setting up the episode’s “Awkward Tuesday Phone Call” premise.
• Erica joins the show to explain that she accidentally overheard a private conversation between her boyfriend Jack and his mother while she was downstairs, thanks to a still-active baby monitor in the guest room.
• Erica describes feeling “super miserable” and like she’s “watching my relationship end” after secretly listening in. (04:32, Erica)

Quote:
“I’m just feeling super miserable, actually. Like, I’m watching my relationship end right before my eyes, and I can’t do anything about it.” —Erica (04:32)

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2. The Contentious Baby Monitor Conversation (06:00–08:41)

• Erica reveals details from what she heard: Jack’s mother told him that she doesn’t want Erica to come over for the holidays, claiming Erica is “loud, eats all the snacks, and is really messy.”
• To Erica’s shock, Jack’s mother also said that her nieces are “scared” of Erica.
• The hosts empathize with Erica, with Brooke especially relating to in-law struggles and snack-shaming.

Quote:
“She said that I was loud and that I eat all the snacks and that I’m really messy.” —Erica (06:43)

• Erica confesses she ate a lot of snacks last year but “didn’t realize there was a limit on snacking.” (07:07)

• After the conversation, Erica was so upset that she left the house and sat in her car to process everything.

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3. Relationship Fallout & Dread (08:41–10:56)

• Erica explains she hasn’t confronted Jack yet but suspects he’s been avoiding her since the incident.
• The team discusses how Erica feels the situation might be relationship-ending, especially given expectations of a long-term future (“You’re moving towards marriage and making this woman your mother-in-law…” —Brooke, 09:22).
• Erica is “just sitting on all of this emotion” and feels stuck.

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4. Advice and Preparing for the Call (11:00–13:34)

• The segment pivots to giving Erica advice. Brooke reassures Erica, noting that almost every mother-in-law “talks crap about their little baby’s significant other” and that it’s rare to hear it firsthand.
• Jose suggests, “Just remember who you’re mad at. The mom is the bad guy technically...” (12:44)
• The hosts urge Erica to avoid taking it out on Jack, who tried to defend her.

Quote:
“Don’t go at him super hard or aggressive… unless he says something stupid.” —Brooke (13:01)

• Erica acknowledges the advice and is thankful for the show’s support as she prepares to call Jack.

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5. The Awkward Tuesday Phone Call—An Unexpected Twist (13:48–18:11)

The Confrontation:

• Erica calls Jack and nervously reveals that she overheard the conversation with his mom, explaining the baby monitor situation. (14:53–15:10)
• Jack is initially confused but reassures her: “I know that my mom was being, like, out of line about that, but I know she means well… It’s gonna be okay.” (15:41)

The Bombshell:

• Erica breaks down, saying, “Clearly, your mom hates me… She says I’m messy and I eat too much and I scare all the kids…” (15:55)
• Jack abruptly stops her and clarifies—the mother was talking about “Pebbles,” their dog, not Erica. (“She was talking about Pebbles. Wasn’t talking about you.” —Jack, 16:17)

Memorable Quote:
“She was talking about Pebbles. Wasn’t talking about you.” —Jack (16:17)

• The hosts erupt in laughter and relief, realizing the “child-scaring, snack-munching mess” was the hyper family dog, not Erica. (16:34–17:11)

Comic Relief:

• The hosts joke about Pebbles being the real snack thief and child-frightener, and Erica expresses her immense relief—though now she’s worried about what will happen to Pebbles during the holidays.

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6. Resolving the Misunderstanding (18:11–19:16)

• Discussion turns to holiday pet arrangements, with Brooke joking, “Well, they have these great pet hotels. Maybe your mother-in-law can help spring for it.” (18:17)
• Jack confirms his mother “likes Erica” and the relief is palpable, with Jeffrey (19:00) encouraging Erica to “feel free to eat as many Christmas candies as you want this year.”

Quote:
“You’re allowed to go over to the family’s house for the holidays this year.” —Jeffrey (19:16)

• The team closes this portion with more jokes about Erica not peeing on the carpet (“…because it could get you banned next year.” —Brooke, 19:20).

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7. Listener Reactions & Aftermath (20:39–21:28)

• The team debriefs, with Brooke noting how “many of these awkward Tuesdays end with just… a terrible miscommunication.” (20:39)
• Listener comments highlight that, in hindsight, clues pointed toward “Pebbles the dog,” such as the line “don’t you dare tell Erica.”
• Everyone agrees this was a classic, harmless case of misunderstanding—with a happy resolution and some unexpected solid advice.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 04:32 | Erica | “I’m just feeling super miserable, actually. Like, I’m watching my relationship end...” | | 06:43 | Erica | “She said that I was loud and that I eat all the snacks and that I’m really messy.” | | 12:03 | Brooke | “You are not alone. There has not been a mother-in-law in the world that has not talked crap…”| | 13:01 | Brooke | “Don’t go at him super hard or aggressive… unless he says something stupid.” | | 16:17 | Jack | “She was talking about Pebbles. Wasn’t talking about you.” | | 19:16 | Jeffrey | “You’re allowed to go over to the family’s house for the holidays this year.” |

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Important Timestamps

• [02:47] Episode theme & setup for Erica’s call
• [04:32] Erica describes her distress
• [06:43] Details of what Erica overheard
• [09:31] Erica worries about the future of her relationship
• [12:03] Brooke’s empathetic advice
• [13:48] Awkward Tuesday Phone Call begins
• [16:17] Revelation: The comments were about the dog (Pebbles), not Erica
• [19:16] Resolution: Erica is welcome for the holidays after all
• [20:39] Show debrief & listener reactions

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Final Takeaway

What begins as a gut-wrenching tale of familial drama and potential heartbreak rapidly transforms into a lighthearted misunderstanding involving a mischievous family dog. The show’s trademark blend of empathy and humor, along with supportive advice and good-natured ribbing, makes for a highly entertaining—and ultimately heartwarming—episode. The incident reminds listeners that sometimes, the things we dread most are simply a miscommunication away from being resolved.

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Transcript

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[Jeffrey]

The holidays are meant for us to spend time with friends and family.

[Brooke]

Aw, isn't that nice?

[Jeffrey]

To eat good food for sure. To laugh and to black out.

[Brooke]

And to okay if you could remember it.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, what if a family member, though, overhears something that they were not supposed to hear. And suddenly Christmas is gonna be extra weird and dramatic this year. Unless you make a phone call on our show to deal with it for.

[Brooke]

I'm sure that clears everything up.

[Jose]

Yeah, that won't be dramatic.

[Jeffrey]

That's the hope. Because one of our listeners needs help thanks to the weird conversation she accidentally overheard, and it involves her boyfriend's mom. You're gonna find out what happened. It's happening in your awkward Tuesday phone call right after this. It's awkward.

[Brooke]

It's Tuesday.

[Jeffrey]

It's awkward Tuesday phone call. Relationship problems. We're not really familiar with that topic on this show.

[Brooke]

That's, like, all we do.

[Jeffrey]

Most people call us during our Great Girlfriends and Perfect boyfriend segment.

[Brooke]

That. The bragging segment?

[Eva Longoria]

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[Jose]

The problem is there's no problem.

[Jeffrey]

I know. It's so hard.

[Brooke]

Yeah, they're too perfect.

[Jeffrey]

Today we're going to do something a little bit different for us and talk to a listener who says they would have been on that perfect boyfriend segment, but they just got blindsided by something and they need our help before they have this awkward discussion. So let's welcome Erica to our show. Hey, Erica. How you doing?

[Erica]

Hi, guys. I'm okay. I mean, not great.

[Brooke]

Yeah, big pause there. I hope we can help you.

[Erica]

Me, too.

[Brooke]

All right.

[Erica]

I'm just feeling super miserable, actually. Like, I'm watching my relationship end right before my eyes, and I can't do anything about it.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, God.

[Erica]

God.

[Brooke]

And you don't want it to end?

[Erica]

No.

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[Brooke]

Just checking.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Jose]

You know, you never know.

[Jeffrey]

I know.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

It's true, you know, Brooks and the other side of that conversation.

[Jose]

So we never know sometimes.

[Jeffrey]

Sorry. I'm sorry you're going through a hard time. What's going on?

[Erica]

Okay, so, like, there's a little bit of backstory getting into it because, like, my friend asked me to watch her kid this past weekend. So we set them up in our guest room with a baby monitor, and like, afterwards, we forgot to take the baby monitor out.

[Brooke]

Okay, wait, wait. So you had a baby monitor in the guest room? That's all that matters.

[Erica]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Erica]

So the next day, my boyfriend's mom came over, and while I was down in the basement doing the laundry, the baby monitor was still in there, and it was on. I forgot to turn it off. And I heard my boyfriend talking to his mom on the baby monitor. Yeah. And, like, I know that they had no idea that I could hear them because they were kind of, like, talking in a hushed tone and, like, arguing with each other.

[Jeffrey]

Uh, oh, were they saying, like, God, she's just such the perfect woman.

[Brooke]

Yeah, she's like, why aren't you proposing hosed yet, honey?

[Erica]

I wish. I mean, I know you shouldn't eavesdrop, right?

[Jeffrey]

Right?

[Brooke]

Oh, I would totally eavesdrop in that situation.

[Jose]

Don't feel bad. That's the universe handing you this.

[Brooke]

Yes. Thank you, Jose.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

You're just.

[Erica]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

What did you hear?

[Erica]

I mean, I was curious and like, it felt like she. The mom was waiting for me to leave the room to say something. So, you know, I. I listened in and it became pretty clear that they were arguing about me.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, God.

[Brooke]

About what?

[Erica]

Okay, so I heard his mom say, I don't want her coming over for the holidays this year.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, God.

[Jose]

You.

[Brooke]

What's your boyfriend's name, by the way?

[Erica]

It's Jack.

[Brooke]

Okay, did you guys have plans to spend the holidays together with his family?

[Erica]

Yeah, I mean, like, usually we go back and forth and it's his family's year.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, so it sounds like you guys have been together for a couple of years. What did his mom say?

[Erica]

She was being pretty specific about, like, why she didn't want me there. Like, she said that I was loud and that I eat all the snacks and that I'm really messy.

[Jose]

She would not want any of us over there.

[Brooke]

Thank you, Jose. I was thinking the same thing.

[Jeffrey]

I don't want to be rude here, but do you eat all of the snacks when you go over to their house? It's a good question.

[Brooke]

That's what the snacks are for.

[Jeffrey]

All of them. Do you leave the bowl empty?

[Erica]

I mean, I ate a bunch of snacks last year, but I didn't realize there was a limit on snacking.

[Brooke]

Totally. And you're bored. I mean, were you, like, the thing.

[Erica]

Is, they were more fun.

[Brooke]

You wouldn't eat so many snacks.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, Brooke, it's not fair for you to project your family life onto her, okay? If you're bored when you go, stay with your in laws.

[Brooke]

But honestly, my in laws do not eat very much and I am so hungry all the time when I'm over there. Okay, so I get you.

[Jeffrey]

It's just rude when you tell them to go back to the store for more chocolate covered pretzels. That aside, I know that must be terrible to hear through the baby monitor of all things.

[Erica]

Yeah, I mean, that wasn't even the worst thing. She said that his nieces are scared of me. And like, what? I scare children, apparently. Like.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, God.

[Brooke]

Can I ask, up until this point, did you think it was all roses with his family?

[Erica]

I mean, I know getting to know another person's like, family quirks are hard, but I thought I was doing okay. Like, I thought I was jiving.

[Brooke]

All right.

[Jeffrey]

And when you walk by schools, do the children normally run away from the fence in terror?

[Erica]

No, we were just babysitting last weekend and nobody was terrified of me, so.

[Jeffrey]

And what? Did your boyfriend have anything to say during with his mom or was he agreeing with her?

[Erica]

He was trying to defend me, but, like, he couldn't. He didn't really get a lot of words in edgewise. And then his mom was like, can't she just go stay somewhere else for Christmas? And then she was like, threatening him. She was like, don't you dare tell Erica. And I was really, really upset.

[Brooke]

I don't blame you.

[Erica]

Yeah, I, like, left the house to get out of the situation. I went and sat in my car and, like, tried to process and like, I texted him that I wasn't feeling well because I didn't want to, like, talk to him at that moment. I was just feeling a lot of feelings and like, well, totally. His mom left a little while later and she like, waved at me like nothing was wrong.

[Brooke]

Right.

[Jose]

Well, in her defense, she doesn't know that you're listening, so she's being direct to her son and quick about it, just getting to the point.

[Brooke]

And yeah, of course, if she knew.

[Jose]

You were listening, she would have been nicer.

[Jeffrey]

It's just unfortunate that she had to hear that conversation. Or maybe it's kind of a blessing that you overheard it in, like, a.

[Brooke]

Way, years into this relationship, you guys are living together. I mean, you're moving towards marriage and making this woman your mother in law. Yeah, like, yeah.

[Erica]

God, I mean, even if he loves me, like, I don't know if we've got a future going forward. I mean, if his mom really feels that way, it's just like, that's not going to work.

[Jose]

So has he told you you're not welcome yet? Like, do you know, quote unquote. No yet. You know what I mean? Like, Right.

[Brooke]

Has he passed on the message from the mom in the nice way?

[Jeffrey]

Thank you.

[Jose]

Thank you.

[Erica]

No. And like, this happened like three days ago. And like, of course he's been surprisingly busy and never has the time to like, hang out or talk. Because I'm sure he's like, trying to think about to tell me this, but, like, I am just sitting on all of this emotion and I, like, I need to talk to him and I now is, you know, and I. I don't know. I just need help.

[Jeffrey]

So you want us to call your boyfriend for you here so that you could tell him that you overheard the conversation?

[Erica]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Yeah, you gotta do it. There's no way around it.

[Jose]

Yeah, and you can't just sit and wait and stew.

[Brooke]

I know, but he's gonna be. He's not gonna be happy because it puts him in such, you know, to choose basically between his mom and his girlfriend.

[Jeffrey]

It's a rough choice. So maybe while we have a little break here, you go down like a whole bag of Debbie snack cakes, and then we'll come back, we'll give you some advice and let you make your awkward Tuesday phone call to your boyfriend right after this.

[Erica]

Okay, I've already eaten a couple snack cakes.

[Brooke]

All right, Snack on, girl. Snack on.

[Jeffrey]

Keep doing it. We'll come back right after this. Hold on. It's awkward.

[Brooke]

It's Tuesday.

[Jeffrey]

It's awkward. Tuesday phone call. If you're just joining us, we have a listener on the phone. Her name is Erica and she has a boyfriend of a few years. They live together, so safe to say they're pretty close.

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[Jeffrey]

And the other day, you know, you never know, but the other day her boyfriend's mom was over and Erica overheard a conversation via baby monitor that her maybe future mom in law does not want her coming over for Christmas this year. The reason? Apparently she eats all the snacks, scares all the kids and is too loud. At least that's what she heard from the mom.

[Brooke]

Sounds like the Cookie Monster.

[Jeffrey]

And obviously that's a tough thing to hear. So she's not spoken to her boyfriend about this yet, which is why she's asked us to give her a little bit of advice before she reaches out to him. And look, nobody understands what it's like to spend the holidays with an in law who doesn't really like you more than Brooke. So, Brooke, you are the right person to ask advice for here. What do you got?

[Brooke]

Well, first, Erica, I just got to say, you are not alone. There has not been a mother in law in the world that has not talked crap about their little baby's significant other. Okay? I mean, unfortunately, you're the one that has to hear it. Most people don't actually hear what mother in laws really think, and you had to hear it. So I just think. I mean, honestly, my only advice is when you talk to your boyfriend, do not feel bad about accidentally overhearing this conversation. That is not your fault. It's not something you wanted to hear. And for goodness sakes, you'll bring your own snacks.

[Erica]

Yeah, that's totally fair.

[Jeffrey]

Anything should have been eavesdropping on their conversations earlier. Jose, what do you think she should do?

[Jose]

Just remember who you're mad at. The mom is the bad guy. Technically, she's the one.

[Brooke]

That's true.

[Erica]

That's good decisions.

[Jose]

Your boyfriend's just trying to, like, organize this situation he's in.

[Brooke]

He's like the middle child keeping the peace.

[Jose]

Exactly. So just be aware of your emotions. Don't go at him super hard or.

[Brooke]

Aggressive unless he says something stupid.

[Erica]

Yeah, then you should do that.

[Jeffrey]

Does that help you a little bit, Erica?

[Erica]

Yeah, that's pretty solid advice. I mean, you're right. It's not like he said, like, he was trying to defend me. I mean, it's hard to defend against your mom.

[Jose]

Yeah. Anything.

[Jeffrey]

All right. I can't believe we actually gave some solid advice today, so I'm counting this as a win already. Hopefully we can actually make this conversation go smoothly for you. But I'm going to dial your boyfriend's number. We're going to step back and let you do this, okay? We're going to be here for support in case you need us.

[Brooke]

Yeah, we're here.

[Jeffrey]

Yes.

[Brooke]

You are not alone.

[Erica]

Thank you.

[Jeffrey]

All right, here we go.

[Jose]

Be eating snacks.

[Jack]

Hello?

[Erica]

Hey, babe.

[Brooke]

Hello?

[Erica]

Babe, can you hear me? Erica?

[Jack]

Yeah, right now, I recognize it. I almost didn't even answer it.

[Erica]

I'm just. I'm on a work line. I'm just, like, in a quiet room. I really needed to talk to you.

[Jack]

Okay. Yeah. Is everything okay?

[Erica]

Well, like, I know we haven't been able to talk in, like, a couple of days, but this is, like, pretty important because I'm just, you know, I'm worried about us, actually. Us?

[Jack]

What? Why? What's going on?

[Erica]

It's just like. Like, you mean so much to me, and I'm just kind of, like, devastated. I don't know what to do.

[Jack]

Babe, what is going on right now? You're scaring me.

[Erica]

Remember when your mom was over the other day?

[Jack]

Yeah.

[Erica]

Yeah. And I went downstairs to do some laundry for a bit.

[Jack]

Okay, sure. Yeah.

[Erica]

Yeah. And my friend Katrina was there the day before, and she had left her baby monitor in the guest room, and it was still on.

[Jack]

Okay, so what? I'm getting confused.

[Erica]

So I heard everything.

[Jack]

Heard what? What are you talking about, heard everything?

[Erica]

What do you mean? I heard. I heard you and your mom talking about Christmas this year at your family's house.

[Jack]

Okay, look, I'm sorry that you heard that, but I. I promise it's gonna be okay. I'm just. I'm thinking about how I'm gonna deal with it still. It's gonna be fine, though. Seriously.

[Erica]

What? How is it gonna be fine?

[Jack]

I know that my mom was being, like, out of line about that, but I know she means well. Like, I swear, like, it's gonna be okay.

[Erica]

Okay. I don't. I don't see how we can, like, stay together after this.

[Jack]

Like, what? What do you mean?

[Erica]

I mean, clearly, your mom hates me. Whoa, hold on. No, no. Like, you heard her. She doesn't want me around for Christmas. She says I'm messy and I eat too much and I scare all the kids. Like, she just wants me to go anywhere else for the.

[Jack]

Babe.

[Jose]

Stop.

[Erica]

Oh, my God. Eric.

[Jack]

Erica. Erica. She was talking about Pebbles. Wasn't talking about you.

[Brooke]

What?

[Erica]

Our dog.

[Eva Longoria]

Awkward.

[Erica]

Oh, my God.

[Jeffrey]

The dog.

[Jack]

What's going on?

[Brooke]

That makes so much sense with the children now.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my God.

[Jack]

I'm eating snow.

[Erica]

What? God. Oh, my God.

[Jack]

What is going on?

[Jeffrey]

Hey, Jack. Sorry, man. You're. You're on the radio right now with a show called Brooke and Jeffrey in.

[Brooke]

The Morning, close to listening in on a baby monitor.

[Jeffrey]

Sorry.

[Brooke]

Oh, my God. Pebbles.

[Jeffrey]

So we're doing a segment that we call the awkward Tuesday Phone Call, which we were trying to help Erica with this conversation with you because she overheard what happened on the baby monitor between you and your mom, and she thought.

[Brooke]

It was about her.

[Jack]

Seriously?

[Jose]

Must have been bad timing.

[Brooke]

Oh, my God, Erica, you were in tears.

[Jack]

Oh, my God.

[Erica]

Well, now I feel silly.

[Brooke]

You could keep eating snacks.

[Jose]

Or what if she just keeps crying and goes, but I love Pebbles.

[Brooke]

No. Are you sure that that's who your mom was talking about? She was talking about the dog?

[Jack]

Yeah, obviously she was talking. I knew she was talking about the dog. That's how it all started. The dog was, like, jumping on her bed and stuff, and she was getting annoyed with.

[Jeffrey]

With her, like, top of mind right now.

[Jose]

She's like, by the way.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my God.

[Jose]

Oh, that makes so much sense.

[Jeffrey]

Erica.

[Jack]

Yeah. Pebbles is being hyper, and my mom is. You know, she's getting older and she can't keep up.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

This is why your mom said, don't you dare tell Erica, because Erica was gonna get upset if they didn't bring the dog over.

[Jack]

Right.

[Jose]

Oh, well, this was probably the best way to tell her. Make her think it's her. And then when you find out it's the dog, that's not bad at all.

[Erica]

Well, yeah, there's definitely an amount of relief in that, but, like, what are we gonna do with Pebbles. What is Pebbles supposed to do?

[Brooke]

Well, they have these great pet hotels. Maybe your mother in law can help spring for it.

[Jose]

That's true. Or I can puppy sit.

[Brooke]

Oh God.

[Jack]

Can't you stay with your family, babe?

[Erica]

Oh, but I mean she would be sad in Christmas.

[Brooke]

I mean Erica, she's a dog.

[Jeffrey]

It's their baby bro.

[Brooke]

I know, but like the dog doesn't know the difference between Christmas and any other day really.

[Erica]

You know, if she gets presents.

[Jeffrey]

You can speak for what Pebbles and does not know.

[Brooke]

I mean, I just am thankful that you have a future mother in law that likes you. Right? Right, Jack? She likes Erica.

[Erica]

Yeah, that is true. That is very true. I'm very relieved that it wasn't me eating too many snacks.

[Jeffrey]

Feel free to eat as many Christmas candies as you want this year. Erica.

[Jose]

She doesn't care when you lick her face. It's the dog.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, well, it sounds like you guys are definitely at least closer to resolving the issue. You just have to figure out what the to do with Pebbles now. Yes, but Erica, you're allowed to go over to the family's house for the holidays this year.

[Erica]

Yeah. Wow. The relief, you guys, the release.

[Brooke]

Don't pee on the carpet because it could get you banned next year.

[Jeffrey]

You know, Brooke did that one Christmas. It was not pretty.

[Brooke]

I still don't know why my in laws don't like me. Brook and Jeffrey in the morning.

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[Brooke]

Oh man. How many of these awkward Tuesdays end with just oh, it was a terrible miscommunication. Yeah. You know, like big assumptions.

[Erica]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Not knowing the whole story.

[Jeffrey]

Yes.

[Jose]

It made sense, though.

[Eva Longoria]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

What a classic case of it. We do have comments from this one, right, Alexis? Yeah. I mean, speaking of that, someone said the second that the mom said, don't you dare tell Erica, I knew that they were talking about a dog. I'm surprised that no one on the show thought to ask if they had any pets that go with them to family function.

[Jose]

Be really funny if she was like, yeah, plus he licks himself too much.

[Brooke]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jose]

In front of us.

[Brooke]

Then we would have clocked on. We needed more details. That's a lot of faith in us, Alexa. But okay.

[Erica]

And then we got for us.

[Jose]

That's normal.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Oh, my gosh. This is just hysterical. The boyfriend is such a sweetheart. This is a happy ending. And some really solid advice all around.

[Erica]

We don't hear that a lot.

[Brooke]

No, we don't. Hold on to that. Hold on to that comment. We'll send that to the bosses.

[Eva Longoria]

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[Brooke]

Hey, thanks for being here. If you ever need help with an awkward conversation, definitely hit us up. It's on our website is how you submit. It's brickandjeffrey.com and don't forget to follow us on those socials. Rick and Jeffrey, thanks so much for being part of the podcast.

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