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Holiday Parties & High School Reunions (ft. Laren)
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Join Alex and Laren for a wholesome Thanksgiving hang. The girls reflect on their plans and traditions and Lauren opens up about how her family coped with the holiday season after losing her dad. Then, Alex and Lauren reminisce on what they were like in high school, their most dramatic moments, and their arch nemeses. Enjoy!
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A
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B
Hello, Daddy Gang.
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A
We were just laughing because we rarely do this when we podcast together.
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B
We've never podcasted with like notes or.
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A
A laptop, but something came over us and maybe it's because it's like the holiday season. We, like, really wanted to come prepared and give the gift of a little bit of an organized episode. It's still gonna be a little unhinged. But Lauren and I wanted to talk about Thanksgiving this year together because what better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than you guys popping on an episode of Colorado and hanging out with Lauren and I? I'm so aware that some of you could be alone today. Maybe you fucking hate your family. Maybe you love your family and you're listening to this with your family. Regardless, we are here for you, so let's just get into it. We haven't even talked about this. What are you going to be doing for Thanksgiving this year?
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B
So I'm doing two Thanksgivings this year. I'm doing one in Louisiana in the middle of November and Then I'm doing one in Pennsylvania on actual Thanksgiving.
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A
Oh, wow.
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B
Wasn't entirely planned to do two Thanksgivings. I've never done two Thanksgivings before. But I guess we'll just rip the band aid off in the first minute of the episode. I recently went through a breakup and the plan was to spend Thanksgiving with my ex boyfriend's family. So I was going to do with my own family in the middle of November and then go celebrate with his family.
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A
On actual Thanksgiving.
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B
On actual Thanksgiving.
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A
Okay.
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B
So now I'm just celebrating Thanksgiving twice with both sides of my family.
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A
Okay. Well, I'm going to be honest. I don't think there is a better holiday to have two of than Thanksgiving because it's just meaning that you're getting to eat really good food. So I feel like that's kind of a blessing.
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B
I'm not like, really complaining. What are you doing? What you're hosting and. Okay, first of all, that wasn't supposed to be the plan.
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A
Thank you. Thank you. I was not supposed to be hosting this year. I was very, very adamant about not hosting. I think I talked about this on an episode. I'm a good host, but I really have to be in the mood and I think there's no escape for you. Oh, there is no escape.
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B
And you're like an escape artist at a party.
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A
Yes. I like to relax and I like to get out when I wanna get out. And I feel like Matt and I have been so busy that holidays are so important to me. I really, really wanna spend time with him and I want to be present. And I know that when you're hosting, you can't really be present with each other. I'm not gonna be sitting on Matt's lap, making out with him and shoving cornbread in my face. I'm gon. Everyone is like situated and their plates are filled and like we're eating last and like. So how did you.
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B
How did you get like cornered into this?
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A
Right, so like, why the fuck am I hosting? Yeah, so I think we were first initially saying don't host because we thought like my family was coming to and we thought it was going to be like a couple of years ago, it was literally like 40 something people. It was fucking insane. And we had people inside and outside and it was just overwhelming. Now this year, Matt's mom called us and was like, you guys, it's literally just our internal side of the family on Matt's side. Like my family staying on the east coast this year, so it's going to be smaller. So first, she was going to be hosting, and then all of a sudden, Matt and I were like, should we just offer? Like, I felt bad because our house is a very good hosting house.
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B
Your house is very conducive to hosting. You got the inside, you got the outside. You got the outdoor heaters, you got the outdoor bar.
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A
Ooh. Yeah. We've definitely set ourselves up to host. So I think we just had a moment where we're like, why are we making your mom do this? Like, let's just fucking take it.
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B
Once you get over the mental hump of hosting. Not that I host many things. I feel like once you get over the mental hump, then you can kind of start to get cozy and be like, well, now I get to pick exactly the foods I want. I get to pick exactly the vibe and the people. And, like, now you can just, like, own it and make it exactly what you want.
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A
No, you're right. And there was also something about, like, mentally, for a minute, thinking that Matt's mom was doing it. Now that it's like, I don't know why, but it's something like knowing someone else was going to do it. And now it's back on me. I am less stressed than the whole time it had been like, Matt and Alex are hosting this entire year. Now it's kind of like, who gives a fuck where it is?
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B
Let's just last minute. If I don't have matching things, there's no decor. I'm taking one for the team. I'm doing this for you. So, like, no judgment. Okay. So what's your menu?
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A
Oh, what's my menu?
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B
You thought that far ahead?
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A
Oh, no. Matt's mom is going to be cooking everything. Matt's mom and Matt's sister will be doing all the cooking. And Matt and I always to. We bring the alcohol. We are not the chefs in the family. But I have the menu in terms of, like, what I want to eat.
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B
Yeah, what do you want to eat?
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A
Are we going over, like, our favorite Thanksgiving foods right now?
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B
Hit me.
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A
We've never talked about this as friends, and I feel like we. I feel like we kind of have different food palettes when it, like, things we like.
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B
If we go to a restaurant, we're good because true. We'll do a group order, and we're always aligned, but for some reason, I feel like we're not about to be aligned on this.
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A
Okay, so my favorite, like, should I just do, like, top favorite Thanksgiving foods?
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B
Okay. First, are you a sides person, or are you a main course person?
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A
I'm a sides person.
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B
I think that's the obvious answer. Like, you're a main course person. Like, what the are you doing?
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A
It's like you're like, you're looking forward to the appetizers when you're at a dinner more than you're looking to the main event. Okay. So I would say I'm the sides person. I would say I couldn't. Number one on my list. And I know this is controversial, maybe, is stuffing. I am a stuffing girl. Through and through. Are you a stuffing girl?
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B
It's low. That's pretty low on my list. I feel like stuffings can go wrong really quick and they can be dried.
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A
No, I am. I was like, I don't want to be come off as high maintenance, but my mother in law loves to cook for me. Like, you were here and.
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B
Yeah, she. She was like, she brought us a pumpkin pie and was like, girls texting you later, like, how's the pie?
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A
How's the pie?
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B
Did you try the pie?
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A
She loves to cook for me. And I remember it was like the first Thanksgiving I was doing with Matt, and I'm such a freak about stuffing. And I remember I was like whispering to Matt before we went to his mom's. I'm like, I just like feel like you've been kind of telling me your family doesn't like, emphasize carbs as much and like stuffing. And I'm really getting anxious because, like, I'm a carb family. Like, I love my mashed potatoes.
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B
Matt's family's healthy, so I would be anxious going in and be like, are you gonna be doing like a gluten free stuffing?
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A
I was like, just to cut the carbs, Lauren. I was absolutely on the edge of my seat being like, I don't want to fucking miss out on a good Thanksgiving. If you guys are doing healthy, like, let me know and I'll go to Boston market, pick up a couple, bring my own. And so his mom, for my first Thanksgiving, made two different stuffings. Two completely.
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B
That's when you know, that's when you.
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A
Know she was so nice. And I remember trying both.
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B
What was the difference between the two?
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A
One was way more like fat, fat kid. And it was just like doused and everything.
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B
Butter and like all the things.
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A
And then the one that was like somewhat healthier that other people were eating was actually pretty phenomenal. But she's a great cook. But overall, stuffing number one, I would say creamed corn. The sweet potatoes with the marshmallows on top. Oh, that's My number one, I have to have the good cornbread. The thing is with Thanksgiving food, you guys, I'm someone that dips it all together. Like, I'm gonna get my turkey or my ham. Oh, you hate that.
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B
They can't touch. I'm not the weird person who's like, oh, my God, my food can't touch. But, like, I do not mix it all around. I'll go back three times. Cause I'll do, like, little ventures so they stay in their sections.
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A
You're not gonna get a little turkey with gravy and put a mashed potatoes on it.
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B
Gravy and turkey, that's normal, but, like.
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A
A little stuffing on, like, with it.
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B
No, no, no, no, no, no.
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A
Please fucking comment down below. Are you an Alex or a Lauren? I need a. Like, I need a sandwich, essentially, of my food altogether in my mouth.
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B
Ideally, I have one of those child's plates that has, like, the dividers and they keep them in their sections so nothing's bleeding over and touching.
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A
Okay, wait, what is your top, like, go to?
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B
So my family is from, like, Louisiana and, like, the Deep South. So, like, our Thanksgiving foods are, like, so, like, Southern and rich and, like, I love them.
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A
Yeah.
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B
Number one is definitely the sweet potato casserole with the brown sugar and the mushrooms on top.
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A
Number two would be green beans, mushrooms, marshmallows.
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B
Oh, my God. Cause I'm already thinking ahead to the green bean casserole with the mushrooms in that. But God forbid, those touch. That would be disgusting.
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A
Green bean casserole.
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B
Green bean casserole. It's like, literally canned green beans with canned cream of mushroom soup. And the canned or the little French onion things that you put on top and you bake them.
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A
Oh, wait, that sounds amazing.
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B
So good.
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A
Wait, I don't think I've ever had that.
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B
You know, something I saw on social media. What about Thanksgiving foods? Someone was like, do you think it's like telling why we only eat Thanksgiving foods once a year? Because they're not good.
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A
I'm the other creep on social media that, like, posted being like, why can't we eat stuffing for every meal?
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B
When you and Matt were, like, legit, like, getting in a fight the other night, you're like, yeah, so the other Thanksgiving, I woke up and, like, Matt threw away all the leftovers.
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A
This was a literal point of contention in my home. And it was, what? Okay, so it was the first time we hosted. And when you are not hosting, you're not taking fucking leftovers from people's house. So this was the first in our relationship. I remember.
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B
Oh, so you. If you're a guest, you leave all the leftovers for the host?
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A
Usually unless they offer it to you. Okay, I also want to hear comments on that. Like, if you're the host, don't you agree you get to keep the leftovers? And unless you offer it.
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B
Yeah, unless you're offloading.
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A
So fast forward, we host for the first time, and I remember I had, like, I promise. I really. I love how I say I promise in my brain. I really thought I told Matt to keep the leftovers. Now in hindsight, I don't think I told him. I think it was in my brain, like a fucking no brainer, Matt. Like, what are you fucking doing if you give all the leftovers away? So I remember I came down the next morning and, like, something I used to do as a tradition in my family, we would make, like, Thanksgiving sandwiches the next day for lunch. Yeah, like, with bread and some cranberry sauce and the turkey and the gravy and the whole thing. I like, saunter downstairs ready to eat a pumpkin pie slice. And I open my refrigerator and it's spotless. And I was like, knowing Matt, you.
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B
Probably, like, wiped it down too. It was like, freshly cleaned. Like, not even the smell of Thanksgiving was left behind.
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A
No, Matt literally cloroxed to the fucking brim. And I remember, I look in the refrigerator, I'm like, look in our other. I'm like, looking all over. And I looked Matt, I'm like, where's the food? And he's like, oh. Like, everyone took leftovers. Like, there's nothing left.
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B
So probably so proud. Like, honey, I got it all out of the house for us. Don't worry.
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A
And I'm mortified. And I remember being like, Matt, Like, I'm genuinely upset to the point where I made him go to the grocery store with me that day and buy the stuffing mix so that I could remake stuffing for myself so I could have it with dinner. And yes, I brought that up to Matt because I was like, if we're hosting this year, you better believe, motherfucker, we are not giving away our fucking food. And he was like, okay, babe. Like, it makes you wonder, how am I married to this man? Call her Daddy is brought to you by Liquid Ivy. Daddy. Gang, whether your calendar is booked and busy or you're keeping it low key this year, I want you to stay hydrated through the holidays with liquid iv. Okay, here is the thing. We're on the go. Or maybe we're not. Whatever you're doing. We can always be more hydrated and take care of ourselves. With convenient packs of their hydration multiplier or sugar free hydration multiplier, you get eight vitamins and nutrients. Okay? That is three times the electrolytes of the leading sports drink and no artificial sweeteners. Tear, pour and live more, baby. Okay? Powered by Liquid IV Hydroscience, Liquid IV replaces necessary nutrients lost from everyday hydration. It is once stick you put 16 ounces of water. Boom. You pour it in and it hydrates better than water alone. So daddy gang, stay hydrated throughout the holidays with Liquid IV. Get 20% off your first order of Liquid IV when you go to Liquid IV.com and use code Daddy at checkout. That's 20 off your first order when you shop Better hydration today using promo Code daddy@liquid IV.com. oh my God. Okay, listen, the holidays are great, but shopping for the holidays are not so great. Especially when you've got a long, long, long, long list of people and you actually want to get them something nice. It can honestly feel pretty overwhelming, at least for me. Okay? But Skims just launched their holiday shop and it is the destination to get all your gifts. They have pieces for your family, friends and even a few things maybe that you'll yourself. The Skims fits everybody bra and underwear packs come packaged in the cutest boxes that make for easy stocking stuffers. Daddy gang, this is what I will be getting my girlfriends. Okay? What girl does not want a new bra? Boom. We rarely buy them for ourselves. So get your friends a new little set. Also, the soft lounge sleep set comes in new seasonal colors that are perfect for the holidays. Just cuddling up, a little hot cocoa and fire and you're playing the holiday boom. Yes, sign me up. They also have the cozy robe. It is so comfortable and snuggly. You can just watch a movie, cuddle up, walk around the house. Maybe you got kids, you want to throw it on while you're making those pancakes. It is perfect. Shop skimsholiday shop@skims.com available in styles for women, men, kids and even pets. If you haven't yet, be sure to let them know I sent you. After you place your order, select Podcast in the survey and select Caller Daddy in the drop down menu that follows.
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B
What is the vibe of yours? Thanksgiving. So like is it like stuffy, formal? Are you getting dressed up or like are you wearing like this?
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A
So here's a problem that I feel like I deal with not even just in Thanksgiving, but like my every single day. Life is like, I want to be the girl that dresses up. I want to put together a cute outfit that, like, someone puts on their Pinterest board. Like, I want to be that. But I love being comfortable more than anything in my life. Like, I don't know.
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B
I don't pop a button at dinner.
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A
Oh.
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B
Like, I, like, don't like having. At my birthday dinner. A few weeks ago, I literally got up to go to the bathroom. I was like, oh, fuck, my pants are unzipped. Let me sit back down and put them back together.
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A
It was. Matt and I were at a business dinner the other night. He's gonna kill me for saying this, but my family, like, the Coopers, like, we unbutton at the table.
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B
Okay, I'm gonna unbutton, right?
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A
Like, it is a sad thing. And Matt, you know, Matt, like, he just, like, Matt's proper. He's. Matt's more proper. And so Matt would just like, never do that. And he. Ever since he's, like, known me, he started to slowly do it. And so he would find himself. I know. So he starts unbuttoning dinners. Even if he's having a fudgeing straight vodka martini, he's like, boom, open it up. We are at a fudgeing work dinner, and he gets up, and I look at his pants, full, three buttons down. Maddie. And he didn't catch it. I don't think anyone saw it, but I was laughing because it's like, we unbutton in our home. So back to your question.
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B
Yeah. What are you wearing?
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A
I want to dress up in some capacity, especially if I'm a host. Like, in my heart, I want to lean into that. Nancy Myers, like, be a host, be cozy. But the reality is, I, at least, am going to have to wear some form of elasticity. But this is what I'm realizing with being a host. This is going to be my situation. People are going to show up, and I'm probably going to do a sweater and, like, jeans and, like, a boot situation. Or, like, a little skirt and, like, tights and a boot. Like, I'll show up and look cute, and halfway through the night, I'm gonna come back down the stairs, and I will be in a full sweatsuit.
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B
Benefit of hosting, you can do an outfit change.
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A
Every single time I host a party or anything at my house, that is the one thing. And everyone mentions it.
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B
And everyone also, like, whenever you host, everyone ends up in your clothes.
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A
Yes.
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B
Because, yeah, you end up dressing everyone. Like. Like, the end of the night, every girl at the party that you're hosting.
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A
Yes.
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B
Is fully in one of your sweatsuits.
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A
Because I am, like, the peer pressure. I hope in a good way, where I'm like, it's getting late.
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B
Let's change the vibe. Let's change the vibe.
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A
Come on, guys. Like, you don't want to actually be in those fucking. I'll look at Chris and be like, you don't want to be in those jeans. She's like, I'm completely fine. I'm like, no, come on. You don't want to be in those jeans. And I, like, bully everyone to go upstairs and change into my pants. Wait, what is your vibe going to be? Are you formal or are you not formal?
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B
No, not formal at all. With my dad's side of the family, I'm the oldest cousin, and I'm the only girl cousin. So, like, it's not like I have, like, other cousins who I'm like, let's go get ready. Or, like, what are you wearing? Let's do our makeup. I'm with just, like, my brother and all my guy cousins.
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A
Okay.
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B
I, like, take a nap, and I wake up, I'm like, oh, it's like, time to eat. And, like, haven't showered today. Haven't done my hair. I haven't put on my makeup. And, like, in theory, I agree. Like, I want to look back at the family photos and be like, oh, like, that was a good year for me. But, like, I look back, I always look like shit. Oh, my God. Like, I look like I haven't, like, showered in days. At family Thanksgiving.
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A
That's what I will say that my sister is good at doing. Like, Catherine is always down to dress up. And, like, I know for Christmas this year, like, she's always gonna go all out. And I'm like, it makes me want to dress up with.
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B
I wish I had a little someone putting a little peer pressure.
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A
I know. And. And I feel like Matt's family is. No one is going to show up in sweats, but they're very, like, casual. Like, they'll do, like, jeans and sweaters.
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B
They're, like, elevated basics.
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A
Yeah.
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B
Quiet luxury.
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A
Matt's mom is watching this, being, like, keep going, Lauren. What else? No, but you're right. It's, like, it's chill, but it's still elevated. Okay, next question.
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B
Oh, okay. Something I wrote down was, are your holidays the type where you have to navigate difficult conversations?
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A
Oh, that's such a good question. Well, I think the first, like, obvious answer is, every single year of my life has changed. Right? Like, when I was starting to call her daddy. Starting call her daddy. And all of my, like, extended family was like, you fucking whore. And I was like, like, oh, my God. Now with my internal family and, like, Matt's internal family. No, I think if I'm gonna have to. I wouldn't even say navigate difficult conversations, but if I had to be, if someone had to be, like, what are you not as looking forward to? I think it's now where we're at the point where maybe it's more about, like, people socially, and I so understand where they're coming from, but, like, just socially asking, like, when are you guys gonna have kids?
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B
I think people don't realize, like, how personal of a question that is.
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A
Yes. Because I have had so many different people in LA that I'm close with. I've had people that it took them a year to get pregnant. I've had people that got pregnant after literally the first time they tried. I have people that have fertility issues. I have people that are freezing their eggs. Like, I know so many different women, and literally, I would say I don't know any woman that's had, like, a similar almost experience in my life right now. And so, of course, Matt and I want kids, but I feel like I'm. I don't know. Whenever I'm in those positions, I'm kind of like, this isn't really the time to talk about it. And I know that if anyone asks us, it's genuinely coming from a place of, like, they love us, and they're.
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B
Just, like, good intentions, excitement.
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A
Yeah. And, like, it's really coming from, like. Like, oh, my gosh, we're so excited for you, too. And, like, we want that next chapter and that next generation. But I do think that if anyone is listening to this at Thanksgiving this year, and your sibling or your cousin.
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B
Oh, I thought you were saying, if anyone in my family is listening to this right now, you're planning to ask me when I'm having kids. Knock it off.
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A
No, but I also. Well, you know what it also is, and I think this is a part of it, too, that Matt and I have discussed is, like, not knowing what my personal experience will be with. With trying to get pregnant when it comes time that I want to do that. It's like, I could literally say to someone, like, yeah, like, we're gonna try this next month, and then what if I can't get pregnant? You know what I mean?
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B
Yeah.
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A
I don't want to talk about things of timelines because I am so aware that there is no fucking timeline. There is no right time to get pregnant. There is no exact, like, there, none of it. So I, I think I'm more just like adverse to the entire conversation. But I'm not like, please don't ask me about that. I'm more just. I always just kind of avoid it. I'm like, o. I don't know, like, we're still, like, think we're taught well.
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B
There'S just so many layers to it and things you need to figure out yourself before, like, you share it with other people.
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A
You miss McMullen.
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B
Oh, I know. I'm gonna be asked like, oh my gosh.
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A
So, like, what happened?
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B
Well, one, what, what happened? And then two, like, I think just like, oh, like, you're. We're 30 now and we're single. And like, not that I've had much. I don't know how much I can speak on this because I haven't been single that long and I haven't been 30 that long. And I haven't really had to navigate many of these conversations yet. And maybe I'm just feeling like, empowered because I'm not like feeling like beaten down, like, fucking stop asking me. So I'm like in my empowered stage and I feel like, I don't know. At least the approach I'm gonna take is I'm gonna lead the conversation where I want it to be and like, be excited about it and be happy about it and be empowered by it and be like, yeah, I'm 30 and like, I have a whole decade and it's so exciting. Like, who knows who I'll end up with? Who knows where I'll be? Who knows what I'll be doing? Who knows what my life will be? Like, like, how exciting of like, all the opportunities ahead.
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A
That's such a good point. Like, steering the conversation in direction that like, most of the time when someone asks you, like, wow, like, how do you feel about that? Like, you understandably, like, we know it is them checking in and caring. Checking in and caring. And understandably, like, also on the other side, it is just like based a little bit in. Like, you wouldn't be saying that to a man. You wouldn't be saying to a 30 year old man who's single, like, oh, God. And I get it. It's usually not coming from a bad place. But instead of allowing it to be this like, sad, SAP thing, you're. You can just be like, I am so happy. I know how incredible.
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B
Even if, like, you want to do that to like, shut the conversation down, like, even if I'm being like ignorantly happy, like, oh my God, I'm so fucking happy. They're gonna be like, they're like, okay.
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A
What drugs is y. No, that's a good.
- [23:40]
B
That's my approach.
- [23:41]
A
You're like, uncle Jerry, I'm so fucking happy. I want to be single for the rest of my life. Like, it's true though. It's like the over the. Like Lauren has lost her fucking body, but I could see you. I also feel like you're so not that type of person. So for you to like, be sarcastic, I feel like people would be like, oh my God.
- [24:02]
B
Okay, I'm uncomfortable. I'm going to walk away.
- [24:05]
A
But I do. I love that approach. How do you feel? Obviously, like, you mentioned early, obviously in this episode, like, you just went through a breakup. And regardless of the fact that I think you're in such an incredible place right now, breakups are hard. And holidays, I feel like, specifically are really, really tough because even when you're feeling good, there's the. This odd thing that holidays do that really just shed light on love and family and the perfect holiday notebook esque environment and family and relationship. Are you at all anxious that you're just gonna feel that dark cloud in a moment?
- [24:46]
B
I think I'm prepared to feel it. And I think I know I'm gonna feel it. It's so new that we were supposed to be doing this Thanksgiving together and we were supposed to be doing Christmas together. So I'm still going through phases of life where like, I had tangible plans with my ex to be doing this together. So, like, no doubt I'm gonna be sitting there being like, well, I'm supposed to be doing this right now and now I'm doing this instead. And like, so I think I'm just.
- [25:11]
A
Expecting to feel that you're understandably going to lightly play out, like, what it would have been like had they been there versus now. There's like this empty chair that would have had their name on it. And it's like a weird feeling. It's sad, but it's not sad. But it's just like. I don't even know how to describe it.
- [25:29]
B
It's literally what grieving is like. That's. I went through something very similar when I, for those of you don't know, my dad passed away when I was in college.
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A
Yes. Like, it's almost like the missing person.
- [25:38]
B
Yes.
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A
Like the unsaid thing.
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B
Yeah. It's something I had felt before with in regards to holidays, like that missing presence like the empty chair.
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A
Yeah, that's a good point. Like, I feel like we've talked about a lot. Kind of like when you do now, this is, like, kind of getting over, like, your ex boyfriend. Now it's more like you talking about your dad. I feel like there's probably, like, a lot of daddy gang that have lost a family member. And the traditions that you kind of have to start to, like, create with your family without someone is, like, a really challenging thing because you want to honor them and remember them, but you also don't want to, like, move on from them. Like, oh, I have a lot to say about this. Oh, give it to us. Give it to us.
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B
So I think the weird feeling of feeling like you're, like, moving on and, like, forgetting them. Something that really made me think of that was my mom is now engaged, and we love him.
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A
Shout out, Kara.
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B
Yeah, shout out, Kara, baby, live your life.
- [26:44]
A
She's like, she's gonna clip this and send it to us like, lair. You guys gave me a shout out on the pod. Yeah, we did. Yeah, we did.
- [26:52]
B
Kara, she was. Her and her fiance were indescribably thoughtful about the way they introduced him into me and my brother's lives. And they were very, very seriously dating for a while, for years, before he came to one of my family holidays. And I was talking about it in therapy, and I was like, I love this person. I love him as an individual. I love him for my mom. I love them together. I feel more at peace knowing they have each other. But why does him coming to a holiday feel so unsettling to me? And she was like, I think there's this unspoken thing that when he sits down at the fourth table setting, it means your dad's replaced. It means your dad's forgotten. And, like, that's not the case.
- [27:35]
A
That's not true. Right.
- [27:37]
B
Because it was so confusing to me. I'm like, I love this person. I love their relationship. I love the whole thing. But, like, it just making me not anxious. It's just I couldn't put a finger on this unsettling feeling of, like. And it was the feeling that I thought that meant that my dad was being replaced. And. And that wasn't the case at all.
- [27:54]
A
Yeah. No. That is, like, so beautiful. I remember that time in your life, and you handled it so gracefully. And I think, like, again, you were so fortunate to have your mom handled that way. And I know that there's. Yeah.
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B
I'm so appreciative of that.
- [28:05]
A
I know there are so many people that probably have horror stories of step parents and all of that, But I do think it's such a true statement. And I think we've talked about this a lot, about how, like, there are so many ways to, like, continue to remember someone, and a new addition doesn't mean that someone else now, like, can't be a part of things. And I feel like it's hard when the person isn't there. But there's so many ways that you can celebrate that person without feeling like you're just, like, overriding them. When we're done with you sitting at.
- [28:34]
B
A table, the four of us, I couldn't get over the fact it just felt like delete and, like, insert. So we just, like, said it. And now for Christmas, we don't sit in Pennsylvania every year for Christmas now. We go to a different national park, and we hike and we just do something entirely different and, like, start over fresh. And it just feels so nice and new and. And we hike and we, like, reminisce and we talk about him. But for some reason, just, like, sitting in Pennsylvania, sitting the four of us around the table just felt like. And it's so illogical, but it just felt like we were trying to, like, write my dad out of, like, the story. And it just feels so much better and more exciting and fun to just completely start over with a new tradition.
- [29:14]
A
I love that you said that, though, that you're like, it feels completely illogical and, like, I'm pretty sure. And so many people that experience that type of grief, it's like, it should be illogical because it's this, like, you can't explain it, and you don't have to explain it. Like, you felt the way you felt. And now I love that, like, daddy gang, like, you can make your own new traditions. And especially when things are wrapped in, like, trauma and loss, like, you can shake shit up. And when you step out of line or when you change shit up, it can feel a little disorienting.
- [29:44]
B
Even thinking about, like, breaking the tradition. Like, you're like, oh, I feel like I'm, like, fucking up and, like, being, like, a bad family member.
- [29:50]
A
And it's like, I bet all of you sitting at that table, like, I bet your mom's fiance was like, probably would have been the first one to be like, guys, I'm so down to do something different.
- [29:59]
B
He probably was ecstatic that now he's getting to hang out with a version of me that's, like, relaxed and, like, open and not me sitting around the table being like, oh, my God. Talk. Right. Say words. Say words.
- [30:10]
A
Right. I think that's, like, a great way to, like, wrap that conversation up in terms of traditional is a. And it's beautiful, but it can be really, really intoxicating where you just feel like you have to follow it. And sometimes I do think, like, anything in this world, maybe sometimes we need to check ourselves of, like, is it tradition because it's fun, or is it tradition because you actually kind of don't know why it's tradition? And, like, maybe it's time to shake shit up.
- [30:34]
B
Yeah.
- [30:35]
A
Okay. You're going back to Pennsylvania. I am, and you told me that. But when you go back to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving, you will be attending your high school reunion. Now, I am fascinated, and I need every fucking detail when you go, because I haven't gone to a high school reunion. Let's just talk. First of all, high school reunion. Call Her Daddy is brought to you by Amazon Music. All right, Daddy gang, I know you like podcasts, because here we are on caller. Daddy, I'm assuming you like music and maybe you love audiobooks. Well, if you do, then you better subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited and you are going to get three in one app. Here's the thing. Imagine listening to your favorite podcast, call Her Daddy, and music on the go to work, school, the gym. Or maybe you're on vacation right now. Imagine being on vacation with your favorite audiobook from Audible and then listening to a new one every month from a huge selection of popular titles. That sounds like a pretty great vacation, right? We got our books, we got our music, we got our podcast. What more could you ask for? Daddy Gang, Audible and is now included on Amazon Music Unlimited. Download the Amazon music app now to start listening terms. Apply Daddy Gang, holiday shopping season is officially here and it can feel so overwhelming trying to find the right gifts for everyone on your list. So here is some advice. Don't overthink it. Just go to Sephora. Here is what I want you guys to think about every time you're stressing getting someone a gift. It's like, okay, does someone on your list have a face? I am guessing yes. Gift them makeup. Okay. Do they have skin? Yes. Quality skincare products are always a hit. Do they have a nose? Grab the best fragrance. The best in makeup, skincare, hair care and fragrance are always at Sephora, not to mention exclusive gift sets, too. So this holiday, don't overthink it. Give something beautiful from Sephora. So let's discuss. How do you feel about it?
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B
I'm excited.
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A
What Are you going to wear.
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B
I was literally thinking of that.
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A
Like, right. Do you like, pop the fuck off?
- [33:04]
B
Like, maybe like a little bit.
- [33:05]
A
Right? Like.
- [33:06]
B
Because also I don't have social media, so, like, no one knows what I look like or like, what I right do or what I'm up.
- [33:12]
A
You gotta wear, like, pop off a little bit. Like, we need you to look hot but not like, try hard. That's like. While we're talking about high school, though. We have been friends for so long, but I don't know if people know this. We did not go to the same high school. We went to the same elementary school for one year.
- [33:29]
B
You guys, my parents fucked me up. I moved to Pennsylvania from Texas in first grade. I went to public school and they were like, you need to find God. They sent me to Catholic school in second grade and they were like, you're not Catholic and this is expensive. Back to public school. So literally, first, second, third grade, I switch schools every year. Like, imagine what that would do to a child.
- [33:51]
A
But thank God, right in between there, that second grade where you were supposed to find God. You found me.
- [33:57]
B
Yep.
- [33:57]
A
And we became best friends in second grade. I remember Lauren with, like, her giant bows because, like, your mom had every color bow ready to go for you at school. I was so fucking jealous.
- [34:07]
B
Oh, my God. I remember in first grade and even in second grade still, when we'd have dress down days, I would cry because I'm like, mom, the kids in the north don't wear this.
- [34:17]
A
No. I thought you were epic. Anyway, so Lauren and I went to school for one year.
- [34:22]
B
Wait, one year?
- [34:23]
A
One year together?
- [34:24]
B
Yeah.
- [34:24]
A
Oh, my. That's it.
- [34:25]
B
Yeah.
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A
So all of middle school, all of elementary school, we didn't go. And then high school, we went to.
- [34:29]
B
Different schools, but we stayed connected, like, really connected all through elementary school and middle school. Because we were on the same soccer team. Yeah, like, soccer team. So we were on like three teams together.
- [34:40]
A
And then we went to high school. And naturally in high school, like, we literally stayed close, but it wasn't as close because you're like, you have your own friend group.
- [34:47]
B
Yeah. You went to private school. I went to public school.
- [34:49]
A
Yes, yes. So let's talk about how we were different in high school. What do you think? I don't even know who we were today.
- [34:59]
B
You were like, head down, grinding. Soccer was like your mission and your career. You only hung out with the soccer girls every weekend. You were going all around the country doing your college showcases. And I said goodbye to soccer and I was partying it up and living my life.
- [35:16]
A
I think that I slowly, slowly ramped into my more social mode. But my. For sure. My freshman year, I was like, head down, like, soccer, soccer, soccer. Because I had gotten, like, a scholarship. I couldn't afford to go to high school.
- [35:28]
B
Yeah, that's why you were going to that high school. I forgot.
- [35:30]
A
I got a. I got a scholarship that they, like, faked. Was, like, academic. Meanwhile, like, no one was giving me, like, that would have gone to you. No one in their right mind was giving me an academic scholarship. It was just disguised so that I could play on the soccer team. Okay. It's obviously the Thanksgiving episodes. We're partying. Maybe you're drinking. Maybe you're fucked up. Maybe you're laying in bed and you're alone. Do we have any overlapping high school stories of us? Like, because we, Lauren and I, did not party together. And let's really explain why our friendship was so wholesome and growing up. It was based in, like, we would make movies together and we would, like, film, and we would make, like.
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B
I, like, viewed your parents as, like, family.
- [36:16]
A
Yeah.
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B
So the idea of going to your home and, like, cracking open a mics hard. Like, I couldn't disrespect Lori like that. I was disrespecting a lot of other situations, but not Lori Cooper. I was getting after it everywhere across Newtown, Pennsylvania, but not in.
- [36:37]
A
Not at my house. I'm fucking obsessed. I am obsessed. I'm going to bleep that, you guys, because she just said my street name. But I'm obsessed. Us. You're right. I think we had this weird thing where, like, our relationships to our families were so pure. Pure and youthful. And we'd been through so much that it was just, like, I would come.
- [36:56]
B
Over and we'd catch up and order dumplings.
- [36:58]
A
Dumplings. Yep. Yep. We'd get duck sauce. We'd order dumplings. And we would just chill. And we wouldn't drink. So. But do we have any, like, high school?
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B
So there were. Oh, you came to I.
- [37:07]
A
Your New Year's.
- [37:07]
B
I was gonna say I threw a New Year's party.
- [37:09]
A
No, my senior year, let me just say this. Lauren threw this banger of a New Year's party.
- [37:15]
B
Banger.
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A
And when you just referenced, like, not wanting to disrespect my mother like that, I remember I showed up late to your party, and we had a lot of memories in that house.
- [37:28]
B
It was my childhood home.
- [37:29]
A
Yeah. And I think it was also a hard time for us because not to get too deep so much had been going on with your dad that, like, understandably, I think, in your life in high school, like, no one kind of knew about fully.
- [37:41]
B
Yeah. Most people did not.
- [37:42]
A
Didn't know. And you and I, like, we knew every detail. And I think I hadn't been back to that physical house in so many years. And I learned, I don't think. Did I ever tell you?
- [37:55]
B
Yeah, you did.
- [37:56]
A
Okay. I was so emotional at that party because I show up to this house that had like, incredible, pure memories. And then, like, pretty, like, really fucking traumatic memories. Yes. And I remember walking in late and I'm with Moonin.
- [38:11]
B
Yeah.
- [38:12]
A
Our friend Nicole and I walk in and it is like people are swinging from the fucking chandeliers. And I'm thinking like, oh, Lauren's having a.
- [38:21]
B
You're thinking probably like 20 kids hanging out in my basement.
- [38:23]
A
Her entire school plus another school was in this fucking house. Jam packed. I'm like, lauren, I will never forget what happened on the ceiling.
- [38:30]
B
Oh, my gosh. Someone sprayed a champagne bottle, like, all over the ceiling.
- [38:38]
A
And I remember I was like, I'm coming up.
- [38:40]
B
I'm gonna have to fix that. In the morning.
- [38:42]
A
Your poor mother comes home and everyone's like, trying to like, be like, no, no, it's not what it looks like. And Kara is literally looking up at the ceiling, crying.
- [38:50]
B
So I talked about that in therapy. I was like, I feel a little guilty for that one.
- [38:53]
A
It was. But it was like a sending away your house party. But I do remember, like, that extent of our friendship was like us feeling like, so nostalgia childhood that it was like we never really drank together in high school.
- [39:06]
B
We didn't need to drink to have fun.
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A
Daddy gang, holiday shopping season is officially here and it can feel so overwhelming trying to find the right gifts for everyone on your list. So here is some advice. Face. Don't overthink it. Just go to Sephora. Here is what I want you guys to think about. Every time you're stressing getting someone a gift, it's like, okay, does someone on your list have a face? I am guessing yes. Gift them makeup. Okay. Do they have skin? Yes. Quality skincare products are always a hit. Do they have a nose? Grab the best fragrance. The best in makeup, Skincare, hair care and fragrance are always at Sephora. Not to mention exclusive gift sets too. So this holiday, don't overthink it. Give something beautiful from Sephora. Daddy Gang. Ever since I started Call her Daddy, I have really been inspired by the ability to be an entrepreneur and to expand outside of the Podcast or even within the podcast, right? Like, I sell merchandise that is directly correlated to the group of amazing community that we have built here on Call Her Daddy. And a huge, huge part of me being able to expand in an entrepreneurial way is Shopify. Shopify is a commerce platform that allows you to start, grow and manage a business. It is the one commerce platform behind the big brands you know and love, including Caller Daddy. So, Daddy gang, if you are an entrepreneur, you are trying to grow your business, you are trying to start a business. Here is my number one tip. Get onto Shopify because you do not need to be doing all of the backend. Shopify basically operates as your back office, replacing the need for a full staff to oversee your operations. Like when I am selling my merchandise. Shopify. Shopify is the leading cause of how I am basically able to make that happen and to get sweatshirts and sweatpants into your hands. There's a lot of themes that you can choose from and Shopify's easy to use. Drag and drop editor can build your store so it's unique and it really looks like yours. You can customize it, you can make it your own. The point is, Daddy gang, when you're an entrepreneur, all of it feels like it's falling on you. It is constantly so much pressure. And my big, big, big piece of advice today for you is it is time to build your brand. Head to shopify.com daddy to see how easy it is to start your business today. Whether it's for merch products or the next best idea. Head to shopify.com daddy so you can start your empire. High School arch Nemesis. We're like, how did we get here? How did this just slide in? Because we want to talk about it. So Lauren and I were laughing about her going to this reunion and I was talking to her about, like, who are you most looking forward to seeing? Like, who are you nervous to see? Like, who do you want to impress? Who do you want to avoid? And Lauren, impress no one.
- [42:12]
B
Avoid no one Nervous no one but my arch nemesis. I also have to be careful because this is going to air three days before the reunion. So I'm about to, like, blow up how much I have on arch nemesis and then walk into the ceremony like, oh, that's the girl who, like, can't get over high school.
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A
Do you think that your nemesis would know that they are your enemy?
- [42:35]
B
I don't think she thinks. I, like, think about her one bit.
- [42:41]
A
You really get paid.
- [42:42]
B
I think she would listen to this and be like, oh, my God.
- [42:45]
A
Okay, let's talk about. Why is she your nemesis?
- [42:48]
B
Okay, so I don't want to accidentally paint myself as a saint here. The issue is, and I truly cannot remember who cheated first, me or my high school boyfriend. But junior year, we hit rocky territory.
- [43:06]
A
I thought you were saying we hit rock bottom.
- [43:08]
B
We hit rock bottom. We did hit rock bottom. And it kind of became this open situation. But, like, we still were in love. We were still talking all the time. But, like, I ventured off a little bit to this older guy and he ventured off to my arch nemesis. But then we had a reconciliation and we came back together and I kicked the older guy to the curb. Or did he just graduate?
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A
I don't know details.
- [43:34]
B
But my arch nemesis could not get ticked to the curb. She literally was like the bug that would not die and not her getting riled up. I just have such vivid memories being in my childhood bedroom after school. 4:30pm prime time. Everyone's on AIM, everyone's on Formspring, everyone's on Snapchat. And I'm snapping him, and I'm watching my snap streak with him go up and up and up and up and up. But I'm watching his snap streak with her go up and up and up and up. And they were just. Oh, that's just like a core memory.
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A
Wait, hold on. So did he cheat on you with her?
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B
Oh, all the time.
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A
We did. You can. How did you find out other than.
- [44:16]
B
Okay, well, there's two instances where he was caught red handed. Okay, okay, incident number one, Senior prom.
- [44:25]
A
Wait, I don't even know this story.
- [44:27]
B
So it was the morning of senior prom, and we met up in a parking lot and had sex in a car. Classic. And we go to pictures. We do pictures together. So, like, that's kind of official. Like, I, like, checked Facebook this morning. We had pictures. We took prom pictures together.
- [44:43]
A
Not her. Making sure the receipts are dotted and the. Oh, my God, Lauren, I'm obsessed with you. Okay?
- [44:49]
B
And so we're at prom, we're grinding. I'm slapping the ground. I'm turning around. I'm making out. Get low, get low, get low.
- [44:59]
A
Oh, my God, the grind chains. I can't, I can't.
- [45:02]
B
And I go get a beverage, and I come back into the auditorium and I'm like, oh, where's my boyfriend? Grind chaining with my arch nemesis.
- [45:10]
A
What?
- [45:10]
B
Making out with my arch nemesis in front of you? In front of the whole auditorium.
- [45:15]
A
Wait, so what the fuck did you do?
- [45:16]
B
So I had known that they were consistently talking. I would talk to him about it and be like, you have to stop. I'm not doing anything else. I'm not hooking up with anyone else. I wanna be together.
- [45:27]
A
Right?
- [45:27]
B
And he was like. But they were still always operating. So I did the craziest thing I've ever done in my entire life.
- [45:35]
A
Oh, my God.
- [45:37]
B
I've never. Let me just give context to my character. I've never had a falling out with another girlfriend before. I've never gotten to a physical confrontation. I really never got into, like, heated exchange words to this day, except this one moment.
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A
Oh, my God.
- [45:52]
B
I walk up to them and I say, no. I pull them apart and I say, we had sex this morning. I hope you're enjoying the taste of me right now. She starts hysterically crying.
- [46:06]
A
In high school.
- [46:07]
B
In high school. I don't know. I don't know how I feel about it, but I just, like, snapped.
- [46:12]
A
This is high school. Like, people are cheating and people are being. Whatever. It's not actually nefarious. Like, it's actually just like. But it's so funny to think about, like, the drama in fucking high school.
- [46:22]
B
What's the most bold thing you ever did to confront someone? Oh, well, you have, like, a laundry list. I'm like, this is the one time you ever said something to anyone, ever.
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A
Well, the thing is, too, for, like, me, I would say, which I'm gonna have to tell the story one day.
- [46:35]
B
Is, oh, you' arch nemesis story.
- [46:36]
A
Yeah, this is fucked. Because it was me really standing up for my other best friend and I.
- [46:43]
B
Then she tried to ruin your life.
- [46:44]
A
Yes. I am someone that will always stand up for myself. Like, my mother taught me that, like, use your fucking words. And so I would always say it to people's faces that they were upsetting me. And when someone, though, fucks with one of my friends who. Who I know has a harder time speaking up for themselves, I go to, like, a different level. And I stood up for my one friend to another one of our friends. And one day I'm going to tell the story, daddy.
- [47:11]
B
It's a good story.
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A
It is the most insane thing because it followed me into my adult life and it still is going. It's just crazy. Whatever. But drama. Let's talk about drama. Because I can't talk about my arch anonymous because that deserves, like, a solo fucking episode. I need to, like, literally call my mom for, like, notes, and I need to, like, literally call my headmaster and get the notes also from receipts. Okay, so drama, though, the one of the most dramatic things. And when I say Dramatic. Like, this is so stupid. But I remember for me, with boys, my high school year boyfriend, I was so obsessed with him. And I remember he was a boarding student. I was a day student. And so he would always just like. It was really fun in high school because you were able to try to sneak into the dorm rooms and, like, what high school kids are afforded, like, a bed that you can just access at the dining hall. It was hard to sneak, but we figured it out anyways. So I was, like, falling in love and I was having the time of my life my freshman year. And I remember he was definitely a partier and he had transferred from another school and he had to redo his freshman year, so. Oh, yeah, that's my first red flag. Anyways, I remember it is a Tuesday, and Tuesdays were always chapel days where we had to, like, walk to this chapel in New Jersey, and it was like a Presbyterian school. And we would sit and we'd do chapel, whatever, and we always would walk together and we would always hold hands together. And he was nowhere to be found. And I'm texting him and it's all going to green. And I'm like, where is he? And the boarding students come up to me and they look like they saw a ghost. And his friends come up to me and they're like, alex, you didn't hear? And I'm like, no. Like, what happened? And they're like, he drank so much last night with everyone, but, like, people were drinking, but he drank to the point of absolute blackout. To the point where it got so, so bad that we had to blow our cover and call for help. And they took him out on a stretcher in an ambulance and they had to bring him to the hospital and he had to get his stomach pumped. And I'm sitting in chapel as, like, DeAndre is, like, sitting next to me whispering this to me. And I'm like, what the. And finally his phone turns on and he's like, I'm fine. Like, I'm okay. And I'm freaking out. I'm like, crying. Whatever. Whatever. He gets kicked out of school not from that, which is crazy. He did so many more things. And eventually they were like, you have to get the off this campus. Like, you are literally ruining come like, our culture here. And when he got kicked out, I you not, Lauren, for three straight months. And think about, like, three months of high school.
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B
That's long. That's long.
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A
For three straight months, I wore black every single fucking day to school because I was so mad at the headmaster. And being a student, I would. I was literally protesting. I was.
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B
Or are you mourning him?
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A
I was hippo. I was mourning, but I was more protesting because I was so livid that they kicked him out. They let me just be clear. They should have kicked him out. But I was just so dramatic because I was like, I just lost the love of my life. He got kicked out.
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B
Your future husband got away.
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A
Exactly. And I'm like, walking around campus and every fucking week the dean of students would pull me in being like, alex, like, people are getting concerned. Like, and. And meanwhile, I'm like, not a fuck. Like, I'm not a sad person usually. So I'm. They can tell I'm fine. They're like, you're fine? And meanwhile, I'm like, I don't know if I'll ever recover. Like, I can't believe you got rid of him. And eventually I got over it. But it's like, why do we do those things when we're younger? The drama within us.
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B
Oh, high school. I have, like, memories just, like laying on the floor, like, sobbing, right?
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A
Just like, heartbreak. And like, oh, my God, my chest hurts. If the boy broke, like, just so stupid. But honestly, like, kind of amazing. And it's fun to reminisce. And we'll try to post pictures, you guys, if we can find any of these, like, hidden gems. I think there's some crazy.
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B
Oh, yeah, I'll post my prom picks. I look good.
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A
Yeah. Lauren, coming out of the woodwork this episode, I kind of love it. I love the confidence. I think the fun thing also about, like, being friends for your whole life is it's really beautiful. We have seen every single almost decade of each other so far in our lives. We have been together and we have seen it all. And I think it's also humbling to know where we both came from because we can both keep it real with each other. We've had some of our darkest moments together. We have had some of our best moments together. We have had both moments where I think we've been able to look at each other and say, you need to get your shit together or you need to get your shit together and I'm here for you. But let's. Let's pick. Let's pick it up. And I feel like we've, in a good way, like, both done that for each other. Like, it's a very, very equal sided relationship. But I was talking about that in an episode the other month about how we're always on the opposite pages.
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B
I know.
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A
And. But I. But I feel like it's kind of like the beauty of our relationship, like.
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B
We always makes it more interesting.
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A
It does, it does. Listen, I think. I think Thanksgiving is so fun and I hope Daddy gang that you are surrounded by your loved ones and I hope you enjoyed this little like throwback reminiscent episode we have had. We have so many random stories together and it's always fun to sit down and just like chat and talk. And yeah, I think I would like.
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B
To end this episode by saying everyone who was in my grade, I just, I think they're all probably doing amazing things. I probably. I think they're probably so successful. I can't wait to see how good they all look. I can't wait to see how they're all thriving and their own lives and they were just like such amazing people that I was blessed to go to school with and I just, I cannot wait to see you all.
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A
Bye Daddy Gang. We love you. Happy Thanksgiving and have the best time and go eat some food and drink good drinks. We love a button I3 many I will see you fuckers next Wednesday. Goodbye.
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B
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