Merry Flu Season

Summary

Cate & Ty Break It Down: "Merry Flu Season"

PodcastOne | December 24, 2025
Hosts: Tyler & Catelynn Baltierra

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Overview

In this candid and festive episode, Tyler and Catelynn (“Cate & Ty”) get real about navigating flu season chaos in a household with kids during the holidays. The conversation turns to Christmas traditions, the emotional labor in families—especially around stocking stuffers—and the pressures (and joys) of parenting today. With relatable parenting struggles, laughter, and heart, they share stories of vomit mishaps, holiday highs and lows, and the realities of marriage, technology boundaries, and memories of their early days together.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Baltierra House Under “Flu Attack”

• Sick Kids Roulette:
  • December has been “constant sick kids” in the Baltierra home; from projectile vomiting to late-night bedding emergencies.
  • Raya’s all-night vomit marathon and Veda’s dramatic chocolate-milk explosion on the new white fluffy couch are recounted vividly.
  • “Doesn't it look better after I brush the couch?” (Catelynn, 04:16)
  • Tyler jokes about the absurdity of brushing a 2025 couch like it’s a furred animal.
• Holiday Stress and Cleaning Rituals:
  • With Christmas days away, Cate is furiously disinfecting playrooms hoping to prevent further contagion.
  • “I literally like doused the…couch…with Lysol.” (Catelynn, 06:33)

2. Family Traditions & Warmth Amidst the Mayhem

• Welcoming Family:
  • Tyler’s mom flies in for Christmas—a tradition he cherishes given his childhood lacking extended family visits.
  • The kids are “all about” their grandma's arrival (06:06–06:23).
• Cookie Parties & Pajama Gifts:
  • Cate looks forward to the tradition of a friend bringing kids over for a day of cookie baking and decoration.
  • Tyler’s mom gives new pajamas to the kids every Christmas Eve.
  • “I always love those sugar cookies.” (Tyler, 07:18)

3. The Stocking Stuffer Dilemma: Emotional Labor Exposed

• The Unseen Work of Moms at Christmas:
  • The couple dives into a debate Tyler’s seen online—why do so many moms fill their own stockings or get skipped entirely?
  • He’s shocked reading stories of women filling their stockings for over a decade, “My mind is blown.” (Tyler, 09:03)
  • “I filled mine up for 12 years, and then eventually…I said it until her son said something.” (Catelynn quoting a comment, 09:09)
• Tyler’s Plea to Husbands/Dads:
  • “Get your fucking shit together. Fill your wife’s stocking. Fill the mother of your child’s stocking. It’s not rocket science.” (Tyler, 14:33, 15:55)
  • Cate reflects on feeling “blessed” that Tyler always fills her stocking, but is saddened for moms who are overlooked.
• Memorable Rant:
  • “Do you magically think dishes get done?...All these Christmas beautiful things…No, motherfucker, it’s your wife.” (Tyler, 15:33)
  • “Put a coal in his stocking… and all the kids go, ‘Dad, what did you do?’” (Tyler, 17:01)
• Listener Callout:
  • Both hosts ask listeners to message in about their own stocking experiences.
  • Cate: “I think that’s sad…doing all the things, and then they just get pushed to the side.” (16:16)

4. Elf on the Shelf: Holiday Magic or Added Stress?

• Doubling Down on Elves:
  • The couple accidentally commit to two elves this year for Veda—more chaos but double the magic (19:23).
• The Emotional Toll & Funny Stories:
  • Cate describes her creative setups: from candy cane scavenger hunts to the infamous “elf pooped in the toilet” trick.
  • Veda’s strong reactions—“I don’t like this. I hate this!”—to the bathroom elf mishap (21:47) lead Tyler to “clean up the mess.”
  • Cate and Ty riff on how elaborate elf shenanigans have become since 2005—crediting “Carol” with the origin of the modern Elf on the Shelf (23:10).
• Parent Frustration & Reflection:
  • “Why did we add this fucking stress on top of the most stressful time of the year?” (Tyler, 22:46)
  • Despite complaints, they agree the kids’ joy makes it worth it.

5. Parenting in the Tech Age: Tablets, Toys & Boundaries

• No Tablets = More Creativity:
  • Tyler and Cate share their conscious decision to eliminate tablets for the younger kids, resulting in more playroom fun and less screen time drama.
  • “I'd rather have a dirty playroom to pick up every day than to have a clean playroom and a kid locked into [a screen].” (Catelynn, 31:31)
  • Nova, their eldest, only gets limited tablet and projector screen time, with strict parental controls and honest conversations about dopamine and brain health.
• Toy Commercials & Gift Challenges:
  • Tyler notes preteens are harder to buy for—“kids aren’t watching Saturday-morning toy commercials anymore.”
• Learning Responsibility the Hard Way:
  • Nova wants a crested gecko for Christmas; Cate shares how they’re using it to teach personal responsibility (“she lasted five days” with the checklist). (39:31)
  • “She’s a good kid…doesn’t equal responsible.” (Catelynn, 38:18)

6. Reflections on “Early Us” — Relationship & Change

• End-of-Episode Relationship Q&A: (41:00 on)
  • Cate asks: “What’s something we used to do at the beginning of our relationship that you miss the most?”
  • Tyler, without skipping a beat: “We fucked a lot.” (41:15)
  • They laugh over their early “rabbit” days, but agree it’s the freedom of life-before-kids, spontaneity, and the simplicity of young love that they miss most (42:01).
  • “I miss when we could just pick up and go and not have a care in the world.” (Catelynn, 41:57)
  • Tangent: Cate’s joint rolling prowess (“She could give Snoop Dogg a run for her money back in the day.” – Tyler, 43:13).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Vomiting on new couch:
  “...Projectile brown chocolate milk mixed with whatever…all over the white, fluffy, hairy couch…If you have a fluffy couch…I like to know if you have to brush it like an animal…” (Tyler, 03:28)

• On emotional labor and Christmas:
  “It goes to show in a lot of households the moms do everything. They bring the Christmas magic…And again, mom gets left to the side.” (Catelynn, 10:35)

• Tyler’s advice to husbands:
  “Get your fucking shit together. Fill your wife’s stocking. This isn’t rocket science.” (Tyler, 14:33)

• Elf trauma:
  “I hate this. I hate this. I hate this.” (Veda, channelled by Tyler, 21:47)

• Parenting boundaries:
  “I'd rather have a dirty playroom to pick up every day than…a kid locked into a [screen].” (Catelynn, 31:31)

• Relationship nostalgia:
  “I miss when we could just pick up and go and not have a care in the world.” (Catelynn, 41:57)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:50–04:27: Sick kid chaos & couch disaster
• 05:08–06:23: Grandma’s holiday visit
• 07:18–08:01: Christmas cookie discussion
• 08:40–11:00: Stocking stuffer gender divide
• 13:15–14:33: Rant on emotional labor and stocking expectations
• 15:33–16:16: “Dishes don’t do themselves”—women’s unseen Christmas work
• 19:06–24:15: Elf on the Shelf stress, kid reactions, origins
• 29:29–31:31: Kids, tablets, and changing gift-giving culture
• 38:14–39:59: Responsibility talk: Nova’s gecko dream
• 41:00–43:37: Relationship reflection & laughs over “the good old days”
• 43:13: Snoop Dogg comment about joint rolling

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Closing Tone

The episode balances chaotic family realities with heartfelt appreciation and wry humor. Cate and Ty model candid discussions about relationship maintenance and the importance of shared labor within family life, all while rolling with the unpredictable punches flu season—and Christmas—bring.

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For Listeners

If you want more behind-the-scenes stories, listener questions, or to share your own “stocking stuffer” experiences, Cate & Ty invite you to connect via Instagram, TikTok, or their Facebook fan page.

Merry Christmas, happy flu season, and solidarity to all the parents just trying to survive the holiday magic!

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[A]

Hey guys, it's pump day.

[B]

Pump day.

[A]

Welcome back to another episode of Kate and Ty. Break it down. I hope you guys have all been well. We miss talking to you guys. It's been what? Last week was a best of episode because, you know, holidays are freaking crazy.

[B]

And we want to know, do you guys even like best of episodes? We don't know.

[A]

Yeah, I don't.

[B]

I mean, I thought it was an interesting idea, but hey, yeah, let us know. Yeah.

[A]

So, yes, the holidays have been crazy. We've had constant sick kids this month of December.

[B]

Oh my God, help me.

[A]

Projectile vomiting children throughout all the night.

[B]

Yep, every hour.

[A]

Yeah, Raya was a couple days ago and she was like up till two in the morning, just constantly puking. She stopped puking at like 2am after I washed sheets and bedding and changed her clothes like four times. And then eventually I was like, girl, you're. We're getting on the couch. Like, yeah, I. Because I would lay in bed.

[B]

Trash can in front of you. Bucket.

[A]

I would lay in bed and then all of a sudden I'd hear her barfing and I'm like, oh, God, get out of bed. Go change her. She'd come downstairs, put her back in her room, and then I'd lay down. And then there it is again. So about one o', clock, I was like, all right, hold on. Yeah. I'm like, let's lay on the couch together. Here's a garbage can. Mom will lay here. We're just gonna. We're gonna sleep here. And then all of a sudden, I felt she actually fell asleep finally. Because she didn't sleep at all.

[B]

Every hour.

[A]

Yeah. The whole time.

[B]

Can't sleep.

[A]

No. And so then once I knew she was out, I was like, all right. Carried her back in her bed, and thankfully she didn't puke again until like, six in the morning. And then we had, what, a couple, few normal days?

[B]

We had. No, we had like two normal days. And then beta. All of a sudden, we're sitting there and, guys, we just bought like a new. And. Yeah, sure, we're idiots. We bought a new white esque for those furry couches. Not the. Not the inflatable. No, not the boneless. Not the boneless ones. But anyway, new couch. And there's Veda sitting there. We had a couple normal days. He thought maybe this whole stomach bug was gone.

[A]

Yeah. We just got done eating dinner.

[B]

I look and ve just goes.

[A]

And then hers was like projectile.

[B]

It was literally 1, 2, 3, probably 5 different regurgitating projectile brown chocolate milk mixed with whatever, macaroni and cheese all over the white, fluffy, hairy couch that. By the way, if you have a fluffy couch, I like to know if you have to brush it like an animal.

[A]

Like.

[B]

Like a living animal. Because I look over there's my wife one day with a fucking cat brush. A special. Yeah, cat brush for the couch. So I'm gonna let everyone know now. Beautiful couch, soft, comfy, you want to. You want to take a nap or you want to crawl right into it, but you have to brush it.

[A]

Doesn't it look better after I brush it, though?

[B]

Do you hear that sentence? Say it again.

[A]

Doesn't it look better after I brush it?

[B]

Doesn't it look better after I brush the couch? The couch looks better after I brush the couch.

[A]

I know.

[B]

We live in 2025 and we're brushing couches.

[A]

Yep. To make it look nice.

[B]

Hey, listen, it's very Comfortable. But I, I, I, I, I don't know.

[A]

Yeah. So then Vadea puked. Vade has been bad. Like, she still had a. She had a fever earlier today, too. Like, while you were going to get your mom, she spiked a fever, and I was like, oh, my God, it's never ending. And Christmas is just a couple days away. Yeah.

[B]

Really? Yeah.

[A]

And Christmas is just a couple days away. So I'm like, please.

[B]

Because she seemed fine this morning.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

So she's on time. All right. Now then you've been, oh, I thought you were done. I won't see you guys.

[A]

And I'm like, what? Christmas is in, what, four days when we're. While we're. We were recording this. So I'm like, please, it cannot go to anybody else.

[B]

Yeah. I just got my mom from the airport from Florida. So she's here for nine days. Nine days for Christmas, which we're. I'm very grateful for because, like, I don't know if people don't know, but, like, I didn't. Wasn't raised. All my family lives in California, so I never got to go to, like, grandma's house. Grandma never came to my house for any holidays.

[A]

No.

[B]

So it's really. Yeah. They all lived in California, so it's really nice that my mom can make the trip from Florida every, you know, Christmas.

[A]

And she does it every Christmas. She comes and then, you know, she also alternates Nova's birthdays. Like, she was here last year for Novas, so she won't be here for Novas this year, but she'll be here for Vedas. Like, she alternates the birthdays between Veda and Raya, or. I'm sorry, Veda and Nova, because she's always here for Rayas.

[B]

But I was worried when she moved to Florida. I was like, you're one of those snowbirds. I'm never gonna see you again. Oh, my God. Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. And she's here all summer, too, but I'm glad that she does, you know, come for Christmas and stuff. So right now, if you guys do hear any kids or anything, they're all up and they're downstairs with Graham.

[B]

Yeah. So we just get back from the airport. So they're, like, all about her right now.

[A]

Oh, gosh. They were so excited. So, so excited.

[B]

I don't know if Vada was in the window he pulled in the driveway.

[A]

Oh, was she?

[B]

Yeah. My mom's like, oh, my gosh, there she is. I was like, I told you she was waiting for you. She's literally Banging the window A.

[A]

That's cute. I had to melt her heart.

[B]

I did. Cuz she was in the windshield. She. Oh my God. Was like breaking the screen. I was like, all right, all right, all right. We're coming in the house.

[A]

Down.

[B]

She's like, screen. Yeah.

[A]

Leave it to beta. Yeah. So I'm just hoping that the sickness stops with Ada. I cleaned the playroom yesterday and I literally like doused the whole. They have like this little couch in there. I doused everything with Lysol.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I was like, dude.

[B]

And they have such little toys in there that it's like little calico critter things that they just gotta spray with like. Yeah, just douse it. And Lysol.

[A]

Yep, you can. Yeah. So I'm just praying that nobody else gets it. But as far as like we're, we're, you know, we're amping up for Christmas. One of my friends is coming over in a couple days and you know, Ty's mom's here and stuff. I don't know if my mom's coming or not, but we're gonna do. We always. Last year we started the tradition where my friend Jen comes over with her kids and we make a bunch of cookies and stuff. So we're gonna do that, which I'm excited for.

[B]

I always love those sugar cookies.

[A]

And then your mom always does her little thing like Christmas Eve. Gets the kids new pajamas for Christmas Eve and stuff. So we have a few traditions leading up to Christmas.

[B]

What's your favorite Christmas cookie?

[A]

I like the thumbprint ones with the jam in the middle.

[B]

Oh, wow. Really good.

[A]

Yeah, I also really like.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

Pecan tarts. I'm really lazy this year. I bought.

[B]

Did we make a pecan cookie cookie one year?

[A]

Yeah, we made it last year.

[B]

My favorite is a classic sugar cookie with white frosting in the crumble. Sprinkle. Not the big fat sprinkles. The little sugar sprinkle.

[A]

Oh, yeah, yeah, Blue.

[B]

I don't care what color it is.

[A]

Yeah, I know. I already. I bought some cookie Cheetos today because I'm just like, I'm so tired. I might make like a home, like one homemade cookie or whatever. But I'm like, I'm just like, cut these into.

[B]

All they care about is decorating it how you make it.

[A]

No, I bought all the. Yeah, I bought the different colored icings and the sprinkles. Have at it. And we usually say like, those ones are for Santa. They make the cookies for Santa. You know, it's like a tradition or whatever. But I sense Christmas is around the corner, literally here in a couple days. I know that, Tyler, you've talked about this. Last year you saw something about it, and this year, even last night, you were talking about in bed.

[B]

Yes. And I want to know. I need people to like you to, like, message us or comment. Like, what? I did not. I wasn't aware that this was that big of a thing. The first time ever hearing about it was last year. And I guess it's a really big, common thing where moms and wives either fill their own stocking or don't have a stocking at all.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And my mind is blown.

[A]

And you were reading some of these comments from women last night. Like, women have members.

[B]

It was breaking my heart.

[A]

Like, the one girl said, like, I filled mine up for 12 years, and then eventually I said it until her son said something.

[B]

And then her son. Yeah. So there's one comment where, because I was like, this is. This can't be a common thing. It is, but. But I didn't realize it until reading the comments. And then also I'm like, holy, these poor women. Like, what the. And she was like. Her comment was, I filled my own stocking for like 12, 13 years or something. And then I said, screw it. I'm going to stop. And then when she stopped, her. Her son was like, mom, where's your stocking? Why don't you have a stocking? And from that moment on, the husband started doing her stocking.

[A]

Right. And it's like, what the.

[B]

After 13 years. And here's my question. My thing about it is, this is what I'm thinking in my head, okay? So there's these husbands or men, whatever, dads opening a stocking that they didn't fill themselves. They look over. I'm open to my stocking. Oh, my God.

[A]

So cool.

[B]

Look over my kids. Oh, my God.

[A]

Stocking.

[B]

So cool. Look over my wife.

[A]

And she's just sitting, and she's like.

[B]

Oh, look at my stocking. You're like, what did you get? Like, it's like, what goes. How are you not right?

[A]

And if this is happening and if this also has been happening for years, you've been seeing this for years, and you don't think anything about it.

[B]

For 12. I'm just going off this girl's comment. For 12 years, you watched in excitement because you don't know what's in your stocking. The kids don't know what's in the stocking.

[A]

But your wife.

[B]

But your wife knows what's in all this. All the stockings.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And you're like, I don't know. I just couldn't. Or I can't still carry my head around it. I'm very. It just shocks the out of me phenomena.

[A]

Yeah. It's like an empty stock. Mom's empty stockings. Like nobody. It's basically. It goes to show in a lot of households that the moms do everything. They bring the Christmas magic. They're wrapping the presents, they're shopping, they're picking it out, they're doing everything. Filling the stockings. And again, mom gets left to the side.

[B]

Are you kidding? I could not imagine looking at you and you having a stocking that I didn't pack.

[A]

Mm.

[B]

Or I want at all. I especially. Okay, here's my thing. I get. I would get it. I would understand if the mom and dad made an agreement, like, hey, listen, I'll fill my own stocking. You feel your own stocking. Because it's all about the kids anyway. With stuff I like. And you get stuff you like and put in your own stocking.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But that's not what's happening. I'm seeing that that's not happening. What's happening is the guy is getting a surprise stocking.

[A]

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[B]

What the fuck is going on?

[A]

And I think that's even weirder for us too, because, like, for us in our household, Christmas is very much like about the kids. And, you know, it's all about the kids. We might like, you know, one year it was like, hey, honey, you really want that love sack? Then that'll be a Christmas present together. Yeah, you know, or whatever. But what we always make sure to do is like, we always fill up a stocking. And it could be little things like, you know, normal. That's shampoo that you love, or perfume.

[B]

The perfume, the razors, the basic shit. Socks, comfy socks.

[A]

Right. You know what I mean? And. But we always make it a point to at least fill each other's stockings. I mean, that's the least that somebody could do.

[B]

I actually think it's kind of cool we've done, which is like, because me and Kate, like, we, we, we don't. There's nothing that we really want that we don't get ourselves. So it's like, I think the nutrition, which I really have been liking the last couple years, that we just. Whatever can fit in the stocking is the gifts we get each other.

[A]

Right.

[B]

And that's great because we don't gotta get pressure of like, I'm gonna not remember that one year you were not gonna get in each other. And I couldn't help it.

[A]

Yeah. And then I come downstairs on Christmas morning, gives me a present, and I was pissed. I was like, yo, what the. Now I feel like less than. Because I didn't give you but a stocking. And.

[B]

But I said I gave it to you and said, don't feel. No, don't feel like that. I just couldn't help it because you said it and I. And anyway.

[A]

Right.

[B]

But now I get it. I understand. So now we just feel each other. Stocking. And it's great. And I don't know, I just couldn't believe reading those comments was like, I don't Know any guy listening to this or any, Any mom, any wife, please send this. If this is what your experience is, send this clip to your guy. Because get men. Get your fucking shit together. Fill your wife stocking the girlfriend stocking. Fill the mother of your child's stocking. It is not. This is not rocket science. This isn't something you should probably even be thinking about or have to be reminded do. But based off the comments and everyone saying what they're saying, I'm like, this is.

[A]

Well, because last night you said somebody did a study on it, right?

[B]

No, no, this was. It was. CNN was just doing an article about, like, what is this crazy thing that we're hearing about? Because I think. And it's weird because, like, is it because women just did it silently probably, and they never. I think it's for the first time, people. Women are being like, well, I don't have a stocking. And people are like, whoa, whoa. What? It's like, it's almost. It reminds me of like, when it might see. This is what I'm saying. As far as men grow. Grow the fuck up. Stop being a little baby. Because what do you magically think? Dishes just get done? Do you magically think that the counter gets wiped? Do you magically think that the bathroom gets clean?

[A]

Or even just for Christmas, like, you magically think all your kids presents.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

You think magically, right?

[B]

You're. All these Christmas beautiful things that your wife is doing would just magically happen. No, motherfucker, it's your wife, dude. So the least you can fucking do is fill her fucking stockings, right?

[A]

And like, come on, you have to know, like, what her favorite chocolates are.

[B]

Or. I hope so.

[A]

You know what I mean? I mean, I would hope so too.

[B]

Listen, I'll be honest. I have no problem. Problem filling your stocking, right. Never had a problem. Never will, right.

[A]

Or if she likes fuzzy socks or, you know, eye masks or whatever, you know, like, come on.

[B]

I just. I couldn't believe that this was a real thing. So if this is. If this is something you're experiencing, please.

[A]

I think that's sad. Yeah, I think it's sad because I feel like. And I'm so blessed that in our household, it's not like that for me, but I. I feel sad for other women that, like I said, they're bringing all the Christmas magic, doing all the things, and. And then they just get pushed to the side, you know?

[B]

It blew my mind. It really blew my mind. I was, I was very. And then it made me think about My mom, when I was growing up, I'm like, my mom never. She filled her own stocking poor. That's sad.

[A]

Right?

[B]

You know, Right?

[A]

God.

[B]

And then I think about, like, if that was. If that was the other spouse filling my other spouse's stocking and then filling my own. Like, your stockings. Filling your ass stocking.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And I gotta film my. I gotta fill all the stockings, bro. I ain't. I ain't. I probably to make a message. Women out there, listen, put a coal in a stocking and make him be so surprised. And all the kids go, dad, what did you do? And she goes, yeah, what'd you do, Rick?

[A]

What'd you forget to do, Rick?

[B]

Yeah. Why'd you get cold? And then he's gonna look at her.

[A]

What? Yeah.

[B]

Knowing that she fills the stocking. And he'll be like. And you're just getting the eyes, those. You know, those wife. Whatever you gotta do. I don't know. Just.

[A]

Yeah. Because, you know, that is sad. Mom should feel included, too.

[B]

Moms do everything. And I think that I don't care if you're working 60, 70 hours a week. They do everything. Like I said, the lights don't magically appear on the tree. The ornaments don't magically tree men. The bathrooms don't magically become clean. So the least you can fucking do is sprinkle your own magic for fucking stocking for Christmas. What the fuck is wrong with people, bro?

[A]

Yeah, it is that.

[B]

Anyway, I had. I didn't. I was like, this is crazy.

[A]

So I wonder how many women out there that listen, like, is your stocking empty? Or. Or are you filling your own? Like, I would. Like, I'd be interested. I'm very interested to see, you know.

[B]

And there was. There was a comment that was like, I'm so sorry. My husband's always filled my sock. And I can't imagine. And it's like, thank God.

[A]

Yeah. Thank you. You've always filled mine.

[B]

God.

[A]

So thank you for loving me.

[B]

Thank you. Thank you for filling my stocking. Okay. Because what the. I thought. But see, I guess for people it's common. It's just common sense, you know?

[A]

Yeah. I guess some.

[B]

You don't gotta be stoned about it. You don't got to be, like, reminded about it.

[A]

No, it's just natural.

[B]

It's just natural because I know if I don't fill your socking, nobody's going to. No one's going to. I don't even want to think about you filling your own.

[A]

Right?

[B]

So what the fuck Horrible.

[A]

That would be horrible.

[B]

Anyone out there, like, can relate to this or understand. Let's just. I don't know.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Together. Dudes. Seriously.

[A]

But you know what? All right, if you have kids, not in the car or where you're listening, before I say this, turn it down, okay?

[B]

Oh, turn it down.

[A]

Yeah. You have 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. I can't wait for this elf to go back to the North.

[B]

This elf. I hate this. Alpha, guess what? What? We're so smart, we decided to get two elves this year.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

What the are we thinking?

[A]

What was I.

[B]

But I, I, it was because Veda asked me, and I was just talking in the morning. I was like, you know how she talks.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Listen, eat your waffles and brush your teeth. I, I just saw, I'm answering her. Hurry up. And she was like, well, I. So she must have saw a video or someone.

[A]

Someone or someone at school told her.

[B]

Said, I have two. What? You can have two. So, dad, you know, they can have two. And if you ask, if you ask the elf, can you bring one of your friends so that way we can have two elves in the house? And sure as she's like, little Beta's.

[A]

Like, hey, Trixie, can you please, can.

[B]

You please go bring your friend from the North Pole so I can have two elves and you can have a friend? I'd be so great. Thank you so much. Whatever. And goes brush her teeth.

[A]

I'm like, I know. It's like, you know what Mom's doing. I'm like, hey, right now I'm searching for an elf. Found a boy elf, you know, or whatever. Yes.

[B]

You want a boy elf? Yeah, she said.

[A]

But I think, like, as much as, like, a pain in the ass, it is like, you forget about it or you, you have to move it every night or whatever. Some of the things that I do, especially the, like, Nova is kind of just like, ah, that's funny, you know? But like, Veda being six and Raya being four. Like, the plus side is, is they get so excited and, like, pumped.

[B]

Yeah, they do.

[A]

Like, this morning, we did, like, a candy cane scavenger hunt. And Raya was like, she thought it was like, Easter morning. She was, like, running around. She's like, I found one, Mom. Look at. Oh, my God. You know, like, she was so excited.

[B]

Which, that's what it's all about.

[A]

It is, it's bringing the Christmas magic. But come on, parents. You know, there was one night I fell asleep and I woke up dead. Woke up, and I was like, I didn't move the elf. And Vader wakes me up, you know? And so it's like we go downstairs, and Vader's like, why didn't she move? And I'm like, I. She must have been really tired. I. I don't know.

[B]

You know, a little bit like.

[A]

Yeah. You know what I mean? And it's like the box. Like, they do sell elf boxes, which, like, will save your life because it gives you props. And, like, that one year was legit.

[B]

It was great. Everything was in the box.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I don't think about nothing.

[A]

But Beta is funny. She's very, like, so much like Tyler. Like, her just. She's. Her personality is just like Ty. And so I did one where it was like the elf pooped in the toilet, so I melted, like, all this chocolate, poured it in the water, and, you know, you put, like, poop marks on the toilet paper and stuff. And Tyler was like. She was freaking out. He's like, she wouldn't even go in the bathroom, brush her teeth.

[B]

She's like, ew. What?

[A]

What?

[B]

And she's like, I'm. I'm trying to laugh.

[A]

I don't like it.

[B]

I hate this. I hate this. I hate this. And she stands on her tippy toes. Because she stands on tippy toes. And she walks out the bathroom.

[A]

Sensory stuff.

[B]

She walks in the bathroom with her hands up, and her face is scrunched, eyebrows wrinkled, and she is like, I don't like this. I hate this. I hate this. Why? Why would she do this? Why would she do this? And I'm like, okay. I'm like, oh, I don't know. She's just being messy and funny. Trixie. You know what I'm saying?

[A]

No.

[B]

And then she was like, I'm not brushing my teeth in there. And I'm like, veda, we have to brush our teeth in there. So I literally had to, like, kind of like, talk.

[A]

Clean the mess.

[B]

Yes. I had to clean up the mess a little bit. At least get the paper towel off the wall, because Kate put, like, this covered paper towel or toilet paper on the wall.

[A]

No, it was hanging from the elf's butt over the toilet.

[B]

Okay. Well, it looked. I don't know. I don't blame her, because if I was a kid. This is disgusting. And so I had to, like. I was like, I'll clean it up and put toilet paper in there. And she's like, don't touch her. I'm like, ah. All I know is that I want to know, what year did this happen? Why? As parents, why do We.

[A]

It's a newer.

[B]

Did we. Why do we add this fucking stress on top of one of the most stressful times? Well, it can be those stressful times of the year.

[A]

Yeah. For some people. Like really add to elf.

[B]

You guys, who. Who did this? I want to send a letter of saying I'm really appreciative, but I also fucking hate your guts.

[A]

2005.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[A]

Yep. 2005.

[B]

Really?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

That's when it started.

[A]

Yeah. The modern elf on the shelf tradition officially started in 20 2005.

[B]

So I was 13. When did it gain popularity? Because I'm telling you, I remember ever hearing about no damn elf until I got old.

[A]

So I guess it was this woman, Carol. Carol.

[B]

Carol.

[A]

And I guess her family in the 1970s had this tradition and their houses, their elf houses. Their elf's name was Fisbee. And so she, I guess she decided to write a book about her tradition as a child, Elf on the shelf. And that's what made it all blow up. So it was like their family tradition. Carol in the 1970s.

[B]

What the Carol?

[A]

Yep. Because it says 1970s, Carol's family's tradition with her elf Fisbee begins. 2004, Shonda Bell suggests turning the tradition, the tradition into a book. 2005, the book and alpha set are. Oh. So the book and elf set are self published by Carol & Bell. 2007, the tradition gained gains major media attention after actress Jennifer Garner is seen with the kit, leading to widespread.

[B]

Popularity. So in Jennifer.

[A]

Garner. Yeah. And then 2012, the Elf on the shelf makes itself debut in the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade. So. But that's kind of crazy. It all started from her own little family tradition. And now it's like all over. Okay, you guys, have you been like me? I'm always trying to find the perfect sheets, the perfect blankets, one that doesn't make me sweat to death or hold in all the heat. Well, recently I found a brand called Cozy Earth. And they have the amazing bamboo sheets. And let me tell you, they have been a complete game changer. I'm serious this. They are breathable, cooling and just so comfortable. So if you're thinking about a gift for somebody, like the gift of better sleep, Cozy Earth's bamboo sheets. Crafted from viscose from bamboo for a soft sheet feel that keeps you cozy without overheating. They help you sleep several degrees cooler. Perfect for snuggling on winter nights and waking up refreshed for the holiday mornings ahead. And it's a risk free purchase. They have a 100 night sleep trial and a 10 year warranty. Because once you feel this level of comfort, you'll want it to last a decade. Also, they have a bubble cuddle blanket, the ultimate holiday gift for cozy moments. Their bubble cuddle blanket combines comfort and style with its distinctively textured bubble design. Featuring an extended plush pile and a midweight construction, it's perfect for snuggling by the fire, movie nights with the family, or adding a touch of luxury to any room. A gift that makes everyday feel like a special occasion. Give the gift of everyday luxury and make every moment comfortable. Head to cozyearth.com and use our code break it down for up to 20% off. That's code break it down for up to 20% off. And if you get the post purchase survey, be sure to mention you heard about cozy Earth right here. Give the gift of comfort that lasts beyond the holidays and carries into a cozy new year. But like I like the ones where I like the mischievous.

[B]

Elves. Me.

[A]

Too. You.

[B]

Know? Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. So like they have one and it's like with a mixer and you put a naked Barbie in the mixer and the elf is sitting there with dollar bills and she's like spinning like it's like she's at a strip club right now. But I couldn't do that with.

[B]

Arc. Yes. Okay. She died it down PG13 the hell out of.

[A]

It. So I made it, I wanted it to look like, you know, a ride. Like the Barbie is riding a carnival ride. And I made little like tickets and it said like one ticket or.

[B]

Whatever. For a ride?

[A]

Yeah. And Tyler, I was like, so what did they think? And tell her? Like they were all confused. Nobody got it. I was like, oh my.

[B]

Go. Just like I don't understand. I said, I said. And honestly I didn't know that. The whole point was like, oh, it's a carnival ride. Yeah, I just saw tickets. I'm like, well it's supposed to be dollar bills. I know. I, I, I got what it like I got it cuz I'm the adult but I'm like, oh, it's a.

[A]

Performance. Yeah, I.

[B]

Tried. I was like, I should have.

[A]

Kept the machine on all night. And then when you woke up with the kids in the.

[B]

Morning. No, she wanted me turn on. So I turn it on. But it still didn't make any sense. They don't understand. They're like, oh cool. I'm like, it's a per form. And so I literally said cirque du Soleil. You know Cirque du.

[A]

Soleil. She doesn't Know what that is? There was another one that I did that she was like, I don't like.

[B]

It. She didn't like a lot of them. She didn't like the one she didn't like to a spaghetti.

[A]

One. Oh. But she did kind of think. She thought it was kind of cool. Yeah. I did the floating fork with.

[B]

Spaghetti, and she was like, I don't like.

[A]

This.

[B]

Yeah. And she literally. She has said, I don't like this more time than she said. Wow, this is so cool. So, I don't know. Beta's like, I ain't down for this. And you should see her, because she'll. She'll look at it and she'll stare at it for a good five minutes before she even asked me a question. Like, she's dissecting it with her crinkled brow. Like, yeah, what the fuck's going on? But the bathroom, when she walked in was like, she black. She backed out. And I don't want to go in the.

[A]

Bathroom. Trixie had a note in there, and it's like, I'm so sorry. I just really had to.

[B]

Go. Oh, she lost it. She was like. She. She literally said, like, she didn't start crying. She had that kind of, like, so disgusted and so mad at Trixie. You could tell. She's like, why would Trixie do this? Like, you know, I mean, she was like, I think if she could, she would have probably yelled at.

[A]

Tr. But then she. She, like, set up a couple of her, like, her dollhouse table and put, like, cookies on it. That was cute. And, like, chocolate chips on the little dollhouse table. And so I was like, well, perfect. That night, I was like, I'm gonna set them in the chairs, and I'm gonna make them look like they ate everything. And I, like, spread the cream of the cookies all over their faces and stuck a chocolate chip to Buddy's face. And she.

[B]

Loves. Let's see. Now we have two elves.

[A]

Guys.

[B]

Yeah. So we've added to the chaos.

[A]

But it has made some things easier. Like, the ones that I hung. Hung them from the light, and then Buddy was holding on.

[B]

To. Yeah. You know, simple stuff when you don't feel like doing, like. Or a whole.

[A]

Skit. So what are we going to do? What am I going to do with them.

[B]

Tonight? I don't.

[A]

Know. They go home soon, though. Christmas.

[B]

Eve. Oh, yeah. Bye. Bye. Oh, yeah. Hallelujah. I'm so happy. I cannot wait for them to go.

[A]

Home. I saw a picture, a meme on Facebook was like, my elf. What would it say like 200 and some. No, like 200 and something days out of the year. And they're just thrown in like a. A safe in the parents bedroom and it's like in there. And I'm like, yeah, seriously, that's funny. So. But I hope everybody's Christmas is gonna be good. We're looking forward to ours. I know the kids are super excited. Nova's bent. She's kind of at the age where she's hard to buy for preteen stuff. And she's not like a normal preteen. She's not very into like.

[B]

Skin. I know. I literally was talking to Jason today. I was like. I was like, oh my God, my kid's 11. It's just hard to shop for it. He's like, well, what about get like the makeup kits? I'm like, no, she's not. I said, Jason, Shane, like Shay. That kind of. But I wanna talk about. Because I think the reason why and I think it's super interesting is because these kids aren't watching like Cartoon Network had toy commercials in between all the shows. Nickelodeon toy commercials. I got a lot of my ideas same from watching the commercials you watch. Oh, that's.

[A]

Awesome. I want.

[B]

That. I want that Batman car. I want that. You know, because you're watching. These kids don't watch. They don't have normal commercials. Their ads are like dove and you know, I mean, it's not.

[A]

Normal. But also to Nova is very much like kind of how I was when I was younger. I was definitely like a tomboy. Like, I cared more about like my lizard and.

[B]

My. Yeah. Rats, which I'm cool with. I even told myself she's not. She's not really like a typical. Like, because she. She doesn't. She doesn't have a phone. She's not like a. Her tablets are not. Or her tablet that she has is only she's a timer on it for. For each day. So she's not like. And she's not on a. Her. She's not a video watcher. She's a like a animator. Yeah. She draws on her tablet and we give her like three hour or two hours every day for technology and she's able to split it up however she wants. And she usually just draws on.

[A]

It.

[B]

Yeah. And. And so, yeah, the kids are different these days. We took tablets away from the younger ones, what, two years.

[A]

Ago? Over two.

[B]

Years.

[A]

Yeah. How long? It's been a while.

[B]

Yeah. Because while it was a baby, we said this is the third child we learned from Nova well, and Rya.

[A]

Had one for a minute and, like. Yeah, they didn't want to play. She didn't want. She just wanted it constantly, which.

[B]

I think we wouldn't talk about before. But it's. It's a big thing. I mean, I think it goes against the grain a little bit. No tablets. And they haven't had tablets in years. And they play. Guys, they. I bought them. I bought them. I went on. When I took the tablets away, I made sure to, like, get, like, the doll house from Fisher Price and all. Just stuff that they can, you know, use their imagination on and stuff. And I think it's changed.

[A]

Everything. And I think, yeah, no, and.

[B]

I would have different.

[A]

Kids. Yeah, I would rather. I would rather have a playroom that I have to pick up every day, then a kid just sitting on it, wanting to sit on a couch and stare and hold a screen for hours on.

[B]

End. That's actually a great outlook to have. I'd rather have a dirty playroom to pick up every day than to have a clean playroom and a kid's locked into.

[A]

It. Because that's what it was like. Like, it was weird. They didn't want to play. Like, they have a freaking beautiful Barbie Dream House down there and, like, just, you know, nice toys, and they, like, did not want to play with.

[B]

It. Me and Kate didn't understand because we're like, we want to shower them with everything we never had. So, like, oh, have all the, you know, a toy room. No, I'm like, rich kids had toy.

[A]

Rooms. But I'm like, dude, my babysitter had a toy. Yeah, that was about it. And I thought it was so.

[B]

Cool. Yeah. So it's like, do we make a toy room? And the fact that they were so not interested in it. We looked at each other one day, we're like, it's a tablet. We gotta get this.

[A]

Done. And then also, too, it's just like, you know, when the tablet dies or they lose, you know, no WI Fi, and then your kid's throwing a tantrum over it and stuff, and it's just like, this is stupid. And it was about. I think it would. It took, like, two days asking about it because she was a little older. But now that, like, they only get them when we go on travel planes. And I just have downloaded movies on there, you know, I'm like.

[B]

No. Yeah. So even travel days, they watch Disney, whatever movie we downloaded on the actual tablet.

[A]

So. But unless we fly Delta, which I love, because there's a screen right there, I don't even have to pull it out if you know, or whatever.

[B]

But. But I will say I think it was the best. One of the best decisions we made as a parent, because Nova was at an age to where she understood the limitations we were putting on.

[A]

It. Yeah. And it's a.

[B]

Timer. Timer. She knows. Listen, I was very honest with Nova and very honest with Vader. I said, it hurts your brain, okay? And I explained to them how it hurts it. How it's addictive, how you can't control the dopamine levels in your brain. And they asked, what does that mean? I said, there are happy chemicals that make you happy. These are the chemicals in your brain that get released. And this thing sucks them out and sucks them dry and forces them to come out. And then you're dead for the day because you don't have any more left.

[A]

And.

[B]

Right. I'm like, yeah, so you can explain to your kids, I think, in whatever way you want to, but I did it with honesty. And I was like, hey, it hurts your brain and I'm your parent and I have to make the decision to not let you hurt your own.

[A]

Brain. Yeah. And data. And like, she'll ask me sometimes, like, hey, mom, you know, when I'm older, can I have a tablet? And I'm like, you know, you might be able to. Like, your sister has one. I think it's when they get to the age of understanding, like, look, you have two hours. And when this timer, a two hour timer goes off, it's done.

[B]

With.

[A]

Done. You know, And I think that's okay. I think it's.

[B]

The. So what age are we gonna do this at? So I'm thinking it'd be nice to reintroduce it to her when she's what, 10?

[A]

Nine? Yeah, I was thinking like eight. So we're on the.

[B]

Same. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. So we'll just. We'll play it by ear. Because Vader's also different from.

[A]

Nova. She.

[B]

Is. I trusted Nova at a younger age to handle what we were saying, because I think it was the hardest for Nova because Nova had it from. We got her first tablet when she was what.

[A]

Two? No, she was like four. Four or.

[B]

Five. Oh, Veda got one when she was two. That's what we knew. Yeah, she got it sooner. So we got Nova a tablet from the age of four and we took it away when she was eight. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10. Yeah, because she's 10, so two years. Yeah. So she had it for like a consistent. I mean, we didn't have anything on it. No, her. She. And we know, obviously.

[A]

We. Eventually we did do the whole, like. Yeah, two.

[B]

Hours. Yeah, two hours. Yeah. But it took a minute for us to get there because we didn't really know what the we were doing until you reached. Yeah. And then you also just notice their behavior when I'm like, when I'm asking you to go outside and play outside, and you said no, and it's.

[A]

Like, 75 degrees out and.

[B]

Beautiful. You're just on that thing. Give me. Give me that tablet. Throw it.

[A]

Out.

[B]

Yeah. You know what I'm saying? So noble, I think, was the hardest for her. And she. She was like, I don't understand why you're doing this. And so I had explained, and she's the oldest.

[A]

So. And we could have a good conversation with her, and she understands it, you know? She did, But. And so, yeah, I saw. I tell Vade. I'm like, when you're older, you know, probably. But Nova's the oldest. Like, yeah. You know, Nova has a projector in her room where she can watch TV and stuff, but she. But also, there's parental controls on that, too. Like, she can't just go in. Yeah, you can turn it on, but you can't Click Disney or YouTube or nothing without my pin, you know, Like, I have to put a pin in to open the app, and whatever app I decide you can go on, then you can scroll through the whole entire.

[B]

App. And I will say, she's really good at this. She'll be like, mom, can you put the pen in? I want to watch. Watch whatever on Disney. It's like, all right.

[A]

Cool. And every once in a while, I'll be like, okay. Like, her friends will come.

[B]

Over. Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. And I'll be like, I'll. I'll let you watch YouTube tonight. Because also, they watch, like, you know, ghost stories or, like, weird wolf.

[B]

Things. And it's funny because when we do let them watch it, we'd be on that browser history right after I'm gonna see what the hell. And it's funny because I feel. I almost feel guilty myself because I'll check the history.

[A]

Innocent. But we have to be.

[B]

Aware. I know, but it's like, it's. It's literally. It's a list of, like, how to prop up your bearded dragon, how to, like. Like, the randomest thing you can. You can think of. What's the best way to make a stick figure on computer animated app? So I'm not seeing anything that alarms me yet. But at the same time, I feel like it's important for us to kind of do little slow. Just check ins. All right. You can have YouTube with your friends tonight, and then I'll check the browsing history and if I see some weird ass ain't know my.

[A]

YouTube. Right.

[B]

Right. How do you supposed to, how are you supposed to. Like another. You got to give them a little freedom to learn what you have to do. And we didn't have any of.

[A]

This shit when we were kids, so this is all new for us. Our parents never had a.

[B]

Dealership. And I'll be honest with you, I, I, I'm not, I would not be a special.

[A]

Child. I would have, oh, yeah.

[B]

Man. Videos when I was that age or anything.

[A]

Anything. I would have been watching horses all the time, you.

[B]

Know? Or even like those videos that. Because what really got me was, Was Nova watching? No, it was Veda watching kids play with Barbies. I'm like, you have a dream house. You're watching other kids play with Barbies when you have Barbies. And so if I, But I get it. If I was a kid, I would be all up in.

[A]

That. Oh, yeah. And ever since we took away, I mean, those kids are always in the player now. They're every once in a while they want to come in the living room. We'll watch like Disney or something. But usually, like, they're.

[B]

Playing. No, I actually really like what you just said about. I, I would much rather clean a.

[A]

Playroom. Yeah. Sometimes I get frustrated because I'm like. But that's what I tell.

[B]

Myself. I'm like, well, it's good.

[A]

Yeah. They're using their imagination and they're having fun in here. So I would much rather have that than it be.

[B]

Clean. It wasn't getting.

[A]

Used. No, it.

[B]

Wasn'T. You were like, what.

[A]

The. Yeah. And it was the tablets and different children. One thing that I feel so bad about, though, is like, Nova, she, the only thing she asked for Christmas was a crested gecko. And I'm like, I feel bad for her because there's just a part of me where I'm like, she's such a good kid. She gets A's and B. Even her grades right now, they're straight A's and B's. Like, she's hard working, determined. Like, you know that.

[B]

Part. She's a good kid. Doesn't equal.

[A]

Responsible. Yes. Because I, because in the car the other day when I picked her from school, I'm like, is there anything, you know, have you thought of anything you want? And she's like, Mom, I told you, like, I really just want a crested gecko or whatever. And I said, honey, for Christmas, you're not getting a crust gecko. I said, because. I said. I said, because you already. You have two lizards. I said, a mom has to constantly remind you, hey, yeah, you know, I don't have.

[B]

Water.

[A]

Yeah. You know. You know. And I'm like, until you can get to a point of. I don't have to say, hey, did you check their water? Or, you know, did you do this or did you do that? You know, because she's very good, like, feeding them and like. Like that. She does. Besides the.

[B]

Kids. The normal.

[A]

Kids. But yeah, I'm like, until you get to a point of like, mom doesn't have to remind you of certain things. I said, it's different. So I told her in the car. I said, so I said, if you make a change in your person, you know, whatever, and your behavior, I said, from now until your birthday, I said, I might think.

[B]

About. Yeah.

[A]

Yep. You know, but it's not working. Mochi still hasn't gotten.

[B]

Lettuce. We actually tried doing a thing like, okay, we're gonna go on. We're gonna put a thing on the. On the fridge, and we're gonna have, like, a check locks, and you have to get a parent's approval to check the box. I'm not gonna trust your.

[A]

Ass. She did it for, like, five.

[B]

Days. She did for five days. And I'm like, all right, you're not.

[A]

Ready. And this was like, before Christmas, if you have a month till Christmas, if you. If I can see a change in your behavior, you know, then maybe I'll.

[B]

It. And she. Well, you lasted five.

[A]

Days.

[B]

Yeah. And I even said something to her the day that I noticed. I was like, so you're just done with the ch? And she just, like, looked at.

[A]

Me.

[B]

Laziness. I'm like, it's okay. You're. You're 10. I'm not. Hey, it's. If you want that damn crested gecko enough, I'm telling you how to get.

[A]

It. Yeah. That's all I.

[B]

Get. I'm not telling you can't have it. I'm selling you the perfect path to. To get.

[A]

It. Yeah. And I could see your cinema card. I know. She. And I'm like, do you understand? She's like, I understand. Was she happy about it? No. But I'm like, change your behavior. And I think that's, you know, change your behavior and show me can.

[B]

Change. Show me that you can. Yeah.

[A]

Handle. But until Then I'm not buying. I'm not buying another.

[B]

One. And honestly, I don't know, guys. I just. Kids and animals and.

[A]

Just. I'm all about it. I'm like, you want an animal? Sure. I was like, I'll buy. I'll buy. Vado Bunny. I know. I'm the crazy. Thank God I have him. Because I would be like, you'd.

[B]

Be having a fine for the county for having a unrelegulated.

[A]

Zoo. I would have a zoo for.

[B]

Sure. They're wild. They do want. I get it. I know, but see, I never. I guess I was too into. I was a very solo. I wasn't in Animals. That's just how it.

[A]

Was. My boy's been.

[B]

In. I was wanting to play with.

[A]

My toys by myself.

[B]

But.

[A]

So. Well, we're. We're almost up for this week's episode, but I know that Ty said he wanted. We wanted to start ending every episode with a question.

[B]

Card. Oh.

[A]

Yeah. So you asked. You asked the.

[B]

Last. Okay. Yeah. Your.

[A]

Turn. Okay. What's something we used to do at the beginning of our relationship that you miss the most? I'm like. I still feel like we go. We go on dates when we can. I don't.

[B]

Know. I mean, I would just say we fucked a lot. So I. But I can't say, like, you.

[A]

Know, like, we don't.

[B]

Now. No, I'm saying. Remember, though, I mean, it was.

[A]

Wild. Yeah. When you're a teen, you're like, every day, twice a day, three times a day. That's.

[B]

Why.

[A]

Anywhere.

[B]

Everywhere. True. So that. Don't listen. That first answer was just me. Listen. What is one. Okay. I mean, besides that. Because we had a.

[A]

Blast. Sorry.

[B]

Grandma. Is that bad? What did you think about when they. When you. Because that's the. It just.

[A]

Popped. No.

[B]

Yeah. We just were little rabbits. Okay. Why are you breaking the card.

[A]

Up?

[B]

Well. Yes, you're right. Yeah, Toss it, toss it. You're right. Something I.

[A]

Miss. I miss when we could just pick up and go and not have a care in the.

[B]

World. Yes. The freedom before.

[A]

Kids.

[B]

Yeah. Pretty.

[A]

Much. Because we still. When we get the chance, because we have kids, we still go out and have fun and do things together.

[B]

And. But yeah, I think one thing that I miss is just us. Yeah. Just to fly the. You know, fly the cedar pants as we're going. You know.

[A]

Whatever.

[B]

Yeah. And plus, you smoke weed back.

[A]

Then. So true. Do you miss that?

[B]

Miss. Oh, yeah. I mean, not for you. I'm so happy you don't know.

[A]

More.

[B]

Yeah. But, man, yeah, we had. We had great times, but. Yeah, let's go back around and smoke a.

[A]

Dude. I know. Yeah, the good old.

[B]

Days. The good old days. We did stoner couple.

[A]

Together. Society. I.

[B]

Know. Not.

[A]

Clean. We do.

[B]

Something. You know what's crazy? Isn't that wild.

[A]

Though? That's a whole nother episode. We should talk about.

[B]

That. We really should, because I don't think people get it. Well, no, I actually know someone said something to me recently. It wasn't on my videos. On someone else's video saying, oh, yeah, because all she does is smoke weed all day. And I'm like, oh, if you guys only knew. Yeah, someone hasn't smoked weed. And over a.

[A]

Decade. Seriously. Because she has panic attacks and triggers.

[B]

It. But let me tell you, yo, she gives Shoot Dog around for her money back in the day. And she could roll a really nice joint. I mean, a.

[A]

Perfect. Dude.

[B]

Fatty. Great, perfect cylinder.

[A]

Awesome. And I could scrape a bowl like no other and get you the.

[B]

Biggest. There ain't nothing in there. There's something in.

[A]

There. And I get. I get it, man. So bad. But all right. Anyway, that's a whole nother.

[B]

Episode. But now you have to. What? You have to answer that same.

[A]

Question. I said.

[B]

It. Oh, okay. Yeah, you're right. I said, yeah, whatever. Yeah. Both said the same thing. Not.

[A]

Really. Whatever.

[B]

Okay. I answered that. Male.

[A]

Brain. Yes, you.

[B]

Did.

[A]

Whatever. But I hope everybody has a safe and fun holiday and you get to enjoy it with the people that you love. I know our kids are super excited about it. And please make sure you please rate and review our. Our show wherever you listen to it at. That really helps us out a lot. Also, too, don't forget that you can follow our Patreon page. And the video episodes get released a week after the audio ones do for the.

[B]

Podcast. So for those who like to watch instead of.

[A]

Listen. Yeah. Or whatever. If you want to, you know, listen and then watch or whatever. But yeah, check out the Patreon. And please give us a. Give us some stars and leave us a review. We love to hear from you guys. And you can always connect with us on our Instagram, which is at. Kate and Ty. Break it down. Same with Tick Tock. And also our Facebook fan page, which is still growing. It's Caitlin and Tyler's fan.

[B]

Page. Should we change the.

[A]

Name? Absolutely.

[B]

Not. Oh, okay. Sure. Some people are like, oh, I thought the fan page, since it's called a fan page, they're like, I didn't know you guys actually ran.

[A]

It.

[B]

It. Yeah, I thought it was a fans running in. I'm like oh, they. They think.

[A]

It'S. Oh, I see what you mean. But anyways, you can find us there on Facebook too and that's always fun. We post things every day on.

[B]

There. We just started to. I mean kind of.

[A]

Like. Yeah, but recently we've been posting on there every single day. But we love you guys and I hope everybody has a great and safe holiday and we'll talking to you guys. Love you. Bye next.

[B]

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