Someone Peed Themselves and It Wasn't Summit...

Summary

De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan: Episode Summary Episode Title: Someone Peed Themselves and It Wasn't Summit... Release Date: March 6, 2025

In this engaging episode of De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan, hosts Dani and Jordan delve into the multifaceted challenges of parenting, maintaining friendships, and nurturing their marital relationship. Drawing from their extensive experience in the influencer industry, they offer candid insights and heartfelt discussions that resonate with listeners navigating similar life stages.

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1. Breastfeeding Challenges and Mastitis

Timestamp: 00:00 – 05:14

The episode begins with Dani and Jordan discussing the physical and emotional toll of breastfeeding. Dani opens up about her struggles with mastitis, sharing Jordan's theory on its causes. Jordan humorously suggests, “I just solved your mastitis” (02:58), highlighting the couple's lighthearted approach to serious challenges.

Key Insights:

• Mastitis Causes: Jordan theorizes that Dani's sleeping position while breastfeeding causes milk to get trapped, leading to mastitis. Dani explains, “Basically what's happening is the suction. So I'm laying on my back, so it's not really being suctioned out” (02:09).
• Breastfeeding Logistics: They discuss the logistical difficulties of pumping, especially while traveling, emphasizing the strain it places on Dani.
• Sacrifice and Resilience: Dani expresses her desire to continue breastfeeding, stating, “I really would love to keep going. And, you know, I keep saying this…” (04:56), underscoring her commitment despite the challenges.

2. Navigating Friendships and Parenting

Timestamp: 05:14 – 16:12

Dani and Jordan transition to the complexities of maintaining friendships amidst parenting young children. They humorously contemplate opening applications to select friends, ensuring their children are compatible playmates. Dani remarks, “Our kids will babysit your kids is basically the point” (08:37), illustrating their desire for friendships that support their parenting journey.

Key Insights:

• Friendship Dynamics: Dani shares her preference for being pursued as a friend, stating, “I want to be pursued. I don't want to pursue you” (09:00), highlighting her approach to building meaningful connections.
• Group Merging Challenges: Jordan reflects on their past attempts to merge friend groups, noting the difficulties in sustaining large social circles: “We have merged the group so large before that you can't get a dinner reservation in Dallas for the group of our size” (11:50).
• Selective Friendships: They discuss the importance of quality over quantity in friendships, emphasizing the need for friends who understand and support their parenting styles.

3. Relationship Dynamics and Sad Camp Insights

Timestamp: 16:12 – 35:21

A significant portion of the episode centers on Dani and Jordan's marital relationship, particularly their experiences at "Sad Camp," a program aimed at resolving interpersonal conflicts. They candidly discuss their efforts to forgive each other and strengthen their bond.

Key Insights:

• Conflict Resolution: Jordan shares his journey of forgiving Dani, saying, “I own it. And I'm about to plan you the most phenomenal date” (52:40), illustrating his commitment to their relationship.
• Understanding and Empathy: Dani and Jordan explore the underlying causes of their conflicts, connecting Dani's mastitis to feelings of insecurity and fatigue, leading to misunderstandings.
• Growth and Improvement: They express optimism about their ability to navigate future challenges together, with Jordan envisioning a harmonious future: “And then we're just going to be so grateful. We're just gonna be like, yeah, you know what? I'm broken...” (55:37).

4. Wellness and Health Practices

Timestamp: 35:21 – 59:44

Beyond parenting and relationships, Dani and Jordan share their personal wellness journeys, discussing various health practices they've adopted to improve their well-being.

Key Insights:

• Red Light Therapy: Dani explains the benefits of red light therapy for skin health and inflammation reduction: “Red light therapy is a really good hack too. It helps with collagen production...” (30:16).
• Hydrogen Water: She elaborates on her use of hydrogen water as an antioxidant: “It acts as an antioxidant and it basically helps better circulation for less inflammation...” (26:15).
• Holistic Living: Dani discusses her efforts to eliminate toxic products from their household, opting for natural cleaning methods: “I've been cleaning with soap and water instead of, you know... It's just really horrible” (25:09).
• Parenting Philosophy: Drawing from the book The Whole Brain Child, Dani and Jordan emphasize guiding their children through challenging experiences rather than pushing them to fit predetermined molds. They highlight the importance of supporting their children's emotional development: “It's not about taking your kid out of the experience, and it's not about pushing them through, but it's about, like, guiding them through...” (60:00).

5. Personal Anecdotes and Humor

Timestamp: 59:44 – 64:03

In a lighter segment, Dani and Jordan share humorous personal stories, reflecting on their past experiences and how these shape their current perspectives.

Key Insights:

• Summer Camp Memories: Jordan reminisces about his time as a camp counselor, contrasting his past self with his present demeanor: “I was that camp counselor, and I've never been that ever since” (43:07).
• Hair Hacks and Beauty Tips: They laugh over quirky beauty hacks their parents used, such as Dani's use of Advil as blush: “I took the Advil and put it and dabbed it on my cheeks” (46:07).
• Sibling Interactions: Jordan narrates a funny incident involving social media stalking, adding levity to their deep discussions: “I felt so stalkery. I was like, I could just DM her and ask her, but, like, I don't want to” (40:43).

6. Closing Thoughts and Future Directions

Timestamp: 64:03 – End

As the episode concludes, Dani and Jordan reflect on the randomness of the conversation and express a commitment to bringing more structured and engaging content in future episodes. They acknowledge the depth of their recent discussions and the need to balance personal revelations with broader topics.

Key Insights:

• Episode Reflection: Jordan remarks, “We really took our whole soul” (64:18), indicating the intensity of their discussions.
• Commitment to Growth: Both express a desire to evolve the podcast's content, ensuring it remains relevant and valuable to listeners seeking authentic conversations about modern life challenges.

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Notable Quotes:

• Jordan on Mastitis Theory: “I just solved your mastitis” (02:58).
• Dani on Friendship Dynamics: “I want to be pursued. I don't want to pursue you” (09:00).
• Jordan on Relationship Growth: “I own it. And I'm about to plan you the most phenomenal date” (52:40).
• Dani on Wellness Practices: “I've been cleaning with soap and water instead of, you know... It's just really horrible” (25:09).
• Jordan on Parenting Philosophy: “He used to be scared of flies. I gave him a swap fly swatter, showed him how to use it, and now he's like. He's like a little killer with that thing” (61:16).

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This episode of De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan offers a heartfelt exploration of the everyday struggles and triumphs faced by parents and partners. Dani and Jordan's honest dialogue provides listeners with relatable insights and practical advice, all delivered with their characteristic humor and sincerity.

Transcript

[Dani]

Foreign.

[Jordan]

The following podcast is a Dear Media.

[Dani]

Production hello and welcome to your favorite podcast D Influence. How do I look today?

[Jordan]

Well, I didn't know whether to wake you. I walked in and you were kind of like passed out, like sitting up. Like you just like. Like you were in the middle of something. You just like. Like a narcoleptic.

[Dani]

I was, I was in the middle of taking notes for this podcast and pumping at the same time and I finished my pump and it just made me so sleepy. Sometimes like, you know, the sucking that it's like.

[Jordan]

Yeah, oh, I'm aware of the noise. Like it's pretty accurate.

[Dani]

Yeah, well, you know, I listen to it three hours a day, so. But it sometimes it kind of like hypnotizes me a little bit sometimes, you know that, that noise, it's almost like a little like white noise sound machine at this point.

[Jordan]

You know what's so funny is that like I used to kill to see a nip and now I just see them like stuck in that little thing. They look like it's like they're prisoners, you know, in solitary confinement.

[Dani]

The nipples are prisoners. They're like, they're like kind of like being like waterboarded up in there.

[Jordan]

Yeah, no, they're being tortured.

[Dani]

Yeah, the nipples.

[Jordan]

Did you tell people about my theory of why you keep getting mastitis? Because your angle is that you're laying on your back and all the milk get gets like stuck. So it's like continuing to suck milk and then I think it's sucking the milk back into the. Yeah.

[Dani]

Jordan has this theory that, that. That my nipples are actually sucking the milk in.

[Jordan]

Yeah. Well, no, she kind of like lays at an angle when she's like. And then you have to lean over so that it like actually pours into the container.

[Dani]

Yes.

[Jordan]

But I think that when you let.

[Dani]

It build up, you could be onto something.

[Jordan]

I really feel like I am. So like it's going like. Because you're. It's so hard to explain.

[Dani]

Basically what's happening is the suction. So I'm laying on my back, so it's not really being suctioned out. It's just sitting in a pool of.

[Jordan]

Breast but continuing to suck.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

And so it's like, it's like going back in cuz the pressure is there. But it's weird to think that milk can only come out of the duck and couldn't co back into the duck.

[Dani]

So. And maybe it could. Or maybe there's just really not enough studies around this just yet.

[Jordan]

You know why? Because. Yeah.

[Dani]

They're just now saying that they're discovering that the baby's saliva actually does go back in through the breast and tells your body exactly what your baby is needing through their saliva.

[Jordan]

See, that's what I'm saying. Some. Something goes in there. Wow.

[Dani]

Okay.

[Jordan]

I just solved your mastitis.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

Well, we're only two minutes in.

[Dani]

Two minutes in. Speaking of two, the number two, though, I was thinking about maybe just doing two more weeks of this.

[Jordan]

Oh, two more weeks of breastfeeding.

[Dani]

Not. Not d. Influence.

[Jordan]

I was like, wow. I mean, we did leave it all in the field the past couple episodes. Yeah, this one's going to be interesting one. This is going to be a silly one where we, like, don't really know what we're going to talk about because.

[Dani]

I fell asleep while I was making notes for the episode.

[Jordan]

Yeah, for sure.

[Dani]

For sure. But, yeah. So I was thinking about. How does that make you feel when I say. I just. I, I. You know, summit is about eight, nine weeks now. No, I'm sorry. How. How old is he? And where am I? What's going on? Uh, he was born January 9th, so he's almost. January, February, March. Almost two months. Yeah, he's almost two months, eight weeks. So how does that make you feel when I say. And there is a right or wrong answer to this, I just want you to know. How does that make you feel when I say that I might just be able to feed him breast milk for two more weeks?

[Jordan]

Um, I'm looking for the right answer.

[Dani]

Yeah, you better look deep into that soul of yours.

[Jordan]

Well, you've asked me this, like, six times in the past two weeks, and I've just ducked and dodged it. And I'm like, oh, there's a Sonic.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

And you're like, a Sonic.

[Dani]

Where?

[Jordan]

Yeah, I don't. I am so grateful for the sacrifice that you have made breastfeeding. But I think that you have done such a good job that if it is time for you to tap out, you are leaving on a high note. Sad camp.

[Dani]

It worked.

[Jordan]

Sad camp works.

[Dani]

No, I. I really would love to. To keep going. And, you know, I keep saying this. It's kind of like what I kept saying when I was actually giving birth is, yeah, I can't do this. I can't do this. Make it stop. But then it just kept going. I'm kind of, like, there with breastfeeding, so we'll see what happens.

[Jordan]

I will say it's a. It is a logistical thing. I mean, you're pumping in Ubers. You're pumping in airplanes. You're pumping every night. I mean, pumping. Yeah. And then you got to bring that giant Stanley jug around.

[Dani]

Yeah. Well, it's funny because, you know, they do have portable, like, better portable pumps. Breast pumps that, like the LVs or the mom cozy ones you can just stick in your bra and they're like this big. But, like, I. I like the hospital grade one because of all the mastitis I get.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

So I don't allow myself to get those, like, cute little portable ones.

[Jordan]

So.

[Dani]

Yeah. I be pumping in public places.

[Jordan]

Well, let's see. We're going to Cabo in Theory for kids, spring break, March 20th. So maybe that is. Is that your last week pumping or is that your end date and to celebrate the sacrifice that you've made breast feeding.

[Dani]

Maybe if I do. If I do stop, like, it would be before then.

[Jordan]

Got it. Yeah.

[Dani]

So that trip will kind of, like, determine a lot.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

But Ellie's breastfeeding and she's thinking about.

[Jordan]

Coming, so it's like, just like, do it together.

[Dani]

Let's do it together. Just go. I was gonna say go topless. Sorry, that was just inappropriate. Inappropriate.

[Jordan]

Your modesty since having three children is just gone.

[Dani]

I'm sorry. Because I just remember this one time that my parents took us to the beach. We went and stayed at, like, some all inclusive, you know, like the typical family trip. And I just remember, like, it was a part of Mexico and all the women were topless. I always remember that. And then every time I go to Mexico, I'm like, where's all the topos, people?

[Jordan]

Interesting.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

We should. We should dig into this further offline.

[Dani]

Yeah. Yeah, maybe. I think it was like, outside Cancun or something. Yeah.

[Jordan]

So your parents took you to a nude beach?

[Dani]

No, there were just people from. I think actually there were a lot of Europeans there that were topless. But, like, it wasn't.

[Jordan]

See, I remember as a kid only seeing, like, because we would go to Mexico every summer.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

I maybe saw like, two.

[Dani]

Oh, so you did.

[Jordan]

Yeah. But it would be like some random French lady walking by.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

And I'd be like, what's that?

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

And they'd be like, oh, she's European. But I never. It was never a whole beach fold. Like, that's a. Those beaches. You gotta find those beaches.

[Dani]

No, it wasn't a whole beach pool. No.

[Jordan]

Oh, okay. Just like a couple.

[Dani]

No. Yeah, Just like a community of topless people.

[Jordan]

Yeah. That's a nude. That's a nude beach thing for sure. Your parents took you to.

[Dani]

No. No, they didn't. No. No. Let's see. That's a. Yeah. That's so weird. I've never really thought about it. But anyway, so, yeah, we're going to go to Cabo. We're going to probably rent a house because, you know, three kids. I'm like, I don't think any hotels will take us. I think we're just, like, not allowed.

[Jordan]

That's so funny.

[Dani]

I'm serious.

[Jordan]

That's funny.

[Dani]

So, yeah, you know, we're at that stage, too, where I think we're going to actually open up applications. Like, if you are our age and have kids our age.

[Jordan]

Yes.

[Dani]

We're going to open up applications to be our friends. We're looking for more friends with kids our age. Like, to all my friends listening to this. I love you guys, but your kids are a little too young for my kids to play with.

[Jordan]

Yeah, like, our kids will break your kids.

[Dani]

Our kids will babysit your kids is basically the point. And so, so, yeah, we're opening applications and you're welcome to just join our friendship anywhere.

[Jordan]

The mall. If you see it's small, just. Just sit down.

[Dani]

Yeah. Just so you know, I am kind of hard to get as a friend.

[Jordan]

That is true. I think that we both are.

[Dani]

Yeah. It's like, I, and it's not because I, like, don't. It's not like, oh, I don't trust you. I think you're using me. No, I'm like, honestly, use me. Like, it's fine. But, like, I just, like, I. It just takes a lot of effort because, like, I want, I want to be pursued. I don't want to pursue you. I, I, I, I just. It's how I feel. It's how I feel loved. And then if you pursue me, like, and if I don't answer or if, like, you know, it's really nothing personal. I honestly probably just forgot I'm not, like, trying to avoid you or something. And so just keep pursuing and keep asking me to do things, and then one day it'll work out. And then that one day we'll hang out and it'll go great. And then I'll just not stop calling or texting you forever.

[Jordan]

Or reverse. You won't hear from her for three months, but then she's going to come back really hot, and I'll be like.

[Dani]

Do you want to go to Cabo with us?

[Jordan]

Yes. Yeah, we were thinking about inviting these, like, other friends, and we won't say their names. And we were like, oh, yeah, they have kids our age. And we were like, let's invite them. And then we're like, oh, shoot, that'll be so random. We haven't talked to them in like a year.

[Dani]

So true.

[Jordan]

But maybe that's just like, not us. Maybe that's just like adulthood.

[Dani]

I know. Well. But no, because I have some friends that are a little bit more high maintenance than others. Like, I'm just not a high maintenance friend. But, like, I, you know, if you don't text me back or you don't answer me, like, I am not offended. It just really. I know it's on you. I know it's not me.

[Jordan]

Yeah, see, for me, I'm either.

[Dani]

You've gotten really friendly. Like, you're so. Like, you have so many friends right now.

[Jordan]

Do I? I think you think that because I went to dinner with someone on Wednesday and that. That cannot be. As a single educator, that can't be misconstrued. Like, I'm a, like, overly social.

[Dani]

Devin called you this morning, like, just to ask you a simple question. And I thought, dang, if my friend would have called me, I would have screened her. I feel like I'm not in the mood.

[Jordan]

Well, I. I did answer. And I said, hey, is this an emergency? Because he, you know, he never calls.

[Dani]

It in the morning.

[Jordan]

Yeah, but, yeah, no, I guess. I guess I'm a pretty solid. The problem with me is that I don't want a lot of friends. Like, I just want like three or four. But then I. Now that I've got this three or four, it's. I've got some new friends over here and I'm trying to, like, merge the groups. Yeah, but that's tough. It's tough to merge groups.

[Dani]

We're. We are mergers of groups, though.

[Jordan]

We really. We are. You're right.

[Dani]

We like to merge the group.

[Jordan]

You know, the mistake we've made. We have merged the group so large.

[Dani]

Where they start hanging out without us.

[Jordan]

Well, no, no, no, no. We have merged. No, this is a real thing.

[Dani]

That's always the word.

[Jordan]

We have merged the group so large before that you can't get a dinner reservation in Dallas for the group of our size.

[Dani]

True.

[Jordan]

So then we start having to shrink the group and people left out the group fractures.

[Dani]

True.

[Jordan]

So we almost like built this monster and then it. It was too big to sustain itself.

[Dani]

You know what I really want? Okay. This is going to be like a 2025 goal of mine.

[Jordan]

Okay.

[Dani]

I want a best friend with kids my age.

[Jordan]

You've already said that.

[Dani]

Or our age. Sorry. Not my age.

[Jordan]

Oh, okay.

[Dani]

Yeah, yeah. But, like, I want. I want her to be a best friend. And here's what I'm looking for in a best friend. You must be funny. Like, you have to be funny. If you're not funny, I don't want it. Okay.

[Jordan]

Danny's been wanting this, like, funny friend. I. Listen, guys, I've heard about this funny friend for six years, and I have this, like, it's modeled off of, like, one person.

[Dani]

It's like Seth, who is a little.

[Jordan]

Bit of a psychopath. If I'm not gonna. I'm not gonna lie.

[Dani]

Oh, I miss her.

[Jordan]

Yeah, you miss her, but she's a psychopath.

[Dani]

I tend to, like. I like obnoxious people.

[Jordan]

No, like, you like boisterous people. Loud.

[Dani]

I feel like that's a synonym.

[Jordan]

No, no, obnoxious, like, you can be.

[Dani]

Okay, yeah, obnoxious is. Is negative.

[Jordan]

Yeah, negative. Boisterous is, like, life of the party. Funny.

[Dani]

Yes. Like, I like a girl that. Yeah, I need a girlfriend. Like that.

[Jordan]

Yeah, Like.

[Dani]

Like maybe she has freckles.

[Jordan]

Yeah. Or you know who she reminds me of? Amy Schumer.

[Dani]

Yeah, like, maybe she has, like, a little raspy voice. Oh, I could do that. Oh, I could definitely do, like a best friend with freckles and raspy voice.

[Jordan]

Like a. Like an Amy.

[Dani]

Amy Schumer kind of vibe. Yes. Like, really quick witted, but goofy.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

But also is a good mom and.

[Jordan]

Has two kids.

[Dani]

So if that's you. But here's the thing. The reason why those fridges.

[Jordan]

We should run back the matchmaker just for Danny to find her best friend.

[Dani]

Oh, my gosh. Yay.

[Jordan]

If we don't have the energy for it. But if we did, that would be a great show.

[Dani]

Yeah, yeah, for sure. I mean, I don't know, maybe next year we haven't found the person and.

[Jordan]

Then it's like, weird. Like, do you think you could actually walk away from a reality TV show that I produce and truly find your.

[Dani]

Best friend if they pursued me? Yeah. Like I said, here's another thing about this friend with the freckles and the laughs. You have to pursue me on top of having your children.

[Jordan]

So you know what? I. This is maybe just me, but I. I don't like hanging out with friends one on one.

[Dani]

I know you've always been weird about.

[Jordan]

Like, a minimum of three.

[Dani]

It's. You know why? It puts too much pressure on you. And then it's like, what happens when there's. Like, when there's silence and there's nothing to talk about?

[Jordan]

Gosh you're right.

[Dani]

That's. I know you, you're right.

[Jordan]

You know. There was silence. We went to an Ulta dinner.

[Dani]

Yeah. Oh, I know. There were a couple. And then I was like, let's talk about military wise.

[Jordan]

There was a couple of moments of silence and Danny and I couldn't handle it. And before you know it, we were talking about how hard military spouses have it. And then we were talking about how you can't skydive because it'll void your life insurance policy because you could die. The lady was like, let's, let's change the subject. Y'all know how much Hazel and Lola, our two dogs, meant to us, which is why we made sure to give them the best lives possible. This is where a farmer's dog comes in. Traditional pet food is highly processed and difficult to portion correctly. But the farmer's dog has changed that. With their freshly made food, they take the guesswork out of serving sizes by precisely portioning your dog's food based on their unique nutritional needs. The pre portioned packs are simple to serve and ensure your dog is eating the right amount to keep them healthy and thriving. It made feeding our dogs so easy and we felt reassured that we were giving them the best possible food available. Plus, the farmer's dog delivers right to your door, automatically sending you new food as soon as you are running low. They have 24, 7 customer support with real people which can come in handy during the various stages of your dog's life. Get 50 off your first box of fresh healthy food at the farmersdog.com Danny plus you get free shipping. Just go to the farmersdog.com Danny to get 50 off. That's the farmersdog.com Danny y'all.

[Dani]

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[Jordan]

Talking about how hard baseball wives have it. And I go, you know, another group that has a really hard military wise.

[Dani]

And then, like, somebody across the table, like, told a really sad story about a military. And I was like, yeah, okay.

[Jordan]

I think. I mean, I would have probably given us, like, a six out of ten at that dinner. No, seven. Seven out of ten. We kept the conversation flowing, babe. We're getting some laughs. But ultimately we brought up some topics that were questionable.

[Dani]

But the thing is. The thing is, that was my first, like, business outing since having. No, I'm sorry. Like, since my break. I mean, what? That's been like, five months?

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Like, I haven't talked to normal people like that.

[Jordan]

So true.

[Dani]

In five months. Like, I was, like, anxious. I was like, what am I gonna talk about? I was like, oh, military wives.

[Jordan]

Is that why you were being the way that you're being to me on the car ride before?

[Dani]

You mean the plane ride?

[Jordan]

The. The plane in the car ride. The only reason that Danny and I were not fighting going into Ulta is because I tried to use the P funnel on this plane and I peed on myself. And it's so true. And then I walked out, and she's been mad at me all morning. I was like, hey, like, I'm so sorry. Can you smell me? I just peed on myself. And I did bring other pants. And then you kind of started laughing.

[Dani]

I looked at your shoe. It was all soaking wet. It was like, that's funny.

[Jordan]

That's funny. That's why I love him.

[Dani]

And that's why I love him. I forgive you.

[Jordan]

Yeah. It was so weird.

[Dani]

Yeah. No, I.

[Jordan]

Everyone who is at this dinner is gonna be like, what the. He. He walked in with pee on himself. He brought up all these weird topics.

[Dani]

No, see, it wasn't that weird.

[Jordan]

Was it the dinner?

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

No, no, no, no. Seven out of ten.

[Dani]

Seven out of ten.

[Jordan]

Just. We talked too long about ways to die and bungee jumping and skydiving and how it voids life insurance policy. And then we talked about how hard military wives have it.

[Dani]

You know what? I'm still like, but it's still hurting me from yesterday. My ear.

[Jordan]

Oh, no.

[Dani]

So, like, my ear got. We stayed in this, like, really weird spot for too long, and, like, the pressure on my ears. I got insane pressure on my ears. In one ear.

[Jordan]

What do you mean, we stayed in the spot too long? We were in the sky.

[Dani]

We were in the sky for too long? No, like, they were. It was, like, depressurizing when you go down or something.

[Jordan]

Yeah, Yeah.

[Dani]

I don't. I. I made that up. I don't know.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Um, but, like, my ear was killing me because I have a little congestion, and so the air got, like, stuck, and it was. I mean, I was gonna. I would say it was, like, 10 out of 10 pain. I wasn't really, like, showing it to you, but I was really suffering. Like, it was one of the worst pains. And so that's whenever I was like, oh, my gosh, get me that. And I was actually, like, doing breathing exercises, and I was like, imagine that you're a Navy seal. Like, what would they do? Like, endure the pain. Like, breathe through it. Because I was like, there's nothing I can do it. I was trying to pop my ears, try to get. Anyway, it is still bothering me to this day.

[Jordan]

I wonder, did it rupture?

[Dani]

No, I don't think it ruptured, but, yeah, it's still, like, got pressure on it.

[Jordan]

Yeah. You know what? You kept, like, plugging your nose in the car and then blowing, and it would make, like, a squeak.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

You did it 17 times. You were like, did you hear that one? And I was like, yeah, I heard it. And you were like. It was like. And you're like, did you hear that one? I was like, yeah, I heard it. And it's kind of like whenever you snore.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

And you're like, okay, well, like, what did it sound like? I'm like, I don't know, Danny. And then you're like, oh, my gosh. Really? Like, do it again. It's like, every time you snore, you have to make me reenact it. So I don't even tell you every time anymore. I'm just like, I'm not gonna tell her because she's gonna think it's some, like, novel snore that she's never done before. Yeah, every time you're just as fascinated. You're like, do what? I don't snore. Are you. What does it sound like? I'm like, I don't know. You're like, well, like, just impersonating. I'M like. And you're like, really that deep? Like, it's not, like.

[Dani]

So true. Because I can't imagine that I'm a snorer.

[Jordan]

Yeah, you're a snorer for sure.

[Dani]

Did I snore this week? Last night? I don't know what it sounds like.

[Jordan]

Yeah, that's what you would ask me.

[Dani]

Oh, that is funny. I really need a new car. Okay, so.

[Jordan]

Okay, get it all out here.

[Dani]

But here's the.

[Jordan]

Like, we are at 21 minutes. We got a lot more. Throw it all out there.

[Dani]

I need a new car, but I first need a new house.

[Jordan]

Okay.

[Dani]

Because here's the thing I keep on realizing is I. Okay. My. The biggest reason I need a new car is because we signed this lease for my car. The reason I need a new house is because we sign a lease for my new car, but I really need a new car. So that means I'm going to need a third car. But we don't have enough room for the third car. So I need a new house to keep my third car.

[Jordan]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is American consumerism.

[Dani]

No, that's called girl math.

[Jordan]

Yeah, I don't think any. I mean, I don't think a new house is going to happen anytime soon. We've been trying.

[Dani]

I know.

[Jordan]

There's nothing out there.

[Dani]

It's. It's really, like, difficult to find. Buy new houses these days. And we've been wanting it. We've been keeping an eye on it. I've been looking for new houses since we moved into this house.

[Jordan]

That's true.

[Dani]

So, yeah, but I. I'm thinking when it comes to the car, you know, what about if I got a, like, all blacked out matte minivan?

[Jordan]

We've been down this path. We got. We. It sounds like a good idea until you get in it.

[Dani]

No, but.

[Jordan]

And then you're like.

[Dani]

But all matte, like, customers.

[Jordan]

Yeah. Is that gonna make you feel better?

[Dani]

Yeah, it could be cool. Like you've never seen that before.

[Jordan]

Okay.

[Dani]

Just think about that.

[Jordan]

I'll think about it. I'll think about it.

[Dani]

Okay.

[Jordan]

What else has been going on? What's in your journal?

[Dani]

Oh, well, I've been on my wellness journey.

[Jordan]

I know.

[Dani]

And everybody wants a piece of this. I'm telling you.

[Jordan]

A pizza. Your wellness.

[Dani]

Yeah, I'm telling you.

[Jordan]

What are you doing? What's. What's. What's your protocol?

[Dani]

Ciete chips, hummus, ollipop instead of Diet Coke.

[Jordan]

It's so true, though.

[Dani]

I'm like. I'm like. And I'm Healthy?

[Jordan]

Yeah. You're like, I'm healthy and I'm healed.

[Dani]

No, I mean I. Did you notice like on Tuesday I got rid of all the toxic products in our house?

[Jordan]

You really did.

[Dani]

You can't find bleach up in here. Actually, I did hide a few bottles because I was like, what do you do when the mold comes? Yeah, you know.

[Jordan]

Yeah, this whole, this holistic stuff's not going to do it.

[Dani]

Like what then I'm gonna. Mold poisoning? Seriously? No. So I threw away all of the toxic things in our house. Yeah, there's a lot of like bad things out there, like really bad that cause cancers. Carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, volatile organic compounds. They call them VOCs. It's in basically everything. So. But basically what I'm learning about a lot of these non toxic products is it's just open water. That's just really. That's all. And then they package it up and sell it to you. Yeah.

[Jordan]

That's hilarious.

[Dani]

Yeah. So in water. So. So I've been cleaning with soap and water instead of, you know.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Endocrine disruptors and it's been going pretty well. Sometimes I add some like essential oils up in there to make it smell like citrusy and things like that. But like I switch to. I'm trying a ton of different laundry detergents. I learned a lot about all the like layers of chemicals that are left on your dishes after you like run them through the dishwasher. Really leaves like seven layers of chemicals that are left on your. Your dishes for you to eat. It's just, it's pretty horrible. I learned. I just bought a bunch of.

[Jordan]

Well, hold on. How do you fix that one?

[Dani]

Well, you have to get like non toxic dishwasher pots. Oh. Which I did. Yeah.

[Jordan]

Soap and water.

[Dani]

Okay. Soap, water. Yeah. And then. Oh, I ordered new wood cutter. What? Wood cutting boards. Because the plastic, like you know those plastic cutting boards, when you're cutting into the plastic, you're getting microplastics all up in your food.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Horrible.

[Jordan]

Can you explain to me the science behind your hydrogen water kick?

[Dani]

Okay, so hydrogen water. Yes, hydrogen water. It's hydrogen tablets that is put that are put into your water and it acts as a anti inflammatory. Anti inflammatory. Like as an antioxidant. It adds hydrogen gas to your water. Not another hydrogen like water molecule. So it acts as an antioxidant and it basically helps better circulation for less inflammation, more hydration, better muscle recovery, cognitive, everything. Like it's just like a wellness hack. Like it helps with A lot of things. But it's because the, the water now has this gas in it that helps it act like an antioxidant and it like delivers the hydration. Like it delivers everything through your circulatory system. Because 30 of your circulatory system is what pumps from your heart. But 70% of it is actually like those like micro circular, like it's like the capillaries and like the really small like arteries that actually like is carrying your blood. And that's where most of the inflammation happens. And so hydrogen helps stop that, huh? Yeah.

[Jordan]

Wow.

[Dani]

It helps prevent like oxidative stress essentially. But yeah, and it's like, so when did super small hack? And it's like really cheap. You get these little tablets that you put in your water. Some people have these like hydrogen machines. There's a ton of studies actually. There was a study that Gary Brecke talks about where they took. It's like a really good study because they took a group of 70 year olds. They. It was like a double blind plusbo study. So that's when you know they're good because each group doesn't know what they're getting. And one group is even getting a placebo. So like when you see that type of study, like, you know, it's like a legit study. And one of the groups was getting hydrogen water. The other group actually think I took notes on this little episode. The other group was getting nothing and it was for six months and it showed that, oh, a lot of like age related inflammation decreased. And it basically scavenges like all of the bad cells, gets rid of all of the bad cells. Helps a lot with like even like this, the, you know, the test where you, you sit to stand test.

[Jordan]

Oh yeah.

[Dani]

It even helps people with like that test like their mobility, like everything.

[Jordan]

So does it taste different?

[Dani]

Yeah, it kind of tastes. But here's the thing. You chug it because you have to drink it within 90 seconds if you use the tablets. And it kind of tastes like a little citrusy. Not bad.

[Jordan]

Not bad.

[Dani]

Yeah. Kind of like a little acidic.

[Jordan]

Yeah, I know. Like we were on alkaline water for a while. Remember that?

[Dani]

Yeah. That had something to do with like the positive ions or something.

[Jordan]

Yeah. A lot of people thought that was.

[Dani]

Just kind of scam, you know, I mean for me it's like they're cheap, so it's like.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

So yeah, I switched to that. We have our wood, our new cutting board coming in. I'm super duper excited about that one.

[Jordan]

What about Our knives are knives. Okay.

[Dani]

I ordered new knives. Not because they're bad. I just. They had some cute ones on Amazon that were colorful.

[Jordan]

Yeah, but I mean you probably got to watch the knives too because micro.

[Dani]

But, but knives aren't plastic.

[Jordan]

I know, but maybe like metal shavings could come off. No cheap knives. You heard about that?

[Dani]

I've never heard of the metals flaking off. It's maybe.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Depends on how, how strong you're cutting things. Yeah, I've been really into like the red light therapy.

[Jordan]

Oh dear mask.

[Dani]

Red light therapy is a really good hack too. The hack or for it actually does kind of the same thing as hydrogen water. It helps with. Okay, so red light therapy, whenever it hits your cells, it releases nitric oxide into your veins. And this acts as the opposite of a vasoconstrictor. What do you call it? Vasodilator. Anyway, it opens up your veins and helps the blood flow through once again decreasing inflammation. Also helps with collagen production. Production. That's why people wear it just on their faces. But I want to get one of those red light beds. There's like a lot of really good studies on red light therapy and it's also very cheap to do. So it's becoming more like accepted by the masses because it just used to be like rich people had it, but not anymore.

[Jordan]

People kind of sleep on your science background. They do. Don't undermine yourself.

[Dani]

Yeah, well.

[Jordan]

What was that word you said? Vasio?

[Dani]

Vasodilator. Vasoconstrictor. Yeah.

[Jordan]

And you like.

[Dani]

It's when your veins open or close.

[Jordan]

Yeah. And you like remember this stuff? You like know it well?

[Dani]

Because I, I. People forget but I studied bio biology and chemistry in college. It was my minor.

[Jordan]

Right. No, but I think you have a, a good understanding of it.

[Dani]

I have a good understanding of it, but like, like, yeah, it's. Yeah, I do.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Yeah, I could keep up.

[Jordan]

You can hang with the divi scientist team.

[Dani]

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[Jordan]

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[Dani]

I can hang with. It's so funny. I. Chemistry was like one of my favorite subjects. Subjects.

[Jordan]

Wow.

[Dani]

I know.

[Jordan]

I wonder where you could have gone with that. Well, I guess you could have built a beauty company.

[Dani]

You know, I could have gone right here.

[Jordan]

Right here.

[Dani]

So red light therapy. That's a big new thing for me, and I truly do. I feel like it's been helping with my skin a lot. I mean, not right now. Like, don't look at me. Oh, I forgot to tell people that are watching this. I got a spray tan. That's why I look like this. Oh, my gosh. I'm so embarrassed.

[Jordan]

What do you mean?

[Dani]

Oh, you think? You think I look normal? Jordan's like, what? You look like you always do. I went and got a spray tan with all the Highland park moms this morning.

[Jordan]

Oh, were they nice?

[Dani]

They're so nice.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Those moms, I'm telling you, like, they're not. They're nicer than the, you know, that neighborhood of moms.

[Jordan]

I know.

[Dani]

We went out to a different suburb. They tried to sue us out there.

[Jordan]

Did we tell the full story?

[Dani]

No.

[Jordan]

Okay. Yeah, that's fine.

[Dani]

We can't because they tried to sue us. The moms out there.

[Jordan]

Be quick to sue them back.

[Dani]

Yeah, I actually am.

[Jordan]

Yeah. Because they were mean.

[Dani]

Yeah. And like, that's grounds for sue pursue.

[Jordan]

I mean, I will say that I've never. That was a. That just escalated so quickly out there.

[Dani]

I know, I know.

[Jordan]

Goodness gracious.

[Dani]

I know, Susan. I'm like, now I'm like, dang. Like, our neighbors are nice. Communal.

[Jordan]

Yeah. Jeez.

[Dani]

So let's see. Is there anything else I've been doing on my health and wellness journey?

[Jordan]

Oh, we've We've gone to a more charismatic church. That's true.

[Dani]

Because that's so true. Like, when you're healing, you have to heal from the inside out, not just from the outside.

[Jordan]

Oh, my gosh. We have done so, so much inner healing.

[Dani]

Inner healing. And then that also led us to new churches, which was really, like, something that was. I started kind of that movement you did, because I was like, you know, I. I was like, the Holy Spirit, like, needs to be more present, you know? And so I was like, I love Watermark, but sometimes I. I just wanted to try something new. And so we. We shifted gears a little bit, and we went to, like, one of the most charismatic churches in Dallas. Which watermark is, like, pretty. Like, I would say on, like, a scale like, vanilla to. To chocolate.

[Jordan]

Like a three.

[Dani]

Pretty vanilla.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Yeah. And so upper room would probably be, like, full throttle, triple chocolate.

[Jordan]

Yeah. Like nine or ten. They do a thing called soaking, where it's like they just play worship music and you kind of soak in the Holy spirit.

[Dani]

Yeah. You could go like, any. Like, it's all day long. You just go soak.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

And so they really do actually have it, like, Monday through Friday.

[Dani]

Yeah. I think it's like 7:00am to 7:00pm yeah.

[Jordan]

Like, you can go on your lunch and just like.

[Dani]

And they have, like, a dance team for it.

[Jordan]

Did not know about the dance team, but someone did get up during worship and interpretive dance, and I was not prepared for that. Yeah, but she was amazing. Yeah. I walked in and I was like, okay. Yeah. Your eyes were closed. My eyes were wide open watching this interpretive dance. And like, let me. Let me try and paint you a picture. This wasn't like, she walked up on stage. It was like we were all, like, in the seats. And then she kind of just, like, got up and started doing it. And then she told me after, because we met them, and then she told us after that she was on the.

[Dani]

The upper room Praise and worship dance team.

[Jordan]

Praise and worship dance team. Which. Also cool. Never had that before. Love it.

[Dani]

My church growing up had a dance team. What? Yeah.

[Jordan]

What?

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

No way.

[Dani]

Yeah, I tried out. I didn't make it. What?

[Jordan]

Let me. Can I ask you this?

[Dani]

Like, it was hip hop.

[Jordan]

Okay. Like, so during worship, y'all would do hip hop dances?

[Dani]

Yeah, they would, but they would more, like, still perform.

[Jordan]

See, what was cool about this girl who is. Who is dancing is, like. It was like. It was so. I wish you would have watched it. It was so.

[Dani]

I was busy praying with My eyes closed.

[Jordan]

It was so cool to watch because it was like she was like. It was like she was worshiping through dance, and it was like. It was so interpretive and so good. But, yeah, honestly, I was going into Upper room, and I wanted to see. I wanted to see some stuff. I want to see people speaking.

[Dani]

I wonder. I wonder what they.

[Jordan]

Which they did, didn't they?

[Dani]

You act like that's so weird. Like.

[Jordan]

No, I just. I mean, again, it's always like they were speaking tongues. Like, well, at Watermark, I guess it doesn't happen.

[Dani]

Yeah. My. My church was just growing up. It's like, yeah, everybody.

[Jordan]

You grew up. Very charismatic.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

But. Yeah. What was I gonna say about the dancing? Oh, I wonder what the Bible says about dancing during praise and worship. Because then you have, like, some Christians that are like, yeah, they don't even let a lot, like, music, like, instruments.

[Jordan]

This is the plot of Footloose.

[Dani]

No, True. Yeah. What are they, Baptist?

[Jordan]

Like, yeah, they were Baptist, and they were like, no dancing in this town. And they're like, f you, Pastor. Whatever. Yeah, we're gonna dance.

[Dani]

I'm gonna ask Chat GB Team what the history of. I did the most stalkery thing the other day on Chat GPT.

[Jordan]

What?

[Dani]

So I have this friend from college that I'm not really friends with anymore, but, like, I follow her on Instagram, and she goes to the coolest places. She has kids. Like, two kids. And she posted a restaurant with the menu, like, and the people that she was with, and the restaurant looked really cool. And so I took a screenshot of it, and I asked Chat GPT, where is this restaurant? And it. And it. Because it didn't have anything except for the menu logo, and they could find it for the menu's logo.

[Jordan]

That's crazy.

[Dani]

I know. I felt so stalkery. I was like, I could just DM her and ask her, but, like, I don't want to.

[Jordan]

That's so crazy.

[Dani]

Okay, let's see.

[Jordan]

You know what? Footloose, the new one. It's kind of slept on.

[Dani]

It's a pretty good movie with Juliana.

[Jordan]

Yeah. Julian Huff or whatever. Pretty great.

[Dani]

The Bible supports dancing as a form of praise and worship, emphasizing joy, celebration, and reverence for God. Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tremble and harp. Praise him with tremble and dancing. Praise him with the strings and pipe. David wearing a linen ephod. Ephod. Dance before the Lord with all his might.

[Jordan]

Okay, I'm into it.

[Dani]

If done with a sincere heart, dancing can be A powerful way to praise and glorify God. Babe, will you please dance at our next. At a church on Sunday?

[Jordan]

No, I can't.

[Dani]

Why?

[Jordan]

I don't know. Ever since that hip hop class.

[Dani]

Really? That's it. That's the reason why?

[Jordan]

Well, I tried. I tried with my hip hop class, and I just. I'm not a dancer. God didn't bless you.

[Dani]

Is it because I laughed?

[Jordan]

No, it has nothing. No, I genuinely just. I tried and I. I can't do it.

[Dani]

But, babe, it's not about, like. Dancing isn't about, like, there's no right or wrong. You just dance.

[Jordan]

But let me tell you, there is, and you know it when you see it. And it's me.

[Dani]

People watch. Like, that's just wrong.

[Jordan]

Yes.

[Dani]

That's just wrong.

[Jordan]

That's just wrong. That is just wrong.

[Dani]

You know what my theory is?

[Jordan]

What?

[Dani]

You've never been able to let go.

[Jordan]

There was one time. Oh, one season of my life, when.

[Dani]

I let go was in college.

[Jordan]

No. Yeah. It was when I was a counselor at Sky Ranch. I was the guy dancing with all my 8th graders.

[Dani]

Wow.

[Jordan]

I know. I know. That camp counselor. Like, I was that camp counselor, and I've never been that ever since. It's the only season of my life I've been that guy.

[Dani]

Jordan talked about this era, like, where he was a camp counselor, like, probably once a week. It's so sad. He's always like, yeah, I was, like, one of the cool counselors. It's like, it was, like, one of the craziest times of my life. Like. Like, these kids, like, they try to sneak out and, like. But, like, I was, like, cool, so I let them. And it's so funny because girl liked me at summer camp and, like. But then this other girl liked me from another cabin. It's like.

[Jordan]

That is so true. That is so my. Oh, my gosh. That's so true.

[Dani]

See, I was always, like, a loser at summer camp.

[Jordan]

No, no, to be clear. To be clear, I was a loser when I went to summer camp. Every year was supposed to be my year, and every year, someone would have Heelys or cooler shoes than me or frosted hair.

[Dani]

Oh, the frosted tips.

[Jordan]

Yeah. No, that was. That was big.

[Dani]

Did you grow up with the frosted tips era?

[Jordan]

No. Yeah. But I didn't have frosted tips.

[Dani]

Landon did. Sorry, I just added it.

[Jordan]

It's okay. I mean, there's probably photos, but I will tell you something. You know, this is a funny story I've never told. I never had frosted tips, but did.

[Dani]

You try lemon in your hair?

[Jordan]

Yes. My dad told me it would make my hair blonder.

[Dani]

It does. The acidity.

[Jordan]

Okay, well, listen, I might have put way too much lemon juice in my hair because it turned orange.

[Dani]

Yeah, that does happen.

[Jordan]

It turned orange.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

And people were so confused.

[Dani]

Did it really?

[Jordan]

Yeah. No, for real, like. And throughout a summer, it turned orange.

[Dani]

Yeah, that does happen. Your dad. Our dad's always. My dad had the weirdest, like, beauty hacks. Like, my dad would eat raw eggs in the morning.

[Jordan]

Yeah. My. My grandpa would eat Vicks Vapor Rub.

[Dani]

I can't be good.

[Jordan]

Well, he did. He ate it.

[Dani]

Oh, that's so bad. Where are they getting this from?

[Jordan]

I don't know. He just would eat Vic's Baker Vapor Rub.

[Dani]

I've died. That is so wrong. My dad used to put raw egg in his hair.

[Jordan]

Yeah. This thing.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

I never did that.

[Dani]

Probably for the protein or something. About that.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Binding to your hair. Oh, my gosh. The fixed paper problem. Oh, that is funny.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

One time I didn't have blush and I licked an Advil and I put it on my cheeks.

[Jordan]

Okay.

[Dani]

It worked. You know those Advil with their coating?

[Jordan]

Oh, yeah.

[Dani]

Yeah. I. I was, like, in, like, middle school, and I was always a very pale person.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

And I always had dark, dark circles underneath my eyes. And so, like, I went to a party and I was just, like, really not feeling it. And so I. I took the Advil and put it and dabbed it on my cheeks. Made it. Made them redder.

[Jordan]

Huh.

[Dani]

It's kind of genius if you.

[Jordan]

Yeah, it really is quite innovative.

[Dani]

Beauty hacks.

[Jordan]

One time. I'm trying to think. One time.

[Dani]

When's the last time you flossed your teeth?

[Jordan]

Ooh, water flossed or string floss, babe, does it matter? Yeah.

[Dani]

Okay. No, it doesn't, because you haven't done either in forever.

[Jordan]

I'm convinced. No one does.

[Dani]

I haven't skipped a day since we've been married flossing. Do you flush your deed?

[Jordan]

Yeah. Like, you're kind of an overachiever when it comes to this flossing thing.

[Dani]

That is so weird to me because every single time I floss, I get a piece of food out every single time. So that just really concerns me for you guys. Like, really. Like, you could have food in there from last week, and I'm not even kidding you. Like, little particles.

[Jordan]

I mean, it'll. It'll break down.

[Dani]

It'll break down.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

No. If it's wedged in there, like that short rib we had Last night. That could be in there next Tuesday. And that doesn't bother you?

[Jordan]

That short rib was good. If it hits me next Tuesday, I'm taking it. Be like. Be like compliments to the chef.

[Dani]

That was so good. We went to a restaurant in Chicago called Violi. Yeah, we did take a little plane. You want to tell them about the plane we took?

[Jordan]

Oh, yeah, we. Well, we had to get back the.

[Dani]

Same day, so it wasn't like a private plane. It was like a little.

[Jordan]

It was like. Yeah, it was like a. Like a. So I know this guy that Miles connected me to, and I don't know.

[Dani]

Mike.

[Jordan]

No, his name's not Mike. That was the pilot's name.

[Dani]

Oh, okay.

[Jordan]

But I text this guy, and I'm.

[Dani]

Like, hey, no, I think the guy's name is Mike, too.

[Jordan]

No, it's Maxwell. Okay, but Maxwell. I text Maxwell and I'm like, hey, we need to go here and here and get back. And I guess he, like, knows a bunch of guys who own these smaller planes, and they're trying to, like, lease them out. And so we just. I guess it's called a dry lease. So we just, like, rent it for a day.

[Dani]

It's why Taylor Swift got all that flack, because people are like, oh, my gosh, look how much she flies her plane. It's not always her. She leases her plane out.

[Jordan]

Dave. Taylor, let me tell you something. Taylor Swift does not lease her plane out.

[Dani]

Yes, she does.

[Jordan]

No, no, she. People at that scale of rich do not lease their planes out.

[Dani]

No, she does.

[Jordan]

Who does she lease her plane out to?

[Dani]

All of that.

[Jordan]

Have you seen the manifest?

[Dani]

I've read about it. You know, Page Six, A really reliable source.

[Jordan]

Yeah, like, tree pain is like, no, it's not. Taylor. She's leasing it out.

[Dani]

No, I think. I think tree pain did say that.

[Jordan]

I know. That's because it's a really good spin the story.

[Dani]

She can't lie like that.

[Jordan]

She's tree pain. She can do whatever she wants.

[Dani]

Okay.

[Jordan]

What have you been journaling about this week? Oh, I walked up to Danny. Yeah. No, I. Don't answer. I walked up to Danny yesterday morning. She was journaling at the table, and I was like, oh, that's so sweet. And I brought her a copy, and I just read the first sentence, and it was like, last night, Jordan made me so angry. Why does he do this? Question mark?

[Dani]

I shouldn't say that.

[Jordan]

I might have been like, lord, help me, love this sweet, helpless, stupid husband.

[Dani]

No, I was not. I just. I was wondering because you Walked up and it was like somebody was trying to copy off my paper. I, like, covered my words.

[Jordan]

I know. I literally walked up and I saw my name and I go, oop, you should cover that one up. And then I. I like, yeah. And then I sat down. You were like, you hurt my feelings last night. And I was like, oh, here we go. I was like, I only have 10 minutes before I have to get to the gym. This is gonna be. This is gonna be hard to pack in. And really tell me if I'm correct, though. Really, I really wish you remember the name of the. The. The series of events, like when A chain reaction. A chain reaction.

[Dani]

Like, you know, cause and effect chain reaction.

[Jordan]

Really what it is, is Danny's in the middle of a cause and effect chain reaction. And it's. Danny is sick with mastitis. So therefore, Danny is feeling insecure in her work because she doesn't have the energy to work. And so therefore Jordan, I have master again, by the way, is happy as a clam. And slaying. And so the very sight of Jordan because she's sick and feeling all of these things just makes her angry. And then I get in bed and I just get. I get the evil eyes, and it's not. And what we discovered on the plane, I think tell me if I'm wrong, was that it's really not Jordan. It's that you're sick with mastitis. That's the root issue of what you're feeling. No.

[Dani]

Yeah, I mean, probably, but there was a little bit of you in there for sure.

[Jordan]

And hey, listen, sad camp reformed. I am totally willing to take responsibility for my part in it.

[Dani]

You know what's hurt my feelings since you've been home?

[Jordan]

Yes.

[Dani]

What?

[Jordan]

Oh, sorry. No, but I probably could. Yes.

[Dani]

What? What is it? No, don't guess.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Okay. You haven't asked me on a date since you've been home. All you want to do is hang out with our friends.

[Jordan]

Let's think about this. Hmm? Wait, no. Last Friday. What did we do last Friday?

[Dani]

No date. We went with our friends.

[Jordan]

We did.

[Dani]

Uh huh. Game night, Saturday. Game night at Janelle's Saturday. This is what happens. I'm telling you that.

[Jordan]

Yeah, you're so right.

[Dani]

And you're.

[Jordan]

Listen, I received that and I. I received that and I own it. And I'm about to plan you the most phenomenal date.

[Dani]

No, it doesn't have to be that phenomenal. But remember, you got home from. From on site and you were like, this weekend, like, let's have friends over And I was like, oh, I saved the whole weekend for you. I thought we were gonna hang out.

[Jordan]

Yeah, that's true. I think you were mad at me.

[Dani]

No, no, babe, we hung out with our friends.

[Jordan]

Oh, we did.

[Dani]

Then Saturday, we went to the mall, and then my aunt. Uncle came over.

[Jordan]

That's right. That's right, that's right, that's right. Okay, I received that easy pivot.

[Dani]

Do you not want to spend time with me?

[Jordan]

No, I do.

[Dani]

Then why didn't you ask me on a date?

[Jordan]

I flew with you to Chicago. Yesterday. I flew with you to Chicago.

[Dani]

You were on your laptop the whole.

[Jordan]

Time because you were mad at me. And then I peed on myself. And then I closed my laptop and you gave me that look, like, it's time to talk. And then I came and I sat by you.

[Dani]

Okay.

[Jordan]

There were only three. There were only four seats.

[Dani]

Yeah, but like.

[Jordan]

And we sat as far away from each other on the four seats. And then.

[Dani]

And they're facing each other.

[Jordan]

And then I peed on myself. And you saw my shoes. And then. And then I moved next to you and I made you laugh.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

Yeah. Marriage. So funny. So funny. God, we're so married.

[Dani]

They say if you can make it past the seventh year, like, you're golden.

[Jordan]

No statistics are on our side.

[Dani]

The seventh year is be the hardest.

[Jordan]

I know. Why do you think that is?

[Dani]

I mean, it just, I guess time wise, it makes sense.

[Jordan]

Well, it's like you probably, like, you've built family. Yeah. Had a few kids. You're probably in, like, you've hit some success. So you're kind of like in a rhythm.

[Dani]

You know, you're out of the money. The money moves money. The honeymoon phase.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Yeah. So. But I'm. I think we're doing great.

[Jordan]

Well, I think that where we're at is, like, you. I was in the process of forgiving you, and then I did it at sad camp, and I thought I would come home from sad camp and that you all would be well. But then I came back from sad camp and I was like, hey, I'm kind of responsible for some things the past three years. And then you were like, yeah, you know what? You're right. And then that's where we're at. You're in the process of freedom and forgiveness towards me. And pretty soon we're going to come to this place where we're sprinting down the football field next to each other, and I'm owning my side and you're owning your side, and we're not going to, like, point fingers at each other. We're just going to be so grateful. We're just gonna be like, yeah, you know what? I'm broken. I mess up towards Danny, she loves me. And you're going to be like, you know what? I'm broken. I mess up towards Jordan, he loves me. And then we run for the next.

[Dani]

50 years and it's just perfect and we never fight again.

[Jordan]

I honestly don't think that we will fight as much.

[Dani]

You don't think?

[Jordan]

No, I don't. I don't. I actually don't consider what we did yesterday, fighting. I consider that you being angry at me, and I consider that just me being stable and even keel throughout that. And then it came full circle and you were like, hey, I'm sorry. I'm not actually mad at you. I'm feeling sick. And I just loved you. I was like, hey, it's okay. No worries. But before I would have been like, why do you hate me? My character is so good.

[Dani]

I'm perfect.

[Jordan]

I'm perfect. You should be proud of me.

[Dani]

I did plan a date for you.

[Jordan]

I did plan a date. We're on a plane.

[Dani]

We're on a plane. How do you feel? Like our parenting has changed because of sad camp.

[Jordan]

My parenting or our parenting together? Either way, I think that my parenting has changed in the sense that because I spent, you know, a solid 20 hours talking to a teddy bear that was little Jordan. I honestly, I mean this. I look at Stratton a lot different because Stratton so. So Stella is four and so she's pretty self sufficient. She doesn't really have tantrums anymore.

[Dani]

Oh, my gosh. I mean, that's not true. Sometimes she had the worst tantrums when you were.

[Jordan]

Okay, listen, what I mean by that is that she's pretty self sufficient, you know, she can go down the stairs by herself, you know, and stratton is still 2. And so he's kind of like, daddy, hold me down the stairs. And I used to think that my responsibility was to kind of like prepare him for the world and be like, hey, Stratton, like, come on, you're a big boy. You can go down the stairs by yourself. I'll hold your hand and kind of like make him be more independent. And now I'm kind of like, the little guy needs me. Yeah, come on, I'll carry you down the stairs. So now every morning when I wake him up, I just get him out of bed and he just lays on me for five minutes.

[Dani]

Yeah, he's.

[Jordan]

And he's always like, five minutes. Five minutes.

[Dani]

Oh, that is so sweet.

[Jordan]

Yeah. And I just. I. I don't feel rushed or I'm like, this is so important for developing him. I would say our parenting together. I would say that I'm much better at hanging back and letting you take lead in a variety of different ways. I would say, like, I used to feel like if you were feeling any type of stress with the kids, like, I would want to jump in and prevent your stress. And now I don't worry about your stress. And I don't mean that in a mean way. I just think it's like, I'm not even stressed out. Yeah, you're never really, like, stressed.

[Dani]

What I mean is, I don't get stressed out with the kids like, you do.

[Jordan]

What I mean by stress is, like, okay, we have to get them all ready, and we have to do this, and we have to do that. Like, I used to kind of, like, try and preemptively have everything done, and I would.

[Dani]

That's so funny, because I feel the.

[Jordan]

Same way that you do that for me.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

Oh. Like, you.

[Dani]

Like, I'm scared that you're gonna be stressed out, like, getting the kids ready. So, like, I feel like I've tried to preemptively do it.

[Jordan]

Oh, interesting. No, no, I'm not stressed. Yeah.

[Dani]

That's why we're just, like. Before we go anywhere, we're both just, like, running around the house trying to make sure the other person isn't stressed.

[Jordan]

Well, it also isn't inherently stressful. Like, they're. They're all over the place.

[Dani]

Yeah. Yeah. So, yeah, I mean, I do think we've. We've done a way better job at. Especially with Stratton instead of, hey, Stratton, like, you big boy, or don't cry. It's not like you're fine. You know, like, trying to, like, assure his feelings and then help him when he needs help.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

I was reading this. I. I bought that book, the Whole Brain Child, and it's talking about right now in the book, like, it's called integration. That's what they call it in the book. But basically, under. We're at the part where I'm understanding, like, the ways that the child's brain develops and how that plays into, like, their personality. And it talks about how, like, when you have a really shy kid and you have parents that are just constantly pushing the child into crazy scenarios, thinking that the scenario will fix the. The shyness, and, like, they'll grow out of actually prolongs their timid, timid timidity, their timidness and, like, their shyness, where they actually will probably be shy when they're adults as well. But kids that grow out of being shy, typically, it's when the parents are. Push them into kind of unstable environments, but help them through it so they don't leave them. They, like, guide them through the tough experience. So instead of saying, like, when we were at BlackBerry Farm, stratton, don't be scared of ladybugs. That's silly. Ladybugs don't hurt. You hold the ladybug, you say, hey, Stratton, I get. You're scared of ladybugs. You've never seen them before. Let Daddy hold it. Let Daddy show you. I'm holding it. Look, it doesn't hurt me. Let's hold it together. You want to hold it together? And then we hold it. And then you show him, and you guide him through, like, the tough experience.

[Jordan]

He used to be scared of flies. I gave him a swap fly swatter, showed him how to use it, and now he's like. He's like, no fly. No fly.

[Dani]

Exactly.

[Jordan]

Like, he's like a little killer with that thing.

[Dani]

Now, it's like a silly example, but. But I thought that was interesting because I. The thing is, it's not about taking your kid out of the experience, and it's not about pushing them through, but it's about, like, guiding them through, helping them through it, but still signing them up for all of those experiences.

[Jordan]

Yeah.

[Dani]

Because I think a lot of times then parents are like, oh, my kid's too shy. I can't send my. My kid to summer camp. Like, and I was so shy. Like, such a shy kid. And that's why I hated summer camp. Because, honestly, what would happen is summer camp, I only stayed for a week, and, like, by the fifth day is, like, when I finally started opening up.

[Jordan]

Yeah, it always happens.

[Dani]

Like, I started opening up, and I started, like, actually having my personality. And then we go home, and then, like, everybody starts to love me, and I'm only loved, like, the. Like, one day.

[Jordan]

Totally.

[Dani]

Because I'm so. I was so shy. But. But, yeah, this book I'm reading, it's called the Whole Brain Child. And it's, like, it's really good. It gives you 12 strategies for developing your child's mind, your children's minds.

[Jordan]

I think it's so hot when you read books like that. I'm being deadass. It's like, I'm like, that's my wife. That's the mother of my children. Hell, yeah.

[Dani]

I really feel, like, the fact that I'm reading it.

[Jordan]

Yeah. Like, you're, like, learning to be a better, nurturing mom. Like, it's so, so hot.

[Dani]

Speaking of hot, I'm having a hot flash. Are we gonna send our kids to summer camp? Absolutely. I'm gonna send them away for a month.

[Jordan]

I know you would. I don't. I don't. I still don't understand that. That seems so extreme and crazy.

[Dani]

That's so good for them.

[Jordan]

A month?

[Dani]

My mom sent me to Spain for a month when I was, like, 15, 14.

[Jordan]

You're like, look at me. I'm.

[Dani]

Look at me. I'm like.

[Jordan]

Yeah, no, that's. That's interesting. I was gonna say something.

[Dani]

Summer camp.

[Jordan]

Oh. One of the things I will be doing is, I think this summer they have this place in Dallas. I'm kind of, like, scared to talk about this.

[Dani]

The ski place?

[Jordan]

Yeah. You can sign your kids up like it's an indoor ski hill.

[Dani]

It's so funny. Babe, this has been, like, such old news, and you're just now funding out about it.

[Jordan]

Wait, everyone else knows about the ski.

[Dani]

The place in Richardson? Yeah.

[Jordan]

You can send your kids to ski school during the summer.

[Dani]

Yeah, because they teach them to ski. Uhhuh. It's so smart.

[Jordan]

It's so smart.

[Dani]

Yeah. We should do it.

[Jordan]

We should so do it. It's like a summer activity for them.

[Dani]

Yeah.

[Jordan]

Okay. Cool. Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool.

[Dani]

Well, that was a fun episode. This was, like, the most random episode we've had.

[Jordan]

Well, I. Honestly, I feel like what happened was we literally gave everything that we had the past three episodes. Like, we. We took our whole soul.

[Dani]

We have to do some more interesting things.

[Jordan]

I know.

[Dani]

Oh, God.

[Jordan]

Don't get on that. We can't get on that mindset again. That's what got us here. The desire.

[Dani]

Abort. Well, anyway, thank you guys for listening to this episode. Make sure you follow us on Instagram and TikTok at the influence podcast. We love you guys, and we'll talk to you later. Bye. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.