Uncle Si Learns the Toxic Industry Secrets From a Former Hooters Girl

Summary

Duck Call Room Episode Summary: "Uncle Si Learns the Toxic Industry Secrets From a Former Hooters Girl"

Release Date: April 29, 2025

In this candid and engaging episode of the Duck Call Room, hosts Si Robertson and Justin Martin, alongside co-hosts John-David Owen, John Godwin, Jay Stone, and Phillip McMillan, dive deep into the personal and professional journey of Brittany—a former Hooters waitress. This episode sheds light on the often-overlooked challenges faced in the hospitality industry, Brittany's resilience in overcoming toxic work environments, and the broader themes of perseverance and personal growth.

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Brittany’s Early Career Struggles

Securing Employment Out of Necessity

Brittany opens up about her initial foray into the workforce during college. Faced with financial pressures and the responsibility of maintaining her living arrangements, she states:

"I had to have a job. I had just got an apartment with my best friend and her mom was the co-signer. I wasn't going to let her down. I've got to get an income."
[02:04]

Her determination led her to apply to every restaurant in her area, ultimately landing her a position at Hooters:

"I didn't really have a choice. I had applied to every restaurant in the area."
[02:33]

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Experiencing Toxic Work Environments

Life at Hooters: A Toxic Reality

Brittany candidly describes her time at Hooters as one of the most toxic jobs she has ever held:

"It was pretty much one of the most toxic jobs I've ever had."
[05:07]

The hosts discuss the challenges Brittany faced, including stringent uniform policies and a lack of supportive management. Brittany elaborates on the constant scrutiny and unrealistic expectations placed upon her:

"We all had to stand in a line and our manager would come one by one and make us do a spin to make sure that we were up to par for the shift."
[26:01]

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Transitioning to Valvoline: A New Beginning

Moving Beyond Hooters

After four months at Hooters, Brittany managed to secure a more stable and less toxic position at Valvoline, thanks to a friend from college. Reflecting on this transition, she shares:

"A friend of mine that I had met in college, she actually got me a job at Valvoline changing oil."
[05:30]

At Valvoline, Brittany encountered a different set of challenges, including skepticism from some customers about her capabilities. Despite this, she maintained her professionalism:

"They throw a little fit and they would... 'Is she the one that's about to change my oil?'"
[06:36]

Her supervisor consistently backed her up, reinforcing a more supportive work environment:

"My boss would always back me up like she's certified."
[06:36]

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Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience

Battling Personal and Professional Hurdles

Brittany's journey is not just about shifting jobs but also about personal growth and resilience. She recounts a traumatic incident at Valvoline where a burn sleeve slipped, causing a severe burn:

"My burn sleeve slipped down and it sizzled the inside... It was very traumatic."
[07:48]

Despite such challenges, Brittany emphasizes her unwavering commitment to her responsibilities:

"I did what I had to do."
[05:45]

Her ability to navigate these hardships speaks volumes about her character and determination to improve her circumstances.

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Embracing Life Beyond the Workplace

Finding Faith and Personal Fulfillment

Brittany shares a pivotal moment of finding faith, which played a crucial role in her healing process:

"I have found Jesus, and I'm honest."
[10:17]

This newfound faith provided her with the strength to move forward and embrace a more fulfilling life beyond the confines of her past toxic workplaces.

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Family Life and Parenting Adventures

Navigating the Chaos of Raising Twins

The conversation shifts to Brittany’s family life, where she discusses the joys and challenges of raising twin boys. The hosts humorously share anecdotes about managing energetic children in public settings:

"Our friends... had twins... and we were trying to keep them contained while enjoying a meal out."
[35:22]

Brittany reflects on the importance of maintaining stability and fun within the family dynamic, despite the chaos that often ensues.

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Lessons in Employment and Personal Growth

Encouraging Perseverance and Adaptability

Throughout the episode, the hosts emphasize the importance of not getting stuck in undesirable jobs and the value of perseverance. Martin advises:

"Figure it out, man. Don't get stuck in your hooters."
[29:13]

This advice is reinforced through Brittany’s story, highlighting the significance of seeking better opportunities and not allowing oneself to be confined by toxic work environments.

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Humor and Heartfelt Moments

Balancing Laughter with Life Lessons

The episode is interspersed with humorous exchanges and heartfelt reflections. For example, Justin humorously recounts his grandmother's accidental visit to Hooters:

"My grandmother went to Hooters once. It was an accident."
[03:22]

These light-hearted moments blend seamlessly with deeper discussions about life’s challenges and the importance of resilience.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Brittany on Necessity of Employment:

  "I had to have a job. I had just got an apartment with my best friend and her mom was the co-signer. I wasn't going to let her down."
  [02:04]

• Brittany on Toxic Work Environment at Hooters:

  "It was pretty much one of the most toxic jobs I've ever had."
  [05:07]

• Martin Encouraging Perseverance:

  "Figure it out, man. Don't get stuck in your hooters."
  [29:13]

• Brittany on Finding Strength through Faith:

  "I have found Jesus, and I'm honest."
  [10:17]

• Brittany Reflecting on Overcoming Challenges:

  "I did what I had to do."
  [05:45]

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Conclusion: Moving Forward with Hope

The episode culminates with Brittany expressing gratitude for her journey and the strength she has gained through overcoming adversity. The hosts reiterate the themes of hope, perseverance, and personal growth, encouraging listeners to seek better opportunities and remain resilient in the face of challenges.

"You can make it happen."
[28:55]

"Don't ever give up your dream."
[30:11]

The Duck Call Room successfully blends humor with profound life lessons, offering listeners both entertainment and inspiration through Brittany’s compelling story and the hosts' heartfelt discussions.

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This detailed summary captures the essence of the episode, highlighting Brittany’s experiences, the hosts' supportive conversations, and the overarching themes of overcoming adversity and personal growth. Notable quotes are included with proper attribution and timestamps, providing depth and authenticity to the summary.

Transcript

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[Justin]

Yay.

[Martin]

We've got my wife in here with us. Brittany, to we.

[Justin]

You brought it up.

[Martin]

I brought up a weird fact about weird jobs and tips whenever we were talking about that. So then that led some of our producers.

[Justin]

I guessed.

[Martin]

You did guess. I mean, it was pretty easy.

[Justin]

Dear S, do you know where Britney worked in college? It was in college.

[Brittany]

Yes.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

You know where Britney worked in college?

[Unknown]

No, I don't.

[Justin]

Are you excited to find out?

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Martin]

The list is long.

[Brittany]

Actually, I was just about to say.

[Martin]

But the first stop.

[Brittany]

This was my first stop. And I do want to preface this by saying I didn't really have a choice. I had applied to every restaurant in the area.

[Justin]

But one in particular saw you and said, you're a fit.

[Brittany]

But one in particular was a first and I was in. No, I.

[Justin]

To be fair, that's kind of like, speaks volumes.

[Martin]

Yeah. You had to have a job.

[Brittany]

I had to have a job. It was actually very crucial. I didn't have help. No one was helping me at the time, so. And I had just got an apartment with my best friend and her mom, who I've known since I was very little, was the co signer. So I was like, I'm not going to let her down. I've got to. I've got to get an income.

[Martin]

So you decided you needed to be delightfully tacky, yet unrefined. Isn't that the catchphrase? And that was put on the back of those.

[Justin]

I've only been one.

[Brittany]

Fortunately.

[Unknown]

Now I can't wait. Tactful.

[Martin]

Delightfully tacky.

[Justin]

Have you ever been to a Hooters establishment here in the United States of America?

[Unknown]

No. To be honest, no, I haven't. And I'm shocked that I'm saying that.

[Brittany]

Well, good for you.

[Martin]

Why are you shocked? You're saying that I love women. Oh.

[Unknown]

Okay. I've always drove by.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Okay.

[Martin]

Just never pulled in.

[Unknown]

Never pulled in.

[Justin]

My grandmother went to Hooters once.

[Martin]

For real?

[Justin]

Yeah. It was an accident.

[Martin]

The same one that got caught in a high speed chase?

[Justin]

Yes. My very Church of Christ grandmother and three other old ladies were on a church trip and they were like, that looks like a nice restaurant. Serves wings.

[Martin]

They had no idea.

[Brittany]

Serves wings. And much, much more.

[Justin]

They have not been back. They have not been back.

[Martin]

Did they eat?

[Brittany]

I was about to say, did they stay?

[Justin]

I don't know the full story.

[Martin]

Yeah, but we might have to have your grandmama in here one day, man. No, we need to have her own Thelma and Louise. I mean, they got Spike stripped in West Monroe. Not many people have ever done that.

[Brittany]

Hooters, that's so impressive.

[Martin]

Yeah, yeah.

[Justin]

She's 92, so she's probably got some.

[Brittany]

Stories even more impressive.

[Unknown]

You don't think of stuff like, you know, like, she needed. You needed a job.

[Brittany]

I needed a job. I was. I had no business.

[Unknown]

When I'm watching western movies, you know, they always talk about how bad about, okay, well, she works in a saloon. Hey, folks, you gotta live, okay?

[Martin]

Gotta have a job.

[Brittany]

So I even told them I could because like I said, I had applied to every restaurant in the area. And I even told them when they called me that I couldn't start for another week. So just in case, just in hope.

[Justin]

Just in case Chili's called, you're like, call me.

[Brittany]

And they didn't. And like I said, I was in no position to turn away an income. I'm not proud of it, but I had to do what I had to do.

[Martin]

Well, and the reason this all got brought up because apparently our friends over at Hooters are in the news because they're trying to rebrand their restaurant to a family friendly atmosphere. Yeah, but I read the article. According to them, like, there's. The original owners are back involved, who sold it, and they still own like 22 of them. And theirs are a much different standard. They didn't have a standards policy in place.

[Brittany]

They had no policies in place.

[Martin]

There you go. See, there's somebody who worked there.

[Justin]

I'm pretty sure there's like a Netflix special on how unhealthy of work environment.

[Brittany]

It was pretty much one of the most toxic jobs I've ever had. How long did you Work there four months. Four months. And then a friend of mine that I had met in college, she actually got me a job at Valvoline changing oil.

[Martin]

So there you go.

[Brittany]

If you need your oil changed or your tires rotated, I can also help you with that.

[Justin]

You just. See, I have so many more questions.

[Unknown]

See, that's what this. This is. This is great. I really.

[Brittany]

I did what I had to do.

[Unknown]

Well, no, no, that's. Most people, you know, they don't think about. Well, why would grief, you know. Shut up, you idiot. You ain't never been in a band where you need a job.

[Martin]

Yeah, well, most of them don't look down on me. Most would rather sit home and collect a check rather than go work something I feel is beneath them because I.

[Unknown]

Fought at my whole life. Yeah, that ain't. That is not for you. Yeah, there's nothing wrong with you. Get off your yo butt. Go to work.

[Justin]

Valine.

[Brittany]

Valine, baby.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

I don't know if you were the hottest at Hooters, but you were definitely the hottest girl to ever work. Congratulations.

[Brittany]

I had a lot of guys looking at. But I also had some haters at Valing too, because I'd get these guys come in and their big jacked up trucks and they.

[Justin]

She don't know what she's doing.

[Brittany]

They'd see me go down and below and they'd be like, is she the one that's about to change my oil? And they throw a little fit and they would. My boss would always back me up like she's certified, but in my head I'm like, you wouldn't be here if you could do it yourself. I'm gonna go change your oil in 15 minutes.

[Unknown]

Yeah, go ahead with your bad self.

[Martin]

Yeah, go ahead, you little man complex self. You driving that jacket truck up in here.

[Justin]

How long did you work at Valvoline?

[Brittany]

Oh, that was a Quite probably almost a year.

[Martin]

She still got scar on her arm.

[Unknown]

I do.

[Brittany]

I actually have a scar on the inside of my arm because the burn sleeves are made for men and my wrists are tiny and dainty.

[Justin]

It's kind of like the outfit at your previous job was made for women.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Brittany]

Yes.

[Martin]

Yeah. A man wouldn't fit in that very well. Those are a couple guys. Those orange shorts would be a little unforgiving, if you will. Yeah. Potentially they change from an owl to a, you know, camel.

[Justin]

I don't know. No, no, no.

[Martin]

Or a moose.

[Brittany]

The burn sleeves were not made for women. And I. The exhaust pipe was wrapped around the oil filter and I had Reached up to unscrew the oil filter and I.

[Justin]

Don'T even know what you're talking about.

[Martin]

It was hot.

[Brittany]

My burn sleeve slipped down and it sizzled the inside. Yeah. And then hot oil proceeded to trip.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Brittany]

It was very traumatic.

[Martin]

Ah, yeah. See, but that's what you got to have, man. You got to find your woman with a work ethic, man. She work at Hooters. She work at Valvoline.

[Brittany]

I went back into the restaurant business after Val.

[Justin]

I want to know how many people have gone from Hooters to Valvoline just in America.

[Brittany]

I was desperate to get out of Hooters.

[Unknown]

Well, that.

[Justin]

That. That checks out according to Netflix.

[Martin]

Did you rock that blue jumpsuit?

[Brittany]

Yeah, it was all wool.

[Justin]

Did it say Brittany on it?

[Brittany]

It did, yeah.

[Martin]

Hey, I still have it.

[Unknown]

No, I would just fix that. I know somebody that'll give you big money for that.

[Martin]

Yeah, Jacob Mayo. Probably pay you top dollar for that. General vantage, baby.

[Justin]

Alvileen woman's jumpsuit.

[Brittany]

A navy blue wool jumpsuit.

[Martin]

But I'm a firm believer.

[Brittany]

I kept it in a locker at work. We have black steel toe. Yeah.

[Martin]

All the things everybody needs to start at a job where your name is on your shirt. Yeah, to some level one.

[Justin]

My name was on my apron. I burned out a blue collar job.

[Martin]

Yeah. Like at Tanner Peters. I had a name tag said Justin Martin across it. Like everybody needs to start where your name's on your shirt, where nobody knows who the crap you are.

[Brittany]

I've had a lot of jobs and.

[Martin]

Then figure it out.

[Justin]

Did you have a name Jack at Hooters?

[Brittany]

Yes, I did.

[Justin]

How did.

[Martin]

Was it a stage name or did you go with your real one?

[Justin]

Did you have to be very careful when putting the pin doesn't seem there wasn't much material. Terrifying.

[Brittany]

Yeah. And especially cuz we had to pay for our uniforms. So I was not trying to mess my uniform up because it's coming out of my paycheck.

[Martin]

So did y'all had to pay for like them pantyhose?

[Justin]

They were.

[Brittany]

Yes. There's a vending machine in the back of every Hooters.

[Martin]

It come from a vending machine?

[Brittany]

Comes from a vending machine. You pay for your socks and your panty hose.

[Martin]

I see where they got the tacky part.

[Justin]

Now that's tacky.

[Martin]

What about they give you them orange shorts?

[Brittany]

Huh?

[Martin]

The orange shorts they give you to.

[Brittany]

Yeah, they gave me the orange shorts. Well, that gave me the orange short. I got my first uniform free. It's the least they could do.

[Martin]

Yeah. There you go.

[Brittany]

So that was quite a no. I. There is no evidence, other than the.

[Justin]

IRS and this podcast.

[Brittany]

And this podcast up until now, that I worked at Hooters. I worked very hard to bury that. But I am unashamed. I have found Jesus, and I'm honest.

[Justin]

You got a different name across your chest today.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

Her shirt today says, yeshua, the king is coming.

[Martin]

There you go. So it was really kind of a weird moment when last year, we went to Cancun for New Year.

[Brittany]

Yeah, that was.

[Martin]

And with some friends, a bunch of friends. We were tired of eating out at the fancy Mexican places.

[Justin]

I would never get tired of that.

[Martin]

You would. I mean, you really. Yeah. No. You really?

[Justin]

Mexican. Every day for the rest of my life, buddy.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Just trust me. You would. It was. It was a weird deal. So we were like, national championship was coming on. We said, we're going somewhere American. Got on there, Googled American restaurant near us.

[Justin]

There's only one Hooters baby.

[Martin]

Which then allowed her chance to explain to our friends face to face.

[Brittany]

Because he brought it up again and was like, well, Brittany used to work here.

[Martin]

It's a great story.

[Brittany]

And I was like, stop telling people that.

[Martin]

It's a great story. I'm gonna tell our kids.

[Brittany]

You are not.

[Unknown]

Oh, yes, he is.

[Martin]

Yes, I am.

[Unknown]

Because if he don't tell him, I'm gonna tell him.

[Justin]

Well, I'm at least gonna watch Big Daddy with them and be like, y'all wanna know something about your mom?

[Martin]

Oh, my God.

[Unknown]

It always reminds me of. Look, hey, I knew mom before she was bomb. I've always loved that. Because people don't think about it.

[Justin]

Martin.

[Martin]

What?

[Justin]

We had ants, and it was a problem.

[Martin]

Ants in your pants?

[Justin]

And even worse.

[Unknown]

Oh, no.

[Martin]

In your pantry.

[Justin]

In my kitchen. Yes. All around the sink.

[Unknown]

Oh.

[Justin]

And I was like, this stinks. But you know what?

[Martin]

What?

[Justin]

Our friends over at Pesky had me locked and loaded. I zipped that thing on, poured it in there and said, I wish I had it. Put my gloves on, walked around. You know what we haven't had ever since?

[Martin]

Ants. Ants in your pants.

[Justin]

Or in my pantry. Or in my pants. Or in my kitchen.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Justin]

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[Martin]

Yeah. And you can. It's a diy. I mean, they.

[Justin]

You can do it.

[Martin]

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[Justin]

Name everything you just said. I just like being in my home.

[Martin]

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[Justin]

I enjoy being in my home.

[Martin]

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[Justin]

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[Martin]

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[Unknown]

I'm looking and it says. Okay, who's it? Expand this family friendly restaurant. Yo, check out the model. The, the uniform. Well, I, I, I, I wish them success with, with trying to come back modestly. Okay.

[Martin]

With not having to live in that world to be a successful restaurant.

[Brittany]

And I'm here for that because they have great wings. I love their wings. I wasn't allowed to eat them.

[Unknown]

Well, no. Okay. It's a business. And hey, yeah, y'all for real, that.

[Martin]

Grilled cheese and curly flies straight.

[Brittany]

They have great.

[Justin]

I've only been to Hooters once and it was away from my parents, so I felt safe. And I had cash so they couldn't see the debit card.

[Brittany]

Wow.

[Justin]

And my friend Luke was like, hey, give me some cash, man. I was like, no. My mom see Hooters.

[Brittany]

We have very different lives.

[Justin]

I said, eat it, son. Your mom's going to see you at Hooters. You're going to get in trouble. And that was rude of me. I apologize. Luke, if you're listening.

[Martin]

But no. The reason I'm going to tell the boys is because it probably proves you're not above anything, right? Like, if you need a job because you signed on the dotted line to make a commitment to pay for something, you go get that job.

[Brittany]

Whatever Help.

[Martin]

That's what I'm saying. She was one of them at 18 that ran out of mom and dad gone. I'll figure this crap out.

[Brittany]

Yes. Right now, my dad, I will say I want to give him a little credit because he ended up coming around. I think it was my sophomore year of college, and he. He's a veteran, so he signed over his VA benefits, which gave me a housing allowance at that time. So that was. Which I still worked on top of that. But it was nice to have that little break. But at the time. But at Hooters time, I was on my own. No one was helping me.

[Martin]

And when you sign on the dotted line, you've got to do it.

[Brittany]

You've got to do it.

[Martin]

There's no forgiveness. There's none of that. You signed up for it. You got to do it.

[Brittany]

My home life was very toxic. I had to get out of where I. To get out of the situation I was in, so.

[Martin]

And that's something I want the boys to know. Figure it out, man.

[Unknown]

That's a. A gold girl. You're on your story.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Okay. That's. I look at it as. Okay, you done that with a badge of honor.

[Martin]

Because you got to. Yeah, right. We all have the badge.

[Unknown]

I've got no choice. I've got to, you know, I've got to take care of myself.

[Martin]

Yeah, right.

[Unknown]

Nobody's helping me. Okay.

[Justin]

And it's not like, you know, it's the best part of the story to me. We were talking before, and she was telling us some stuff that was. We're not going to stay on this podcast, but the Netflix documentary is not lying and, you know, pretty toxic place. And then Brittany said, you know what? Screw this. I'm going to go change oil. And as a man who goes to get his oil changed, I. There's not many of you in there. No, no.

[Martin]

And if they are, they generally have the clipboard and meet you to deal before the oil change. They're not. They're not the ones under the lift.

[Justin]

You don't have near big enough mustache to work.

[Brittany]

I go, yeah, I can rotate your tires, too.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Justin]

I actually need that done.

[Brittany]

Yeah, I'll hop on over there.

[Unknown]

Hey, my hats off to you, darling.

[Brittany]

Thank you.

[Unknown]

Really.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Brittany]

Thank you.

[Unknown]

Because, you know, you had. You had issues. Okay. You know that. And. And you handle it.

[Brittany]

Yes. Best I could see.

[Martin]

That's what we're talking about. It's yours to you, Mom.

[Unknown]

No, no, I'm serious. I'm serious. You know, my hat. I'm even cheer because people don't think about that. Okay. Hey, you have no choice in this.

[Brittany]

Yeah. And I was not gonna lie.

[Unknown]

I've got to provide food and lodging and all this for myself. I'm not going to do it.

[Martin]

Well, you do have a choice. And you can either lay there and.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Wallow in it for me, or you get out there.

[Unknown]

Or you can get out of it.

[Martin]

Yeah. You can put your britches on, put your shoes on and go to work.

[Justin]

Sling wings, sling oil. Sling something.

[Martin]

Slang. Something you sling. Fertilizer. Fertilizer and quick creek, buddy. When I started at TP Outdoors, my first one, I worked in the warehouse.

[Unknown]

And I learned y'all that don't know that's 50 pound bags that quick.

[Martin]

Creed 80.

[Unknown]

Well, okay.

[Martin]

We only sold 80.

[Justin]

I was about to complain about pumpkins and watermelons, but that's not quite as heavy, but that's that. I never forget that first October I worked in a grocery store, and all them pumpkins showed up. I said, what am I supposed to do with those? And Rick Cody looked at me and said, move them. And I was like.

[Unknown]

Because my mother told me this when I was a teenager. Okay. And it stood the test of time. Don't you ever look down on nobody?

[Martin]

No.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Martin]

I actually love that job, too. Like, I got talked to a bunch of people, got to help. The best part was loading the stuff for the old people.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Because I was a kid, right. I was 17, 18. So, like, you got to help out your grandparents every day. I mean, pretty much, you were putting stuff. You were putting bags of quit cretin like a Lincoln Continental. Like, because, you know, they about to go home and grind over burying a post, you know? Know. But still, nothing make you more irrationally angry than that bag of quit creep being busted. And then you end up with concrete all in your shoes.

[Justin]

And then you're like, that's not irrationally angry. That is certified anger.

[Brittany]

Can't.

[Unknown]

You can't get it out.

[Martin]

Yeah. And that's. I mean, but it taught me a lot about, like, it taught me what I didn't want to do for the rest of my life. Like, I didn't want to load fertilizer for the rest of my life. I didn't want to. I didn't want to thread. I didn't want to thread gas pipe for the rest of my life because we did that too. Like, we cut pipe and threaded it and all that. But it's a cool skill to learn. But, like, this ain't what I Want to do. And my dad, who was a member of the plumber and pipe fitters union, that's all he ever did was that kind of stuff. And I was like, yeah, now this? I don't. I don't think your boy wants to do that. I decided I'm going to figure out a way to work with my brain. Oh, that's real work, you know?

[Unknown]

Yeah, that's real physical work.

[Martin]

Yeah, this tough work, too, man, so. But I'm thankful for my time there. And I was in the warehouse for a few years, and then I ended up at the gun counter slinging guns, you know, so thankful. I work my way up, man.

[Unknown]

Thankful.

[Brittany]

I mean, Hooters paid my rent for four months. And that necessity. And I'm thankful for babbling, like you said.

[Unknown]

Who.

[Brittany]

What? How many women do you know that can do that?

[Justin]

Not Allison.

[Unknown]

I look back.

[Justin]

Oh, you won't.

[Unknown]

Mama works on B17 bombers.

[Brittany]

That's awesome.

[Unknown]

Well, she was a riveter. Rosie the riveter.

[Brittany]

That's.

[Martin]

And then look at you. You ended up riveting. Duck call. Read Genetic family history, man.

[Unknown]

And look, she was the first one that worked on television. Yeah, well, she was the pioneer all the way.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Martin]

She ever put one through her finger like you do?

[Unknown]

Oh, gosh.

[Justin]

Probably.

[Unknown]

I would not. I would. I would not doubt it.

[Justin]

Those were some bigger rivets.

[Martin]

Yeah, that was bigger. Them was a lot more. That was a lot, lot tougher. But, no, you do what you got to do in the moment, man. You figure it out. And you. You. You do what you got to do. And I'm thankful that my kids come from that kind of stock.

[Justin]

I was a waiter for two weeks.

[Martin]

Two weeks? Yeah. I couldn't be.

[Brittany]

10 years.

[Justin]

It was right behind Hooters is the funny part. I was just past them, but I was like, I don't fit in here, gang. Like, I can't do this.

[Martin]

Yeah. I couldn't do. I don't think the service industry is not one that would fit my personality, because if you want to get lippy with me, then I'm just. Well, that's why everybody right back.

[Justin]

If you think you want to work in retail, you got to go work at a grocery store first, because nobody wants to buy their groceries, and they're mad. Well, and then you go somewhere where they want to buy stuff like guns and fishing stuff, and it's way easier. Easier?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Yeah. If you mess with the public in any.

[Brittany]

In any capacity.

[Unknown]

All right, You've got. You got a tough one.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Okay.

[Martin]

Yeah, I didn't mind my retail.

[Unknown]

You can never please them.

[Brittany]

I liked serving more than retail.

[Justin]

Where'd you work at retail?

[Brittany]

Huh? HomeGoods. I was opening up boxes in the back. That was actually my very first job.

[Justin]

Home Goods.

[Brittany]

Home goods, Yep. And then I also worked at Opryland at a place that was kind of like for clubbing, clothes, journeys. No. Gosh, I cannot remember the name.

[Justin]

Express.

[Brittany]

Back then it was kind of like an express, but not as nice as an express. It was like a city.

[Justin]

Was it like delightfully tacky?

[Brittany]

Yeah. Yeah. But then actually from that job, that was the first time I ever went on unemployment because a big flood happened in Nashville in 2010 and took my Aubry. Land got flooded and I didn't have a job, so.

[Justin]

Oh, wow.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Justin]

Hey, Martin.

[Martin]

Hey.

[Justin]

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[Unknown]

Don't let them scammy folks.

[Justin]

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[Brittany]

That's why I was almost scared to come on and talk about it. But at the same time, I shouldn't be ashamed of it, because I had to do it.

[Unknown]

I had one person it was worth coming to and telling it.

[Brittany]

Yeah. And it led me here in this seat right now, like Murphy's bros. You.

[Martin]

Ended up in the duck call room via Hooters. No.

[Justin]

You're the only person that can say that Allison ended up here because of Red Lobster.

[Brittany]

You know, I ended up in the duck call room via Old Chicago.

[Martin]

Y'all were. Y'all were both slanging biscuits. Unbelievable. Look at there.

[Justin]

What year was that? What year were you at Hooters?

[Brittany]

A 2011. No, 2000. It was towards the end of 2010, beginning of 2011.

[Justin]

Hundred. Allison was at Red Lobster at the same time.

[Martin]

Cheddar Bay biscuits.

[Justin]

I hate those things. We ate them every. She'd bring home, like, six of them every night.

[Martin]

Yeah, I remember, man. Leftovers. That was a big deal back then. Yeah. When I met Brittany, she was at. What is that old Chicago. Chicago pizza joint.

[Unknown]

By the grace of God. There I go.

[Brittany]

For real, though.

[Martin]

And next thing you know, like, Hunter's gonna have a real interesting time one day telling his kids about the time he worked with four crazy rednecks up in this duck call. Go.

[Justin]

Can I watch it? Well, just not one episode.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

Where I had a giant hickey on my neck.

[Brittany]

How was North Carolina? I'm just kidding.

[Martin]

Oh, you are back from your trip. Hunter, how was your trip to visit your. Your. Your woman lady.

[Justin]

Oh, it was awesome.

[Martin]

Was it? Yeah. How was your time at Mellow Mushroom, though?

[Brittany]

Oh, I love Mellow Mushroom.

[Justin]

I didn't get to go. You're well? Yes.

[Martin]

Good for you, man.

[Justin]

Win for the pizza people.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

I don't go to no chain.

[Martin]

Why? I wanted to try it.

[Brittany]

Melon mushroom's good.

[Justin]

It's fun.

[Martin]

It looked fun.

[Brittany]

We just.

[Martin]

We just ran out of time.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Justin]

Well, you're supposed to start with the pizza, Hunter.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

Giving you any advice? You start with pizza.

[Unknown]

Always. When you're having fun, you always run out of time.

[Martin]

Yeah. Yeah. Whatever were you doing to run out of time? No, I'm kidding. It's a family show, man. I'm kidding.

[Justin]

It's a family show. We're talking about who?

[Martin]

I was just about to say we're talking about.

[Justin]

It is a family show because.

[Martin]

Well.

[Justin]

And that is.

[Martin]

We're talking about all things that make a family. The clean, the dirty, the messy. It doesn't matter.

[Justin]

And there's somebody listening to this that is right now driving to a job that they hate. They hate.

[Brittany]

There's a way out.

[Justin]

And they're sitting there going, I'm going to this. I hate it. The boss is a jerk. It's a. It might even be probably in your. You would say that that job was a little demeaning.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Justin]

Probably more than a little.

[Brittany]

Let me tell you. We had to stand and I can only speak for my Hooters. I don't know about all the rest of the Hooters, but Netflix will speak for you in the be. Like when we would get there at the beginning of our shift, we all had to stand in a line and our manager would come one by one and make us do a spin to make sure that we were up to par for the shift. As far as looks are concerned, mama.

[Martin]

You won't stand up and take a spin.

[Justin]

Stop it, Martin.

[Brittany]

I wore this big old baggy shirt.

[Martin]

No, I'm not gonna.

[Brittany]

I'm not.

[Martin]

Go ahead.

[Brittany]

Yeah, so.

[Justin]

But there's somebody that go to a job they hate.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

And I mean your story is one of, hey, you might have to go change oil instead of do that job. And it's coming that opportunity and then how do you like.

[Unknown]

But that was an upgrade.

[Justin]

Yeah, yeah, it was an upgrade.

[Brittany]

It really was.

[Unknown]

Okay. No, no.

[Martin]

Yeah. You went from no clothes to a full wool suit and you said, I'll take Yes.

[Brittany]

Yes, in a heartbeat.

[Martin]

Boy, I don't tell you something right there. Like, golly go from wearing nothing to.

[Justin]

I don't want to be naked.

[Brittany]

I cover up quick.

[Martin]

Well, I mean, just think Tennessee is. Is hot in the summertime. You hop up under them things in a wool sweater. You won't talk about hot.

[Brittany]

And when you're under the bay, you have these giant fans like back underneath the bay that are pointing towards you when you're under a vehicle, but it is blowing nothing but hot air. It's hot air. And then you have the hot from the engine.

[Martin]

Somebody just pulled in there with a 240 degree vehicle up underneath everything and it's getting sucked down in there.

[Brittany]

And you're wearing a wool jumpsuit and it.

[Martin]

And I. Still better than slinging wings.

[Brittany]

Yes.

[Martin]

Because that's hard to figure.

[Brittany]

And I had. Like I said, I can't talk about everything that I experienced there. But it. That was 100 times better at Valvoline than what I was experiencing at Hooters.

[Martin]

But just like you're talking about like, like our friend Josie Wells. Man, Endeavor to persevere.

[Justin]

Reserve.

[Martin]

And I wasn't giving up to persevere. Man, just keep on pushing through. Because you are. You're listening to this. You're driving somewhere, most likely, and you're either loving where you're headed or you're hating where you're headed, or you're indifferent about where you're headed. But where you're headed ain't going to be where you end up.

[Unknown]

Jeremiah 29, verse 11. God speaks. You have no idea the plans I.

[Justin]

Have for you, declares the Lord.

[Unknown]

Not to harm you, but to give you hope and to give you a future.

[Brittany]

And look at my future and everybody else.

[Unknown]

See, that's what I'm saying. You're going to have trials and tribulations on this planet.

[Martin]

Ain't no doubt.

[Unknown]

It's how you. You can only control one thing, what you do.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

And.

[Unknown]

Okay. And hey, I don't wish. What happened to this young lady happened to nobody. Okay? I only want the best for all of you.

[Martin]

But the reality is, it's going to happen.

[Unknown]

Yeah. Yeah, but it's going to happen.

[Brittany]

You can make it happen.

[Martin]

It's going to happen.

[Unknown]

Yeah. And then, hey, here's what is. Life goes on.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Knives hit you. What are you gonna do with it?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

Yeah, yeah.

[Brittany]

Oh, life hit me a few times.

[Unknown]

Oh, no. Yeah.

[Justin]

And now look at you. You're one of them women at church with a big white SUV and the twins. Yeah.

[Brittany]

Who knew?

[Martin]

And we go get. We go get chips and queso and.

[Unknown]

Hello.

[Brittany]

And I'm an orthodontist assistant now. Yeah. If you need braces, I can also help you out.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

Change your tires, get you a new beer, and change braces all in one.

[Martin]

Swiss army knife, if you will.

[Brittany]

I'm a Renaissance woman. That's what I like to call myself.

[Martin]

Oh, boy. Well, there's a story about that.

[Justin]

We got here, we had a Renaissance man used to work.

[Martin]

The point of the deal is, is don't get stuck in your hooters, whatever that is.

[Justin]

They should put that on a T shirt.

[Martin]

Yeah. Don't get stuck in your hooter.

[Unknown]

Don't.

[Justin]

That. That'll preach, Martin.

[Brittany]

I will preach.

[Martin]

Whatever it is. Don't get stuck there.

[Unknown]

Don't ever give up your dream.

[Martin]

Yeah. Keep stepping, keep pushing, keep persevering, okay?

[Unknown]

Because guess what? The Lord didn't tell you. Hey, I got some planned for you.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

And it might not even be your dream. Like you don't know. I. I don't want to speak for Brittany, but I don't think Brittany's dream in life was to be a mom of twin boys, living in West Monroe, Louisiana, being an orthodontist assistant, coming from Nashville.

[Martin]

But look at you now.

[Justin]

But look. But now you would say, come on over here, girl.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Justin]

Quit getting handsy.

[Martin]

I'm trying to be like Godwin. And Paula, well, she said she was.

[Unknown]

Gonna fit this lady. Hey, don't let her go. Get away.

[Martin]

I guarantee you. Hey. Sometimes in there, I was like, why not?

[Unknown]

I said, hey, look, don't let this.

[Brittany]

And now we've been together, what, 12 years.

[Martin]

Oh, 12.

[Brittany]

Total. 10.

[Martin]

Yeah. It'll be 12 in September. 10 married.

[Justin]

And anniversary's in May. Huh?

[Martin]

Yeah. The end of. The end of May.

[Unknown]

See, neither one of y'all knew it, but God knew it.

[Martin]

Oh, didn't he? And he laughed the whole time.

[Unknown]

Oh, no, I'm serious. That's why God does about three things a lot. He laughs a lot. He cries a lot. Because, hey, he loves the human race so much.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

That he gave his only one son for you.

[Martin]

Yeah. We just got through celebrating all that, man.

[Unknown]

Yeah. Yeah. And that was just past. Yeah, it just, you know, that's why, you know.

[Brittany]

Yeah. Easter hit different for me this year for sure, because it. I just kind of.

[Martin]

Yeah. Which, by the way, look back at it. On Easter, we. We did the Saturday night thing with y'all.

[Justin]

Yeah. We went all together Saturday.

[Martin]

You know what? You know what his son told me?

[Unknown]

Who?

[Martin]

Carter.

[Unknown]

Oh, it is no telling.

[Martin]

Let me tell you what. Carter. I'm gonna start calling him Carter the literal. That's because that's what he is. He's got everything very literal. There's no figurative. He looked at me at church and he said, oh, hey, Martin, I didn't recognize. You look different. And I was like, oh, well, I'm not wearing camouflage. He said, no, there's nothing on top of your head because you're missing a lot of hair.

[Brittany]

He realized he was bald.

[Justin]

Carter's, like, going through his head, going, he's always had hair. No, he's just always had a hat.

[Brittany]

It's all an illusion.

[Martin]

I got so tickled, like, because, I mean, the bald jokes, the fat jokes, I've heard them all. Like, they don't bother me. But to see it. But to see it coming from Carter, I got so freaking.

[Unknown]

He didn't even think about it.

[Martin]

No, it was just.

[Brittany]

He just.

[Martin]

It was from brain to mouth.

[Unknown]

It was no evil intended.

[Brittany]

It was just factual.

[Unknown]

No, just factual.

[Martin]

And then we went and had the mouths of Babes and then we went to Javi P's and had a dance party. Johnny D's kids taught my kids how to dance. Yeah, we in the middle of the.

[Justin]

Mexican restaurant and my shoes took a salsa bath. I got them clean. If y'all were wondering by the next service, glad they were saying by Sunday, wear the same shoes. Hunter, don't stop because spring is here. We can't stop now. Your yard's growing and it might get out of control. But you want it to look good. You need to go over to Fast Growing Trees and transform your yard into a dream outdoor space in no time at all. Fast Growing Trees is the biggest online nursery in the US with thousands of different plants and over 2 million happy customers. And the people in this room make it 2 million and 3. We're counting y'all together, by the way.

[Martin]

Oh, I was about to say, well.

[Justin]

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[Unknown]

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[Justin]

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[Martin]

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[Unknown]

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[Justin]

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[Brittany]

Time around the table?

[Justin]

Well, no. So after church on Saturday, we went to Saturday night service together. I was like, hey, we're going to Hobby Peas if y'all want to join. Martin was less than enthused about going with five kids to a Mexican restaurant.

[Brittany]

I had to convince him.

[Justin]

And Brittany goes, you never let me do anything fun, Martin. Justin. She calls him Justin.

[Brittany]

I call him Justin.

[Justin]

You never let me do anything fun, Justin. And I had to call a time out because just the last week alone.

[Martin]

I believe two times they were out to about 10:30. The mom's club.

[Justin]

Some sort of moms. They call it a Bible study.

[Brittany]

It's a Bible study, but they eat.

[Martin]

And then they bring home leftovers. And then they sit there and talk till 10:30 at night, but they don't ever get do nothing fun.

[Brittany]

That was such a fun conversation that.

[Martin]

I was like, what in the world?

[Justin]

She said we never do anything. Then we all did go eat Mexican food.

[Brittany]

Yeah, I meant just because he doesn't like to. Like, he's. I don't think he's comfortable yet taking the boys out places, because it is. It's a lot.

[Justin]

I saw him. They. They told everybody in the restaurant hello and threw something at each one of them.

[Martin]

Well, and it's not only that. I just don't want to be the people that may be somebody's one night to go eat out or go do something. And I don't want my kids to be the one that ruined their night out, you know, because, like, if. Yeah, if everybody in the world thought my kids were as cute as they think they are, this wouldn't be a problem. Right. But because in their world, they're so. They're two. And they're still extremely selfish because you can't teach them nothing else. That the whole. The whole world is theirs and nobody else's. So that's what. Why I am. Like, I am. It ain't like I don't. I mean, it ain't like I don't want to hang out with y'all. Like, your kids are hilarious, but, you know, And I can't wait till mine get to that age. But, like, it was just. I don't want to ruin that for somebody if it's their one time or they've been trying to plan this.

[Justin]

We've ruined plenty of other people's.

[Martin]

Yeah, I know.

[Brittany]

That's why I'm like, I get that side. But at the same time, I'm like, we got to get them. It happens.

[Martin]

But I also knew Sunday was coming, too, so, like. And I know we had a full day plan, so I was like, man, we need to be in bed by seven.

[Justin]

You never. Let's do anything fun.

[Brittany]

Never lets us do anything fun.

[Martin]

Well, we did it.

[Brittany]

We did.

[Martin]

We did.

[Brittany]

And he put on. He didn't eat, but he put on a.

[Martin]

Well, now there's no chance to eat. There's no chance both of us eat.

[Justin]

See, you always talk about how fast I eat. Now, you know what it is? It's just, I got kids. I'm about to see how fast I can shove this down my throat.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Justin]

And then I'll be ready.

[Martin]

And then you get to play defense.

[Justin]

It's all defense.

[Martin]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Justin]

We kind of lucked out, though. That's it. When our kids, the boys, were that stage, the world shut down for reasons you don't want to say on YouTube.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Flag you, flag you.

[Justin]

And they'll be like, oh, this is cdc. Anyway, so we never went to restaurants. Then we took them at, like, the next year, like, 20, 21. And it was like, nope, I'm never going anywhere again.

[Brittany]

See, that's what I want to try to avoid. I want to get them used to it so that when we do take them out places, they won't be completely.

[Justin]

Banshee spaghetti on the walls.

[Martin]

Yeah. Instead, they were just driving concrete trucks down the.

[Brittany]

See, that's all. As long as you give them a truck or a monster truck or something, they.

[Justin]

Your kids are cute. Other people's aren't. That's the truest thing. Everybody thinks their own kids are cute. And I'm just telling you there's somebody out there that thinks your kid's ugly. If you're listening to this, your kids might be ugly.

[Unknown]

I'm just.

[Justin]

My kid might be ugly. I don't know.

[Martin]

Yeah. And then that's what. Everything was fine until Beans got up, started dancing. And then the boys were like, oh, I'm getting off this table. I'm getting off this little seat where I've been confined. And we about to have a dance party.

[Justin]

Yeah, that was on me.

[Martin]

Yeah, it ain't on you. Like, they. I thought it was hilarious. And Waylon decided he wanted to, like, do the worm or something and crawl on the floor of the restaurant. I was like, come on, son, get up.

[Justin]

We were in the dead center. I gotta talk to you. Y'all chose the seats. We're corner people. You gotta Corner them.

[Brittany]

Well, at the time when we first walked in, there weren't corner seats available.

[Martin]

Yeah. We went for the biggest, longest avenue for them to drive those trucks.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Yeah. Like, we didn't want to be around.

[Brittany]

It wasn't about us. It was about how can we keep these kids contained.

[Martin]

Yeah. How can we. How can we give them the biggest space to drive these concrete trucks while. While she tries to eat. And then Waylon ate a little bit, which is surprising. Jackson. Nothing. And then as soon as we close the door. You want something to eat? No, no. We closed door on the cart. Snacks.

[Brittany]

Snacks. What snack?

[Martin]

We were just in a place that had everything that wanted and. No, I just want to drive my truck. And then we close the door on the truck, on her car, and snacks. Snacks. Like, oh, my gosh. All right, dude, Whatever. I don't know. I don't know how the kids gonna survive. Yeah. I don't know how. When do they start eating?

[Justin]

They don't.

[Martin]

Yeah. I don't.

[Justin]

I. I legitimately don't think my middle child, Ben's, consumes more than a roll and maybe a fruit gummy a day.

[Brittany]

Allison and I talk about that. She really makes me feel better about this situation.

[Justin]

How are you still alive?

[Martin]

Well, what's weird is they will go five days where it feels like they don't eat 500 calories, and then on.

[Brittany]

Day six, they're eating everything.

[Martin]

They will eat everything that you put in front of them. And then you're like, oh, cool, man.

[Brittany]

They'll even try new things.

[Martin]

Yeah, they'll eat this now. And then you give. Give them something the next day, and they're not. I don't like it. That's their favorite.

[Brittany]

I can't like it.

[Martin]

That's their favorite. That's their favorite.

[Brittany]

Like it?

[Martin]

It's. I don't like it or. I can't like that. I can't like that.

[Brittany]

Gosh. I hear it in my sleep.

[Martin]

I'm like, and now the new ones. Help me. Help me. I'm like, oh, my gosh. Waylon will drop his car, be standing there looking at. Help me. I'm like, bend down. Pick it up.

[Brittany]

I feel like they're getting that from your mom, though. Cuz she's. She. She loves those boys so much, she'll pit. She does everything for them. She picks up all their stuff. She.

[Unknown]

That's grandmama.

[Brittany]

Yeah. And they've been staying with her for two days a week while I work, so.

[Martin]

Which is fine. But I just.

[Justin]

Right.

[Martin]

Oh, yeah. Hey, man.

[Brittany]

Oh, she's absolutely earned.

[Martin]

Look, I love them kids, but I'm kind of ready to be a grandpa. Like, I get to see the stuff she gets away with. Oh, no. Oh, yeah. Oh, no, hold up. No, I'm just saying that's part of it. Yeah. You just. You put in the work with them and then you get to do.

[Unknown]

You got married and raised, and now I'm fixing to show you.

[Justin]

Yeah, yeah.

[Unknown]

What I would say. Yeah.

[Martin]

And then you.

[Justin]

Before you can be a grandpa, you might have to have another one.

[Martin]

Another what? Another who?

[Justin]

What?

[Unknown]

What are you saying?

[Brittany]

We're not in agreeance on that?

[Martin]

No, we're in agreeance. You sent me to the urologist. We are. We are in agreement. I am not that, though.

[Justin]

Welcome.

[Unknown]

It can't be. Hey, it can be reconnected.

[Martin]

No, it cannot.

[Justin]

I'm gonna let these two talk just as John David signing off. Go ahead, Brittany.

[Brittany]

Listen, if it is in God's will.

[Martin]

It can be done.

[Brittany]

I would absolutely carry another baby. I wouldn't prefer to have two babies. I'd like to just experience one.

[Unknown]

That's where this. But that's where this gets crazy.

[Brittany]

But when he went and got that done.

[Justin]

Snip, snap.

[Brittany]

Snip, snap. When he got there, I was.

[Justin]

I know a guy.

[Brittany]

I was in the thick of taking care of twins. I was. I was. I don't even remember the first year. I was surviving in the worst way possible. So I was like, you're not touching me. You will not touch me until that is snipped. And now we're two and a half years in and I can breathe and the darkness is like, subsided. And now I'm like, I could do it again.

[Unknown]

Mar.

[Martin]

Not with me.

[Unknown]

Hey, one more.

[Martin]

Not your cowboy.

[Brittany]

I want a girl.

[Martin]

I don't know.

[Justin]

You know who the problem is?

[Martin]

Your wife.

[Justin]

Lottie. Yeah, well, that's the rudest kid on her, I promise. Let me send her over one of these.

[Martin]

So y'all started with two boys, right? Then had a little girl, very close together. And our friends, about two and a.

[Justin]

Half years later, had a little prince princess.

[Martin]

Our friends, the Holmans.

[Brittany]

Yeah, same situation, same way.

[Martin]

And the rooster is the coolest little kid. She's a cool little girl. For now.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Like, you know the. The problem with girls. No offense. I love you, dear. I know we're crazy, but hormones are coming. Yeah, like, at least with boys, you know what's coming? Stink. Yeah, like, they just gonna stink.

[Brittany]

Like, hormones are a wild ride. It's a dragon that you gotta learn.

[Martin]

Especially for Females, like, that's a. That's a different deal. And I. I just.

[Unknown]

They crazy. It's just a different.

[Brittany]

Yeah, a crazy that we don't necessarily.

[Unknown]

Have control and couldn't. I can't help it.

[Martin]

Let me tell you something.

[Brittany]

That is precious. When we were talking ovaries right now, that's the most precious thing I've ever seen.

[Martin]

You're not going to find.

[Brittany]

Look at her little dress.

[Martin]

You're not going to find a guy. That was. I was so cool with being a boy and girl father. When we were told it was a boy and a girl, like, I mean, I was like, all right, cool, man. That's.

[Brittany]

And I think that's why I'm holding on to it. Cuz up until the anatomy scan, we were actually supposed to have a boy and a girl.

[Martin]

Yeah. They scanned it, and you look and there was Waylon's penis, you know, and so, like, you know, it's like, well, that ain't a girl. Hold on.

[Justin]

Quick question for y'all, though. What? The first time, y'all were only having one, right?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Brittany]

The first ultrasound was just one baby.

[Martin]

One baby, two babies. Boy, girl, two penises.

[Brittany]

Every time we went into the.

[Martin]

I told them, quit saying anything.

[Brittany]

Yeah, hey, look, we're done.

[Justin]

A guy came up to me, me that we all know I'm not gonna announce their baby for him, so we're gonna leave names out of it. And he said on Easter, he was like, hey, man, gonna be a dad. I was like, man, congrats. You've been to the doctor and everything. He's like, yeah, had our first one. I said, well, Martin had his first one, and there was only one. Because he literally said, it's only one, though. And I was like, that's a weird thing to say.

[Martin]

And so then, don't count them chickens.

[Brittany]

But wait till the second.

[Justin]

I said, there might be two. He's like, no, there's only one. I said, that's how it was for Martin. And he goes. And then he went to tell Allison, and he goes, but we're not sure if it's one or two yet. She told me that story. I said, I'm the one.

[Brittany]

I still. I still have the picture of us from the first ultrasound, of us holding the ultrasound. And it was just.

[Martin]

I remember vividly, we walked out of that office and said, we beat it.

[Justin]

Listen up, everybody. I want to take a moment to talk about something that you may not know affects you, but it affects a lot of us. Do you feel exhausted? Exhausted, Weighed down and Struggled to get through the day.

[Martin]

Boy, do I.

[Justin]

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[Martin]

About my mustache.

[Justin]

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[Unknown]

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[Justin]

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[Brittany]

I'm a. I'm a boy mom, though. I just feel like I. I wouldn't know the first thing about having a girl.

[Martin]

Yeah, you and a girl would be really cool. So she got about eight.

[Brittany]

And then we would have beef.

[Martin]

Then y'all would be, oh, no, no.

[Unknown]

Yeah, well, there's always that. It's crazy.

[Justin]

Lottie got beef at Six.

[Unknown]

But it is.

[Brittany]

It is crazy.

[Unknown]

It is so. Cause they both love each other. Okay, but you talking about some knockdown drag out.

[Martin]

But I see it too now. Like, when you're in the thick of that stuff. Like, the boys are a lot of fun right now. Like, they're a lot. And they like each other most of the time. I mean, they still do. What kids? Well, they fight over stupidest things.

[Unknown]

You'll see some of that as they get older.

[Martin]

Yeah, that.

[Unknown]

Hey, big brother or little brother, whichever way they look at it, you know, hey, don't mess with him.

[Martin]

Oh, that's coming. Yeah. Because right now it's monkey see, monkey do.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Martin]

I'm like, if one of them gets to doing something and the other one ain't doing nothing, then they just go do the exact same. Like, it's. Which is where a lot of the fights come from.

[Brittany]

Right?

[Justin]

Like, I witnessed a fight this morning.

[Martin]

Did you?

[Justin]

Yeah. Lottie came and set her breakfast down beneath the couch and backed into Ben's feet and goes, daddy kicked me. And I was like, no, he didn't. So then he did kick her so he could be like, now I did. And I'm like, hey, what are we doing? It's 6:15 in the morning.

[Brittany]

Have kids.

[Martin]

They said that's what Jackson will do. Jackson. Waylon Jackson hates being yelled at. Getting loud things. He's just not a big fan of it. So Waylon will just yell at him.

[Brittany]

He'll get up right in his face and go, yeah, it just.

[Martin]

And then he'll turn to us like we're supposed to do something. Like, son, he didn't do anything to you. You just got to. You got to quit.

[Brittany]

But Waylon knows what he's doing. I know that I'm not physically tired.

[Unknown]

But he's pushing the button. Oh, yeah, he knows what?

[Martin]

And it's Tip. Jackson does the same thing. He knows he's faster than Whan.

[Brittany]

So he's way faster.

[Martin]

He'll take a toy that Waylon likes and he'll just hold it out in.

[Brittany]

Front of him and then take off running.

[Martin]

Boom, zoom, zoom. Take off running, like, yeah. And I mean, he's like, yeah, catch me. He just wants to be chased all the time for some reason. I don't know. Know it's weird because he's chunky, so you wouldn't think that'd be the normal.

[Brittany]

He's faster than he looks.

[Martin]

But yeah, he's in my house.

[Justin]

You'll look up and Carter's running from Lottie like she'll be chasing him with something, and he's like, dad, make her stop. I said, you're twice your size, man.

[Martin]

You can make her stop.

[Justin]

I said, you. You can end this right now. But he's just not a violent kid. He's, like, fighting nobody.

[Martin]

Yeah, that seems to be Jackson's right now. He's a. He's a lover, not a fighter.

[Brittany]

He submits if. If, like, Waylon wants to come grab a toy out of his. He might resist for a second, but then he'll be like, all right, here, here.

[Martin]

I don't want. I don't want you to yell at me.

[Brittany]

He doesn't like being yelled at.

[Martin]

Yeah. So it's. But it's a lot of fun right now. So I get where you could be talked into having another one, but I think we're a good. We're a good family right now. We're good. We're still. We still ain't figured this out, Jeff.

[Justin]

Neither have we.

[Martin]

Yeah, just add another one. Yeah, just keep on, huh?

[Brittany]

Just one more.

[Justin]

Did you. Whenever you went to that doctor, did he explain. Did you go to the guy that looks like Santa Claus Clause?

[Martin]

No, I went to a young guy.

[Unknown]

Okay.

[Martin]

Yeah. I went to a young guy.

[Justin]

He explained to me there is a pretty easy process.

[Martin]

No.

[Brittany]

To get it undone.

[Martin]

He said, reconnect it. He said, no, no, no.

[Justin]

You don't reconnect it at this point.

[Martin]

No. He said, consider it permanent. So what he told me. I mean, said, you can do something. He said, but just trust me, you don't want to. And I was like, okay, whatever. Let's do this.

[Brittany]

What, like the reversal process?

[Justin]

No, you never get it reversed.

[Martin]

No. Revert. You can go get it drawn. You can. There's yes, and then.

[Justin]

Yeah. And then it's bam.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Brittany]

That's aggressive.

[Justin]

It's not near as fun as the original way they intended that God intended.

[Martin]

So I'm considering it permanent.

[Brittany]

I'm not gonna lie in some of my prayers at night. I'm like, lord, if it is your will, you have the power.

[Martin]

Yeah. And he does. He does, and he does, and he can, and he may, and that's up to him.

[Unknown]

He's got that. That's for sure.

[Martin]

I have made mine. Mine is. My bed is made.

[Brittany]

But go ahead. And if you're going to do it, do it, because I'm about to be 34, and I don't want.

[Martin]

Oh, you poor thing.

[Justin]

I know you.

[Martin]

You poor thing.

[Brittany]

Old 40 over here.

[Unknown]

That's her heart.

[Martin]

Yeah. You poor thing, you.

[Justin]

For you did have someone ask what midlife crisis is going to be. And I hope it's a little girl now, cuz that would just make me die.

[Brittany]

Like could you imagine?

[Martin]

I just don't want to go back.

[Justin]

Gave me a look.

[Martin]

I don't want to go back through some of them early stages, but, but I mean like now if they pop out of like two and a half, that'd be cool.

[Brittany]

But just think about just how easy it would be if we just had one.

[Martin]

Are you forget, are you forgetting about the other two that we still have to take care of?

[Brittany]

They'll be more self sufficient. Like when we had two infants that literally could do nothing for themselves.

[Unknown]

They.

[Martin]

They won't even go pee on the grass and you're calling them self sufficient? They're not going to be self sufficient for another three years, but they're getting there.

[Justin]

Carter can make popcorn.

[Unknown]

Oh boy.

[Brittany]

Hey, there you go. Efficient.

[Martin]

Look, Lindsay's kid here yesterday, if you wonder why the office smells weird. She, Finley is a great child. She's 10 out of 10 recommend if you got a daughter.

[Justin]

She's been on the pod.

[Martin]

She's been. Oh yeah, Finley's been here. I forgot about that. You consider her self sufficient, right? She's 12, probably maybe a little older, right? Or somewhere around there. 10, 12, say a year.

[Justin]

Two older than Carter.

[Martin]

Yeah, she's made ramen noodles up here before. She makes ramen noodles yesterday.

[Brittany]

She burned them.

[Martin]

She didn't put any water in.

[Brittany]

Oh, you can blow up a microwave.

[Martin]

So when you consider self sufficient, let's consider the sources here.

[Justin]

Like, you know that microwave has been in danger before. Back whenever I first started, Stone's oldest, Carly, at about 8 or 9, walked into the store, looked at me and goes, there's a fire. Walked out and I said, what? And I ran in and there was just a fire coming out of the microwave because she put a mustard packet in it and hit start.

[Martin]

Oh, there you go. Yeah, see that's what I mean.

[Brittany]

Like, yeah, self sufficient enough that we could have an another baby.

[Martin]

Yeah, and it'll probably be of the canine variety. The next child.

[Justin]

I ain't doing no dogs. I'd have another kid before I had another dog.

[Brittany]

Listen, I, yeah, I, I'm with you on that. Another kid before the dog. Because I'm drowning in dog hair and I love our dog so much. She was our first child, but yeah.

[Martin]

We'Ve already had a girl. Yeah, her name's Jude. She'll be 11 this year. So our time's running thin.

[Justin]

I'm sure it took a dark turn.

[Martin]

No, I'm just saying that's the. That's the problem with a dog is most of them you're gonna outlive. Oh, yeah, that's the. That's the.

[Justin]

If we go down the dog route, I might cry. But I. I have.

[Brittany]

I'll definitely.

[Martin]

We're not going.

[Justin]

We. We talked about it recently and I have made my piece. I'm good on dogs. I'm good on dogs. Like Martin's good on kids. Yeah, I don't need another one.

[Martin]

I mean, I could be talked into a turtle.

[Justin]

Nope. You know, I don't want anything.

[Brittany]

He loves turtles, dude.

[Justin]

Unless it's like Michelangelo, I'm out on turtles.

[Martin]

Well, I mean, I would go for a box turtle over one of them that requires like a water deal. But like, I just don't.

[Justin]

I.

[Brittany]

They smell though.

[Justin]

I've reached the self sufficient stage where like, if I want to leave town down, I ain't gotta worry about no dog.

[Unknown]

I don't like a box turtle's friends.

[Martin]

Oh, I had one box turtle. Yeah. Yeah, we. Our house used to be infested with centipedes. I would. Yeah, it earned its keep because it would go through eating the centipedes in our house.

[Unknown]

You just had it.

[Justin]

You just had a turtle that roamed free.

[Brittany]

Yeah, he's a free range.

[Martin]

Where's he gonna go? Yeah, we gave him water. He ain't gonna just ate the centipedes. He ain't gonna run out the door on you.

[Justin]

But was he house trust, right?

[Martin]

Johnny D. Turtle poop. You would never even notice that man in your home. A little box turtle. Yeah, you're not going to notice that on your own, but I would say right now with the boys current obsession, we're trending towards some sort of lizard.

[Brittany]

Yeah, they're obsessed with lizards, which I'm not excited about.

[Justin]

But if you want an animal, the Monroe Zoo is available. And those are basically house cats.

[Martin]

Anyway, they love catching lizards right now. Like they just look at you and go, go catch a lizard or. And then you watch them, they like sneak up like they want to be like a baby cheetah, but you know, then they don't know what to do once they get there. And the lizard's like, all right, Brahma.

[Brittany]

Yeah. Then they look at dad and they're like, pick this up.

[Martin]

Yeah, can you catch him for me and let me pet him and then we'll put him back.

[Justin]

That was a great episode. And I think Sat nailed it on the Bible verse. We're going to call it our hooters verse.

[Brittany]

Oh.

[Justin]

Jeremiah 29:11. For I know the plans I have for you declares the lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, you, Plans to give you hope and a future. Don't get stuck in your hooters. Is that the tagline?

[Martin]

Yeah. Don't get stuck in here. And if hooters management reads this and y'all put that verse on a shirt, we just want some credit. That's all we're saying.

[Justin]

Don't get stuck in your hooters.

[Martin]

Yeah. Don't get stuck.

[Justin]

Believe it's now called hoots.

[Martin]

Hoots.

[Brittany]

I was just about to say, I just don't see how they can be family friendly and still be called hooters.

[Justin]

I think they're switching to hoots.

[Brittany]

Okay.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Brittany]

Like toots.

[Unknown]

Well, it's just modestly dressed and paid.

[Brittany]

Yeah, I'm here for it. Because it. I. I'm here for it.

[Unknown]

Let the imagination take over.

[Brittany]

Yeah, absolutely. You go Hooters.

[Unknown]

Yeah. I'm serious. Yeah.

[Justin]

I'm going to Wingstop.

[Martin]

Yeah. We'll see y'all next time. Right here in the duck call room. We're out.