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Lex P
Whispering seem. Whispering seems sneaky. Like how Lex just said I used to be like, hey, can you put my stuff to the side? And then the tab come out and you not putting your card down.
Dre Nicole
But I already paid. Y'all don't gotta worry about it.
Lex P
Right? But why you whispering?
Dre Nicole
Cause I'm ashamed. I got dollars. What do you mean, why am I whispering, bitch? You hoes is ordering filet mignon, medium rare Brussels sprouts with Parmesan truffle mashed potatoes with extra truffle au gratin potatoes. Bitch, I don't even know what a au gratin is. Of course I'm embarrassed, bitch. I ordered a Caesar salad with no croutons.
Lex P
Yeah, the F.
Dre Nicole
What's up, y'all? It's your girl Lex P. And it's.
Lex P
Your girl Dre and Nicole.
Dre Nicole
And you are tuned in to another episode of Poor Mind, where a drunk.
Lex P
Mind speaks sober thoughts.
Dre Nicole
We ain't got no guests today. We ain't got no guests today. Who. I just took a shot. Sorry, my throat burning. You know what I like when we dress like this because it gives our personalities. Does he? Yes. It's giving like bougie. You mean business? You mean business. You finna walk into a business meeting right now?
Lex P
I didn't wear this to a business meeting.
Dre Nicole
Punch somebody in the chest.
Lex P
You don't do that.
Dre Nicole
But I'm saying I'm aggressive.
Lex P
You've never punched nobody the whole time I've known you.
Dre Nicole
But I'm aggressive. I'm just saying it's giving our personalities chill. Just in the field with it. You feel me? Okay. You know what I'm saying? So what's up, girl?
Lex P
Nothing, girl. Just another week.
Dre Nicole
Just another week. Let me ask you a question, because I saw somebody post something very interesting, and I'm not going to say what it was or what it was. I'm going to just ask you this. If somebody is born somewhere and then they move when they're a tiny tot. Anything under the age of, I'll say five years old. They're born somewhere and they move when they're five and they're raised in this city, is it okay that they claim the city that they were raised in from five and above? Yeah.
Lex P
I think five is a young age. So, yeah, to me, that's fine. I'm saying that I think that when. I think it's weird when people are adults, like, move somewhere when they're adults and they claim. Right. I think that's a little strange because, I mean. No, if you live somewhere for 20 years. If you live somewhere for 15 years, that's where you from. Now, if you move somewhere when you're five years old, you probably don't even remember the place that you originally lived.
Dre Nicole
That's what I'm saying. So I just. I saw something. Like, I said. I'm not gonna say it, but, like, for example, my sister. We were both born in California. And my sister moved, you know, when we were. She was about. She was 5, and I was 2. And I'm from Orange, Texas. I'm not from California. My sister is from Orange, Texas. She's not from California. And I just think it's so weird. People be like, oh, you can't claim from here you were born here, bookie butt or girl, wherever you were raised at. I feel like third grade. And I'll even take it further, give you some more years, third grade and up. Wherever you at, from third grade to your senior year in high school. Unless you're, like, an army brat and you from all different places. Cause there are some people like that where they really not from somewhere. Cause they moved around a lot. But third grade to your senior year, that's where you from.
Lex P
Well, I think that y'all are from California, because I feel like wherever you're born, that's where you're from. Like, if that's on your birth certificate, that's where you from.
Dre Nicole
Right.
Lex P
But I feel like you were raised in Orange.
Dre Nicole
Yeah. So I claim orange. Like, I. I don't. I don't give categories.
Lex P
Cause I mean, you don't remember. I wouldn't claim it necessarily either. But, I mean, it is where you're from, though. Yeah, but you probably don't even remember living there.
Dre Nicole
And don't. Yeah, and don't. That's why I say.
Lex P
And she probably don't either.
Dre Nicole
Well, she does. She do. She remembers our house, and she remembers, like, our dad and stuff like that. But like I said, I'll even give people to third grade. Cause I feel like where you're from is, like, what really shapes you. I don't give Cali girl at all. Cause I'm not from there. I wasn't raised there. Like, Orange, Texas, really raised me. Like, that's where I became. Oh, I'm so sorry, y'all. I thought my phone was off. Now, ain't that unprofessional of me? Oh, Jesus Christ. But Orange, like, you know, raised me. That's where I became who I am. So I feel like wherever you're going, wherever you're at, where you're going through like your adolescent stage and all that. First love, first date, first everything. Like that's where you from, you know what I'm saying? I just wanted to make sure I wasn't tripping, you know what I'm saying? Cause you know, people be trying to say things about what to and this and that. So I was just making sure I wasn't tripping.
Lex P
No, I don't think you are. I think that that makes sense. Like why would you claim somewhere that you didn't live for that long and that you don't remember?
Dre Nicole
You know, the people be tripping over they city, you know?
Lex P
Somebody said that to your sister.
Dre Nicole
No, they didn't say that to my sister. Okay, I'll say what it is. Somebody said that Meg needs to stop claiming Houston. Cause she's from San Antonio. Cause Meg was born in San Antonio, but she was raised in Houston.
Lex P
Right.
Dre Nicole
Meg moved to Houston when she was very small. Like she doesn't say, she doesn't hide that.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
So I was just like, the girl is from Houston. She was raised in Houston.
Lex P
Yeah, she was just born in San Antonio.
Dre Nicole
She was born in San Antonio.
Lex P
I mean, I don't know, is she supposed to say that every time she do an interview? I don't know, I be thinking stuff like that be weird because like you said, it's like people who was born on military bases and stuff, and that's where they was born, but they grew up somewhere completely different or multiple places.
Dre Nicole
But sometimes military people be tricky too. Military babies. Cause like they'll be born in Germany, but like raised in Utah. And they'll be like, I'm German girl.
Lex P
They are though, technically, I mean they.
Dre Nicole
Are, but you know what they be doing. But I'm saying, you know what they be doing.
Lex P
To me, if you're from somewhere, you are like that is what you are. You technically German, but you don't know.
Dre Nicole
Nothing about the German.
Lex P
You don't have to to be German. That's where you was born. Like I feel like that's just like somebody that was born in America and they might move somewhere else and may not know much about American culture. Cuz they moved at a young age. But like you're American, you not from like say they moved to Asia. You're not from Asia, you're not Asian.
Dre Nicole
I don't think you're from there. But I feel like if you spent more years in Asia, like your. It's a difference between. What is it called? Your. What do we talk about all the time? I Don't know why my mind is going blank. I go off of your race and your. What is it? Nationality. Nationality. That's two.
Lex P
That's.
Dre Nicole
It's totally different.
Lex P
Right, right. But I go based off of people's birth certificates. So if your birth certificate say that you American, you're American. If your birth certificate say you're German, you're German. It does. Cuz I don't feel like even when you go to these places, like people that are born in Germany, they don't really have a different look or anything than people that are born here in America or even like to me the culture is. Isn't really like that much different in Germany. Yeah, I don't feel like the culture is really.
Dre Nicole
Have you had they chocolate? It's very different.
Lex P
Well, I'm. But I'm okay.
Dre Nicole
Chocolate.
Lex P
But I'm saying like the culture in itself, like I don't feel like the culture is like that much from like American culture versus like if you were to go somewhere like Tokyo, the culture there is completely different from the culture here. If you was to go somewhere like Ghana, the culture there is completely different than what it is here. I don't think the culture in Germany is like that much different to where it's like. I need to say.
Dre Nicole
Yeah. The reason I think it's so different cuz when I think about culture, one of the first things I think about personally is like, ain't that where hamburger's from?
Lex P
Yes, exactly.
Dre Nicole
And you know, I love a little burger.
Lex P
You might be German.
Dre Nicole
Facts points were made. Cause my parents met on the little navy. They was in the navy. But I think when I think about culture, one of the first things I always think about being a foodie girl is I think about food, right? I think about like fashion and things like that. So I feel like German culture to me personally is very different just from the food they eat.
Lex P
They eat sausages.
Dre Nicole
What is it? What is it called? Schnitzels.
Lex P
Is that the sausage?
Dre Nicole
Schnitzels. Schnitzels. I used to go to Wienerschnitzel when I was little.
Lex P
You did?
Dre Nicole
My mom loved a hot dog. Bitch. Oh, see, we used to go to Wienerschnitzel. But that's when I realized I don't like weenies. So I started eating hot dogs without the weenie with just chili and cheese on it.
Lex P
That's how I used to eat my hot dogs as a kid. I hate a wiener. I hate a win. If Shay look up at me one more time, please. Like seriously. And then wieners are just so nasty. Like if you know what's in it, like it's just all type of like schnitzel. Yeah, that's what's up in that. Oh, that is exactly what it is. A bull schnitzel is what it is for sure.
Dre Nicole
That's why I'll say. I think all cultures are so different. I mean even. I mean obviously we've been together and.
Lex P
Obviously they speak a different language.
Dre Nicole
Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I just feel like that's why Europe is so. It's such an interesting place to me because they're so close. But it's whole different cultures that are right next door to each other. So I do understand what you're saying as far as like the life that they live, you know, like the 9 to 5, stuff like that, you know. But again, I just be feeling like wherever you were raised at is like where you're from. Like wherever you were raised at, like that's where you from. I don't care what your birth certificate says. Whatever culture you were raised in, like or wherever you were at, that's where you from. I lived in Houston for 10 years. I'm not from Houston, I'm not from California. I was born there. I am from Orange, Texas.
Lex P
Yeah, I mean that's fair. But I guess I just be thinking about like if somebody like you die in your obituary, it's gonna say born in Antioch, California. People gonna be like, don't wanna say in my city. People gonna be, hey, people gon be like, who the is from California?
Dre Nicole
But they wouldn't say that.
Lex P
Yes they would. They.
Dre Nicole
My people gonna get up there and say no. Orange, Texas 409.
Lex P
No, they're going to, they're going to be like, who was born in California? Cuz you, you never say I'm not from there. But you are.
Dre Nicole
No, I'm not.
Lex P
But you are though.
Dre Nicole
I'm not.
Lex P
You are. We should do a poll cuz what you think T? I think it is where you're raised at. Like you would say I'm born in this city, but I was raised in. But you have to preface which I feel like if you're from somewhere else and you grew up somewhere, you still have to say where you from.
Dre Nicole
No, not necessarily. It depends because I'll say this, okay, say somebody was born in America and then they moved to Tokyo.
Lex P
Okay.
Dre Nicole
And they split. They speak Japanese very fluently and English is their second language. And then they come back. So I feel like that's when you need to say like, oh, I was born in America. But I'm Japanese. You know what I'm saying? I'm Japanese. I grew up, but I'm from here. But I'm Japanese. You Japanese. You know what I'm saying? I just feel like ain't nobody. It ain't finna be no Cali bitches at my funeral.
Lex P
It ain't.
Dre Nicole
It ain't gonna be nobody.
Lex P
It might. You never know. You might make some more.
Dre Nicole
I'm not making no friends.
Lex P
You might make some more friends.
Dre Nicole
I am good on friends. I feel like my circle is good. I know y'all be like, oh, Lex, I want to be your friend. I am good. I have a good circle. No Cali. No offense to the Cali out there. I'm just. No, not happening.
Lex P
You might, though. You could never say never. You might meet somebody and y'all just click. And she be from. She might be from. Where you from.
Dre Nicole
Fuck no. No offense to them Orange bitches either. Y'all don't be supporting me enough for me. Y'all ain't booked me at Spanky's yet.
Lex P
Bitch, where the fuck is Spanky?
Dre Nicole
The local club.
Lex P
It's still open?
Dre Nicole
Hell, yeah. Is it the only club and is I'm playing? I don't know. I haven't been there. I only go there for Christmas. But, yeah, Orange.
Lex P
Do y'all have a downtown?
Dre Nicole
Yes.
Lex P
Like, with skyscrapers.
Dre Nicole
The skyscraper was my house, bitch.
Lex P
I'm weak as fuck.
Dre Nicole
I might have.
Lex P
So it's really like Charleston.
Dre Nicole
Oh, no.
Lex P
Cause Charleston don't have.
Dre Nicole
Charleston is nice.
Lex P
But I guess what I'm saying is, like, you know, we found out that Charleston can't have buildings over a certain height, right? So they don't have any skyscrapers.
Dre Nicole
There's no skyscrapers in Orange. Cause it's like, who gonna be in there? What you mean? The people, girl. The people need to stay their ass on the ground.
Lex P
Oh, my God.
Dre Nicole
They need to keep their feet on the ground.
Lex P
Oh, my go. Oh, my goodness.
Dre Nicole
It's nothing bad, but I know my city like, it ain't nothing. This is chill. Y'all don't need no high rises in Orange, Texas. For what? Y'all need to keep that rent low.
Lex P
They can see Houston, girl.
Dre Nicole
They need to keep that rent low. Eat the boudin. Keep the boudin intact. Orange is good, and I love my city, but it's a country town. I don't believe that high rises should be everywhere.
Lex P
Yeah. I wonder if it's high rises in Nacogdoches now. I don't know. Cause it wasn't. They had a downtown, though. But it was like brick roads. I was like, oh, you know, we in the country.
Dre Nicole
Well, you know, there's a Lamar in Orange. Lamar. Orange State College.
Lex P
Yeah, it's the college. There's a whole bunch of people that went to my school, that went to my high school. Went to Lamar.
Dre Nicole
Well, they went to Lamar and Beaumont, probably.
Lex P
Oh, in Beaumont? You right.
Dre Nicole
Lamar is in Beaumont. That's the popular one. But Lamar had a branch in Orange, too.
Lex P
The college?
Dre Nicole
Yes, Lamar. Okay. Lamar State, Orange. Lamar.
Lex P
Orange State College. And it's attached to the one in Beaumont?
Dre Nicole
Yes. There's like. It's a branch off of it, just like hcc.
Lex P
Okay.
Dre Nicole
You know what I'm saying? You know how HCC had different branches around Houston? It was the same thing with Lamar. They have a Lamar in Port Arthur, too. Okay, go ahead.
Lex P
Lamar.
Dre Nicole
Golden triangle.
Lex P
I know, I know.
Dre Nicole
You better get that college education. Don't play with us.
Lex P
I see D.C. girl, fuck you.
Dre Nicole
Oh, okay. Okay. That's all. I just had to ask. Cause like I said, stop playing with my girl Meg. She's from Houston. She gives Houston. She just gives Houston. And I feel like, why would y'all not want her to be from Houston? Like, that's a big thing to say. Meg is from Houston. Like, stop.
Lex P
Cause they wanna claim her in San Antonio. Y'all got the Alamo. Y'all got enough.
Dre Nicole
Yeah. I was about to say they had.
Lex P
Selena and y'all got C World.
Dre Nicole
What? Was Selena from Corpus Christi?
Lex P
Yeah, she was from Corpus Christi. She wasn't from San Antonio. I said was San Antonio. Got two things. No.
Dre Nicole
I'm not letting you live that down at all.
Lex P
That's what. You don't gotta let me live it down. That's what they be saying, not me.
Dre Nicole
Okay.
Lex P
That's what they be saying. They probably still do. His kids probably be in class.
Dre Nicole
Me not pass it down. It was hereditary.
Lex P
The whole family.
Dre Nicole
Okay. I'm sorry, but no.
Lex P
They got the Alamo and they got SeaWorld. It's the two things in San Antonio. It's some good tacos. They don't need me.
Dre Nicole
That's all I had. That's all I had to ask. Ty, what are we drinking today? My.
Lex P
Technically, she is from San Antonio.
Dre Nicole
She was born in San Antonio. That's why we gonna get Meg on the show, so we can ask. I can ask her myself.
Lex P
No, that's. Yeah, I mean, she's gonna say she's from Houston.
Dre Nicole
I know.
Lex P
She just like, you say you from Orange Range.
Dre Nicole
I don't play. You know where I'm from. You from California.
Lex P
And I seen your birth certificate and your passport.
Dre Nicole
Zariah.
Lex P
It's right there on the passport.
Dre Nicole
Did you say it, y'all, on my passport?
Lex P
I said orange. Where?
Dre Nicole
Don't do me not. I'm from the bay. Yeah. Leave me alone, you fucking bully.
Lex P
I'm weak.
Dre Nicole
Oh, okay, Ty. My bad. What we drinking? Ty, what we drinking?
Lex P
This one is gonna be called the Forbidden Kiss.
Dre Nicole
This is good. Like a Jolly Rancher.
Lex P
Okay. Ooh. Okay. Jolly Rancher. A little bit. Okay. It might be that desert pear syrup that we added to it. I think y'all like that a little bit. It has some cranberry juice in it, a little bit of lime. And we did for Lex, we had a little bit of vodka in hers. We got mocktails over here. And then we topped it with a little bit of ginger beer just to kind of give it a little bit of that bite to it. And then we kind of did as a garnish, like a medley of berries. So everyone's is different. I have strawberry, raspberry, blueberry. The girls have some blackberries and strawberries and raspberries in there. So just kind of a cute blend. Just as we prepare to go into the month of love. So this is the Forbidden Kiss. Cheers. This is really good.
Dre Nicole
Was really juicy.
Lex P
You're gonna have to remake this when I'm drinking again. Okay. I got you that juicy and wet, huh?
Dre Nicole
Now you know that's right. That juicy away. Okay. Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved being on camera, entertaining myself and everybody around me by sharing my thoughts and opinions on anything. Pop culture. For the past few years, I've heard your requests, but now it's finally time to deliver. Okay, y'all, let's get into the tea with love. Lex P. Tasty.
Lex P
Gonna be about 20 questions. A lot of the questions that y'all sent me were kind of similar, so I merged some of the questions together. And, yeah, I'll let y'all get in my business a little bit. Let y'all be a little. A little nosy. I know I don't normally do that. What did you learn from Your early to mid-20s? I just lost my dad. I'm 21. I'm not sure how to keep going. Any tips on how to keep going? Hey, Dre, asking a genuine question. Do you get lip fillers? Okay, this is another question I feel like I answer all the time, but I don't mind answering it again. What is your Take on having a lot of female friends. I never really been the type. Are you making a personal YouTube channel? Because poor Minds is changing or cancelled. Let me clear the air with that.
Dre Nicole
What's up, y'all?
Lex P
It's your girl xp and it's your girl Dre Nicole.
Dre Nicole
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Lex P
Yes, y'all. It's the beginning of the year. Y'all need to make sure that y'all go get y'all will checks with y'all primary care doctors. And ZOC doc makes it so easy to find a doctor. They have over a hundred thousand doctors with all the specialties. So you can get mental health doctors, dental health, doctors, primary care and urgent care, everything.
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Lex P
So for the first topic, I wanted to talk about toxic positivity and is it hurting our mental health? So basically, like, do you think that you could be positive to the point that it's toxic to where it's making people not recognize, like the real issues that people have to deal with on a daily basis. Like, because people are always telling other people no, you got to be positive. You got to have a positive mindset. You can't let stuff get you down. You can't be depressed and stressed out. You gotta pray, you gotta have faith. All of these things that people are always telling people when they're going through, you know, the trials and tribulations that life throw at you. Is there a way that you could be being too positive too, to the point that he's toxic?
Dre Nicole
Absolutely. I feel like one thing that I've Learned with like mental health and dealing with things like that. We have to be realistic. So I saw this good example. I think it was a TikTok I had seen. I do not know who said this. Maybe y'all can find them. I hate when I reference what people say and I can't remember who said it, but basically this guy was talking about life and he was saying life has up and downs, right? So the reality of it is, of course we want to be happy every day. Is that realistic?
Lex P
No.
Dre Nicole
Because life happens, people die. You lose money, you lose a job, you lose a friend. It's life. There's no way to be. It's not normal to be happy every day. God gave us emotions for a reason, so we could feel all of them, right? So when you're hooked up to a machine, your heart is hooked up to a machine, what does it do? It beeps and it goes up and down when you're dead, that's when it's steady. So whether it's a high up or a high down, think about it. A person who's happy all the time, say they're on drugs, that's what makes them happy all the time. That person is losing themselves off of a drug or whatever because they're steadily being high because they're off of a drug or you know what I'm saying? Or whenever you're sad all the time, it's one emotion. You're supposed to feel alive. You have to feel all those emotions. So I think it's realistic to tell people, yes, be happy, look for the positive things. But you know what? It's also okay to tell people, hey, it's okay to be sad today. If you don't want to get out of bed today, feel that, go through those emotions, but don't stay there. Because as much as you go down, that heart gotta beat, you gotta go back up. So I do think it's a. It gets too much with the online, the self help and all that self help books and the self. I'mma teach you how to stop it. Tell people it's okay to feel, it's okay to cry, it's okay to be sad, it's okay to have these moments. Cause that's a part of life. We're humans. You gonna feel some emotions. It's not realistic to be happy every single fucking day, bro. It's just not. So, yeah, I do believe that toxic positivity will make people drive people further into depression, to be honest. How do you feel?
Lex P
I disagree just because I feel like Some people need that. Like, some people need people around them, supporting them, pouring into them, telling them that things are going to be okay. That's what gets some people through things, you know? And then I think you have people who just want to deal with stuff on their own, which, either way, however you choose to deal with things, either way is fine. But I think some people need that. And I don't think in telling people to have faith and that things are going to get better and being positive and trying to give them a positive outlook, I don't think that necessarily means that you're telling them that they can't be sad.
Dre Nicole
Right.
Lex P
Or to not feel their emotions. You know what I mean? Like, I feel like you could still feel. The person can still feel their emotions, and then a friend or a family member is telling them, you have to pull yourself out of these.
Dre Nicole
Yeah.
Lex P
Because you do. You know what I mean? You need to, like, like you said, life is about. You have to feel the emotions and stuff. But, like, if you in that emotion, a lot of things could go wrong. Like when people are sad and depressed and I feel like they don't want to do anything and stuff sometimes I think a lot of things, you could lose a lot of things in the process of, like, sitting in that.
Dre Nicole
Right, right.
Lex P
You know, So I think sometimes people do need people around them to tell them, like, no, you have to get up. You have to pull yourself out of this funk, because it doesn't last forever. Because I think too, when a lot of people go through things, they think it's gonna last forever. Like, people be thinking it's the end and it's not. And sometimes I think a lot of people need that reminder that, like, this too shall pass.
Dre Nicole
Yeah. And that's what I'm saying. I agree with you on that. That's what I'm saying. You do need somebody to tell you, hey, don't stay in this. But I think with the social media aspect of it, the gurus, I'll be seeing these gurus with no degree and no nothing. Like, wake up every day and choose yourself and choose. Like, yes, that's what you're supposed to do. I do need to. But also, they're not saying, you know what, it's okay to sit in bed sometimes. That's what I'm saying. It's two sides to it. So, yes, tell these people to get out of bed. But also tell them, if you want to have a day to yourself to be sad and to cry, that's okay, too. I just think there's like two sides of it. And a lot of times these people try to push this narrative, like, I'm happy and I'm great all the time. Most of these, like self help and motivational speakers, they're not telling you the, the hard days that they have. And I think that's what's good about our show because, bitch, we talk about our wins, but we talk about our losses too. It's real. Because life is real. It's not always peaches and creams112. You know what I'm saying?
Lex P
Yeah. I mean, and no shade, but I think that that should like. Is that not like common sense at this point though, that everybody has bad days? Like, literally, it's nobody walking this earth that is happy and happy go lucky and positive. And in a great mo. Every single day, like, life happens, things happen. You know what I mean? Whether it's you losing a job, whether you're going through financial issues, whether you're going through a breakup, whether you lost a parent or lost somebody close to you, whether it's a friendship breakup, whatever. I mean, you could have tripped and failed in the whole. In front of a whole bunch of people down the escalator or some. And now that ruins your day cause you embarrassed. It's like things happen to everybody. Even though. And I use that last example because I feel like that's something that's not so serious. Like that's something small that's not really that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things. But it be little stuff sometimes that could fuck your day up. Like, nobody has great days 365 days out the year.
Dre Nicole
Unfortunately, we are in a time where people look up to these people on social media and they believe that they're being honest and real.
Lex P
Well, that's why I need y'all to put y'all thinking caps on. Ain't that what we learned at elementary school? Yeah, critical thinking.
Dre Nicole
Critical thinking.
Lex P
Use your critical thinking.
Dre Nicole
But you have these people on social media, they follow them. And these people are posting four or five videos a day. And even with relationship goals, they are looking at these couples. Then all of a sudden, this couple breaks up and the girl talking about, oh, he was beating my ass, or he talking about she was cheating on me. And you be like, oh, my God.
Lex P
The same couple that set up, they tripod and act like they just got.
Dre Nicole
Out of bed, bro. The same couple. See, the same couple that be acting like it's a prank.
Lex P
That's what I'm saying.
Dre Nicole
Oh, you know what the Prank. I hate. I just seen this. It was a prank. And a man had like this life size doll laying on him. And she like walked in and was like beating up the doll. It was so lame and cringy. And everybody in the comments was like, oh, my God, this is so good. She loves you.
Lex P
Cause in what world do a doll look like a person?
Dre Nicole
But anyways. But I say all that to say though. But you do have gullible people on the Internet. You know what? Keke Palmer made a good statement the other day. Cause she just came out with this book that I actually want to read. But she was basically saying like, yes, what's it called? Shay Master of me. So she was promoting her book and she was talking about how you have to realize you are in your bubble. We are in a poor crew bubble. So we can only get back in feedback what our people see. And we are so big in some of these people's world. But it's people that'll come on page and be like, who the hell is this?
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
You know what I'm saying? So I say all that to say because we look at people who look at others like, you really believe this shit or you're buying that shit, but it's a whole other world out there. It be people that have 15 million followers on their Facebook page or their TikTok, and I have no idea who they are. And they believe that they're hanging onto every single person, this word, every single word this person says. And I'm like, he's spewing bullshit. And I can see that. But bull schnitzel, Bull schnitzel. You know what I'm saying? But she made a good point of we are in our own little world. And, you know, sometimes we have to think outside the box and put ourselves in other people's shoes to understand what they're feeling, what they may be experiencing and things like that. So I think that's important to understand. So, yeah, some people really, they probably even look at us and look at the things that we complain about and think it's silly. They probably be like, oh, and even as extreme as, like, us losing a parent, okay, y'all lost a parent, but look at y'all. Some people really look at us like that. You know what I'm saying? So they be like, okay, even though.
Lex P
Well, you lose one and come back and tell me how you feel.
Dre Nicole
But they probably, it'll be. Probably be somebody who never had parents, who grew up in a foster home. So they like, y'all Complained about what? At least you have the experience of having a dad.
Lex P
But see, I think that's the problem with people, though. You have to stop comparing traumas. Like, what I went through is just as fair as what you went through.
Dre Nicole
Right?
Lex P
You know what I mean? It's just as equal. Like one is not greater than the other. Just because you never had a parent.
Dre Nicole
I had no daddy around when I was growing up. Why did she do that?
Lex P
Cause she didn't.
Dre Nicole
Same though.
Lex P
Same about her experience. I mean, and it was a hit. I had one. But I still like that song.
Dre Nicole
You used to sing that when your daddy made you mad.
Lex P
I used to sing it in front of him.
Dre Nicole
My bad. Go ahead.
Lex P
But yeah, it's like people have to stop trying to compare traumas and be like, oh, well, what I went through is worse than what you. Than what you went through. Losing a parent is up and not having a parent is up and it affects different people in different ways. It was a trauma for you and losing my dad is a trauma for me. Like, you can't say that. Oh, because we have the success that we have and we have the things going on in our life that we have going on or because we look the way we look, that we. It didn't hurt us losing our parents. Like, I think that's a stupid ass mindset.
Dre Nicole
But what I'm saying is. But that's. But listen. But that's what I be talking about. You have to try to not saying it's stupid. But just look at where they're coming from though. And I think that's what we have to do sometimes being in this position. The only reason I say that, well.
Lex P
They need to look, I hear you, but I feel like it goes both ways. Like they have to look at where we're coming from too. I think that that's crazy to think that way. I'm never gonna not think that.
Dre Nicole
No, yeah, yeah, I agree with you. But what I'm saying is in this situation, if somebody is judging me and being like, oh, I don't feel sorry for Lex. And I'm not saying people out there feel that way. We're just. But if somebody was out there, like, I don't feel sorry for Lex and Draya for losing their parents because look at their lives that they live. At the end of the day, they're viewing me like this and I am the more fortunate person in this situation because I'm not looking at anybody like that. And whatever trauma that you went through, you're fighting some kind of demons in your head to look at another person who is struggling or going through something and looking at them like that. Yeah. So I say all that to say it's to not judge them or put myself in their shoes, because they're not there mentally. They're not. Their emotional intelligence isn't where I'm at yet.
Lex P
Absolutely.
Dre Nicole
So it's my part, I feel like. Not that it's my job, but instead of attacking them or calling them crazy, I'm like, you know what? I really am praying for you, and I hope God gives you the grace that he gave me to grow and learn, because I used to be that person.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
You know what I'm saying?
Lex P
I feel like I could feel that way about them and then still be like, you sound stupid as hell, but I'm still praying for you. And I hope that God give you the peace that you need. But get about my goddamn comment.
Dre Nicole
Yeah, yeah, no, I feel you with that. Yeah.
Lex P
But I do think two things could be true at once, because I don't. I just am at a point in life where I feel like I don't have to be nice or extend grace to people that don't extend it to me. But my thing is, I'm also not going to say anything to you either, because I really don't be saying to people. A lot of the time, I'm just going to block.
Dre Nicole
I'm in my blocking. I used to not be a blocker. I'm a blocker now. Cause it's gotten to the point. Do you know I tweeted, I tweeted, I said, I love the fact that Adam Sandler puts his wife in all his movies.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
Cuz one thing about it, Adam Sandler gonna cast that wife, baby. I don't care if she's playing a bellhop, she gonna be in that motherfucking movie. And it was so many people like, y'all are just. You're just finding this out. You're just. Somebody literally said to me, how you reviewing movies that you just found out? Did I say I just found out that Adam Sandler was putting his wife in movies? Cause if you know me, you know I talk about movies all day and night.
Lex P
And if you did. Did you say you was a motherfucking guru?
Dre Nicole
But what movie guru? Even if I did find out, why is that not, like, just something that I'm saying? I hate when people. Oh, you just heard this song. This song old. I just heard it.
Lex P
Go away from me with this apology.
Dre Nicole
Go away from me with this Apollo period. What is wrong with y'all?
Lex P
Cause what do y'all be talking about?
Dre Nicole
For real?
Lex P
Like, I just think people be angry, and I'll be thinking, it's funny a little bit.
Dre Nicole
They love to bring their pitchforks.
Lex P
They do. Because it's like, why are you so mad?
Dre Nicole
Adam Sandler is not finna put you in.
Lex P
Oh, my God. Why are you so upset?
Dre Nicole
They are. They were like, how you didn't know this? He puts his children and his friends. Don't forget that. I know this. I was talking about relationships and stuff, and then I was just tweeting about how I love men and women that are in relationships and they look at it as a partnership. I was talking about that to someone. So that's when I was like. I got on the topic of Adam Sandler. One thing about me, I'll be having a conversation in real life, and it'll remind me of something. I'll just tweet about it real quick. I know Adam Sandler puts all his friends and his kids and everybody. I was talking about the love he has for his wife.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
Because a lot of y'all have wives and won't even buy her a daisy. So. Yeah, I was talking about the love. He has a fish fillet or nothing. Or nothing.
Lex P
Yeah. I don't know. People just be angry. And that's why I believe you can never have too much positivity.
Dre Nicole
The world.
Lex P
No, I don't think the world could ever have enough positivity because most people are negative, as. For no reason. Listen to the things you just said. God, they could have just scrolled past that tweet and not said nothing. You know how many times I see some bull schnitzel that somebody say, okay, that's my new word. You know how I see so many. You know how many times I see online that I'd be like, what the is this person talking about? Like, you sound crazy. Whatever. But why do I. Yes. For what?
Dre Nicole
And also, what is the point in.
Lex P
Responding to every little thing that you see that somebody say and you feel like, oh, this is stupid. They should have known this. Or they sound crazy. You don't have to respond. You could just keep scrolling. Y'all so negative.
Dre Nicole
I agree with you. There's never too much positivity for the world. I do agree with you on that. Like, there's. There is a such thing as toxic positivity, but on the other end, there's never too much positivity. So when I say it's toxic positivity, I think it's toxic when you're not being honest and when you're telling people, I wake up every day and I'm happy and be honest about your journey to where you are, I wake up. I'm not gonna lie. Y'all know me, bitch, I be sad as fuck right now. My life is since January 1st till now. I haven't woke up sad yet, bitch, I ain't gonna lie to y'all, but y'all know I keep it real with y'all. I'm gonna keep it real with what's going on. So I think when we're talking about positivity, I am here because of the work I've done, though. Do I have my rainy days? Yes. So I think it becomes toxic when you're not honest. It's never too much positivity, but we need to be honest about how we got here. So even if there is a guru talking about, be positive, wake up happy every day, talk about the journey that you did to get there. More so than acting like, help the people, help the folks looks, baby, I'm looking at y'all like, why is you happy and I'm sad as I see the sun is what I said.
Lex P
What did I say about comparing? Comparison is the thief of joy, people. And that's another word. Stop comparing yourself. Stop looking at other people. I just feel like we should. We too deep in the game at this point. All of us as a whole, as a community, we too deep in the game when it comes to social media to still be getting online and looking at the people post and thinking that that's really their life all the time. Be for real. We should know at this point that like a lot of be orchestrated it be calculated and this is not what's really going on. And if people are going through down times in their life, if they are going through, you know, trials and tribulations, they're not going to tell you. Thank you, Ty. They're not going to tell you about that. They just gonna show you the good times, right? And maybe one day, eventually, maybe once they through the storm there, they'll open up and share what they went through. But most people are not going to share with you in the midst of a storm what they going through. So stop looking at other people and being like, oh, they so happy and I'm so sad, or, oh, they got this and they got that and I don't have half the things that they have. Or it looks like they just have everything they want. They're so lucky. Nobody is that lucky. We all go through everybody your faves. Everybody goes through something everybody is going through. And maybe not currently, because, I mean, everybody has time suing life where you're not really going through nothing. But we've all been through something. Nobody that's walking God's green earth haven't not went through nobody.
Dre Nicole
Baby. What's up, y'all? It's your girl Lex P. And it's.
Lex P
Your girl Dre Nicole.
Dre Nicole
And we have a very exciting, exciting announcement today. We have a brand new show dropping. Yes.
Lex P
So we have a brand new show dropping y'all on Patreon. It's going to air on September 2nd, and it's called Poor Chronicles. We going to be doing so much stuff on there. We're going to be doing challenges. If you can't go to Bella, no where the hell could you go?
Dre Nicole
If you can't go to Bella, no.
Lex P
Where the hell we going to be doing? Talk to me, chitchat with me. We going to be spilling a little tea.
Dre Nicole
Oh, my God.
Lex P
You didn't.
Dre Nicole
No, you didn't. Oh, my God.
Lex P
Everything y'all been wanting to see, we going to be doing it right here on Patreon.
Dre Nicole
Yes. Y'all ask us for so much. Well, we f to give it to y'all every single Monday. And it's going to be a time y'all know Poor M has grown into its own little entity where we going to have a lot of fun still over here at Poor Chronicles. So make sure y'all tune in September 2nd. It's going down. What's up, y'all?
Lex P
It's your girl XP and it's your girl Dre Nicole.
Dre Nicole
And y'all know Valentine's Day is coming up, and I think it's really hard for the ladies to give the man a gift. So I'm telling you, we got a special surprise for y'all from manscape.com.
Lex P
Yes, y'all, Manscape just came out with the Handyman Rocket man special edition trimmer, and it comes in the black and gold colorway. Now, I don't know about y'all, but I. I like anything black and gold.
Dre Nicole
It gives super sleek. And so when your man is in between haircuts and he just need a little quick touch up, I'm telling you, Manscaped is gonna be perfect for him. So what you're gonna do is go to manscaped.com and use code. PoorMinds, you're gonna get 20% off plus free shipping. I'm telling y'all, it is the perfect birthday Gift Valentine's day is coming up, so go to manscaped.com and use code poor minds. Give him the gift of grooming this Valentine's Day. Get 20% off plus free shipping with code poormindsandscaped.com that's 20% off plus free shipping with Code Poor Mindsandscaped.com.
Lex P
Amen.
Dre Nicole
Okay, all right, let's get into the second topic. The broke BFF epidemic. So this is the topic about you have a friend who is their funds aren't matching yours. Maybe their ambition, their drive to reach that success isn't matching your. They y'all go out, they always kind of like missing they wallet or when it's time to send the cash, apps and zells at the end of the meal, they phone don't got service. So how do we feel about having a friend who is not as financially stable as you? How we feel about that?
Lex P
Um, I. Okay, so I've had friends before where like we would go do stuff and then when the tab would come they would want to separate they money or.
Dre Nicole
They would like I told you cheese sticks and sprite. That's all I had.
Lex P
Yes, yes, for sure.
Dre Nicole
Hell yeah.
Lex P
So yeah. So like I've had friends where they would want to separate their money or like when the tab will come, they wouldn't want to split it evenly or like they cash, apps and stuff wouldn't be working back then. I feel like I extended more grace to friends like that because we were younger and everybody was just trying to find their way. Now that I'm in my 30s, I feel like don't come like we could still be friends. I'm not going to stop being your friend because you having financial issues, because you going through something. Cuz you don't have to have a lot of money to be my friend. But if you know you ain't got no money, don't bring your ass to this dinner and then be looking at me. Absolutely not. Or don't bring your ass to a dinner where we doing family style food. And then you eating, you eating off of everybody plate, trying little samples and then when the tab come, well I ain't order nothing. I just had water and cheese sticks.
Dre Nicole
Cuz I had cheese sticks and water, baby. You order that filet mignon, it's on you. So I came and I played my role. I have family style.
Lex P
You is crazy. But no, seriously though, like at this point, just don't come. Don't come like keep it real. I have all the grace in the world for people who keep it real about things like that. Like, if you, like, look, I ain't got it. I can't come to the dinner. Or, you know, just. Well, you don't even got to tell me you ain't got it. Like if you just say you can't come or whatever. The case may be cool, but I would prefer you stay your ass at home than coming knowing you don't have no money. And that goes for a trip, that goes for dinner, that goes for anything where you're going to need to pay for something.
Dre Nicole
Yeah. So I agree with you on that. So I'm like, it depends on the scenario. Because if we're going to, like a group setting and you come and then you like springing on me like, oh, Lex, I ain't got it. Can you pay my portion? That's gonna piss me off. Or. Cause I done had this happen to me before where, like, we all at the dinner. Oh, I'm about to give y'all a good tip of what I do now. But anyways, don't spring this shit on me now. If I invite you one on one and you like, ooh, look, Lex, I don't got it right now, girl, I got you.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
Cause I'm not gonna lie to you. Sometimes I just need to get out the house and I wanna talk and I just need a friend. And I just need to get out the house. Andrea knows I'm an at home bitch. So if I'm inviting you to dinner, I wanna go out somewhere. I need it. I need to get out the house. So I got you. But if you just. Not if I tell everybody, hey, I'll put it on my card. Everybody zell me $80 and you zelling me 65. Cause you were like, oh, I didn't order this. I didn't order that. Bitch, you got me fucked up. So let me tell you what I do. Y'all please get your note passed out. When you go on a trip, when you go on a dinner, be that person that puts it on the card. But guess what you gonna start doing? Putting it on that cash app card. Card ain't gonna go through until everybody cash apps you and it lands on that goddamn card. So when we went to Turks and Caicos, I had my cash app card. So if the tab is five of us, for example, to have $500, I got my 100 on there. If you don't send me your $100, it's not going through. When he swiped that bitch until you send it, we finna sit at this.
Lex P
Table, staring at you, looking at each other. So what you gonna do?
Dre Nicole
So what you finna do? So I was at the table like this. The funds ain't been received, bitch. Cause y'all not finna play with people like that no more. So I do think that with the money situation, it depends on the scenario.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
I was always the type of friend. When I didn't have it, I would give my friends a heads up. I don't got it. I don't wanna go. I don't. And if I didn't have it, I would literally, I would be the type of friend. Like, I'm whispering to the waiter, put my cheese sticks to the side.
Lex P
Mm.
Dre Nicole
Put my Sprite in my cheese sticks. I'll slide my $10, y'all. That's on y'all. I.
Lex P
But, see, I do feel like you shouldn't do that, though. Like, I don't feel like you should do that.
Dre Nicole
But that was also, back in the day, different.
Lex P
I'm not. We're not talking about you. I'm saying in general. I'm saying in general, I don't think people should do that at all. Like, if you know that you're gonna go somewhere and you gonna want your stuff to be separate, I feel like you should say that at the beginning of the night before people start ordering shit.
Dre Nicole
Okay, so let me ask you this, though. Why, if they're paying for their stuff, why do they got to let other people know I paid for my stuff already?
Lex P
Because I just think that's courteous. Especially if it's a setting where majority of the time, y'all split the bill. At least I can speak for me and my friends. Majority of the time when we go out to eat, we don't be looking at the tab like, oh, I ordered this. I ordered this. Let's put this on separate tabs. We just get one bill and we split it.
Dre Nicole
Right? But what I'm saying is, like, okay.
Lex P
So even if it's not family style, like, even if it's just like. Like, everybody ordering they entrees, they appetizers, whatever. Because we might order, like, five appetizers and share them.
Dre Nicole
We do that. We definitely.
Lex P
Everybody might order, like, two or three drinks. I'm not clocking who ordered two drinks and who ordered four.
Dre Nicole
We just throw our.
Lex P
Yes. We just put it all on one tab, and then we split it. So that's why I said that. Because if you. Even. If you do only order one drink and you order some cheese sticks and a water, but if you don't say that prior to people starting to order stuff. And then at the end, people see you getting your tab separately, and then they all putting it together. I just feel like, to avoid confusion. Cause it's fine. You should just say something because nine times out of 10, you gonna have a person in the group that feels some type of way about that. Now, personally, I don't care about that shit. Put your shit separate if you want to. Who cares? Yeah, but I have. And I'm. But I'm speaking because I have friends who, like, they don't be liking that shit. I done seen them get into it with other friends over. Why she putting stuff separately? She broke and like that. So, yeah, like, to avoid.
Dre Nicole
Yeah.
Lex P
Confused.
Dre Nicole
I just feel like.
Lex P
Just put it. You know, just put it on the. No, put it on the table before everybody start ordering stuff. Hey, I'm only ordering. I ate before I came. I'm only gonna order an appetizer and one glass of wine. I'ma put a separate tab. Exactly.
Dre Nicole
And I'm not gonna lie. If you look, I love my girl Keke, but Keke orders dye.
Lex P
Cause whispering seem. Whispering seems sneaky. Like how Lex just said I used to be like, hey, can you put my stuff to the side? And then the tab come out and you not putting your card down.
Dre Nicole
But I already paid. Y'all don't gotta worry about it.
Lex P
Right? But why you whispering?
Dre Nicole
Cause I'm.
Lex P
Shame I got.
Dre Nicole
What do you mean, why am I whispering? Bitch, you hoes is ordering filet mignon, medium rare, Brussels sprouts with parmesan truffle mashed potatoes with extra truffles au gratin potatoes. Bitch, I don't even know what an au gratin is. Of course I'm embarrassed. Bitch, I ordered a Caesar salad with no croutons.
Lex P
Yeah, the fuck?
Dre Nicole
I know. I'm saying back in the day. But it was different, though.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
So it was easy to split tabs. Restaurants used to split tabs. Now, I mean, it's a different. Now, I'm not gonna lie to you. When I go to a restaurant, I'm here to eat. I don't care one thing about me. I'm very cheap still. Cause I am. I like to save my money. But one thing I'ma always spend money on is food. Food is a part of my experience in life. I feel like when you taste the different flavors of the world, you're living. Okay.
Lex P
And I'm a tourist. I just.
Dre Nicole
I love foodie. So now, yeah, throw that card in the middle and like, I said, our friend Kiki Keke orders six appetizers, two entrees. She don't even eat it all. She just want to taste everything. If you go out to eat with Kiki, baby, you got to be ready to throw that card in. I think we're all like that, so I think that's okay. But I'm very mindful, so I know when we. In certain settings, I know certain people is not gonna pay. I know when I gotta whip that cash app card out, I'm gonna just say. Say that. You know what I'm saying? I know when I got to do that cash app.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
And hey, y'all. Hey, you know what? Instead of everybody laying their cars, now put it on the cash app card. Cause y'all ain't gonna slide to the waitress. Put 80 on this line. Well, for 120 on the raft.
Lex P
Yeah. Well, I feel like for trips, though, that's just a good idea in general.
Dre Nicole
I think I was in my bag when I thought that. Yeah.
Lex P
I think when people go on group trips, it should be like that anyways. Like, when y'all went, that was so smooth. It really was smart. Like, yeah, when you go to the club or when you going out to eat and you on a trip with your friends, I feel like it should be one person in charge of paying. And with that cash, to minimize confusion, everybody send this person their money, and this person is the person that's gonna pay with their cash.
Dre Nicole
And then when you. And when you got the cash app card, you be feeling like a baller. I'll be like, I got it. Not knowing that everybody paid me. But I used to. I was doing that the whole time in Turks, girl. I was like, bring the tab to me. I got it broke, bitches.
Lex P
I'm so.
Dre Nicole
I would have to give payback on everybody.
Lex P
I was gonna feel like a baller.
Dre Nicole
I was in a section full of bad bitches. Send another bottle.
Lex P
And from far away, it looked like an amex. It do.
Dre Nicole
It's cause it's black.
Lex P
Cause it's black and it's hard. It's like a metal card.
Dre Nicole
Then it got my signature on it, too. You know, I got a good signature. Bitch. That hoe was looking fly. But okay, back to the topic. I do feel like finances shouldn't come between friendship, though. And I can say that. I can attest for. No, no finances.
Lex P
I feel like finances should come between any fucking relationship.
Dre Nicole
No, I feel like it shouldn't, because now if somebody is using you and they're doing the Most. Okay, I understand.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
But if it's like somebody's just not up and you're up and they're not up and y'all be having conversations, they're letting you know. I just don't mind help, like. Cause I used to be that person. So I don't mind helping or doing what I can. And as long as they communicate with me. And one thing I can say for. I have friends that make way more money than me, and I have friends that make way less than me. I feel like we all just. It's a community. We all trying to figure shit out. You know what I'm saying? But I think finances are tricky because if we would just communicate, none of this stuff would even exist. Just open your mouth and talk. Stop being embarrassed. I mean, I agree.
Lex P
I feel like that's what I had said earlier, too. Like, it doesn't really matter to me if somebody doesn't have money. Like, that's not gonna affect our friendship. It won't affect our friendship until it's things like that, like feeling like you're using me. Feeling like you trying to be sneaky and get over you borrowing money and not giving it back. Because I consider myself a gracious, a generous person, too. Like, I have helped. Helped a lot of people out over the years. But it's just like, people be trying to take stuff for granted, though. You know what I mean? And then that's when it can become an issue in a relationship. That's why I said I feel like finances can up any relationship, whether it's a marriage, partnership, a business partnership, a friendship, a family ship, any of that, a schnitzel ship. It could up any relationship because that's the number one reason Money is one of the number one.
Dre Nicole
One reason for divorce.
Lex P
For every breakup across the board, when it comes to any relationship, that's one of the number one reasons people stop being friends, stop with each other. It be over money. Because then two, when you start getting money, then sometimes people around you start feeling entitled to your money. And that's a whole nother topic.
Dre Nicole
Let me tell you something. You ain't entitled to around here. But I always made that very clear. Even when I worked at Dreams and I had $2. You're not entitled to these wings, bitch. Don't come in here feeling like I'm finna give. No, I've always been that way. I draw boundaries.
Lex P
I mean, you have to. I feel like that's important. You have to draw boundaries with people because that's when people will Try to take advantage of you, you know? And I say that from a place of, like, I didn't always draw boundaries with people. I feel like I always been the type of person, if I got it, you got it. Like, that's always been the type of friend that I was, especially when I was younger. Like now, not so much. I mean, like, if you my friend and I with you and I'm doing something and I know you can't pay, or I know you going through some shit, I'll pay your tab or I'll help you out. But as far as just always across the board being like, I got it, I got it. You good? No, absolutely not.
Dre Nicole
And that's your wealth.
Lex P
Yeah, exactly. And if you helping everybody out, how you gonna do that?
Dre Nicole
Yeah. That's why I said sometimes you gotta.
Lex P
Put people in position. We talked about this on the other episode, Circle Small.
Dre Nicole
And that's for a reason.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
I don't need no Cali asking for my money, okay.
Lex P
Or no orange, bitchy.
Dre Nicole
Or no orange.
Lex P
Or no Houston bitchy.
Dre Nicole
Nobody.
Lex P
None of you bitchy.
Dre Nicole
None of you bitches.
Lex P
Now talk. What you think? Cause we ain't even ask you what you think.
Dre Nicole
I hate.
Lex P
I like my group of friends. We're the ones that throw our card in the middle. But I have had times in my life where I wasn't the. You know, I wasn't in this position and. But I would be the one. Like, you know, I can't came before. I let people know I came before. I mean, I ate before I came. I'm not in it type of thing. But I don't necessarily like to sit there and count everything throughout.
Dre Nicole
Yeah.
Lex P
Like, just don't come. I would rather just stay home and avoid the embarrassment. Avoid any of that and just keep it moving. I'll eat the next one. Yeah. Cause I'm eat. I agree.
Dre Nicole
Because then.
Lex P
So even if you say you ate before you came, everybody gonna be like.
Dre Nicole
Yeah, girl, what you ate? Cause.
Lex P
Cause it's giving.
Dre Nicole
Why wouldn't you save your appetite if you knew you was going to eat?
Lex P
If you knew we was going out.
Dre Nicole
To eat, girl, but I'm about to be 40 soon.
Lex P
Like, we can't be doing this little dip and dap type of thing. You know what I mean?
Dre Nicole
Before she came. Hungry as fuck. Cinnamon toast crunch.
Lex P
Melonit Filet mignon girl. Stomach touching your back. But it's okay.
Dre Nicole
You know, we all been there. We definitely have all been. What's up, y'all? It's your girl xp, and it's your.
Lex P
Girl, Dre Nicole, and we are here.
Dre Nicole
To tell y'all about Rocket Money. I don't know about you, but I am super guilty of signing up for things when they have a free subscription and forgetting about it and they're charging my card over and over again.
Lex P
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Lex P
Dre and Nicole and we are here.
Dre Nicole
To tell y'all about our brand new ebook and e course bundle. Pour into your pod.
Lex P
Yes, y'all, we have been working on this for a while and we're so excited to put it out and give it to y'all because we know so many people have been asking us for such a long time about how to start a successful podcast and we have literally put all of the information that we have and everything that we've utilized into this one ebook.
Dre Nicole
Yes, this is not your typical ebook because I know what a lot of y'all are thinking done. But I'm telling y'all, we give y'all direct access to how we built our brand. It's not no fluffiness and all that what I've read in ebooks before. This is the ebook that gets straight to the point and gives you all the direction you need to start your podcast today.
Lex P
Absolutely. And you can trust that we are putting 100 good information, no filter into this book. And it's going to help you build your brand and it shows you exactly how we build poor minds and made it into a six figure company.
Dre Nicole
So make sure y'all head to pore minds.com to purchase your ebook or the ecourse. And we also have it available in a bundle for you so you can get both pore minds.com pour into your pod. Okay, so now it's time to get into the bow.
Lex P
The big bow. The big bow.
Dre Nicole
Bow.
Lex P
Bow, bow, bow. Okay, y'all. So for the bad topic, I wanted to talk about if no foreplay is needed because I saw a tweet on Twitter and I had retweeted it and it's so crazy because all I said was no. And he got a whole bunch of retweets. I guess the girls felt that.
Dre Nicole
Yeah.
Lex P
So the girl, the original tweet, the girl was like, have y'all ever dated a man that was so fine and you was just so physically attracted to him? X, Y and Z. You did need any foreplay? I said, no, never met a that fine. I always need a little head.
Dre Nicole
Always.
Lex P
I always need my coochie scratch.
Dre Nicole
Oh, my God.
Lex P
So yeah, so it's like, excuse me. Like, no, Never met a that fine. Ever. We need. You need foreplay. I think that's essential when it comes to sex. But that's just me. Now, obviously, considering time restraints, you may not always have time for foreplay. Like, you know what I mean? If you're trying to get a little quick in before work or before you gotta go to an event, church maybe. I don't know. If you trying to get a little quickie in real quick, then yeah, you might not have time for foreplay. But like, just on a normal basis, me and this man don't never be doing foreplay because he's so fine. My coochie just wet off the rip. No. Mm. Mm. And it do be like that sometimes.
Dre Nicole
But like a little quickie or a little having fun.
Lex P
Yeah, but I always.
Dre Nicole
I think. But honestly, I feel like it's weird as a woman or a man, whatever. You like to date. You don't like foreplay.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
You don't like the build up. I think it should. All foreplay is a part of sex.
Lex P
Sorry, I don't know. When you said that, I just started thinking about the Chris Brown song. What residual he be like, building up.
Dre Nicole
Cause that's what we doing, bitch, is we building up. I'm building up. Cause you got me fucked.
Lex P
Up. Cause what are we doing here in all my love? Bitch, clearly not you, because you ain't even doing foreclosure. You not getting all his love.
Dre Nicole
Cause he eating somebody coochie.
Lex P
Somebody else coochie, and it ain't yours.
Dre Nicole
Eating all my coochie.
Lex P
You not getting all that nigga love. He giving it to somebody else.
Dre Nicole
Okay, again, like I said, foreplay is a part of sex. If you are dealing with a man or a woman who is not going down on you not caressing them tittles.
Lex P
I love a titty caress.
Dre Nicole
I love a titty caress. I love when a man just kiss me up and down and round and round. Oh, sorry. I love to, you know, bring it on back.
Lex P
Reel it on in.
Dre Nicole
Yeah, you right. You right. I just feel like foreplay is a part of sex, so I think that is a little bit childish. Whoever tweeted that, I bet you she's, like, in her 20s early on. She probably young, and she was just trying to say something to. She was trying to say something to impress the nigga that she fucking with who be watching her tweet, and she didn't expect Dre and Nicole to answer it and respond to it.
Lex P
Well, I will say too young. Coochie be hot. So it be hot and ready.
Dre Nicole
Like this.
Lex P
It be hot and ready. It really do. As a person who once had it.
Dre Nicole
What that coochie still be hot and ready.
Lex P
I mean, and it's not old, but it's older.
Dre Nicole
It's seasoned.
Lex P
It's seasoned coochie. Now, like, back when I was in my 20s, though, it was young, hot, and, like, my, like, early 20s, it was young, hot, and ready. Now, when you be in your early 20s, I will say it take minimal effort.
Dre Nicole
Yeah.
Lex P
It takes way less effort to get you there. So, I mean, I kind of get where she coming from. But even back then, I used to be like, yeah, I could open my legs.
Dre Nicole
I know you would have let that thing down. Keith Cliff was.
Lex P
Going to put the cat emoji right there, and I almost did it. I had to think about it. That's why I was like, oh, my God. But, yes, like, look, it was always like, so what we about to do?
Dre Nicole
I just, like, rev that engine up. You never start your car. Just take off. You start your car and let it rev up.
Lex P
And what happened if your car ran out of oil?
Dre Nicole
That bitch finna break down.
Lex P
It's gonna break down. Might blow up.
Dre Nicole
Hey, so, yeah, you absolutely always need foreplay. So, ladies, stop letting these niggas get away with not eating your coochie. I'm sorry.
Lex P
I always have thought that was so weird when girls be like, oh, I deal with a dude. He don't eat my coochie, though. Then why are you with him?
Dre Nicole
If you see me with a. If you see me. If you see me, know that he ate nat thing up from the rooter to the tutor.
Lex P
Please know he eating fat, Ma.
Dre Nicole
Oh, full meal. Full meal. Thanksgiving brunch, bitch.
Lex P
Buff off the bone time.
Dre Nicole
Getting them neck bones and them collard greens.
Lex P
Facts. Because what, like, what do you mean he don't eat it for? He beat it.
Dre Nicole
That's enough out of you and Heath Cliff. What you cutting up. I'm not. I'm chilling.
Lex P
I'm just saying, I think that is absolutely crazy.
Dre Nicole
But, I mean, it goes both ways to. Y'all gotta start sucking that dick, too.
Lex P
They do.
Dre Nicole
Y'all ain't giving. Y'all. Y'all ain't sucking that dick good enough.
Lex P
But I'm talking about, like, I used to know people where they would be like, oh, I be sucking my man, like, dick or whatever, but he don't eat my coochie.
Dre Nicole
Only time that happens. If it's that time of the month.
Lex P
Well, I mean, I feel like sometimes that will happen in a relationship. Yeah, I'm talking about in general, across the board. Like, you always giving him head, and then he never give you.
Dre Nicole
I'm finna get, like, Remy Ma in that video, like I said.
Lex P
Wait, what video?
Dre Nicole
Remember that video? That man was giving her head while she was driving?
Lex P
No, Remy Ma, don't look at me.
Dre Nicole
I didn't do that. Remy did.
Lex P
But why do you know about it?
Dre Nicole
Cause it was one of her.
Lex P
It was a music video.
Dre Nicole
I'm conceited. I got a reason. And the nigga was giving her head in the video. She was like, ew.
Lex P
He was.
Dre Nicole
Yeah.
Lex P
Now I gotta go back and watch it. But it was like, no, obviously he wasn't doing it for real. But the fact that it was. Was even, like, acted out.
Dre Nicole
I gotta pull it up.
Lex P
That is crazy. Remy Ma, he was like.
Dre Nicole
She was like. Cause, you know, that's what do now.
Lex P
See? But yeah, I just always thought that was a crazy thing, though, because, like, if you giving him head, he need to give you a little head.
Dre Nicole
I agree. I agree. I really want to show you this clip now.
Lex P
I want to see the clip because I am intrigued.
Dre Nicole
Oh, my God. I hope it comes up.
Lex P
I wonder how Pampus feel.
Dre Nicole
Oh. Oh, it's not the video. Hold on. I know Somebody got the video. Oh, my God. But this is a picture of it.
Lex P
Okay.
Dre Nicole
Go ahead, Remy.
Lex P
It's them bangs.
Dre Nicole
Remember when everybody used to have them bangs?
Lex P
Did you ever do the bangs?
Dre Nicole
I did the Chinese bangs bangs one time, and I didn't like it on me. I have a very small forehead. So let me tell y'all something about makeup.
Lex P
My day was way down here, bro.
Dre Nicole
It just was it. So one thing about makeup that I learned is that we have to stop makeup.
Lex P
I was doing what it was probably way up here.
Dre Nicole
Remember when me and the blind, it just looked funny. Cause I have a small forehead. Like, look at my forehead. It's not big. So even contour. I don't contour my forehead anymore. You contour your forehead if you have a big forehead. You contour your nose if you have a big nose. You contour your chin if you have a long chin. Like, there's certain. Like, I contour my cheeks. I have fat cheeks. You know what I'm saying? I contour my nose a little bit and my cheeks a little bit, but that's it. I don't do my chin and all this. I don't need all that.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
You know what I'm saying? So Chinese bangs, I feel like, works on people with a bigger forehead and styles like that, but they definitely didn't look good on me, baby.
Lex P
The Chinese bang had me in a chokehold.
Dre Nicole
Oh, God.
Lex P
I just had an epiphany. I need to.
Dre Nicole
Oh, Nikki, Nikki, the chokehold you had on, girl.
Lex P
Not tell me nothing. I had a Chinese bang. But what I used to hate about it is especially too, because my skin is, like, oily. Like, even right now. Like, my little forehead getting a little shiny. My bangs will always get so greasy, and I would be like, I could never have that hairstyle longer than, like, a week or two because my bangs would always get so greasy, and I used to have to wash, wash, wash them every day or they would be looking all stringy.
Dre Nicole
Yeah. I hate a stringy.
Lex P
I hate a stringy bang. I hate stringy hair, period.
Dre Nicole
I hate strings. Besides the violin. Shout out to Lynn.
Lex P
Okay.
Dre Nicole
Okay, let's move on.
Lex P
Good boy.
Dre Nicole
What's up, y'all? It's your girl xp, and it's your.
Lex P
Girl Dre and Nicole.
Dre Nicole
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Lex P
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Dre Nicole
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Lex P
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Dre Nicole
My item of the week is just go to Love Lex P. We deep in the game now, y'all. We doing pop culture. We talking about gossip every week. We deep in these people business. We got lawsuits, reality TV shows. Everybody is on some bullshit right now. So if you want to get caught up with all the latest gossip, you know Wendy not here, but Lex P is here to save the day. All right, so tune in. Love Lace P. Go subscribe. That's my item of the week.
Lex P
Go ahead.
Dre Nicole
What's up, y'all?
Lex P
It's your girl xp and it's your girl Dre Nicole.
Dre Nicole
Y'all know we have a segment on poor minds called item of the week. But do you have a product or something that you want to promote and you want it featured on Poor Minds? Your opportunity is here, period.
Lex P
If you have an item or you have a business and you Want to get it promoted? We are now having slots available on the Poor Minds episode. So if you would like to get your product featured for item of the week, all you need to do is send an email to itemoftheweekpmil.com that's I T E M O F T H E W e e k pm@gmail.com. send us an email and we'll work it out. We gonna figure it out. Get your product, get your business sponsored and yeah, make you some money.
Dre Nicole
We love to support a small business.
Lex P
Now in a black business at that. But I mean, they can be anybody.
Dre Nicole
We don't discriminate.
Lex P
Any business is welcome. Now it's time to get into the box.
Dre Nicole
About. Okay, so y'all know I'm a big Kelly fan. I love her down. I feel like, oh, I just wish I had the money to invest in everybody in the world that I just love. She has a song called Weakness. It came out on her last EP that she dropped. And it's just basically about how a nigga just got her weak in the knees bitch. And we love a good weak in the knees song. You know what I'm saying? So, yeah, I love Keanna. I feel like one thing that we don't talk about enough in music is tone of voice. I was talking about this with Shay a little bit. Cause she was showing me, like some freestyles by Saweetie. And I don't care what y'all say about Saweetie. Y'all be like, oh, she can't rap. She just needs to be pretty. Saweetie got that tone.
Lex P
She do.
Dre Nicole
She got that tone. So it's I don't give a fuck who, what somebody rapping about. It sounds good. We are creatures. They gotta sound good in our ears. Same thing with Sexyy Red. I don't care what y'all say about Sexyy Red. It sounds the fuck good. Keona Laday has that voice. It sounds good. Summer Walker. Same way. She got that tone, bruh. Sza. She got that tone.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
Even look, Boss Mandilo, he got that tone.
Lex P
I was bad in fucking school.
Dre Nicole
Yeah. I'm telling you, Tone, that's the boss Mandelo. It's such a major thing when you're making music like. And Keanu Laday, she has such a good tone. I feel the same way about Aaron Ray. He has a good tone. But anyways, yeah, my bop of the week, Keanu Laday, Weakness Fire. Go listen to her EP is bomb, period.
Lex P
My bop of the week is about to be residuals Cause I forgot how good that song. It is. Such a good song. That song is so good. Amen, Chris Brown. Okay, one thing about Chris, he gonna come out with some heat.
Dre Nicole
Because, like, you know, I'ma just say this residuals is probably one of the best R B songs I've heard in a good, like, two, three years.
Lex P
Yeah, I mean, it's a good song. It just. Wait, it came out into 2023.
Dre Nicole
It's good.
Lex P
Yeah, it's a good song. It's only like a year old.
Dre Nicole
It's. It.
Lex P
And I'm like, have we ever talked about this?
Dre Nicole
No, we haven't.
Lex P
We haven't.
Dre Nicole
We gotta. I know we said, let's get back to the begging music that he's making. The begging music that we.
Lex P
Who's getting all my love?
Dre Nicole
Tell me who, oh, who I am. You know, I gotta give you a critique, Chris. I didn't like the video. You should have been sitting outside of somebody's house with a boombox on your knees and crying. We needed a storyline. If we bring back storyline music videos. You remember how Keith Sweat had no. What was it? You know you want Twisted. Do y'all remember the end when she was climbing the rail and she got struck by lightning and died? I know y'all don't.
Lex P
Well, of course we don't, Lex, because that song came out in, like, 1992.
Dre Nicole
And I was three and I was like, you don't even remember it. I do remember it. That's how I told you about.
Lex P
You remember it. Cause you probably seen it recently. I remember Drew Hill in my bed at the end. She was a lesbian. He thought he was. She was cheating with a man. I remember that.
Dre Nicole
I do. I remember that. Bring back story lines in these music videos.
Lex P
Ray J, One wish.
Dre Nicole
Oh, yeah.
Lex P
That's how Chris Brown should have did it. Ray J got it right.
Dre Nicole
I'm telling y'all.
Lex P
He was out in that rank matter of refactor. Was the one who said I love you first. He was for real.
Dre Nicole
That's how be begging for Suki.
Lex P
Did you know, fun fact. That song was about the lady that just passed away. RIP to that young lady from 702. That was his girlfriend. Did you know that?
Dre Nicole
Irish. Ooh. Oh, that was some hot tea.
Lex P
Little bit of tea.
Dre Nicole
Yes. I did not know that.
Lex P
That's his girlfriend.
Dre Nicole
But the thing about Chris is he's such a big global artist. You can remake the video. You still got time and we gonna watch it.
Lex P
Yeah.
Dre Nicole
Do it. Do it again.
Lex P
Do it again, Chris.
Dre Nicole
Do it.
Lex P
Again, we were not pleased. No, I'm playing.
Dre Nicole
No, it was a good video. I don't know.
Lex P
I haven't seen it.
Dre Nicole
She was about to say it was a good. That's how you know he was about to get in your professional line.
Lex P
I was about. Cause really and truly, the song is good. But that's why I stopped myself. Cause I'm like, I ain't see that video.
Dre Nicole
No, it's a good video because it highlighted from his tour and it ended, like, with him and the girl and, you know, it was a good video. But I feel like, give us one more. Give us a movie. Remember how Michael Jackson did Thriller? Give us a movie. Or what?
Lex P
I'm not gonna say his name.
Dre Nicole
Oh, fuck no.
Lex P
All right, everybody in the room talking about something. Hey, now, that was a movie. That was a movie. It was very.
Dre Nicole
Oh, I know.
Lex P
I know.
Dre Nicole
You shut the fuck up.
Lex P
I know you at fucking party. Wipe your mouth closed. Exactly. Yeah. Now you want me to be quiet. You know that was a good.
Dre Nicole
God damn it. We're not talking about that right now. All right, so now, this is our favorite segment of the week. Pour your heart out.
Lex P
Yes. If you have any questions, testimonials, send them to ask for minds gmail.com A S K P O U R M I N D H mail dot com.
Dre Nicole
Ooh, I'm sorry. Awol. I've been hollering in your ear real bad.
Lex P
He probably over there.
Dre Nicole
What's that?
Lex P
You know that meme with that man where he take the headphones off? That been AWOL the whole goddamn episode. He over there, like, Javi needs to insert that. He needs to insert that gif in the fucking video so the people can see.
Dre Nicole
I'm sorry, awa. I'm sorry. Okay, go ahead.
Lex P
Okay, question number one. If a guy is in a relationship and you used to date him, but you've decided to keep things friendly since he has a girlfriend, you still hang out occasionally. He even gave you a birthday gift that seems a bit worn or like something he didn't spend money on. He says he can't find the receipt to exchange it, but I think that's a lie. I don't mean to be ungrateful, but I still feel like bringing it up and don't know how. This raises a question. Should a guy in a committed relationship be giving gifts to another girl, even if they're just friends? During our time together, I always asked him to be honest if he was serious with anyone. Eventually I learned he was indeed serious, but he said they weren't official yet, which meant he was involved with both of us at the same time. She clearly has no clue about this situation, but I'm left carrying the weight of it, making it tough for me to maintain our friendship. Just knowing that it hurts. He apologized, but is it just me or does knowing the person that he was dating at the same time hit differently? Especially because he told me he wasn't. Now he's chilling all in love while I'm the one hurting, trying to be his friend. I feel heartbroken because he's fine and not carrying any and not carrying any burden since she doesn't know. Meanwhile, I'm the one he lied to and I know, so I have to carry the weight. I don't believe in ghosting because it's been done to me and it's unhealthy. How can I let go peacefully? She's beyond gorgeous and I am not on her level at all, which makes me feel even worse. I just want to get over him. Any advice and help will be appreciated. Thank you, girls. First of all, first and foremost, girl, if you don't leave that alone, you talk about ghosting him, he don't give a. He's in a whole relationship. You can't ghost somebody that's in a relationship. You just need to block him and move on with your life. And yeah, I'm sure she cute or whatever, but I'm sure you cute too. And just because she's cute, that doesn't give him a reason to treat you the way he treated you and to lead you on the way that he led you on. That is not okay. He is not a good person. He does not have good character. And that is why he does not deserve to remain in your life. Then he gave you a gift that he probably gifted to somebody else or probably took back from somebody and gave it to you. Like, girl, he don't care about you at all. And you deserve so much better. Let him be with sis because he chose her. This is what I'm. This is my advice. When somebody choose another person, let them lay in the bed with the decisions that they made. He made that decision, so he got a state of. And that's ain't no coming back to you now. Because he had a choice and he made his choice. Let him stay over there, move on with your life, and girl him that him.
Dre Nicole
And let me play devil's advocate. He weak as for that, let me play devil's advocate for him. Cause I'm gonna tell you why you weak as Fuck. Because you were talking to this man knowing he had a girl.
Lex P
He eat my BlackBerry.
Dre Nicole
No, because I gotta be real with my ladies for a second. You were talking to this man knowing he had a situation, and you thought. You thought you were finna come into this situation and he was gonna choose you or whatever the situation may be, only for the letter to go on. And you talking about, she's so beautiful. She's so beautiful. And that's. That's when I realized what it was right there. A lot of men and women, I'm gonna say people in general, y'all don't have confidence about y'all selves, right? So y'all think y'all gonna go in this situation with a man who's dealing with or a woman who's dealing with a nigga who got money or a man who's dealing with a woman who's beautiful. And you feel like that'll raise your confidence up. Because I can take her, nigga. I can. Like, for example, I can take Dre and Nicole. I'm on a date, and I'm chilling with Dre and Nicole, nigga. Only for him still to be like, oh, I'm not leaving Dre and Nicole. So your intentions were wrong from the get go. Anyway, you were using this situation, what it sounds like to me, to boost up your confidence. Cause you felt better about going on a date or hanging out with a man who you sounds like you looking up to his girl. You don't want him. You wanted to match what his girl had going on.
Lex P
Well, for Will, to be fair, she said when she started dating him, she did not know he had a girl. She asked him to be honest, and he wasn't being honest.
Dre Nicole
But once you found out, you decided to stick there.
Lex P
I do feel like you should have hauled ass after that, though.
Dre Nicole
Once you found out, you stuck there, not only did you stick there, you went and snooped and found out who his girl was. Mmm. And I'm not mad at you for that. But you started putting yourself in the competition with this girl who doesn't probably even know you exist.
Lex P
She don't. She said it.
Dre Nicole
And that's what I'm saying. We have got to stop doing that to each other as women. I don't give a fuck if she looked like Tommy Pickles. Bitch, you. When a man tells you he's dealing with somebody, leave.
Lex P
Tommy Pickles is wild.
Dre Nicole
Three hairs.
Lex P
Okay?
Dre Nicole
The bald bitches be pulling. Okay, okay, okay.
Lex P
You got it.
Dre Nicole
That's all I got to say, girl.
Lex P
But move On Tommy Pickles is crazy. Okay, okay, next question.
Dre Nicole
This is mine, right?
Lex P
Mm.
Dre Nicole
Okay. Hey, ladies. So I've been dating this guy for the past two years. We've recently talked about getting more serious marriage and kids over the last few months. One day we were having a conversation and he decided to share something with me that he thought I should know so I wouldn't be blindsided. He shared that he made a mistake and slept with his cousin, who isn't really his cousin by blood or marriage. She was adopted into the family. Shout out to Dre and Nicole. He felt I should know because she might be around at family events from time to time, and he wanted to be transparent. He reassured me that there was no feelings between them and that it only happened once on a drunk night. When she came onto him, I was really shocked and upset because it's not like an ex that I'll never see again. This is a relative who I could be in the same room with for. From time to time. Am I overreacting? Would you wanna know if you were in the same room as one of your Eskimo sisters? Would you tell a guy you're dating if he just shook hands with one of your exes?
Lex P
Yeah, I would.
Dre Nicole
He's not the one. Motherfuckers. He did right.
Lex P
He did right. Yeah, he did right by telling you that. But I mean, first of all, that's wild as fuck, because what? How you accidentally sleep with your cousins who's adopted. But how was that an accident? Like he didn't know when he slept with her? Or did he already know she was adopted and everything? Cousin. And then he slept with her anyways. Maybe on a drunken night.
Dre Nicole
I don't know.
Lex P
Cause that's what I wanna know. I need more decentralized.
Dre Nicole
We need a part two.
Lex P
Send us another email and put part two. I don't know.
Dre Nicole
It didn't have a title.
Lex P
Scandal. Cousin Scandal. Eskimo Scandal.
Dre Nicole
Eskimo scandal.
Lex P
Eskimo Gate. Put that. So anyways, like I was saying, how do you accidentally sleep with your cousin? But that ain't the point of the question. I would want to know. Absolutely. I don't know if I would keep talking to a dude that admitted to me that he slept with his cousin, though.
Dre Nicole
That's not what she asked, bitch. That's not what she asked.
Lex P
No, I'm just telling you, you ain't gotta ask.
Dre Nicole
Why say this?
Lex P
It's free. This one on the house. I don't know if I would still deal with somebody who told me that they Slept with their cousin.
Dre Nicole
But I do believe. Let me tell you something. When I walk in the room, it ain't no nigga that can walk up to my man and be like, yeah, he already know. And that's why. It's just. It's just a certain way you gotta carry yourself. Cause anybody in my past, it ain't no man even comfortable enough to walk up to my. On some shit about me, either. Anyway, so he did the right thing by letting you know in case you try something funny. So I think it's very important if you're gonna be in a situation where your man or your woman is gonna be in a room with an Eskimo sister, because men and women both be trying to be cute and. Oh, oh, I see you. Keep it cute.
Lex P
I see you, too, bitch.
Dre Nicole
Yeah, I see you, too, bitch. And I know. And guess where he at. Cause it wasn't fat, Juicy, and wet.
Lex P
Shout out to Bruno, my co. That's what it's giving, yo. It's giving Cousin Faith. That's what. You need the title part, too. Cousin Faith.
Dre Nicole
Cousin Faith. So, no, you're not overreacting, but he did the right thing. And yes, I would want to know if I'm in the same room as an Eskimo Seuss, because don't be in my face like, hey, girl, you look so cute. I'll be like, bitch, yeah, keep your distance. You ain't got to speak to me, boo.
Lex P
Yeah, we don't even got to do all that. It's just so extra.
Dre Nicole
But they be trying to be fun.
Lex P
So unnecessary.
Dre Nicole
They be trying to be funny.
Lex P
I don't know. I've never been in. I've never been in a situation like that.
Dre Nicole
I haven't either where I've had to.
Lex P
Like, be around somebody or be friendly with somebody that, like, only time I've.
Dre Nicole
Been, like, friendly with, like, an ex sister, if it was, like, it was a dude in our past and we, like, it's funny. Like, girl, we used to really be laugh at, but yeah. So, yeah, girl, make sure y'all email us. Ask po minds gmail.com. i hope y'all enjoyed this episode. I'm just so excited. We have so much in store for y'all.
Lex P
Yes, we do. Make sure y'all shop muse beauty collection.com. make sure you subscribe to my YouTube, Dre and Nicole with 3e. And yes, y'all, make sure you subscribe to Love Lex Pill and do that.
Dre Nicole
We'll see y'all next week, period. Bye, y'all. Make sure. Y'all share the content, like subscribe, follow all that good stuff. And let me say this before we close out y'all, there is one Twitter account that is connected to Poor Minds. It's P o u r Underscore M I n d s. Y'all are tagging the wrong Poor Minds page. If you see at Poor Minds with no underscore, that is a fake page. Do not follow that page.
Lex P
Okay?
Dre Nicole
They blocked me, Andrea and the Poor M page on both. So we only have one Instagram, one Twitter, one Tik tok. It is P o u r Underscore M I n d s. All right.
Lex P
And we got hella fake Facebook pages.
Dre Nicole
Oh, the Facebook pages.
Lex P
Our face. The crazy thing is our Facebook page actually have the least amount of followers.
Dre Nicole
So if you on Facebook, the one that's ours got the least amount of followers.
Lex P
The one that's not us got like 250,000 followers. Fake.
Dre Nicole
If you actually look at the content, cuz the caption is like whoever it is, don't speak English. Cuz their captions are like bumba clutch. Should men, should men pay bill? Should men pay bill? Yes. No check answer below block, block.
Lex P
Like that's a little literally with the.
Dre Nicole
Captions I like what that DDG bomba.
Lex P
Claw up in this party. Tipsy off this fight so high. Say by bye bye. We're up in here all night now. Yeah. My girl like hey, that's my song. Cause I'm feeling fine, so fine, so fine. All the girls that feel me say oh yeah. Hell you hear me say oh yeah.
Dre Nicole
Feeling good, feeling good, feeling great, feeling great.
Lex P
I look good, don't hate, don't hate. The fellas feeling you say oh yeah. And you liking what you do say oh yeah.
Dre Nicole
Feeling good, feeling good, feeling great, feeling great.
Lex P
I look good, I look good.
Dre Nicole
Don't hate, don't hate on my girls.
Lex P
With your hair fixed and your nails done. Put your hands up and say okay.
Dre Nicole
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. Get another one.
Lex P
Yeah, put it, pay for it, put it in there. Say okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.
Dre Nicole
Your hands all on my booty to step in in my Gucci. And they're like go girl, go girl, go girl. I like the way I shake it. You wanna see me naked? It could be your night, your night, your night.
Lex P
Are the girls the female? You feel me say oh yeah. In the club you hear me say okay.
Dre Nicole
Feeling good, feeling good, feeling great, I'm feeling great, I look good.
Lex P
The fellas feeling you say oh yeah. And they Liking what you do say oh, yeah. Feeling good, Feeling good, Feeling great.
Dre Nicole
Feeling great.
Lex P
I look good, I look good.
Dre Nicole
Don't hate, don't hate all my girls.
Lex P
With your hair fixed and your nails.
Dre Nicole
Done Put your hands up and say.
Lex P
Okay okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.
Dre Nicole
Okay Got a drink, get another one.
Lex P
Make them pay for it. Put it in the air and say.
Dre Nicole
Okay okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.
Lex P
Yeah what's happening, shawty? I'm Sean Paul, Let me holla at you what I gotta do? Throw a couple dollars at you? Find my arm, show my wrist, Tell your dad I ball Pick you up in a bit Take you to the mall and all. Here's my number Shoddy Casey, you want some street fame? Look me up I introduce you to the street game. Hey, you be my sweet thing I love inside Love your nails and your tight jeans Call a player, baby, how you love it A young blood feeling good and never laid back Running with that goosey never cognac and keep my ears to the streets Cause that's where homemade Throw a drink up, Throw your hands on fellas that you know we like to get cross it's been back for me now storm come on, get.
Dre Nicole
Your hair fixed and your nails done get her hands up and say okay okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay Got a drink, get another one. Make them pay for it. Put it in. Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay Man Shout out to Nivea that's a bop.
Lex P
That stick like grits.
Dre Nicole
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Sa.
Pour Minds Podcast - Episode: Bullschnitzel
Released: February 7, 2025 by 85 South Media
Overview
In the "Bullschnitzel" episode of the Pour Minds Podcast, hosts Dre Nicole and Lex P delve into the complexities of modern relationships, mental health, and friendship dynamics. With their signature candidness and humor, they explore topics such as toxic positivity, financial disparities among friends, and navigate listener-submitted questions with insightful advice. Throughout the episode, the duo maintains an engaging dialogue, punctuated with memorable quotes and relatable anecdotes, making the conversation both entertaining and thought-provoking.
1. Toxic Positivity: Balancing Optimism and Authenticity
Timestamp: 20:50 - 38:06
The episode opens with a compelling discussion on toxic positivity—the notion that relentless positivity can overshadow genuine emotional experiences and hinder mental well-being.
Dre Nicole emphasizes the importance of authenticity in emotions:
"Life happens, people die. You lose money, you lose a job... It's not normal to be happy every day."
(21:35)
Lex P presents a differing viewpoint, suggesting that positivity can be a necessary support for some individuals:
"Some people need people around them, supporting them, telling them that things are going to be okay."
(23:50)
The conversation culminates in a consensus that while positivity is valuable, it must be balanced with honesty about one's feelings:
"We're here because of the work I've done... I keep it real with what's going on."
(38:06)
This segment underscores the delicate balance between encouraging optimism and acknowledging personal struggles, advocating for a more nuanced approach to mental health.
2. The Broke BFF Epidemic: Navigating Financial Disparities in Friendships
Timestamp: 41:06 - 56:02
Dre Nicole and Lex P tackle the sensitive issue of financial instability among friends, exploring how differing financial statuses can impact relationships.
Lex P shares personal experiences of friends avoiding shared expenses:
"If you know you ain't got no money, don't bring your ass to this dinner."
(43:43)
Dre Nicole adds nuances to the discussion, highlighting scenarios where financial transparency is crucial:
"If we're going to go out to eat, I wanna go out somewhere. I need it. I need to get out the house."
(45:00)
They discuss practical solutions like using cash app cards to manage group expenses, preventing awkwardness at the end of outings:
"I'm gonna have to give payback on everybody."
(46:06)
Lex P asserts that finances should be a consideration in any relationship, not just friendships:
"Finances can up any relationship, whether it's a marriage, partnership, a business partnership, a friendship, a family ship."
(54:18)
This conversation emphasizes the importance of setting financial boundaries and maintaining transparency to preserve the integrity of friendships.
3. Listener Q&A: Pour Your Heart Out
Timestamp: 57:02 - 84:08
In the "Pour Your Heart Out" segment, Dre Nicole and Lex P address listener-submitted questions, offering personalized advice on relationship dilemmas.
First Question: A listener grapples with maintaining a friendship with an ex-boyfriend who was unfaithful and is now in a new relationship.
Lex P advises:
"You should block him and move on with your life. You deserve so much better."
(81:57)
Dre Nicole reinforces the sentiment, emphasizing self-respect:
"Let him stay over there, move on with your life."
(83:36)
Second Question: A listener is distressed upon learning her partner slept with an adoptive cousin and seeks guidance on handling the emotional fallout.
Lex P responds with skepticism and suggests setting firm boundaries:
"I don't know if I would keep talking to a dude that admitted to me that he slept with his cousin."
(85:14)
Dre Nicole offers a critical perspective on the listener's intentions:
"Your intentions were wrong from the go."
(81:55)
This segment highlights the hosts' commitment to providing honest and direct advice, encouraging listeners to prioritize their emotional well-being and establish healthy relationship boundaries.
4. Music and Culture Commentary
Timestamp: 68:54 - 93:55
Beyond personal and relational topics, Dre Nicole and Lex P engage in music and cultural critiques, reflecting on contemporary music trends and their personal preferences.
They discuss the significance of tone of voice in music, praising artists like Keanu Laday and Sexyy Red for their distinctive vocal styles:
"Saweetie got that tone. So it's... it's sexy."
(73:53)
The hosts reminisce about classic music videos and advocate for storytelling in modern productions:
"Remember how Michael Jackson did Thriller? Give us a movie."
(76:09)
They critique the simplistic nature of some contemporary music videos, calling for more depth and narrative:
"Give us one more. Give us a movie."
(76:09)
This discussion underscores their appreciation for meaningful artistic expression and a desire to see more substantial storytelling in the music industry.
5. Closing Segments and Announcements
Timestamp: 84:08 - End
While the hosts conclude with promotional content, they reinforce the community aspect of their podcast, encouraging listeners to engage and contribute.
They announce the launch of their new show on Patreon, Poor Chronicles, promising more interactive and exclusive content:
"We're going to be doing challenges... spilling a little tea."
(39:52 - 40:15)
Dre Nicole and Lex P promote their ebook and e-course bundle, "Pour Into Your Pod", aimed at aspiring podcasters:
"This ebook gets straight to the point and gives you all the direction you need to start your podcast today."
(58:24 - 59:21)
They caution listeners about fake social media accounts impersonating the podcast, ensuring authentic engagement:
"If you see at Poor Minds with no underscore, that is a fake page."
(89:31 - 90:09)
These announcements highlight their dedication to expanding the podcast's reach and providing valuable resources to their audience.
Notable Quotes with Timestamps
"Life happens, people die. You lose money, you lose a job... It's not normal to be happy every day."
(21:35)
"Some people need people around them, supporting them, telling them that things are going to be okay."
(23:50)
"Finances can up any relationship, whether it's a marriage, partnership, a business partnership, a friendship, a family ship."
(54:18)
"You deserve so much better."
(81:57)
"This is my advice. When somebody choose another person, let them lay in the bed with the decisions that they made."
(83:17)
Conclusion
The "Bullschnitzel" episode of Pour Minds Podcast offers a rich tapestry of discussions that resonate with listeners navigating the intricacies of modern life. From the pitfalls of toxic positivity to the challenges of maintaining friendships amidst financial disparities, Dre Nicole and Lex P provide a blend of empathy, humor, and hard-hitting advice. Their candid approach fosters a sense of community and support, making each episode a valuable companion in the journey through life's complexities.