Full Show PT 1: Monday, June 29 [Vault]

Summary

The Bert Show — Full Show PT 1: Monday, June 29 [Vault]
Episode Date: June 29, 2026
Main Cast: Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, and callers

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Episode Overview

In this lively, “best-of” morning radio episode, The Bert Show crew dives into real-life drama, relatable pet peeves, and sharing hilarious and honest perspectives. The episode features passionate discussions on dog park etiquette (with heated takes on dog breeds), a sticky family vacation dilemma during a “honeymoon,” amusing confessions about “redneck” habits, and engaging listener calls reacting to each segment. The atmosphere is candid, warm, and full of banter, mixing serious points with plenty of laughs.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Dog Park Drama: Aggressive Dogs & Owner Responsibility

[01:01–10:47]

• Bert suggests the need for stronger enforcement at the Piedmont Park dog park after witnessing multiple aggressive dog incidents.
• Main concern: Owners of aggressive dogs (especially repeated offenders) rarely take responsibility or remove their pets.
• Dog owners are compared to parents—many cannot objectively see their own “problem child” (dog or kid).
• Specific breeds like pit bulls, German shepherds, Dobermans, and rottweilers are called out as being “aggressive” and the reason some people choose them (controversially addressed).
• The hosts debate the nature vs. nurture issue regarding breed temperaments, with some nuance provided by callers.

Notable Quotes

• “It is the same way with dog owners. And it drives me crazy. Like if you’re in a dog park and your dog is the aggressive one and you see your dog attack other dogs three or four times, get out of the park.” — Bert [01:45]
• “They always think that it's the other dog or it's just the way dogs play.” — Cassie [02:23]
• “Sorry, pit bull owners. Those dogs are aggressive dogs, no matter how much you tell me they're not.” — Bert [03:49]
• “You got those dogs on purpose. You know, they're aggressive dogs. That's why you got them.” — Kristin [04:08]

Memorable moments

• Comparison to parents making excuses for bratty kids: “He never does this. He never does this at home.” — Cassie [02:23]
• Listener Alexis shares firsthand experience with a disruptive pit bull (jumping on people, not just other dogs) and the owner’s lack of concern [04:51–05:22].
• Solutions brainstormed:
  • Employ a “dog park referee” to give warnings (“yellow cards”) and enforce ejections (“red cards”) for problematic pets [08:43].
  • Create city jobs for park monitors [08:30].

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2. Travel Story: Visiting Panama

[12:24–19:30]

• The cast reflects on travel experiences in Panama, comparing its vibe to Costa Rica ("but with a Miami in the middle").
• Discuss the process of choosing Panama as a destination (mostly due to cheap flights).
• Descriptions of relaxing at a resort, observing ships in the canal, and forays into nature—including wild monkeys jumping onto their boat, toucans in flight, and urban/rural contrasts in Panama City.
• Insights on Panama Canal economics and the city's unique character (lots of luxury high-rises that remain unoccupied most of the year).

Notable Quotes

• “You could see the ships lining up for the Panama canal off in the distance. So that was neat.” — Abby [13:34]
• “The whole city, all these high rises…but there’s like four lights on in it. Almost creepy.” — Abby [15:08]
• “The monkey jumped on the boat. Seriously, two feet away from Jessica.” — Abby [16:48]

Memorable Moments

• Banter about the fantasy of catching a marlin and teasing how they'd show off the catch [14:13–14:31].
• A monkey jumps onto the tour boat, giving everyone a bit of a scare—and potential for a “hug or rabies!” [16:47–17:27].
• Reflections on “third world” versus American city living, with empathy for the Panamanian people.

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3. Family Honeymoon Dilemma

[21:09–32:40]

• Katie, a listener, calls in seeking advice about her “honeymoon” to meet her husband’s family abroad. She's been asked (and unwittingly agreed) to bring her sister-in-law’s toddler along—turning a romantic trip into a family babysitting mission.
• The cast helps Katie navigate her feelings, the family expectations (cultural emphasis on family), and her discomfort with children.
• Sensible, often funny advice is offered—such as delivering the child to family and then breaking away to enjoy a true honeymoon alone.

Notable Quotes

• “If anything happens to her, they’ll never forgive us...and I am not good with kids. Kids are not a strong suit of mine.” — Katie [23:39]
• “A honeymoon is with no family, right?” — Abby [25:02]
• “You have to rename it for sure.” — Bert [29:24]
• “She’s about to set a precedent that’s going to follow her the rest of her marriage.” — Listener [31:16]

Memorable Moments

• Laughter over the technical definition of “honeymoon” versus extended family vacation [24:29–25:02].
• Suggestions from the hosts and callers, including:
  • Just say “no” and don’t relent [25:33–27:13].
  • Negotiate to do family time first, then split off for a private couple’s break [29:24–29:56].
  • Use the promise of marital “intimacy” as leverage for changing husband’s mind [29:56].

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4. “Redneck” Confessions: How Country Are You?

[34:24–40:08]

• Wendy shares her realization that her dad is a classic “redneck,” invoking affectionate stereotypes (deerskins, stars, Texas flags).
• The crew examines their own “redneck” tendencies, from keeping pet ashes at home, to burying dogs in the backyard, to leaving Christmas trees out until March.
• The playful, self-deprecating segment encourages listeners to embrace their quirky, country sides.

Notable Quotes

• “Everybody’s got a little redneck in them. If you look hard enough around your house, you’ll find it.” — Bert [35:00]
• “We have an oil portrait…of our dead dog that’s still hanging up in the house. That’s redneck.” — Bert [35:21]
• “I have moved so many times in Atlanta...I have ashes in my closet of dead [pets].” — Abby [36:16]
• “Up until a week ago, I had my Christmas tree in the backyard.” — Kristin [38:24]

Memorable Moments

• The group laughs at the spectrum of “redneck” habits—burying pets, collecting SEC football paraphernalia, and letting house projects linger for months.
• Bert recounts Stacy’s “designated smoking jacket,” which “reeks of redneck smoke” [39:49].

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• [01:01–10:47] – Dog Park Drama & Aggressive Breeds
• [12:24–19:30] – Panama Travel Stories
• [21:09–32:40] – Family “Honeymoon” Dilemma (with listener Katie)
• [34:24–40:08] – “Redneck” Confessions

Advertisements and sponsor messages have been omitted for clarity.

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Language & Tone

True to the show’s style, the language remains candid, playful, occasionally edgy, but never mean-spirited. The conversation flows naturally between the co-hosts and callers, with plenty of laughter and good-natured teasing. The cast brings their authentic personalities to each discussion, making even serious points feel relatable and light.

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For Listeners Who Missed It:

This episode captures the full flavor of The Bert Show—mixing heated opinions about everyday conflicts, heartfelt vulnerability, hilarious cultural observations, and the “family you choose” vibe among hosts. If you relate to dog park drama, big messy family decisions, or the secret redneck in everyone, this one’s for you.

Transcript

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[A]

So I have a suggestion for the Piedmont park, whatever it is Association. Great idea. The dog park down there, great idea. You guys been to the dog park in Piedmont Park?

[B]

Yeah. Yeah.

[A]

It's a great idea on paper. Right. I went there on Sunday. We brought pancake down there. And as it stands right now, they have two different fenced off areas. One are for small dogs that are under 30 pounds and the other one is for dogs that are over 30 pounds. And it's a great place to go. You get the dogs off the leash, they get to mess around with each other and stuff like that. They've actually closed the dog park as of today and they are reopening it in the summer. And it's supposed to be way bigger and way better.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

The problem I have with it is this. It's not the dog park itself. I think dog owners are very much like a lot of parents where if you have a crappy parent or a crappy kid, sometimes you don't know you have a crappy kid. And it is the same way with dog owners. And it drives me crazy. Like if you're in a dog park and your dog is the aggressive one and you see your dog attack other dogs three or four times. Get out of the park.

[B]

Yeah. You have to get it together, get your dog and leave. You can't just pretend like you don't see it.

[A]

I rarely see owners of aggressive dogs Take their dogs out of the park. They always think that it's the other dog or it's just the way dogs play.

[C]

He never does this. He never does this in the neighborhood.

[B]

Right.

[A]

But how do you not know you have an aggressive dog when you've. He's been in four fights already. Nobody leaves.

[C]

It's the same thing with parents. We have friends who every time, when they visit from out of town and bring their kids in, every time their kids around, the kid's like, crying, fussy, bratty, whiny, talks back, blah, blah, blah.

[B]

And.

[C]

And it's almost a joke now where we'll make the bet. How long until we hear. God, I don't know why she's doing this. She never does this at home.

[B]

Right.

[A]

It's like parents can't see it in their own kids, and a lot of dog owners can't see it in their own dogs. Also, here would be my suggestion for Piedmont park is they've gotta have somebody down there like, that gives out warnings or tickets or something like that. Cause I saw some dogs get into some serious fights this weekend, and the owners weren't doing a damn thing.

[C]

Can you imagine those people who don't acknowledge their dog's aggressiveness dealing with the little lady for a volunteer who just wrote them up?

[A]

I know. Do you think that they.

[C]

Well, I think that, yes, they would fight it.

[B]

A lot of times they sort of like it's a reflection of their own machismo that they let their dog go do that.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

I don't think they're disappointed that they have an aggressive dog.

[A]

You don't think so?

[B]

Yeah, I think.

[D]

Yeah, that'd be embarrassed.

[B]

You know, if my dog is the aggressive one and I have to get out of there and take my dog. I don't even want to claim the dog if it's being aggressive and just bit your dog. So then maybe people leaving them in there because of that.

[A]

And I almost hate to say this, because I know I'm gonna get email about it, but every time I'm in the dog park, I am sorry, pit bull owners. Those dogs are aggressive dogs, no matter how much you tell me they're not. That it's really the owner. You go to any dog park, if there are pit bulls in there, I'd say there's a 75% chance that that pit bull's gonna be the aggressive one in that park.

[B]

Well, and I call out dog owners. If you get a German shepherd, if you get a Doberman pinscher, if you get a rottweiler if you get a pit bull, you got those dogs on purpose. You know, they're aggressive dogs. That's why you got them, you know, so you talk about a pit bull. Owner may not, you know, see, know that their dog is aggressive. Well, that's the whole reason you got that dog, because of its nature.

[A]

Well, then don't keep it off leash around other dogs, because you know what's going to happen.

[B]

I think a lot of dog owners leave their dogs at home alone, and the dog park is the only time that they have interaction with that dog. Because I think that that's why they don't know how they behave, because they're not around them long enough to know how they behave.

[A]

So irritating. Hey, Alexis.

[C]

Good Morning.

[A]

You're on Q100.

[D]

Hey, guys.

[A]

Good morning.

[D]

Pretty much. I totally agree, especially with the pit bull thing. My husband and I had a dog, and we took the dog to Piedmont park, and there was this chick there that had this ginormous pit bull, and it was kind of muddy out, and, like, the pit bull would just run around and, like, not only attack other dogs, but would attack us. Like, would pretty much jump on top of us, get his muddy paws all over our clothes, and we're like, dude, what the heck? Get your dog.

[A]

You get one chance at this. If your dog gets aggressive with another dog, then you gotta leave.

[B]

Well, and sometimes.

[D]

And we, like, told her, we're like, you don't see your dog. She's like, oh, I know. He's a little, you know, playful. Playful. That dog weighed, like 200 pounds.

[B]

And I think sometimes a dog can snap and act outside of their normal behavior. So if it happens once to somebody at the park, I don't think that's a big deal.

[C]

They get a pass for once.

[B]

You get a pass for once, or whatever. Then you get your dog together and you go. It's no big deal. Because I think as a dog owner, you have to have some sort of tolerance for that, you know, like, dog personalities are going to clash just like people personalities are. And they may show behavior that they typically don't. But at the same time, like, if it happens more than once or it's three, four times, get out.

[A]

I saw two or three guys this weekend, and it's not an anomaly because I see it every time I'm at the dog park. Any dog park is where the dog gets in a fight with another dog. The owner sort of nonchalantly breaks it and then doesn't put the dog on the leash and allows it to Happen time and time again, you know? Hey, Ashley.

[D]

Hey, bear. How are you doing?

[A]

Okay. How are you?

[D]

Good. I am. I met Pancake last fall, I think, at the dog park.

[A]

Okay.

[D]

So cute. Anyway, I have a little French bulldog, so I know what you mean. In that little dog park, they have, you know, those little yappy dogs that are just so angry.

[B]

Isn't that all you little dogs?

[D]

I mean, my wife wants to be friends with all of them, and that's why I take them to the park. And then there's these little dogs that are just barking and freaking out and just don't take your dog if he's not social.

[B]

Well, I think for some, they don't know until. Because not everybody has more than one dog. So a lot of people. I agree with Jen. A lot of people don't know what their dog's gonna do when they get there. But it's like you said, if it's repeated behavior. I mean, come on. I mean, you're irritating everybody, and you have to socialize them slowly. Aren't you supposed to, like, walk them around the perimeter of the park so they get to know, like, the smells and they can kind of, like, get more used to it before just, like, throwing them in there.

[A]

Hey, Lindsay.

[D]

Hey, Bert. I am. It's so funny that you guys are talking about this. I went to the dog park on Saturday. My husband and I used to go there all the time about a year and a half ago, and I went down there with my sister, and I have a big dog. I rescue dogs. And same exact thing happened. You know, these owners of pit bulls will bring in food, and they'll put the food down.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[D]

And here it goes. And you know what they do? They sit on the side and they laugh about the whole time. The problem with this is that they bring alpha male dogs there, and that's not a place. A dog park's not a place where a dog is trying to look to be dominant.

[C]

What do they mean they bring food in? Like, they bring, like, a bowl of food so the dog will eat at the park?

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Last year when we went in there, that was when right now they're doing construction, I think, and it's a lot smaller, but when it was really big way down on the other side to the left where the little one Used to be a little dog park, These owners would actually bring out a bowl of food and put it. And I cannot tell you, a huge fight broke out. Nobody was there to monitor this and to get these people in trouble. I 100% agree with Bert about having somebody patrol.

[A]

Yeah, there's gotta be somebody there taking care of things. And the sound of dogs fighting to me is like, you can't get that out of your head, man. It's so bad.

[B]

How stupid to bring food to a dog park. You're an idiot. I'm tell you right now. You're an idiot. But creating the positions of somebody to sort of monitor it or patrol it or whatever, I think is great. I mean, create some jobs around the city, too.

[A]

You know, I was thinking, like, almost like in soccer. Your first you get a yellow card for your warning, then you get your red card, and you're booted out of the game. Yeah, same thing at a dog park. Hey, Jamie. Good morning.

[D]

Hi. Good morning. I was just gonna say that, you know, I have a pit bull, and he's honestly the sweetest dog that I have ever owned. But at the same time, I'm not stupid. I don't take him out into a territory to where he could potentially hurt someone else simply because he's not. He doesn't know he's hurting someone. He's stronger than just about any other dog that's out there. So, you know, if he's just playing, he could really hurt someone or another dog. And it's just stupid for people to, you know, take that breed of dog out to where they could actually. Or let them loose to where they could actually hurt someone.

[B]

And I appreciate your, you know, you being responsible with it, but let's be completely honest. You got that dog because of its breed and its aggressive nature.

[D]

Actually, I got him because my friend couldn't keep him because he moved to a new home. But when you.

[A]

If you specifically go out to get

[B]

a pill, wouldn't you agree if you're going out to get a pit bull, you are not going out to get a sweet dog.

[D]

You know, I mean, 98% of the time, people that get pit bulls want them for protection or, you know, I hate to say it, people get them being irresponsible and saying, oh, I have a pit bull, but they don't know how to. To control them.

[B]

Right. Yeah.

[A]

There are some breeds that are just more aggressive than other breeds. Pit bull is more aggressive than a collie, Period.

[B]

Yes. Yeah, that's great that it's the sweetest dog you've ever owned. But I just. Yeah, pit bulls. I think that's one breed I. I have never really wanted to own.

[A]

You know, I just make the suggestion to Piedmont park that when you do open that Big old dog park I'm so excited about to have my dog run around off leash, man. But have somebody down there that can point people out saying, you got to go, dude.

[C]

If I'm Piedmont Park, I'm calling you today and I'm saying, we'll hire that person if you do it for the first weekend.

[A]

I would do that.

[C]

And you would stand down there and I could you, I'll do it. People will get in your face and

[A]

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I have no visual in my head at all of what Panama looks like.

[C]

It looks like Costa Rica, but with a Miami in the middle. Okay, and that's Panama City. First of all, did you send a tweet from Manzanillo?

[A]

Yes, on the Caribbean side, on the Pacific side.

[C]

Okay, so we're thinking of two different places then, because there's a beach on the Caribbean side that would have been driving distance from where Jessica and I were.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Oh, really?

[C]

45 minutes away now, for whatever reason,

[A]

in Costa Rica, they're not real creative. They're like five playa hermosas.

[C]

Okay, so yeah, Jessica and I went to Panama and honestly, the reason we went Is because Delta had inexpensive flights. And I've always wanted to go through the canal, like see it, and go through the Panama canal, which we got to do. And years ago, Jessica found a hotel there that looked really cool. So it was just in a folder. And we originally looked at going to South America and Santiago, Chile, was on our list, so that worked out well. And also Buenos Aires was on our list. And those tickets were crazy expensive. So we stumbled into Panama because it was 375 bucks to get there.

[B]

Oh, nice.

[A]

That's a round trip, too.

[C]

So. And we flew right into Panama city and then went to a resort outside of Panama city in the middle of, like, nowhere and just chilled out. Like, there was no surfing, There was no marlin catching. It was just a chill out resort place with a killer pool. And it was right on the beach. And you could see the ships lining up for the Panama canal off in the distance. So that was neat. And that was the first half of the trip. And then the first third of the trip. Then in the middle, we did some nature stuff, and we actually did a boat tour through the canal.

[A]

Did you catch a marlin?

[C]

Wouldn't that have been great?

[A]

Marlon jumped into the boat.

[B]

I didn't even want.

[C]

I did actually think about going and doing, like, one of the fishing charters and just to see if I could.

[A]

That would have been the biggest f you of your life. For me, if you came home with a picture of a marlin, I would have.

[C]

That thing would have been in my carry on. I would have been sticking out of either end. So. And then the middle of the trip, we did a bunch of nature stuff because Panama's got it all. It's got the city because, you know, ships that go through the Panama canal, the cargo ships pay anywhere from 200 to $450,000 to transit the canal.

[B]

Like, because that cuts off how much time? Because, I mean, weeks. Yeah, it saves them that much time.

[C]

Yeah. And it's more. So it's 200 and so let's say $300,000 per ship. They do 40 cargo ships a day. And that's just cash that you have to pay that cash a day and a half before you go. You go through the canal. So they.

[D]

Wow.

[C]

So they have money there. And it's weird because the city of Panama city is. Is all these high rises, but they're all dark because people buy their homes. You can buy an inexpensive home there, but they don't live there year round. So this enormous high rise, there's like four lights on in it.

[B]

But it's sold out.

[C]

Yeah, it's full.

[B]

Full.

[C]

But there's four people. There's four people there that night, which is almost creepy.

[A]

Well, it's like Terminus. Yeah, that's true.

[C]

It's like Atlanta. All of Atlanta. So I think they could actually do a deal. Buy a condo in Atlanta and get one in Panama City.

[A]

But.

[B]

So you can. As an American, you can buy property there easily. Because in Costa Rica it's not the same way. Right.

[C]

It's pretty easy.

[A]

I don't know. I don't even ask.

[C]

Look, you can buy, it just depends on how you do the transaction. But Panama is very easy. Like get a mortgage, buy it, you're good to go. And so in the middle of the trip, we did nature stuff and we took a boat out into the Panama Canal, saw a crocodile and toucans flying, which was wild. Cause I've never seen a toucan fly. Like, you see the big bird?

[B]

Yeah, it's like Fruit Loops.

[C]

Yeah. And it's. But it's like. It's like a flying beak.

[D]

That's great.

[C]

So we saw that flying and then we pull up to this island because the guy, you know, you go out with these guys who can spot stuff, and there were a couple times where I pretended to see what he was pointing at. I'm like, oh, my God, that's great. No idea. He could have made it up. But we pull up to this island because the guy had spotted boats. And we're sitting there waiting and we're looking and we're looking and we're looking for the, you know, animals that he, you know, he said was on, you know, were on the island. And all of a sudden you hear a thud and there's a monkey on the boat.

[A]

Oh, really?

[C]

Yes. The monkey jumps.

[B]

That freak me out.

[C]

The monkey? Yeah, look, the monkey jumped on the boat.

[B]

Oh, no way.

[C]

Seriously? Two feet away from Jessica?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

That's the weird thing about Central America. There are monkeys everywhere. You just. You turn around and there's a monkey in your bag. It's on a. It's on a chair next to you. Yeah, I mean, you have to sort. Sometimes you have to steer out of the way of them because they're all over the place.

[B]

How big?

[C]

I don't know. It was smaller than Sasha, bigger than goo goo. £15 maybe. I don't know. Just like very cuddly looking. And it was seriously a foot and a half away from Jessica. And it was all she could do not to reach out and like touch

[B]

its Hands, don't touch it. Like it's some sort of domesticated animal.

[A]

Did you have to say to her, literally, he's like, don't touch the monkey.

[C]

No, but that you would get a kick at it. I think the woman behind. That's what she said. The woman behind her said, you know, on the boat was actually saying, I think it's gonna jump on you. I think it's gonna jump on you. And Jessica was, in her mind, she said afterwards, thinking, well, what do I do? Like, it's a monkey. What if it gives me a hug? Like, how cool is that? But what if it's got rabies? So that was cool. And then the last third of the trope, we were in Panama City, which is weird because it's a Miami, like big city, horns honking, tons of cabin traffic, whatever. But it's. I don't want to say Third World, because Third World seems, you know, it's not, it's certainly not. It's not an American big city.

[B]

Uh huh.

[C]

Like, I mean, there are definitely. It's. It's just a different standard of living. So it's pretty. I mean, it's beat up and you know, the cars are all. Every car has a cracked windshield or a dented fender, broken light or whatever. And it's crowded and it's packed, but the people are so nice and so cool. And then we were in the city. We went. We actually took a boat through the Panama Canal from the city. So we did it all. It was just, we, I mean, we. It wasn't. There's nothing super exciting.

[A]

Just what you wanted, though.

[C]

Yeah, we definitely, we left saying, we'll go back.

[B]

That's awesome. That's good.

[A]

Don't you always say that you're gonna go back and then you look at the map and you're like, the world is just too big, man, to go

[B]

back again to Costa Rica.

[A]

Different part of Costa Rica. Yeah, different part of Costa Rica.

[C]

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[D]

Hi.

[A]

How are you today?

[D]

Okay, I'm pretty good.

[A]

Did I get your story a little twisted? Are you the one going on the honeymoon or is it your sister that's going on the honeymoon?

[D]

No, I'm going on my honeymoon and it's actually my sister in law.

[B]

Oh no.

[A]

Okay, that might change things. Okay, that might change things a little bit.

[D]

It's a little confusing, I know.

[A]

All right, so explain you're going on your honeymoon. Did you just get married or is this one of these honeymoons where you married like last year and you've put it off until now?

[D]

Yeah, we're going on our one year anniversary.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

All right.

[A]

All right.

[D]

And so it's my, it's my husband's brother and his wife. They have a girl and the girl is two, she's going to be three. And she has met one set of grandparents but has not met the other set of grandparents. The grandparents live out of the country and we're going out of the country for the honeymoon so that I can meet all of the extended family who I have also not met all the people who were not able to come over for the wedding. Okay, so I understand that. And it just sort of caught me a little bit off guard at first because I was really excited to take our honeymoon there to meet all of the family. I've never gone out of the country before. My husband and I, this is the first real big long vacation that we're taking together. And so I'm really excited about that. And I guess about a week after we told my in laws about it, I get a phone call from my sister in law saying, hey, have you decided the dates that you're going to travel yet? And I said, no, we haven't. We haven't nailed down exact dates just yet. And she says, well, when you do, let me know so that I can buy a ticket for my daughter, who is my niece. And I said, oh. And I guess, you know, in the moment, sometimes you, you're not really thinking straight. And so I said, oh, okay, sure, we'll let you know.

[C]

I've done that.

[D]

And then as soon as I hung up the phone, I was like, what did I just do?

[B]

Why did I say that?

[D]

Yeah, why did I say that? So I, of course I talked to my husband and I said, did you tell them that we would take our niece? And he said, yeah, is that a problem?

[B]

Oh, no, such your husband's fault.

[D]

I know. And I said, well, I guess it's not a huge problem, but you know, it's not our kid. And my first reaction was, honestly, if anything happens to her, they'll never forgive us. That was my first big fear, you know. And secondly, I said, can you even take a kid out of the country who's not yours? But apparently it's not really that big of a deal to do that.

[B]

So that was your first reaction? My first reaction be like, this is our honeymoon, why are we taking our knees?

[A]

But is it really a honeymoon?

[D]

That was my second reaction, which I know is, that's kind of backwards, but I originally thought, oh my gosh, what if something happens? And I am not good with kids. Kids are not a strong suit of mine. I don't really get them. I'm not exactly sure that I want them, you know, so kids make me nervous.

[A]

Now I'm trying to define what honeymoon is. Did you have a honeymoon initially after you got married and this is a vacation that you're sort of cleverly disguising as a honeymoon, or is this really like a romantic getaway?

[D]

This is, I guess it's kind of both. We had a small honeymoon here when we got married, but we stayed here and we stayed in a hotel here for a few days and basically hung out with both of the fam. Both sides of the family because we kind of thought they would pretty much never see each other again.

[C]

A honeymoon is with no family, right?

[D]

None.

[A]

This is a real honeymoon, right?

[B]

Yeah. I mean I could understand if you were going near the grandparents and were going somewhere else where you were dropping, you were traveling with her to the grandparents and then you all were going off and then when you came back you get her and come back. I could understand that part. To accompany her to the grandparents house when the grandparents drop her off. To drop her off. But the fact that this is your visit to the grandparents, I can't, I can't believe that your husband even agreed to it.

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Here's some advice. Calls 404-741-Q100 hey Ashley.

[D]

Hey.

[A]

Hi. You have Katie here who wants to go on her honeymoon but now has agreed two year old to take her two year old niece with her out of the country. And she kind of wants to reverse that.

[D]

I say tell them no way because this is her time to meet the grandparents. They're not babysitting their niece for their sister in law. It's she's just trying to use her as a free babysitter.

[B]

Well, I agree to it. I don't understand why they wouldn't go or at least one of them try to get the money saved up to go.

[C]

It could be a financial thing like they could just not afford it which is why they're saying so if you

[B]

can't afford it then your kid doesn't go either.

[C]

But they can afford the kids ticket is what they're saying.

[A]

They can afford one but they can't afford two or three. So why not just piggyback on them?

[B]

If the child is two, can't the child ride on the lap?

[D]

No.

[C]

It's up till two, isn't it?

[A]

I don't, you know what? I should know that and I can't remember what it is.

[C]

I think it's up till two because I remember reading it, you know, just on the airplane this past trip and in the sky magazine or whatever it says that if the child has a birthday during the trip then you have to buy a seat the whole way. And I believe it's if the child turns 2.

[A]

We used to lie, we used to lie about Hayden all the time.

[C]

Well, you still can.

[A]

He's a little undersized. He's a little fella, he's like three and a half, four years old and we'd say he was like now two. And they, they don't question you.

[C]

Yeah, they can ask for his license.

[B]

If the child's not a big child and she's two, maybe you could get away with that.

[A]

Hey, Carly, Good Morning. You're on Q100.

[D]

Hi, guys. Love the show. I'm just telling her, no, don't do it. Especially if it's a three year old. That's a big responsibility and it's not your kid. Big responsibility. And going out of the country, I can't believe that her sister in law would do that to her.

[A]

That's a lot of work. Two years old is a, that's, that's the work age right there.

[B]

And my thing is though, it doesn't matter how old it is and it doesn't matter where you're traveling to. It's just rude to ask, it's rude to offer.

[A]

But at this point we're past the rude part of the whole thing because she's already accepted. So what are the words that she uses back to say? I mean, she has to say, I made a mistake.

[B]

He accepted. I think it's his responsibilities, his family.

[C]

Yeah, he has to fix it.

[B]

Well, how, she bought the ticket yet? Has she bought the child's ticket yet? Is it a cultural thing? Why they don't think it's like this big imposition?

[D]

Yeah, that's what my husband says, is that I have to understand that family is everything and the kids are the most important. And I do agree with that. I do agree with that. But it's not my kid.

[A]

Right.

[B]

Well, that's why I think that it's not gonna be your husband who's gonna fix it because his family is gonna look at him like he's crazy. Cause this is their culture and that's just how they do things. So they're gonna blame you regardless if he tries to fix it or not. So I think in order to get it done like you guys both have and sit down and talk with them about it.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

Did you even. Does your husband even want to take it back? I mean, you were split on the opinion of this.

[D]

No, he wants to take her.

[B]

They're not on the same page.

[A]

There's the real problem right there.

[B]

I mean, her husband and her don't even agree on this.

[D]

Yeah, I think I will have to suck it up.

[B]

Will he take most of the responsibility for the child while you're there, or will it end up being your responsibility because you're the woman?

[D]

Oh, no, no, he's. He's Actually much better with kids than I am. I mean, much better with kids than I am. He would probably be the one who entertains her.

[A]

And once you get past, you know, once you get to family and to the grandparents, they want to take care of that baby the entire time. So I don't think that's really the issue.

[D]

Well, that's what he's telling me is that it's not going to be a problem. But I don't know, I just don't trust that

[B]

I'm even confused on the trip. Are you staying with the grandparents?

[D]

No, no, no.

[A]

So they are going to be in your, the baby will be in your possession most of the time.

[C]

Possession?

[D]

I think a majority of the time

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it's like a firearm.

[B]

This is not gonna be a honeymoon.

[A]

You have to rename it for sure.

[C]

I think what you, your negotiating point at the, where you have to come from at this point is you have to convince your husband that, okay, you'll take the two year old to grandma and grandpa's house, then you'll spend like 48 hours with grandma and grandpa, you know, doing that whole thing. Then you guys leave the kid with grandma and grandpa and you guys get out of there for like three days so you can have a honeymoon. Like would he go for that or

[B]

do you think that's a good plan? I don't compromise anyway.

[D]

Yeah, I think that's brilliant. I'll definitely try that.

[B]

I think the way to say it to him is, you know, it's after 8:30, so it's the level of intimacy you'll be able to achieve and what frequency. If you have a two year old around, it's not going to happen. If you don't have that two year old around, it's going to happen a lot. And I think that that would be the best negotiating tool.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Good morning to Kim. You're on Q100. Hi.

[D]

Hi.

[A]

Hey.

[D]

My question is if he's Hispanic because once you take the kid over there, you never see anymore.

[A]

You never what?

[D]

You never see him anymore.

[A]

What do you mean?

[B]

The child or her husband?

[D]

The child. I mean I take my sister in law's kids there a lot.

[B]

I don't know what I mean.

[C]

What are you talking about?

[A]

You mean like the family is just going to take care of the child the entire time?

[D]

Yeah, I mean I take my sister in law's kids there and once you're there, I mean all the sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, everybody wants that kid. They will probably hardly ever see that kid again.

[A]

Everybody wants the child. Except you, Katie.

[C]

How do you feel?

[D]

No, I love my niece. I adore her. But you want a vacation, you want

[C]

a vacation, we get it.

[B]

But I would make that clear before you go. I mean, I understand about. The family's gonna take care of it. I would make that clear as the plan before you go.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Good morning, Sergeant. Step your hunky 100.

[D]

She. She needs to really wake up. She's about to set a precedence that's going to follow her the rest of her marriage. And if what they need to do is run out of the store and pick up a spine and go in there and tell them, no, we're not taking this kid.

[C]

This is our honeymoon.

[D]

What happens if their flight gets laid over somewhere and you get stuck in whatever, and now you're stuck the entire time with a kid on your honeymoon? You gotta be kidding me.

[A]

The problem really is that he wants the baby to go. She doesn't.

[B]

That's the reality of this. He agreed, right? Well. Cause he's used to it. That's his culture. That's what they do. It's not a weird thing to him. So for us on the outside looking in, we're like, oh, that's weird. Why would you even think about that?

[A]

Katie, what are you gonna do?

[D]

I think I'm gonna take Jeff's advice. Can you believe it?

[B]

No, come on.

[A]

Yeah, of course.

[C]

It's brilliant.

[D]

Yeah. I think I'm gonna. I think I'm gonna make the compromise because, you know, the plan always was to see the family as well. And so maybe what we can say is, yeah, I'm gonna spend, you know, two solid days with. With the family and. And with the niece, and we'll make it a big family time. And then the rest of the time, we're gonna be in our hotel and we're gonna be tourists and going around and seeing everything else and see if he'll go for it.

[B]

There you go. Just make sure you coordinate that with the grandparents too, because everybody has to be on the same page. I'd like to talk to you afterwards.

[A]

Yeah. Let's see if it all worked out the way you really thought. All right, Katie, good luck.

[D]

Thank you.

[A]

All right. Bye. Bye.

[D]

Okay, bye now.

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Vacada projecto al sigente niver aora quince porciento Nuna selection de puertas entradas interiores personalizado. The third show. So yesterday, Wendy on the show revealed to us that she's realizing now that her dad's a big old redneck.

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He is very southern redneck. I mean, in the house, he's got stars everywhere. He's got deer skins all over the couch. I think there's three. One with the bullet hole still in it.

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[B]

There's furs outside. He had to show off his tractor while we went rock searching for a new rock in front. Yeah. So my dad's a big old country man.

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The one that got me yesterday for Wendy was her dad was gonna paint the Texas flag on a big boulder in front of his house.

[B]

Oh, he's done that.

[A]

That's good. And redneck right there.

[B]

That's just one so far. Yeah, yeah, he's already done that. He was looking for another one for the address.

[A]

Yeah, that's good stuff.

[B]

And there's a Texas flag. Flag hanging up in the yard. I mean, the whole nine yards. It's very southern.

[A]

My thing is, I think everybody has a little redneck in them, like a little country in them. And if you look hard enough around your house, you'll find it. So I said to Stacey yesterday, I'm like, you know, Wendy brought this up about her dad. Let's look around the house and see, you know, what sort of makes us redneck. Right. And all the stuff that we found in the house really sort of revolved around the dog.

[C]

That's what makes you redneck.

[A]

Yeah, that everybody's got a little redneck in them. We have an oil portrait that we had done of our dead dog that's still hanging up in the house.

[B]

That's redneck. That is red.

[A]

That's red.

[D]

Wow.

[C]

Wow.

[A]

We have a plaster dog of a bulldog outside of our stairways in the front of the house, which I think is really pretty redneck.

[B]

Any sort of animal figurine in the yard?

[A]

Yeah, this is in the front yard, so people can see it as they come in of a bulldog, which is pretty redneck. Stacy reminded me that our dead dog is buried in our backyard.

[B]

Oh, yes. That's very red. That's fairly red. Very traditional in the southern home. We had three of ours buried in the backyard. What else would you do with it?

[A]

I don't know. You know what? I never thought of anything else. Like, what do you do? But I don't know that any. I've never met anybody else.

[C]

Yeah, I cremate.

[B]

There's like. What makes it more redneck is cremate and have the ashes in the house, which is what I've done, so.

[A]

Did you realize that the one thing that makes you a redneck there?

[B]

It's not. The only thing in my house is trying to find things that aren't redneck. Between a Georgia graduate and a Tennessee graduate and all the paraphernalia. Because I think my University of Tennessee birdhouse makes me very red. But yes, my animals and Toby. Toby's one of them. Because I have moved so many times in Atlanta that I'm one who has always buried my animals in the backyard, but I really never had a backyard to bury my animals in. So, yes, I do have ashes in my closet of dead. But now you do have a backyard. I do have a backyard that these animals will be buried. And I say these plural will be buried in the backyard. But, yes, so I. Between the paraphernalia of SEC football and dead animals in urns, we're pretty redneck.

[A]

Jeff, you've got some pretty solid redneck roots. There's gotta be something that has translated into your house.

[C]

I think I've moved far away from it. Like, you brought up the dog thing, and we do have a box of dog toys that they never get thrown out. So the dog really does own more. Like in the living room, there are more things owned by the dog than there are owned by us. So that would be pretty redneck. We also have been doing, like, upgrades to our house for six or seven months, but we move very slowly. So we currently have one room of our House that is like half painted and the other half. Is that. What's it called? You know, where you fill in cracks and stuff on the ceiling, Stuff like that. From when our roof leaked last year just. Cause we haven't decided on how we're gonna paint the wall yet. So that's pretty redneck right there. And the headboard in our bedroom is not attached to the bed, Right. Because Jessica found it on like, you know, years ago and realized the reason there was a, you know, $600 headboard on sale for 60 bucks was because the bottom of it was like cracked and twisted and all this explanation needed. So it's just leaning up against the wall.

[A]

He's trying to deny his redneck roots.

[B]

And if that had been a water bed that it wasn't attached to, well,

[C]

then I wouldn't be trying to deny

[B]

anything with the goldfish in it. I had one that I realized yesterday is that up until a week ago, I still had my Christmas tree in the backyard.

[C]

Oh, wow. Serious?

[B]

It was there until March.

[C]

Why?

[B]

Yeah, just because I didn't know how to get rid of it or what to do with it.

[A]

That's fairly red right there.

[B]

How to throw it out or whatever, you know, because I don't live in a place that has, like, trash pickup all the time, so I didn't know what to do with it. So it sat back there.

[C]

What did you end up doing with it?

[B]

Until last week, what did you end

[C]

up doing with it?

[B]

The new boyfriend helped me get rid of it.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

He did it for me.

[A]

At least it's finally gone. Hey, Nikki. Good morning.

[D]

Good morning. How are you guys?

[B]

Good.

[D]

Yeah. I am not sure on specifics, but my father told me that there are parts of Georgia where it's illegal to bury your animals in your backyard. And you're supposed to take them to your vet and have them, you know, disposed of properly, you know, according to the authorities or whatever.

[A]

Because maybe, like, people weren't burying them deep enough and like, wild animals are coming and pulling them out or something like that. This is around the neighborhood.

[C]

Well, there's that urban legend where the something happens when you're pet sitting. So you bury the pet, you know, for your neighbor, and then your neighbor comes home and you're like, it just ran out, it never came back. But then their dog digs it up, Right? Yeah. Playing around.

[B]

I put rocks on top of it. Duh.

[A]

Painted rocks.

[B]

And that makes me. That makes me redneck. Knowing that you put rocks on top of the grave.

[A]

We have. I noticed that we. Stacy has one jacket that she wears outside on the patio when she's going to smoke. That's you could smell the smoke on the jacket from like 15ft away and that just it reeks of redneck smoke

[B]

Filled anything is very, very redneck.

[C]

Yeah, get it.

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