Q&A Pt. 1: Michael & Lauryn Bosstick Answer Questions They’re Never Asked

Summary

The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Show

Episode: Q&A Pt. 1: Michael & Lauryn Bosstick Answer Questions They’re Never Asked

Release Date: September 8, 2025
Hosts: Lauryn Bosstick & Michael Bosstick

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Main Theme & Purpose

In this candid, unscripted Q&A episode, Lauryn and Michael Bosstick, the power couple behind The Skinny Confidential and Dear Media, turn the focus on each other with a series of questions they’ve never asked on air. The conversation dives deep into their marriage, parenting dynamics, personal growth, and the nuances of working and raising kids together. The tone is honest, humorous, and sometimes a little edgy, offering listeners an unfiltered look into their relationship and individual perspectives.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Behind Closed Doors: The Realities of Their Marriage

[04:01]

• Lauryn & Michael on Arguing: Lauryn opens up about how much they fight and bicker, which may surprise listeners given their public persona.
  • Lauryn: "I think people would be shocked to hear how much we fight and bicker with each other." [04:08]
  • Michael: “We lay it all on the table in the moment… I do not stuff anything down.” [04:30]
• Both agree their quick recoveries after disagreements keep things healthy, and that their method of resolving conflict isn’t for everyone.

2. Working Together & Giving Instant Feedback

[06:25]

• The couple discusses the unique dynamic of working, podcasting, and raising a family together.
  • Michael: “I would recommend, like, trying another path first [than working together].”
  • Lauryn: "I give immediate feedback. I don’t sit there and have all this stuff piled up and then I explode.” [07:10]
• They admit instant feedback can turn intense, but it prevents resentment.

3. Trade Places: What Would You Change About Each Other?

[09:09]

• Lauryn praises Michael’s capability and drive but wishes he would move through life more slowly and mindfully.
  • Lauryn (to Michael): “I would be more present and not be so rushed. What if I had a lot of feedback.” [10:07]
  • Michael: “I like to feel like I’m moving.” [11:48]

4. The Most Misunderstood Things About Them

[12:16] (Michael)

• Michael shares that he’s much more reclusive and insular than people assume. He works best alone and doesn’t crave the social spotlight.
  • Michael: “If somebody said to me, ‘Hey, Michael, you’re being punished, and you have to go and, like, stay in your house for two weeks by yourself,’ it would be like, I won the grand prize.” [13:44]
• He clarifies his businesses are a means to support family life, not his identity.
  [16:49] (Lauryn)
• Lauryn notes people only see her “alpha female” persona and rarely acknowledge her nurturing, homemaker side.
  • Lauryn: “People don’t ask me enough about my softer side… I show up very much in my female soft energy in the home.” [17:00]

5. Social Media & the Private Side of Family

[19:53]

• Lauryn intentionally keeps her home and children mostly offline, striving for a “pure childhood” free from constant screens.
  • Lauryn: “I don’t want a phone in my kids’ face all the time… I want them to have a really pure childhood.” [20:00]
• She pushes back on demands to share more private moments, advocating for boundary setting in influencer life.

6. Parenting Philosophy: Building Resilient Kids

[38:09]

• Both parents emphasize instilling resourcefulness and resilience in their children, resisting the urge to coddle or make things too easy.
  • Michael: “What you put in is what you’re going to get out. I hope they learn hard work, resilience, to struggle gracefully…” [38:13]
  • Lauryn: “I definitely don’t want to raise entitled children… Sometimes you have to put a little resistance in their way.” [38:52]
• They agree real growth comes from letting kids experience and overcome difficulties.

7. The Unsung Work of Active Fathers

[27:47]

• Michael shares that active, present fathers (like himself) do a great deal but don’t always get recognition.
  • Michael: "Very dedicated fathers sometimes don’t get the credit that they should." [28:15]
• Lauryn pushes back—acknowledging dads, but noting the physical burden and imbalance when it comes to pregnancy and birth.
  • Lauryn: “I will give you credit for being a good father. But the equalness of it is so skewed.” [29:43]

8. The “Dumb Blonde” Misconception & Playing to Perception

[33:41]

• Lauryn admits that in high school she leaned into a “dumb blonde” persona, though she was always highly perceptive and sharp behind the scenes.
  • Lauryn: “I think I play to being oblivious, but I’m actually paying attention. And I’m razor sharp.” [33:58]
  • Michael shares that Lauryn is “much more perceptive than you pretend you are.” [34:28]

9. Parenting, Grandparenting & Family Dynamics

[54:03]

• The couple jokes about future in-law dynamics, grandparenting, and how they want to integrate as their family grows.
• Lauryn says she aspires to be a fun, hot, well-traveled grandma, while Michael anticipates being a jacked grandpa on testosterone.
  • Lauryn: “What do you think I’ll be like as a grandma? Hot. Lifted.” [54:11]
  • Michael: “You’ll be a cool grandma. The one the grandkids want to go hang out with.” [54:24]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Michael, on fighting openly:
  “We lay it all on the table in the moment and we are not the kind of couple that holds things and stuffs things down.” [04:30]
• Lauryn, on boundaries and privacy:
  “I don’t want a phone in my kids’ face all the time. I’m actually so sort of anti-screen.” [20:00]
• Michael, on parenting priorities:
  “The business is way easier than staying in a healthy relationship, taking care of yourself, and raising healthy, happy kids. In a relationship, there’s a lot more gray area.” [21:08]
• Lauryn, on her private ‘alpha’ and ‘soft’ sides:
  “People are so fixated on me as an alpha female… but when I’m home, I’m a homemaker.” [17:00]
• Michael, on insularity:
  “I’m way less social than people would think… if I have to go stay in my house for two weeks alone, it would be like I won the grand prize.” [13:44]
• Lauryn’s “clairvoyant” admission:
  “I’m a clairvoyant… I can see things, Michael. You know what I’m talking about.” [35:00]
• Lauryn, on raising independent kids:
  “I made you two legs and two arms in my stomach so you could do things for yourself.” [38:52]
• Michael, on fathers and recognition:
  “...I think sometimes dads, active dads, sometimes don’t get the credit that they should.” [28:15]

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Highlighted Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:25-03:44: Casual intro, getting comfortable & describing the loose structure of the episode, taste test fun.
• 04:01-08:52: Openness about arguments, fighting, and the value of letting things out.
• 09:09-11:48: “Trade Places” question—what Lauryn would change about Michael’s approach to life.
• 12:16-14:31: Michael’s “misunderstood” insular nature and what people get wrong about him.
• 17:00-22:40: Lauryn’s softer, nurturing side at home; boundaries with social media and privacy for their children.
• 27:47-32:33: Recognizing the contribution of active fathers, debating credit and appreciation in parenting.
• 33:41-37:05: Lauryn’s dumb-blonde façade and how perceptions diverge from reality.
• 38:09-41:09: Parenting philosophies, raising resilient kids, resisting entitlement.
• 54:03-57:09: Grandparenting visions and family integration.

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Tone & Language

The tone remains raw, playful, slightly profane at times, and very “behind the scenes.” The couple mix affectionate teasing with real talk, comfortably diving into tricky or personal subjects with humor. The language is colloquial (“You look like Ren and Stimpy”, “You’ll be a hot grandma for sure”), sometimes irreverent, and always direct.

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For Listeners Who Haven’t Tuned In

This episode gives a rare, deeply relatable look behind the curated social media image of a high-profile entrepreneurial couple—warts, wisdom, and all. If you’re curious about what it actually takes to balance marriage, business, and family, with plenty of self-critique and candid laughs, this is an episode worth experiencing. The Bossticks don’t shy away from controversy or self-examination, serving up both humor and practical perspective in equal measure.

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Transcript

[A]

The following podcast is a Dear Media Production. She's a lifestyle blogger extraordinaire.

[B]

Fantastic.

[A]

And he's a serial entrepreneur, a very smart cookie. And now Lauren Everts and Michael Bostic.

[B]

Are bringing you along for the ride. Get ready for some major realness.

[A]

Welcome to the Skinny Confidential. Him and her.

[B]

We are in studio for a two part episode. I had the idea interviewing each other. So this idea is I made a list of questions for Michael that I haven't asked you on air. And then you made a list which is like, geez, overachiever, he has like a fucking spot.

[A]

No, but I don't know which way I'm going with my list. Okay, so because we haven't prepped at all, normally we prep for our episodes.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

We've done zero prep, Carson, which is fun. We have, we said we're keeping this one loose.

[B]

Throw it on the table, Emily.

[A]

We don't care if you come in the shot. We were like keeping it just casual on this one. We're going to have a couple spritz societies. I'll do the Skinny Confidential one. Actually, I'll do.

[B]

I think we should do a taste test.

[A]

I'll do the lemon tea, the lemon iced tea and the pink lemonade.

[B]

Listen to this. This is the Skinny Confidential Society Pink.

[A]

Lemonade award winning spritzers brought to you by our friends over at the Toast and Ben. Boy with no job.

[B]

So we're doing a little cocktail and it's Friday and we have had quite the week before we get into the questions. It is back to school. I was, I mean back to school is like, woo.

[A]

You know, we are new to the parenting game. Well, we're five years into it now and we have five under three years old.

[B]

No, honey, we don't have three.

[A]

We have three. No, see, it's been a long couple weeks. We have three under five. So it was like boom, boom, boom. In five years, three kids.

[B]

And then we decided to keep things really intense and get our baby's tongue tie clipped yesterday in Houston. So we drove four hours to Houston. We got his tongue tie clipped. And if you got. If anyone knows anything about a tongue tie release, it is intense.

[A]

Oh, I thought you're gonna say if anyone knows anything about the drive to Houston.

[B]

No. And then we had to drive back with a baby that just had his tongue tie released and it was mayhem.

[A]

Listen, I want to just say one thing and I want to be as a Texas resident. Now, Texas has some of the worst drivers I've ever encountered in the country.

[B]

I Feel like everyone says that in every state when they live there.

[A]

You know, I love the state. I really do. But, my God, the drivers are terrible here. And I just want to say that, okay. Because I think people should improve.

[B]

Take a sip. So you can sit back and relax and enjoy the show. So it's Friday. We've had a very, very long week. Nervous system overload. But this will be fun because we're very consistent. Casual. Like a happy hour with you guys. Would you like to start or would you like me to start?

[A]

Well, I'd like to start by saying I will give you the compliment. You do look beautiful.

[B]

Really?

[A]

Yes. But I did not realize we were like. I thought it was. You said it was casual Friday production. I look like Ren and Stimpy. I've been on zooms all day. My eyes are bloodshot.

[B]

Let me give you a tip.

[A]

Red was not the right tone.

[B]

I would only give you this tip off air. But we're on air. When you have a pimple.

[A]

No, I know. It's right there, right in the center of my face.

[B]

The color that you don't wear is red.

[A]

Okay, but that's. I didn't real. Like, that's what I'm saying. Like, it just. I didn't realize we were going. Yeah, it's a full. It was like, red, red, red.

[B]

Yeah, it's a lot of red.

[A]

Like fucking Rudolph over here. Anyways, cheers.

[B]

Cheers.

[A]

Spritz Society. This is the flavor you came up with.

[B]

Pink lemonade. That's the Skinny confidential flavor. And then we also got a lemon iced tea.

[A]

All right. No, you go. For.

[B]

You.

[A]

You do. This is your idea. You go with the questions first. We're gonna make this a little bit of a two parter this week, guys. So tune in Thursday for the next one.

[B]

Okay? All right, here's the first question. What's something about our marriage that the listeners would be shocked to hear?

[A]

They would be shocked to hear.

[B]

Yeah, and I'm giving you. I do not give you these questions, so you have no idea how to answer.

[A]

What would they be shocked to hear about at this stage of the game after everything we've shared? I think they would be shocked to hear how much we fight and bicker with each other.

[B]

Really?

[A]

I don't think. I think people would be like. I think if people saw us, like, if they were, like, in our house and, like, in the car with us, especially yesterday, driving to Houston and back, I think people would be like, holy shit, this ain't gonna last.

[B]

Well, here's the thing. About our relationship. We lay it all on the table in the moment and we are not the kind of couple that holds things and stuffs things down. I do not stuff anything down. I was reading reading the Untethered Soul today. I let it all out.

[A]

Nobody problem with you. I've been reading the Untethered Soul, Emily. This is true. It's a great book by Michael Singer. Okay, he has two great books. Well, he might have more, but he has two great books that I like. And I am reading it and I'm reading it slow because I really want to get the concepts and I know a lot of people love the book. My favorite thing about you is you. I know today was the first day you picked up. You've read the first part. Now you're going to tell me about it and you're going to give me shit about it.

[B]

What I did actually today is I went into your book and I looked where you dog eared the pages. And then I just want. Because I like to see what your stream of consciousness is like in your reaction to the book. So one of the things in the book is you have to release the energy and you have to let it out. And so I like to let it out in the moment.

[A]

Yeah, but it doesn't say you have to let it out at someone.

[B]

That's what you do sometimes you got to do it on your husband. It's better than holding it.

[A]

Be shocked to see us go at each other. But I think where if there's any like relationship advice is you and I don't hold on to things.

[B]

No, we recover.

[A]

Like it's like a quick recovery. It's like we look at each other like, man, that was kind of dumb and annoying and like, I guess that's our way.

[B]

Is that what you say to yourself in the mirror?

[A]

I just tell my. I tell myself like this is normal. This is what every other couple does. I don't know.

[B]

You send me memes all day long of this shit.

[A]

Yeah, but no, I think. I think people would be shocked to know how much we go at each other and fight and how turned up that can get rather quickly.

[B]

Well, we've known each other since we were 12, so yeah, Emily's not surprised and neither is Carson.

[A]

Like, I think that if a therapist got a hold of us and was there, they would call us back for a lot more sessions.

[B]

So do you want to go to a therapist?

[A]

No. No, I'm not.

[B]

I feel like this is therapy, but.

[A]

I do think that I wouldn't recommend this form of argument to people.

[B]

It works for us. Here's the thing. We work together, we podcast together, we live together, and we raise kids together. So I was talking to our friend Mark, our mutual friend, and we were talking about this with him. He was, like, doing therapy on us, and he was telling me it is unique that we're working together like this.

[A]

Carson's giving me the. I have to put the mic down. He wants to get the. I was trying to cover my pimple. Carson. I'll try to. Yeah. Well, listen, we're not the only couple to do this. There's many couples that do it. I've said a million times on the show, like people should, couples should not work together. Yeah. But if it works, it's great. But I would recommend, like, trying another path first.

[B]

But my personality style, just if we're on the topic, the question wasn't for me is that I say it in the moment, I give feedback in the moment. I think that's how I am in. In the brand, too. I give immediate feedback so I don't sit there and have all this stuff piled up and then I explode. Like, I would rather just talk to the team and say it right in the moment and be like, hey, I think next time we can do it like this. Or, hey, this system seems to be broken, as opposed to just holding it in and letting it explode.

[A]

Your style is to fully unload on me.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Then feel better about your unload and leave me with all of the things you.

[B]

Who doesn't do that to their husband? If you don't, you're enlightened.

[A]

No, no, but that's the thing. People would be shocked to see how much we go out each other, how much we fight. We have a very unique relationship. I was. I mean, listen, every couple has unique relationship. Right. It's unique to them. But, yeah, we've known each other since we were 12.

[B]

Something loving that you would. People would be shocked to hear. Something loving and positive.

[A]

I don't know.

[B]

I hate.

[A]

You know what I really don't like?

[B]

What?

[A]

I don't like when couples need to confess their love all the time.

[B]

I know, but you don't.

[A]

Because there's always a red flag. And then you're like. They're like, oh, my God, so and so fell apart. It's like, yeah, if you're skipping down the beach, holding hands, telling the world all the time, like, there's. There's. You know, I feel like we don't need to do that.

[B]

What's your favorite part about Me. This is not on my list.

[A]

No, no, no. Okay, my turn.

[B]

No, no, no. You have to answer that question really quick.

[A]

One of my favorite. Well, I have a lot of favorite parts about you. Your sense of humor. I've always loved your sense of humor, your resilience. I love that. How you are with our children. Because there's a million things. That's a whole question in itself.

[B]

Well, now I'm over earlier's fight.

[A]

Okay, perfect. Okay, my turn, my turn. This is an interesting one. I just want to know. I just want to see this. If you could trade places with me for one week. Let me finish. I'm asking the question again. If you could trade places with me for one week, what would you do differently?

[B]

That is literally the best question I've ever been asked on a show.

[A]

Give me my notes.

[B]

This is actually a really good question.

[A]

Let's go.

[B]

I think that you do 99. 97. Right. But this. There's 3% that I would do different.

[A]

That's pretty high. That's a lot. That's pretty good. Say 97. Wrong.

[B]

No, I think that you're incredibly capable, which I've realized that's, like, why I married you, is you're. You're capable. Like, you will kill the tiger. You will skin it, and then you will cook it on the grill, and you will use the fur for something else. Like, you will use every part of the tiger, which is great.

[A]

Tonight's gonna be good with you and me.

[B]

I. Differently, I would say that you're constantly in a rush, and you rush through life so fast, and I'm just worried about the projection on the children. This is being honest.

[A]

The question is not how to criticize me. The question is, what would you do differently?

[B]

Well, what I would do differently is I would be like a sea turtle. I would be a little bit more slow and methodical. I actually think it's really sexy and hot that you're reading the Untethered Soul.

[A]

But don't you think that if I was a little slower, like a turtle, I wouldn't be as killing of the tiger as you?

[B]

Sure. Think there's a medium.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I think you could tone it down a bit. I think, like, we don't need to, like, drag everyone by their ponytail all the time. Like, it's, like. It's intense at the rush, and then there's, like, a panicked undertone. So what I would do differently if I was in your body is I would be a little bit more present and not be so rushed. What if I Had a lot of feedback.

[A]

That's all you got.

[B]

And then I would just. With my wife all day long.

[A]

The question once again is, if you were me in my body, I would.

[B]

Be with my wife all day long.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And I would be less panicked.

[A]

I'm not panicked. I'm just quick moving like a barracuda.

[B]

Okay. You don't think you're panicked? That's not self aware.

[A]

Panicked is.

[B]

I would be more self aware.

[A]

Panicked is like, I'm so worried that something's gonna go wrong. I'm not worried.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Like, don't you think, like, panic is like, oh, I'm in a panic? Like, oh, something's bad's happening. I'm just moving. I'm going quick.

[B]

Yeah, but sometimes I don't want to go quick.

[A]

I'm not going quick.

[B]

I want to be thoughtful and purposeful and just be in the moment. And so that's what I would do differently. I gave you two things. I would be obsessed with my wife every second, and I would put my wife on a pedestal.

[A]

I thought you were going to have more for me on this. All right.

[B]

No, it's not.

[A]

Just slow down is the answer.

[B]

Slow down. You do everything you do. I mean, you help with the children.

[A]

Feedback taken. But no.

[B]

Why?

[A]

Because I. I like to go.

[B]

You don't want to be obsessed with your wife every.

[A]

I like to feel like I'm moving.

[B]

Okay, well, you're moving. What is the most misunderstood thing about you by the audience?

[A]

Well, I don't know what's misunderstood about me.

[B]

I know this is a. This is a brain buster.

[A]

What is understood about me? Can I tweak it and just say about people in general with me?

[B]

Sure.

[A]

I'm a lot more reclusive than people think.

[B]

Like a lot more.

[A]

Like a lot more.

[B]

Like. No, I don't think reclusive is the right word. It's insular.

[A]

Insular spine. Yeah. I'm very good at being alone.

[B]

Because you're. You're. Do you. Have you told the audience?

[A]

No.

[B]

You're gifted?

[A]

No, no, I'm not going down that road.

[B]

Yeah, we are. He's gifted.

[A]

No, no, no.

[B]

Go look up gifted. You are. I looked. I had a whole talk with Chat GPT about it. You're gifted and you're very insular and you're cerebral. And if you don't have that time to yourself to be inward. And I love how I'm answering it. You. You aren't your best self.

[A]

Like, it's a weird thing. We do this show together. And the intention of the show is that it goes out and reaches a lot of people, which, of course, we want. But the show is done in a way where it's just like, you and I, or another person in a room.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Which I'm super comfortable with. But I'm not so excited about being in front of so many people all the time. And then I think what would surprise people is I'm way less, like, social than people would think, because all day long, I'm meeting with people and interacting with people and doing the show and all that. But when it comes to me, I'm like, fully okay. If somebody said to me, hey, Michael, you're being punished, and you have to go and, like, stay in your house for two weeks by yourself, it would be like, I won the grand prize.

[B]

You would not be able to be away from me for two weeks.

[A]

I'm not.

[B]

What are you talking about?

[A]

Not you and the kids. I gotta be around you and the kids. But I'm saying, like, if I didn't, like, have to, like, I'd be okay with that. I've been like that my whole life.

[B]

I'm good being what you are. You like the momentum of business, but on every other aspect, you are a complete, insular recluse that likes to read your books and play your video games.

[A]

There has to. Like, for me, there's always got to be some kind of purpose to be out.

[B]

I don't think you would ever go out if it wasn't for me.

[A]

No, probably not.

[B]

And the way I go out is.

[A]

I'm like, I wouldn't. I mean, I would go out with friends and see a few people, but I wouldn't be, like, out socially.

[B]

Right.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And when I go out, I am so intentional about how I go out. Like, I will only go out with someone that I really, really genuinely like and want to go out with.

[A]

You know, like, there's those. Some people like to go out and, like, just kind of like. Like, the guys like to go on the golf trip or the girls do the girl, like, I don't want to do any of that. But. But if it's like, hey, I want to go play tennis, or if I want to go to the workout, or if there's a business thing, then, yes, I want to be there. But if it's like, let's go network or let's go hang out, I'm not, and I don't like to do that.

[B]

But you will go out. Like, what I just said, if it's intentionally thought out with someone that you really enjoy?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Like, next week, we're going out three times, and all the people we're going out with, like, you're excited to go out with?

[A]

Yeah. I also. Maybe people don't realize that the businesses are not my main focus in life.

[B]

Okay, what does that mean?

[A]

Like, I use. I like to be part of the brands, and I like to run the companies, and I like that. And don't worry anybody that is with me, like, nothing's happening, but I use those as a mechanism to go and satisfy the other areas of my life, which is, like, family and being insular, if that makes sense. Like, a lot of people really attach. Like, especially entrepreneurs, they attach their whole identity to their. To their work and their business, and they get super attached to the outward presentation of them as the entrepreneur or them as the celebrity or them as the star. And for me, like, there's not that thought process at all. It's like, all of these things are a mechanism for me to be able to live an insular life the way that I want to live.

[B]

You're a big family man.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. And I think you got that from your father. But you like being around your family. In books. You're very naval. Ish.

[A]

I'm getting a lot of compliments for you. But, yes, I like to be. I like to. I like to. Not. Yes. Naval, but, yes, I like to be. I don't know. I just. I think people would be surprised that I. I think because of what we do, we get some nice things said from time to time about us, but that's really not, like, a motivation for me at all.

[B]

Okay. We also get some mean things said.

[A]

Well, that is the motivation. I do like to ruffle some feathers, ruffle those people up a little bit. Okay, let's see. I was gonna do one that was similar to that. I know one. What's the one question you wish more people would ask you?

[B]

Hmm. I think people don't ask me enough about my softer side. Like, I think people are so fixated on, like, me as an alpha female and, like, the dominant side of me that they don't tap into the other side. And I don't blame them for. For not tapping in because they don't know that because I don't show it. But when I'm home. And I think you can say this if you agree with me, it's like I'm a homemaker when I'm home. Our house is like, the vibes are on, the atmosphere is on, and I'm you know, I try to be present for my kids and make sure that they're enjoying their day, and that takes a lot of effort, in my opinion. Like, I can't show up as, like, this dominant, I don't know, like boss in my house. I show up very much in my female soft energy in. In the home.

[A]

Yeah. I think that people see what you do professionally and then they want to make that the. The. That's what I was trying to say earlier. It's like that's the identity, but they forget that you're a wife and you're a mother and your homemaker and you're. You do all these other things that many women do. A lot of women do, but they focus on the other stuff.

[B]

Yeah, it's very much every time I get interviewed, it's very much like about. It's very alpha female, which is fine because, you know, a lot of that is alpha female. But I think if people saw the people I spend time around and the friends that I choose to invest my energy in, like, it's not. I think they would be surprised by how I spend my time when I don't show up on social media. It's very much like family, children, and with friends that I've known forever or, you know, people that I'm very interested in investing energy in. We're not, you know, out on the town at fashion week going buck wild with a bunch of celebrities. That's just not our life. Our life is very, like, I feel like, simple, kind of boring. Yeah, maybe boring. Sure. I'm. I'm fine with that. It's routine. It's. It's sweet.

[A]

I was explaining, like, I think it's like you. It's. We have a lot of family. We focus heavily on family values and taking care of ourselves. And then the business is like the sport that you get to play because those things are stable.

[B]

Yes. And this is. I always say this like, I cannot play the sport of business if I am not completely optimizing and paying attention and watering the other side of it, which is like, time to shut your nervous system down and self regulate and, and take it down. I could not perform at this level if I didn't have the complete opposite end of the spectrum. And I think people don't get to see that with me. They don't get to see, you know, how hands on I am with my kids because they see, like, just go, go, go, go, go on Instagram or the podcast.

[A]

Maybe that's the weird thing about social, because you'd probably actually like from a. If you were like optimizing accounts perspective, if we showed a lot more of that, it would probably go viral. Yeah, would do better.

[B]

But here's my.

[A]

Then you got to share all that.

[B]

This is my thing. I've thought about this. People are like, well why don't you share like you know, you know, your, your kids and you getting ready for school or coming home or whatever it is. I don't want to share that. I don't want a phone in my kids face all the time. I'm actually like, this is something people would be surprised. I'm actually so like sort of anti screen. I don't want my kids to be raised on a screen which is weird because what I do for a living is so based on my phone. I think they have all the time in the world to be on a screen. I want them to have a really pure childhood. And when I pull out that phone, I think about it before I pull it out. Like I'm not pulling out my phone so snapping and videoing all the time at all. I will pull it out and I'll be like, let's get a picture for grandma. You see, I'm how I am with my phone. My phone is in the other room at night. Like I don't want them to remember when they were little their mom's relationship with the phone being such a big deal. So at I'm not going to be putting a tripod and a camera up to film me and my kids every morning. I'm just not going to do it.

[A]

Yeah, I think people get like this. That's what I was saying. They get things backwards. Like I think a more interesting like if I was interviewing you or people like other women.

[B]

You are interviewing me.

[A]

I am interviewing you. I forgot. Well, yeah, but it's a little bit, you know what I'm saying is that I think sometimes people, they lose, they focus so much on like, oh, you're doing like how are you? You know, you're doing the business. They forget like you're doing all the things as a mother and then you get to do the business thing. But they focus so much on the headlines of the business that they forget like actually some of the harder things are at home and with the kids and in the relationship. To be honest again I say I like this is like really kind of messed up to say for people that, you know, think business is hard, which it is. But like the business is way easier than staying in a healthy relationship taking care of yourself and Raising healthy, happy kids. Like I find the business to be input, output. It's not the same like in a relationship. There's a, there's a lot more gray area like business that's pretty black and white to be honest.

[B]

Here's. I think if you want to be an intentional parent, which we do want to be, it's a lot of work.

[A]

Yeah. Like I joke all the time. I say, I tell people when they ask me, well, why'd you move to Austin? I know for a fact from a business numbers, financials, growth perspective, if I stayed in LA or if I moved to New York, those things, the businesses would be much further ahead just because of the environment that we would be in. But what I'm, that's what I'm saying is like it's actually harder to go and say, okay, you got to put the other things first and then use the other things, the business to supplement the main thing that's most important. But a lot of people get it backwards. They put the career first and the business or the brand first and then they let the other things kind of suffer or slip.

[B]

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[A]

Hmm? What's something. Oh, this is going to rile a lot of women up. It's going to rile a lot of women up. I'm sure. If I should say it. You want me to say it or are you moving on?

[B]

Go ahead.

[A]

I think that women, you deservedly so. Get a lot of credit. As you should, as you all should, for bearing the burden of carrying a children. The children and then birthing them and then feed all the things that women do.

[B]

And everyone wonders why we get in.

[A]

Fights, but I do think careful myself and other.

[B]

Huh.

[A]

Very active.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And dedicated fathers sometimes don't get the credit that they should. Meaning when we get in a fight and you're saying you don't feel like you like, you feel like, oh, well, I carry the kid. I'm like, well, I'm doing as much as I can to contribute. From the diapers to the pickups to this getting up to all the things I do. And I think sometimes dads, active dads. Carson, listen, I'm not saying that women shouldn't get credit, but I'm saying sometimes men that are trying to show up and be great strong fathers don't get as much credit as they could. And I feel like I don't need, I don't need credit on the validation of the businesses because I can look at my fucking pianos. But I do think it's nice once in a while to get some more credit for being a good father. I do.

[B]

I will give you credit for being a good father.

[A]

Not that you don't give me Credit.

[B]

For being good name is just not even when you birth baby out of your dick hole.

[A]

I get two women. I got two. Two people in the room. I did not say it's even.

[B]

You have no idea. So, like, I will give you credit for. For being equal Credit. But the equalness of it is so skewed.

[A]

I didn't say equal. Did I say. No, See, Okay, I will give you credit.

[B]

And what you hear, I will give you credit.

[A]

But I'm not saying I need credit. I'm saying you. What's the question? What do I not get? What do you not give me more credit for?

[B]

I will give you. You are. I'm gonna actually give you credit right now.

[A]

Oh, good.

[B]

I would actually say that you do 60% and I do 40. Ooh.

[A]

Next question. We can just move on. We can just move on from here.

[B]

However, the pregnancy and the birthday is going to drop you back down to about 20%. That's how gnarly.

[A]

Yeah. But you know what? And this is like, for. I'm just going to speak for the men out there, like, and I guess this. Hopefully this is not a controversial thing to say anymore in 2025, but, you know, like, men can't give birth. And so I'm not going to try to understand what it's like. I feel it looks challenging and difficult and not great for, like, it doesn't look comfortable.

[B]

I mean, you get a back pain, and I hear about it for six months.

[A]

Yeah. But my body's not a. Like, it's not built for childbirth. So, like, what's the point in doing this?

[B]

I just think you should say women do way more.

[A]

But I contribute, I said.

[B]

To the pie.

[A]

I. The only thing, as I said, I think more fathers that are showing up as they can is they should get sometimes more credit for that.

[B]

Okay. Okay. On Father's Day, I will give you so much more extra credit.

[A]

Okay. Okay. Joking aside. Joking aside. I think it's important because they're. Listen, there's good parents and bad parents. Good moms, bad moms, Good dads. Bad dads. But I do think sometimes the good dads, the ones that are really showing up, are somewhat. Sometimes not as acknowledged as, like, mothers are always acknowledged and will continue to be enough. We don't just keep. I'm gonna keep saying it, but I think sometimes the great fathers that are showing up are not always as appreciated as they could be.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And it's not easy.

[B]

Right. My dad was a great father. I'm going to acknowledge him. My dad was A great father out of 10. He's.

[A]

And a great grandfather.

[B]

He is literally the best dad ever. And he showed up like you show up. So maybe I have a high expectation.

[A]

But it's. But it's important, I think, for the women that are listening that have husbands and great fathers in life to acknowledge it. Because a lot of the guys don't need to be told how good they're doing at work. I mean, it's nice, it's good. But like, the other. I think the other thing and the other acknowledgment goes much further.

[B]

I think what's crazy when you become a parent is you don't realize when you're little how much work it is to be a parent. So then when you become a parent, you have so much more respect and understanding and empathy and compassion for your parents. And it really puts a lot in perspective. And you're able to be like, oh, that's why, you know, my mom did this thing. Or that's why my, my dad used to do it this way. Like, you really have an understanding.

[A]

Everybody is just hanging on by a thread.

[B]

And I think most people are doing the best they can.

[A]

I don't care how much or how little help or resources like parenting is, is hard in general. Every kid comes with a different set of circumstances and a different set of issues and a different personality. And the job of the parent is to, like, usher that person into being a happy, healthy adult. It's not easy.

[B]

No, it's not easy. Your turn.

[A]

So I should get more acknowledgment?

[B]

Okay, we'll give you a start. What do you need? What do you need?

[A]

Like, I'm not gonna say anything.

[B]

I know what you need.

[A]

Never think. Okay. What's the biggest misconception people have about you as an individual outside of our marriage and brand?

[B]

Do you really want my honest opinion?

[A]

No, Lauren, I want you to give me the sugar coated, filtered version.

[B]

I honestly don't know. I really try to detach from what other people think about me. I really actively try to detach. So I don't know what the streets are buzzing about me. I really don't know. Maybe I want to say in high school, I feel like I played the. The dumb card. And you can talk more to that because you've had the experience with that and you can maybe. I think that's something we've never talked about on the show. You can talk about that experience. But in high school and maybe even into college, I played a very like, sort of like a Dumb blonde card. And I sort of used it to my advantage, which I could do a whole podcast. You still do it?

[A]

Sometimes, yeah.

[B]

I, like, I think I play to being oblivious, but I'm actually paying attention. And I'm razor sharp, and my brain is maybe a little adhd, but I. I know what's happening. What? Don't you think that's it?

[A]

I think on certain things, yes, but.

[B]

I'm oblivious to other things.

[A]

I think if I started to quiz you on a couple world events, you would. We would have to probably pause and reassess the show.

[B]

No, I'm not. I. I can't.

[A]

But I do think, yes, you're, like. You're much more perceptive than you pretend you are. And you are much more thoughtful, level. And I think that people would be surprised about how much you're aware of and what you're paying attention to. I mean, but I guess, like, it's not that surprising considering the career you've had for as long as you've had it. You know what I mean?

[B]

Like, I also am a clairvoyant, but we can get into that later.

[A]

I don't know what that means.

[B]

You know, I'm a clairvoyant. You're gonna say that you don't know what that means?

[A]

I want to know how you define that.

[B]

A clairvoyant is someone that can see things. I can see things, Michael. You know what I'm talking about. He's laughing. You know what I'm talking about.

[A]

I think that you can.

[B]

Are very energetic, I think.

[A]

Yeah. Like, I mean, I will say I watched you call the birthday of one of our children months and months before, and it was not the predicted due date, and it happened on the exact day that you called the months and.

[B]

Months, and I flipped two babies in my stomach.

[A]

And this. People are getting all pissed off.

[B]

I don't care, actually.

[A]

Why did I get pissed off? So both of our babies were breach. I was freaking out because I. That's what I do with medical stuff. And then the doctor's like, oh, maybe C section. And in both cases, we did nothing. And you went into weird meditation and both flipped. Both of them. I can witness it. I was there.

[B]

There's other things, too, that I've predicted that I've seen, but we. Well, that's another episode. But do you think. Do you. So you think the misconception about me, too, is that I'm oblivious? Is that what you say?

[A]

I think that sometimes when I see people get riled up about you and they Just think that. And they say things like, you're out of touch, you're not paying attention. I just think that that's silly because I know you and I know what you're paying attention to. And I think those people are just. Aren't. They're not reading the tea leaves.

[B]

I think sometimes I don't translate because I think with me, you need the full context.

[A]

No, you don't translate because you are not one of those people. And I mean this as a compliment. You do not just start to care about things because other people care about things. Meaning, like if. If people decide that an event is important and they demand that you say it's important, you don't just do that because people do that. And what I. And I. It's not like either you. Either.

[B]

You mean I don't. Virtue signal.

[A]

Well, that. Yes, but I think that, like. And. And when they say things like, you're not paying attention, you're out of touch. It's not that. It's just you're choosing not to. To participate in things that people demand you participate in. Which is one of the things I like about you.

[B]

Well, you know, I think that that's probably the. Maybe the biggest. Biggest misconception. But in high school, I did used to play dumb, remember? Like, all the time. And you would used to get mad at me, remember? Used to be pissed off. You'd be like, why. Why are you doing this?

[A]

No, I would be like, man, this girl is so dumb.

[B]

That's not what you used to do. Tell them what you really used to do.

[A]

No, I known you since you were. I don't like when people. I don't like when people try to do things like that.

[B]

Do things like what?

[A]

Like. Like. Like try to. Like. I just. I just think, like, I just. You don't need. I don't think you need to play that. I just think you'd be yourself.

[B]

I was myself. With a little frill.

[A]

I don't know what that means.

[B]

I'd like. I was just like. Maybe like a Paris Hilton Y act in high school.

[A]

Laris.

[B]

Yeah, they used to call me Laris.

[A]

I'm gonna tell once we have Paris on the show. I'm gonna talk to her about that.

[B]

About Larys.

[A]

About Larys.

[B]

Okay. I think she'll like it.

[A]

Pull up the old pictures.

[B]

She'll like it.

[A]

Yeah. All right.

[B]

What do you hope our kids learn from watching how we work together?

[A]

I hope that our children learn that you have to put into. You have to put in effort into anything that you do like you. I don't. I'm never going to sugarcoat to them that life should be easy for them. I think you have to. That what you put in is what you're going to get out. I hope that they learned hard work. I hope they learn resilience. I hope they learn to struggle gracefully. I hope that they learn that life doesn't owe them anything and it's not just going to be given what they want because they want it. And I hope that they see that when you make sacrifices and work hard that you, that you, that you can get certain results.

[B]

I think that resourcefulness we really try to instill in them, like I, I will say to my kids, I made you two legs and two arms in my stomach so you could do things for yourself. I definitely don't want to raise entitled children. And it's, it's not easy. It's not easy. When you're making your own money and you want to make things easy for them and you want to make things seamless and efficient, sometimes you have to put a little resistance in their way.

[A]

You know, I think because our kids are young, like, I see some of the feedback people write in and they, you know, they sometimes push back on some of the commentary around, like, not either placating to children or basing your life around the children or making it easy for them. And they say, well, wait till they get older. But whether they're older or not, I think, like, it's important to, for you and I to play back the tape. This is good universal advice for any parent at any stage. Even though our children are not older, we all know older people and older children and older siblings and people in our own lives that have been coddled or given everything or placated to and how that goes. And so I don't think you have to have children yourself to realize what can go wrong if you don't instill those values into a child. Because we all know people that were spoiled or coddled or, you know, mommy and Daddy took care of everything. And so I think it's important, like, to consistently put this at the forefront, especially for ourselves and new parents. But at the same time recognize and acknowledge that, like, no, it's never going to be easy. And there's going to be a lot of. Really, that's one of the hardest things about being a parent is knowing that you could step in and you could save them or could help them or could make it easy or could give them resource, but not doing it. And I think that's going to be the. The hard thing that's going to continue to challenge us. I actually, I imagine as kids get older, like, those challenges are going to get harder and harder and harder. Not easier, but at the end of the day, and I read this, I said this on another episode, I saw this quote by Patrick Bet David. He said, the hardest thing about being a parent is realizing that you're raising them so that one day they don't need you. That's like a hard. It's like, for a parent, it's like a.

[B]

You're gonna follow the kids around.

[A]

I feel like, no, I mean, that's gonna be what I'm gonna want to do. Yeah, but I think that's the. I think that's the. The challenge of. Of being. I don't say a good, but an effective parent. That raises a capable, resilient, independent young person. That's what I want them to understand from work. This episode is sponsored by Cotton. Let's take a quick break to talk about cotton. As someone who's constantly refining my routine, from what I eat to what I wear to what I invest in, I've learned that the materials we surround ourselves with matter more than we would think. That's why I've made a conscious shift towards wearing more natural fabrics, especially cotton. It's timeless, it's versatile, and it's rooted in something real. Cotton literally comes from the earth, a flower that transforms into a soft, breathable, durable fabric. You can't beat that. Cotton is incredibly gentle on the skin. It is so hot out here this summer in Austin that you need something that breathes. It's hot everywhere, to be honest, so having something that breathes and cool and keeps you fresh and energetic is so important. It's obviously naturally hypoallergenic, especially as the weather warms up. I find myself reaching for it more and more these days. But it's not just about comfort. It's also about quality. Cotton lasts. That's so important. Nothing worse than having clothing that just falls apart. Cotton lasts and lasts. It holds its shape, and most importantly, it fits my lifestyle. Whether I'm heading to the office, at the gym, traveling from day to night, Cotton moves with me, not against me. And when I'm investing in something, especially now, as a parent, I want it to be well made and built to last. Cotton checks that box every time. It's reliable, it's elevated, and it just fits how we look live. So here's my advice. Check the tag. When it's made with cotton, you're choosing something that's better for your body, better for your skin and built to last. You'll feel the difference in your skin will thank you. Cotton is the fabric of our lives. To learn more, visit thefabricofarlives.com Again, that is the fabric of our lives.

[B]

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And like I said it gives you like a wet lifted look. And then I also will use the little lash one. See how we have like a little lash situation at the bottom on top of my lashes before I go to bed. After my skincare you can touch up your brows with this. I sometimes even will use brow pencil. My makeup artists use it. I think this is my favorite Skinny Confidential product. I'm very very proud of this and it works. It grows your brows because like I said castor oil Egyptians telling you you got to try this. I have one in every purse. You can't go wrong. You can subscribe on our site shop skinny confidential.com and it's delivered Straight to your door. If you want to upgrade your beauty routine and upgrade your eyebrows and lift your face, you got to try the Skinny Confidentials brow peptide. You know what I cannot deal with? I actually internally have a dialogue with myself. That is a monologue. When you put. We've cleaned our whole house out of so many things. Our house feels so nice on the nervous system because it's just. There's no cleaning products, there's clean air. It's just nice. And then you come in with your Cheeto, the. What's the guy's name, the Cheeto guy? Chester the Cheeto hairspray. Spraying it all over my house that I worked so hard on. I got you non toxic hairspray. And then this is what gets me. This is where I'm like, I can't. You take your tox hair and you lay in the bed in the same clothes that you've been wearing all day with the helmet head on the silk pillowcase. And it's honestly unbelievable. I would rather you leave the toilet seat up for the rest of your life. And I would rather fall in because I have fallen in many times, especially pregnant, which is insane that you think to leave it up. Then like, stop with the hairspray. Stop with the clothes from the day in the bed and stop especially with the hairspray in the bed on the silk pillowcase that you're rubbing your hair all over the bed.

[A]

Noted. Okay, that's it.

[B]

What was the question again?

[A]

Oh, I'm glad you put some thought into this.

[B]

See, I get stuff out, you know.

[A]

It takes a lot to maintain this thing, so.

[B]

I know, but can you just. I just got a new brand. It starts with an R. I know. You know I throw away your. Your hairspray sometimes.

[A]

Yeah, I know. I have secret stashes though.

[B]

I throw it away. It's the hairspray with the paste. It's like strogano making the thing in the bathroom. How you do your hair, it's insane.

[A]

I'm in a weird phase with my hair because I'm trying to figure out what I want to do with it.

[B]

Okay, well, let's buzz.

[A]

What if I buzz? Oh, yeah, I actually, I've never. But I have a small head. I kind of think it's like a not going to be a good buzz shape.

[B]

You don't want to run around saying you have a small head. That's not the vibe.

[A]

I don't care. I've got fucking.

[B]

Yeah, no, but that's just not the.

[A]

I've got three Kids, I'm done.

[B]

You're done?

[A]

Finished. I'm not on the market. Never will be again. Don't care.

[B]

Maybe it will be. You never know.

[A]

I'm not hanging on. I don't care. I don't. I don't. I'm not. Whatever.

[B]

Skinny Confidentials X.

[A]

That would. Honestly, to be honest, if we were. If I was single and that was that in your bio, that would be like the. A big lure.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

That would be the thing. I wouldn't even need to really, like, show myself.

[B]

It'd probably be like, what's your name? Michelle. Am I going to Thanksgiving with Lauren?

[A]

That's why all you girls are nuts. Honestly, that line is like, if I just said Lauren's ex, like, that would probably be the only thing I would need to say in a dating profile. If I was like, hey, I've got these great accolades and, you know, I'm doing all these things, nobody would care. If I was like, hey, I'm Lauren's ex and she seems to have it together.

[B]

I told you the other day, I would pay money to watch you on a date to watch you do, like, a dating spree.

[A]

It'd be pretty.

[B]

It would be insane.

[A]

Not good. Okay, you know why? Because once you've been in a relationship as long as I've been in one, I can't imagine having to start with the small chit chat again. Like, I couldn't. I don't know how I would do it.

[B]

You and I never did chit chat.

[A]

No, but you know what I mean. Like. Like, because I know that, like, I, you know, people have. You have to go on the date and you have to get to know it. You have to talk and to do the thing.

[B]

Yeah, you have to talk and you.

[A]

Have to go slow for a while.

[B]

I know that's really hard. Carson, he has to talk. You'd have to talk.

[A]

No, you know what I'm talking about. Like, imagine, like, you've just been, like, this old dinosaur for forever.

[B]

I just don't think it's fair that I've gotten you to this point with, like.

[A]

You've improved me.

[B]

Yeah, I've improved you. Like, I feel like it's like. It's like a muscle car. I took the muscle car. I improved it. It literally is like. It's. It's. The car is, like, pristine.

[A]

That's why a lot of, like, divorced dads, like, they end up doing pretty fine.

[B]

No, it's annoying because we put in all this effort, the starter wife, to improve the pristine car and Then you get to go drive off, and someone else gets to reap the benefits of my work.

[A]

Well, what I think it is is that. No, it's that it's a signal also to the market. Like, if I was like, in a. Put my business hat on, it's like a signal to the market that, like, at some point, somebody of value, like, thought that this guy was valuable. So, like, it signals that he's like a. Like, he's like, not. He's like, not. He's, like, a good resource or asset, you know?

[B]

What do you mean?

[A]

Because you've been vetted, you know? I mean, somebody at some point thought that this guy was worth marrying.

[B]

Yeah, I've heard some people, like, behind the scenes, be like, oh, that's blank and Blank's ex husband. And they don't even say the name of the person.

[A]

That's what I'm trying to say. It almost doesn't matter.

[B]

Like, oh, that's Blank and Blank's ex husband. Yeah, it does feel like you want to be branded as that, though, so I'll let you sit in that.

[A]

To be honest. Listen, my. My dad told me this the other day. We were talking about something else. He's like, one reason is good as another. You know what the.

[B]

Like, it's all like, the grass is going to be.

[A]

There's a story. Like, there's like. It's like talking about these. To these girls about, like, this one guy was like, oh, my God. I don't know if these girls like us. They. I think they're gold diggers. And the guy looks over. He's like, hey, hey, Larry, that's okay. We got the gold. It's like, what is that?

[B]

Well, how does that relate to this conversation?

[A]

Meaning? Like, it's. It's okay. That's like, one reason's as good as another.

[B]

Oh, why. Why is it the one guy's concerned.

[A]

That the girls are gold diggers? The other guy's like, I don't think.

[B]

You'Re gonna want to give this up because I just got labia. Lunchtime lift. Carson's heard it all.

[A]

That. You know what? If I was thinking about leaving now, I'm not.

[B]

Well, last Friday, Dr. Amir got his hands on me, so you better straighten up.

[A]

I don't know what you two are doing. I hope it went well.

[B]

That's a. It went great. What do you think I'll be like as a grandma? Hot. Lifted.

[A]

You'll be a hot grandma for sure. You'll be lifted. You'll be hot. Whatever's. Whatever the latest and greatest is. You'll probably do fun. My forehead will be down banging around my knees, so I'll need some help there.

[B]

Well traveled.

[A]

Yeah. I think that you'll be a cool grandma. I think you'll be a cool grandma. I think you'll be like the one. The grandma that, like, the grandkids want to go. They'd be like, that's the one that I want. You want to go hang out with. You'll probably want to take him out.

[B]

You know, what are you gonna do when you have to be with a grandma?

[A]

Well, I guess I'll be a grandpa. Yeah, I'll just be on like a bunch of TRT then I think probably. Okay, we all jacked up.

[B]

You know who's a good grandma? Your mom.

[A]

But don't you think that, like. Yeah, we'll probably. I'll probably do all that. We're going to do all the things.

[B]

My stepmom's a great grandma. We have two great grandmas, I think.

[A]

With technology and robotic body parts. Oh, and I.

[B]

And labia lunchtime list.

[A]

Lunchtime labia lifts and lunchtime penis pumps or whatever they are.

[B]

Oh, he already asked. He already text me and he already said, when am I going to get my hands on Michael's penis? He literally text me that.

[A]

Nothing like another man texting your wife.

[B]

He said, I have exosomes from. From my placenta for Michael's penis.

[A]

I think people would be shocked to know that that's the texts that are going on between you and our doctor.

[B]

I don't think anyone's shocked.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, I think you'll be. I think you'll be cool grandma.

[B]

I think that I want to be like, very. I want to travel in a pack. Like, I want to bring the.

[A]

What's going to be tough for you is as we've gotten older, you want to be like super independent in our family unit, which is what great. That's what we all want. And I think when our kids start to do that and start to want that for themselves, you're going to be kind of clinging on and hanging over.

[B]

Well, I'm just going to plan trips and plan. I love that about Kris Jenner. I feel like she integrates her family into her life and she integrates herself into their life, and I like that.

[A]

I also. I'm waiting for the day. I want to get like one of those old school camcorders that like, pop up. I can't wait till our sons start bringing home. If they start bringing Home girls to the house to date.

[B]

Well, those girls will be playing checkers. I'm playing checkers.

[A]

I cannot wait to film your reaction and how you handle that. It is going to be my favorite thing to watch ever.

[B]

Why?

[A]

Because I just think it's going to be hilarious. Because I just know how you are, and I just want to watch how you are with these girls that date yourself, your sons that you're obsessed with.

[B]

Yeah, it will be interesting. Like, can you imagine Ms. Bostic? I'm here for bond.

[A]

If they say Ms. Bostic, they might just come in and be like, listen, bitch, I'm dating your kid.

[B]

It's like a dragon with fire coming out of its mouth. That answers the door.

[A]

What if they come in? They're like, get your mother out of here.

[B]

No, that's not strategic.

[A]

Well, you never know what you're gonna get. That's why I'm saying I'll be there with the camcorder. I will report back in. What is this, like, in, like, 20 years?

[B]

I don't think you and I talk about enough how. How well I get along with your mother, which is amazing, because a lot of daughter in laws and mother in laws don't get along. And you. I get along so well.

[A]

It was a little process in the beginning. You guys had to do a little dance.

[B]

We did our dance. But then we. We.

[A]

She's gonna hear this. You guys both had to get. You guys had to get your footing.

[B]

Yeah, but we're good now.

[A]

You're super good.

[B]

We're, like, in alignment.

[A]

Listen, you were good. The second you gave her grandkids like you were. That was like, carte blanche.

[B]

My dad. This is a true story. So I am cocktail waitressing at my dad's restaurant, Yellow Coyote in Encinitas, and Michael is trying his hardest to get me to go on a date. I wasn't sold yet. You were pretty sold, but I wasn't sold yet. I'm just gonna be honest. I'm sorry if you told yourself that I wasn't sold yet. I'm just being blunt. Transparency. And I went up to the hostess stand, and my dad was up there, and I said, oh, my God, Michael Bostick is here again. This is like the third night he's come to the bar and you were in a leather jacket with one of your friends. Mikey. You were sitting there having a margarita. And my dad looked at me and he goes, the smartest thing that you could ever do would to be to date Michael Bostick.

[A]

Yeah, he was a serious.

[B]

My dad liked to.

[A]

Your dad's a genius. Smart guy.

[B]

My dad was not like that with every guy.

[A]

Well, let's be honest, Lauren. Actually, you know what?

[B]

What? My picker was off.

[A]

Let's not speak ill about the past.

[B]

Well, my picker was off. My picker was off before you.

[A]

Your dad and I always got along, even since I was a kid. And when we weren't together, I'd always see him be like, hey, Brad, how are you, man? We hang out now.

[B]

You and my dad? Like, I would say, he's one of your best friends.

[A]

Yeah, of course.

[B]

Yeah. All right, your turn.

[A]

Love your dad. Hey, Brad.

[B]

He listens to every episode. Great. He's going to listen to the lunchtime labia.

[A]

Thank God you listen to your dad. And. Oh, yeah, I mean, now he's going to hear all about your. Your lunchtime labia flip. Or whatever it is, whatever it's called.

[B]

LL thank you guys so much for listening and watching part one. The rest of this episode will be out on Thursday, so stay tuned for part two.