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Giggling about Paige’s dog, doing dishes, and interventions

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Giggling about Paige’s dog, doing dishes, and interventions

The transcript is a lively, personal, and deeply relatable narrative from a podcast host reflecting on family, pets, gender dynamics, and daily life. Central to the story is the evolving bond between a dog and a cat, which becomes a metaphor for the challenges and joys of building a blended family. The host shares candid moments of vulnerability, including her initial fear of the dog, her efforts to establish trust, and her growing emotional connection. She also confronts societal expectations around gender roles, especially in household chores, by resisting traditional assumptions and experimenting with empowerment through quiet acts of defiance—like leaving dishes to be cleaned by others. A major highlight is an upcoming event where adoptable kittens are featured in a cat cafe in West Hampton, emphasizing compassion and animal welfare. The host contrasts her lived experiences with cultural norms, such as the patriarchy in domestic spaces and the overuse of "high-end" wellness branding. She also shares humorous anecdotes about pet behavior, media consumption, and personal quirks, like her love for Gilmore Girls or her surprise at never having watched Gossip Girl. The story blends self-aware humor with heartfelt reflection on love, responsibility, and personal growth, ultimately celebrating acceptance, connection, and the everyday beauty of small, meaningful interactions. Through personal anecdotes and social commentary, the host offers a refreshing take on modern relationships, motherhood, and community.

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(upbeat music) - Sup, giggler? - Gary, fix your wifi. - Manifest that shit. - We can't be manners. (laughing) - I'm in the day just got away from me. - Hello, my gregarious giggler's. I've said that one. - Yeah, sometimes they say things out loud and I think, am I a doomsday prepper? - No, because that just actually worried me. That actually just made me really nervous. - Before the pot, we needed before the pod, pod. - No, 'cause I can't review it every time. - I think it just graced doing a solo pod and it's before the pod. And she's like, this is what they said before we hit record. And it was scary. - Paige was like, can I record this thing? I said like, one bar and I'm like, no, no. So she's like, okay, I was like, do you have doubly batteries? 'Cause I know myself. I don't just have doubly batteries lying around. She goes, I do. And she like pulls out some pink batteries, and I'm just kidding. But you have, you pull out, what is it called? Your, my drill? - Your drill, you have a pink drill, you batteries, you love putting things together. - I've amasculated so many men just based on my battery collection. Why do you have so many batteries? - I haven't met a man that has a toolbox compared to mine in years. - How proud is Gary? - My dad, oh, he loves it. - He loves when, like, okay, the other day, I'm at Joe's house and I'm like, I hate this room. Like, I just, I hate this room. I can't look at it anymore. Like, it's so, it's just so boyish and like bland and whatever. I'm like, you have no color, you have no life. And so I was like, I'm rearranging the couch and he was like totally like, do whatever you want. I will help you do anything. And I'm like, okay, cool. So like five minutes later, he's like, I have to take a quick phone call. I'm gonna go up, like, he goes upstairs. I'm like, I could fucking do this. I rearranged the entire room. I threw out everything from his bookshelves. I ordered like art, I ordered chairs, I ordered a rug. I'm just like, if I want something done, I'm doing it. - Very lesbian-coated of you. The fact that you were able to take out your drill, rearrange your whole room. Like, they get shit done and the lesbian allegations continue. Today, he came down from his call. He goes, well, he goes, you moved this by yourself. I go in 10 minutes. In 10 minutes, I found three of Kitty's toys under here and she is happy. - By the way, Paige is tiny. Like, you meet her in person. You're like, oh my God, she's like, it's my show. - And this, she's lifting a sectional five cedar. - I'll drag anything. You give me your arch nemesis. I'll fucking drag her, bitch. - That in a cloud couch. - So I know, our cloud couch is worth it. - Wait, can we bring something up? - 'Cause I found myself on a Reddit thread. - I think they are the most vile couch to ever exist. And here's the other thing, Joe has a dog. And let's just take a moment of silence for that. - Wait, wait, wait, are we announcing it to the bod? - The Joe is a dog? - Yeah. - I mean, I guess. It's like something I've been living with silently. - No, she's been suffering in silence. - This dog is up my asshole, okay. - The dog loves Paige. The dog sees Paige and the dog goes, that's my mother. And Paige is like, we're not blood related. - We have no relation. I don't know you. I was in there the day you got taken home. I have no connection to you. - We were adding a character to the giggly universe right now. Do you want to introduce his name? - We can just call him the dog, or we can. - No, he is the dog. I'm also his name. I'm like, what's so good? - When I met him, I go, really, that's what they named you. So that was the biggest issue we've been dealing with. - Well, the biggest issue is really when I had to tell Kitty about it. And she was like, what? She was. And in true, here's the thing. You never get a preview of what your children could be like. And that is scary and sad to me. I wish you could get a 30-second teaser once they tell you you're pregnant. They're like, and this is what your child would be like. I feel like I do have a small snippet into the future watching Daphne because the way she's made this dog her absolute bitch is like she does things and I'm proud. And she bullies him and I'm like, Sandra Ground. - I came in very like, if they're gonna meet, like we have to get safety protocols, like we have to protect Daphne and Al-Kaush. She literally has like brand deals on the way. And then it becomes like a monetary thing and someone's gonna get sued. Like I, we need insurance. There was a period of time where you couldn't talk about it. - You were like, I, no, I was like very nervous. And, no, and let me tell you, I did research. - So much research. - I, I really actually probably played it too slow. Like to the point where the pets were like, oh, we know the other ones there. Like. - Also mind you, before I met this dog, I thought it was a rot wiler. Like I was like, it's a 150 pound rot wiler. I'm so scared. How are we gonna even like have them ever in the same room? - It's a 35 pound, scary cat. Like it's literally the biggest baby. Kitty like literally licks her paw and he runs to the corner. - No, Kitty, when he walks by, like fakes, like she's gonna like come for him. And he starts like, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. - She fakes him out and then slaps him across the face and walks around. - She's like, what's that? She throws a ball, he turns around, she goes, I even throw a ball, you dummy. - Yeah, he's like, that's my girl. Anyway, what were we even talking about that I? - You just like, I don't know where it was. Like, there's a dog in my life. - That's why I liked when the pods in the morning, because I'm so raw, I'm so real. I'm so vulnerable, I'm so vulnerable. I'm like, I've been living in a hellscape. - This dog. - Wait, can I tell them how I almost accidentally killed the dog? - Yeah, Peter, take a break from this because then I have a story where accidentally almost like had the dog run away. - No, so Paige was joking. She's like, I love this guy, but I don't know if I could be in a relationship with someone who has a dog. - No, this is a serious conversation that I thought about. I was like, I can't. - And then I was like, do we give him an ultimatum? Are we like, it's mere the dog? - It was a moment where I'm like, I'm not a monster. - No, but also this isn't just a dog to this man. Like, this dog is his son. - This dog is his, like, this dog, he loves this dog more than anything. - This morning he said to me, last night you were really mean to the dog. Do you want to apologize? I said, I'm not apologizing to a dog. What did you do where you like cash get out of the room? - I said get off the bed. See, that's also the problem. Kitty's a lot on the bed because she smells like pancakes. I don't know where that dog's been. That dog's been outside. Kitty's poop and pee pee paws allowed on my face. It's my graduation, okay? A dog that's out in the wild. - Okay, we finally have like an event where we're celebrating like the dog and the cat have met. - Yeah, what are we doing? Oh, we're at Easter. - It was Easter. So this is at the end of the day, I love animals 'cause I'm not a fucking monster. - Of course, of course. - So I go all the way to this pet store and I'm like, what are dogs like? Like they're boys. I'm like, I'll get him a food, something. I don't know. So they have all these like doggy treats. Of course there's like no cute cat treats. It's all for dogs, but like whatever. That's the patriarchy. So I get this like, you guys, I got a connolly for a dog. Like they make dog. Like that was the cutest gift ever. I was so excited. So I'm outside with the dog. - You were meeting an Italian dog. You said, let me injure culture. - I was like, okay, if we're gonna be family members, like this is how I'm gonna connect with you. So I'm outside with the dog and I'm like, giving it the connolly. (laughs) The dog, the dog like puts the whole thing in its mouth and starts choking. And then like, the dog says like, we're like, and then I'm like, oh no, I can't kill the fucking dog on Easter. So then I'm like, I'm doing whatever. And then the dog's literally fine. And then the dog eats all the connolly. But like for a second there, I was like, Paige, things were about to be, I was about to take care of everything for you. - And then the rest of the day, I got blamed for hiring a hit man to come to my Easter dinner and kill a member of my family. - Also, I do have to say, Dez loves this dog. - Dez. - Everyone that meets this dog loves this dog. - Love's the dog. So it's been complicated to say the least, but I also think it's been a lesson of acceptance and that we should love tolerance, other people, and other things. - I didn't pick this dog. Like, yeah, I didn't pick this dog even though I have no mother connection to this dog. Like, oh my God, it was there the day you were born. Like I do with Kitty. - But just 'cause you didn't birth it, doesn't mean. - In all seriousness, like, very cute dog. (laughing) Very well behaved dog. That's like what I care the most about. And like obsessed with Kitty and so nice to Kitty. - Yeah. I did so much. reached research on introducing Kitty and the strong, like, specific breeds I called a psychic. Yeah, we got the whole team on board. You have to do so much. I actually did it over the course of like, oh my god, probably like nine months, which like you can do it shorter, of course, but I was just so scared. You can't rush it. The first thing I did was like take two items of each of theirs and like swap it so they could smell it. And then like, I would only hold her and he could like see that she was there. Then I like introduced them through like a screen. It was a slow process, but when I tell you, you guys, they sleep together now. No, now they're like obsessed with each other, but there are dogs out there that just don't fuck with cats that like, it doesn't matter how much scent swapping you do, they're gonna eat your cat, do not dabble. I think this is like a very specific situation with this dog's specific personality. Yeah. I just got really lucky. It also, it's giving like the universe was like, okay, we'll make this, we'll make this blended family work. But it's so girls versus boys, let me just tell you and me and Kitty are trying to hold it down, but the patriarchy is strong, okay, because we're used to quiet, we're used to soft sounds in the morning, we've never played ball, you know, like we don't, Kitty learned what a dirty tennis ball was. Yeah, Kitty was like, no, um, but my dream is to have a dog and a cat that will come friends. Like that's my algorithm, yeah, seeing them together and it seems very Romeo Juliet, like nobody wanted to see us together, but it doesn't matter because I got you, babe, Akon. Like sometimes I'm like, you guys are giving Kim and Kanye in the best way, no, like it's at a point where I'm like, I think she's flirting with him. Yeah, like the one, like the first time ever, and this is like a few months ago, that Kitty like laid fully on her back in front of the dog. I was like, Kitty stop, stop, let's have some self-respect in this household. Yeah, let's have some decency here. Speaking of cats, wait, I have an announcement. I am doing an event. Oh, honey, you're hosting an event. I'm hosting an event, which you know I never do. No, that's so adult of you. This morning you were like, let me get a coffee and then we can chat. And I was like, in my head, I was like, that's so adult. Now you're hosting a goddamn event. Well, look, I'm in the hamstrings. Yeah. And this is what you do. You get into science. You're literally Louis on right now. I know. I was like, darling, I have to do some philanthropy this summer. You've got like a prop cigarette. I have a feel like it's not real. So okay, this Friday, August 21st. So my bestie in town owns the Pilates studio. That was convenient for me to be like, I'm becoming friends with you because you're badass and cool. Sound, body, hampton, shout out. It's actually the hardest place to get into in West Hampton. I can't even get a reservation at this point. So she had to expand and she got this whole huge back area. And she's like, I want to throw an event. Mind you, you know I'm in with Southampton Animal Shelter every day, kicking, checking cats that I want to adopt, seeing, and the kitten season is now. Like for some reason, I guess, I don't know what it is, but the, sorry, I should I kitten season. I can never, I've just, you never heard of the kitten season? I've never heard those words together in a sentence. It's kitten season. I don't know if it's like the weather or something, but like all the cats are having babies right now. There's kittens everywhere and like we need to get them adopted. Wait, this is a stupid question. Yeah. Are cats pregnant for nine months? Are dogs pregnant for nine months? That's such a good question. No, there's no way. Hey Siri, how long are cats pregnant for? 64 days. Now if I could, dude, they're living the goddamn life. If I could be pregnant for 64 days, I would have four. I would have four. I would be ballerina farms worst nightmare. Are you kidding? How long have you been awake? Because you were awake right now. I just woke up. Here's the thing. I didn't really sleep well last night. So I'm dilute. I've been up. You're on a bender. You're on a bender right now. You are cracking me the fuck up right now. So I've organized four drawers. Is this a dream? Am I dreaming right now? We imagine cats like I'm 36 days. No, that's so cheap. I'm 36 days. Oh my God. Well, that's why there's so many kids. No, nine months is like-- Come on. Well, so as you guys know, when I retire, I always want to open my own cat cafe or a cat sanctuary, or something that it is. So I'm this Friday from 12 to 2 in West Hampton. I'm doing Hannah's cat cafe, where we're bringing a ton of adoptable kittens to this place, and we're getting coffee and treats. And there's a jewelry person. And I think we're trying to get a aura reader. We're trying to just make it fun. But if you're by West Hampton-- Do you get a pet psychic? We have. Oh my God. I mean, hello. I think I also might do a painting. And like auction it off for the show. Oh, I don't know. Paint what? OK, so last year, remember, does-- You were going to paint it? Well, do you remember, does got me painting supplies for my birthday. And then, remember how good you were in New Orleans? And I was so good in New Orleans, even though you rushed me. Hannah was an hour and a half. I was like, I wasn't even done with the shading. I wasn't done with the shadows and the shading. And you were like, I want to be a-- I was three beignets deep. I couldn't breathe. I had to go. You called an ambulance in the middle of my watercolor. So yeah, it's going to be so fun. There is a capacity thing where we can't have it. So there's this guy. His name's Fire Marshall. And like, so he don't know what the capacity. But I want the girls to be able to come in, take photos, kiki, pet some cats. It's so no Pilates. No, no babe. We're not saying Pilates. I didn't know if it was like Pilates with like cats on top of you. And also, I've been doing preparation for the event. I've been going to South-Northam. I'll shelter just to like-- because I work there now because I'm like in business with them. A hundred percent of the proceeds are going to them. So we're just like partying. And there's a 20-year-old cat named Ethel. And she meows like this. And she goes, 'cause she's had it. No, when you visit her, she comes out and goes up to meows like that. I'm not going to do it again. And then she just wants to be picked up and held. Yeah. She's just like someone fucking carry me. I can't walk any more. What color is she? She's like a tortoise shell. She's perfect. And they said she already has like 10 applications for her. But if she's, I'm going to bring her. I would literally just go to the doctor. So anyway, I can't believe you haven't fostered this summer. Well, it's because I have the children here. Oh, I forgot to let you go. The reason I'm wearing a lip stain right now, shout out Wonderskin Wimsical. I get on the-- I get on the pod. Mind you, it's the morning time. It's like we get on at 8.45 and Hannah's talking to Grace. And I look at her and I'm like, do the lip on? And she goes, well, yeah, because Lois is here. And she goes, did you brush your hair? I'm like, yeah, Lois has demands of me. And expectations. She's like, well, my boss is riding me pretty hard today. I woke up. I go, Hannah has a meeting. Because now if I say podcast, she's going to be like, well, you're doing it with me. So you have a meeting. And she goes, are you going to brush your hair? And yesterday, I swear to God, she goes, I go as my smile better. And she goes, well, your lips are chapped. So she's like, I can't get past anything. So our game that we do is she's page I meet. And she goes, we have to podcast. So I've been podcasting all weekend. And I go, hi, welcome to Gagley Squad. I'm Hannah Brenner. And she goes, I'm page just or about. And then I'm like, what do you want to talk about? And she looks at me to, like, come up the topic. So I'm like, you're so page. Yeah. And then one point she goes, pretend I fell asleep during the pod. I go, I don't have to pretend. It's definitely happened. And during Zoom meetings, too. It was one time, Hannah. And I was on it's time zone difference. And you know that. OK, it was twice. It was twice. Both time zone issues. You guys, my family left. And then I don't know if there's been news. Because I've been a single mom. I haven't been watching the news. A tornado went through. Yeah. Or so they say, now, well, now I'm like, was there a tornado? Did you guys just want to come back? Yeah. There was a tornado. Trees hit their car, hit their roof. And they were like, hey, we have nowhere to live. Like, can we come back? And doesn't I? We're like, yeah, we miss you guys come back. So we are our own blended family here. They're back. I'm actually going to add right now a snippet of Lois and I's podcast that I recorded. It's what we recorded the podcast. Now page. I have to ask you questions. Are you a girl's girl? Yes. Why do you love girls so much? Because they're so pretty. And what do you think about the boys? No. What should we do with the boys? Take a first time out. That's what I said. Oh, and there's our producer Bobby. Bobby, can you say Giggly Squad? Very short. I thought you were going to be like, "And I'll add a GoFundMe link." Because I'm dying over here. It's like we're drowning. Then she was pressing all the buttons. And Bobby's the producer. So Bobby comes in. He can be a little bit bossy and a little loud too. But they're adorable. That's just, "Oh, wait, on the pod, on the pod, I go." She looks at me. She goes, "We're best friends, right?" And I go, "Yeah, we love each other." And she goes, "But we don't hug." I said, "Los, where did you hear that?" She was like, "She must have overheard me jokingly telling "Geneer my mom about how me and you don't hug." But I'm like, "These kids listen to everything." No, there's sponges, the little freaks. They're Russian supplies. That's what they are. They absorb it all. She's all like, "And can't speak." Yeah. You can page on hug, even though you love each other. It's like your weird thing. I'm like, "Can you speak or no?" One day, I'm wiping her ass. The next day, she's explaining to me what my podcast is. She's like, "Hanna, quick thing. "The meaning of life is. " "Los, you couldn't use a fork yesterday." No, I think it's fast and ending up like, "When you have kids, you don't talk to them until they're like three." Like, you talk to them, but they can't tell you back. But then one day, they just respond. Yeah, that must be crazy. You don't know what their personality, I feel like truly is until they start talking. And it's so interesting that for two years in your own home, you have the stranger, the small person. But you do kind of know their personality without them speaking. Yeah. Do you? Like Bobby is hilarious, all he does is chuck himself around. Yeah, you don't. It's like when you meet someone who doesn't speak your language, you know the vibe. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, got it. Bobby speaks really mumbles right now. So only Lois can understand him. So Lois literally will, what's the word? Translate. She'll translate for him. So he'll come up to me and be like, and I look at Lois and she goes, he wants spaghetti with Parmesan and milk and he wants to eat right now. And I go, okay. Lois is probably like, Bobby's also wondering about your shoes. Okay, we know he didn't say that, did he though? He might have. I go, you added that. You added that and Lois, she goes, no, he said it. He's concerned about what this look is. No, I'm obsessed with like, in my head making Lois like this evil villain. Well, she is controlling. Like, she's just this baby genius. No, she, you should see her when she's like, sees when she's like, something's not working. I don't know what it is. Throw in an necklace. She's like, oh, no, it's worse. Okay, so I have a question. Okay. Has anyone actually known what they're supposed to wear to anything in like the last five years? Absolutely not. Because I feel like our generation has completely just, like dress code is a lost art. No, there's no dress code anymore. And every invite, I feel like even if it's like drinks, it's like, okay, am I wearing jeans? Am I wearing heels? Is this secretly a wedding? You can't prepare. Yeah, and everyone's pretending they're chill while also texting six people asking, what are you wearing? Which is why I always check revolve first. I feel like they somehow nail that effort list, but still hot vibe. Everything's already styled in a way that makes sense. So I'm not trying to piece together an outfit from 15 different websites and open tabs everywhere. Yeah, and I love that if you find one piece, it immediately gives you similar options. You can build the whole look woman in the stomach of the week. Which is ideal because I have decision fatigue by like 10 a.m. They have all the brands we actually wear, like Agold, Helsa, ALC, Norma Kamali, so many new arrivals every day. And whether you need a dress, matching set or something for vacation, it's all there. And I always convince myself I need just one more option, which somehow turns into four, but the fast shipping and easy returns make it zero stress. I wore this Helsa bathing suit cover up, and I'm not kidding. It's the number one bathing suit cover up that people DM me about. I've worn it on the beach, worn it to the pool. Honestly, I could wear it as a dress if I really wanted to. And I felt like I had my life together when I was in the South because so many people loved it. Whether it's a girl's night, a date, or one of those I need to look up, and not like I tried too hard moments, revolve always has it. Go to revolve.com/giggly and use code giggly for 15% off your first order, fast shipping, easy returns. It just works. That's revolve.com/giggly. You can shop our faves and get 15% off your first order. Offer end September 1st. Don't miss out. Nutella came out with ice cream. So I just need everyone to know about that. Have they done a collab with lactate yet? No, they have it. Less next. Wait. Should we just shut down the pod? Because Nutella came out with ice cream. It's just like I don't feel like enough people are telling me about it specifically. I'm like you know reaching out to you. Yeah, like you definitely saw this. You know what's funny is my brother is like if you go to his house or like he's coming over to stay with you. You're getting a weird sweet treat in the freezer after he's gone that like you've never even seen in the grocery store. It's one of the best characteristics I've ever met in a few minutes. Does he share it or it's like something he just brought for himself? No, no, no. He's like, oh, I saw this. I thought that you were like like one day he came over and he left and he left the most insane ice cream collab. I'm like, where do you even find this? And he's like, I had to Google it. No, in litter it was like ego waffles and like, I'm like, they don't even make ice cream. And for brews. Yeah. And I just think that's a personality trait in people that's it's overlooked. And I don't know many people like that. Well, speaking of food. I have to name drop. Yeah. Yeah, I celebrated my birthday with Bobby Flay. Yeah, I saw that we didn't even talk about it. So shout out Bobby Flay. A friend of the pod, an avid gigri squad listener. There's a couple people that listen to gigri squad that like he's one of them and John Stamos is one of them. That I'm like, what? I know, but he literally was like, it's really educational. And I was like, Bobby Flay, you're a feminist king. You know what? In its own weird way it is. And his girlfriend, Brooke, is badass. She's a chef too, right? She's a chef on her own. She's like killing it on food network shows, but she plays tennis. So, and she's come to my like standup shows before. So Brooke and I were becoming buddies. Yeah. And we're both Leo's. It was both our birthdays. So they were like, come over, we're having people over. Oh my god, that's so cute. So, doesn't it drove over? And like we played tennis. And then Bobby's like making food for everyone. Like what? Like what do you make? Okay, he gives like a, yeah, give like the vibe. Oh my god. First of all, like when you get there, is he like, oh, here I have like appetizers, but I'm also cooking like the main thing. Or is it like everything's out? I have to say is like, make friends with a chef. Yeah. You need like one or even just someone in your friend group who can cook. Because these people like, they love it. Like you know where you're like, Hannah, can you make dinner? And I'm like, what did I do to deserve this? Yeah. Like he's, this is how he expresses love. Like you come to his place and he's been cooking. Who knows since midnight. Who knows how long he's been cooking. He's starting off, it's not even appetizer. It's just a soft shell crab sandwich with Sriracha A.O. Lee. But he's Bobby Flay, so he's like, yeah, I true some, you know, some crab on a bun. And I'm like, this is like a five star restaurant appetizer. Oh, you want some? Yeah, we got to do. You can have some. You know one thing I love that chefs do. They're like, whatever you have in your refrigerator. And I'm like, okay, so ketchup and orange juice. Like what the fuck am I going to do with that? I have a Brazilian questions because I don't know this life. So I'm like, one was the last time you, you door dashed. Like one was the last time you literally just got Chinese food. And they were like, what's the door dash? Like they're, they're two professional chefs in the household. No, it's great. I asked Martha Stewart that one time and she, I think that's the moment where she was like, how do I fuck with this girl? She coughed on you. She was like, she was like, I've never done it. But he's, so he's cooking world just like hanging out in his beautiful, there's a beautiful island that he's, it's like a shit, whatever. And I was like, I have to make a joke, but it's going to be risky. Because he's like working his ass off, right? And you know, it does is looking at me. And I'm like, now I represent does too. So like if this bomb is like, we're, this is us that I'm bringing down. And I just go. Bobby don't forget the seasoning like last time hilarious like are you kidding Mike drop crowd stopper literally killed Bobby's laughing I was like let's get out let's end on time cuz like it was the risky cuz it started you know it's like quiet and like imagine they didn't hear you no and you guys as a female comedian as a female comedian cuz your voice sometimes just like goes never heard it's never heard and then like some guy repeats it and I'm like great okay cool so he's laughing then he brings out one of these like chef like you know this like crazy song pepper shake is that I have like an Italy that's like I think I'm gonna say hats I'm gonna say like a chef hat yeah yeah yeah so it's doing it and I go that's what I'm talking about let's let me forget the salt and they're loving it cuz like I love a food joke I love a food joke I know about eating you joke about what you know it's relatable it's funny cuz it's true so then I met Sophie fly which is the reason why isn't she the sweetest well this is the thing about Sophie fly she's page coded yeah from the moment I met her I said if like you're my little sister that I never wanted never had the reason I know she's page code is cuz when she walked down and hear her she was floating light pages have really light steps like they can just come up behind you I didn't see like there's so they're like this is the the Disney music when they walk that's how she walked in my dad says I glide I've had to have like meeting sit downs with roommates where they like how do you wake everyone up when you go up the stairs and it's unnecessary and it's weird like I had actual roommate meetings like people have thought you've like done it on purpose yeah they're like why are you slamming the ground as you walk and I'm like it's generational trauma so also she comes in and she's wearing an accessory now Hannah's we love accessories but we're not like committed to the accessory also we're not wearing like any hat that's gonna fit our head this was one of those things that like you could tell she got online and was like I know it's gonna look good on me she's wearing like a little straw hat thing that like looked perfect with her outfit and like like a bucket hat yes like a little bucket that she wore the entire dinner cuz it was like part of her outfit yeah what was she wearing see that's the thing I'm not like page code enough to like remember the full outfit when someone's telling me a story and I'm really into it and then I say and what were they wearing just no my heart rate is going I'm like so excited to hear the next like I don't remember what I saw remember how they made me feel and I remember feeling like I bet she was wearing like some type of like white something like linen dress or like probably it was light it was cute but she also yeah she wasn't overdressed it was very like effortlessly she casual and it was the point where like I was talking her and midway I was like your your let's just be on let's say what we're trying to set your page coded and I was like I know you interviewed her at the devil was proud of premiere I was there too she's like where were you I'm like who knows yeah not asked to do the interview was for sure oh wait I was shitting myself you you're shitting in front of Meryl Streep I'll never forgive you Heidi Klum literally Heidi Klum so that was incredible I love him and his girlfriend and that sounds like fun one thing I learned because I love being around really cool interesting people and I was asking questions you know like the first time you hang out you don't ask them any questions you're just like right try and be fun time second time you're like let's let's check under the fillet what's the top of like a the bone of a grill oh who knows who knows that who knows keep going I was asking him like you know in your shows like how involved are you with like the creative like the set like the editing and he's like hand on on all of it and that's why I think some people are sick he's the Beyoncé of cooking like yeah Beyonce's not just putting out just like putting her name on stuff and letting it go like he's detail-oriented and passionate and yeah you know he was kicked out of school just because he he didn't get school I was like neither to page and no I really didn't and he was like I just knew I wanted to be creative and like use my hands and I just was like this book stuff isn't for me and now he's I would literally sit in high school classes and think I'm never gonna need this but you guys might so like you should pay attention I'm obsessed with you because people in the comments ever now and then we'd be like kind of think she's funny making fun of page not being able to read and I was like sorry I'm raising awareness that you can do anything you put your mind to without being literate also like that's who we are we make jokes when there's jokes to be made yeah I'm not gonna miss an opportunity to ask Rachel Spell no and she loves it you guys she loves it she gets really up for it because sometimes I know it and I'm like let me show you anyway shout out to friend of the pod Bobby we love you or male giggler maybe we do a hand-in-page try new things and we cook with Bobby and we like because last time we tried to cook with Kim your mom and she didn't let us she let us touch the food which was so valid looking back at one point I think she swatted us I want boy she was like kind of kind of talk to you for a second don't fucking turn my back she's like no this is a watching lesson not a doing lesson I have one more lowest quote and then I'll move on from my motherhood yeah I said lowest what's your favorite animal and she was like flamingos and I said why and she goes because they're girls of course I said of course I said what are boys she was like tigers duh now I was like of course I'm like has there ever been a flamingo that's a boy and she was like no that would be stupid and I was like I love that I always forget about the flamingo the flamingos so iconic also they have to eat shrimp to be more pink which the lore I'm obsessed you really so she it's like when your pee is orange you're like somebody one crazy yeah I would be a Nutella ice cream at this rate like I that's where I'm at anyway how are you I was just gonna say like I feel like I even see no we have been podcasting forever no like doing a 45 minute preamble with your friend is so necessary to and and then you can get into topics you know can I talk about my marriage the floor is yours so you guys know doesn't I travel a lot we don't spend a lot of time together it's really beautiful for our connection and this summer we've been together and now like people staying at the house so I can't just like go into another room when I feel like it there's people there so we decide to go to bed just like I thought we're just getting in bed at like 9 p.m. on a Monday what time are you getting in bed like like in the average week in the past I would like he would go to bed and I would stay like watching drag race until like 11 and then I had to bed and then I'm like now it takes me to go to bed but lately in the summer 9 p.m. I'm like let's start the process I'm 830 and I'm like let's fucking start let's get it going let's wrap this shit up but this is the thing when he goes to bed this means going to bed yeah that's that's well why don't you tell the pod your freaky freaky ways in the bedroom with your husband and the lack of television so I have a little TV in this bedroom but turns out when you put on an intense documentary it's actually really hard to go to sleep right after I love to take a poll of the listeners of how many of you have TVs in your bedroom and how many of you don't because I came from a no TV in the bedroom household like did you have one when you were a kid no yes but it wasn't like connected yeah bitches and I couldn't figure it out like it only played VHS tapes like Mary Kate nationally was on a fucking loop in there yeah but also you'd be up all night if you had capabilities like that well I didn't break the rules so like when my mom was like TVs off I didn't think like oh I should like turn it back on I like I literally accepted her at her word I was like you're like and it doesn't work I'm like why would she steer me in the wrong direction she's obsessed with me so he's like me we don't watch another crazy documentary I watched the Travis Barker documentary which I'll get into part was beating rapidly you're like all right babe something like this is Charles Manson but it's kind of like if I want to go to sleep I need to watch the great British baking bake off yeah anyway it's like nine oh five butters on me he's I don't know what's going on and I like turn and obviously like knock my phone off the bed and I hit the ground it makes like a huge lot of sound and he's like you woke me up and I'm like it's nine fifteen - It's 9.15 on a fucking Saturday. - I'm starting my day. Like I'm like, begin, I can't be in like, like at first I fall bad 'cause I'm like, he's asleep and I'm like, it's the middle of the fucking day. I can't tiptoe around my bedroom 'cause you fall asleep at 9.05 p.m. 'Cause you've been up to sleep. - I'm not a prisoner in my own home. - No, I'm a literal prisoner. I haven't even brushed my teeth yet. I'm like, I have to get up and I have to get past butter and all the cords and like, and I drop everything and then I'm gonna trip on stuff. So I'm like a spy in my own bedroom at 9.30 trying, and he also wakes up with a blink of an eye. Like movement wakes him up. - He's a light sleeper. - Yeah. - So that's the thing I'm dealing with 'cause I don't wanna, like I respect him, but also I can't live like this for like three hours before I go to sleep. - Like I had to sneeze. - Like are you? - I had to sneeze and I did the like, you know when you hold it in and you're like, I don't know, that's not good for you. - That causes like inner turmoil. - I always think I'm gonna have a heart attack. - No, once I almost shot myself 'cause I held in the sneeze and I have to come out somewhere. And he's like sleeping so peacefully next to me. 9.45 pm, I'm holding in sneezes in my own house. So like thinking of you having to be super, super quiet. - Also, we talked about it. I walk like a, like Frankenstein around the house. - Are you like watching TikTok with no sound? Like are you at that level? - Yeah. - And then at one point he like wakes up. He was like, oh two screens 'cause like I'm watching TV and I'm on my phone and I'm like, no, two screen, wait. You want me just watch commercials? You want me just raw dog or commercial? 'Cause I was watching tennis. - Oh my god. - But that's like, that's borderline jazz music in the background. Like holy, that's just like a softener. - Holy, that's elevator music, babe. That's, we're not watching the great debate up here. - That's literally marriage. - Like I used to do whatever I wanted at night. I'm like, this is me being good. Two screens, that's me being good. And one of them I know even have volume loud. - And I feel like your algorithm knows when you're watching on silent because it starts giving you ones it's like a bunch of words and I'm like fuck you. - Yeah. - It's like a paragraph. Like one day I thought my life was over but then I turned everything around if you believe in yourself though. That's when it gets dark late at night. - No, I hate a motivational person. - Oh god, and then you just, if God forbid I read one sentence I'm like, oh no, now I'm in the algorithm 'cause I give it a chance. - No, I can't do it. So I don't like to watch on silent. I like to do the volume just like a tinge because I'm like, I don't want it to fuck with my algorithm. - Well, then I've also been still listening to this podcast that I can't finish 'cause I keep falling asleep but it's really good about the clip, the, what's it called? - I've been listening to it for six months. - I honestly, I don't think you said the clip. - Which is crazy to them be like, I don't know what it is. - It's clear the bachelor about his like pregnant thing. - Oh, yes, yes, yes, and we met. We met, yes, the whole Stephanie, I think she's amazing. So I've been listening to that. So then I'm like, putting it by my ear. Also I have to navigate. - This is like real, it's like real life baby reindeer, right? It's also like a girl accused him of being pregnant. They never even had sex and like she took him to go and then she has more guys, she's done this too. It's crazy but I can't just like move my head 'cause butter's also like laying in a type of way. I can't move 'cause of butter. I can't move 'cause it does. - I'm trapped in my, I can't smile. - The silent burden on women is crazy. - No, literally the word to load. - The mental, they will never know. They would never know, it's so, here's the thing though. I, I dislike men, but you have to find one that they don't have the random traits that you absolutely hate. And it could be like so small, but low key, they're kind of big. Like if I am sleeping in and I'm dating a man, not even sleeping in, if I'm sleeping and it's morning and the man has to get up early and go somewhere, I expect you to act as I do. Don't turn the lights on. Tiptoe, shut the doors that you have to have lights on. If you're with someone that has no regard for like, oh, you have to go with their flow. - No, because I feel like that's like a bigger thing. That's like a form of manipulation and control. - Trying to be healthy can sometimes be a full time job. Going through different wellness brands that greenwash their products or say they're more natural or clean than they really are. And then to just find out months later that there's a bunch of fillers in there and they use a bunch of fancy words. Well, nature's sunshine doesn't just talk about the planet. They sustainably source ingredients and craft their supplements with 100% solar powered manufacturing. Other companies use nature as branding. Nature's sunshine builds everything around it. Real sustainability with the 100% solar powered manufacturing and zero emissions. And nature's sunshine isn't just about energy or performance. 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Is it as we're going? - There's a priest in a rabbi going to a bar. - There's a tiger behind one door. - You must figure out the door. - Where's the gun? - And the question is how old is everyone there? - Okay. - We're all similar ages. - Okay, undisclosed location. Similar ages, how many women was it two women? - Okay, Jeremy, six years old, some of the eight years old. Do you remember those? How old is Sarah? - If Jenny had two berries and say it, I'm like, fuck you in your blueberry pie. - You always chose C, you're just like it's C. Okay, we're all like similar age. Let's say the girl had to go up to do something. Like she's doing something important. And now you're left alone with the three boys. And everyone is done eating. What is she going? Okay, she's leaving the table for whatever reason. - She had to do, let's say she had kids and she had to go take care of the kids. - Okay, so then it's you and these three boys. - Okay. - Three men. Everyone's done eating. Yeah, do you get up and start taking their plates? - Wow, no, I think the first plate I'm grabbing is mine. And I'm grabbing my girlfriend who just got up from the table. I'm getting hers. - And then you leave them to deal with? - And I would expect they all grabbed their own and something else on the table with the other hand. Like a shared dish or something. - Yes, yes. Okay, so I didn't experiment. - Okay. - And I was like, what if I just fucked off? - Yeah, what if you left? Oh, I've left. And I think I've left. - I did my plates. I did my plates, but I was like, 'cause my first initial instinct was, okay, let's take everyone's plates. But you know, I'm fighting the patriarchy every day and I said, what if, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. That's three grown, capable men. Why am I also taking their plates and doing the dishes? - Yeah. - So some we'll call it lazy. Some we'll call it flipping the gender roles and empowering women. And I got up, put my thing away. And then I think I like, I left the room. And I said, let's see if three grown men could figure out. Also, there was food everywhere. Like why am I the sole woman here, responsible for putting away the food? Obviously, if I was mature, I could have said, "Hey, can you guys help me?" - Yeah. - Put away the food. But I just wanted to see what would happen. - That's so Scorpio of you. You're like, I could say something. But why not set a trap? Like the amount of traps I've set in my day where I'm like, I could have just spoken in my mind, but this is more fun. - But I also have internalized misogyny that I even thought that I should be the one to do it. - You almost feel like a sense of guilt that you're not doing it. - Yeah. - That's what I feel. I felt guilty and then I was like, do they think that I should do this right now? - I don't think they're thinking about it. I don't think it's even crossing their mind because so many things magically get done. I want to give men, like I love men, obviously. Like I'm attracted to them. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt. And sometimes I almost feel like I give them too much credit that they're like intentionally doing something. I genuinely think there's a lot of. the situations where it's not even crossing their fucking mind because they've never had to deal with it. - That's the privilege of it. But then also we can't assume that they are not gonna do it. It's just 'cause they haven't done it. And also this is about me, but the story's about me. I bought like a ton of food for everyone, take out. We're having so much fun, my house too, but like I'm kind of the host, but then also whatever. And Genie had to go with the kids and there were three men and me. And I was like, I bought this. I don't wanna also have to like take all the food. Like this is too much labor for me. - Yeah, you're like, I'm not catering and cleanup crew. - I can't do it both. Do you think Bobby Flays at home, cookie, and then cleaning? - No one expects Bobby Flay to then put his stuff away 'cause you're like, thank you Bobby, thank you for the chef. By the way, why are all chefs men? I'll get into it later. So I just put my plate away and I was like, let's see what they do. And they figured it out on their own. And it's crazy 'cause I was gonna do it. - Like my dad is Kim's biggest helper. - Yeah. - Like he is behind her and she's like vacuum's in this room. Like I need plates over here. Like we, Sue chef. - Honestly we work for her. - Yep, we work for her. - My nan and papa. Before we've even done eating my papa's doing the dishes. - Yeah. - That is a well-oiled machine. So it's also I think like communicating. But I just feel like as a woman, it was like my duty to like clear the table. - Well I think part of like love and correct me if I'm wrong. I think part of love is and it could be like with your mom, your dad, your brother, your significant other. Like if I see a task or something that I could do, that would take any type of burden off this person I love, I'm doing it. - Yes. I think once it became like a lot of people, I was like this is too much for me. - Yeah, so like if I've cooked an entire dinner, for people I love, I would expect them to feel the same way I do about them and I would expect them to be like, oh my god, she probably was so stressed cooking all of this. I'm gonna help her clean. - Well that's what I was gonna say. It's like why don't you show love to me. - Yeah. But you ordered it and so. - And do you know how hard it is to order things? I had to consider everyone's allergy. I actually really loved doing a group order. Like I'm like guys. - Are you like a past the phone around, put in what you want? - No, no, no, no, let me cook babe. Let me cook. I took a pen and pencil and I was like, "Java round at the partition please." - See I don't want to, I don't want to do the group order. - I know what everyone's gonna like at all times. - Are you sitting in real life out to dinner? Are you waitress comes over and someone's like, "Do all the apps, are you the person they're pointing at to do all the apps?" - It depends who I'm with. Like honestly, my brother is a foodie. And I also have that weird thing where like, I trust my brother and I love him and I eat everything. So I'm like, whatever my brother is like, feel freaky about, go for it. So when I'm with my brother, I let him decide. - Yeah. - Does, he lets me decide he's more chill with food. He's like, whatever you want. So there's different, there's different chemistry's going on. - Yeah, yeah. And then Indian food, my mom knows she orders that. Like some people specialize. - Oh, you're, oh you guys over in your family, you're specializing in cuisine. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Not everyone is equal. Not everyone's equal in their knowledge of extensive cultures. - Not everyone has a seat at this metaphorical table. - Well, as you've understand growing up in Park Soap Brooklyn, at one years old, we were doing Japanese, Korean. We were Mexican on the corner. We're doing Thai, like. - You're exposed, yeah, so much. - Korean, I was like, where's the bibimbap? And they're like your three years old, I'm like, okay. - I actually feel like I remember the first day I had fried rice, like I had Chinese, no change in life. - No change in my life. It was also a very intense bonding experience for my mom because my brother and my dad don't like Chinese take out. - Oh my God. So whenever they were gone, where you're like, let's get a fucking Chinese take out. - We're like getting Chinese. - And we would watch Gilmore girls. - So at the Chinese restaurant, Sajro on Delight, around the corner, growing up. The waitress loved my brother so much, she would bring him back in the kitchen. - Okay. - Dana was working for Sajro on Delight at four years old. - And if I know Danny Burner, he was like, take 'em, bring out more food, have 'em. - Dana was like, and make sure that the dumplings come out stuffed, okay? - Whenever he put 'em to work, he was like, I don't care, do more spare ribs. Like, oh my God. Oh, good times. - No, it's so funny. Honestly, it's funny because you and I are similar because we're very close to our moms and I get a lot of DMs from girls. Like, I hope I'm this close to my daughter or like, oh, I feel this way about my mom or like, I miss my mom, things like that. And so like, I'll think of like, things from my childhood. Like, yeah, why am I so close to my mom compared to like other people? Like, like, were there things that she did? Of course, as a mother that like, made us really close. But also like, I think I was just like, so sick in the head. Like, we would watch Gilmore girls. And like, the dad didn't live in the home, they never saw the dad. He was, by all means, a dad be dad. - But then when he came home, everyone was like, we love you, daddy. - Yeah, like, sometimes he was in the episodes, but I would literally look at my mom and be like, if you tried harder, we could be Gilmore girls. Like, we don't, like, we don't need them. - Wait, do you know I never watched Gilmore girls? - What? - Never one time. - There was an hour of my life where I guess I like, missed a lot of TV. I think when I was in Florida. - Hannah, you, I was at a tennis academy. I was playing, I was playing seven hours of tennis today, 14 years old. - Well, then you need to unwind with Laura like Gilmore. I mean, it is some of the best scripted to you. It's so good, Hannah. And you do the rewatch in the fall. It's very fall coded. - Oh, wait, you're still watching. - You're gonna watch this fall. - We should do, I feel like book club obviously is too difficult for a giggly squad, but at least do rewatches together. - Okay, don't sign me up for your rewatch because I've watched it literally seven times. And we do, we have a book club, we have an accessories club, we have a clothing club, we have a new club. - We have a new, we have a lot. We are, if anything, we're getting into college. Okay, we are the president of a lot of shit. So, do you know I've never seen the OC? - What the fuck is going on? - I've never seen, what's the, we don't mean today. What's the show with Blanchie here? I've never seen one tree here. - A gossip girl. - I've never seen gossip girl. - How did you assimilate in society? - I wasn't, I was like playing tennis all day at a tennis academy where like, we didn't have phones. Like, let's have our phone. Like, it was like a torture chamber. - No, Hannah, this is like concerning. You have to watch these things. - After practice and my dad was like, we're watching the Knicks and I was like, okay. - Well, this is a sports podcast. - This is a sports podcast. But we have to put gossip girl on. Lois will freak the fuck out. She will, like, things will go over her head. She will love the glitz of glam. - She's already stressed about Project Runway. She does not, like, some of the looks that came out last week. She was like, they had all day. - Can you show Lois Lizzie McGuire today? - Well, we were watching Toy Story. You know she loves Bo Peep. She just waits for Bo Peep to come on. - 'Cause she's like, where is Bo Peep? - She's the only one in a dress. - She's the only one that put herself together and looks pretty adorable. - And she's the only one that was like, we're filming a movie. - I watched Aladdin yesterday. Jasmine's so gorgeous. Lois loved it. But like, these Disney movies are fucking violent. Within the first minute, he like steals something and he's getting chased by guards and they're like, let's split his throat. I'm like, what the. - Have they done a remake of Aladdin yet? - They did, they did. But Robin Williams was in the first one and he was spectacular. Disney loved taking great comics and making them like side animals or like weird things, like any Murphy. - Are you talking about the animated one, Hesa? - Yeah. - He's the genie he's spectacular in it. - Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - But can we do, we just have to acknowledge, Peyton, okay. - No, how crazy. - Oh, it's so fucking sad, especially 'cause you guys. No, I just recently did a whole Nashville rewatch. - Oh, right. Oh my God, I forgot you did a Nashville rewatch. - 'Cause you know me, I never saw, remember the Titans. I never saw heroes. I never saw anything else she was in. I saw Nashville. The second she went on screen, you cannot keep your eyes off her. And she's like a little genius. Like she was a little girl who was thrown into this and I just ordered her book. - Oh, you did. - Which I think we all have to read. Sad, sad, sad. And I think we can go into the week with empathy. I was watching one of her podcasts she went on and she was just talking about like, I wish they taught you as a kid to be nice to yourself. Yeah. So I think, I think we leave the pie with a mental health moment. - That's so nice. - That when you're mean to yourself, it actually doesn't make you better. And once you learn that you could be nice to yourself, the world changes for you. And I think when Paige and I started to be nicer to ourselves, things started to go better in our lives. So we're. - I'm the fucking best. Are you kidding? You don't have, and those voices that are being mean to you are not you. - Yeah. - Those are people from your past who are trying to take you down. So don't let them win. Homework, eagerly homework. Everyone watch the Travis Barker documentary on Hulu. - It's good. - Courtney's in it. - There's a new, oh, then I'll watch. There's a new period piece on Netflix that I'm about to start tonight. - Oh, you're jacked up. - I'm jacked up. - You're prepping all day for it. - That was rarely, they rarely have a period piece that is in Bridgerton, which is the best period piece of all time. - You said it goes from your past to come through. - Weird pod today. - Also, I'd note the reason we're closer to their moms is because we had past lies with them. - It's so true. - I've been with my mom in every life. - Oh yeah, Angel did say that to you. Wait, I'm serious. I need to make an appointment with Angel because the fall is just giving her vibe, and I need her. - Do we go to Boston? - I don't know. I'm like, is it as effective over Zoom? I think there were some girls that were like, I zoomed with her. - I think it is, but also like. - The in-person experience though. She's like. - I mean, we were in a witch's brew. - Yeah. - There was statues around us. - We were on the set of Focus Focus. - It's gonna chill up my spine the whole time. (laughs) - All right, I gotta go. - Okay, we gotta go. We love you guys so much. Enjoy your week, and we'll talk to you soon, and I'll see you if you're out in Long Island at my Cat Cafe. Look out for the link in my bio. - Woohoo! Bye! (upbeat music)

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The host shares a humorous and heartfelt journey of blending family with pets, including a dog and a cat, highlighting unexpected bonds and emotional growth.
  2. A significant moment involves the dog being treated as a child, with the host initially fearing it due to its size and behavior, but later forming deep affection and trust.
  3. The host reveals a personal struggle with gender dynamics and patriarchy, especially in household responsibilities, where she resists taking on domestic labor and challenges traditional roles.
  4. An event is organized to celebrate pet adoption, featuring a cat cafe in West Hampton with adoptable kittens, a focus on animal welfare, and a mix of fun and purpose.
  5. The podcast explores themes of self-acceptance, vulnerability, and personal growth through intimate conversations with friends and reflections on family, relationships, and identity.
  6. The host critiques societal norms around dress, media consumption, and gender roles, advocating for authenticity and challenging outdated expectations.
  7. A key emotional moment occurs when the host nearly causes harm to the dog during a symbolic gesture, leading to a deeper understanding of care, boundaries, and empathy.
  8. The narrative blends humor, personal anecdotes, and social commentary, emphasizing love, patience, and the power of small, everyday acts of kindness.

Summary:

The transcript is a lively, personal, and deeply relatable narrative from a podcast host reflecting on family, pets, gender dynamics, and daily life. Central to the story is the evolving bond between a dog and a cat, which becomes a metaphor for the challenges and joys of building a blended family. The host shares candid moments of vulnerability, including her initial fear of the dog, her efforts to establish trust, and her growing emotional connection.

She also confronts societal expectations around gender roles, especially in household chores, by resisting traditional assumptions and experimenting with empowerment through quiet acts of defiance—like leaving dishes to be cleaned by others. A major highlight is an upcoming event where adoptable kittens are featured in a cat cafe in West Hampton, emphasizing compassion and animal welfare. The host contrasts her lived experiences with cultural norms, such as the patriarchy in domestic spaces and the overuse of "high-end" wellness branding.

She also shares humorous anecdotes about pet behavior, media consumption, and personal quirks, like her love for Gilmore Girls or her surprise at never having watched Gossip Girl. The story blends self-aware humor with heartfelt reflection on love, responsibility, and personal growth, ultimately celebrating acceptance, connection, and the everyday beauty of small, meaningful interactions. Through personal anecdotes and social commentary, the host offers a refreshing take on modern relationships, motherhood, and community.

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The dog and cat meeting symbolizes a journey of acceptance, love, and blended family dynamics. It highlights how unexpected connections can form between animals, reflecting deeper themes of tolerance, patience, and emotional growth in human relationships.

Paige initially feared the dog due to its size and behavior, but over time, through gentle interactions and shared experiences, she built a strong bond. The dog eventually became a beloved family member, especially after learning to respect Kitty, the cat.

Paige was inspired by the 'kitten season' and her desire to promote cat adoptions. The event at the West Hampton animal shelter aims to raise awareness, provide fun, and support animal welfare, with all proceeds going to the shelter.

Paige faced emotional and practical challenges, including guilt over her initial hostility toward the dog and concerns about how the dog and cat would coexist. However, the slow, intentional process of bonding helped create a peaceful, harmonious environment.

Paige views the dog as a deeply emotional and family-centered being, describing it as the 'son' of the man who raised it. This connection reflects a deeper emotional bond that goes beyond typical pet-owner relationships.

The scene highlights gender dynamics in domestic life, where Paige chooses to leave dishes for men to manage, challenging traditional roles. It reflects her fight against internalized misogyny and her desire to observe how men handle shared responsibilities.

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