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Giggling about soft launches, sea sickness, and saying no

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Giggling about soft launches, sea sickness, and saying no

The conversation captures a deeply personal, reflective journey through the speaker’s experiences during a trip to Italy, blending humor, vulnerability, and self-discovery. Key moments include a funny dinner incident where their father mispronounces a dish, sparking a shared laugh and highlighting their father’s unchanging speech patterns as a source of amusement. The speaker reflects on how familial dynamics, especially with parents, shape their sense of identity and humor. They also explore gendered social norms—such as how women are often labeled “annoying” while men are praised for loudness, and how female professionals face barriers in being taken seriously. Personal health and body image are discussed candidly, including struggles with IBS, digestive issues, and grooming routines like derma planning and shaving. The speaker emphasizes the importance of slowing down and savoring simple, quiet moments—like enjoying a Hagen Daz ice cream or a peaceful conversation—as acts of self-care. These experiences underscore a broader theme of self-acceptance: embracing one’s quirks, bodily differences, and emotional needs. The trip becomes a turning point, offering both cultural exposure and personal growth, with a strong sense of connection to family, self, and the world around them. Through humor, honesty, and intimacy, the narrative reveals how small, everyday moments can profoundly shape one’s identity and well-being.

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So everyone was messaging me that it was a missed opportunity last week to say gangly and gigglers. Wait, you froze. Oh, wait, you froze. Oh, there you are. What'd you say? Nothing. You're like no comment. Wait, what did you say? I said, um, last week, it was a missed opportunity for gangly and gigglers. Yeah, that actually was. How's your gangly doing? She's good. She's like, she's thriving. She loves Italy. She's like, is it bone or is it fluid? I don't know, but I'm definitely not gonna hit it with a book because one girl messaged me and she was like, yeah, like my dad did that and then like, I broke my wrist. That's like, okay. And it was like, that would actually happen to me. So I'm gonna go see a doctor. And she was like, I think that's best. Yeah. Also, yeah, I got a spray tan last night. Oh, a little dark. Honestly, against the light, it doesn't look as bad. But your summer is filled with trials and tribulations. It's one of, I think one of the best summers you've had in a while. No, like, it's never boring over in these parts. Oh, but women of STEM of the week. What is some of the week goes to page for somehow getting like a moving picture perfectly placed to like tease her audience about your love life. It was a live photo that I saved as a video. This is gorgeous. Perfect. So cute. Because it's like about you. So we're at our second hotel. And last night was our last dinner in Coffrey in my dad gets the same thing for dinner every single night. He gets spaghetti vongole, spaghetti clams. And last night he's ordering and he goes, I'll have this speddy spaghetti fungule. Which is fuck you in Italy in the town. And we all looked and he goes, sorry, I don't know why I just. And the waiter was like, he's a guy. He just kind of like happens all the time. Like, it is like funcule to you too. What do you want? And it was just the best moment that's happened in so long. You know how like you have a joke that goes the whole trip? This is just making fun of my dad. And like saying things that we think my dad would say. Like, like the way he says like, Grazia, like he says, Grazia, like it's like every time we're somewhere, we're like, Grazia, but no, Grazia. Why is it this thing with dads where like once they pronounce something, that's just how they pronounce it. There's no growth. Like if my dad thinks my friend's name is something, and I correct him, he's like, that's their name, you know. Dads are just like built in entertainment. I don't know what it is. Like they hit a certain age and everything they do is just the funniest thing you've ever seen. Well, I want to know what the behind the scenes is like when shooting Gary and all these TikToks because he is serving. He's locked in. Is he easy to work with on set? Is he? What's his vibe? He's pretty demanding on set. He's like, he's like, come on, let's do it. Where like my mom is the complete opposite. She's like, I want nothing to do with any of this. And he like we did the one TikTok. I posted it. Everyone was like in the comments loving it. He came to my room. Like he doesn't have TikTok. So like, yeah, even if I send him the video, like he can't see the comments. Like, I have to down the video and send it to him. Woman of STEM of the week. But he comes to my room like after it's been on the internet for like two hours. And he goes, you know, I was thinking like we really should have done it again. Like I really could have nailed it. And I don't think I nailed it. And I was like, shut up. I remember during COVID when I forced my dad to be in the videos, which is so funny because he won't want to be in it. But then he'll be like, why don't you ask me to be in it? So put him in it. And then he has Instagram. So he was scrolling through being like, people really liked our video. And it really went straight to his head. Now that you're home, how much did you miss butter? That's my heart and soul. That's my heart, my soul. When I walked in, I go, mom is here. She's like, thank God I have to pretend to love Dez anymore. When I told you, when I tell you she sat on my shoulder all night long, all morning, I actually didn't get out of bed for like three hours because I was like, we just need to be together right now. So she doesn't get mad at you. She's kind of used to me leaving her, which is so sad to say, she knows I'm going to come back and the second I'm back, she's like, thank fucking God. Because she's been cuddling with Dez, but she looks away when she cuddles with him. She's like, oh. Yeah, I feel like Kitty's love starved right now because everyone that goes and visits her is like, she's all over me. And I'm like, because she doesn't know what's happening. Yeah, she's taking anything she can get, whereas butter, I wish she would at least get affection from other people besides Dez, but she hates my cat sitters. She's like, once she refused to eat, do you remember she did it eating? Yeah, I remember that. The cat said it was like, I think she's lost. She has an eating for 10 days. I'm like, no, she just doesn't like you. She's like, she's actually trying to hit her goal weight. She's actually so gross out by you. She lost her appetite. I don't know how people leave kids. Like, I was like, this is an animal that can't speak to me. And I'm like, it's too long. I did the trip for too long. I can't be away from Kitty this long. Do you know the fur bow actually makes it harder for me? I stopped looking at my fur bow. It's really sad. Wait, hold on one sec. I have to poop myself really quick. Okay, I'll be right back. The coffee just hit. Hold on. 10 minutes later. I actually lied. I had coffee like five hours ago, but I did make myself eggs like an hour ago. Okay. And I think I poisoned myself. Do you know what I actually did? Are you good at making eggs? Yeah, I can make eggs. Like scrambled fried. I can do a poached. I went through a real poached egg phase in college. I don't know why you were better than everyone. I was like, sorry, I have an 8 a.m. class and I poached my eggs. What do you do? I don't have time to fully cook my egg. We're doing a poach. Yeah. All my eggs like never taste as good as when people make eggs for me. Like I make does make my eggs. It just tastes better when he makes them. That's how I feel about sandwiches. Yeah, but he was like busy and I was like, you're independent woman. Like you could do this. So I searched like how to make eggs actually taste good. And it's like, you're just supposed to put like as much butter as you can. Which like, no shit Sherlock. Do you fuck around with a hard boil, Doug? I love a hard boil. Oh, okay. But I need salt and pepper. I love a pepper. I love a summer. I love a fig. I love a horse. I love a hard boiled egg with hot sauce. You're freaky. Yeah, it's so, it's such a good snack. Chop up like two hard boiled eggs. Some hot sauce on there. Mm. Bobby Flay is shaking right now. Wait, actually, this is the first time I've been away in Italy that I'm like, I'm ready to come home. Like I miss my snacks. You've been gone for too long a century. I did the trip for too long this year. You also, you died who came back to life. Yeah. I think that's what threw a real wrench in it. Well, I'm over here while you're eating vongole. I put a lot of butter for the first time in my eggs. Okay. Because I like making healthy food. Yeah. You know, like, but I was like, whatever. I'm putting butter in it, but I just shot my brains out. So you scrambled? Yeah. Okay. Do you want to hear something really like? I also put milk in it too. Okay. I put every form of dairy in it. So one of my, I was talking to one of my girlfriends the other night and she was like, oh my God, that's so crazy that you had this happen to you in Capri. I had the same thing happen to me. I got this like crazy stomach bug lasted like a couple days. She was like, I got back home and I still like wasn't going to the bathroom like correctly. She was like, so I went to the doctor and he said to me that whatever I had triggered IBS and she's like, and I've had IBS ever since and I go, no, when was this? And she goes four years ago? No. So now I'm like, wait a minute. Because I sit like even though I feel fine, I'm, I'm not going to the bathroom normally. Yeah. Like it's not a normal bathroom experience. And so I said this to my mom and she goes, you know, your mind is a really powerful thing. And you keep saying that your body sensitive and that you might have IBS. And so God is going to actually give it to you. So she goes, you don't have IBS. You had a stomach bug, get over it. She goes, "You had two stomachaches." and now it's your whole personality. - Yeah, and so now I'm like internally though, I'm like, I have IBS because like, okay, today at lunch, I had lunch eight normally, and then before we got back on the boat, I was like, guys, I'm just gonna do a quick bathroom break, and I went to the bathroom. And that's not me, that's you. - That's my whole personality. Wait, was there a place to go to the bathroom on the boat? - Yeah, but I get too seasick, so I can't go down in there. - See, that's where we're different. I could shit anywhere in the air, on the ground, in the water. - No, we had a boat day planned like a couple, like the day before I died. And it was like a smaller boat than like we usually take, and I was on it for five minutes, and I said, you have to turn around. Like I can't actually can't do this today. Like I get too sick. - I'm supposed to be, we're like, team, we're done. - They go, but you already paid. I got, literally, there's no amount of money. - Worth my comfortability. - But what if you like just decided you were gonna jump in the water and chill in the water? - No, I couldn't. Because the ocean, I get seasick in the ocean. - Yeah. - I can get seasick just, I think I'd see Sink just thinking about it. - Do you know what I'm obsessed with you? 'Cause then you'll be like, water's my everything. - Water's my, I'm a water sign. - No, I do feel like I should. - You would. - I, wait, okay, here's the other thing. It's me, my brother, Amanda and Joe, and me and my brother, like I didn't realize that me and my brother are Olympic swimmers. Like we are so good at swimming, because I was like looking at the two of them, and I was like, guys, pick up the pace. - Wait, were you doing laps? - No, we were just treading, we were in the ocean, but me and Gary are like, we're going under water, we're coming back up, we're dolphins, and they were like, guys, how do you go so fast? And I think that I truly missed my calling as being a swimmer. - I do think your wingspan is like Olympic level. Like Michael Phelps and you have kind of the same body type. - Like I love a relay race in the pool. - I love like any swimming competitions, because I-- - I love relay race, I love a summer, I love a water. - And I really, I wish there was like some type of race I could end. - Wait, this is you as an Olympian. Actually, I feel kind of seasick today. Can we not do the race today? - Well, I don't know how to dive. - You could learn. - I can, I've tried. - I love that you're like my entire identity is water, but it also is my arch nemesis. - Well, my mom didn't teach me how to dive when I was little when I asked her to, because she was too scared that I was uncoordinated and I'd hit my head. So we just skipped that part of my childhood. - Once at a family party, a random man was like, I'll teach you how to dive. And like, like, did that like toss me in? Like he was like bend over and he like flipped me in. It was like, that's how you learn how to dive. And I'm like, now I'm never-- Now I can't trust men, I get ever again. And I'm never going near water. I actually can't dive either. - Paige, do you feel like we're constantly rushing from one thing to the next? Like we're always trying to answer one more text, make one more plan, squeeze one more thing into the day. I swear, lately I've caught myself treating everything like a checklist. Finish this, go there, what's next? And I've been trying to get better about actually slowing down. And enjoying the little moments in life instead of rushing through them, which sounds very profound, but honestly, sometimes it's as simple as putting my phone down, sitting on the couch, and having a few minutes to myself with Hagen Daz because some things are just better when you take your sweet time. You got me thinking about something very important, ice cream flavors. I genuinely believe your favorite flavor says a lot about you, not in a serious way, but in this explains so much about your personality kind of way. So Paige, what is your favorite Hagen Daz flavor say about you? - Okay, this is the first time I'm trying the coffee almond toffee. - Look at that, can this be your full-time job? - This is a brand new flavor. - Oh, hell yeah. Wait, how do they make it taste like? - I don't know, but like so coffee is breast-o-creamy. - You know what else? Hagen Daz is really good at. When you put your spoon for the first time, you're not wrestling with someone on the other side. - No, it's smooth. - Yeah. - You guys, that was the first time, Paige, and I have slowed down and stopped talking for years. - Also, I'm really excited that coffee almond toffee is a new flavor because my vibe this summer is I'm chilling. - Chilling and just letting yourself be that's a flavor. You sit with you and you only boyfriend, you need your family, it's all you need. - The dark cherry truffle. - It has changed my life. - I love to eat the salted brown butter cookie when it's just like a cozy moment after spending a day being crazy, just having that first moment that's purely yours. And I also love a little salty, sweet moment, and that's what the brown butter tastes like. - I feel like as you get older, you realize that when you're an adult, when you're like, "I need, if I'm gonna have sweet, "I'm gonna also have to have salty." - Paige, you're so dark cherry truffle. It's so scorpio-coated. - Aren't I? - Right when I saw it, I said, "Ah, it's me." And then I opened it up, it was a little bit of a pink shade. I said, "Yes." - I actually think that you are the coffee almond toffee. For sure. - When I think Hannah, I think coffee toffee. (laughing) - I feel like you go into the hairstylist and you're like, "The color I want is coffee toffee." - Wait, that's my hair color, coffee toffee. - But honestly, no matter what flavor you love, there's something nice about giving yourself permission to slow down every once in a while and enjoy the moment you're in. That's what I love about Hagen Daz. It's the ice cream that inspires you to slow down, savor the moment, and take your sweet time instead of rushing to whatever's next. So if you're ready for a little moment of indulgence, pick up a Hagen Daz and we dare you to try and not love the new coffee almond toffee. With Brazilian coffee, ice cream, buttery toffee pieces, and California almonds, it's a flavor that's truly worth savoring. Find coffee almond toffee at a retailer near you and remember to take your sweet time with Hagen Daz. Also, I don't typically get hit on in America, like I don't feel like men are out here like hitting on women anymore. Like, I couldn't tell you the last time I was somewhere and I was like, I think that guy's flirting with me because I just, it doesn't come across my desk. It honestly doesn't. - Yeah, and you're like the level of pretty where like men really have to like talk themselves into doing it. - Yeah, I've read articles about that. - So today, I'm like leaving lunch and I'm about to go ship myself and I'm walking to the bathroom and one of the waiters goes, hi, how are you? And I go, good, how are you? In my head, I'm about to ship myself, but good, how are you? And he goes so much better now. - And I, I was like, oh my God. And then as I was walking up the stairs, he goes, boom, boom, boom, boom. And I was like, oh, God. - Did you tell your dad? - No, because my dad would be like, who? Where is he? - No, I kept it and I saved it for the pod. - Wait, I'm so happy that happened to you. - Thank you, I really needed it in my time of despair because I was like, I'm actually in a cold sweat if I don't get to the toilet. - That guy was definitely hitting on you, but sometimes I'm like, is he hitting on me or is he just a beautiful Italian? - Talk to you. - Okay, here's the thing with the Italians. Like I saw two men the other day. They were police officers and I was like, why are you hotter than our endless actors in America? - No, why are police guys in Italy so hot and they're never working right now? - No, I looked at this like one garbage man. I go, we had rat boy summer last year. Can you come over? - Wait, what's going on? - Wait, that's why I'm watching the World Cup. - Beautiful, beautiful men. - Argentina's team, there was one guy with blue eyes. Like when he came on the screen, I was like, I felt a visceral physical, I was like, oh yeah. - Like I made like a gas. - No, I haven't felt a physical reaction to seeing a man in person in years. Years. And I was like, oh my God, this is the best looking guy I've ever seen in my life and he's picking up trash in the streets of Italy. I was like, get in my suitcase. Come over, I'll make you a star. - I'll make you a star. - Oh my God. - I'm like, let me get you an acting coach. Let me get you an agent. You have something we can work with. - You just start, you're like, can you sing? What's your range of emotion? Like I, also the with World Cup, I was thinking how like football has like hot guys, but they're wearing helmets. And then basketball is just not enough guys. - Yep. - Soccer is so many men. And someone was joking, it just looks like a love island cast 'cause they're all just like 25 to 35-year-old super fit. - It's the only time I see a man bon and I'm like fine. - See, you know what, the man, I still don't like it. - But I feel like soccer players have this like different kind of swag. Like I like tattoos, I've always liked tattoos. And but in America, there's certain men pull them off differently, where I feel like when you're watching a soccer game, you're like, yeah, you guys, you all pull it off. - You're almost like that. man needs a man bun. Yes, that's a requirement for this job. Yeah, there was like a goalie with a man bun that looked like he would have been weird without the man bun. Also, I have to apologize to the community. This guy, Holland, I said he played for Sweden. He plays for Norway and these Norwegian guys are straight up Vikings. They're all just like, blonde, blue eyes, massive. So that's been fun for me. That guy's Birken Collection is like insane. Insane. Insane. There's also all these girls online who are getting tagged because they look like him and they're like blowing up just like blonde girls that look like him. So that's, that's fun. It's, it's, I've been enjoying the World Cup and I talked shit around the beginning and now I'm really into it. I'm so happy for you. Who's left? How many teams? I feel like it's been going on for a year. So what happens is with soccer like after the game, they give them like tons of days to recover before the next game, but like these guys, like Holland, Holland. Yeah, he was in Miami and they're in Miami for like six days beforehand. He's golfing. He's going to 11. I'm like, no, one of the guys fucking tired in overtime. He's fucking having the time of his life in Miami. One thing about soccer players though, like they are so lanky. Like I feel like they run so much. Like there's, I can't be with someone skinnier than me. No, they have zero body fat. Also, but I think what's also what the girls are liking is that these guys are showing like a full range of emotion. They go from like happy to like to and pain. Someone posted, imagine if they had a luteal face. Wait. Did you see the endometriosis thing? Yes. Do you want to tell them? So I saw this thing and it was England is like trying is rolling out this like endometriosis test that basically they can tell within a couple days by your saliva. If you have endometriosis and then someone else commented and was like the only reason this testing has like started so vigorously as of late is because men are starting to feel symptoms of hormonal imbalances and they're starting to feel symptoms of like a endometriosis type pain. And that's why it's getting so much love right now. But here's the thing. I've never heard of a disease that takes 10 years to diagnose. That's come on. Come on. The fact that all they need to do is get some saliva that's like the least invasive way. They basically like actually figured out we could look at you and be like yeah, you know how many women have had exploratory surgery to see figure out if one girl posted and she was like it took me $65,000 to figure out I have endometriosis. She was like I went to eight specialists and had two surgeries like you're telling me I could spit in a fucking cup. I just saw a video of a woman making fun of male doctors being like so what's the pain level? Oh eight. And you're wearing mascara. Interesting. Are you sure it's not anxiety? Are you feeling stressed at work? Okay like we've all had those conversations. They're like maybe you should come back if it gets worse or don't I don't give a fuck. One girl posted that she wanted to um I think she wanted to like get her tubes tied and the doctor wouldn't do it because she was like well what about what would your husband think and she goes I'm not married and he was like well what what if you get married she goes I don't want kids and he was like I don't that's like a big just she was like what you're like you're not doing this off of a hypothetical human that we both haven't met. Also she's not getting a drunk tattoo. She's thought about it. You're not just rolling into the doctor. Also as you know people say that dogs are boys and girls are cats. Yeah. Someone said that they were just studying heart disease in dogs and like they just started they just started testing in cats. They were just using dogs and those studies on to say what cats need and I'll burn the whole country down. The misogyny is rampant. No it's actually so sad that even girl cats can't like escape it. Yeah because in the room it's all dogs making decisions for cats bodies. It's so fucked up um love islands over thank god tell me what happened like did it end in a surprise or bad or like the couple that one should have one I'm happy about I'm like extremely happy about the couple that ultimately won. The final four though like someone posted and was like this one girl her name is Kenzie. People I apparently found her yeah clam slamer. People found her annoying. I didn't find her annoying at all. But somebody posted and was like America hates an annoying woman way more than they hate a pathological manipulative man and then listed like two of men that are in the final four that are like the most annoying man that I think have ever been on love island before. And it's just it is that big of a deal. Like love island is that big of a deal because it truly does show it represents culture. It represents culture and it represents dating culture and now like they're do it like there's a lot more articles that are coming out about how this is the first time there was like a hint of red pill in the love island sphere and it was weird and it was scary. Can I say something crazy? People online never call men annoying. No and I've met a hundred annoying men in my life because you all know if I knew how to do splits. I didn't watch this season. I know they showed a lot of splits. I would have doubled the amount of splits she did if I could do splits. But again annoying is a word used for women and by women as well. Okay. We're calling out women as well. Women are calling other women annoying. Love island also they always do like a family day and like two members of your family will come you go to like talk to them and they'll tell you like what's what's America saying about it like what's the perception of you. And Kenzie's dad didn't show didn't come but they have like a little video recording of him. And so many people were like this is why she's so confident and doesn't care when a guy doesn't like her because he in the video was just like you're the best you're perfect you're doing exactly what you should be doing like don't listen to these people. And so she wasn't in the final four but I and I'm not that mad that she wasn't in the final four because I do think who she was coupled up with is that you know the type. You know those guys that don't point at me. You know those guys that like have this like facade and because they're good looking and a little bit tall so many women will fall for it. Yeah. One of my biggest pet peeves and actually I get reminded of it every time I'm on vacation. You know those kind of people that like you don't know them but you're like in a room or you're at a pool and there's people in front of you that talk loud because they want you to hear what they're saying because they think that like you'll think they're cool or something like that's one of my biggest pet peeves I can't stand it and I know so many men like I've been in a situation where men will do it and I'm like who who are you saying that's so loudly for like who do you want to have a perception of you and like what do you think it is. That's like men at airports with their fucking phones. I'm like you have to get off the call in one minute we're literally taking off. The whatever you're talking about is not that important. There's also so many times I hate to say it and we've been in a lot of these situations where stuff we have going on is more important than whatever's going on in that man's life but people around us treat their stuff more important. People talk about their stuff more and when a woman does stuff she's ambitious. Men never get called ambitious because when they say ambitious with a woman there's a tinge of negativity to it. Like oh you're trying to be something. You're trying to win it something. When a man's ambitious it's like as he should be. Oh my god Hannah you're so right whenever someone calls a woman ambitious there is like a tinge of like so she's not going to take care of a family. She's going to be different. Oh she thinks so highly of herself. She's ambitious like yeah she thinks she deserves more than other people. Oh my god you kind of just blew my mind. But I feel like that on reality TV it was like such a fight to like even show for a second I did stand up. Actually it never even made it. Yeah. Yeah. Girls jobs are still like not taking seriously. I mean you can be like a really unsuccessful man and present. Successful. If you talk loud and you're kind of scary like your stuff sounds really important. Which is what we have to learn from men just be like serious and loud sometimes when we talk about stuff. I feel like the number one thing I called is like from men is like you're kind of harsh. And I'm like, harsh. Yeah, like, and I think they mean like to say that I'm like blunt. And I'm like, okay, but were you not thinking that too? And it's like, yeah, but and it's like, okay, well I said it. Like you were also thinking it what I'm not allowed 'cause I'm a girl, like I'm not allowed to say it or I'm not allowed. Like when men are harsh, people think it's funny. It's like he's just, that's him. He's just straight up, he's calling him out. He's just straight up, he calls it how he sees it. But like if a woman does it, it's like, that was really mean. Like I can't believe you said that. - Does is like, I love how he carries himself. - Yeah. - And I really try to like replicate. Like I or ask him like, how would you go about the situation that I'm in? - Yeah. - And like sometimes I can't pull it off 'cause I'm not a six, four good looking, gray haired, established man, but like I'm trying. And it's interesting how he's like, you're allowed to say no to that. By the way, I had a little epiphany about saying no, which I'm still bad at. But I realized that saying no to things is actually the equivalent of the feeling of a friend canceling plans, but like you get to do it. - Yeah. - So when you think of it that way, you're like, wait, I can get adrenaline in a happy way from saying no to all these things in a good way, not like it's losing opportunities. It's more like me gaining time. - One time, this is like a couple of years ago. I had a, I have a female lawyer right now, but I had a male lawyer and he was negotiating something for me and he called me and he said, like what his plan of operations was going to be for this like one specific contract. And my heart sank. And I said, now mind you, this is like a grown grown man, like this is someone's dad, probably almost someone's grandpa that I'm like on the phone with and I'm maybe like 25, 26. No, maybe I'm like 27, 28. And he's like telling me, he's like, so I'm gonna do this, this and this and I'm gonna say this, this and this to them. And I go and he says, I've done it before, I've had other clients. I know how to talk to these people. And I said, I totally trust you and I completely defer to your expertise, you're the attorney here, not me. I go, but I am just gonna point one thing out, your other clients were men and I'm a woman. And if you go into this guns blazing for me, I'm gonna lose the deal. They're not, they're just not going to respond to you. The way they would in the past where if you representing a man, the way they would represent you're now representing me. And he kind of like paused and was like, okay, I'm gonna take what you were saying, kind of with a grain of salt. And then he did try negotiate and it like wasn't working and I ended up like switching and going with a female lawyer. Because I also just felt, I don't know, I felt more comfortable with her, but that is an example that like, okay, even that is an even playing field. I had to like premeditate and think like, okay, well, I can't say that because I'm a girl and they're gonna be like, okay, well, then you're out, we don't care, we don't need you. - Well, she, your female lawyer has had to fight for herself to get where she is. - Right. - So you know she'll know how to strategically fight for you. 'Cause lawyers, they ask you like, how far should we push, how far do you feel comfortable? And that comfortableity is something that you can speak with in a like-minded way, 'cause like, you have my female. See, are we red-pilled saying female? - My female. (laughs) - I have a lawyer and she has a vagina. - Yeah, I got a, I got a vagina lawyer. And she's like the most badass person, my lawyer. Do you know she's, she's like a head top, whatever, big wig, big dog. - She's a partner. - She's a partner and she's PTA president. Which when I heard that, I'm like, you're fucking sick, bro. Like, you're insane. And mine comes on the screen and she always has like, the perfect white collar shirt like popped. And she always looks gorgeous. Like she's always got like a stud and like a low butt. And she's like, if she pulls a pin from her bun, I'd believe it. Like, and she, they speak so eloquently and I'm just like obsessed with female lawyers. - Do you find on your zooms occasionally, there's like men that talk for so long. Yeah, there's obviously chatty women, but like, it's so constantly that's me and like my whole female team. And then like one guy talking the entire time. And we're all just like texting each other. Like, well, you want to know what I always think of that. I always think of that tick tock sound. Or it's like, why are you talking to me? Like, I'm new to the music industry. Like, you're new to the music industry. I feel like it used to happen more in reality TV than like podcasting because like, like, Gagley Swat is like fun. Where I'd be like, why are you talking to me? Like, I've never filmed a reality TV show. I remember this one specific instance. And mind you, I had been on TV for like five years at this point and this guy came up to me and he was like, all right, so like, this is how you film the show and like you're gonna want to do. And I go, I'm on a show, buddy. I go, I don't give a fuck what you're saying to me. And also, you're not good on the show. So I'm actually not gonna listen to you at all. Like, leave me alone, you freak. It was such a weird interaction. I was like, I literally said, I don't care what you're saying. Like, I'm not listening to you, I don't care. And I like turned around. I was like, this is weird and you're weird and don't ever tell me how to film a TV show ever again. Anyhow, I'm fired up in Italy too. I feel like I literally, my fuse is this short because I've been around my family and I can be myself. When are you gonna go to Sicily? I know. Aren't you of Sicilian descent? Every time I plan this trip, I'm always like, guys, let's like do something new. Let's see something else. Like, we've never experienced this and my dad and guys, and I want to. I want to go travel the world. I want to go to different places, experience different things. My dad won't let me. I totally get that because my papa refuses to eat other food besides things that are made by my Nana. And that's just Italian men. They know what they want. They're gonna get it. I'm so contracted to my dad. So I have to listen to him. And also like, I feel like you hit a point in your life. I would have thought that like when I hit this point, I'd like be married and have kids. But I feel like you do hit a point in your life where your selflessness, how do I say this? Like, you have to be selfless in certain situations because your parents are getting older. Wait, so you're saying you let them have the master? Oh god. They're like, we got to this new hotel and it was like, they didn't have enough rooms like it was like booked. The also the hotel doesn't have that many rooms. So it was like three tiers of rooms. And so it was like the best room, the middle room and then the last room. And like we all just kind of looked at each other. And I was like, and they're like, okay, Paige gets the best. (laughing) You were like, guys, I have to go live. And like guys, I died for four days and planned this entire trip. I died and then I was risen in the best room in the boutique hotel. Also, I kind of, in my head was like, did you leave hotels? 'Cause there was too much chatter about you. - You know how you go on a vacation? And I don't want this to sound like ungrateful, but you know you go on a vacation, you get home and you're like, I need a vacation from that vacation. - Yeah. - Well, especially like with full family. - Yeah, and it's like, my dad's like, breakfast at 9.30 and we gotta be back to pool. And like, if you're not drinking and having a cocktail by two, like you're no fun. And so it's like, it's a lot. And then like, I feel like-- - But if you eat at the wrong time, you're ruining your-- - Then you're not hungry. And then I have to have a phenomenal outfit. And it's like, it's a lot. So, two years ago, I was like, I want to do like a wind down. So I found this hotel and so like the last three days, we come to this hotel and we just literally chill. - No talking, no talking talk. - No talking, just like calm energy. It's like so scenic here. You're right on the water. You can get into the ocean from the hotel rather than having to like go to a beach club or whatever. So it's like just a very, actually last year when I was here, Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington Whiteley were here. I don't think I ever told the story because I didn't want to like blow up their spot, but whatever. And so like we're sitting on like one of the lounge chairs and I watched this like blonde woman like, walked down the stairs and I was like, that's like the prettiest woman I've ever seen in my life. And she had, there was like a little kid with her. Like as she got closer, I was like, oh my God, that's fucking Rosie Huntington Whiteley. Then that name is so classy. - And so then we go up and we're like sitting in this hot tub and like walking towards us is Jason Statham. - Well, bold men famously love hot tubs. - Do that? - Every hot tub has a bold man sitting in it. just I clocked it. It's true, every vacation there's at least one to two bald men in the hot tub. - But like, I could tell that there are private couple. Like, you never see them in tabloids. They are very proud. They give Zendaya and Tom. So I could tell that because we were in the hot tub, he wasn't gonna get in the hot tub with his son. And so we were actually about to get out. And so I said, oh, we're getting out. You can get in. And so then I hear him go, oh, I rose. They're getting out. And I was like, oh, my God. In it, in it. He was like, oh, and so then she comes walking towards with her daughter. And the four of them getting the hot tub and like, we got out. And it was, and I didn't say anything. I didn't say like, huge fan or like, 'cause I didn't want to like, annoy them, 'cause obviously they're so private. And I didn't want them to feel like they couldn't like, be out in the open. - Especially 'cause you might see them again so you don't want to have like, yeah. But it was like such a cool moment, 'cause what a couple to like, see. - There's this creator, Kat Stickler, who I met 'cause she came to one of my shows in Florida, who posted like, funniest things people have said to her. And she said stuff where they basically were like, oh my God, you're so much prettier in person. And like, and like, oh, who are you with? I won't tell anyone. Like, I swear, I won't tell anyone. And like, just, what are the craziest things people say to you? Even though I feel like giklers are like, pretty iconic, but like, every now and then, it's like, people freeze and say crazy stuff. - You wanna know what I got a lot of? You're smaller in person. - Oh no! - You're so, oh my God, you're so much tinier. And not height. Like, I felt like I knew what they were saying. Like, like, oh, you look smaller. And I was like, yeah, that was definitely like a Southern, not compliment at all. Like, I know what you're saying. Like, you think I look bigger on TV? Yeah, I get it. Like, but I haven't gotten one in a while. Like a weird one. - I do get a lot like, oh my God, you're like, we really are pretty. Like, people are shocked. They're like, I'm shocked. They think that I'm gonna turn to be like, oh, well, I smile and I'm like, oh! They're like, you don't look that much like a donkey as you did in your YouTube videos. - Yeah. - Yeah, but I haven't gotten something weird in a really long time. - My thing is, people spot Des before me, 'cause he's tall with like white hair. It's like a lightning rod. - Yeah. - So people spot him. He's also Des is about to go to LA for like his first little press tour. I'm so proud of him. But Kurosa Des, because he's famous in a different country, and then to come here and start all over essentially. - And then have people comment and be like, this guy's so funny, how do I not know who he is? And it's like, 'cause he hasn't been in America. - Yeah. I wonder what it's like to be famous in a different country. - Well, he definitely like, you have to change your mindset to be like, oh yeah, I'm this person when I'm here. I forgot. - Yeah. - Me and him kind of switch roles when we're in Ireland. It's kind of fun. - Wait, that's kind of nice to be able. - It's really nice. - I bet that's like more of a bonding experience than you even realize, because it's so bonding. - You get to almost see how you're seen by the other person. - Yeah, and also like the way he's protective of me sometimes in America, I could see me being like, are you comfortable going to this place? - Yeah. - I'm like that when we go to Ireland. And but also then I get to be the free one where I'm like, I'll go to the store, like I'll do whatever I want. Run around being reckless. - I'll get into a fight in public because no one's putting it on the internet. (laughing) - Do you know that's my number one thing that I'm like, I can never get into a fight in public ever again. - How many fights were you getting into a public? - No, it's not fights, but like, okay, like a perfect example is the other day, I'm walking up the stairs in this guy. - You had this waiting. You're like, if I had to give you an example, there was this one time, two minutes ago. - I'm walking up the stairs, okay? And it's not a big, it's not that massive. And this guy stops at the top of the stairs right in the middle and he's like on his phone. And I'm like, and I'm like trying to get button. I'm like, oh, excuse me. The man does not move, not even a finger, not an inch, not anything. And I go crazy to stand in the middle of the stairs. I just said it, I go crazy to stand in the middle of the stairs. And he looked at me and I looked at him. And I walked away 'cause I said, I can't get into a fight in public. Because if somebody saw this and booked out their phones at pages yelling at Italian men in Italy, it actually would make sense. But like. - Yeah, like if I saw you yelling at a man in Italy, I'd be like, what do he do? Things like that, I'm like, what are you doing? Like, this is a community. Like, this is, this is, we're in public. You have to act like you've been outside before. - Also, people should be honored if you were to tell them off. Like, if I'm doing the obligatory, obligatory, like, excuse me, even if there's nowhere to go, you say, oh, yes, sorry. Like, and you try and move a little. He had so much room. Yeah, I was like, and so I was just like, crazy to stand in the middle of the stairs. Like, an insane move on your part. And I just walked away, but I thought, wow, that could have escalated really quickly. And I need to think before I speak. - You might need a bodyguard. - Honestly, you never know. - To hold you back. - To hold me back. - My flight from Toronto, I'm getting off the flight. Gorgeous female pilot. And then the, you know, there's always two pilots, but she was the head pilot. The male pilot goes, by the way, my wife's the big giggler, we went to your Tampa show. And I was like, it's so, I was like, were you scared? Like, men going to get these watch shows. That's like, he's like, don't worry, I was in the back. And I was like, okay. And then I turned to her and I was like, you have to watch my pilot bit. I'm my Hulu special, you'll love it. So I'm now going up to female pilots, telling them to watch my special. But she was so iconic. Like, she was like, gorgeous. And like, bossing his ass around. And also, when she was on the mic, like, she like was giving us good instructions. I feel like sometimes the men just like, they'd be like, nah, nah, nah, nah. Like, she was like, I actually listened to her. Like, she cared. - Yeah, because women have to constantly be showing up. Men don't have to show, like, if they don't want to show up, they don't have to. - Do you know what I mean? - Yeah, some man was bragging about like becoming, going back to like being a professional tennis player, a professional golfer or something at like 42. He's like, with five kids, I'm a father, and I'm deciding, I'm like, oh my god. I'm like, are you bragging? Are you just being a Debbie dad? I can't tell. This isn't a brag. - You have no idea how bad I want to be a dad. If I could be a dad, I would have done it five years ago. - I'm very much a husband. Like, there's two husbands in this relationship. We're in a gay marriage. Sometimes I feel like in public, I like to pretend that I'm like. But it's not. - I'm not even blaming it on like my potential partner. I'm so type A, and I'm so controlling. I don't know if anyone's picked to that up on about me. - Wait, can I ask you a question that everyone was wondering? I'm not saying you're not controlling 'cause I've witnessed it you are. - Yeah. - Why are you not controlling of me at all? - 'Cause you're my sweet little baby angel. You do everything perfect. - You would never tell me, like you never try to control me. - No, I think because everything you do, I'm like, yeah, and now she should I approve. Because everything, at any decision you've made, if I put myself in that position, I'm making the same decision. You wanna know what it is? I think I respect you. I respect you, and I think you're smart. So I'm like, I also do run a lot of decisions by you. - Yes and no, though. You'll run me through a scenario, but you know, in the back of your head, what you're doing. - Yeah, that's like when I get, when I talk to a psychic. - Yeah. - Oh, side note, putting my whole family at risk, I woke up this morning, and I'm at the point where I have to derma plane my chin every two days. - Okay. - I don't know how I got into derma planning, but like, that's where we're at. I need a laser at, but like, whatever. - Can I say something really vulnerable? - Yeah. - I got laser hair removal on my face. I'm not derma planning. I'm just taking a fucking razor to it, like things that I have. Like, I'm taking a regular razor that I shave my legs with, and like, if I have a hair, I'm using that, and I'm just good. - So you think that's like, like, it's not that different, just like three lasers versus, wait, razors versus, sorry, razors are for me to say, like, three razors versus one razor. - Yeah, but I feel like we came up with derma planning because it's more feminine when reals are shaving cream on your face. - No. - No. - No. - But like, I'm usually oiled up anyway. So I don't even need it. - You're slippery. - Yeah. - It's a little seal. - But like. - My papa used to put on a shaving oil and shave his face, and I would stand next to him, And I would put on my face and use a toothbrush and pretend I was shaving. - I was always a dad at heart. - Well, the thing I always say to certain men sometimes is, hey, anywhere you grow hair, so do I. So, I hadn't seen dozen a while. So, I was excited and I was like, I'm gonna do something crazy for him I'm gonna shave my whole body. - I rose down. - I rose down. I was like, let's give him a little present. - Yeah. - I'm gonna be whatever. I'm gonna go shaved. - Get in losers, we're gonna be baby. - We're gonna be baby. - Three hours later, I got out of the shower. - Shiny as can be like a baby dolphin. And I was like, you're killing a queen. He basically was like, you missed a spot. And I was like, where? - Where? - I had the longest black hair just coming out of my nipple. - Okay. - I feel like people aren't out here talking. - You're talking? - I had actually three, just like. - Dude, I'm like three. Like, I'm hitting it with a razor at least once a week. - No, I normally kind of would, but like you forget. And like it was literally nothing on my body, but like two or three black hairs on top of my nipple. - Okay, I did an ad for the brawn laser. Like, that's like almost two years ago. - Yeah. - And you and Lee, the best fucking laser, I still use it. And I'll take it to my nipples. - Okay, that makes me worried the sensitivities. - No, you know, I'm telling you, the brawn at home laser does not hurt at all. And one thing that the brawn team told me, this is not sponsored, it was previously, but not now. Is if you're getting a laser and they're like, it's like you have to wear goggles with hours, they're scamming you because it's everyone that's selling these ad home lasers. They're all the same thing because it has to be like FDA approved. So there's really not one that's like that much better than another one. And the brawn one, I'm telling you, it does not hurt. Like every couple of weeks, I'll like do it or whatever. I don't like do it consistently, but I'll take it to my nipples. - No one talks about nipple hairs. They're real, they find their way out. They're kind of cute, honestly. It's just mine or like the one that was out, it was dark, it was like black. - Here's the thing, like I know for a fact, some of my girlfriends don't have them. Like Stephanie, Blontear, Blue Eyes, Barely has a pew. - Like for example, Des, doesn't have them. (laughing) - This is three blanchesters. Like I feel like I have more hair, like on the back of my neck, going into my back than Joe. - Okay, no, like I'm a hairy girl. - Yeah, yeah, I'm a hairy girl. I've just, I've just lasered the majority of it. - But Paige, I was derma planning this morning and I do think it was about the time where I probably should get a new derma planer, but you know, I'm not good at that. And something happened and it just like popped, it's cheap, it's plastic, with like a blade. It popped and everything went all over the place and I found like the derma planer on the floor could not find the little razor. - Racer parts. - So then I'm like, okay, we have to call 911. There's a razor on the loose. - Yeah. - So I was like, Des, do not go into bathroom but a little razor mouth. - No, well, no. - But it doesn't really go into bathroom. She's just, she's sleeping. But I was like, this is code red. Like someone's gonna lose a foot. So I'm, but then I'm like looking for it and I'm scared I'm gonna like put my hand down and like get fucking guillotineed. So for a full hour, I was looking for the face. It was just like under the rug. - I can't believe the one spot you missed was your nipple. - She's making character energy. - Do you shave like in your asshole? - I try. - Yeah. - Okay, say it. - Like it's not done well. Like no one's liking that. - That's precise. - Okay. - It's like, I know when I've tried hard enough and I think Des does appreciate that. He's like, she put an effort. - I feel like if I'm on the ground in the shower, I'm like, I've done my job. Like if I'm in a full squat down. - Or the second I cut myself, which I do, I'm like, and we're good. We've been, we're bleeding, we've tried hard enough. Also like, not to brag. I have a fat ass. Like there's depth, like you have to go far to reach the butthole. - You have to pull up. - You have to unlock things. - This is like, there's a layer. - You have to get it in, you just scoop it up. - You have to pull it in all directions. - I think about when I'm alone and I'm like someone's gotta talk about this. I've been thinking about nipple hairs for months. So I'm so happy you brought this out. - Thank you. But right under my butt, I'm actually known to have like a tuft of hair 'cause like when you're shaving your bikini lines, you shave that. - No, I can't believe you just shave your butt. But you don't shave right, right below your butt. - I can't believe you just use the first tuft of hair. - No 'cause it's a tuft. - It's too tuft of your body. - I have two tufts and it's, I know it's tufts because every now and then I'll find the spot. - Yeah. - Look at your razor and you're like, how was it? - No, I actually don't ever experience that though because I shave my legs every day. - But I also think 'cause I have a big butt, it's actually kind of hard to get below it sometimes. - Yeah, I don't have that problem. - Or I could just be like using that as an excuse and I'm just fucking lazy. - I would not in like a weird way. I would like to see your shower routine. - Like I'd like to watch your shower. - I want does to shave that for me. Like I haven't been in the right situation but like I think I'm just gonna be like babe, could you get this? I'm just gonna lean over like my spray tan girl. Like I'm just gonna lean over and you get it 'cause also sometimes I don't do the right direction. - I wanna see what your routine is, what you start with, what you're like, how long you're doing certain things. Can I tell you something I do I love a shower. I love a shower, I love a shower. - Now I would like to say that I think that you're one of, you're a really good example of someone that washes their hair a lot and has amazing hair. And I feel like the not washing your hair sometimes is like a myth because you're someone that showers every single night and you wash your hair and you have phenomenal hair. - Thank you, thank you. 'Cause I've dealt with a lot of cyberbullying and you always speak up for me and I appreciate that. - Do you have some of the thickest, healthiest hair I've ever touched? - I do also wanna say there are some new gigglers who came on because of smilegate or the master massacre. - Well, welcome to Nipple Hair. - But I was just thinking how they show up and we've been just talking about shitting like two episodes straight. - Okay, well we talk about what's going on in our lives. - True. So someone told me they took like a food panel test. So it's like, have you done it? 'Cause I googled it and they were like, this is not FDA approved and like, it's normal to have different reactions to different foods. - No, but one of my girlfriends I think has done it and she did like one of the allergy tests so long with it. And I feel like it did help her. - Okay, I might do it, but like there's no, it's not proven in any way and I don't wanna like cut something I don't have to 'cause I really like to have diversity in my food. - Have you ever done an allergy test? - Yeah, but it's like everyone's a little allergic to grass. Cool. Glad I paid $1500 for that. - Wait, are they? Yeah, everyone's like, okay, like maybe you shouldn't rub grass all over your knees. And like itches a little. Yeah, it's itchy when you roll around and grass. (laughing) Noted, I'm 34. I'm not gonna, so I won't wrestle someone in the grass, got it. If you do the food sensitivity, I would like to do it too because I feel like it's, is it one of those things that you have to go in for? Or is it one of like a spit? - It's two one times. - Oh. Well, I think there are other ones, but I wanna do like whatever is most invasive. - Yeah, yeah. - Like let's make it accurate. We know we're getting older 'cause I'm like, can we just go to the doctor all the time? (laughing) I love a doctor, I love a summer. - No, I have a lot of doctor's appointments when I'm making when I get home. - Top of the list, gang. (laughing) Top of the list, gang, and then I do feel like I need to go to some type of gastrointestinal. - Can I show you this thing on my back? - Sure. Can you see it? - Is it a pimple? Yeah, I could get that. Is it a pimple? Like a cyst? - I don't know, but I was like, my grandpa had it, it's fine. And my mom was like, your grandpa had skin cancer. - We're just like growing horns. - You know, something's happening to us this summer. It looks like someone's gonna spell on us. - Of the things happening to me, I'd rather be these things, like there's so many worse things that could happen to you. - 100%. - There's girls who are ages going through perimenopause. - Why would you, why would you put them to the universe? - Because I just want to, I just want to, - Freeze awareness? - Yeah, raise awareness for them and know that we stand with you and we're here for you. - Actually, what's his name? Who's the like serious, like some, Radio Guy, Howard Stern, his wife Beth Stern, posted a photo of her in a bikini with a sticker, and it's like an estrogen sticker for menopause that the cool girls are wearing. And now people are using stickers for like vitamins and stuff, like you put a sticker on all day and it like gives you stuff, but I'm a sweater, so. - You're saying. - Yeah, there's like a company that's doing like, use all your vitamins with stickers. - Yeah, I did see like people doing things where it was like you can inject estrogen into like your vagina and like different stuff. One of the things that I did see though, was that like, they're saying if you have too much estrogen, like it could potentially cause cancer, but like everything causes cancer these days. - Well, also that brings me to the peptide discussion where like doctors are like, hey, when we first started peptides, there was some stuff that's working, obviously GOP ones and stuff. She's like, now you guys are ordering from random websites and they're shit. - It's crazy, and they're like, and it's not studied. Like you could beat, yeah, your skin looks good, but you also could be growing a tumor from it. One thing we've learned from our mistakes, our mistakes is you don't need to always inject or add things to your natural body. Like sometimes let's do a Kim D'Sourbo for a second. Be what God wants you to be. - Do you need it. - No. - Do you need it? - I'm so down for people taking GOP. Like do whatever you want, truly I don't give a fuck, but the moment that someone says like it's we don't, we didn't test it. Like we don't know what could happen. And people are like, cool, I'll inject it. That scares the shit out of me. I think that's insane. - Yeah, 'cause at the moment you're just like, yeah, let's have fun. And then you could die. - When do we become Italian moms? You're gonna die. - This is my mom like right when I got into high school. How do you know your body won't react differently to a drug as somebody else's? This is why you can't smoke weed. And I was like, I feel like I can. - My mom commented on our video of me with the Botox saying, don't do drugs. (laughs) I was like, you know what feels for my mom and grandma who've never touched a needle to look at me? Like you fucking crazy bitches. So this is why, like just listen to genetics. - And also like Botox helps so many girls. Like there are so many medical things that like Botox helps. - Well it helps with sweat. It's really helped me with sweat. It helps people with migraines. - And I'm not anti Botox at all. Like I'm definitely gonna do it again at some point. It's just, I can't, I'm in shock. Just like, we're in a weird cycle right now. Like just wait for the like, the bad juju to go away. I need a woman in STEM, particularly like one of the girlies that does accounting. - What are the fucking chances that me and you both, out of whatever four times we've done it total? - My girlfriends have gotten Botox since we were like 26. And they're like, I've never had something like this happen that happened to you and Hannah. Like that's insane. And I'm like, no really, what is the math on that? - I have a photo shoot tomorrow, which is why I got spray tan and it's too dark. We'll deal with that later. What should I do? Should I put, like, what do you do when you spray tan? - Yeah. Oh god. (laughing) Oh. Oh. When did you, when did you get it? - You last night. - When did you shower? - This morning. - Oh, you're only one shower, did you soap? - No. - Oh, okay, so you're gonna be fine. Just, once you use soap, you're good. - So I have a photo shoot with Lou Hem tomorrow and like, I'm tight with the girls there. So like, there's no, they know what's going on. But I was like, we're doing editorial. We're doing dramatics. We're doing. - How are you gonna do it? - Well, I can't go like this. - Yeah, yeah. - Imagine every Lou Hem is so, it's just this. So, pray for me. - I will be. - A little open, what's your, what's your advice for like a little open mouth? - That's good, yeah. I don't ever like it to be like American girls all when it's just like you can see people's like two front teeth. I feel like you have to give a little bottom to teeth, too. - Yeah. - Yeah, that's really good. You're really good at it. - Well, because I have no, I have just cheekbones and a fucking lip right now. That's all I have left. But basically when I smile, it makes it bad. So I'm doing like a serious Lou Hem shoot tomorrow. - Yeah, that's like a stern. - A stern. - A stern. - Like, she's a little open, yeah. - So pray for me. Anyway, guys, thank you for giggling with us. We love you so, so much and have an amazing week. - Thank you. - Bye. (upbeat music)

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The speaker reflects on personal experiences in Italy, highlighting memorable moments with family, including a humorous dinner incident where their dad mispronounces a dish, leading to a lighthearted bonding moment.
  2. They emphasize the contrast between their father’s fixed, unchanging speech patterns and their own evolving identity, noting how dads often become sources of built-in entertainment.
  3. A recurring theme is the struggle to balance personal routines with societal expectations—such as avoiding conflict in public or navigating gendered norms around ambition, self-expression, and attention.
  4. The conversation touches on body image, including personal grooming habits like derma planning, shaving, and the presence of body hair, with humor and self-awareness about societal standards.
  5. There’s a strong focus on mental and physical health, including reflections on IBS, post-travel discomfort, and the importance of self-care and slowing down.
  6. The speaker shares insights into gender dynamics, such as how women are often labeled “annoying” while men are praised for loudness, and how female professionals like lawyers are underrepresented and underappreciated.
  7. A key takeaway is the power of small, mindful moments—like enjoying a Hagen Daz ice cream or a quiet conversation—to foster self-awareness and emotional balance.
  8. The trip to Italy serves as a catalyst for personal growth, with themes of cultural exposure, familial expectations, and the joy of being fully present in one’s own skin.

Summary:

The conversation captures a deeply personal, reflective journey through the speaker’s experiences during a trip to Italy, blending humor, vulnerability, and self-discovery. Key moments include a funny dinner incident where their father mispronounces a dish, sparking a shared laugh and highlighting their father’s unchanging speech patterns as a source of amusement. The speaker reflects on how familial dynamics, especially with parents, shape their sense of identity and humor.

They also explore gendered social norms—such as how women are often labeled “annoying” while men are praised for loudness, and how female professionals face barriers in being taken seriously. Personal health and body image are discussed candidly, including struggles with IBS, digestive issues, and grooming routines like derma planning and shaving. The speaker emphasizes the importance of slowing down and savoring simple, quiet moments—like enjoying a Hagen Daz ice cream or a peaceful conversation—as acts of self-care.

These experiences underscore a broader theme of self-acceptance: embracing one’s quirks, bodily differences, and emotional needs. The trip becomes a turning point, offering both cultural exposure and personal growth, with a strong sense of connection to family, self, and the world around them. Through humor, honesty, and intimacy, the narrative reveals how small, everyday moments can profoundly shape one’s identity and well-being.

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A standout moment was when the speaker’s dad accidentally ordered 'speddy spaghetti fungule' instead of spaghetti vongole, leading to a funny and heartfelt exchange with the waiter, highlighting how his dad’s unique pronunciation adds to the trip’s charm.

The speaker misses their familiar snacks, especially butter and hard-boiled eggs with hot sauce, which were central to their comfort and routines—highlighting how food ties deeply to home and identity.

The speaker sees their dad as a source of built-in entertainment, with his fixed pronunciations and habits creating humor, and they appreciate how his presence brings joy and nostalgia to their experiences.

The speaker values women in STEM as inspiring figures and notes how their presence challenges societal norms, emphasizing that women can be both powerful and playful in public spaces.

The speaker connects the flavor to their current lifestyle of 'chilling' and self-care, saying it represents a personal preference for slow, peaceful moments and appreciates how it encourages mindfulness.

The speaker discovered they have a sensitivity to food and a possible history of IBS, which they now recognize as a long-standing issue, and they reflect on how their body's signals have changed over time.

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