The episode centers on a family's lively, humorous discussion about summer, touching on diverse topics. They joke about the pressure of summer plans, with the father romanticizing leisure while the mother counters with the financial and logistical burdens of parenting during the season. The conversation veers into playful arguments about pickleball rankings, grilling techniques, and the father's past sports car, which he fondly associates with summer. Allergies become a point of contention, with the father and son advocating against over-medication, preferring to endure symptoms for long-term resistance. The family also grapples with their no-sugar challenge amid summer temptations, and Bridge shares a story about two girls cooking him scrambled eggs with cottage cheese, sparking debates about cooking stereotypes and his dating life, which he insists are diverse. The mother offers heartfelt advice on what makes her happy: kids being productive, learning to cook, spending active time together, and simple walks. She reflects on her past joy of playing with her children in pools and playgrounds, contrasting with parents who only watch. The episode concludes with each family member giving an A grade to another for memorable moments, celebrating humor, composure, and insights. Overall, it blends comedy, family dynamics, and relatable summer themes, ending with a call for viewers to subscribe and share.
- Okay, anyway, what I like about this is. - You want me to just nod? It's hot. No, just a lie. Why is that like. Why does talking have to be lying? Why is it better if it's coming into me? You know what I'm saying. It's a lot of pressure when summer is upon us in America. It's a lot everywhere. What do you summer? Where do you summer? How do you summer? Some of us are just working. Am I the only one? You are the only one. What do you mean? You are working too. I am, but I'm working on the ancillary, right? What does that mean? I'm going to enjoy the summer as well. I mean, Wall Street from Memorial Day to Labor Day goes and lives in the Hamptons or their summer homes, which can be an aspect or elsewhere, right? But you live at home. I know, but in my mind I will have been vacationing and plus the European trip is coming up. Are the Hamptons overrated or underrated? I think they're not overrated at all. I mean poor people say it's not overrated because there's cost money to go there, cost money to own in a home. So obviously the poor people will say that. But that doesn't mean they're underrated. What does that mean to enjoy the summer for you? Beach and water and activities and sports and pickleball. You hate the beach. I know. I know. I know. But the beach is the only thing I hate. I love the environment around the beach, which is, you know, eating out and bicycling. You hate the sand. Okay, beach the sand. Just take that out for a little bit. But everything around it, the sports and the sand is nothing. Well, I don't know what you're saying. You're saying I like the actual environment surrounding all that. The beachy environment, yes. I like that. The beachy environment without the sand or the water. The beach itself, I don't like, but the pool and the water and people. And the resort and the beach. You know, you know, that thing that you stare that people do in the west coast. What is it? Throw the ball. Throw the ball with the frisbee. Enjoy the frisbee. But you don't play frisbee either. No, but I like pickleball, which is a very beachy thing to do. Which, by the way, mom is fantastic at pickleball. I love pickleball. And you can say that and I just have to sort of. She was so happy to disagree. I was running and pacing back in the day. I like to disagree. We never played together. But I've seen you play and it doesn't look like a good play. I should say it. I am the one that beats the truth. If you say, I'm never speaking to her again. If I ever say it, I'll leave you in the back. No, I see it in your eyes. I think it's here. I do. I mean, I'm just going to be. What are you doing? I'm just going to be hungry. What? It's per decor. You ate it with the skin. It tastes very good. Can I try it? Try it on yourself. Try it on yourself. Just try it on yourself. Just a little bit. Just a little bit. Okay, fine. You could have eaten it the way he is eating it. Are you a villager living in New York? But she's really strong. I couldn't even hold her down. Well, go. Finish it before you put it back on the thing. Oh, my God. That's bothering you? Yeah, that's pretty disgusting. Okay. What I was going to say is that it's unfortunate, but Dee has slowly developed a habit of sometimes exaggerating what the truth is. Which is what? What happened among the-- You can say the real truth. I mean, to say that mom is a better-- To say that mom is a better pickle ball player than dad is not factual. Hold up. No, but maybe-- What was the man woman take, right? Like, I actually-- I don't think pickle balls are a man woman thing. No, did we not play bridge? Were you not there in the hotel when we-- I got involved in this conversation. No, but were you-- Why are you-- Why are you-- I wasn't showing you back then. I was just listening to him pretending that-- You didn't even bring up the biggest truth that he wants to-- Or deals with-- Or deals with-- Or deals with-- But just what? Or deals with-- What do you think about Dee Dee's pickleball skills? All right. When I'm talking about another player's pickleball skills, I'm always going to say that they're worse than me. I don't believe there's a single better-- I saw when you said that. If it comes down to it, I think out of the three of us, Dee Dee's a worse player. Like that-- What? Is that ridiculous for me to say that? That's the best of the five. No, I'm the best of the five. So I remember me. I don't know who's followed by. I mean, you and-- by our close. But regardless. But you never played with me. So how do you know? But the-- We have played. We played one time. Yeah, and I was good. You were pretty good. But I still think dad has the edge on you. For what, based on what have you decided? I mean, I don't know. He's just-- he's very sharp. He has some crazy shots. I mean, I just have to be the modest person here. And just keep my mouth shut. So I will. You opened it the whole time. You've been sitting there gloting, pushing the kids to say, say, I'm a good player. Say, I'm a good player. And now you're like, now you're going to be modest, okay? But the point is around the summer. And I really like the summer. I think it's a slow time of the year. A time to slow down in the year. Of course, your mother never slows down. But it's a time generally for people to slow down. New York in the summer is beautiful because all the richy rich have moved out, some to the aspen, some to the granite, and some to the entrance. So they're easy to get reservations at good restaurants. It's easier to get travel everywhere pointed to point B. So it's not as crowded. And except for some tourists would be on that. It's not that crowded. And must be a luxury to slow down in the summer. Because some of-- you know, what doesn't slow down in the summer is the bills. And prior to me-- Oh, my god. You and the bills. And prior to me were paid. It's like stopping. The summer is when mothers are working three jobs at a time. I remember when I was a serum mom, I thought I was going to die by the time September rolled around. Because to have all the kids at home, auto-managed, all their activities and camps and all of that, I thought a train was running over my body every single day. So it must be a luxury to be like, "Summer is a time to slow down." That is why. Summer is a time for the richy rich to go to the ham-- Can I just pretend? Do I talk like that? Do I talk like that? Why didn't you ever sleep? And I just just sleep awake. Because I'm not-- We did send bridge for one year to a mat sleep awake. To a mat for like one week. And not for a long time. I didn't even agree with that, by the way. But the mat was okay. Everything else I would never do. It's not our thing. It's not. I don't agree with it. And I had a lot of friends tell me. Because of this, you were tired the entire summer because the kids are always home and you're always trying to work with them. And it is true because I didn't see it. Summer camp is so expensive. It is so expensive. The fact that it's-- I have to hear one more conversation about money. I'm just going to kill myself. Do you guys miss drilling? Yes, I do miss drilling. You were really good at drilling. And you used to drill the best part. I really like this. It's like a street of dance. You did it. It takes a lot of knowledge, effort, and engineering ecumen to grill well. Oh my god. We didn't really gonna pretend that grilling is cooking. Like, are we serious? Wait, hold on. Yeah, because I used to grill it a lot. I used to put that thermometer inside the sink. That is not cooked. I'm so alongside here. Did you make sure it's cooked from the grill? It's not just as difficult. There's a lot of cooking. It's crazy. It is a very difficult task. It does. And dad tried to make a burger. And dad tried to make a real meal. He would fall into 100 pieces. He would collapse on the ground. I'm sorry. Grilling is difficult. And grilling makes way more delicious food because meat is the most delicious food on the planet. But grilling is seasoning and flipping. He bought the most. He didn't even season it. He bought it pre-seasoned, the most expensive meat. Yeah, but you went to a special butcher. You have to source the ingredients. You have to preheat the grill. You have to then cook it. Then you have to clean the grill. Then you have to thermometer it. No, no, no. No, that's you. No, no, no. Hold on. So did he do all that? Did he clean the grill? After he used the thermometer, did he clean and put away the thermometer? Did he source all the ingredients besides for the meat that he loved to buy? Ask him. Ask him. I don't remember it right now. I don't remember it. So I'm going to beat the fifth. I think it's safe to say if you don't remember, you probably didn't do it. Anyway, I used to grill and take my little sports car which had not that many miles on it. But the goal of taking that trip to that specialist butcher who became really good friends with me and helped me source that amazing meat which all our kids grew up on. I mean, part of the reason they may be so beautiful looking today could be that meat for all of you know. Honestly, that blue sports car was so summer. Blue is just black. No, it was blue. You don't remember the color. It was blue. It was light blue. It was black. It was light blue, right? The one with the open roof. Oh, yeah, the one with the open roof was light blue. Yeah, not the BMW. Was it blue? I don't know. The one that he had for four years. It was silver. That's what you're saying, light silver. No, I said blue. She said light blue. She said light blue. Light silver. I said blue. Yeah, well, it was a bad decision to approaches that I accept that. But that car was summer. It was summer. I actually don't even think. Oh, yeah. It was probably a bad decision to get the car. But the car itself wasn't like a waste of time. It was amazing having that car. And when I get older, if I had the money, I would love to get that car too. I appreciate that bridge. As a grown adult boy, you should have that ambition and get an expensive one. Don't get a cheap sports car. Yeah. Spend as much money as you can of your earnings into that sports car. Mm-hmm. Even if it feels like you're burning the money. I think it's a good idea. I inspire you when I, you know, I say that you should. I will support you. I can't tell. I can't tell. I'm pretty poor financial advice from the guy who has a finance podcast. I can't tell if he's trolling him or me. I'm not trolling him. That's inspirational for a young man to have these aspirations of a sports car. A beautiful wife, a trophy wife. All these things are things that a boy should have.
What should do? - What I like about summer is spending time alone. You know, you get to get away from everyone. - And when is it that you don't like to be a fan? - Yeah, if I had to. - Yeah, you get to just-- - When is the time of spend time? - In return, you want to be a resident because-- - You just don't like being alone either. - No, I do, it's like not true. - I know, I actually do like being alone. - This is not true, that's just not true at all. - I do. - No, you know. - It's well, it's looking at me that she doesn't have any friends. You're a very friendly person. - It's a lot of friends, yeah. - She's a very friendly person, that's true. - Be in my own space. I think one thing that's nice about summer is you disconnect a lot from a lot of people and communities, like you don't see your classmates, you don't see your peers, you're just kind of doing your summer plans and then you come back into the real world in the fall usually. And I'm excited for our European adventure. We're going to a few European tour stops, which I'm excited about. I've never been to Paris. I went to London. - What can you have? You just want to remember? - I went when I was little, yeah. - Okay, let's talk about allergies. - So first thing's first, summer, it comes in two waves. Either you're talking about college summer or the rest of the world summer, which is-- - School summer, like some of us are non college. - Yeah, like middle school summer. Like middle school summer starts what end of June? - That's really late. It depends, it varies like private school and it's really early, but at some point in June usually. - Like college ends early May. So everyone from college off like early May, all the way until September, if you're on the semester system. So you get a lot longer of a break. And if you have allergies like me, it is literally the worst like first month ever. You don't want to go outside. You don't want to go in the park, because your nose is consistently running. Your eyes turn bloodshot red. It just sucks. Does anyone else have allergies? - Yeah. - No, not as intense as yours. - Yours are the worst thing. - You have intense allergies. - You were strong. - I have free bad allergies with bridges on a new level, for sure. - Like he just can't even breathe. Yeah, he's really bad with that amount, yeah. - But you don't take medication for allergies, which is the other problem. - No, why does he need medication for allergies? - Like literally throwing medication, why don't you give him medication for his nose to be not correctly blessed? - I say medication and you literally want to just-- - Really triggers me the word medication. Medication should be reserved for the last resort, not as a first resort. - So what's the alternative? - See your allergies every summer and cannot breathe and cannot put in his eyes. - But the body's also building resistance over the next 10 or 15 years. The body will have built up-- - For 10, 15 years, just be miserable every summer. - No allergy medicine, first of all, is going to do the job that you want done, right? - That's true. - And secondarily, even if it suppresses the symptoms temporarily, it will also reduce resistance to it. - Yeah. - Which is what the most part about it medicine is. - Like whenever I have taken medicine, which is very rare, like once or twice during the whole season, it has literally done nothing, which is why I don't continue to take it. Like it just does not change anything. The only time medication can come at handy is when you're trying to sleep. - You can take like a night quill or a day quill when you're trying to sleep and it'll suppress it when you're asleep, which could be helpful. - But other than that, it's like-- - I appreciate, thank God, at least one of my, at least my older son agrees with his dad about the concept of over-medication in America. - What, that is that what this was? - Or a medication? - That's not allergy, though. - Is there a concept of over-medication in America, bridge, or is there not? - Yeah, of course there is. There's like, I mean, there's over-everything. There's over-eating in America, too. I would argue people shouldn't be eating five meals a day. - That's what I'd like to mention, fat? - Exactly, I'm glad you said that. - If you eat four hours a day. - I didn't think that you'd lay that up for it. I just couldn't believe it. - Maybe this is the-- - I gave him the bigger one. - The bigger one is three. - I sort of apologize. It's pretty different than three meals a day. I don't know if-- - You're probably eating more than three meals a day. - Yeah, because you're snacking and you're snacking. You're getting three, you're getting pregnant. - You're getting pregnant. 11 a.m., you have something small, what you call a snack, and then at one, you have lunch, and then at three, and then at six, he's right. It's sad that we're not indulging in summer desserts right now. Because we've been doing this no sugar challenge. As you guys all know, we've been doing a no sugar challenge for the podcast since January, as a resolution. Dad was eliminated within the first week. Mom, Vera, Bridge, and I still stand on the no sugar challenge. And I have to say, I've never found it more irresistible. There is literally ice cream trucks on every block. I want a popsicle. - I want a gelato. - You want a gelato. - I want a gelato. - I don't think that she's making this up. - Oh my gosh, we have to talk about this. I wasn't talking about this episode, because I feel like it should be saved forever and ever so. - Before you do, can I say one thing? The banana bread that she made without sugar, without sugar. - She's a very talented baby. - I mean, I just cannot believe how good that banana bread is. - Yeah, I could be a baby god, but I don't think you do that. - I really don't know what it is. - If there is a guy listening, just for the banana bread alone, you should be supposed to. - You know, that's the whole thing that women make man banana bread? - That was like a whole lot of banana. - That's a big, yeah. - It was like the male equivalent of flowers, basically. Like giving flowers to a girl. - I did not know that that was a game. - I didn't know that either. - Niddyly, Franny's die, tall, handsome, educated, ambitious, preferably rich. Please do reach out. - Yeah, this is so annoying. - I will say. I had recently, I had, I was saying, I can't say it to all my district. - Say it. - What are you saying? - You know, just say it. - Say it. - You're dying this episode. - The railing for me is going for it. - No, Niddyly, Niddyly, Niddyly. - Well, but it's just a funny side danger because you brought that up, the whole cooking thing. Over the weekend, two girls did cook my breakfast and they made scrambled eggs in a way that I've never had them for in my life. - Two girls did that at the same time? - Oh God, oh God. - It was scrambled eggs. - Two girls took cheese and cooked for you. - You would never have eaten scrambled egg if I put cottage cheese in it at all. - That's completely true. - I didn't, I didn't. - All I was saying is that, 'cause I'm just having a hot day, I'm imagining. - All I was saying is that they were white and they cooked me meals over the weekend because like, for whatever reason, that's just how was they wanted to. - Well, what do you mean they just wanted to? - It just went, I don't know, it just went, it just went, two girls restarted and said, "No, I don't think so." (laughing) - I was just, I was just, it just like, they woke up earlier than us and they were making breakfast for themselves. So they decided to make breakfast for all of you. - Set it up. - You were supposed to, there were other guys too. - You were busy, hold on. You were busy. - Was it breakfast in bed? - No, it wasn't breakfast in bed. - You were busy, it was breakfast in bed. - You were busy, it was breakfast. - Because people don't know what happened right now. - It doesn't matter, okay. - No, no. - There was a second time in consecutive podcasts that he used to be essentially a man. (laughing) - Second time. - Why? - Never heard of it without work. - You did, last time you were about something like that to look about toy baskets or something. - I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was. - Toy baskets? - Those things, making shots in the basket. (laughing) - This is the second time. - Actually, wait, no, no. - Where were we going? - No. - He was, he was asking if there was a bit of an asking, so no, he was amazing. - No. - And he was very good, cooking and walking from each side and bringing your breakfast in. - I'm very kidding. (laughing) - Oh, you had to answer my question before we could say. - Was it, was it breakfast in bed? - You were to set it up. - I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was. - Just be quiet, everybody. It was not breakfast in bed. - Was it? - You didn't say, he didn't say, it was not. - I know, I met the girls. (laughing) - That makes it better, I appreciate that. - He went to visit a friend's house where a lot of kids, girls and boys were staying till the weekend, somebody's parents invited them to their house and it seems that these girls woke up early and made breakfast for the boys. - All the boys, not just him. - Yes. - But why did you say made it for me? 'Cause it was only me and one of their guys. - Okay, but at least there were two guys. - Yeah, okay. - And now, the scrambled eggs that Bridge fell in love with had caught a cheese in them. - They've, they've, oh my God. - If I even bring cheese in the vicinity of, - Yes. - If I have cheese on one hand and a 10-foot pole and I touch it with the other hand of a 10-foot pole, he would actually, they should an assassination attempt on me. You would actually, like, you would never forgive me if I ever did that. It's actually ridiculous. - He is not going to be the first male person in the history of humanity to act outside his comfort zone to accommodate the fear of sex. What do you mean? - No. - Okay. - So then, let me explain. - Let me explain, hold on. Can I just explain it first of all? So, yes, exactly what she said. They woke up earlier than us. So they were making food for themselves. So decided to graciously make food for us as well. I told them the day before, like, what my favorite food was just in case this happened 'cause they thought they would wake up earlier. - But that sounds manipulative, but sure. - No, okay, whatever. And they made the food. So anyways, so I get up, I take a shower, I go down to eat, and it's me and my friend, and we eat the eggs, and the eggs are fantastic. Like, they're great eggs, and I'm thinking, wow, these eggs are so good. Well, I've never made it like this for myself before. And the eggs, and then I asked them, like, what's in these eggs? Like, why are they so good? And they were like, it scrambled eggs with salt, pepper, cottage cheese, with this, like, weird blended cooking in this weird format, and there's like a very specific heat. And I was like, wow, this is so good. And I'll say it, even though I know it's a hot take, it's gonna offend every audience I've heard, everything. White people do a lot of cook. Like, they do know how to cook certain meals, and how to like-- - Oh my god. - And how do I-- - And how do I-- - You're gonna take cooking away from brown people. - I'm gonna take it away. - I'm just saying-- - I'm just saying-- - I'm just saying, I'm just saying. - I'm just saying, it's a myth to say they don't know how to cook, 'cause these girls, and you want to cook really well. And it's like-- - Are they sudden guns? - No, they're both like-- - A sudden guns with a-- - The cooks. - That's not-- - What? Based on what? - I've heard-- - I've heard-- - What have you been to the South? - Well, you can have one-- - Hold on, what's deep in the South? What's deep in the South? - Texas? (laughing) - I've heard girls in Texas cook really well. You also can't take one, two white girls and like, assume that that represents a whole part of it. - That's also true. - Yeah, it's not-- - That's sure enough time for someone. - But to be fair, this was the first time I had like two white girls like cook for me. - So did you propose to one of them to marry you? - No, I didn't. And two white girls-- - Thank you. Because it's not enough reason to propose to-- - Actually, you know it all.
My ex-girlfriend who is white as well, she was also a fantastic cook. Your ex-girlfriend comes out, I know you're not over her. Like, she comes up every time. You bring her up with it. Did I get up right now? Did I? No, you did. I really bring her up because I'm talking about white girls who think cook. Because mom always says white girls. And if you watch any skit in history which eat me and mom, mom always flames two girls, Jennifer and Susie, for not being able to do anything. When Jennifer and Susie know what they're doing, they know what they're doing. They really broke eggs on a pan. That is not how she looks like. That is how you make the eggs. I tried stopping you and saying can you set it up for people where you were and what you were doing, but it started out and he of course goes to the most salacious two women, two blonde women, two white women. They both cooked it together, like what? Can you make his sound like some kind of, like he was like with friends that somebody's house. I know that, I know that now. Yeah, but you should have asked him, like where does it happen? You think he's just out on the street, like meeting random women. And they suspicious of bridge when it comes to matters of hearts. He's a very romantic guy.
of all these things. I'm telling you, this boy is not to be trusted. But I don't even want to continue this episode anymore. Wait, where are we? I wanted to talk about. This girl, that. Yes. Hit on him. No. I wanted to talk about summer fruit. Okay, let her finish this. My only advice was that she invited him, the day that he is invited for this party is the day after three shows that we're doing in a different state, and so he can fly directly to go to this graduation, enjoy the graduation, and come back to work on Monday. There's no problem, and I told him he should do that even if the point of seeing if there's a relationship that can be had is to actually just take the next step forward with someone who's interesting. It's not. I have that. Is this girl right? Yeah. There you go again. Hold on hold on hold on. This is an interruption to the episode for something that is very important and very urgent. 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All you have to do is hit subscribe, it helps us so much. If you've ever enjoyed, laughed out loud with us, if you've ever thought, I wish I could do something for them. This is your opportunity. Hit that subscribe button. No, that's a good thing. No, I better need to jump in. Is this person in LA? No. No. Because that is not actually going to work out. Why is this like, buddy? Is any of that? I don't get the chew, is it? You cannot do anybody in New York or LA, that's it. New York? New York? No. New York is ridiculous. We live in New York. No, no. I will say that VR has more diverse taste than bridge. Yeah, VR has different opinions about this. No, I'm being serious. Because I've seen it. No, can I be honest with you? I do. I do. He finds women and celebrities that are of a lot of other ethnicities more attractive. Oh my god. He finds Rihanna attractive. No, that's not true. That's not true. That's not true. Because I picked up on this. I was like, maybe it's because Hollywood and social media has made it so that boys grow up seeing different kinds of attractive women. No. All my friends only like white girls. But yeah. Okay. Well, I just have noticed that. I have dated nonwhite girls. What does that mean? Okay. Okay. Thank you. No, thank you so much. No, I'm only being so stern about this because the comments also say it that I'm only into white girls. But it's not true. And the result, I think that's not true. There's no reason. There's no reason. There's nothing wrong with it or is it not true? Oh my god. There's no problem. They have observed you two hundred and thirty-five episodes. How are you going to type? It's not wrong at all. Why are you reinforcing me? No, it's not. If you're not forcing him. He hasn't even met the nice Indian girls. He hasn't even met you. Why are you saying that? Look at him. Wait. Everyone is determining my, if Janie is experiencing it. Are you hiding it? We have not thought of a matchmaking service. You haven't met me. I know. What if we've heard of a matchmaking service? I know. The girls in different ways. I'm including matchmaking. I'm saying throw that in the mix too. Okay. I'm going to, this is the last thing I'll say about this. One, I am fine going through the DNA experience by myself. I do not need my parents' input or help when it comes to that. Two, I'm into all types of women. I'm into more personality than I am attractiveness. One skin color does not determine who the girl I'm into. Why are you laughing? Like I can't. I know. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. I was thinking of texting except for Chinese yesterday. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. Okay. Can we, like, isn't he upset? No. He's not upset. He's upset. I think he's upset. You guys upset him. Now our producer is going to check it. No, I'm praying. No, it's in his private bedroom that she's going into. But that's besides the point. Oh my god. It's true. I'm just saying everything. I'm just saying everybody's hooking up constantly. No. Just that people have been fingers have been pointed at bridge. No, fingers have been pointed at bridge. There's one more thing. I'm going to chase a bird. So in the Chinatown, there is this family of three generations, grandmother, then a mother, and then a son, the grandson, and the three of them work together and run a very large food stall and get fresh leachies and guavas and another very, very high quality fruit. And you know the best part about dealing with them is that the son translates for the grandmother because she doesn't speak English. And the mother packs up the -- this reminds me of our own family. In the sense that it is a family owned business. It's a family owned business that the grandmother started when she integrated and has transferred it into the siblings and thereafter. And each of them is so proud of that. - I'm very happy that you guys ate it and it's all good. - Oh my gosh. - I'm not going to eat the watermelon anymore. - I'm not going to eat the watermelon now. - No, no. - That you're having my leftovers. - No, but this is watermelon, I don't understand. - Every mom does it. - No, I mean I get watermelon's big. I'm not going to buy three hundred. - You are supposed to go with the watermelon for, like I would be so happy after this, the little girl you'll get you a watermelon. I didn't even know you ate them. - No, I mean, this is not me. Every mother out there who's showing is making it, cutting it and thinking, if my kids eat it, great. Every mother in America, every mother in India, every mother everywhere, is like, if my kids eat it, I'll be so happy. And if it's left, I'll have a bite and if not, it's okay. - So, okay, now we're not kids anymore, right? Like, me and the other adults of yours are okay, but we're adults. How can we pay that back towards you in a way that makes you even happier? - No, we do. We do enough. I mean, you'll never see that, but I do eat watermelon. And then pineapple, now we buy. People ask you all the time, why have so many pineapples? You guys eat that. Tell me, how many do I cut? And it's all gone. - I cut it in half. - I used fruit with fruit, but that's fine. I don't like pineapples. Do you ever see meat pineapple? - Whoa, that's a lore. - Can I say something? This is a good topic, but I wanna bring it up here just to kind of foreshadow it. I find it extremely difficult to do things for you that'll make you happy. Like, I find it really-- - Oh my god, I'm not gonna say anything. - You weren't invited to say anything. (laughing) Why did you have to declare that? Just don't say anything. Okay, but seriously, and I don't know if I'm the only one in a family-- - No, no. You know what this, oh my god, was about. - No, I don't. - No, we don't need another one. - No, no, no, no, no, no, no, I don't want it. - No, no, no, because I'm not fighting. - Because several generations of human beings have said that before you as well, I wish I knew a way to make you happy. Me being one of those generations of human beings. - And the underlying message being, you cannot be happy no matter what. - I didn't get it like that. - I don't mean it like that either. - I mentioned that way. (laughing) - Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, I want to keep going for a second. So I find it difficult, right? I don't mean it in that way. I just, like sometimes I'm thinking, what can I do to make mom happy? Number one way, obviously, I think it's to spend time together and to have fun and do things we like maybe watch TV or work together even. But I think a lot of families want to know this too. What are things that kids can do for their moms this summer to make them happy? - Take care of your body, health, and mind. It'll make your mom very happy. - Okay, what are things that the kids can do? - Just to answer everything. I'm literally like controlling myself right now. - Wait, no, it's like, and speak for kids everywhere. Even if it's just like leaving the house that you have the house to yourself, like what are things that we can do tangibly that would make you and what you think mothers all have? - Okay, I think every mother feels happy when the kid is spending some part of the summer day productively. The problem in America is that summer means three months of nothingness, which is a lot. Like summer is long. Like, you know, you know, three or four months of nothingness is not going to make any mom I know happy. So do some part, eat two hours a day, do something productive, do something around the house. She learned to cook and bake during the summer. You guys all did. We used to do baking and cooking projects. I used to always say, like learn how to cook something real. That makes me feel like out in the world when you have your own homes, you will know how to take care of yourself. - Okay. - I personally love, love, love, love. Just going on a walk with you guys. My needs are not so complicated. I just love if it's a nice sunny day. I like to just go on a walk with all of you or three of you or sometimes shall I love. But not anymore. 'Cause even on my walks, he's radiating me constantly. But it's okay. It's okay, I'm not going to react. I'm not going to react. But my needs are very simple. I think if we could play paddle ball or pickle ball, that would make me happy. But in Manhattan, it is a real problem. And we just don't have the time. I don't have the time to book a court in Central Park and do all that's required to go. It's too much in and out access problems that I don't have time to spend. But it would make me really happy. But alternatively, we are able to swim sometimes. Anything active. If we even take a ball and go to the park, right by our house, it makes me very happy. Many, many years of your childhood, we spent the entire summers in the playgrounds. And I was actually playing with you guys in the sprinklers, in the sandbox. And it was the happiest time of those years. That was really great to learn. I gave a keynote for a bunch of family offices and investors, and they were asking, what is it like to build this comedy family empire? What is it like to build a team? How is it to make money in comedy? And the most talked about point in the entire talk was about how, because a lot of the people in the room were parents, I noticed when I was young, a lot of moms would sit alongside the pool, but my mom was always inside the pool with us. She was always jumping in the pool with us. And there were so many dads, especially, who came up to me and were like, that really made me feel like I wanted to go home and actually play with my kids. And I think that's actually a really unique thing that you did as a parent, because a lot of parents are so focused on actually all the logistics of raising a child that they forget about actually having fun with the kid. And we have a lot of fun there. I was the voice looking mom by the pool side. Like my hair was never done, and I didn't have the fancy, but I didn't care, and I was like, it's fine. Did you just explain real quick? So I want a key notice? Oh, it was just, I was like the speaker for the day. It was fun. But anyway, this has been our episode of Summer Fun. And we want to know what you're doing this summer. What are you looking forward to? Are you guys looking forward to the fruits, the vegetables, the sun, the activities? Are you going away somewhere? Do you have that second home, and do you like having it? Some of us, like I know all the moms feel burdened by summer homes and winter homes and all that, but what's your experience? And as we end every episode with a round of good grades with guards, so too we will end this episode with a round of good grades with guards, where each guard gives another guard in a grade for the winning moment of the episode. So who wants to go first? I'm really reluctant to give anyone here in a grade, but I will give mom an a grade. Because I think the insight you gave us about how we can make you feel happy going the other way around is really helpful. And many people watching I think are going to use some of those and put in their actual lives. And I know we definitely are going to do some of those if not tonight, the rest of this weekend, weeks coming. So I think for sure you get it for that. I'm getting my degree to Bridge for noticing that mom never eats the watermelon and that it is very challenging to find ways to make your mom happy. I think I'm going to give my degree to Zoya for the description of the banana bread and the ingredients. I thought that was pretty funny. How she described it. No matter the number and so on, but it was pretty cool. And it's an incredible product, really is incredible what she makes. I'm going to give my a grade to Dad. I thought he brought the humor to this episode in some points. Thank you for here. I don't often get a grade these days, so I do appreciate that. I'm going to give my a grade to Bridge because I think he got trolled mercilessly by people around this couch on one end or the other. And he kept his composure and he walked out. Yeah, but he came back. Like a lot of people would have walked out in anger and been like, I don't want to do this anymore. Like a lot of people would have the amount that he got harassed. And I just can't even understand what went on there. But this has been our episode on Summer Fund. We're so excited you join us every week on Mondays. We look forward to having you. We love being your digital family. Please bring more people into the fold, like, share, subscribe, turn your notifications on. We've got so much more coming with this game from. And until we meet again, everybody safe. Bye.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The family discusses summer preferences, contrasting leisure expectations with the reality of working-class summers and the financial strain of summer activities and camps.
They debate the value of the Hamptons, summer routines, and the concept of slowing down, with the mother highlighting her past struggles as a "soccer mom" managing kids and activities.
A heated argument erupts over pickleball skills, with family members ranking each other and teasing about exaggeration and truthfulness.
The father defends grilling as a complex culinary skill, while others mock his lack of seasoning and reliance on pre-seasoned meat.
Allergies are discussed, with the father and son arguing against over-medication, preferring natural resistance over symptom suppression.
The no-sugar challenge is mentioned, with the family struggling to resist summer treats like ice cream and gelato.
Bridge recounts a weekend where two girls cooked breakfast for him, leading to a debate about cooking stereotypes and his dating preferences, which he denies being limited to white women.
The mother shares advice on making moms happy
The episode ends with "good grades with guards," where each family member gives an A grade to another for standout moments.
Summary:
The episode centers on a family's lively, humorous discussion about summer, touching on diverse topics. They joke about the pressure of summer plans, with the father romanticizing leisure while the mother counters with the financial and logistical burdens of parenting during the season. The conversation veers into playful arguments about pickleball rankings, grilling techniques, and the father's past sports car, which he fondly associates with summer.
Allergies become a point of contention, with the father and son advocating against over-medication, preferring to endure symptoms for long-term resistance. The family also grapples with their no-sugar challenge amid summer temptations, and Bridge shares a story about two girls cooking him scrambled eggs with cottage cheese, sparking debates about cooking stereotypes and his dating life, which he insists are diverse. The mother offers heartfelt advice on what makes her happy: kids being productive, learning to cook, spending active time together, and simple walks.
She reflects on her past joy of playing with her children in pools and playgrounds, contrasting with parents who only watch. The episode concludes with each family member giving an A grade to another for memorable moments, celebrating humor, composure, and insights. Overall, it blends comedy, family dynamics, and relatable summer themes, ending with a call for viewers to subscribe and share.
FAQs
They think the Hamptons are not overrated, though they note that people without money might say so because it costs money to go or own a home there.
They enjoy beach-adjacent activities like eating out, bicycling, and playing pickleball, but they dislike the sand and water itself.
The father prefers avoiding medication as a first resort, believing the body builds resistance over time, while the son finds allergy medicine ineffective and only uses it to sleep.
It's a family resolution since January where most members avoid sugar, though the father was eliminated within the first week, and they find summer treats like ice cream tempting.
Moms appreciate kids spending time productively, like learning to cook or bake, doing activities together, and going on walks or playing in the park.
The father argues grilling is difficult and requires skill, but others tease that he buys pre-seasoned meat and doesn't handle all the preparation or cleanup.
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