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Ashley is so so chic, she is so we had this. Uh,
Sonny's going to Japan one month, less than a month wait with school.
M oh gosh, yeah, yeah, they do this. There's a
teacher at their school every year heard her husband do these trips. Last year
there's like thirty eight kids signed up because they went to Spain and Italy.
This year they're going to Japan. There's like sixteen kids from like eighth grade
to twelfth grade. Sonny, Natalia doesn't want to go now now, now,
can I ask you a personal question? Yeah? How much is it?
Well, the school you have to pay, It's like, uh,
I think it was like forty five hundred. Okay, because because my kids,
there's a trip that my kids want to go on that's not this summer
but next summer with the school to Iceland, which sounds super fun, and
my kids were both really into it. But yeah, it's like forty five
hundred dollars and I was like, bitch, that's nine thousand dollars the two
of you on a one week school trip. I can't. Yeah, they
make you make payments. I mean for our school, you could. Yeah,
yeah, we did it a long time. I signed up a long
time ago. Yeah, like a year ago. Yeah, but now it's
coming. They're thirty less than thirty days out. They're leaving on the sixth
and they arrive. They're leaving it like I don't know, eight am,
and they get to Tokyo at two forty five the next day. Oh wow.
So they're leaving on the sixth. Sonny's birthdays on the seventh, birthday's
gonna be just non existent. And then they get they keep them up.
They don't want them to go to sleep right away. Blah blah blah blah
blah. But we had a meeting that we went to, so Sonny and
it's three friends signed up for it. So there's four boys, him and
his three friends, so in his grade, and then there's a couple you
know, there's some kids older, some kids younger, but the teachers,
she's super cool. Her and her husband they go every year. They do
these trips every year and it's a great experience. They're on the go.
It's not gonna be for the you know, lazy, that's for sure,
right, But Sonny is going to be all about that. He loves it.
He's gonna be like, I'll walk more. Yeah, you'll listen to
Mike Porn all the way from here to Tokyo. They're going to the noodle
factory. Oh yeah, yeah, they're going everywhere. They're yeah, they're
every they said every morning, they have breakfast, every night, they have
dinner. But then in between, like during the day, they communicate through
what'sapp they you know, but they'll have like free time to go off and
do whatever blah blah blah. But it's gonna be no not during it,
Like if they want to do their own thing, they can't. They don't
have to. Literally the kids can go off, Yeah, they have to.
They have to check in and they have to tell them where they're going.
There's a whole system of doing it. The way they check in through
their whatsappening, and they have to like take a screenshot of where they're going.
I don't know this whole thing, but every day, but they're gonna
be like go go, go, go go her and her husband and yeah,
it's ten hour flight. They go from here to San Francisco, then
San Francisco straight to Tokyo. And it's a ten hour and forty five minute
flight all together between the two flights. Oh because the forty five minutes now
the just the flight from San Francisco. Yeah, so it's like an hour
flight to San Francisco. Then it's a ten hour and forty five minute flight
to Tokyo. Oh wow. Yeah, that's a fight. And then they'll
be taking trains from here to the next city all around, they'll go to
different places. That's intense. It is intense. Yeah, ten days.
Yeah. And this one girl, I think she was like in eighth grade
or maybe she was a little older. She was like, um, I'm
very sensitive to loud and like like loud noises and a lot of like lights,
and Sunny's like, why is she going to Tokyo? Like really?
So she's like can I use because they were like they were telling them like
last year when they went. There's one one kid. She had her earbuds
and she wasn't paying attention and she missed. Everybody got on the train but
her. Oh she got left behind. Oh yeah. And they're like,
so you know, you gotta you know, you can have your earbuds,
but you gotta be listening. I gotta pay attention. We're gonna be on
like bus tours and stuff like that. And she's like, can I use
like canceling ear canceling whatever, noise canceling? Um. So, but yeah,
I mean it's it's gonna be an experience. He's excited, him and
his three friends. But I have to like call United Airlines too. They're
like, you know, she's like, here's your confirmation number. Call United
Airlines, because then you have to if you want your kid to be sitting
with their friends, you have to call the airline and get uh, you
know, seated next to your friends. So I mean, like it's just
a lot of that kind of stuff, like you know, And then I
had to get his passport and blah blah blah blah, and right, yeah,
get him. You ended up? How did the passport go? I
got him his passport. It came, so he's ready. He's ready to
go. But there's a whole like program. There's an app that we use
that you have to like input their passport and blah blah blah, and then
it has their itinerary and and then you know, so just all the state
these things that you got to be on top of. You got to make
sure that this is done by this date, and this is done by that
date, and blah blah blah blah blah. So I'm waiting to hear back
from one of Sonny's friends because the dad already assigned him a seat, got
him extra leg room on the flight. Because the kids, yeah, like
why are some of these parents so on top of stuff? I know,
I'm like, how did they know about that? I know who sends the
memo of like hey, you want to get on the extra leg room tip?
And you're like, how would I have even thought? You know why
because when I when I when I went on as the dad that was gonna
take him to like Egypt. No, no, this is no. Because
when you go on and you you you go to United app and you you
check a man kind of thing, then it says like extra legroom for thirty
bucks. Then blah blah blah. So anyway, so I'm late. I'm
waiting to hear back what seat numbers does his friends have so that I can
seat get him situated next to his friend right. And I was like,
Sunny, aren't you worried like ten hours on a flight like and he's like
no, no, like no problem. I'm like, really, okay,
I love that you're so negative. You're just like you're probably this doesn't sound
that fine. He's like, mom, you're not going You're like I know,
but like you're gonna really I mean, what are you gonna do on
the plane all that time? And talk to people right and now and then?
And I'm like six movies? Yeah, and I go and your birthday
is gonna come and go right, You're like what And I was like,
I'm gonna I'm gonna email your teacher and he goes, no, please,
don't, please, don't please, don't. I go, why don't you
want them to know it's your birthday? He's like, no, don't do
that. And I was like, all right, all right, I'm not
gonna be with you for your birthday. You're gonna be all away on the
other side of the world. Yeah, what a great birthday present. He's
going to Japan. Yeah, he's excited. How freaking fun. Yeah,
that kid is so adventurous. He's like a podcaster and he's dedicated to it.
Yeah, he's like a movie afficionado. He's yeah, he really like
he's very interested in the world and learning about stuff. You should be so
proud of him. Yeah, I'm very proud. Yeah, as much as
I am. All right, he's I know, I should pay more attention
to him than I do to Natalia. No, I totally get it.
But he's such an interesting kid. Yeah, he's he doesn't complain, he's
like up for everything. But uh yeah. And also like they're like dietary,
you know, restrictions only not that dietary doesn't mean that you're picky.
If you're a picky kid, we don't care, Like you're gonna eat what
you're gonna be you know. This is all about adventure and trying new things.
And I'm like, so you're gonna be eating some you know interesting He's
like, I don't, I don't care. I don't care, And I'm
like, all right, okay, Oh he's excited. I love that they're
used to these people that are just like yeah, I have dairy. Right,
Oh you can't, you're allergic to dairy? Kind of what does kind
of mean? Well, I just don't really like it, right, Like
he doesn't. He doesn't like breakfast, Sonny doesn't. He's not like he
went to stagecoach and uh, he's like, Dad's making omelets for breakfast,
and he's like, I don't like breakfast. I don't like omelets. I
don't like breakfast meats. I don't It's not my thing. And then the
teachers like every morning at six thirty, it's up and at it we're eating
breakfast together a group. Yeah, every morning, yeah, six thirties thirty,
Yeah, I know why so early? And then bedtime is like eleven
o'clock they do the bed checks blah blah blah, but um yeah, and
then I told oh, then the other thing he's doing, I uh he
he always says like, you know, I love like the Quentin Tarantino movies,
and I wish I could see the you know, or like The Godfather
and the theater and blah blah blah. Well Jody was like, hello,
Quentin Tarantino owns a movie theater in Hollywood that he bought, and he curates
the movies that are being shown. Oh wow, I didn't know. Yeah,
So Jody sent the link to Sonny and there's a whole list of what
they're showing in the month of May and June. And they're showing and Glorious
Bastards. Oh wow. Yeah, so he's and they're showing um uh oh
god. What's the other there's another there's a Cohen brother movie, one of
the biggest Cohen Brothers Sonny does sonnyl Oh Raising Arizona. Oh okay, so
they're going to see that like next weekend. That's the only movie. Everybody
loves that movie, Raising Arizona. Have you seen it? I tried to
watch it recently and I think I got about half hour forty minutes into it,
and I was like, I'm gonna watch something else. Yeah, I
don't. It doesn't do anything for me. I always heard the best things
about it, and I was like, this isn't bad, but I'm not
super entertained. And I kind of watch something else right now. The Raising
Arizona. And then there's the other the uh, the Big Lebowski. No
I like it. I know, I don't get it. But Fargo,
people freaking love The Big Lebowski. Yes, didn't love Fargo either. On
the Old I loved Fargo and I loved uh No Country for Old Men?
Did you see that so long ago? I think I kind of like that
one that was, but I don't remember it. It could have been that.
It could have been The Malagro Bean Field War. A lot of movies.
Yeah, he's a big he's a big Cumen Brother fan too, Sonny.
So yeah, so he's there going to the movies blah blah blah.
But um, yeah, so he's going to Japan in a month. That's
super exciting, yeah for him. Yeah, I wouldn't want to probably go
on like a school. Here's the thing. It would be hard. I
would find it hard to have like that kind of like a hardcore itinerary.
But if you're a teenager, you have to, like you can't just be
like waking up at eleven, yeah, exactly, wandering off for some sushi
and then being like, what's everybody doing? Right to take a nap?
Right? I guess they have to see a lot of stuff. Yeah,
they got all these different places, these factories. They're going to the like
I don't know, Toyota factory or some shit. I went on two different
out of country school you did, Yeah? Where tell us? The first
one I went to was to France with my French class. Oh yeah,
that's young. Yeah, okay, how was it? It was fun?
It was a lot of fun. I think I lost my passport, so
Jesus, that's my worst mine. I feel like he's gonna lose his passport.
I'm still traumatized from when you left your wallet like at a struck club.
Now, I know, like mother like son, he's gonna lose his
passport on your phone. Remember you lost your phone somewhere and I was like,
I can't. I can't function now. Yeah, like just hearing the
story, I can't find I know. I'm worried he's gonna lose some shit
along the way. So you went it. I lost my passport. I
don't. I don't remember losing it that much, but my mom always tells
me about it, like, all right, rememb when he went to France
and lost your passport and I had to do all this stuff. That was
really fun. We went all around France and then the other one I went
to I think was I was like maybe Junior. I went to Costa Rica,
really fun, Yeah, that's fun. Yeah, I want to try
to Costa Rica trip for our whole family. Yeah, I hear. That's
really fun. You see like the animals and you can go zip zip lining.
I always see here at Costa Rica. Zip line goes hand in hand.
Yeah, we went zip lining in Costa Rica. It was awesome.
What's with the zip lining and Costa ring because that all there is to do
there and see animals. You see tens of cool animals. Yet animals there.
How old are you? I think I was a junior okay, maybe
tenth grade and you were with friends every time. Um yeah, I was
with kids in my class, and I think there was They did this um
like program at my school was called like a two week immersion program, and
it was like we didn't have normal class in staid. You just took like
a special thing for like two weeks and everybody would do it. I remember
one year I did a screenwriting We just did it for screenwriting, and then
the next time it was a trip to Costa Rica. Fun. That's so
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Yeah, it is. It is. So I'm probably alone. I might
be alone in this. I don't love I don't love Mother's Day. I
don't love any kind of forced like, oh, my kids are supposed to
do something nice for me. I hate that because A it sets up an
expectation, but B it's artificial. Right, It's like, Okay, you
got me a card, or you went to Bathom body and got me a
candle because you know I like them. Hey, I appreciate it, but
like, my kids are pretty good all year long, Like I get they
already appreciate me, and I don't want them to feel forced into it.
So here's what's genius. Robin. Oh, Robin invited me to come over
for brunch with the family. She does like a Mother's Day brunch every year,
and like I can like bring a little food, you know, bring
something and bring the kids. She do that last year too, a couple
of years ago. I think, okay, it was like pre COVID.
Okay, but she does it every year. But she invited me because normally
some of her family members come, but some of them are out of town.
She was like, why don't you guys come? And I was like,
that's so perfect because then the kids don't feel like we got to take
you out to bruns. Yes, and then more genius that night. Uh
Patton Oswald and Friends is performing at Largo Town and I went with Robin a
long time ago, and John and I went and it was so good and
uh Bo Burnham performed and it was really really fun. So we're gonna do
that. I got tickets for us to go, and we're gonna bring the
kids. Oh that's fun. Yeah. And then I asked all Be if
she wanted to come to and bring her boyfriend and she was like, yeah,
let me So she's going to ask him about it tonight. I don't
know if he has plans with his mom that night's perfect. Yeah, so
we're all gonna go. That's nice. That's nice. What about you?
Well, I just got a text from Natalia that I was invited with her
best friend's mom. Wants to know if we want to go play pickleball this
Sunday. Except for the fact that I'm not with the kids this weekend.
They're with their dad. So kind if you really want to have nice mother's
dad, I'll see you guys next time. Also, I feel like pickleball
is more of a gift for her than for you, Like, isn't she
the one who's like want to go to Barry's Boy. Yes, yes,
I don't think you're like, oh, yeah, I want to go get
a bunch of physical activity with a very small tennis racket, right, I
don't know. Yeah, I'll decide. We'll see, we'll see. But
yeah, they want to know. She wants to know if I want to
go well, which was really sweet because she did ask me a couple of
days too. She was like, what what do you want to do for
Mother's Day? Do you want to like? And I was like, well,
I'm not with you guys this weekend, but I don't know. Well,
we had like Sunday dinner last night, the three of us, which
we had a nice time. I made dinner and then we watched uh what's
stupid? Wait, we watched this movie. It was good, but it
wasn't that good. It should have been better. Um, I'm uh god,
Okay, it's got Amy Adams, Amy Adams, um Bradley Cooper.
Uh what's his face? And it's American American clothes graffiti, No, not
American graffiti. Oh god, Now we're gonna have to go and Kaitlin's computer,
I'll look I'll look it up and and what's the guy this is bad.
Should have American scam Artist, something like American Hustle. There you go,
thank you, American Hustle. Have you seen that movie? Have you
seen it? Yes? I saw it. I think that was I think
that's David O. Russell and I think that was his follow up after Silver
Linings Playbook. Oh okay, I think I could be but yeah, I
remember watching that and it has got Christian Bale in it. Yes, Christian
Bale, and uh yeah, I remember thinking out too, like oh yeah,
it's good, but it wasn't super good and I've never wanted to watch
it again or yeah, David O. Russell, Um, yeah, should
have been a better, It should have been better. The acting was great,
yeah, I mean they're all great actors. It was It was fun,
and it's the kind of movie my kids like, you know, they're
they're into that, like wolf A Wall Street, you know, like the
narration and the fast like you know, seventies whatever. But the story was
just kind of like it was. It was okay that Tally was like falling
asleep and Sonny already watched it and I didn't never saw it, but it
was fun. So I feel I feel like that was our Mother's Day.
Yeah, so you had Mother's Day. Yeah, we'll see. Plus,
I'm curious with the separation, do you is it really that strict of like,
okay, well that's his weekend. Is he even really with them or
are they? I mean no, it's not that strict, but it is
like it's been going where if it's his weekend, it's his weekend, and
I'm you know, I'm doing my own thing, and then vice versa.
Right, It's the kind of the first time something's happened where it's like,
oh, well, maybe you know, I'll go pick them up and go,
I don't know, go play pick a ball with them and then go
back and drop them out. I don't know, we'll see. We'll figure
it out, right, we can figure it out. Like, Kaylin,
are you doing anything for Mother's Day? Amy? Since you wanted to go
to some like garden some kind of like garden place, I should have really
like the worst. What's the name of that place? Three of us?
It's not a gendered thing. It's just like we're all like, yeah,
so I'll probably try and find out the name of that, and you know,
it's like a brunch place. I don't think it's a brunch place.
It's like a garden, botanical. I think anything with botanical and garden in
the title, A nice garden. Yeah. Well, I've told you I
like nature, right right right. I like walking around stuff like that.
It's relaxing now, Klin, speaking of relaxing, yeah, you you have
two things to share with us today. When as you went to the Laker
game. Yeah, I went to the Warriors, like Lakers game on Saturday.
It was good because they won. Oh yeah, they won big time.
So I went a few months ago, if you'll remember, because I
always wanted to see Steph Curry play, and when we when that was also
Lakers Warriors, Lebron was injured, so I didn't get to see Lebron play.
So as soon as the Warriors beat the Kings, I was like,
Oh, that means they're coming to Los Angeles. So I texted, you
know, the guy that I know that has the season tickets. He gave
me a little deal on a seat, and so I went to that game.
It was a great first half. It was really close. It was
kind of back and forth, and then the Lakers just ran away with it
in the third, which was very exciting. That's the first time I've been
to a playoff basketball game ever. That's exciting. Yeah, the energy was
crazy, and then yeah, they ran away with it in the third and
then I mean we left with like six minutes left in the fourth quarter because
it was over. So that was a lot of fun that was and the
Lakers won, so I was happy about that. Now, why did you
leave? Because just to beat traffic? Yeah, I mean, well,
they were up by so many points that I was like, Okay, they're
for sure going to win. And not only that, but the best players
aren't playing anymore. They throw in the you know, the bench teams,
so they cleared the benches essentially, right, so you're not even watching all
the best players anyway. So it's like, okay, let's go in here,
which kind of sucks for those players, like hey bye, right watching
everybody walking out? Yeah, that sucks. So so also so then when
I got home, I tried a microdose mushroom chocolate bar because as you know,
I've been curious about mushrooms ever since my other experience recently, and so
a buddy of mine had these, and I was like, okay, just
give me, like, just give me like a couple of pieces I just
want to try it right Lynette wants it too, maybe, And so I've
heard that if these microdose, you just you don't really feel anything. You
just kind of feel like a little a little upbeat, a little a little
happy. Let's just you know, like he was even saying, you know,
when you take it, like you're not really gonna feel anything. If
you take two, you're gonna start to feel something. If you take three,
then that's not a microdose anymore. I was like, okay, So
I took one and I waited like a half hour, and I was like,
oh, this is kind of intense for like a microdose, I think.
And then I went to the bathroom and I looked down and the floor
was moving. It's like, I don't know if I'm just susceptible to this,
but this is not a microdose. I am definitely on mushrooms right now.
Oh my god. Did it feel more than what you did last time?
You know what it felt? It was a little different, So I
didn't I wasn't giggly like I was the last time, but it was more
visual, like I was actually seeing things move around as opposed to last time.
You know, I wasn't really seeing things like that, so it was
a little more visual, and I was just surprised that I was like,
yeah, this, this can't be like a micro dose. I thought,
like, you just take one of these on like you know, like a
Saturday during the day and just kind of feel a little up, feel a
little you know, it's kind of a good mood changing. Like no,
no, no, no, no, not at least not the one I
took. I was I was seeing things. I don't get this microdo.
I wasn't saying ripping. I wasn't like going, but I was definitely,
Yeah, that must be a little frustrating if you can't control it, like
if you want the one, if you want the feeling that you had with
the giggles, like well, I mean I was a little disappointed because I
was hoping it would be more of a you know, not so much.
Yeah, be something that I could kind of just handle and it would just
kind of give me that. But I mean at the end of the day,
it was still fun, like you know, I still had fun,
right, but uh, yeah, so I was a little disappointed that it
was like it was, it was a little more than I was expecting.
Um, is it just a different product. It's a totally different type.
Is it a different time? See, that's I don't get. I don't
understand everybody this micro or dosing crazy thing, Like it just seems so uh
not. How do you quantify? Well, John, you know we're going
to be doing ads for Loomy Labs pretty soon in that and John swears by
it. Yeah, they sent it to me. He really liked it.
And that's true microdosing. But is that shrooms again? Yeah, shrooms aren't
legal, like, so you know, I would imagine like a microdose of
THC is more regulated. It's more you know, I don't know scientific or
whatever, Like I don't really know where this chocolate bar came from. Like
my friend they gave us to. He was like, I don't know that
this person I know and knows this person, so like it's not regulated like
THC. So I guess. But but what was the first stuff you got?
The one that made you giggly? Those are just mushrooms. That wasn't
like a chocolate bar anything. Those are just actually and where did you get
those? I got them from a different friend. Well maybe having that friend.
Yeah that friend is yeah, well that that that friend gave me a
number for the guy, and then so I was talking to the guy,
and then the guy pretty much screwed me over. So then I had to
go back to my friend. He's like, hey, I got you worry,
it's your birthday. I got some here here. Happy birthday. So
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um, this is kind of fun. Yeah. So you know how Xander's
been doing Groundlings. Yes, so this Saturday is his last Groundlings class and
then they do a little show. But meanwhile, and he missed one session
because he was sick, and then that started off every then I got sicked
and Saydie got sick, but he went to the other ones. And so
I don't know if you remember this, but not this session of the Groundlings,
but the last one. It kind of came about because he was having
a really hard time and he was just feeling like he was having trouble connecting
with people, you know, And I was like, well, let me
try to get you into something like, um that's like up your alley where
you can meet some people that like the same things as you do. Like
let me see if there's a sketchwriting class or like an IV like for more
grown up. I used to do that studio lol, but when they were
little. But I wanted something, so I found the Groundlings signed him up.
He did it. He really liked it, but he didn't like meet
some people he really kept in touch with exactly, and I was sort of
hoping for that. So but then I was happy that he was open to
like he wanted to do it again. And this session has been so great.
He's met a bunch of kids. They are all in this big group
chat. So on Sunday John and I had to go or Saturday Saturday,
there was no they were off for whatever reason for the Groundlings that week,
and John and I had to go to a memorial for our friend who sadly
passed away, and we were driving all the way we were going to Gladstones,
and Zander was like, hey, I made plans to go out with
my friends to CityWalk. Wow. I know that your kids have been doing
that forever, you know, but like this was the first time, Like
Xander is not a big Like, hey, I'm meeting up with a group
out of place, yeah, drop me off, I know. And I
was way too excited about it. I was like, oh wait, and
then I was. But then we were trying to figure out how we're going
to make that work because so Elbe had to work, so she had a
car and then we had the other car. But I was like, well,
the only way we could really make this work is if so our thing
was at three o'clock in deep in Santa Monica. His thing was at Universal
at CityWalk and he needed to be there at three, but we needed to
be at our thing at three. So I was like, well, what
the only way I could see doing this is if I drop you off at
two thirty and then you just can you hang out on your own for a
while, which is it sounds like not a big deal. But and I'm
sure Sonny would have been totally fine with that, but Xanders like he's not
every bad that yeah, yeah, yeah. But he was so cool about
it. He was like, yeah, that's fine. And then he got
a little bit nervous beforehand and he was like, yeah, I just I
don't really know CityWalk, like right, I guess we're all meeting at this
chocolate place. And I was like, okay, listen, why don't when
we drop you off, why don't I'll just walk you in. I'll get
you situated, you find your place. And he was so cool about it.
We got there, I walked him in. We found the chocolate place
right away, and he was like, oh, and there's a Starbucks.
I'll just go to Starbucks and hang out until my friends get here. And
then we texted him like way later, and I'm like, how's it going.
He's like going, great, Wow, we're having the best time.
Like nine kids WoT together from this improv class, nine of them and there
were like even a few that didn't go. But he's like, we had
the best time. Then he was telling me all these stories about they all
went to lunch and they somebody made a joke and said it was Xander's birthday.
So then they brought out like Teremy Sue and they all sang happy birthday,
and then Xander didn't have the heart to be like, it's not really
my birthday, so he had to kind of go along with it. He
said, he was just recounting the stories and saying how how funny it was,
and they were just all laughing, and everybody was like cool and normal,
and everybody's around his age. He said. Every there was one fourteen
year old, a bunch of fifteen year olds and some sixteen year olds and
they just and they're all from the Groundlings and they the one class, this
Saturday class he takes, and they all just decided to get together. They
made a group chat, I think on day one the first class. There's
only five sessions next week, so they made like a group chat and then
they and he's like laughing on the phone with these people. He's like different
ones and he's having like the best Do you think he'll stay like in touch
with them? And like yeah, He's like they're all talked about doing stuff
over the summer, like doing a groundlings like whatever they're offering, that's great.
Yeah. I was like, well we'll find out. We'll look on
the website and you guys could all plan to like get in the same class
together. Yeah. So he wants to continue and take more classes. Yeah,
oh good, that's awesome. It was so I was so like,
um, just proud of him that, you know, because I'm not used
to dropping him somewhere with no car because he's not really quite at an age
where he would feel comfortable like jumping in an uber. Right, so you
feel a little stranded, like Elby's at work, she can't take off.
So I was like, and we're far now. Yeah, it's like a
good forty five minute drive. I was like, if he's suddenly like not
having fun or he loses his I don't know. It's like we can't just
be like, okay, I'll be there in five minutes. Right. So
I was a little nervous, but he was like cool as a cucumber,
had the best time. Wow, picked him up. Was not ready to
go. It was like we didn't get there. We dropped him off at
two thirty. We didn't pick him up until like seven oh my god.
Yeah, because our thing ended at six and I was like, hey,
are you ready to go? And he goes, I think everybody's leaving around
seven, and I was like, okay, well we're going to leave to
We left it like six fifteen. We got there right around seven, and
he was like mosing his way back. He one girl when cute little girl
like her parents were there. He gave her a hug. She took off.
That's so awesome. See, it only takes like that. What You
just got to find your people, you know, and you just clicks and
then once it clicks, it clicks, and that's great. What about Sadie
She's not interested and any mean, she likes groundlings, but the thing is,
as you know, it's just hard with twins. It's like, I
won't I don't want to force Sadie on everything that Xander comes up with to
do. Yeah, she's just a little lower energy. She's not going to
come up with that herself or want to do that. Now. She would
if Xander goes and does it, and it's like, oh my god,
it's so fun, she's gonna want to do it. But at that point
I don't want to sign her up for it, like I would sign her
up for a separate class and let her go meet people, right, I
mean there's a lot of stuff that Xander does that she joins in on.
Yeah, and they share a lot of friends and their friend group, and
I know that Sadie will make a friend and then sometimes Xander will become friends
with that person and that bothers Sadie. Yeah, but then like Xander,
you know, Sadie wanted to take guitar lessons and then Zander was like,
well, I want to take guitar lessons, and then he taught himself how
to play guitar, and she was feeling like right, look like yeah,
I wanted to play guitar. But she just doesn't have the same motor about
it that he does, where he'll keep on you like, hey, what
about that groundlings thing? Hey I want to do this, or hey,
so but next year for school, So I told you that Xander's in this
like guitar lab, and Sadie didn't sign up for it last year. And
then I don't know if anybody remembers this, but Xander had kind of said
I want to do this music lab and you kind of have to be approved
by the teacher, but I had written so he was just starting ninth grade,
so I had written on the form like he already take he already knows
how to play guitar. So then he didn't get it on his schedule and
I wrote to the school and I was like, hey, he asked for
this class, and they were like, oh, yeah, sorry, are
bad. He did ask for it, and they put him in it.
But then Sadie was like, well, I want to be in it too,
but she hadn't requested it on her form. So I was like,
I can't, like, I can't make them put you in it because you
never even asked for it in the first place. You can't just decide now.
And I did kind of ask them and they were like, oh,
it wasn't on her form, but so now she's taking it next year.
But so she's taking like guitar lessons and music lab and I don't know,
I feel, yeah, that that's what she's doing. She's signing up for.
It has nothing to do with me. She's not right, But I
can't like, go, oh, you like groundlings too, Okay, you
go take a class, do you know what I mean? Of course?
Yeah, yeah, And you know look, I mean, everybody's difference,
not her thing whatever, But yeah, I get it, you know,
but um, I love that. I love that he's so like he's he's
into it. That's so great. I'm trying to remember if Sunny and Italia
I've ever had that where it was like they both wanted to kind of do
the same thing. And never Natalia has always been a little more like It's
like there's been times where it's been their birthday and then like we're going to
dinner, but yet she wants to have her own friends, didn't not like
like I'm like, you know, can Sunny go? Can Sunny drive with
you guys in the same car. No, you know, there's been times
with that, but they haven't really wanted to do the same because she was
doing her plays. He wasn't. Now not interested, got it? No,
yeah, I forgot about those plays. Yeah. And she's never been
like, I want to do a podcast. Never interesting. She barely knows
that he's got a podcast, like she doesn't even it's like neither here nor
there. Yeah, and he didn't want to do volleyball never no, m
interesting. But yet her his friend is her boyfriend you know from second grade
right then, Now they're you know, together, Is that weird? Now?
Now they're friends like they were. He was just over the other night
and you know, he chitch Sonny and him watched the game together. Sonny's
in and out like says, hi whatever, No, No, they're fine,
okay, Yeah, so yeah, well that's wife. Yeah. So,
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