Potty Training, Back-to-School Chaos & Mom Meltdowns

[00:00:01] Speaker A: Hello. [00:00:02] Speaker B: You guys, stop. Isn't Mom o' clock yet? I'm going crazy. [00:00:08] Speaker A: Heck, yeah. It's Mama Clock somewhere. Welcome back to Mama Clock. It's Mama Clock. Yes. We're so happy to have you. I feel like we haven't been here in a minute. [00:00:21] Speaker B: Happy to have you. [00:00:22] Speaker A: I'm happy to have you. [00:00:23] Speaker B: I'm happy to be here. [00:00:24] Speaker A: You look so good today. [00:00:24] Speaker B: Thanks. So do you. Thanks. Don't look at me. [00:00:29] Speaker A: So anyway, we're just gonna start off real quick with a little tribute to Dolly Parton. [00:00:35] Speaker B: Oh, heavy hearts. [00:00:37] Speaker A: She just passed recently and she was an absolute country music icon. And I feel like she just wasn't that. She was kind hearted. She was bigger than life. She was just. She's an icon. Like, she's a legend. She's leaving behind a legacy. And not to mention, she's Molly. Molly. She's Miley Cyrus's godmother. [00:00:58] Speaker B: She was gonna say she's. [00:00:59] Speaker A: That's like what I know her as. And, like, I just feel like we grew up with Dolly Parton, like, her music and stuff. And she passed away at the age of 80. So our heart goes out to her and her family. I can't even imagine. I mean, to me, 80 is so young. Our grandparents are 96. That's 16 more years. [00:01:16] Speaker B: And I feel like she was very, like, young and vibrant. [00:01:18] Speaker A: Yeah, she was just like the biggest. Like she had the biggest heart. She was just so kind. And she was just like everybody's like, music icon in the country era. [00:01:29] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:01:30] Speaker A: And it's so crazy because I think it was her sister. I might be making this up. I think it was her sister who posted on Instagram to pray for Dolly. And then a couple days later, Dolly posted on her story that she's fine, guys. Like, I'm fine, all good. And then all of a sudden, she passes away. So I have no idea what happened there. I gotta be honest, I didn't read much into it. I just was listening on the radio yesterday and there were so many tributes. I mean, they were reading, like, her tribute at her funeral on the radio. I mean, she was an absolute icon. [00:02:00] Speaker B: I know there's so many people. We were just about to have her on the pod. [00:02:05] Speaker A: Imagine she would have loved us. But. Yeah. So rest in peace, Dolly Parton. [00:02:09] Speaker B: Rest in peace, Dolly, we love you. Love your boobs. Love your country. [00:02:12] Speaker A: We love your boobs. [00:02:14] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:02:14] Speaker A: Yeah. Xoxo. Okay, well, now. Now that we did a little tribute [00:02:20] Speaker B: to our girl Dolly, now we can get into the real. [00:02:23] Speaker A: Yes. Let's get into it. We're doing a major episode today on Back to School. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. First day of school. [00:02:31] Speaker B: Oh, my God. I've never been so ready. I've never been so ready. [00:02:35] Speaker A: But before we get into it, let's just tell a quick story, because everybody knows, like everybody and their mother knows that we have been potty training. [00:02:43] Speaker B: Yes. Except I am sick to death of hearing about potty training. [00:02:47] Speaker A: Sick to death. [00:02:48] Speaker B: She. She. She texted me last night. She's like, I'm just gonna do one more video about potty training. I go, please, no more videos. [00:02:54] Speaker A: You know what's crazy? This weekend, four people, two of them came up to me on the boardwalk. Did I tell you that I got recognized on the boardwalk? This girl asked if she wanted to take a picture of me and my family, right? She stops in her track, she goes, you want me to take a picture of you guys? Because we were kind of standing together. [00:03:12] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:03:12] Speaker A: She's like, wait a minute. Where do I know you? And my husband goes, well, she has a podcast in my head. I'm like, stop. She's like, oh, my God. I watched you on your podcast Mama clock. You had Lexi on. And I listen famous. And now I listen, like, moving on, like, moving forward. I still listen. And I'm like, was like, the coolest thing ever, to be honest with you. But anyway, my point is, two more people on the boardwalk came up to me and were like, I was potty training. Is your son potty trained or what? And I'm like, that's so funny. Cuz to me, I'm like, how do you know my kids being potty trained? I'm like, oh, about everything on the Internet. So anyway, I have a quick story. We're driving home from the shore. Now, we've driven home from the shore many times, and he's been able to hold it. And if he tells me he has to pee, he can hold it until we get to a rest stop. [00:03:55] Speaker B: So he's pretty good at holding it. [00:03:56] Speaker A: Pretty good at holding it. [00:03:56] Speaker B: Okay. [00:03:58] Speaker A: Until Monday, we're driving home from the shore. It's just me, the dog, and the baby. Mommy, I have to pee. Pee. I have to pee. Pee. Okay, honey, I'll. I'll pull over. No worries. So it was probably like two minutes before I pulled over. [00:04:12] Speaker B: Are you on the parkway? [00:04:13] Speaker A: No, I'm on 37. [00:04:14] Speaker B: Okay. [00:04:15] Speaker A: And I pull over into, like, a Dollar Tree parking lot, and I get out and I set up his potty because I have to set up his potty before I take him out of the car. So he probably. He. Well, he does this thing where he tinkles a little bit and then he does the rest of the potty. Is that a thing? [00:04:27] Speaker B: Yeah. Rocco always, like, sometimes his underwear is just like a little bit wet. [00:04:30] Speaker A: Yeah. Because he, like, it just comes out. [00:04:31] Speaker B: Can't you just hold it for like, [00:04:32] Speaker A: hold your goddamn pee. So I put him on the potty and he does a little bit in his pants and he's peeing. And he likes to watch the cars because we're facing 37. So he's like, mommy, I want to watch the car. So now we're sitting there for like, much longer than I want to. My dog's like, hyperventilating because he doesn't like when anything's out of the ordinary. [00:04:47] Speaker B: Yes. [00:04:47] Speaker A: Now he's peeing in my trunk. Now before I took him out of the car, I must not have noticed he threw snacks out of the car. Car onto the floor. [00:04:54] Speaker B: Uhhuh. [00:04:56] Speaker A: Seagulls. [00:04:57] Speaker B: No. [00:04:57] Speaker A: Oh my God. I have chills. Cuz I was screaming on the top of my lungs. It's Geo on the squatty potty in my trunk. Bama. Hyperventilating me, like, facing all these cars. [00:05:08] Speaker B: This is the. When you need the camera. The camera. [00:05:10] Speaker A: Seagulls. I mean, like hundreds are flocking my car. I'm screaming on the top of my lungs. This guy pulls up behind me. [00:05:19] Speaker B: Was in the. In the trunk. [00:05:21] Speaker A: Yes. This guy pulls up behind me hysterically laughing. He's like, good luck. I'm like, not only do I hate birds, I hate seagulls. [00:05:29] Speaker B: Hate seagulls. [00:05:29] Speaker A: And once there's food, there's no. So now I'm screaming on the top of my lungs. Yeah. And he's like dilly dallying, watching the cars fly by. And I'm like, fuck this kid. And then I put him back in the car or whatever. And then I had to pull over at Bon Jovi Rest Stop to go potty again. [00:05:48] Speaker B: I love Bon Jovi rest. [00:05:49] Speaker A: Me too. But I wasn't even thinking, like, something could happen. Like I could be like, kidnapped. [00:05:53] Speaker B: Oh, yeah, yeah. [00:05:54] Speaker A: But I wasn't even thinking. I was just like, get him in, get him out. [00:05:56] Speaker B: I hate. I. I love Bon Jovi Rest Stop, but I hate the. The bathroom. [00:06:01] Speaker A: No. So I did the potty in the trunk. [00:06:03] Speaker B: Oh, you did? You didn't? [00:06:03] Speaker A: No, I didn't bring him in. I did not bring him in. I just put him in the trunk again. [00:06:07] Speaker B: Oh, okay. [00:06:07] Speaker A: Obviously. What would you do? You would Bring him in at a rest stop. [00:06:11] Speaker B: I mean. No, I guess not. If I was alone. [00:06:13] Speaker A: No, no, no, no. So he had to pull over at Bon Jovi. And if, you know, that's like, exit. I don't know, 105 on the parkway. So it was, like a little bit more down. [00:06:24] Speaker B: I mean, like. But did he actually. [00:06:25] Speaker A: Am I not supposed to be giving him. Yeah, my not supposed to be giving him water in the car. [00:06:29] Speaker B: No, I mean, you can stop. [00:06:30] Speaker A: I'm just gonna have to. [00:06:31] Speaker B: He has to be searching where they want to pee. [00:06:33] Speaker A: So that was my trip home. And what else? Something else happened. [00:06:35] Speaker B: So do you miss diapers? Because I do. [00:06:37] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:06:38] Speaker B: I mean, like, I'm a no diaper house now. I left the house with no diaper bag. I have no diapers. [00:06:42] Speaker A: I do pull ups now. [00:06:43] Speaker B: I miss diapers. We went back to school shopping. Rocco had to pee in every store we went into. [00:06:49] Speaker A: Like, see, that I won't do. I would just bring him to the car. [00:06:52] Speaker B: No, see, I'm not bringing. I have three kids. I'm not bringing all the kids back to the car so one kid could pee. We're going to the bathroom. [00:06:57] Speaker A: You bring all three to the restrooms. What's the difference? [00:06:59] Speaker B: Well, I had Joe with me, but, like, yeah, we're going to the. We're going to. [00:07:02] Speaker A: Yeah, we do. If I had someone else with me, but. [00:07:05] Speaker B: So I just. Rock was potty trained. Long story short, I didn't document my potty training, but he's totally potty trained. And I'm mad about it. [00:07:14] Speaker A: No, I actually am mad about it, but I'm just like. I think it's kind of fun that he's, like, such a big boy. [00:07:19] Speaker B: Yeah. Like, I'm proud of him. [00:07:20] Speaker A: Fucking annoying that I had to pull over on the parkway. [00:07:23] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:07:23] Speaker A: With my dog. [00:07:24] Speaker B: I'm annoyed because now he just, like, poops and he doesn't even tell me. And then he, like, runs, mommy, I poop. Yeah. He's like, mommy, I pooped. I'm like, well, you don't know how to wipe. So, like, you're not running around with [00:07:34] Speaker A: a poop, but crack. [00:07:36] Speaker B: So, like, that's the annoying part. [00:07:37] Speaker A: We're sitting on the toilet and not getting up now. [00:07:39] Speaker B: Oh, no. He's like. He'll, like, grab his eyes. [00:07:41] Speaker A: He does this thing where he's like, mommy, hold me. I gotta poop. [00:07:44] Speaker B: Oh, I like when they scoot. When Joey used to want to squeeze my finger. [00:07:47] Speaker A: He's like, hold me. I'm like, all right, hold you yeah. And then I hold him. [00:07:52] Speaker B: I'm done potty training. [00:07:53] Speaker A: So do you still use the mini potty or is he on the big potty? [00:07:56] Speaker B: He usually. The mini potty is still in our. He'll go on it. Yeah, like when he's going by himself and he's not telling. [00:08:03] Speaker A: Change the garbage bag every time. You're just done with it. There's no garbage bag to clean it. There poop out of there every time. No, I do garbage bag. [00:08:10] Speaker B: Oh my God. I dump. I have to dump the pee. Dump the poop. Clean it. I clean it in the. Too much work. [00:08:15] Speaker A: Garbage bag. Garbage. That's great. Anyway, we're moving on from potty training. Cuz I'm done. [00:08:22] Speaker B: Moving on to potty training. Moving on to school. [00:08:25] Speaker A: Back to school and first day of school. Let's get into it. [00:08:29] Speaker B: All the feels. [00:08:30] Speaker A: What are we talking about? I don't know. But all the feels. Why don't you begin to tell me you're going back to school. Our youngest are going to school the first day for the first time. [00:08:41] Speaker B: Yes. [00:08:42] Speaker A: You have two that are going back to school. [00:08:44] Speaker B: Yes. [00:08:44] Speaker A: And let's just get into it. Talk to me. Talk to me. [00:08:49] Speaker B: All right. Before I talk to you, Titty is going to spit. And I haven't done it in the new studio. [00:08:53] Speaker A: Spit. You haven't done it in the new studio? [00:08:55] Speaker B: How dare you have spit for me. [00:08:56] Speaker A: Spit, spit, spit. I'll be listening. [00:08:58] Speaker B: Hold on. [00:08:59] Speaker A: I got to your music. [00:09:01] Speaker B: No, I can't. I can't find it. [00:09:04] Speaker A: So you're just going to spit? [00:09:06] Speaker B: I'm just going to spit with my raw dog and no rhythm mouth. But it is a parody to cult 45 Afroman. So you know that song? [00:09:17] Speaker A: Nope. [00:09:18] Speaker B: You don't know it? Cult 45 and two zigzag, baby. That's all I need. Oh God. Someone help me. Is it the generation thing? Are you too young? Why doesn't she know that song? Because she's not cool. [00:09:29] Speaker A: I don't listen to your music. [00:09:31] Speaker B: My music? [00:09:33] Speaker A: It's like your dumb music. [00:09:34] Speaker B: A cool rap song from Play it. [00:09:37] Speaker A: Maybe I'll know. [00:09:38] Speaker B: Rob [00:09:40] Speaker A: us always asking like if Rob can help us. [00:09:43] Speaker B: Whatever. You don't need to know the song. It's just the beat to it. [00:09:45] Speaker A: Just fucking rap so we can move on with our lives. [00:09:48] Speaker B: She's so mean. All right. 8:45 and two zigzags. Drop off, drop off lines. All we need. Go to Target after Doc. [00:09:58] Speaker A: You have absolutely no rhythm. [00:10:01] Speaker B: Buy some shit we do not need. Never mind. I'm not rapping. [00:10:06] Speaker A: No, go finish. I'll dance for you. Go. [00:10:09] Speaker B: Well, it was. Well, it was just sundown in a small Jersey town. They call it back to school. Hell, when the moms walked in with the school supply list, you could hear the daddy's yell. Well, I was standing in the aisle looking for the glue sticks with a cart full of shit in my hand. They need 12 damn folders and 24 bedrooms. I can't do it with you dancing. [00:10:32] Speaker A: Why? I'm being your backup dancer. [00:10:33] Speaker B: All right. Fought for the pens, fought for the glue. Some bitch grabbed the little Crayola for back too. You need to know the song. You need to know the song. Anyway, back to school feels. I am so fucking ready for back to school. [00:10:52] Speaker A: Tell the viewers how many kids you have, how old they are if they don't already know. [00:10:56] Speaker B: I have a six year old who's going to first grade for the first time. New school. All my kids are going to a new school. So like my mommy heart is gonna be like broken in broken. But I'm ready. I had all kids. I thought about this. I had no camps. I'm not complaining. I did it to myself. [00:11:12] Speaker A: Not complaining. [00:11:13] Speaker B: But I had all three kids home every single day all summer long. I had to entertain three little humans all day, every day. And I am so ready to send them off, fly your little wings and torture some other human for the day. Like, I'm done. I put in my time. [00:11:36] Speaker A: Tell me how your oldest is going to first grade. What is this going to be? His vibe. He's going to walk in. Is he going to cry? [00:11:44] Speaker B: He's going to a new school. Never been there. [00:11:46] Speaker A: Oh my God, I have stomach ache. [00:11:48] Speaker B: So I was the mom who like wrote in the Facebook chat like, my son just got his teacher who has Mrs. Yeah, like. Cause I want. [00:11:55] Speaker A: Did anybody answer? [00:11:56] Speaker B: Yeah, I need to make him chat. Like the South Plainfield mom Facebook group chat. Like of all the parents. [00:12:03] Speaker A: Oh, I got out of that in a public school. Oh yeah. [00:12:06] Speaker B: Like so. I mean, I was that first mom that did that. But then the moms were so nice. They got me. I'm in a WhatsApp now with class of 2045. Whatever. [00:12:16] Speaker A: They are fucking absurd. [00:12:17] Speaker B: Or it's like class of 2038. I don't know. But I'm in a WhatsApp. I had to download WhatsApp and now we're in a group chat of 40 first grade moms. Hello, everybody. I hope they don't listen to me. [00:12:27] Speaker A: I hope they don't watch the podcast. No, they're gonna love you. They're gonna think you're so cool. [00:12:31] Speaker B: I was thinking about it, I was like, if Mrs. Appleberry is listening to me tell stories about my husband, like, just move on. [00:12:38] Speaker A: Honestly, just move on. But I gotta say, like, think about it. They're, they're. Just because they're teachers doesn't mean they. [00:12:43] Speaker B: No, like, yeah, we're all humans. Like, yeah, I actually like, like that. They'll know that. [00:12:47] Speaker A: So say hello when you see her. She's a mama clock representative, everybody. [00:12:51] Speaker B: Yes. And then my 4 year old is going to pre K4. [00:12:56] Speaker A: Are you going to match your kids the first day of school? They're not going to the same school, but no. Like for a picture. [00:13:01] Speaker B: No. And my baby is going to pre K3 and they're going to the same school as your baby who's going in pre K2s. [00:13:08] Speaker A: Pre learners, they call it. [00:13:09] Speaker B: Pre learners. And I have a lot of feels because like I have never ever, ever, ever had no kids in the house ever. [00:13:18] Speaker A: What are you gonna do? You're gonna be calling me non fucking stuff. [00:13:22] Speaker B: I am. [00:13:22] Speaker A: Like you're gonna show up at my doorstep, I just know it. [00:13:24] Speaker B: But then there's something so different about like sending your first kid for the first time. [00:13:29] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:13:29] Speaker B: And then sending your last. It's like doing at the same time. No, I'm talking about like back when Joey, the first time I sent Joey when he was Gio's age, I had a newborn five day old process. [00:13:41] Speaker A: Because you were still. [00:13:42] Speaker B: I wasn't even. I mean I literally was out of the hospital. Had to send Joey to school, but he only went half day and I was like a nervous wreck too. But yeah, all the feels. But back to school as a. In a public school, like first grade is like, I feel like it's a real deal. [00:13:59] Speaker A: Pencils, pencil sharpeners. [00:14:01] Speaker B: You need like the supply list. Shit, the supply list is insane. 12 glue sticks. What are we doing with 12 glue sticks? Well, are we like shoving them up our noses like they asked you to [00:14:12] Speaker A: get 12 glue sticks? [00:14:13] Speaker B: 12 glue sticks, five folders. [00:14:16] Speaker A: Where do you keep it? He brings 12 glue sticks. He has a locker. [00:14:19] Speaker B: No, they don't have locker. He has a real cubby little desk. No, not even a cubby. [00:14:22] Speaker A: A desk. [00:14:23] Speaker B: I went to see. [00:14:24] Speaker A: And he keeps 12 glue sticks in there? [00:14:25] Speaker B: Yes. [00:14:26] Speaker A: I don't know. They don't fit. [00:14:27] Speaker B: I know. I wonder if the desk opens like that. Remember the desk that like you just shove stuff in that way. But. So I emailed the principal and I [00:14:35] Speaker A: was like, joey's going to a new school. [00:14:37] Speaker B: He knows nobody. I was like, because they do kindergarten orientation. But he didn't do kindergarten there. So they don't do first grade orientation. So I emailed the principal and I was like, I don't know if this is possible, but can we like come in for like a tour so he can get to know the hallways? Like he's going to be so overwhelmed. [00:14:52] Speaker A: That was so nice. Let me ask you something before you start though. So most kids, you went to Sundance, but most kids went there right? [00:14:58] Speaker B: For kindergarten. Cuz usually you start kindergarten. [00:15:01] Speaker A: I need to do somewhere where he's going to grow with. Cuz I don't like the new school. Great. [00:15:04] Speaker B: I mean, same. And if we. [00:15:05] Speaker A: So go ahead. Principal said you can do that. [00:15:06] Speaker B: Principal said yes. He was so nice. Love that principal so much. We go in, I bring all the kids. Joe actually left work and met us for this. [00:15:15] Speaker A: Principal needs to meet the whole family. Yeah. [00:15:16] Speaker B: So the whole family. I literally. We roll in deep. [00:15:18] Speaker A: You guys dress nice, collar shirts. [00:15:20] Speaker B: I'm so sorry. We're rolling deep. He's like, oh my God, you have so many little ones. And we come in and he's like gives us the whole house tour of the school. And we were so lucky. [00:15:28] Speaker A: We met with him and he brought you around. [00:15:30] Speaker B: Yeah. And we were even so lucky that Joey's actual teacher was setting up the classroom. So I got to meet her and. And Joey got to see his classroom. And that's how I know her. And she's a doll and I love her and I'm so excited. [00:15:41] Speaker A: I love that. What a good idea. Mom. [00:15:43] Speaker B: I actually missed the whole tour because I was chatting with the teacher and the kids went. [00:15:47] Speaker A: That's what you told. [00:15:48] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:15:49] Speaker A: Absolutely. Love that you did that. [00:15:50] Speaker B: Yes. Oh no. He felt way more prepared. [00:15:53] Speaker A: You probably felt better too. [00:15:54] Speaker B: And I felt better. And I think he's like the, like the Sunday scares the gotta see the classroom. [00:16:00] Speaker A: I think that's a big thing. [00:16:01] Speaker B: Yeah. And like now he knows to turn right when he gets there and like where to go for the auditorium. Like he's never been in the school before. Yeah. And I'll get used to. So. Yeah. And then our kids. [00:16:10] Speaker A: What grade does that school go up to? [00:16:12] Speaker B: Fourth, I think. [00:16:13] Speaker A: Okay. [00:16:14] Speaker B: Our other kids have orientation on Monday [00:16:16] Speaker A: so we're sending Gio's in pre learning. And then your son youngest is going for the first time but he's a grade above Gio so he's going the [00:16:25] Speaker B: pre K threes and Vienna's in the pre K4s. [00:16:28] Speaker A: Yeah. So Vienna, Rocco, all same school, but [00:16:30] Speaker B: they'll all be in different classrooms. [00:16:31] Speaker A: Yeah. Vienna, Rocco and G are all going to the same school, which is cool, because God forbid. [00:16:35] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:16:35] Speaker A: We can pick up, pick up, exchange. If we're not around, something happens. [00:16:40] Speaker B: But they're all going three days a week. They're all going three. And my kids are going. [00:16:43] Speaker A: Wait, Vienna's only going three? [00:16:44] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:16:45] Speaker A: Oh, she's only four. Makes sense, right? [00:16:49] Speaker B: I can't believe Gio's. [00:16:51] Speaker A: I mean, gio's class has 17 kids, which I think is crazy. How many does Rocco has? [00:16:56] Speaker B: Have? [00:16:56] Speaker A: I don't. [00:16:57] Speaker B: I think I had a class list, actually. [00:16:58] Speaker A: I think I have. [00:16:59] Speaker B: I didn't check, but Joey's class has 18 kids. So I was happy about that because usually I feel like I was thinking it was going to be like, 25, which is good. 18 is good for, like, first grade. [00:17:09] Speaker A: Let's just talk about, like, I just talked about this, like, to myself. I was so. I'm. I'm always the mom that's so excited for the milestone to come. [00:17:18] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:17:18] Speaker A: And then the milestone comes. I'm like, I don't want this milestone here. [00:17:20] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:17:21] Speaker A: I was so excited to put him in school when I applied, like, months ago. And we did the first, like, orientation and I was so excited. The tour of the school. We were, like, picking his school. I was so excited. I thought it was gonna be so fun, like, now that it's coming next week. [00:17:36] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:17:36] Speaker A: I don't want to send him. [00:17:37] Speaker B: I know. [00:17:38] Speaker A: I'm so upset. [00:17:39] Speaker B: I know. [00:17:40] Speaker A: I'm not ready. [00:17:41] Speaker B: I know. [00:17:41] Speaker A: I'm ordering things on Amazon like you can't imagine. I ordered a grape cruncher. [00:17:48] Speaker B: I have one of those. They're great. [00:17:50] Speaker A: I ordered a grape cruncher. I ordered a sandwich cruncher that, like, puts the sandwich in a different shape. Not gonna eat the sandwich. But I ordered that. I'm not. I know, but I'm just, like, not prepared for this. [00:18:04] Speaker B: I know, I know. [00:18:05] Speaker A: What is he gonna do? He is. There is no shot. He's walking into that school on Tuesday morning. [00:18:11] Speaker B: And you know what? You're not allowed to go in the school. You have to kiss and drop. You cannot go in. It's worse. If you go in, it's worse. Well, they won't actually let you. I know, it's terrible. [00:18:22] Speaker A: I'm gonna be sitting outside till 1 o', clock, so. [00:18:24] Speaker B: What? No, we're gonna go. [00:18:26] Speaker A: Obviously. Like, we're nervous, Rex. I mean, like, I'M all I can think about is like, what am I bringing for him for lunch? Because, like, he's like my niece and nephew. Like, they eat the same. They'll have a lunch like that, they'll eat that. Like, Gio doesn't have something that he eats. I'm like, what am I gonna pack him? But I guess my mom's like, whole come home and be like, I want this. Or he'll just adjust to eating it and it'll be his food. But, like, I'm like, nervous about his lunch. I don't know why he's not gonna sit and eat with his class. I just know he's gonna, like, be up and playing. He's gonn. [00:18:53] Speaker B: Do you know what's so funny? You think that. But when they're in the environment of seeing. Imagine seeing 17 other children doing something. Like, you're gonna want to do what everyone else is doing or not. Yeah, but he will. [00:19:04] Speaker A: Yeah. So I just feel like we just talked about this. Like, are we gonna be the moms that like, linger after drop off and like, chat with the other moms or like, we getting in our car and running home? [00:19:12] Speaker B: Dom, I have so many stories because I now I'm making. I'm trying to make new mom friends in two schools. First grade mom friends, which are real. Like, and Joey made the baseball team. So I'm trying to get into the baseball moms. I'm trying to get into the first grade moms. [00:19:28] Speaker A: I just want to. Schmoozing the principal. [00:19:31] Speaker B: No, I just want to, like, have friends. I know. Like, this is my life for the next. [00:19:35] Speaker A: I know, I know. [00:19:36] Speaker B: I feel like I don't want to and like, going to drop off and pick up. Like, I just want to, like, say hi to Susie. Like, I just, I don't want to hide in the car anymore. [00:19:43] Speaker A: Me too. And I need, like, someone to talk to also. We're like mom friends because we're in the same school. [00:19:49] Speaker B: Yes, we are. [00:19:50] Speaker A: Which is cool. We have to think about that. But, like, at what point we'll be [00:19:52] Speaker B: in the parking lot crying, laughing at each other. [00:19:54] Speaker A: I'll be crying when I drop him off. But at what point is like first day of school, like a birthday party? I am. [00:20:01] Speaker B: I am. You have. [00:20:03] Speaker A: I am. [00:20:03] Speaker B: You have the balloon arch. [00:20:04] Speaker A: Not the arch. Not the arch. I just have balloons. I have a sign that he's gonna hold. And new sneakers. [00:20:12] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:20:12] Speaker A: And a new backpack. And five bento boxes. Why did I need to get five bento boxes? I was just nervous. They're $50 I can't afford. [00:20:21] Speaker B: Five is a good one at least. Yeah, because the thermal. [00:20:25] Speaker A: Thermal. [00:20:26] Speaker B: Well, yeah, that one's good, but. Yeah, but that doesn't. That won't fit. If you get the thermos and the Benko box. [00:20:33] Speaker A: They're the same. [00:20:34] Speaker B: Yeah, but will they all fit in the lunchbox together? [00:20:36] Speaker A: Because I didn't get the lunchbox yet, so I don't know. [00:20:38] Speaker B: You didn't get a lunchbox? [00:20:42] Speaker A: No, but it's like. I'm just like. I ordered the balloons yesterday. You want to see them? They're so cute. [00:20:46] Speaker B: Yeah, I do want to see them. [00:20:47] Speaker A: Okay. [00:20:48] Speaker B: Maybe we should just come to your house for pictures before. Because I am not doing any of that shit. [00:20:52] Speaker A: Wait, you should. How funny is that? So I got these. I got this apple. [00:20:56] Speaker B: Oh, that's cute. [00:20:58] Speaker A: And then I got the school bus. [00:21:04] Speaker B: Who blows these up? Oh, she will. [00:21:06] Speaker A: And then these crayons. [00:21:07] Speaker B: Oh, you should plug her. [00:21:09] Speaker A: Yeah, she's called the creative. Hold on, let me just. [00:21:13] Speaker B: She's really good. [00:21:13] Speaker A: Yeah, she is. Shout out to Creative Twists events in Metuchen. She's the best. She does. She did our mama clock event too. [00:21:22] Speaker B: Yeah, she's great. [00:21:23] Speaker A: So anyway, I'm throwing a birthday party for the first day of school, and I need to know what you're doing for the first day of school. I mean, you obviously have signs. Like, don't bullshit me. [00:21:30] Speaker B: I'm throwing a tequila party right now. [00:21:32] Speaker A: You're like, having alcohol. Okay, so maybe I'll Margarita. [00:21:35] Speaker B: I'm absolute bullshitting right now. Like, I am going to be. Especially cuz my baby is going. [00:21:39] Speaker A: You're like, so dramatic. I don't want to hear. I. [00:21:42] Speaker B: And like, yes, I will have the signs and I will do the things and I will do the special. Birthday, birthday, birthday, first day of school breakfast and. [00:21:51] Speaker A: But first day of school breakfast. What does that mean? [00:21:54] Speaker B: You know, the pancakes and little shapes of apples at the little. [00:21:59] Speaker A: You're such a liar. What are you gonna do for breakfast? My kid's not gonna eat before school and he's gonna take a shit at school. I don't have to eat. [00:22:07] Speaker B: I know. I'm Rocco's. I don't know. Rocco's gonna. [00:22:09] Speaker A: He's gonna ask for snacks in the middle of school. He can't go. What if he doesn't want to be there? [00:22:13] Speaker B: Then he'll be crying. [00:22:14] Speaker A: My mom goes to me today. She goes. It's gonna be a lot of back and forth the first couple weeks. Like, they're gonna call you like, what do you mean? [00:22:19] Speaker B: No, they don't do that. [00:22:21] Speaker A: Like, they told me to come get him. [00:22:22] Speaker B: They will only call you if. [00:22:23] Speaker A: What? Like, he won't stop crying. [00:22:25] Speaker B: No, they won't even call you for that. [00:22:26] Speaker A: What do they call me for? [00:22:27] Speaker B: Like, if he's inconsolable. Like, they won't call you. I. They won't call you. They won't. [00:22:34] Speaker A: I want to call them. [00:22:35] Speaker B: You can call them. I've done that. When Joey went to school, I called and I said, is he okay? Because he was a mess. Absolutely. You can call. I may even. [00:22:43] Speaker A: I need to. I have to write down. [00:22:45] Speaker B: I will absolutely check in on Rocco. [00:22:47] Speaker A: I have to write down questions because I have questions. Like, who can I call? Who can I text? Didn't they say there's, like, a group chat, though, that they're gonna start for the teachers? They said that? [00:22:55] Speaker B: Yeah. They'll probably have some sort of app. Yeah. [00:22:58] Speaker A: In the middle of the app with, like, 17 other moms, like, hey, how's she? [00:23:02] Speaker B: No, but they still send pictures. [00:23:04] Speaker A: I just know this is what they're gonna say in the first day. They're like, he was great. He's so cute, but he does not listen. He didn't eat when everyone ate lunch. He just wanted to play. [00:23:14] Speaker B: I mean, he's never been to school before. [00:23:16] Speaker A: He's gonna be such a good boy. I'm not worried. [00:23:18] Speaker B: Also, I. I'm not worried at all. Yeah. [00:23:20] Speaker A: He's such a good boy. Everyone always. Anytime he goes somewhere and comes back, he's always a good boy. [00:23:24] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:23:25] Speaker A: But you know what I am ready for? [00:23:26] Speaker B: What? [00:23:27] Speaker A: Schedules. Yes. Like, reoccurring us, getting on just, like, a routine. I'm ready for that. But you know what's weird? [00:23:35] Speaker B: You know who's not ready for that? My children. [00:23:36] Speaker A: But Michael was asking me about plans. He's like, we're just trying to plan the rest of our year. And I'm like, gio's gonna. I have to remember Gio's in school. Like, he's like, you have to do this. [00:23:46] Speaker B: This. [00:23:46] Speaker A: I'm like, gio's in school. The schedule's changing. [00:23:49] Speaker B: Yeah. You have to, like, think about it. [00:23:50] Speaker A: I'm forgetting that he's in school. I'm telling my babysitter she has to be there all day on Wednesday. Meanwhile, she doesn't have to do one [00:23:56] Speaker B: thing to watch the kid is in school. [00:23:58] Speaker A: Yeah. Like, I'm just, like. I'm just, like, ready for just, like, all that. But I just feel like he needs to get on A better schedule with bedtime. Like, he's been up every night for the past, like, three months in my bed. I can't take it anymore. [00:24:10] Speaker B: I know it's a school night. [00:24:11] Speaker A: I'm gonna have time to myself, but, like, I don't like having time for myself. [00:24:15] Speaker B: I don't know what I'm going to do. [00:24:16] Speaker A: Yeah, like, what are you gonna do? [00:24:20] Speaker B: I don't know. I have to figure it out. I need to. I'm gonna. I'm gonna have some sort of schedule. First of all, I have to figure out how I'm getting. [00:24:28] Speaker A: Wait, a babysitter. Just text me. Do you care if Gio has a donut? I'm in need of caffeine. So we are walking to Duncan from the park. He did so good at the park. He made friends, peed on the potty, and he ate some strawberries. And of course, we will have lunch. [00:24:41] Speaker B: Oh, my God. No donut. [00:24:44] Speaker A: Why? Well, he can have a donut. [00:24:46] Speaker B: He can't have a donut. [00:24:47] Speaker A: Why can't he have a donut? [00:24:49] Speaker B: Oh, my God. Do you know what's in those things? [00:24:51] Speaker A: You're so. You literally get munchkins three times a week at Dunkin Donuts. Not even munchkins. You get, like, the bagel bites with cream cheese in it. Don't talk to me. Of course. [00:25:01] Speaker B: Talking about it with donut, it's crazy. My kids probably already had 10 donuts this morning. [00:25:06] Speaker A: She's so cute. Anyway, so I need to know what you're gonna be doing. Tell me right now what you're gonna be doing when your kids go to school. Go. Name three things. [00:25:13] Speaker B: I want to try to go to the gym. [00:25:17] Speaker A: Okay. Happening. Go ahead. The gym. You don't even have a gym membership. [00:25:22] Speaker B: I'm gonna get a gym membership. [00:25:24] Speaker A: So task one. [00:25:28] Speaker B: I don't know, gonna. [00:25:29] Speaker A: Are you nervous to be alone? Yeah. [00:25:37] Speaker B: I'm gonna be so sad. Are you? Yeah. You're gonna hang out with me? [00:25:42] Speaker A: Yeah. We have to do things. We have to. Really? [00:25:45] Speaker B: We have things to do. [00:25:46] Speaker A: Yeah. Get our nails done. [00:25:47] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:25:48] Speaker A: Get our boobs done. [00:25:49] Speaker B: Get boobs done. I have a lot to do. [00:25:51] Speaker A: I'm excited to see what you're gonna be doing when your kids are in school. [00:25:55] Speaker B: Same. [00:25:55] Speaker A: Cause I'm not answering your phone call. I want you to suffer. [00:25:56] Speaker B: Follow my only fans account. [00:25:58] Speaker A: Guys, I want you to suffer for a couple days. I want to see what you do without calling me. I just want to see it. But I have to say, like, let's do things. We swear we're Going to do this school year and I'm gonna name like eight things and you have to pick three. [00:26:15] Speaker B: Okay. [00:26:16] Speaker A: So I'm gonna name them all first. Pack lunches the night before. [00:26:20] Speaker B: Am I gonna do that? [00:26:21] Speaker A: No, I'm gonna, I'm gonna name them all the things we swear we're gonna do this school year. [00:26:24] Speaker B: Oh, I pack lunches in the morning [00:26:26] Speaker A: and like we'll come back to this at the end of the school year. [00:26:27] Speaker B: Oh, okay. [00:26:29] Speaker A: So pack lunches the night before because you say you're gonna do it, but sometimes you just don't. Pack lunch the night before. Lay out the outfits. Lay out your outfits. Go to bed early, stay organized, never miss a school email, actually volunteer and then keep the house together. So how long are we giving ourselves until that falls apart. So if I have to pick. [00:26:50] Speaker B: No, I think better ones are like sending me more like sending notes. Like I remember, like order those two anyway. I would do that. Like up until probably like Feb. I would do it for about like. [00:27:01] Speaker A: Okay, let's do this year though. What you're gonna do this year. [00:27:04] Speaker B: No, pick three. Pick three. That I want to stick to. [00:27:08] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:27:08] Speaker B: Oh, okay. I would love nothing more to pick out my kids outfits the night before, but it just doesn't work. [00:27:14] Speaker A: Let's go one. [00:27:15] Speaker B: But that is a good one. [00:27:16] Speaker A: One try. [00:27:16] Speaker B: But it won't work. But I will try. I saw this thing of like moms that have those organizers where it's like Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and it's literally each outfit picked out for the whole week. So they don't even have to think which. [00:27:28] Speaker A: Like, I used to pick up my outfit before school. Did you? I always laid out my outfit. It was like sweatpants and toy secret leggings. But yeah, I always picked it out. [00:27:38] Speaker B: I don't even know what I wore to school. [00:27:39] Speaker A: I absolutely put it on my chair every morning. [00:27:41] Speaker B: Every night before, like high school. Yeah, I think I just threw it. [00:27:45] Speaker A: My mom definitely did that. That's why I did that. [00:27:46] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, my mom definitely did that. [00:27:48] Speaker A: So pick out your outfits. What else? [00:27:49] Speaker B: Okay, You know what I'm excited about? I'm excited too. I know my house is going to be absolute my him in the morning, getting everyone ready and I'm going to leave it a mess. I know I am because there's not gonna be time to clean. But I'm gonna come home and I'm absolutely gonna be able to like clean on my own time. Like I could throw on a show and I can clean and I can organize and I'LL have nobody. No distractions. [00:28:13] Speaker A: Are you gonna feel guilty watching a show while kids are in school? No, I think it's gonna be better. [00:28:17] Speaker B: No, I'm not feeling guilty. I'm gonna leave that feeling guilty behind. [00:28:21] Speaker A: We'll talk about that. [00:28:22] Speaker B: Yes. [00:28:22] Speaker A: So, layout outfits. What else? Two more things. [00:28:25] Speaker B: Layout outfits. Well, my thing is kind of like, not worry about the mess. Like, okay, so, like, keep the mess. [00:28:32] Speaker A: Keep the mess. [00:28:33] Speaker B: But I guess that's not really a thing. [00:28:35] Speaker A: No. Swear. [00:28:35] Speaker B: You're packing notes. I would like to keep packing. [00:28:37] Speaker A: You're going to clean your house. [00:28:38] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:28:39] Speaker A: So that's two. [00:28:40] Speaker B: Okay. And. [00:28:42] Speaker A: And notes. Doing notes. [00:28:44] Speaker B: Yeah. I love notes. But Joey, I think, says he doesn't want notes anymore. I could cry. [00:28:50] Speaker A: He did. [00:28:51] Speaker B: Well, I said, because I just buy those notes. I have the note things. And I was like, mommy, can you. [00:28:56] Speaker A: I have chills. [00:28:57] Speaker B: And he's like, I don't know if I want them this year. [00:28:59] Speaker A: No, I'm gonna throw up. [00:29:00] Speaker B: Well, let's wait to see if, like, your friends have notes. I'll wait. I'll put it in the zipper hide pocket. And if you want to take it out, you can. [00:29:08] Speaker A: Are you crying? I mean, I could. That's so sad. That's so sad. [00:29:12] Speaker B: I know. He got the big. He didn't want, like, the Pokemon, the Mario. He wanted a fucking big college kid. Jan. Under Armour. The JanSports are still in backpack with a Nike lunchbox. Like, how does he know what's cool? [00:29:28] Speaker A: Does he see other kids have it? [00:29:29] Speaker B: I don't know if he knows what's cool. He likes what he likes. But, like, like, on his new baseball team, like, the boys were talking about it and they are like, such bros. Like, for example, I didn't even tell you this. I went to the first. We went to, like, a baseball, like, meet up with the families and barbecue. No, like, at the field. And. And Joey just, like, right away ran to, like, all the boys that were, like, on his team. He, like, he's starting to get to know them. But, like, he just, like. My point is, he just, like, ran away. And he was like, see ya, Mom. And the kids are like, are you sure? Shirts or skins? And then, like, three of them just, like, take off their shirts and they're like, it was Joey. [00:30:06] Speaker A: Shirts or skins? [00:30:07] Speaker B: He kept his shirt on. But wait. But I was like. I was, like, watching. I was like, what is happening? And then, so Vienna and Rocco are here. Are standing here with all the other siblings, and another sibling walks over to them and he's like, do you guys want to see something scary? And I'm standing right here. I'm like, what is this dude gonna say? And he's like a six year old kid. And Rocco's like, yeah. And the guy's like, come with me. There's a witch in the shed over here. And I'm like, did you say, no? No, the fuck not. You're not going to see the witch in the shed. But like, if I wasn't there to protect them from the scary witch in [00:30:39] Speaker A: the shed, they would've stole the scary witch in the shed. [00:30:41] Speaker B: I can't always be there. And like, I'm starting to realize that [00:30:44] Speaker A: you have to always be there. [00:30:46] Speaker B: But it was insane that this stupid motherfucking kid came up to my kids and said, do you wanna see the witch in the shed? [00:30:52] Speaker A: Stupid motherfucker. [00:30:53] Speaker B: And Rocco was like, yeah. And Vienna was like, no, Rocco, we're not going. [00:30:57] Speaker A: Okay, good. She knows what's up. [00:30:58] Speaker B: She's gonna project, but like, she's not always gonna be there either. And then Rocco's gonna be in the goddamn sheds. So. [00:31:05] Speaker A: All right, well, the three things that I'm definitely going to do is lay out clothes. Try to do. Yeah, I'm not going to pack lunch night before, so I'm not going to even choose that one. No, stay. I know, I'm going to do clothes I'm going to do. Never miss a school email. I'm always going to be responding, you know, may and lastly, volunteer. I'm going to be involved. Yeah, have to be. My mom was always class mom. [00:31:27] Speaker B: Me too. Totally. [00:31:29] Speaker A: So how long are we giving ourselves? Until that goes out the window? No, I'd say like February. [00:31:33] Speaker B: Yeah, I think we could do it though. [00:31:35] Speaker A: He's gonna celebrate his. His birthday. [00:31:39] Speaker B: You can go in and read and bring. [00:31:40] Speaker A: I never had a birthday in school because I was the 28th of December. So we always have to like celebrate early. And it wasn't my actual birthday. [00:31:46] Speaker B: You're going in. [00:31:47] Speaker A: Let me look now. Like, if his birthday's on a weekday, I have to look. I'm like such a weirdo mom. [00:31:52] Speaker B: My kids are summer, so they never do either. [00:31:55] Speaker A: They celebrate February 26th. Oh, that's a Friday. [00:31:58] Speaker B: Oh, I will do get like. So I took my kids to Staples last night and the smell of Snape Staples, like it was like, you have no idea. To school I still go the way my kids ran through staples like it was Disney World. I used to the art supplies, the folders. Joey saw some crazy Pokemon folder. [00:32:18] Speaker A: Record yourself in There. [00:32:19] Speaker B: I tried. Dom. I told you it was a. It was a rough. [00:32:22] Speaker A: They're just spanking each other with rulers. [00:32:25] Speaker B: I talk a little like, segment on this, but I think I have to tell you, I also went back to school shopping with them for clothes and shoes, which I did a mom fail. Would you have thought about this? So we were trying on new sneakers, but they came in Crocs, so they're sweaty ass. Summer feet had no socks to try on the shoes. So they were like freaking out. And then they're all like grabbing the socks. [00:32:46] Speaker A: You don't know if they actually fit. [00:32:47] Speaker B: Taking the socks off from the. The sock thing to buy it. So now I have to buy three pairs of socks that don't fit. [00:32:54] Speaker A: Yeah, I just can't. [00:32:56] Speaker B: An absolute nightmare. [00:32:57] Speaker A: It was hell. Never bring your kids. [00:32:58] Speaker B: Never ever, ever bring home. Ever. [00:33:00] Speaker A: Unless you're going supply shopping. I don't mind that because they pick out their. Their notebooks. [00:33:04] Speaker B: Yeah, like, that's exciting. But school shopping, clothes. [00:33:06] Speaker A: Did he need folders and stuff? [00:33:08] Speaker B: Thank you. Yeah, he had to get three folders, Red, blue, and green. And then a take home homework folder. [00:33:15] Speaker A: So let me ask something. [00:33:17] Speaker B: You remember book socks? Yeah, those. [00:33:19] Speaker A: I love, love the book sock. The silky ones. But you know what we used to [00:33:24] Speaker B: do is the cardboard zebra print, cheetah print. [00:33:27] Speaker A: Remember the cardboard ones we had to. Used to have to do. My mom used to have to fold the cardboard paper. [00:33:31] Speaker B: I didn't like those. I like. [00:33:32] Speaker A: I used to love book socks. [00:33:34] Speaker B: It's like a little condom for your book. [00:33:36] Speaker A: I'm having so many. I had such a good life. Wait, so what was I gonna say? But all these teachers are posting, like, pay for my supplies. Like, clear my registry of my supplies. Like, but don't we buy our own supplies? So why do they, like, like for their class? [00:33:48] Speaker B: Yeah, classroom supplies. [00:33:50] Speaker A: All right, so that's, that's too much for me. But I just feel like while we wrap this back to school up, what are we most excited about and what are we most nervous about? Go. [00:34:02] Speaker B: I'm excited for my friend. My friends, My kids too. My friends. They're my little friends. And them losing them. [00:34:07] Speaker A: I know. You have no friends now. It's crazy. [00:34:09] Speaker B: My kids too, like, go out and make new friends. Because especially Joey. Like, he, he's like, he's a boys boy. Like, he, he's like excited to be on the travel baseball team. He's excited to start first grade. Like, he feels like he's growing up. And I'm excited to like, watch his Independence. [00:34:24] Speaker A: Grow up. [00:34:25] Speaker B: And I'm crying. [00:34:26] Speaker A: I can tell. [00:34:28] Speaker B: And yeah, let it out. No, I'm just. I can't believe I have three kids going to school. What am I gonna do? I have, I have to have another baby like right now. [00:34:38] Speaker A: Or you have to get a job. [00:34:39] Speaker B: No, I'm getting a baby. [00:34:43] Speaker A: Oh my God. You can't just lean on a baby. You have to be self sufficient. You're going to be okay. You're going to love this new time. [00:34:51] Speaker B: Yeah, No, actually, so let me circle back. I'm so excited. I'm going to do whatever I want, what I want and we're going to go. [00:35:02] Speaker A: I'm so excited for you. I was excited to watch you. But tell me about like what your. What you're most nervous about. [00:35:08] Speaker B: I'm nervous about. I'm nervous about mean kids, like real bullies. [00:35:16] Speaker A: And Gio was at my mother in law's yesterday. He has cousins that he's very close with and they got up because they finished eating before him and like started to like play and he was eating a french fry, like watching. I started crying. My mom's like, can you calm the down? Yeah, I was like, what if like he. No, you don't understand. [00:35:34] Speaker B: If I even try to think about Joey sitting at a lunch table, no, [00:35:38] Speaker A: I'm gonna hysterically cry. [00:35:40] Speaker B: So that is not. [00:35:41] Speaker A: You don't understand. [00:35:46] Speaker B: No. Like picturing Rock over Geo sitting by themselves. We have to cut. No, this is a wrap. Mama cock is fathom lean kids because. Just everybody be nice and teach your [00:36:07] Speaker A: kids to be kind to Giovanni Joseph. He's just a baby and he loves [00:36:15] Speaker B: to make friends and he just wants to be. Oh my God. [00:36:21] Speaker A: No, he just wants to be everybody's friend. Just be kind to him. [00:36:24] Speaker B: Please put a billboard up your face. No, but seriously, okay, I'm not excited for nothing. [00:36:35] Speaker A: I'm just upset. [00:36:38] Speaker B: It'll be okay. [00:36:39] Speaker A: I'm scared. [00:36:40] Speaker B: He'll be fine. We have to cut. I have to go hug her. [00:36:47] Speaker A: It's gonna be fine. [00:36:48] Speaker B: It's gonna be fine. [00:36:49] Speaker A: Mama clog's out. I have to go wipe my face. I'm going to hug. [00:36:52] Speaker B: I gotta go kiss her. Bye guys. It.