We’re minus #AL but plus special guest Susie Meister on this episode where we talked about our different interpretations of a common cliche, which is the better bunk bed should one find him or herself needing to bunk, Greg’s issue with chopped salads, meeting Janae, Party Girl and other assorted Kim Jones Mosses at Samantha’s baby blessing and so much more. We also talked about lady’s underwear and #GALCHAT. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.
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At risk of getting too far ahead of the shower of accolades that I’m sure are in the pipeline for my brilliant suggestions, here is another. Alison and Jenna should do a weird diet podcast, with the theme being how some women treat food like a closet alcoholic hides their booze. My wife has a very similar food history as Alison. It is funny to hear the similarities between her Truvia benders analogous to my wife and her tuna salad or melon kicks. Between Alison avoiding carbs and my wife refusing to eat any fats, if they had to agree on a meal they would have to eat Usain Bolt.
I picture Janae as a giant black lady, and will continue to do so until she is on the podcast.
Loved this podcast.Sounded like Susie has lived a charmed life. No tampon accidents and she likes thongs? Scary.
I also love when they go long! I loved this episode! As a Mormon, I was moved that Jenna and Al invited the Thursday Gang to their baby blessing and that they all went to support the KimJoneses. I love that they’re real friends outside of the podcast.:) And, of course, the fact that they got to meet Party Girl and Jannay (the invisible members of the Thursday Gang) is just icing on the cake.:) Once again, Jenna did a nice job of answering Alison’s always respectful questions about Mormons. Also, I love that everyone gfelt emotional at the blessing. Daniel is touched by communities? I’d say he’s in a pretty nice community by being a part of the ARIYNBF Thursday Gang! While I, of course, missed Al, Susie is a great fill in! She was not obnoxious and fit in nicely with them, though she’s obviously the most proper of all of the gang.:) Also, Jenna’s reading of the iTunes comment was great. Lots of enthusiasm…and we all know that Alison likes enthusiasm!
Susie Was Awesome! Gotta have her on more!
I love how it took the slightest imbalance of genders, Susie for #Al, to completely changed the tone, tenor, and conversation of the show. Especially the last 30 minutes.
It’s like the Supreme Court, or something. Too soon…
Also very pleased the gang was able to attend such an important event in the Kim Jones’s life. I also consider these people to be my tiny friends in the phone.
I agree with what Daniel said some months back. If men got periods, we would talk about it all the time, and it would quickly become comedy fodder like so many boner jokes. (Community makes Daniel hard.)
I personally don’t mind all the talk encompassing the pelvic region. These people always find a way to make it entertaining.
Was fascinated to learn Mormon underwear was a thing, and last week Jenna made me double over while running. Her line about the slut guinea pig’s litter having 3 different fathers was hilarious and timed perfectly.
While I don’t think she meant to be mean, I felt Susie came across as unkindly judgmental in several of her statements and questions. It kind of got my back up.
I thought Daniel was really brave in talking about how community is something he is drawn to because as a child he was unwanted and an inconvenience. What we go through and the messages that we receive (even unintentionally) in our childhood plays a big role in our image of ourselves as adults. Identifying those messages and exploring them is a big deal. Being able to even briefly speak about them with a group of people is pretty amazing. So, three cheers for Daniel! Sounds like he has done a lot of important work and that is awesome for him and as a model for others that it can be done.
I cried just hearing Jenna talk about Sam’s blessing ceremony. Stuff like that makes me cry even when I don’t know or even know of the people involved! Cause, babies! And community!
I enjoy Susie and enjoyed her on this show, but I do agree that there were times when she came off as incredulous about things that people were saying. I’d like to think that she was just being funny, but I get how it seemed harsh.
Yes, Daniel’s toughts on community were great. If you haven’t listened to it, he speaks about his childhood at length on his trainer’s podcast, Pro You. It’s definitely worth listening to. He even gives a sweet shout out to Alison for being super supportive of him when it’s not something that he had as a child.
I just wanted to chime in with two small items. One, it is not illegal in CA to spank your child, within specific limits, generally agreed to be, only with your hand, not in the head or face, not hard enough to leave a mark. These are the kinds of things that a Child Protective Services investigator would ask. Is is a good idea to strike your child? The evidence seems overwhelmingly clear that is never a “good” idea, children who are physically punished have lower IQ’s than those who are not, are more likely to both be future victims of abuse in their personal relationships and weirdly but of course predictably are more likely to resort to physical punishment themselves.
Secondly – I agree with the other posters who have noted that Susie was a less than smooth participant with the Gang of Thursday and it was because she “sounded” more “judgey” than our regular beloved group. I don’t think she really “IS” more judgmental than them – it is an almost impossible assignment to stand in for Alan Moss.
OK – more than two – hearing the story of the baby blessing made me tear up just hearing it recalled by the group
Same thing happened to me. I liked SM on the Monday show, but some of her questions comments were a bit too much for me. I felt very protective of the Thur Gang and found myself thinking, “Ok, there, Susie, easssy there.”
Thanks for chiming in on the spanking / hitting thing – I totally forgot to comment on that and I wanted to. In my state if you leave a mark it’s against the law, even if the mark is “temporary” (like a bruise). I cannot imagine physically striking a toddler or preschooler aged child – that is completely insane to me. Empathy, distraction/redirection, talking to child at their level (physically and mentally), providing choices, praising “good”/correct behavior – there are so many healthy options. That being said, parenting is a learned skill and not innate. And it’s not easy, that is for sure (but don’t hit kids, geez!).
Ha! For a second I thought that you were saying that Allan was very judgy, but then read it again and realized that it was an impossible to stand in for him, not his judginess. Phew!:)