WEBVTT - Generation Gap: Millennials vs. Gen Zers

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy that I have both of you on here

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<v Speaker 1>because I feel like, Jennica, you're a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>traditional and certain things, and Johnny is a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more of a gen Z for sure. Growing up, Grandma

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<v Speaker 1>and Grandpa would always say, Okay, when a you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have kids, Do you feel that pressure, Jennica or No?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't and I don't feel like I need to

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<v Speaker 1>have children now. Do you guys believe in monotony? I've

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<v Speaker 1>never been in any kind of polyamorous relationship, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>monogamous relationships. I've noticed as I've gotten older, they've gotten

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<v Speaker 1>more challenging for me. Hey what up? Everyone, Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>Cheeks and Chill. I hope you're having a beautiful day.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure what day you're listening to this episode,

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<v Speaker 1>but whichever day it is, I hope you're having a

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<v Speaker 1>really great one. Today's episode is going to be really fun.

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<v Speaker 1>It features my sister and best friend, Jennica, this is

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<v Speaker 1>your second time on the Chickens and Chill podcast, and Johnny,

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<v Speaker 1>my baby boy brother who's not really a baby anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>He's twenty one. So we're gonna be talking about generational divide.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be weighing in on a range of topics to

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<v Speaker 1>see how millennials feel about certain things versus gen zars. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm super excited to have them both here on

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<v Speaker 1>Cheese and Chew. As you know, UM a millennial, which

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<v Speaker 1>means I was born between the years of nineteen eighty

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<v Speaker 1>one and nineteen nine, and both Johnny and Jessica are

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<v Speaker 1>from the generation gen Z, which means they were both

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<v Speaker 1>born after. So let's just get into it. Hi, Johnny

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<v Speaker 1>and Jessica, how are you, guys. I'm good. I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I'm still like millennial. I'm only a

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<v Speaker 1>year after the cut off N seven, So you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you're on the cuss Yeah, I feel like I'm

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<v Speaker 1>on the cusp. Like I feel like I have a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of both. Yeah, she is on the cusp.

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<v Speaker 1>There was like a whole thing like for nineties kids

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<v Speaker 1>and nine. They grew up with like nineties stuff, but

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<v Speaker 1>like they still had like two thousands. So like they're

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<v Speaker 1>in between like gen Z Millennia. It's a weird thing.

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<v Speaker 1>They have their own thing going on. Okay, which is

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<v Speaker 1>great because I'm happy that I have both of you

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<v Speaker 1>on here because I feel like, Jessica, you're a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more traditional and certain things, and Johnny is a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more of a gen Z for sure. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. Do you feel like you're a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more open minded? Johnny? Yeah, to an extent. I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>feel like I have an old soul, but a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of certain things about you know, maybe the way I

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<v Speaker 1>carry myself. But definitely. As I've gotten older and I

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<v Speaker 1>started talking to more people in my age because I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't used to do that before, I've noticed, I'm like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>there's some things I have in common. There's a natural

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<v Speaker 1>open mindedness nice. And I think it also has to

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<v Speaker 1>do with who you were raised by, you know. I

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<v Speaker 1>think feel like Mom was very like open minded in

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<v Speaker 1>certain things and then very traditional and not to sound bad,

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<v Speaker 1>but narrow minded kind of in a sense in certain things.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just call it more traditional, I guess whatever. But

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<v Speaker 1>moving forward, this is your sister talking. It's not your

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<v Speaker 1>second mother. Okay, so let's be very open and have

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<v Speaker 1>an open conversation. Can we agree to agree? All right?

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<v Speaker 1>So let's start with marriage. Okay, how do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>about marriage, Jessica? Okay, the way that we grew up,

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<v Speaker 1>Mom had multiple divorces, so me, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>marriage is ideal for me, and I feel like marriage

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<v Speaker 1>kind of tends to like ruin things. I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>it's not necessary to me if I've been with someone

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<v Speaker 1>for like, let's say seven eight years and they want

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<v Speaker 1>to get married all of a sun. Now, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like we basically are married, if we've already lived together,

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<v Speaker 1>if we have a kid or etcetera, etcetera. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's beautiful. I would love to have a wedding, but

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's not like necessary for me

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<v Speaker 1>to get married. I'm kind of over the I have

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<v Speaker 1>a kid after marriage, have said like all that stuff. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm kind of over. I feel like that's like old

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<v Speaker 1>and honestly depends on how you were raised. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>feel like it's necessary if someone wants proposed and yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and I feel like it's like you have to find

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<v Speaker 1>that certain balance. But I feel like if you've been

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<v Speaker 1>with someone for so long, you're basically married already. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So do you feel like your life would be complete

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<v Speaker 1>even if you don't get married. Yeah, I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a title. Even when, like nowadays, when people

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<v Speaker 1>ask you to be their boyfriend girlfriend. I don't feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it's necessary, like titles aren't important. I know what

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<v Speaker 1>about you, John, Her thoughts really echo mind, dude, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's why I'm so surprised. Well, you guys are both

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<v Speaker 1>gen z s. I know. It's just like I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was just me, you know. I mean, I've always

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<v Speaker 1>felt like my life circumstances may have made me unfit

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<v Speaker 1>for marriage obviously, like when you're raised, you're growing up

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<v Speaker 1>and you're thinking about like that as like an angle

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<v Speaker 1>or something. But it's just I don't know, it's our

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<v Speaker 1>life circumstances have been so different, and I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>if I am going to marry someone, I would need

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<v Speaker 1>to put in a lot of work with myself before

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<v Speaker 1>I do something like that. And I'm talking like not

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<v Speaker 1>like two or three years more. I'm talking about like

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<v Speaker 1>like seven years or something. I feel like you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>is they're both too young personally. That's there, he would go,

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<v Speaker 1>there's the mother in me. I'm thinking because they're too young.

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<v Speaker 1>But I honestly feel that people shouldn't get married in

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<v Speaker 1>the twenties personally. That's the time where you guys should

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<v Speaker 1>just get to know yourself and build a relationship and

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<v Speaker 1>then maybe later on in life. I don't know. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the whole like rule I have of myself is I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to get married until after I'm thirty. System

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<v Speaker 1>open rolled myself. But I also just not that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>like calling that upon me. But it's just it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to envision a marriage lasting. But that's also just because

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<v Speaker 1>we don't know. Our bloodline has run in so much divorce.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, but we are going to break generational curses. Guys, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to start with us. It is starting with us.

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<v Speaker 1>But do you think the issue is more getting married

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<v Speaker 1>period or getting married to the wrong person, maybe to

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<v Speaker 1>the wrong person. And I was kind of thinking that

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<v Speaker 1>what General was talking, because I think my first relationship

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<v Speaker 1>I felt really hard, and now whenever I date anyone,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really hard for me to like fall like that

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<v Speaker 1>or just I don't know, it's almost like I'm one

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<v Speaker 1>ft in one it out, So to make a step

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<v Speaker 1>like marriage is like, I don't know, it's hard, it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably the wrong person. What about Eugenica or just in general,

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<v Speaker 1>you're just not interested. It's not that I'm not interested.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not opposed to getting married I just, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't find it necessary and I don't find it

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<v Speaker 1>necessary for someone to ask me to be their girlfriend,

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<v Speaker 1>like a whole little proposal thing. Like I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like titles are so overrated now later on, Yeah, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>Like ultimately I don't want to have to get divorced,

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<v Speaker 1>so obviously married the right person. Well that makes sense,

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<v Speaker 1>that makes sense as a millennial, I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it has to do also with how we grew up,

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<v Speaker 1>where I wasn't like that type of girl that was like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my gosh, I dream of the day that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gouna get married in my dress and this is what

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<v Speaker 1>I want. Like I was never that type of girl,

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<v Speaker 1>but when it came around, and I really did want

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<v Speaker 1>to get married when I got married, and we all

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<v Speaker 1>know what happened with that. But I guess it's weird

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm like, I wouldn't mind getting married again, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm okay if I don't. I think as far as marriage,

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<v Speaker 1>it has to do with how we grew up. What

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<v Speaker 1>is what's your take on children? Do you guys want

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<v Speaker 1>to have kids? Johnny wants to have a kid already.

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<v Speaker 1>I just feel like I'm very content with my nieces

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<v Speaker 1>and nephews that I don't need to have my own

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<v Speaker 1>unless I am with someone that I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 1>with for the rest of my life. I think it

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<v Speaker 1>is important to have children with the right people personally,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, how are you supposed to know? Everyone changes?

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<v Speaker 1>You know? But yeah, but you don't feel like in

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<v Speaker 1>a rush. You don't feel like me growing up, I

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<v Speaker 1>felt like Grandma and Grandpa would always say like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're gonna have kids, like I want grandchildren, and

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<v Speaker 1>like you're getting older, and it's like I felt all

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<v Speaker 1>this pressure of if I don't have kids now, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm useless. Like someone once told me, you're here to reproduce.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not the only thing I'm here for. I'm here

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<v Speaker 1>to do what I'm doing now. Not having children doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>make me less of a woman. Do you feel that pressure,

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<v Speaker 1>Jennika Arne, No, I don't, And I don't feel like

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<v Speaker 1>I need to have children now. Ultimately, it's like, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>I want to choose. Even when I'm with someone like

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<v Speaker 1>say my husband, like and he wants to have kids,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I still have that right and that

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<v Speaker 1>decision to choose when I want to have the baby

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<v Speaker 1>or not, because it's just my body and what I

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<v Speaker 1>personally prefer. I'm not I'm not in a rush. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not in a rush to even get married or to

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<v Speaker 1>even be with anyone. I do agree like having kids young.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to have kids when i'm like i'm

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<v Speaker 1>fifty because I want to be able to enjoy them.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be able to have fun and like

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<v Speaker 1>grow with them, and I don't want to be old.

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<v Speaker 1>But I do think that there's no rush. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like when the time is right, the time right. So

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<v Speaker 1>do you think I'm too old to have children to come? No?

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely not? Okay, cool, that's good, Yeah, because I don't

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<v Speaker 1>feel it, you know. I just like I always say

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<v Speaker 1>this all the time, like I don't feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>need to have children right now because I feel a

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<v Speaker 1>lot younger than I am, to be honest, And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not just saying I just really do feel that. Like

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes when I say my age, I'm like, what when

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<v Speaker 1>did that even happen? But it should. I'm sexy, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but whatever I think you could be sexy at fifty sixty, that's,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not the case. But anyways, Johnny, You've told

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<v Speaker 1>me plenty of times you need to have a child,

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<v Speaker 1>you need to leave something on this earth. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>still feel that way? Yeah? Yeah, I really really don't.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just something I feel like it would it would

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<v Speaker 1>be fulfilling for me. I would love to have a

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<v Speaker 1>many me. Yeah. Okay, Jennica, what's what age do you

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<v Speaker 1>think if you were to have children, how would you

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<v Speaker 1>want to be. I'm twenty four going on twenty five.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like, I don't know, probably like thirty five. Okay, Johnny.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just me, just because I've always wanted to be

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<v Speaker 1>like a more youthful dad. Hopefully I can get my

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<v Speaker 1>ship together by the time as much as I can,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't. And when you guys have conversations with

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<v Speaker 1>your friends, do you guys hear them say like they

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<v Speaker 1>want to have kids to or I've heard a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of conversations even myself. I think I've told you this

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<v Speaker 1>to Johnny, where I'm like, how am I going to

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<v Speaker 1>bring a child into this world? You know? Those are

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<v Speaker 1>my personal concerns or like even you know we're overpopulated.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I think about everything you can't help,

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<v Speaker 1>but think of those things sometimes I think for me,

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<v Speaker 1>I've had conversations like this too, like or they want

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<v Speaker 1>to have kids young, like by thirty and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think about the overpopulation, like I feel like, whatever happens happened,

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<v Speaker 1>God lets it happen. He'll make the earth binger. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. Now, let's move on to home ownership. You guys,

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<v Speaker 1>how important do you feel it is to own your

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<v Speaker 1>own home? Do you think it's necessary? I mean, we

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<v Speaker 1>grew up, like you got to work to buy your

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<v Speaker 1>own home. Mom owned her first home at nineteen years old.

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<v Speaker 1>I owned my first home at thirty two. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it was What do you guys think about that? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I owned my own home. Yes, the blessing. Yes, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know how old I was. Yes, it is very

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<v Speaker 1>much a blessing. I believe I was twenty one when

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<v Speaker 1>I got the house, and that was something Mom wanted

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<v Speaker 1>for us. She says she was going to give us

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<v Speaker 1>X amount of money for a down payment. So shout

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<v Speaker 1>out to Mama up in heaven. Thank you. But do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like it's a marker of success? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like good saying, oh, I own my own home. Yeah, No,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe that it's super important. I always felt like

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<v Speaker 1>I always felt like I was wasting money renting at

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<v Speaker 1>an apartment or why am I spending so much here

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<v Speaker 1>when I could put it towards something that I can own,

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<v Speaker 1>versus not being able to put up my own fucking

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<v Speaker 1>like tease or like the core stuff like that because

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<v Speaker 1>of an apartment rules or stuff like that. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it's superpartment. And ultimately I think it's an investment

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<v Speaker 1>because either way it adds on to your name. And yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>because Jennica left at eighteen, you guys, she just said,

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<v Speaker 1>peace out. I'm eighteen. I want to be independent. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad we're having this conversation because I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a little bit more like Johnny. I really thought

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<v Speaker 1>that I was going to live in mom's house forever.

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<v Speaker 1>I was comfortable. I felt like, I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 1>get married. I'm gonna live my life for my mom,

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<v Speaker 1>for my siblings and be there for them. And until

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<v Speaker 1>my mom literally had to push me out, was like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you gotta go, but Johnny, and I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>asking this question because I want you to move out.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I love having you here, and I would

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<v Speaker 1>love having Jessica here if she wanted. But I understand,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but I want to hear you a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>It's definitely a goal. It's just more so with me

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<v Speaker 1>figuring out and this is going to be the right

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<v Speaker 1>time for me to take some step like that. Especially

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<v Speaker 1>more so it's a it's an emotional thing. I think

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<v Speaker 1>we've been so tesched to one another for so long.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where it gets really difficult. But it's definitely like

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<v Speaker 1>a goal. And I look at videos like one mom

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<v Speaker 1>had her househoming party, and I wonder how she felt there,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. It's just something to think about,

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<v Speaker 1>use some vision what it would be like to be

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<v Speaker 1>in those shoes, you know what I mean? Yeah, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So monogamy, I'm interested in this. Do you guys believe

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<v Speaker 1>in monogamy? When you do get in a relationship, do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like I respect this person. I don't believe

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<v Speaker 1>in having an open relationship. Oh yeah, unless there's like

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<v Speaker 1>clear bound. He's like, hey, you know what, like I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just want to suck like then sure, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so you are d t F Yeah basically, well I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know right now as of today. No, you're chilling

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<v Speaker 1>I'm chilling, but I do believe like one partner at

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<v Speaker 1>a time, I don't want you dating anybody else. We're

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<v Speaker 1>talking you to anybody else. Okay, yeah, same, all right, Okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because I've asked myself, I've spoken to other gen zs

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<v Speaker 1>and and they're kind of like, no, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>have an open relationship, and they're pretty straight up about it.

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<v Speaker 1>They're like, I will tell the person i'm dating, hey, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you're the only guy I'm dating. But I also like

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<v Speaker 1>to kiss girls once in a while, and I'll let

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like I'm at least I'm being honest sort

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<v Speaker 1>of thing, you know, which is cool. Whatever tickles your pickle.

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<v Speaker 1>What about you, John, Yeah, I definitely think it's like

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<v Speaker 1>monogonamous relationships can be great. I've never been in any

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<v Speaker 1>kind of polyamorous relationship at all, but you know, monogamous relationships,

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<v Speaker 1>I've noticed as I've gotten older, they've gotten more challenging

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<v Speaker 1>for me. I don't know what exactly it is, but

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<v Speaker 1>I remember my first relationship it was very easy for

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<v Speaker 1>me just to be loyal. But also I think that

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<v Speaker 1>also has to do with the fact that I just

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<v Speaker 1>don't let myself fall as in love as I did

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<v Speaker 1>the first time, because you know, when you love like

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<v Speaker 1>you ceased to be you know what I mean, Like

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<v Speaker 1>you lose your individuality a little bit. So you feel

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<v Speaker 1>that did that first relationship scare you a little bit?

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<v Speaker 1>And you feel like, maybe, well, yeah, basically just because

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<v Speaker 1>I went through so much, I was cheated on and

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<v Speaker 1>I came out publicly and I found out that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was that week actually that I had gotten cheated on,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I felt like I made myself look so stupid,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's like, I don't ever want to make myself

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<v Speaker 1>look that stupid. Yeah, you felt like it was a

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<v Speaker 1>slap in your face, And if I could just give

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<v Speaker 1>you some advice as your sister, as a friend, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think that you should look at it that way

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<v Speaker 1>where you feel like you made yourself look stupid. I

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<v Speaker 1>think you were being honest with yourself in that season

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<v Speaker 1>of your life, and this is what I'm living. You're

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<v Speaker 1>being honest and open, and I think that you made

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people feel a lot more comfortable in

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<v Speaker 1>their own sexuality. And that's something that I feel like, eventually,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe we can have another conversation where we could talk

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more about that, so you could elaborate

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<v Speaker 1>if you like. But I don't think that you should

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<v Speaker 1>feel stupid. And I don't think that because that one

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<v Speaker 1>relationship where you were monogamous and you were faithful didn't

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<v Speaker 1>work out, does that mean that everyone else is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the same, you know, And I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna take time. I think right now, you guys

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<v Speaker 1>are young. You're young, Johnny, you're twenty one, Like, this

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<v Speaker 1>is the time for you to explore your body, to

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<v Speaker 1>meet other people, to day different people. And I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>saying just go and just give your penis to everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not what I'm saying. I mean, whatever you want

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<v Speaker 1>to do. But I mean what I'm saying is, right

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<v Speaker 1>now your twenties is to kind of figure out, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>who am I? What do I want in life? Just

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<v Speaker 1>to get your ship to get other So don't feel

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<v Speaker 1>bad about that. Yeah, That's how I've been taking in

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<v Speaker 1>I and all all I heard going into my twenties

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<v Speaker 1>was that your twenties was just you finding yourself, losing yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>and just finding yourself all over again until you're dirty. Absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>that's exactly what it is, and you just have to

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<v Speaker 1>be compassionate with the process entrepreneurship. Okay, Jennica, you are

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<v Speaker 1>an entrepreneur. You have Overcomfort now more than ever. I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like everyone wants to be like a CEO, own

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<v Speaker 1>their own business versus having a nine to five job.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you feel about that. I believe that everyone

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<v Speaker 1>could be an entrepreneur. I believe that people that have

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<v Speaker 1>a nine to five are limiting their mind and creativity

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<v Speaker 1>to be something greater. I personally don't think I could

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<v Speaker 1>ever do a nine to five. I like what I

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<v Speaker 1>do now. I like being able to help people, and

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<v Speaker 1>I mean nine to five like a corporate There's only

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<v Speaker 1>so much that you could do in a nine to five,

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<v Speaker 1>like working for someone else. And I like knowing that

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<v Speaker 1>I could do things for myself and create my own

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<v Speaker 1>schedule and at the end of the day, for me

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<v Speaker 1>at least for Overcomfort, it's it's something that can help

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<v Speaker 1>people and inspire people on the daily. I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>there's room at the table for everybody, Like, no matter

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<v Speaker 1>what it is, whatever you want to create. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like entrepreneurship is the way to go. And

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<v Speaker 1>also I feel like that's the way Mom raised me

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Mom was very hands on like businesswoman and

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<v Speaker 1>all that, so I feel like it's the only way

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<v Speaker 1>I know versus actually going to work out at nine

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<v Speaker 1>to five. I agree, there are times where I have

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<v Speaker 1>thought it is just going to be easier if I

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<v Speaker 1>do a nine to five, I'd have less stress, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I mean. But I do enjoy what I do,

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<v Speaker 1>so I get that. I mean now talking about college,

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<v Speaker 1>I've thought about it so many times or it's like

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<v Speaker 1>I wish I would have gone to college in the

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<v Speaker 1>earlier years of my life. I feel like it's never

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<v Speaker 1>too late and there's no shame you guys, just going

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<v Speaker 1>back to the nine five, there's no shame in doing

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<v Speaker 1>an into five whatever works for you. And now we

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<v Speaker 1>do have more opportunities because of social media to push businesses,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think is awesome as well, but it's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of work. Like Jessica said, to have your own

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<v Speaker 1>your own business, which takes me back to what I

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<v Speaker 1>was saying in the college thing. You know, for a

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<v Speaker 1>long time, I thought like I should have gone to

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<v Speaker 1>college because I had dedicated my life we know the

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<v Speaker 1>story already, to my mom, to my to my family,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought like that's something that no one can

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<v Speaker 1>ever take away from me my education, you know, learning

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<v Speaker 1>something a trade of my own, so that I did

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<v Speaker 1>not find myself at twenty six like what the hell

0:18:34.280 --> 0:18:35.840
<v Speaker 1>am I going to do with my life? But I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like now more than ever, I understand and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for how things went. But I still kind of

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<v Speaker 1>want to go to college. Sometimes you guys, do you

0:18:43.080 --> 0:18:44.600
<v Speaker 1>guys feel like you want to go to college? Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I mean, Johnny, I know you tried.

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<v Speaker 1>What school? Did you go to again? Papa? It was

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<v Speaker 1>the Hollywood What school? Yes? I was going up until

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<v Speaker 1>January February this year. I just because everything not so

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<v Speaker 1>hectic with mom and stuff that I thought I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be able to give it the time it means.

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<v Speaker 1>But I've even though it's been online, but I spent

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<v Speaker 1>about three months of it in an actual like everyday school.

0:19:09.240 --> 0:19:12.879
<v Speaker 1>I was getting up early and whatnot. And I enjoyed

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<v Speaker 1>the experience like it was. It was fun and it

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<v Speaker 1>was different. But I don't know, I just have to

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<v Speaker 1>be passionate about whatever I'm doing because something actually that

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<v Speaker 1>scared me about choosing something to do in college was

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<v Speaker 1>I always heard about how so many people end up

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<v Speaker 1>usually switching their majors. I'm glad I went for something

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<v Speaker 1>that I know it was like, you know, not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>gonna stick with me. It's music, something that I really love.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad I went for that. But as far as

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<v Speaker 1>like anything else, like I know, I would like to

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<v Speaker 1>get a business degree at some point that would be good.

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<v Speaker 1>And do you want to complete the music and film school? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely want to because Jennically, you also tried going

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<v Speaker 1>to college, right, Yeah, it just wasn't for me, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and I love school. It's not like I don't love school.

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<v Speaker 1>I just feel like I don't know, a moment clicked

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<v Speaker 1>to me where it's like I'm not going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a doctor. I'm not going to be a lawyer. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be a surgeon. Like then what am

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<v Speaker 1>I doing? Because the benefits that you get in other

0:20:11.640 --> 0:20:14.639
<v Speaker 1>jobs just aren't necessarily worth it for me. I always

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to be a teacher, a preschool teacher, like I

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<v Speaker 1>loved taking care of kids. But then I knew that

0:20:22.000 --> 0:20:24.920
<v Speaker 1>there was something more out there for me. And now,

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<v Speaker 1>like with overcomfort, I'm able to still help children and

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<v Speaker 1>make donations for foster care or like stuff like that

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<v Speaker 1>where I feel like I'm making a much more bigger

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<v Speaker 1>difference in my opinion. Okay, I like that and see that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's my take. I'm all about education. If you, like

0:20:43.119 --> 0:20:45.399
<v Speaker 1>Jennica said, if you're gonna go to school, you have

0:20:45.440 --> 0:20:47.000
<v Speaker 1>to be passionate. Like they both said, you have to

0:20:47.000 --> 0:20:49.600
<v Speaker 1>just be passionate about what you're doing, at what you're

0:20:49.680 --> 0:20:53.479
<v Speaker 1>learning about, whatever it may be. It's just having something

0:20:53.560 --> 0:20:57.000
<v Speaker 1>of your own to fall back on is so important.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's why I'm an advocate for education and I

0:20:59.359 --> 0:21:02.359
<v Speaker 1>want to give out or scholarships because I don't care

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<v Speaker 1>what it is if you're going to go to a

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<v Speaker 1>traditional college to be a psychologist, let's say, or you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna go to cosmetology school, like I want to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to help people achieve their dreams. I just knowledge

0:21:13.640 --> 0:21:16.479
<v Speaker 1>is power, that's all it is. That's my take on it.

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<v Speaker 1>But I was very curious to see how you guys felt.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys know that I support all the decisions you make.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you guys vaping, Jessica, I see it more now

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<v Speaker 1>than ever. You always have a vape in your hand,

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<v Speaker 1>and I see a lot of gen zs with vapes

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<v Speaker 1>in their hand. Can I ask why, like, like, is

0:21:42.160 --> 0:21:46.640
<v Speaker 1>it like something to do? Does it help with your anxiety? Okay?

0:21:46.680 --> 0:21:50.000
<v Speaker 1>For me, I used to be against it until everyone

0:21:50.080 --> 0:21:53.120
<v Speaker 1>started having it around me, and then it did help

0:21:53.160 --> 0:21:54.879
<v Speaker 1>with my anxiety. Like I just grab it and I

0:21:54.960 --> 0:21:58.520
<v Speaker 1>was like, okay, just take some deep breasts, etcetera, etcetera.

0:21:58.960 --> 0:22:01.800
<v Speaker 1>But now I've moved done. It's more of a habit

0:22:01.880 --> 0:22:05.240
<v Speaker 1>for me. It's not like I absolutely needed to survive. No,

0:22:05.440 --> 0:22:08.560
<v Speaker 1>I feel like I just like blowing out the air.

0:22:09.000 --> 0:22:12.080
<v Speaker 1>So I switched over to like these zero nicotine ones,

0:22:12.080 --> 0:22:14.800
<v Speaker 1>so it doesn't really like mess with my lungs and

0:22:14.840 --> 0:22:16.960
<v Speaker 1>my body and all that. But some other people really

0:22:16.960 --> 0:22:19.640
<v Speaker 1>like it. I agree. It's not the healthiest for your body.

0:22:19.640 --> 0:22:21.719
<v Speaker 1>So that's why, like I just move on to like

0:22:21.960 --> 0:22:25.280
<v Speaker 1>other alternatives or just no weed. All right, Yeah that

0:22:25.359 --> 0:22:28.520
<v Speaker 1>I was gonna ask, what about marijuana? I like it? Yeah,

0:22:28.720 --> 0:22:33.560
<v Speaker 1>I just can't function every day high, Like me, Why

0:22:33.560 --> 0:22:37.360
<v Speaker 1>do you smoke weeds so much? Johnny? Well, when I started, honestly,

0:22:37.680 --> 0:22:40.280
<v Speaker 1>it's just because I had so many, so many moments

0:22:40.320 --> 0:22:43.440
<v Speaker 1>of like introspection alone, and I don't know, I just

0:22:43.440 --> 0:22:46.600
<v Speaker 1>started realizing, like a lot of my problems like we're fixable.

0:22:47.040 --> 0:22:49.439
<v Speaker 1>That's where it first started. I'm like, I love the introspection.

0:22:49.480 --> 0:22:50.880
<v Speaker 1>I love that I felt like I was like learning

0:22:50.920 --> 0:22:54.760
<v Speaker 1>a lot about myself. And then music, music and movies, dude,

0:22:54.760 --> 0:22:58.560
<v Speaker 1>they're just better music, especially like especially when I always

0:22:58.600 --> 0:23:00.400
<v Speaker 1>say I'm going to take a break from smoke and weed,

0:23:00.880 --> 0:23:04.160
<v Speaker 1>it's always music. I'm like, I really want to listen

0:23:04.160 --> 0:23:07.520
<v Speaker 1>to this, to this high. I think there are so

0:23:07.560 --> 0:23:12.399
<v Speaker 1>many benefits with smoking marijuana. Of course, responsibly, you guys,

0:23:12.960 --> 0:23:15.359
<v Speaker 1>our elders, they saw it, and I don't know if

0:23:15.400 --> 0:23:17.680
<v Speaker 1>they still do, but saw it is something so negative,

0:23:17.840 --> 0:23:20.200
<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean, because that's how we grew up.

0:23:20.240 --> 0:23:22.680
<v Speaker 1>I mean, for a long time it was illegal. Now

0:23:22.800 --> 0:23:25.639
<v Speaker 1>it's legal here in California. But I smoke weed and

0:23:25.680 --> 0:23:27.280
<v Speaker 1>I've I've shared this with you guys before here on

0:23:27.280 --> 0:23:30.720
<v Speaker 1>the podcast. I do it to sleep, to relax. It's

0:23:30.800 --> 0:23:34.320
<v Speaker 1>helped me with headaches, with stress. You guys, I just

0:23:34.400 --> 0:23:36.520
<v Speaker 1>feel a lot better, you know what I mean, since

0:23:36.560 --> 0:23:39.040
<v Speaker 1>I've been kind of smoking. You and your brother Mikey

0:23:39.240 --> 0:23:43.160
<v Speaker 1>are are stoners for sure, you guys. Wake in bake huh, Yeah,

0:23:43.359 --> 0:23:46.480
<v Speaker 1>I was waking and baking through my bond all of

0:23:46.560 --> 0:23:49.119
<v Speaker 1>February and I would do it before I ran. Dude,

0:23:49.200 --> 0:23:52.400
<v Speaker 1>it helps, that's crazy, see, And I think it just

0:23:52.560 --> 0:23:55.480
<v Speaker 1>it works differently for everyone. I mean, I can't smoke

0:23:55.560 --> 0:23:57.679
<v Speaker 1>during the day, like it's just not my things. And

0:23:57.720 --> 0:23:59.640
<v Speaker 1>it's not even every day. I can't, it's like every

0:23:59.640 --> 0:24:01.480
<v Speaker 1>other day a because it can make me a little

0:24:01.520 --> 0:24:04.360
<v Speaker 1>lethargic I feel sometimes, but for sure to work out.

0:24:04.440 --> 0:24:06.879
<v Speaker 1>I've never tried it, but it's for sure medicinal. You

0:24:06.920 --> 0:24:11.040
<v Speaker 1>guys anyways, Okay, let's talk about tattoos. You both have tattoos,

0:24:11.080 --> 0:24:13.720
<v Speaker 1>plenty of them. They used to be very taboo. I

0:24:13.760 --> 0:24:15.679
<v Speaker 1>mean when I got my first tattoo, I was eighteen,

0:24:16.440 --> 0:24:18.920
<v Speaker 1>and one of our uncles was so upset and said,

0:24:18.960 --> 0:24:20.520
<v Speaker 1>you are the first one to have a tattoo in

0:24:20.560 --> 0:24:23.040
<v Speaker 1>the family, how dare you? Of course, it was a

0:24:23.080 --> 0:24:25.960
<v Speaker 1>tramp stamp. Now I removed it. I regret it. I'm

0:24:25.960 --> 0:24:27.639
<v Speaker 1>not gonna lie. You know. I don't regret many things

0:24:27.680 --> 0:24:29.400
<v Speaker 1>in my life, but I do regret the tattoo because

0:24:29.400 --> 0:24:32.399
<v Speaker 1>it was just dumb. Thank goodness, you guys are smarter

0:24:32.440 --> 0:24:35.119
<v Speaker 1>than me, and you're all of your tattoos have a

0:24:35.160 --> 0:24:38.280
<v Speaker 1>lot of thought in them. But when I was growing up,

0:24:38.320 --> 0:24:41.000
<v Speaker 1>it was like, oh my gosh, you have tattoos, Like,

0:24:41.040 --> 0:24:43.199
<v Speaker 1>oh my gosh, how ladies don't do that? You know?

0:24:43.880 --> 0:24:45.640
<v Speaker 1>But I think, like the tattoos on you guys look

0:24:45.680 --> 0:24:48.240
<v Speaker 1>so nice. Why has it changed? Why is it just

0:24:48.280 --> 0:24:52.680
<v Speaker 1>more acceptable now? I think that people have meaning for them.

0:24:53.000 --> 0:24:55.480
<v Speaker 1>I don't think that it's necessarily a problem. Like if

0:24:55.480 --> 0:24:57.320
<v Speaker 1>my kids want to have tattoos, go for it. I

0:24:57.320 --> 0:25:00.920
<v Speaker 1>would never hold them. Like mom didn't like tattoo is. Yeah,

0:25:00.960 --> 0:25:03.760
<v Speaker 1>Mom didn't like them. She didn't have one. Yeah, well

0:25:04.040 --> 0:25:06.119
<v Speaker 1>I think that was she wanted to, but she was

0:25:06.160 --> 0:25:10.440
<v Speaker 1>like afraid because of her mom. Yeah, because grandma. Grandma

0:25:10.480 --> 0:25:12.680
<v Speaker 1>didn't like tattoos and didn't want her to have any,

0:25:12.760 --> 0:25:15.400
<v Speaker 1>so she wanted to. She was curious, but she was like, no,

0:25:15.480 --> 0:25:17.080
<v Speaker 1>how are they going to look when I turned sixty

0:25:17.160 --> 0:25:19.520
<v Speaker 1>or seventy, I'm gonna be a grandma with all these tattoos.

0:25:19.520 --> 0:25:22.159
<v Speaker 1>Is not gonna look cute. But she let me have it.

0:25:22.200 --> 0:25:24.560
<v Speaker 1>I never got a tattoo without asking her, So I

0:25:24.640 --> 0:25:26.640
<v Speaker 1>was just even when I was not living at home,

0:25:26.920 --> 0:25:28.320
<v Speaker 1>like came, mom, I want to get a tattoo, are

0:25:28.359 --> 0:25:30.320
<v Speaker 1>you quote with it? But anyways, I mean I was

0:25:30.359 --> 0:25:32.720
<v Speaker 1>just wondering because I feel like tattoos, I see them

0:25:32.760 --> 0:25:34.720
<v Speaker 1>as something nice, you know, I see them as a

0:25:34.800 --> 0:25:38.199
<v Speaker 1>form of expression, now you know. Okay, So last question.

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<v Speaker 1>Celebrities versus influencers are the same. What's the definition of

0:25:44.280 --> 0:25:47.520
<v Speaker 1>someone famous? How how has it changed? I don't know.

0:25:48.000 --> 0:25:51.600
<v Speaker 1>I feel like they're the same in what way celebrities

0:25:51.680 --> 0:25:55.679
<v Speaker 1>can influence people? Like you're a singer, right, You're an artist,

0:25:55.960 --> 0:25:59.080
<v Speaker 1>but you are able to get these brands to influence

0:25:59.119 --> 0:26:02.680
<v Speaker 1>people to purchase products, not necessarily a brand, but even

0:26:02.760 --> 0:26:04.480
<v Speaker 1>on your day to day things that you use, Like

0:26:04.560 --> 0:26:08.320
<v Speaker 1>you influence people. A celebrity influences people to change things,

0:26:08.359 --> 0:26:11.480
<v Speaker 1>like Kim Kardashian, Like she's a celebrity and everybody looks

0:26:11.560 --> 0:26:14.240
<v Speaker 1>up to her. But hasn't hasn't it always just been lned?

0:26:14.280 --> 0:26:17.360
<v Speaker 1>I do because they use celebrities like singers, actors for

0:26:17.600 --> 0:26:20.720
<v Speaker 1>marketing campaigns and put them on b board advertisements. That's

0:26:20.720 --> 0:26:24.720
<v Speaker 1>all it is, exactly. I feel like it on Instagram now, yeah,

0:26:24.920 --> 0:26:27.120
<v Speaker 1>it just happens to be on social media. I feel

0:26:27.119 --> 0:26:30.520
<v Speaker 1>like it's the same thing. Okay, yeah, because for a

0:26:30.520 --> 0:26:33.359
<v Speaker 1>long time it was. I mean, I've gotten this so

0:26:33.400 --> 0:26:35.760
<v Speaker 1>many times like, oh, you're not a singer, You're an influencer,

0:26:35.920 --> 0:26:40.760
<v Speaker 1>and I'm like, uh, no, I am a singer, and yes,

0:26:40.800 --> 0:26:43.200
<v Speaker 1>I also am an influencer. I guess there's a huge

0:26:43.200 --> 0:26:47.320
<v Speaker 1>difference between being an influencer and actually being influential. So

0:26:47.400 --> 0:26:49.560
<v Speaker 1>that's something that I had to also accept because it

0:26:49.640 --> 0:26:52.320
<v Speaker 1>was kind of like frowned upon that I would do

0:26:52.640 --> 0:26:54.560
<v Speaker 1>kind of both. And I feel like it's a blessing

0:26:54.600 --> 0:26:56.840
<v Speaker 1>that I can seeing and write books and be an

0:26:56.840 --> 0:26:59.160
<v Speaker 1>author and stuff, but I can also get on Instagram

0:26:59.200 --> 0:27:02.840
<v Speaker 1>and be honest and transparent with people. I think again,

0:27:02.880 --> 0:27:05.200
<v Speaker 1>going back to our elders, they would see it as

0:27:05.520 --> 0:27:08.120
<v Speaker 1>you haven't worked as hard as we did to get

0:27:08.119 --> 0:27:11.000
<v Speaker 1>where you're at because you have everything in your fingertips

0:27:11.040 --> 0:27:14.399
<v Speaker 1>through social media. And I'm like two middle fingers up

0:27:14.400 --> 0:27:16.760
<v Speaker 1>in the air for you, because it's still hard. You know,

0:27:16.800 --> 0:27:19.800
<v Speaker 1>it's a lot of work in doing videos and reels

0:27:19.880 --> 0:27:22.840
<v Speaker 1>and all this stuff. You know, it's it's work. Yeah,

0:27:22.960 --> 0:27:26.320
<v Speaker 1>But honestly, dude, I feel like if Mom was here,

0:27:26.440 --> 0:27:29.560
<v Speaker 1>she would have like ended up being a queen of it,

0:27:29.640 --> 0:27:32.760
<v Speaker 1>Like she would have mastered it, oh for sure. Because

0:27:33.080 --> 0:27:36.520
<v Speaker 1>if we think about it, celebrities came from like acting

0:27:36.560 --> 0:27:40.320
<v Speaker 1>and singing, just that, you know. So now some people

0:27:40.320 --> 0:27:43.159
<v Speaker 1>are like, oh, influencers just just social media. So do

0:27:43.240 --> 0:27:46.160
<v Speaker 1>you guys see them as influencers? Like, for instance, let's

0:27:46.160 --> 0:27:47.880
<v Speaker 1>say Ellanites. You know, he's our homie. Do you see

0:27:47.960 --> 0:27:49.480
<v Speaker 1>him as a celebrity or do you see him as

0:27:49.520 --> 0:27:54.359
<v Speaker 1>an influencer? Influencer? It's hard, it's hard to Yeah, I

0:27:54.440 --> 0:27:58.199
<v Speaker 1>get the difference, but it's I don't know, that's a

0:27:58.240 --> 0:28:01.400
<v Speaker 1>weird topic. I don't know. I think it's just it's

0:28:01.440 --> 0:28:07.159
<v Speaker 1>just fame, dude, That's all it is. Like it's at

0:28:07.160 --> 0:28:08.320
<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, all it goes down to.

0:28:08.480 --> 0:28:11.800
<v Speaker 1>It just fame and no shape like people. Obviously I'm

0:28:11.800 --> 0:28:15.160
<v Speaker 1>an influencer to like, people gotta make their money. Everyone

0:28:15.320 --> 0:28:16.879
<v Speaker 1>has their own way to make their money. And I

0:28:16.920 --> 0:28:19.000
<v Speaker 1>don't think that it's a problem for people to use

0:28:19.040 --> 0:28:22.440
<v Speaker 1>social media as an outlet for money, Like, if that's

0:28:22.440 --> 0:28:24.600
<v Speaker 1>where it's coming from, Like, go ahead, go for it.

0:28:24.800 --> 0:28:27.280
<v Speaker 1>If you're doing something else, good for you to Like,

0:28:27.359 --> 0:28:30.320
<v Speaker 1>I don't think it downgrades how much effort or work

0:28:30.400 --> 0:28:34.239
<v Speaker 1>that you do. I feel like you're putting just as

0:28:34.359 --> 0:28:37.600
<v Speaker 1>much work as anybody else. Yeah, and that's one thing

0:28:37.640 --> 0:28:40.840
<v Speaker 1>that um, I had to kind of come to peace

0:28:40.880 --> 0:28:43.560
<v Speaker 1>with because the first time I ever heard the word

0:28:43.560 --> 0:28:46.640
<v Speaker 1>influencer was when I was trying to get a show

0:28:46.760 --> 0:28:48.800
<v Speaker 1>on a network, right, and they were like, okay, so

0:28:48.960 --> 0:28:51.440
<v Speaker 1>but what do you do And I'm like, well, I'm

0:28:51.800 --> 0:28:54.000
<v Speaker 1>come on reality shows and like no, but we need

0:28:54.040 --> 0:28:57.040
<v Speaker 1>you to do something and I'm like what, Like They're like,

0:28:57.080 --> 0:28:58.960
<v Speaker 1>but you're more like an influencer, and it was kind

0:28:58.960 --> 0:29:01.800
<v Speaker 1>of like a negative connotation, you know, and I'm like, no,

0:29:01.840 --> 0:29:03.360
<v Speaker 1>wait a second, like we just said, you know, it

0:29:03.400 --> 0:29:06.800
<v Speaker 1>takes a lot of work and it's time consuming to

0:29:07.000 --> 0:29:11.560
<v Speaker 1>also be an influencer. But anyways, yes, I agree, whether

0:29:12.440 --> 0:29:13.960
<v Speaker 1>you know, I think it's a blessing that you can

0:29:14.000 --> 0:29:17.720
<v Speaker 1>use social media now to have your own business to

0:29:18.680 --> 0:29:22.680
<v Speaker 1>sell products. You know, it's a blessing. So whatever works

0:29:23.360 --> 0:29:26.120
<v Speaker 1>for whoever it is, I think it's it's fine. Yep,

0:29:26.520 --> 0:29:30.800
<v Speaker 1>I agree. I loved this conversation that we've had, and

0:29:31.000 --> 0:29:33.640
<v Speaker 1>thank you both for being a part of this podcast

0:29:33.720 --> 0:29:36.320
<v Speaker 1>and just having an open conversation. I wanted to just

0:29:36.400 --> 0:29:38.120
<v Speaker 1>kind of get in your guys mind, see what you

0:29:38.120 --> 0:29:40.160
<v Speaker 1>guys were thinking. I think because we come from the

0:29:40.160 --> 0:29:45.120
<v Speaker 1>same womb and you guys were raised by wonderful, powerful,

0:29:45.200 --> 0:29:48.680
<v Speaker 1>great women. You know, just kidding, You guys are great.

0:29:48.760 --> 0:29:51.160
<v Speaker 1>I just wanted to hear your guys thoughts and your

0:29:51.160 --> 0:29:54.040
<v Speaker 1>opinions on these things, because I mean, I don't know.

0:29:54.080 --> 0:29:56.200
<v Speaker 1>Sometimes I feel like I'm a traditional in some ways

0:29:56.240 --> 0:29:58.480
<v Speaker 1>and then in other ways I'm not. I'm very open minded.

0:29:58.760 --> 0:30:00.560
<v Speaker 1>I just think it has to do lot with how

0:30:00.560 --> 0:30:03.360
<v Speaker 1>you're raised. At the end of the day, al right, guys,

0:30:03.400 --> 0:30:05.160
<v Speaker 1>so thank you again. If you guys want to share

0:30:05.160 --> 0:30:08.080
<v Speaker 1>your social media's, let's start with Johnny Angel. Share your

0:30:08.280 --> 0:30:13.680
<v Speaker 1>social media. I'm on Twitter and Instagram as the great single. Okay,

0:30:13.800 --> 0:30:21.040
<v Speaker 1>what about you, Jennica, I am Jennica Underscore Lopez on

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram and we have overcomfort. Gonna plug that into mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome. Okay, guys, Well make sure to follow them.

0:30:30.760 --> 0:30:33.920
<v Speaker 1>They are wonderful human beings, not just because they're my siblings,

0:30:33.960 --> 0:30:36.160
<v Speaker 1>but they really are, so go ahead and follow them

0:30:36.200 --> 0:30:38.840
<v Speaker 1>on the socials. And as you guys know, we always

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<v Speaker 1>end every episode with a motivational quote, and I feel

0:30:42.960 --> 0:30:44.760
<v Speaker 1>like it goes very well with what we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>The quote is love is the greatest gift that one

0:30:52.760 --> 0:30:56.320
<v Speaker 1>generation can leave another. So it doesn't matter if you're

0:30:56.520 --> 0:30:59.160
<v Speaker 1>a millennial or a gen Z doesn't matter. At the

0:30:59.240 --> 0:31:01.000
<v Speaker 1>end of the day, love of is the moving force

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<v Speaker 1>of the universe. Thank you guys so much for listening

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