1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: All right, Ashley Bailey, all right, this is for you 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Hanesbrooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And she has been 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: insisting in all caps that she needs more awkward Tuesday 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: phone calls. 5 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 2: Yes she has, Well, we can't fit more tuesdays in 6 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 2: the week. 7 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: It's true. That's a that's a problem that Ashley's happening. 8 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: But today you get a brand new awkward Tuesday phone call. 9 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: It's your day, Ashley, It's Tuesday. Yeah, and that's coming 10 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: up in just a minute. But alexis what else do 11 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: you see on the comment board? Yeah, we got a 12 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: few from yesterday's second date update because that was yep, 13 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: where she didn't tell us that she brought her two 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: children on the date with. 15 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 3: It. 16 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: I don't remember, I think, I mean after one I 17 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: lose track. 18 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 4: Details. 19 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: But Kyle Anderson said this show is why my girlfriend 20 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: and I decided we're never breaking up. Oh kay, Yeah, 21 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: because they can't go back into the dating world. 22 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, people to get oh and someone else said, as 23 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: a psych major, I find the show to be a 24 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 2: gold mine. This particular episode is worthy of a paper. 25 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: In the most professional words, all I can say is, wait, 26 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: what what. 27 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 4: Every week? 28 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: It's like I cousis on that. 29 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would be the worst therapist just because my 30 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: face shows all of my judgment. 31 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: Oh, I would. 32 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 4: Text my friends immediately. 33 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 5: I would tell the person the person just said, yeah. 34 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: Than the last time. All right, let's get your brand 35 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: new awkward Tuesday phone call started right now. 36 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 2: It's a broken Jeffrey in the morning. And today one 37 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 2: of our listeners has come to us with a curious conundrum. 38 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: Oh, sounds like a mystery. 39 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 2: Because something unwelcome has been living in his apartment. Oh 40 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 2: my god, a pest of sorts that he just cannot 41 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: get rid of. But why didn't he call pest control 42 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: or his local exterminator because it's actually a living, breathing person. 43 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: Oh my goshminators don't deal with them. 44 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: His own friend even, And that's why he's turned to 45 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: us for help. Because I have a feeling this pest 46 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: is about to rear its ugly face and shock us 47 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: all in a brand new awkward Tuesday phone call. That's next. 48 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: It's awkward. It's awkward Tuesday phone call. What would you 49 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,399 Speaker 2: do if a friend of yours fell on hard times 50 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: and needed your help? Would you step up for them? 51 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 2: Yeahely and I'm not just asking that because Alexis is 52 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: about to be kicked off her mom's insurance. But I'm 53 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: glad to hear you're so altruistic about it. 54 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: Thank you, Bro. 55 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 2: So we'll get all ready. 56 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: I can put you in as a dependent So I 57 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: think we're okay, perfect. 58 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: Now that that fire is put out. I also bring 59 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 2: it up because one of our listeners apparently has a 60 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: good friend who's going through a bit of a rough 61 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: patch in life. Oh, and so he's reaching out to 62 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 2: us for help. So, Chris, are you looking for a 63 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 2: direct money donation from Brook or how exactly can we 64 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 2: assist you today? 65 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 3: So? I actually I had this awkward situation and I 66 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 3: don't even know how to handle it. 67 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 4: The Brook thing. 68 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's the first time someone hasn't taken me up 69 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: on money. 70 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, keep him on the phone away, Brook. What's going 71 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 2: on with you? And you said you had a buddy. 72 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 2: What's his name? 73 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 6: Yeah? 74 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 3: His name is Ethan? 75 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: Okay, what's going on with Ethan? 76 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 3: So pretty much he's falling on these hard times lately. 77 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: He lost his job and to make things worse, he 78 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 3: got dumped by his girlfriend of two years, all on 79 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: the same time, and he had to move out, and 80 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 3: I really wanted to be there for him, so I 81 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 3: offered him to stay at my apartment. I have this 82 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 3: spare room. You know, no problem till you get back 83 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 3: on your feet. He was all about that, which was 84 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 3: really cool. 85 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 2: Okay, is he allowed in any other part of the 86 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 2: apartment or just the spare room? 87 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 3: So wait, wait till I tell you this. So pretty 88 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 3: much the first week I didn't ask anything of him, like, 89 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 3: nothing at all. 90 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, okay, your home be comfortable. 91 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 3: Yea, as supportive as Yeah, he can crash on the couch, 92 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 3: he can watch TV all that stuff. 93 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, he probably could use that after getting done the breakup. 94 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 3: No, no, nothing like that. Well, after a while he's 95 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 3: been living here and using my utilities and stuff like that. 96 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: I mean, who didn't see this coming? 97 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean how long is a while? 98 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 3: Well, he's been here for already, like four months. 99 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: Has he offered to help chip in? I mean, maybe 100 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: he can't cover his half yet? 101 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 3: But nothing. He has not offered anything. And at the 102 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 3: time he didn't have a job, so I pretty much 103 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 3: reduced the raid. I was like, look, buddy, you don't 104 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: have to give me anything, but when the time comes, 105 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 3: you can maybe help out, and he said, yeah, sure, 106 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 3: no problem. 107 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: So you did have that conversation, then that's good. 108 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, but I mean he didn't really we didn't even 109 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 3: touch base on it after that. You know, he'd just 110 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 3: been crashing. He's been eating all of my groceries. 111 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 4: And there wasn't like a number you said, like, hey, 112 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 4: when you get on your feet, five. 113 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 3: Hundred mon like nothing, nothing like that. I guess that 114 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 3: was my mistake too. Maybe is he working now? 115 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 6: He is? 116 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 3: He actually has a part time job, part time. 117 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: You can chip in some money, like yeah, you can't 118 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: pay part time, but yeah, a hundred bucks. 119 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 3: Or something exactly exactly. That's what I'm saying. That's why 120 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,679 Speaker 3: I called you guys, because I mean he's spending almost 121 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 3: all his time just chilling at my place, like watching TV. 122 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 3: He makes a really big mess and I'm like a 123 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 3: neat freak, so I'm always picking up after him in 124 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 3: I mean. 125 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: You don't really know someone until you live with them totally, 126 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: you know, totally. 127 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I was. I was forgiving at first, but 128 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 3: this has been going on for months, Like I say, so, yeah, 129 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 3: I don't know. I just feel like a jerk even 130 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 3: bringing this up. But like I feel like he should 131 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 3: be helping out. 132 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: I mean, it's well, and I also think it's it 133 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: should be on him, because you've already said, like when 134 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: you're back on your feet, this is the expectation, and. 135 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 4: I think you know it's bad when it's your brotelling you. 136 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 5: Like, girls are way clean, they're always gonna be liked. 137 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 4: But that's like, help me. 138 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 2: Bro, I mean, are you sure you don't want to 139 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 2: help getting him to move out, because it doesn't sound 140 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: like you two are really simpatico as roommates. 141 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: That would be a good idea, of course, because I 142 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 3: like my free time. But I mean, like I said, 143 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 3: he's my really good friend. I mean I just would 144 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 3: like for him to pitch in a little bit. 145 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, well that's like and that sucks too, because 146 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: like you're probably developing animosity towards him over it. 147 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I am, to be honest, Like there's times where 148 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 3: I have to like squeeze in a meal just knowing 149 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 3: that he's going to be home in like in an 150 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 3: hour or so, so like I'm rushing to cook for 151 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 3: myself and I even feel bad coming home with fast 152 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 3: food and not having something for him. 153 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 4: Oh, I feel that. 154 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, and I understand it. That's got to be 155 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 2: an awkward conversation. But it's like they always say, if 156 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 2: you don't make your friends feel ashamed about themselves and 157 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 2: their life choices, how else are they going to grow? 158 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 6: I mean, okay, I don't know that. 159 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 2: Did your friends not ever say that to you? Okay? 160 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 2: I guess in the private schools we have different sayings. 161 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I guess. 162 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 2: All right, well that's fine, but we'll come back, I guess, 163 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 2: and we'll think of some good advice to give to 164 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 2: you so that you can call your buddy slash roommate 165 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 2: and start to ask him to pay his fair share 166 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: of the rent. 167 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, because that's what I was wondering. I'm like, 168 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 3: how do I even approach this conversation and. 169 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: Also clean up after himself and also not be such 170 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: a slot? 171 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 6: Yeah? 172 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: If nothing else, Brooke will let him live at her 173 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 2: place down in the basement, no, okay, up in the 174 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 2: attic then right now, we can't do that. 175 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: Even the kids have to do chores, Jeff, Oh, yeah, 176 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: there's nobody that goes without a workload in my house. 177 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 2: All right. That house has enough of a hell hole. 178 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 2: So we'll come up with better advice and let you 179 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 2: make your awkward Tuesday phone call right after this. Hold on, man, 180 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 2: it's awkward. It's Tuesday. 181 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 4: It's awkward Tuesday phone call. 182 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 2: It's Brook and Jeffrey in the morning, and we're dealing 183 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 2: with a fairly common situation here where you try to 184 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 2: help someone out and feel like they're taking advantage of 185 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: your kindness. And what's the saying, don't mistake my kindness 186 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 2: for weakness. I think McCaulay culkin said that to the 187 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 2: Robbers in Home Alone, yea or no? 188 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 7: Was it? 189 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: John Stamos said that to the Full House Twins. Yeah, 190 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 2: a lot of that's going around on TV and on movies, 191 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 2: but maybe it's just a life lesson that stayed with me. 192 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 2: That definitely applies to our listener Chris today because he 193 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 2: took in a close buddy of his who lost his 194 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 2: job and his girlfriend almost at the same time. Guy's 195 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 2: been staying with him for the last four months and 196 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 2: it's not going well because his buddy is super messy, 197 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 2: not helping to chip in for the rent, and he's 198 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 2: decided at this point something has to. 199 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: Change the rent or the food, jeff all of it. 200 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 2: So how do we help him broach that topic of conversation. Brooke, 201 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 2: what's your advice. 202 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: Here's the thing. 203 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,079 Speaker 4: You sound pretty upset. 204 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 2: I am upset. I don't think that this is oh, Chris. 205 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, Chris, I feel for any I mean, he was heated, dude. 206 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: I think what you do is you just tell your roommate, hey, listen, 207 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: my nephew's coming into town. 208 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 4: So he's got to leave for a couple of weeks 209 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 4: just so. 210 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: That you can give some space to clear your mind 211 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: before you have this terrible conversation with him. 212 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 2: So it sounds like, again, Brook, your advice is to 213 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: not make the awkward Tuesday phone call in this segment 214 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 2: that we're actively doing right now. 215 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: I mean, the problem is is that I just don't 216 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: think you can have a productive conversation when your emotions 217 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: are really high. 218 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 2: Okay, we're going to cancel that and move right on 219 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 2: over to Jose. What's your advice, Jose. 220 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 4: I would just. 221 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 5: Tell him that the landlord saw, oh blame the landlord, 222 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 5: like they noticed him coming in and out of the apartment, 223 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 5: and it's totally cool. But that just means you got 224 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 5: to put him on the least and you guys should 225 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 5: probably start talking about payments. 226 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: M this is actually really helpful, Mose. 227 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 2: Okay, what do you feel about that? 228 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 3: Chris? Can? 229 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 2: Can you blame your landlord? 230 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 3: I mean I guess I could, But I mean, do 231 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 3: you guys have any other advice? 232 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 4: Oh, this happened to. 233 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: Me and I just complained in silence for like five 234 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: months and suffered. 235 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 4: So don't ask me. I'm pretty sure. 236 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: If I remember when Alexis started here, she was living 237 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:15,839 Speaker 1: with five people in a two bedroom apartment. Nobody was 238 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: paying except for her. 239 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 2: Oh, so maybe you can send your buddy Ethan over 240 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 2: to live with Alexis's friends. 241 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 4: I won't kick him out. 242 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 2: I won't be able to community living. But here we go. 243 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 2: I'm gonna dial Ethan's number, and we're gonna step back 244 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 2: and let you do this. You got it? Are you ready? 245 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,839 Speaker 3: All right? Okay? Okay, okay, okay, here's your friend. 246 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, nothing on the line except friendship, so here. 247 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 3: Okay, Hello, hey bro, what's up? What do you? What 248 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 3: do you want to wait? Is Chris? Yeah? Oh, dude, 249 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 3: you call from a weird number. I don't know. Maybe 250 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 3: it's uh, I don't know. I'm calling for my phone. 251 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 3: I don't know why. Oh oh that's weird. Okay, Yeah, man, dude, 252 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 3: I'm just I'm just hanging dude. Man, I'm tired today. 253 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 6: I didn't get enough restless. But Hagan, do you want 254 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 6: to or some pizza or something. 255 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 3: You want them? No, I'm not. I'm actually at work. 256 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 3: Oh burger. 257 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 6: That sucks, dude. 258 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 3: You know what could you? Could you steal? 259 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 6: Like DoorDash diffrom your phone? 260 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 3: Would that be cool? Are you being serious? You want 261 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 3: me to door dash your food at my place? Is that? 262 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 6: Is? 263 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 3: Am I hearing it correctly? Dude? I'm a little white 264 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 3: this week? 265 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 6: Man? Could you help me out. 266 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 3: Just a little bit? You're always light every week. That's 267 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 3: actually the reason why I'm calling you about. 268 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 6: What? What? 269 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 3: That? This is why you're calling man. You've you've been 270 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 3: staying in my place for a while now, and if 271 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 3: I'm being totally honest, it's just I just I'm starting 272 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 3: to feel like I'm getting take advantage of Wait, wait, 273 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 3: who's taking advantage of you? Well? You you are. That's 274 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 3: or that's how it feels, Chris, Abe, it's right out me. 275 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 6: You have don't want I take. 276 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 3: An advantage of you? Dude. Wa. Well, it's it's been months. 277 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 3: I've been helping you out, and you literally just asked 278 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 3: me to pay for your lunch and you know I'm 279 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 3: covering most share of the rent. 280 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 7: And hold on, dude, hold on, hold on. Okay, you 281 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 7: told me that I could stay here and you would 282 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 7: take care of everything, right, he said, it was no problem, right, 283 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 7: he said, he said, don't. 284 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 6: Worry, dude, I got you. Man, This is you getting 285 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 6: it right now? Man? 286 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:51,439 Speaker 3: Right? Yeah, exactly. Well, I said that I can help 287 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 3: you out for a while, but I didn't I didn't 288 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,439 Speaker 3: mean I'd cover your expenses forever. And you have a 289 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 3: job now, you're working part time? 290 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 6: Yeah, dude, I am working part time. 291 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 3: Not like your job though. Bro, Wait what is that 292 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,319 Speaker 3: supposed to mean? Dude? 293 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 6: Come on, come on, dude, we both know you're making 294 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 6: a lot more money than I am. 295 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 3: Dude, don't play man ethan. That doesn't both, that doesn't 296 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 3: even matters. That's not what we're talking about right now. 297 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:22,839 Speaker 6: Hey, be honest, man, it's just me and you to 298 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 6: be honest. Money do you actually make? 299 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 3: Tell me what? What? 300 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 6: How much? 301 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 3: Dude? 302 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 6: How much how much do you actually make? Dude? 303 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 3: Tell me what does that have anything to do with this? Like? 304 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 6: What are you saying you know what I has to do, 305 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 6: because you know what the other day I was born, right, 306 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 6: I'll try to run around. Came across from your bank 307 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 6: statements and Chris. 308 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 3: Those are the big numbers, dude. 309 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 6: What do you mean what do you think those numbers 310 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 6: were that normous? 311 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,959 Speaker 3: Dude? Bro, Bro, you can't be going through my stuff. 312 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 3: That's not okay. 313 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 6: If you want to come at me asking for money, 314 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 6: you should be making less than two hundred thousand dollars 315 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 6: a year. Dude, You're not. 316 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 3: You're not. What are you? 317 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: Chris? 318 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 3: Whoa? What is this? What is that? Hold on? 319 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 2: Chris? You really make that much money to do anything? 320 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 2: They could do with anything? 321 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: He works hard and he's. 322 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 2: Okay, sorry, you're right, you're right. 323 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: Yes, No, it doesn't mean he should be paying for 324 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: his buddy. 325 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 2: It's fine. We'll get a job application forever you work 326 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 2: after this, quick, Ethan, you're probably hearing a lot of 327 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 2: people right now because you're on the radio with a 328 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 2: show called Brook and Jeffrey in the morning. 329 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 3: I'm on the radio. 330 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 6: Wait, how are I on the radio? 331 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 3: Yeah? 332 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 2: Well, the magic of your friend emailing us asking for help, 333 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 2: because this is a segment called the Awkward Tuesday phone call. 334 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 4: We've been listening the whole time. 335 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: Why are you going through his bank statements? 336 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 3: Okay, look, it was just there. 337 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 6: It was just there on the on the calendar. 338 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 3: I didn't just go rumging through his stuff. I'm not 339 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 3: that kind of friend. 340 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 1: He didn't have your name on it. 341 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 2: Well, I'm sure he was cleaning it. He was cleaning 342 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 2: up the calendar, and it just his eye for a second. 343 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: You're freeloading off your buddy, man. 344 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's get to the core of why we're doing 345 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 2: this entire call, Ethan, is because your friend Chris reached 346 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 2: out needing help addressing the fact that you've been staying 347 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 2: with him now for it sounds like four months and 348 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 2: haven't contributed anything to dude. 349 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, but did you hear how much he makes you like? 350 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 4: Sugar baby? Dude like. 351 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 2: It doesn't matter, sugar buddy? Is that a thing? 352 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 4: I don't know, sugar, but I like that. 353 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 3: Man. That's not even the point. The other day you 354 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 3: used all my toothbrush and then you had the audacity 355 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 3: to tell me to go to the store and get 356 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 3: some more wait, toothpaste, by another toothbrush. 357 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 6: You could buy a toothbrush for every day of the week. 358 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: Bo. 359 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 3: But that's not even the point here. 360 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 4: It's the morals. 361 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 7: Man. 362 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 5: It's like, I mean, I'm trying to say the base 363 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 5: of it. 364 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: It feels weird, Like you don't feel weird not paying 365 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: for your share, not doing your part. 366 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 6: Honestly, it feels weird that he's not paying for more. 367 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 6: We should have a better apartment. This apartment is a. 368 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 7: Dude. 369 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: Don't get a full time job and move out, I think, 370 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: is what he's trying to say. 371 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 3: Chris. 372 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 6: If the roles were reversed right, and like I was 373 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 6: in your shoes and you were in my shoes, I 374 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 6: wouldn't ask you for a single. 375 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 2: Dime oh wow. 376 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 6: And I wouldn't be over here faking being poor and 377 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 6: like I'm some secret one percent Wow. 378 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 2: What does that mean? 379 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 6: You should see this place. It's a dupe, and you 380 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 6: should see the crappy car. He has a way better car. 381 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: Guys his money probably why he has money, he sees. 382 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 2: A lot of potential in you, Chris, reading between the 383 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 2: lines in a good way. 384 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 3: You know what, Ethan, it doesn't matter because my landlord 385 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 3: saw you the other day and she actually reached out 386 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 3: and she told me that we need to sign a 387 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 3: lease and I need to probably even have you on 388 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 3: the lease now. 389 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 4: Oh wow, yeah, I. 390 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 6: Mean if I got to sign a least, I'm okay 391 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 6: with sign a least, but you definitely got to pay more. 392 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 3: Dude, you have the bigger rooms. 393 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 2: Just real estate wise, that seems fair. 394 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 3: Ethn. 395 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:04,919 Speaker 2: We all, we all understand that you've fallen on a 396 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 2: rough time in your life. And the whole reason that 397 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 2: Chris even wanted to do this is because he values 398 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,880 Speaker 2: your friendship. He doesn't want to be kicking you out 399 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 2: on your butt with nowhere else to go. He just 400 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,880 Speaker 2: wants a little bit of fairness. 401 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 6: I get it, man, I'm trying to be respectful. You know, 402 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 6: I didn't want to bring any ladies over anything like that. 403 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 6: But you know one's gonna happen this weekend. He's definitely 404 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 6: gonna come over and ever gonna hang out. 405 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 2: Hold on, in that case, she better get he better 406 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 2: get the bigger room. If there's going to be. 407 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 3: Gonna have to swamp all right, you know what, we'll 408 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 3: meet with the landlord and we'll just figure everything out. Okay, Well, 409 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 3: we'll sort everything out somehow. I guess. 410 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 2: Okay, that's good, is it? 411 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: It just sounds like he's stuck. 412 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 6: With each No, nobody stuck with me. 413 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 3: I'm a privilege to live. 414 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 2: No, I get it. Brook tells us all the time. 415 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 2: It's a privilege that we get to work with her. 416 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 2: Same vine rookie Jeffrey in the morning. I want to 417 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,159 Speaker 2: say that we helped with that situation, but think so. 418 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 2: Why do I feel like we're going to get a 419 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 2: call one year from now from Chris again saying help 420 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,959 Speaker 2: he's still living here, yeah, or yeah, I kicked him 421 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 2: out and now he's living with my landlord and charging 422 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 2: me rent. 423 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: Oh man, I just love that his friend thinks that 424 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: he's owed somehow some of Chris's money. 425 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean you said Chris was the one that 426 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 2: came to him being like, I'll spot you. I got you. 427 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 2: You don't have to worry. He took it a little 428 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 2: bit too far. 429 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, checked his bank account to see how. 430 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: Long it could actually financially. 431 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 2: Last, I will say, don't leave your bank statements all 432 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 2: over your apartment though. If you don't, if you're yeah, 433 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 2: if you're letting somebody live there, don't leave them out 434 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 2: for everyone to see and then get and then complain. 435 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 4: If we're going to give Chris anything as a mistake. 436 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 2: That was a bad mood on the party. It does 437 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 2: sound like Ethan needs to find his own personal motivation though, 438 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 2: because that's what they say is you can't make people 439 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 2: want to change, They have to want it themselves. 440 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 4: You should make su or K on his own doing 441 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 4: what he wants. 442 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: At least find a girlfriend that's making money so he 443 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: can move off or her. Chris isn't even getting any 444 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: like Bennies. 445 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 4: You know what I'm saying. 446 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 2: Ship, Ethan just wants to keep living that sugar buddy 447 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 2: life and for it. 448 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 4: I love that you invented sugar buddy. 449 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I do want one that's top. We could be 450 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 2: your sugar buddies and call somebody who you need help calling. 451 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 2: We can do it with your awkward Tuesday phone call 452 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 2: email the show. We could help you out.