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Speaker 1: Thanks for being here at Brook and Jeffrey in the morning,

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Speaker 1: and this is your second Date podcast And if you're.

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Speaker 2: New to the pod then you might not know.

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Speaker 1: Every Tuesday we do a little segment called the Awkward

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Speaker 1: Tuesday phone call. Yes, yes, it's where somebody may have

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Speaker 1: a different type of relationship issue, whether it be you know,

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Speaker 1: a mother or a neighbor. This one is a friend group,

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Speaker 1: we'll just say, and it definitely the Drama kids and

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Speaker 1: it is very dramatic. I can't wait to see what

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Speaker 1: people think about what this woman?

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Speaker 2: Did you know?

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Speaker 1: In our comment section, which we love reading, alexis what

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Speaker 1: kind of comments are we getting today? Yes, okay, I

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Speaker 1: saw one from Natalie who said, at my workplace, most

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Speaker 1: here listening to your show all.

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Speaker 2: Day every day. Why I get smarter when you can

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Speaker 2: be with us. We love that exactly. And then someone.

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Speaker 1: Texted about the Awkward Tuesday from Indianapolis, Indiana, where you're

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Speaker 1: just about to listen to it, yes, when you're right here,

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Speaker 1: and they said it would be awesome to have a

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Speaker 1: follow up of what happened from the lack.

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Speaker 2: Of a party we don't get enough updates from awkward Tuesdays. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: Well, it's a pretty awkward call to start with.

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Speaker 1: You know, it's all dependent on whether or not the

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Speaker 1: two people call us back. So hey, listen, let us

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Speaker 1: know what you think about this situation in the comments,

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Speaker 1: and thank you so much for being here.

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Speaker 2: Your podcast starts right now.

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Speaker 4: I'll never forget my seventh birthday when I was opening

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Speaker 4: presents and one of my quote friends gave me a

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Speaker 4: But when that happened, my butler kicked Henry out of

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Speaker 4: our house so fast, and my parents paid my elementary

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Speaker 4: school teacher to shame him for the rest of the

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Speaker 4: school the rightfully. So okay, and apparently I'm not the

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Speaker 4: only one with kid's birthday party drama.

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Speaker 2: Oh man, job, what a hard life you've lived.

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Speaker 4: Because one of our listeners was shocked by the children's

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Speaker 4: birthday invite her son received recently. In fact, all of

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Speaker 4: the parents were bothered by the strange instructions on it,

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Speaker 4: and it's so uncomfortable. She needed our help to do

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Speaker 4: an awkward Tuesday phone call We're gonna do it right now.

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Speaker 3: It's awkward.

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Speaker 2: It's Tuesday.

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Speaker 3: It's awkward Tuesday phone call.

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Speaker 4: Is there anything sweeter than a child's birthday party?

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Speaker 5: So?

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Speaker 3: I don't know.

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Speaker 4: They're a blast paw, patrol cakes, bouncy castle, the.

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Speaker 2: Goodie bags are like off the hook.

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Speaker 4: R oh yeah, the magicians making mommy's blouse disappear. But

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Speaker 4: behind every balloon arch other parents stand in silent judgment judgments.

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Speaker 3: You're wondering who.

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Speaker 4: Cheap out on the decorations, who are svp'd late? Who

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Speaker 4: thought a glitter slime kit was an acceptable gift for

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Speaker 4: a carpeted well. I mean, you have a lot of

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Speaker 4: unspoken drama that happens with these kids birthdays, and that's

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Speaker 4: why one of our listeners has reached out for help.

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Speaker 2: Oh my god, No, you're being serious. There is kid drama.

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Speaker 4: I'm serious, like a joke. Her name is Ginger and

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Speaker 4: she is going through it right now. Ginger, Welcome to

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Speaker 6: Hi you guys, did.

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Speaker 2: You not get invited to a birthday party you wanted

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Speaker 2: to go to? Ginger?

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Speaker 7: I wish?

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Speaker 4: Okay, okay, what's going on? What made you email us

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Speaker 4: about something about a kid's birthday party.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, so my seven year old son, he got a

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Speaker 6: birthday party invitation from one of his classmates.

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Speaker 2: That's cute, Okay.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean it seemed onat first, a little birthday card,

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Speaker 6: But then I read it.

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Speaker 2: You read the invitation.

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Speaker 6: I was so confused because like, there's no time listed,

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Speaker 2: What what do you invite?

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Speaker 1: Maybe it's just like a playdate. Then is it just

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Speaker 6: No, they just want us to send gifts to their house.

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Speaker 6: No party at all.

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Speaker 2: Excuse me?

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Speaker 1: What?

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Speaker 5: No, it's not a party invite, it's a gift invite.

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Speaker 3: Like, there, send your gifts this way.

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Speaker 1: There's a family asking for gifts for their seven year

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Speaker 3: But not a birthday.

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Speaker 6: It literally says please mail or drop off presents by

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Speaker 2: Stuck in your mouth, Oh there's a deadline. Is it

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Speaker 2: a joke? You're not getting like, how could anyone do that?

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Speaker 6: No? And then they feel the deal, thank you for

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Speaker 5: Oh is it like a setup for something else?

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Speaker 3: Like you're gonna make a collaj.

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Speaker 1: Maybe it's like they're collecting gifts for like kids that

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Speaker 6: There's no mention of charity. It is all for their kid.

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Speaker 3: Wow, that's boring.

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Speaker 6: I mean I was thinking maybe it's like a health thing.

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Speaker 6: You know, maybe somebody's sick and they don't want to

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Speaker 2: There's a logical explanation. True, Yeah, okay, did you find out.

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Speaker 7: No, they're still showing up to all the school events.

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Speaker 2: Oh, the kid is okay, the whole family okay.

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Speaker 3: So probably not a health issue and they're not in

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Speaker 2: What family of kids wants more crap in their house?

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Speaker 2: Like that's another Well, kids wants all the toys they

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Speaker 2: no way, dude, my kids, they say no gifts on

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Speaker 3: Is Brooks stay and kids don't like toys and.

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Speaker 1: Giars saying they don't need it, Like my kids don't

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Speaker 4: I mean I've heard of that before, but this is

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Speaker 4: sounds like you're being invited to a wedding but you're

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Speaker 4: not allowed to attend the actual You just here's the

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Speaker 4: wedding registry. Thank you for buying a gift.

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Speaker 5: Mind bringing gift, but like, let's have a party, let's barbecue, like.

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Speaker 3: Or is this only you and your kid?

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Speaker 4: Do you know if other children are being invited to

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Speaker 1: Yeah?

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Speaker 6: So I talked to some of the other parents and

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Speaker 2: I cannot imagine your mom group chats right now.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, they're pretty spicy right now.

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Speaker 2: Okay, here's the question.

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Speaker 1: Are they like down on their luck, like the family

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Speaker 6: I don't know. I just think this is odd.

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Speaker 7: I mean, who does this?

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Speaker 6: Who throws the kids party and none of the kids

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Speaker 3: Okay, if that was the case, in.

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Speaker 5: A gentle way, they would say that it's a tough year.

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Speaker 2: For us, we'd appreciate something or some help. Yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 2: and I guess that's what that's what go fundmes for.

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Speaker 4: But Ginger, I mean, if you don't agree with this,

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Speaker 4: if you don't like the idea, why not just boycott

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Speaker 2: And the kid.

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Speaker 6: Now, if I don't give a gift, then I'm going

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Speaker 3: Are you siou Po's right.

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Speaker 2: I don't think that's bad. I think it's worse for

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Speaker 1: Who's the one kid who didn't given was.

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Speaker 7: Not going to get invited to the other part.

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Speaker 2: Oh, I would be boycotting to ed.

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Speaker 3: There's no way.

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Speaker 2: Are you kidding me? Bad mouthed me all you want?

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Speaker 2: That is absolutely ridiculous.

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Speaker 3: Brook would pick it outside of the home.

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Speaker 2: I think she has those signs made even a joke.

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Speaker 3: Don't cross this line and put a gift on the front.

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Speaker 3: Poor bring her kids to help her protest.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, so obviously this is unusual. What made you email

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Speaker 6: I want to know how to be the bigger person here,

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Speaker 6: you know, I don't want to just complain about it.

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Speaker 6: I mean I would like to speak to the mom

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Speaker 6: and tell her what the other parents are saying about this.

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Speaker 2: Okay, So what I mean, what's the message? Though? You're

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Speaker 2: gonna say, Hey, not cool?

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Speaker 6: Personally, I'm bothered by it. The more I'm talking about

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Speaker 6: it is you can see I get amped up. So

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Speaker 6: I just kind of mor so need some advice about

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Speaker 6: how to have the conversation.

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Speaker 3: Okay, Okay, I love that.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I think a lot of people would just

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Speaker 3: I mean, I can't give that as my advice.

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Speaker 1: Ignored it and it's possible more conversations are good.

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Speaker 4: This is really interesting because I've definitely heard of parents

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Speaker 4: like Brooks said, say, please have your kid come to

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Speaker 4: the party, no presence needed. But this is the total

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Speaker 4: opposite where it's like, bring your presence, no children away.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, children, We're gonna.

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Speaker 4: Get you some advice here, Ginger, and let you make

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Speaker 4: your awkward Tuesday phone call to figure out what's going

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Speaker 4: on with this kid's birthday party.

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Speaker 3: We'll do it right after this. Hold on, it's awkward.

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Speaker 6: It's Tuesday.

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Speaker 3: It's awkward Tuesday phone call.

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Speaker 4: It's a genius idea. I can't believe I haven't thought

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Speaker 4: of before. Throw a birthday party without people.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you don't like people very much, Jeff. This actually

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Speaker 2: I could see you.

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Speaker 4: Nobody's allowed you just ask for the presence to be

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Speaker 3: Wow, and stay the heck away.

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Speaker 5: You should make up like twelve children, one for each month.

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Speaker 5: Jeff an imaginary birthday party every month.

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Speaker 4: So smart Joseking the doll.

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Speaker 3: And I can't even say it was my idea.

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Speaker 4: It's what one mom apparently did because one of our listeners, Ginger,

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Speaker 4: got an invite for her seven year old son to

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Speaker 4: celebrate another kid's birthday. But there's no actual party, no

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Speaker 4: off presents. Yeah, and Ginger wants to call this other

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Speaker 4: mom and tell her, Hey, this might not be the

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Speaker 4: and not jet.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I mean she's honestly, you're doing the mom

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Speaker 1: of a solid, but you're helping the mom out by

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Speaker 4: We just need to give her advice on how to

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Speaker 4: do it politely. So Brooke, what do you have for her?

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Speaker 1: Well, I mean you want to remain calm, right, that's

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Speaker 3: Oh I thought she was gonna say XANAX never.

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Speaker 1: So you just want to say, hey, I got this invite,

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Speaker 1: make her explain.

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Speaker 2: It to you.

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Speaker 1: Maybe when she says it out loud she realizes this

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Speaker 1: sounds bad, right, or or be open. Maybe there's something

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Speaker 8: Don't see yet. Yeah.

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Speaker 6: I mean I feel like you've got to say this

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Speaker 3: Totally totally Okay, Well, Jose, what do you think. What's

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Speaker 3: your advice? Well, I have the exact same advice. What

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Speaker 3: you need to do when I do best and play dumb.

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Speaker 2: Oh my god, you call back.

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Speaker 5: Aloof and just be like, oh my god, I'm so excited.

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Speaker 5: I'm calling for details at the big birthday party even

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Speaker 5: though you know there's no party.

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Speaker 2: You're getting even dumber than I suggest.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, No, you got dumb here.

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Speaker 3: I feel like you didn't even read the yeah.

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Speaker 5: That was She literally has to tell you and correct

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Speaker 5: you on what's really happening. She's have to tell you

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Speaker 5: not to come, but you'll be listening and you won't

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Speaker 5: get mad.

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Speaker 6: Okay, I like it.

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Speaker 3: So you think you're not dumb enough, go dumber.

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Speaker 2: I also like playing dumb, So three for three.

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Speaker 4: Here, you might go full dumb today. Let's dial this

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Speaker 4: other mom here and don't dial.

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Speaker 3: It wrong, dummie.

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Speaker 2: I am so excited to hear this explanation. Honestly, I know, like,

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Speaker 2: what's the real truth.

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Speaker 4: Let's see if she even picks up. I'm dialing her

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Speaker 4: number right now and we'll step away. Let you make

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Speaker 4: your awkward Tuesday phone call, and we'll be ready to

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Speaker 6: All right, Okay, thank you God.

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Speaker 3: You're an idiot. Okay, yeah, in a good way. Yes,

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Speaker 3: here we go, good luck.

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Speaker 7: Hello?

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Speaker 9: Hi?

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Speaker 6: Is this Pammy?

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Speaker 7: Yes?

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Speaker 2: This is is this?

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Speaker 6: I'm cute?

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Speaker 8: Mom?

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Speaker 9: Hi?

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Speaker 7: How are you? I'm good.

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Speaker 6: We got your birthday invite. Oh, I do have a

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Speaker 6: couple of questions for you.

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Speaker 7: There really shouldn't be any questions because everything's laid out

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Speaker 7: on the invite there.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, I got it. But I just need to

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Speaker 6: ask you is this correct? Like there's no actual party,

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Speaker 6: it's just you kind of just want us to send

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Speaker 8: Yep, that's what it is. I mean it says it

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Speaker 9: WHOA, You're welcome to drop it off, I mean, feel free,

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Speaker 9: but you don't even need to ring the door.

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Speaker 8: But you can just leave it on the doorstep.

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Speaker 7: And I can grab it.

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Speaker 6: Oh okay, is there anything else I think that covers it? Yep.

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Speaker 6: I mean, well, I kind of feel like it's important

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Speaker 6: the other parents have mentioned, they've never heard of a

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Speaker 7: Right, well, this is not a party, this is a celebration.

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Speaker 7: Oh got it. But I mean, and we decided to

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Speaker 7: do a little bit of a more gift forward celebration

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Speaker 7: this year, you.

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Speaker 6: Know, I mean, what does that even mean?

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Speaker 8: It's really simple, more gifts, less people. It's kind of

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Speaker 8: more fun that way.

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Speaker 7: I'm sorry, Ginger. Is it because you can't afford a gift?

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Speaker 7: Because if that's the case, it's honestly, it's okay. Just

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Speaker 7: have you on May something or like an ioe you

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Speaker 7: for a gift card? You know they produce me.

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Speaker 6: That's no, that's rude.

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Speaker 7: We have plenty of money.

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Speaker 6: I just think that if there's a bad message to

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Speaker 7: I mean, honestly, at this age, kids don't even remember

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Speaker 8: They just remember the gifts.

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Speaker 7: So let's just skip the middleman, right.

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Speaker 6: I mean, I just feel like it's really weird to

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Speaker 6: good party, no nothing. You just want me to send

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Speaker 6: a gift to your house.

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Speaker 7: Okay, I kind of see what you're saying.

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Speaker 9: So your child doesn't believe in gift giving unless there's

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Speaker 8: I mean, that's kind of sad.

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Speaker 6: No, it's not about my kid at all. It's the

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Speaker 6: perception about this is not right. You're just asking people

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Speaker 6: for gifts.

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Speaker 1: Okay.

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Speaker 7: I don't really have a lot of time right now,

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Speaker 7: but I'm a little surprised at the reaction you're giving

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Speaker 7: me because none of the other parents have said anything

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Speaker 8: Most of them are very supportive.

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Speaker 7: It's not that they support you, they're scared of you.

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Speaker 6: They don't want their kids to be blackballed from other parties,

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Speaker 6: so they.

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Speaker 7: Talk to me.

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Speaker 9: Okay, I don't really like how this is going, so listen.

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Speaker 9: If you don't feel like I needs to drop off

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Speaker 9: a gift.

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Speaker 7: Just then the less send us cash.

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Speaker 9: Hinny, Hello, what's going on?

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Speaker 7: Yes, am I on speaker phone or something.

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Speaker 4: Well, you're on a lot of speakers all over the

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Speaker 4: Brook and Jeffrey in the morning.

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Speaker 7: Yeah, you are so classless, Ginger to put mean Luke,

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Speaker 7: you couldn't call me directly, so you called a radio station.

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Speaker 2: Okay, I'm sorry.

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Speaker 7: Hey, that's pitiful.

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Speaker 1: The only classless person is the mother who's begging for

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Speaker 2: That's honey.

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Speaker 7: I don't know your name, but no one's begging for gifts.

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Speaker 7: If she didn't want to send one, she didn't have to.

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Speaker 7: She just called me. I'm telling her her options. She

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Speaker 1: I thought she was going to come with some explanation

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Speaker 7: It's a celebration, not a party.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, not a party was the difference. She made it

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Speaker 3: very clear. It's a gift forward celebration. The focus is

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Speaker 2: Why do you want that to be your kid's focus.

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Speaker 2: Shouldn't your kids focus be relationships? Like that's what's going

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Speaker 3: I'm Tammy.

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Speaker 4: The reason that Ginger has reached out to us is

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Speaker 7: Yes, and guys, I could care less.

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Speaker 1: Okay, okay, okay, I get your on the defense. We

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Speaker 1: came in hot, but like, honestly, like you got to

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Speaker 7: This is none of your business. I'm not sure what

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Speaker 7: I'm even doing on this call because she could have

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Speaker 7: had a private conversation. But now all the mothers will

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Speaker 2: Are you send out a mass invite for gifts?

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Speaker 3: Can I ask a weird question? Is your kid get

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Speaker 5: Is that the problem?

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Speaker 7: Again, it's none of your business because I have no

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Speaker 4: Okay, well, we would like as a show, we would

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Speaker 4: like to send your child the gifts to.

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Speaker 3: Adress.

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Speaker 2: We'll send over some stuff, oh ginger Brook delivery right.

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Speaker 8: Broke, I'm not talking anyone. Goodbye?

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Speaker 3: Playing around?

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Speaker 2: My god, she's the worst. Why do you even care

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Speaker 2: about upsetting that family? Like you don't want to be

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Speaker 2: You don't want to have that family in your life.

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Speaker 6: I just cannot believe she said I like you said.

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Speaker 6: I thought she was going to give us an excuse.

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Speaker 2: I thought it was going to be like egg on

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Speaker 2: our face. What jerks are for? Like even jumping to

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Speaker 2: the concressions, donating everything to this something.

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Speaker 4: Oh darn So, do you feel like you're still going

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Speaker 4: to send a gift for the birthday?

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Speaker 3: You don't want to be rude, You're not really asking that.

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Speaker 6: What I got said before, I'm not sending her.

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Speaker 3: Really brought out the fire in her. Yeah, okay, Well,

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Speaker 3: keep us updated on what happens with this party. If

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Speaker 4: A party, is a celebration, celebration of this child's birthday?

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Speaker 3: Tell us well, discipline

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Speaker 2: Freaking Jeffrey in the morning,