Scheananigans with Scheana Shay - Tea with Brittany Cartwright

Episode Date: July 1, 2022

 This week, Scheana is joined by the lovely Brittany Cartwright. Brittany opens up about what it's been like for her to not be on VPR this season and how her feelings about it have shifted. They talk about being moms including what has been the most challenging and the most rewarding parts so far! Brittany also shares how she got involved with Jenny Craig and how much weight she has lost so far! Lastly, Scheana asks about what really went down with Stassi and Beau's wedding in Italy and why she and Jax didn't attend... What was the real reason? Has Brittany reached out to them since? Did Jax really send those texts? Tune in to get all the tea.  Follow us: @scheana @scheananigans      Save 15% off sitewide when you go to Just Thrive and use code SHAY at checkout   Go to www.phdfemininehealth.com/win and use code scheana for 20% off all products   Go to www.article.com/shay to get 50 dollars off your first purchase of 100 dollars or more     Produced by Dear Media   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Something for everyone. You can check them out now at Viva Verano Lashes on Instagram or go to vivaveronolashes.com. From Vanderpump Rules to Motherhood and everywhere in between, it's time to catch up with Sheena Shea. This is Shenanigans. And now, here's your host, Sheena Shea. Because we're good as gold. Because we're good as gold. we are back i am so excited because the person sitting across from me right now has not been on my show in so many years. We have talked about doing like a mommy podcast together.

And now we're finally doing it. Miss Brittany Cartwright Couchy. Hey. So have you changed your name yet? Uh-uh. Okay. I don't know if I ever will legally. But on my Instagram, it says Brittany Cartwright Couchy.

Right. And your son is Couchy. Exactly. Everybody's like, where did that last name come from? I'm like, it's Jax's actual last name. Right. I remember when people were speculating on what you were going to name your son. So many people were saying Taylor. They're like, why would his name be Taylor Taylor? And I was like, no, that's not his last name. Which is kind of a bummer because Taylor is such a cute last name. Right. I know. But respect to his dad and that's how the family, of course, we would carry on the name. Totally. I know. With respect to his dad and that side of the family, of course,

we would, you know, carry on the name. Totally. I know Brock's like, I mean, honey, you know, when we get married, you don't have to change your name. Because I'm like, at this point, Sheena Shea feels just like a stage name. I don't even really see it as, oh, that's my ex-husband's last name. It's just a stage name. But I feel like after the wedding this summer, you're going to change it? I think I'll professionally start switching back to Sheena Marie because Sheena Davies just doesn't have the ring.

I think that's a cute last name. Sheena Honey. Yeah. That. But I think Davies is cute too. But people always say Davis. Oh. So it's like just as annoying where, I mean Shay. I say Shay Y. So easy. We're like Davies with an E.

My mom still goes by Cartwright and, you know, she hasn't been married to my dad since I was two years old, so. Yeah. And she's remarried but his last name is Terry so she would like be

Sherry Terry. She said absolutely not. Oh my God. That's so funny. Yeah, so I wouldn't change it either if I was her. Right. Do you watch Married at First it either if I was her. Right. Do you watch Married at First Sight?

I have not seen that. No. I mean, I've seen. I know what it is. But I haven't actually, like, watched the show. One of the girls on this show this past season, the Boston one, her name is Noi. But then her husband's last name is Moi. So she's going to be Noi Moi.

No. Poor thing. And it's like she finds this out, like, at the altar. She's like, wait, what's your last name? And he's like, Moi. And she's like, oh, cool. My to be Noi Moi? No. Poor thing. And it's like she finds this out like at the altar. She's like, wait, what's your last name? And he's like, Moi. And she's like, oh, cool. My name's Noi. Oh, weird.

Yeah. Yeah. That sucks. Yeah. But I am so excited to have you here. We got so many questions. There's so many things I want to just talk to you about on the podcast about motherhood since we haven't done this since I mean I was

probably single the last time you were on my show oh I think so yeah it was years ago it was it was a very different I think I was still filming back then yeah that's how long ago it was right so how has that been because I saw some questions come in about that how has that been for you not filming has it been freeing has it been hard to see us still doing things I think in the beginning it was weird because you guys would all be together and like we couldn't be there and that was like kind of weird because we would normally always be together and stuff so I would get like a little FOMO and everything but also I got to spend so much time with Cruz yeah I got to spend so much time and really like bond with him. So that was a good part, too.

Of course, I would have loved to make the money and stuff. Right. So I did it. Yeah. But all in all, I'm kind of just gotten over it, honestly. Like I feel fine and I don't worry about it anymore. Yeah. I'm just like, go have fun.

I support y'all. Totally. And let me tell you, the one thing you did not miss out on is postpartum filming and just figuring out what to wear every day for all of these themed parties that all of our friends have. I'm like, it made me last year never want to do a themed party again. And I love a good theme. Oh, even like with my weight loss and stuff how much I

struggled it was so hard for me to ever find clothes even just to do anything at all so I couldn't imagine every single day having to do that in front of the camera it would be super hard it was so hard and then I'm filming next to Lala and it's like don't compare yourself Sheena everyone has a different journey I'm like but bitch, the day after she had a baby, she's in like a mesh top. Literally like 10 days after, I think she was at a party or something. It was a birthday. And I'm seeing this photo and I'm like,

and at the time I was still like eight, nine months pregnant. And I'm like, oh, that's not normal. No, she's very lucky. She was very, very blessed on her bounce back. But let's talk about you because you have bounced back. You are the face of Jenny Craig right now. Congratulations. Literally, it's so cool.

Like seeing you in that sense on the TV is so exciting. It's normal to see you on a reality show, but to see you as the face of a massive campaign. I mean, this is worldwide, right? Yeah. It's people tell me all the time they see the commercial. They'll be like, I'm on the airplane. I see your commercial. I'm like, yeah, I always think like, what do my exes think when they're watching football and all of a sudden my commercial oh my god I've never thought of that that's so true but what's cool is that I've lost like almost 20 pounds since I did the last commercial yeah so I get to film another one so it'll be like three of me and I'll just be smaller each time that's so exciting literally I just told you when I saw you the other day I'm like

it's been maybe three weeks since the last time I saw you. And you've gotten so much smaller. Like, you look so good. And that's what I want to talk about first before we get into the other stuff is how did you become the face of Jenny Craig? How much weight have you lost? Obviously, it really works. Oh, yeah. What are your favorite foods?

Like, walk me through all of this. So, I think that they just really liked my story and how open I was. Like, on social media and stuff, I was, like, very open about my weight loss journey and how hard it was for me in postpartum and everything. And I think that they really liked that and saw that, like, a lot of women were connecting with my posts and certain things. So whenever they came to me, I was like, oh, my gosh, this is awesome. I mean, Mariah Carey did it.

Kirstie Alley did it. Like, huge people. I just never imagined that it would be me. Like little girl from Winchester, Kentucky. I just never thought, you know, I grew up watching Jenny Craig, those commercials all the time. So it's just been a really good blessing for me. And it's like helped me so much because I was working out and I was trying really hard and the weight was just not coming off for me. And as soon as I changed my diet and started the intermittent fasting and the Jenny Craig program, I mean, it just started falling off. At first, my goal was 30 pounds and I hit that like so fast, like I think three months, like 10 pounds, 10 pounds, 10 pounds. It was like the last 10 pounds have been a little bit more difficult because now I'm getting back to like

my normal size and it's always harder those last couple of Totally. But it's been working awesome. You have a coach that you talk to and they like really keep you motivated and keep you on track. A lot of people are like, how do you go out to restaurants and stuff like that? Well, I'm kind of like maintaining now, you know, because I've already lost 40 pounds almost. I think I'm at like 39.2 pounds and 40 pounds is like my goal. Hell yeah.

So as soon as I get to that, I start maintaining and like, I still have my coach to talk to, but I like, you know, smaller portions and just like really like focus on eating healthier and stuff as well. So yeah. And I remember when we went to brunch at Craig's and they have the best bread there and the bread basket. I was like, I'm just going to eat all of it. So it's not just staring you in the face, but you have so much willpower and you're just like, no, I'm not going to eat all of it. So it's not just staring you in the face, but you have so much willpower.

And you're just like, no, I'm not going to eat that. Yeah. I mean, it's been I'm held accountable because I tell the whole wide world that I'm doing this. Right. So it's also very motivating for me. Like and I've got so much support out there. And Jax has been so supportive of me, too. So it's just it's been working.

And I feel like I've changed that intermittent fasting and stuff helps so much. Yeah. And I think I've just gotten so used to it. I was just such a snacker, Netflix and eating popcorn and everything else all the time. And now I don't have that urge to do that anymore. So it's like, it's really helped me get it under control. Okay, good. So walk me through what is your diet like in a day? Like what do you do with the intermittent fasting? What have been some of your favorite meals with Jenny Craig? So I you follow an app and they'll send the food directly to your door. And it's like breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. OK.

And like you'll get ice cream for dessert one day or chocolate lava cake. Like you still get to eat good stuff. Oh, that's fun. Instead of just doing like boiled chicken and salad. Right. No one wants one wants that no it switches up all the time and they'll add like new foods in and things and once with my coach like once I started doing it for longer she would start realizing the things I really loved and you know fix my days towards that so it's just so easy to follow you just literally just click an app as you go and then I try not to eat past eight o'clock seven is like whenever I really want to do past eight o'clock. Seven is like

whenever I really want to do it. That would be like the best, but that can be hard. Totally. So normally I try not to eat past eight and then I won't eat breakfast until like nine or 10 the next morning. So it's, and it'd be like pushing the button that says you're starting your fast, like really helps you too. I don't know if it's something like in your head or whatever, but if I hit that button, I know, okay, I'm doing it. Now I'm going to be accountable. Yeah. No more eating tonight. It becomes like a lifestyle, honestly. Totally. It really does. So that's kind of how, how it goes. I love the chicken fettuccine. I love the chocolate lava cakes and all that good stuff. You know, I love sweet stuff. So I couldn't do without some chocolate here and there. Yeah.

stuff you know I love sweet stuff totally I couldn't do without some chocolate here and there yeah well that's awesome I'm so proud of you literally you look incredible and I mean on top of the Jenny Craig diet you were crushing it in the gym oh yeah my girl Megan's got me to all together literally like I see you do some of the stuff that Brock does in the gym like when you're like lifting the barbell the the sleigh yeahigh. Yeah. Or the shit, whatever she calls it, the sleigh. Whatever it's called. I'm like. It is hard. Yeah.

What are some of your favorite workouts that you do? And what are the ones that you just dread? Well, the sled is something that I dread. Yeah. Because it's outside and sometimes it's like really hot in LA and that part of the gym is outside. So I'm like, ugh. Anytime Megan's like, we're going outside, I'm always like, crap.

Because I know it's going to be hard. But she does a lot of lifting weights and stuff. And I never really focused on that back in the day. It was more about cardio and stuff like that. So she just does so much different things. I don't get bored. She switches it up all the time. And she's like one of my best friends, too. I love that.

It's just like having fun in the gym. Everything we do is fun. Makes it easier to go to the gym whenever it's somebody who you my best friends, too. I love that. So it's just like having fun in the gym. That's so fun. Everything we do is fun. Yeah. Makes it easier to go to the gym whenever it's somebody who you have a good time with. Yeah. So I know you said Jax has been really supportive. Has he done the intermittent fasting with you? Does he try and steal your Jenny Craig meals?

Oh, yeah. He eats my Jenny Craig meals all the time. He'll be like, Brittany, can I have the pepperoni pizza? And they send me extra food. So it's not like I, you know, I'm missing a meal or something. They send me extra food for a lot of different things. Like if I'm doing a photo shoot or anything. So my fridge is just stacked full of Jenny Craig stuff, but he's always like, can I have a fettuccine? Can I have a pizza? And I'm like, yes. It's so funny. Cause like, if I leave the house, like probably right now, he's probably ordering like McDonald's or something because he doesn't want to eat it in front of me yeah which is that's a big help too because

i love mcdonald's french fries i mean who doesn't so i know even we've given summer them a couple times she's like what is this sodium i know cruz loves them too yeah he'll do stuff like that and then he tries to intermittent fast with me sometimes he gets a little bit hungrier but guys just lose weight so much easier than girls it is so annoying annoying. I know. Like he could sit there and snack all night and not gain an ounce. But if I do that for like two weeks, I'm going to gain like five pounds. Totally. So I just got to watch it, especially the older I get and I'm not cheering anymore and doing all that stuff. So yeah, your body changes. I know. Absolutely. I hate it. Your body changes.

I know. Absolutely. I hate it. Well, you literally, you just, you look better every time I see you. Thank you. Like, you've always been beautiful. Oh, thank you so much. Even, you know, nine months pregnant, even if we weren't feeling it, you just, you look incredible. Thank you.

You do too. You look great. You bounced right back. I mean, it wasn't right back. Faster than me. It was quicker than I expected. Yeah. But I also think because I was fortunate enough to breastfeed as long as I did, I think that really helped too.

Yeah, you were killing it in the breastfeeding. I mean, that's a full-time job. It really was. Like my milk dried up in eight weeks and I was so devastated. I remember when that happened. But I was also like, woo. Okay. Tequila?

Here I am. Yes, exactly. I know. Like the last like month has just been this freeing feeling of, wait, I can put whatever I want in my body and not. It was before. I'm like, can't eat this, can't drink this. Yeah. And now I'm like.

Now you can do whatever you want. I can have a couple extra shots. And, like, the formula thing, too. Like, Cruz went out. Oh, my God. Went to regular milk, like like right whenever all this happened so I don't know how these moms are dealing with this formula shortage like so scary like people like me who couldn't breastfeed like what are they gonna do I mean I feel so bad for them I know and

I feel like that's definitely more common than women who just had an easy breastfeeding journey I've heard so much more the other end and so so, yeah, it's so scary, scary what's going on. It's heartbreaking. I know it'll get fixed soon. Geez. I know. Hopefully. I think it's just, you know, things are just being delayed and shipping and it's just like it's all stuck on this boat. And once it gets off, it's like formula for everyone. But right now it's I would be terrified. I know. I know. So prayers to all the moms out there with formula. I really hope that that can be figured out soon. I can't even imagine.

And there's so many kids, you know, that have lactose or dairy, like allergies and certain. They have to have certain formula. They can't just have milk. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, it's sad. It is. I want to get into all things mommy. But before we do, we're just going to take a little break. So one thing we all need to be taking care of is our gut. It impacts literally

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He was born at 1.02 p.m. Okay. Something like that. And then summer was in the morning. Yeah. 1.02. But literally, we both got induced on a Sunday. We had our babies on a Monday. It's just, and even L morning. Yeah. But literally, we both got induced on a Sunday. We had our babies

on a Monday. It's just it's an even Lala. Yeah. Four weeks before you Sunday induction, Monday baby. Same exact thing. Crazy. Same hospital. I know. We all had the same doctor. Yeah, you guys did. Yeah, I know. It's just so nuts. But it's so cool. I love that. You know, we have built in best friends. And these kids get to grow up together and the parties and just having fun. And you know, the history between our whole group and everything. Yeah, it's just really neat. It's so nice to see it. I know Father's Day. We did a barbecue at your house. We got the babies together. And it was just so fun just seeing them now. I feel like they're all the same age. I'm like, once they get past a year and they're all walking, they're the same age forever.

They'll be in the same year in school. I know. But in the beginning, those first, you know, like 10 to 12 months, there's so many milestones that happen where if your baby is six weeks older, like there's going to be something they're doing that yours isn't. Or then if yours is doing something and theirs isn't, they're like, wait, but mine's older. Should mine be doing this? And like, Cruz is crawling. When's Summer going to start crawling? But I'm like, don't compare the kids. The kids are on their own journey. It's all going to happen. And now they're all walking and starting to talk. And

just every single day, I feel like Cruz is doing something new. And it's just, it's so fun. I love being a mom. It's so fun. It's the best part of my life. And you are such a good mom. Oh, thank you. So are you. Thank you.

But Cruz is a lucky little boy. Summer's a lucky little girl. You know, all the kids have great parents. But you and Jax are so hands-on. And I'm curious, what goes on for my listeners who unfortunately don't get to see you on the show anymore? But I want to know a little'm curious what goes on for my listeners who unfortunately don't go to see you on the show anymore but I want to know a little bit about what goes on behind closed doors do you guys parent the exact same do you butt heads you fight about bedtime nap time who does the bath

who does the naps like I want to get into all of this because I know there are going to be so many parents who can relate yes I mean I pretty much do pretty much do. And I think Cruz, Cruz, I think Jax maybe has given Cruz like one bath. I do all the other baths. Okay. Or I put him in the bathtub with me, you know, until he gets a certain age. Yeah, for sure. So he always like, we'll get in the bath with me or I'm the one doing like the baths and getting him dressed and stuff. But Jax is super hands-on. Like if, if I'm just sitting there or something, I'll be like, will you go change a diaper? Like, I don't even have to ask him he'll just go and take care of everything and he gets everything ready for me I like to rock Cruz to sleep because it's like a bonding time for us so I pretty much put him down for his naps and for his bedtime but if I'm gone Jax will do it and

he's just fine I mean he is such a hands-on dad like he is so good and you know we don't have babysitters or anything, so. I know. I'm like, I don't know how you do it, but you do it because you're just your awesome parents. Thank you. And we really got the team work down. Like, really. Like, we don't fight about that kind of stuff.

Like, he might drive me nuts sometimes, and we do have our arguments and stuff. But nothing about the baby. Like, that part is, like, kind of, like, easy for us, honestly. Knock on wood. See, that's awesome. So you just, like, agree with how you parent oh yeah we're both very god what is that like we're both a lot alike whenever it comes to that that's awesome yeah and we both like Jax might even be a little bit more of a helicopter dad than I am a mom because I've been around kids my whole life yeah you know I was around my nephews my niece my all my friends back home

had kids at her ages so like I was around all them. So I was a lot more used to things. And Jax is like, he fell down. I'm like, he's going to fall down. He's learning to walk, like relax. Yeah. He kind of freaks out over things sometimes and he'll get himself worked up, but then he'll like realize like, okay, he's fine. Yeah. I'm like, see, he already stopped crying. Like he's going to be okay. Uh-huh. So he's just a little bit more of a helicopter dad than I am. But other than that, it's been great. And Cruz is such a good boy, too.

He's so good. I got so lucky. I bet my next one is going to be like a little Jax Taylor and just be like so mean or so bratty or something. No, you have such a good baby. I have to say. He is good. Summer's good, too.

She is. But, like, she has her a good baby. I have to say. Summer's good too. She is, but like she has her sass and she'll have her fits. And it's not that it made me happy to see Cruz upset for a second. I was like, oh, you're normal. Okay. Like he got a little upset and I was like, oh, he does cry. Cause I, for months I never saw the kid cry. I'm like, he's just always chill. And I'm like, ah ah that's literally what everybody says if they ever see him get upset or something they're like oh he does cry yeah I'm like not very often but whenever he was smaller he had this we called it his witching hour like where he would cry for like a good 20-30 minutes before like trying to fight off his sleep at night time

but he's out of that phase even like he hardly he hardly ever cries or anything. So, like, again, knock on wood. Yeah. Baby number two, maybe not so much. Yeah, I know. I was like, because Cruz is blonde. Like, everybody's like, where's the blonde hair from? I had blonde hair whenever I was little. His hair is exactly like my hair.

And I had the curls and I had all that stuff. And I was born with black hair. It turned blonde exactly like his. So I'm sure he'll be brown. He'll have brown hair in the future. Totally. I think. But he's just got, like, the bluest eyes. And I think he exactly like his. So I'm sure he'll be brown. He'll have brown hair in the future. Totally. I think. But he's just got like the bluest eyes.

And I think he looks like me. My mom is always like, I bet you if you have another one, it's going to look just like Jax. Yeah. So we'll see. I feel like they say the boys tend to look more like the mom and the girls tend to look more like the dad. Yeah.

I've heard that too. But I think Summer's just me. But then so many people think she's a mini Brock. She looks like you whenever you have her. And she looks like Brock when Brock has her. I can see it. Yeah. You guys kind of have the same features. Like you both have tan skin, dark hair, you know, all that stuff. But she I think she has Brock's nose. But then I see a picture of you and you're little and I don't know, you guys just look like I think your whole family. It's so crazy. So what is your favorite thing right now that Cruz is doing? Like something new that he's learned or said or is eating? I mean, I just love

it all right now because it's almost something new every single day. It really is. He's, you know, he's obsessed with shoes right now. So like he puts shoes on his hands and walks around like this with them. It is so cute because he's, like, trying to balance, you know? Yeah. But it's something about shoes. It can be tennis shoes, flip flops, anything. He just has them on his hands and is walking around the house. I'm like, he's going to be a little shoe head.

Right. He already has a shoe collection. Oh, my God. His shoe game is so strong. Like, I remember you're pregnant. I'm, like, looking at the nursery, and I was like, this kid has so many shoes. I bought 13 pairs at one time when I was like this kid has so many shoes I bought 13 pairs at one time when I was pregnant no you didn't all the same size oh okay all different

sizes because everybody was like he's gonna grow out of it blah blah it's a waste and I'm like well he still has to have shoes so yeah it's not a waste yeah do you put them on him more now though than you did when he was littler yeah I mean I would try to with certain outfits but now that he's walking he has to have shoes on whenever we go somewhere in public. I'm like, crap. So like, I gotta buy him more shoes. Yeah. And they do. Their feet grow so quick. Their shoes of summers that

never fit her. They were so big. And then one day I go to put them on and I'm like, now they're too small. Exactly. Cruz's foot is huge too. We call them Flintstone feet because they're like flat and wide oh my god he does have little flintstone feet yeah i just and i feel like he i don't know he just will come to me being like mom mom you know and like walk over it's just so cute it's so cute does he say dada well dada was like his first word okay but nono with summers oh really

yeah i know yeah his dada was definitely his first word but now. But Nana with summers. Oh, really? Yeah. I know. Yeah, his Dada was definitely his first word, but now he just does everything. And he loves to say outside, outside, because he always wants to go outside. So he loves his water table. Like, that's his favorite thing. We just got her one after being at your house. We're like, well, now she has to have a water table.

They're awesome. It's the best. Especially with how hot it is here. So. Totally. He loves it. Yeah. Well, I'm so excited for this summer to just like be here with the kids more and like do swim lessons. I cannot wait for swim lessons. Oh my God. It's going to be so fun. So what would you say is the most or has been the most challenging part of motherhood for you? I don't want to like be like Cruz has been such an angel, but he really has.

He really has. I'm really, really lucky with him. And like I said, me and Jax have had such a good flow with our parenting and everything. For me, I think it was the postpartum weight loss and depression and things like that that I went through. That would probably be the hardest part for me so far. I don't't know and if people say stuff bad about my kid on social media oh my god who talks shit about a child I don't know like talking about him getting his hair cut and this and that

and I'm like he is a little Tarzan okay I love his hair yeah like don't tell me I have to cut his hair because he looks like a girl that makes me so mad I'm like so you're basically just saying my son is beautiful okay thanks like I'm gonna start being like thanks to people instead of because sometimes people just say things just to get a reaction from us and sometimes I let it get to me but other times I'm just like I know he's cute I don't care what this fool says exactly no we we got very blessed with good children Cruz is he's adorable. Thank you. Yeah.

They're little sweethearts. Definitely. Well, I know you'll just say everything, but what, if you could pinpoint a couple things, like what has been the best part about being a mom for you? Just like how much I love him. It's like so insane. Cause you think like you love, I love Jax. All right.

But it's just like a whole different feeling of like the love that you have for your child you know I never thought that that existed and I'm like oh my god like my mom and my dad love me this much you know after you become a parent like you really see it and just like learn like him learning new things and watching him like with like see things and like taking him to Disney World and watching how like excited he is and how like obsessed with the characters and stuff that he has like things like that I just absolutely adore I love being able to like learn all this stuff through his eyes all all over again you

know it's it's fun it's so fun I'm like I get a one day you know like watch all of Hannah Montana again with her and just all you know listening to disney music and i'm like let's want to watch moana again yes oh my god cruz loves moana and and conto those are like his favorite those are her go-tos also oh we haven't done that one yet he loves wreck it ralph it's so cute that movie is it is it's so cute i watched it when i was pregnant for the first time i had never seen it and then it's adorable there's two of them yeah there's two of them the second one has like all the princesses it It's so cute. I know. I love it.

So I know we were talking about this, but I also got a lot of questions about baby number two. Oh, yeah. When, when are you thinking? Soon? I mean, not soon, soon. I just lost all this weight. I gotta have my body for a minute. Yes.

But I'd say in 2023 for sure. So after January. Okay. So we have the rest of this year to have fun the rest of this year to have fun there's a shot and then uh yeah and then I'm definitely ready for baby number two and Jax just wants to but if I have another boy I'm gonna try for a girl I might end up with all three boys yeah okay so we'll see baby two baby three so if it's another boy but if you had had a girl, you would maybe be good? I don't know. I think it all depends on just after. You don't know until you have the baby.

Exactly. Until I have it. And then I'll be like, okay. Because I've always thought I wanted three kids. Uh-huh. But maybe even if I have a boy, which I would be blessed either way. I wouldn't care. Yeah.

But if I had another boy and it was just like a lot. Because, you know, even getting places on time now, I'm terrible. Oh, my God. I can't imagine. I cannot imagine like rounding up all these kids to get like, I don't know. No, I know. My friend back home is pregnant with her fourth kid and I don't know how she does it. My God. She's just like working all the time. She's like a great mom. I'm like, you are just like my role model. I'm having trouble right now even thinking about a number two because, you know, we're here. We're in Palm Springs. We're in San Diego.

You guys are all over the place. It's hard enough with one. I'm like, we don't want her to just be like an only child, you know? Just be independent and have her friend time and her cousin time, but just be the only child. Do you think you will have another one? I go back and forth with this like probably every day yeah I you know had such a traumatic labor great great pregnancy like our pregnancies were like almost opposite you were sick the whole time I wasn't sick once so

the fact that you're like yeah I could do this again I'm like good on you I would do it on heartbeat again I could totally do the pregnancy again because I was so blessed with an easy pregnancy. Yeah. But the labor and getting help syndrome and you would have to get like a C-section or something. I would probably get induced early. I would probably have a C-section. And I don't know that I want to go into it.

I feel like that mentally would kind of fuck me up just being anxious. And I go back and forth because I really want her to have a sibling. But then I also was an only child for 12 years. Yep. And it was great. But now at my age, I love having a sister. I can't imagine not. So I want her to have that.

That's why I'm like, do we? Don't we? Do we do a surrogate? Do we adopt? Like there's so many options. So I don't know, not not 2023. Though I can tell you, I want to be close enough to where they're in school and stuff together. So I'm not running to a million different places. For sure. You know what I mean? Yeah. Like I know there'll be like a year or two whenever one's in elementary school, one's in middle school, or whatever they call it here in

LA. That's what we call it in Kentucky. But then eventually, they'll both's in middle school or whatever they call it here in L.A. That's what we call it in Kentucky. But then eventually they'll both be in middle school together, both in high school together, you know. Yeah. So speaking of school, I saw some questions came in in regards to a cameo that Jax did where he said that you guys were going to be moving to Florida soon. And I've seen things online saying that you guys are going to be moving before he starts school. So can you address any rumors? Are you going to Florida? Are you going to Kentucky? Are you going to do school here?

We talk about this like every other day. It changes. But, you know, I think it all depends on, you know, we're working on some projects and stuff. And I think it just depends on how those things go, if we move or not. But if not, like, why not be closer to our family? You know, not that I would love them to always be together, but we'll visit each other even if I move, you know. But it's not going to happen right this moment until we know, like, some more about our future and everything. But if Jax gets like, he's so tired of L.A., he is just so worn out and just so over it.

He's been here for a long time. I get it. I've been here my whole life. You're from here, but he's from Michigan and I'm from Kentucky. It's so different. So I think he just gets tired of things. And you know how Jax is. He thinks like he'll say something. And we even told our family like last year, whenever I was pregnant, that we were going to move to Kentucky. And then we had to be like, oh, sorry, we're not moving. Just kidding. I'm like, you can't keep telling people we're gonna be moving until we are actually moving yeah I think he just wants to move so that's why he says that eventually we will move but it's not like we're not our house is not for sale we're not trying to right you know there's not really any plans I do have Zillow alerts for

Florida and Kentucky oh so would you lean more towards one or the other? I feel like Florida because it's the weather. Yeah. Like going home in the summertime to Kentucky is amazing. Like I was just there. I had the best time. It is so beautiful there. But then you go in like the winter and it's so dreary and rainy.

And I just, I'm so used to the LA weather now and I love it. I know. So I can't imagine not having that yeah just be fun for crews to grow up like around the water and the ocean and everything so totally that's what I love about being in San Diego yeah but it's like work is never going to be in San Diego for us exactly but that's what I'm saying like we have to see like where the opportunities take us exactly make any any moves, you know? Yeah.

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about Jax, Stassi's wedding. So I'm just going to rattle a bunch of them and then we can go. Ah! We need to know about the text Jax was sending dissing Stassi's wedding. Is something going on with Britt and Stassi? Why doesn't Jax follow Stassi on Instagram anymore? How are you and Stassi planning on moving forward?

How's the friendship with Stassi and Bo after missing the wedding? And the list goes on and on. I mean, I get asked all the time, too. So I figured you were going to ask me about this. I hate talking about it, but I will. Because I know people know what's going on. Yeah.

So I don't actually know what all the text messages were. I personally never sent any text messages. I will make that very clear because I would never do that to them. Like I was planning on going 1,100%. Jax just started getting in his head, getting all worked up about flying with the baby. So he tells. Which is a lot. Yeah, which is a lot.

A teething toddler on a flight across the world. Yes. And you know how Jax is. He'll just like text and rage text and everything else. I don't even know exactly what all he said, but I know that he was expressing his doubts and that he didn't really think he wanted to go anymore. And he was telling like their best friend Rob or something.

And they ended up showing her then the message. And that's kind of shady too. Like that was not his place to say that. Anyone who knows Jax should know that he vents. And he says shit he doesn't even mean. Exactly. But he shouldn't have done it. And whenever I found out about it, I was very upset with him.

But I didn't know he was doing that. You know, like he was venting and rambling off. And, you know, I apologized. I was like, I'm so sorry. We're still planning on coming. And they got really mad at both of us and like didn't really talk to us for a couple of weeks. Like all this time leading up to going to the wedding so we didn't like hardly hear from him I kept saying I'm so sorry that he did that you know I didn't even know it was happening so it kind of just like was like

what's going on like I don't know so how long because obviously we know she was supposed to get married in what 2020 and then that got pushed and the wedding got pushed so how long did you guys have the plan to go to the wedding because I feel like she sent it was kind of last minute she sent out the invitations in February so like I knew she was getting married this year but I didn't know like exactly the date for a long time yeah I should have planned better on like Cruz's passport and stuff but everything was so backed up like three three and a half months. But that's not that much notice for an out-of-country wedding as well. Weren't you like going to a music festival that weekend? Well, I was planning on it, and then I was telling Katie about it.

She was like, well, May 12th is Stassi's wedding. And I was like, oh, crap, I didn't realize it was that date. Yeah. Because it had gotten pushed. So, you know, it was poor planning on my part, but it was like so hard to get that passport. It really was. I don't see.

I know, I know. But I disagree. I don't think it was poor planning on your part. I think it wasn't a lot of notice. And, you know, as someone who is also planning a wedding out of the country right now, I told all of my friends the date as soon as we knew it because I knew that it is coming up soon. We do have to get passports for the kids. And depending on where you go for the passport, even if you expedite it, it might not come right away. I expedited his and it still isn't here. Still? Yeah, still isn't here. But they said 100% sure it'll be here by July.

So I mean, it's been a process for me. Wow. Yeah. It was a whole thing. And it was so nerve wracking. I mean, I was breaking out in hives. I did not want to upset them. I wanted to make it.

And, you know, I've never even been away from my baby. Yeah. You know, so it was like down to the last minute. Like, am I going to go by myself? What am I going to do? And then I was just kind of like like and my mom couldn't go anymore with me like she was at least gonna go with me and then her best friend's husband passed away so of course she flew home like you have to be there for your fam you know your that's her family she

was my babysitter whenever I was little so like it was just all these things and I felt so bad and I still feel bad but hopefully I'm just trying to give her time. Maybe in like a couple months or so. I don't know. Maybe we'll be able to talk one day and talk it out. I just think that, you know, she should have more compassion for the situation and understand that. First of all, let's let's point out the fact that you were at her wedding, her real wedding, her first wedding in Katie's backyard where she said her vows.

Yeah. You were there. You helped plan that. Yeah, I was so glad I got to be there for that, for sure. This is a second wedding celebration out of country. You have a child. Your mom just lost a dear friend, and you didn't have a passport passport and you were still trying to get there. I was up until the last day.

So I didn't like this narrative that I've seen online on Reddit and stuff that she said on her podcast where it was like insinuating that it was rude that you did this at the last minute. And how dare you? And I'm like, she was trying to make it work until the last minute. I was trying to make it work, that you did this at the last minute and how dare you yeah and I'm like she was trying to make it work until the last minute I was trying to make it work but I did you know I felt terrible I know I mean I absolutely and I still feel terrible because I do love them and that's just not me I don't like when somebody's mad at me or anything you know this about me like I know I think about it all the time and you know I have reached out since the wedding and you know said

everything is so gorgeous and I hope that we could talk one day and I'm so sorry how things went down about it all the time and you know I have reached out since the wedding and you know said everything is so gorgeous and I hope that we could talk one day and I'm so sorry how things went down and I haven't gotten any response just yet so I'm just trying to I'll try again in you know a couple weeks or something I don't know I just know I just like to make things right I don't have I know but I feel like you've you've done everything as right as you could. Like you tried everything you could to make it there. You tried to go with Janet. Yeah.

I was trying to get Janet to come with me. You were literally trying to just go without your baby all the way to another country to be there for her. And I also know. That's why I wish you would talk to me so we could talk over these things. You know, because I feel like she would understand if we actually got to talk about it. But she got so mad at Jax that she wouldn't talk to us. But that's her relationship with Jax is separate from her relationship with you. And the fact that you've reached out and you've explained all this and not gotten a response is really upsetting.

Yeah. Because. I know we were in the wrong at the end of the day. I know that for sure. Like, I know you don't think so because I know you tried everything in your power to get there that's where I don't feel you're in the wrong

and I've been putting myself in her position because I'm like first of all it's her first big wedding like this but it's her second wedding to the same person but I do remember planning that first wedding and now planning this wedding and being out of the country.

And maybe because it is my full second marriage, I'm a little more lax about it this time. Because I'm like, I mean, if that happened last minute, I just feel like I would understand and be like, look, I mean, it sucks. We would love for you to be there. But I understand your kid didn't get a passport. Someone passed away.

And I think that they think that we knew. I think the reason they're so mad think that they think that we knew i think the reason they're so mad is because they think that we knew weeks leading up to it that we weren't coming and we waited to the last minute and that yeah that would be that would be terrible and but and they think that we went to the golf tournament because like or whatever instead of the wedding but really we went to that golf tournament because we didn't go to the wedding it was a charity event we raised all kinds of money so it wasn't because of it it wasn't because we wanted to go to the charity event you know it was because we couldn't go to the wedding that we went to that event and I just I don't know I think things just like through texting and everything just got so jumbled and so mixed up that they

really did think that like okay Jax is saying he doesn't want to go so Brittany must know too and blah blah blah and it just like turned to this bigger thing than it should have ever been. Do you know what I mean? Yeah. Can we also mention that you sent her money for your plates? Yeah. Because you know how expensive a wedding is. I felt terrible.

So you even did that. Yeah. Like, you do. You pay per person for a wedding. And did you get a response? Mm-mm. No. No, but I was just, I'm literally just trying to do everything I can to make it

right and I I think you have and uh maybe we'll be able to talk about it one day I mean I I hope unless she sees this and gets really pissed off no but you know what if she wants to say that you should have handled things differently let's let's say I personally think maybe she could have handled things differently with the disinvitation. Now, I understand when, you know, you got to cut costs. I completely understand. We, you know, if we could invite everyone we wanted to for the wedding, it would be much bigger. We can't afford that. Yeah, especially on a destination. It's so much more expensive. Absolutely. Mine was in Kentucky, so everything is cheaper there. Yeah. So I understand her doing that. How she did it, it felt very impersonal to me. And I feel like if I were to do that, I would, even if it was a copy and paste text message,

I would individually text each person that you love and care about and was invited to your original wedding to get a screenshot of like a pick stitch, like typed out mass email. I wonder who all got those. I don't, I know Jared got one. I know Sandoval got one. I got one. And when I got it, I immediately text her. And I was like, hey, I just got your email. Like, just know, I understand we're struggling to figure out our own wedding right now. So I just wanted her to like feel a little better knowing that I understood. And because I'm sure

she probably got some messages that day were like, what the fuck? I'm not invited. Like, yeah, blah, blah, blah. So I didn't want her to feel that. But then the more I sat on it and the more I looked at it and the more people I talked to who got it, I'm like, it just was so impersonal. You would just prefer going straight to you. Yeah, I just think, you know, the people invited to your wedding are the people you know you're closest with and to not even get a personal message like, hey, and it was three weeks before the wedding. Oh, so it wasn't whenever the invitations came out. Oh, I didn't know.

It was like mid-April. I know that she did not want to do that, though. Like, I know she really... So she waited until the last minute. I know on your side, it's like, whoa, what is this? But I've been around her at times. You know me. I look at the best of both worlds.

100%. I'd like to do that, too. Yeah, but I was around her, and she did not want to have to, like, disinvite people. But she was just like, it is so expensive. Yeah. And I get that, too. And I think that's another reason why she's mad at us, because we took a place that two other people could have been there for. Last minute, people are just going to book flights to Italy and pay.

Like I said, I tried to get James to come with me. I was like, can you get off work and come with me? So that like, I know you're not going to go to the wedding. But I was just scared to fly by myself that far. Yeah, absolutely. And you had to stop and get on a different plane. There's not like any straight flights. So it was a whole thing.

It was just a lot of stuff went bad at the very last moment I'll just say so well oh but you know I get so upset I don't I don't want to cause any drama with anybody and I just wish things were different no I know but while we're on you know I'm just I know I'm just like that I know I know. I'm just like that. I know. While we're on the subject of her, I saw something on Reddit that also upset me. And I wanted to get your opinion on it. And there were things obviously public. It's no secret that she wrote about in her book about you and about your pregnancy and personal things. Did she give you a heads up and ask if that was okay?

No, she didn't. I got tagged in a couple things like about drinking caffeine or something like that. And it was just kind of crazy to me because I was like, why did you even say that if you're not like, I don't know. It was just like weird. But I didn't read the whole book. Here I am going back. I didn't read the book, but people were tagging me and stuff

being like why did she say this and and I was just kind of shocked by that but I read that section of it yeah did you read that part which part the part where she talked about the caffeine yeah that's what I kept getting tagged yeah and it was like around whenever all this was going down to like at the wedding and stuff and I was like like, crap, what is going on? Yeah. She said, was I doing that annoying? I became pregnant first. So I know things BS. I still look back on that and get cringe sweats because I could tell I made her feel bad. Then why are you talking about it in your book? That's what confused me. If you felt bad in the moment, why are you re talking about it and bringing light to a situation that no one knew yeah and also I was that's before I had announced that I was pregnant so I was like posting I

remember I was posting photos and things because people were already thinking I was pregnant like it was like all over is Brittany pregnant is Brittany pregnant before I ever announced that I was so I would do fake shots and I had like a Starbucks and I got like the big one and I took a picture of that and that was the same day we went out to eat and I did have Arnold Palmer's I had like two Arnold Palmer's which is like half lemonade half so did I tea and I had to be like I didn't drink that whole coffee I was like I'm trying to throw people off right I remember the day you posted that I think you were like on a treadmill and then also you had the venti yes and I was like oh ooh, good job.

Because if I didn't know, I wouldn't think anything of it. Exactly. You guys all knew I was pregnant already, but I just hadn't publicly announced it. So I was kind of shocked to see that too. But no, I didn't know anything about it in advance at any means. And it all came out on the same time where they're like mad at me too. And I'm getting tagged in this and I'm just like crying my eyes out. Aww.

I know when I was talking to you about it and you're like I broke out in hives. Oh yeah. I did not. Like I just I do not like fighting

with my friends at all. I know. And then you know we're all at this amazing Father's Day barbecue at your house and we're missing them. I know.

It felt so weird that they weren't there. It really did to me because I love Hartford and I love Stassi and Bo even through all this crap. Totally. I just I really want all the kids to be able to grow up together. I know.

So that's like a big deal for me. I know. And we're like taking pictures of the three of them. And we're like, just like when, you know, Ocean can't be there. Summer can't be there. And it's not all four of them together. You just feel that missing piece. So exactly.

I mean, hopefully, you know, she gets over this and the kids can still grow up together. I know. Because it's upsetting. I'll keep trying. I'm trying to give her some space, but I'll keep trying over time and just see if eventually she'll talk to me. I think you've tried pretty damn hard. You have passed the ball to her in every quarter of the game. It is in her court.

Like now she needs a slam dunk. Yeah. Hopefully we'll be able to get through it. Yeah. All right. Back to some. Fingers crossed. Fingers crossed.

Back to some fan questions. Okay. Miss Jax. Oh, Miss Jax ZZ. Best marriage advice you've been told? Oh, never go to sleep mad probably. I mean, that's such a basic one. My mom's go-to.

But it's a good one because like me and Jax never sleep away from each other, you know, and there's been a couple of times whenever he's like went to the other room, like if we did go to sleep mad and I just like noticed that he's not in the bed and I have to like go in there. I'm always the one to say I'm sorry first, even if it's something he did. That's just my personality. And I just cannot stand if he is not in the bed with me. It just feels so weird. So that's definitely good advice. I think never go to bed mad because then you just wake up the next morning and you're like, where is it? It just feels right. I don't like that. So that was always

like that. My go to advice that my mom had given me. And I remember saying this to Ariana one day and she goes, I completely disagree. And I was like, wait, what do you mean? And she goes, oh, I'll go to bad fucking angry. She's like, I don't care. She goes, sometimes you need to sleep it off and get over it and start fresh. And I was like, I've never looked at it from that perspective. Yeah.

But there have been a couple times with Brock where I'm just like, just fucking go to bed. You know, like, we'll deal with this tomorrow. And it doesn't feel good. But then the next day, we're like, oh, it's dumb. Sometimes you do need time to just cool off. But I never thought of it that way. Because my whole life, that's always been one of the things my mom said. And when Ariana said that, I was like, that's actually an interesting perspective. It really is. And that's good advice, too. But at the same time, like, you never know when something could happen to somebody that you love.

That's how I feel. And I just feel like, you know, with Jax's dad, he lost him to cancer so suddenly. And, like, life is just so precious. And I just, like, I don't ever want Cruz to, like, not think I love him or Jax not think I love him. You know what I mean? Yeah. That's just something very important. The older I get, the more I realize that.

Mm-hmm. You know, because we lose more people, you know, as you get older. And it's just, it's devastating. Yeah. So when you leave, if you, like, when you left today or you go on a girls' night out or you go to the grocery store or whatever, do you always say bye and give him a kiss? Oh, yeah. And does he cry?

He is just now starting to, starting to realize that I'm leaving. And I don't know if it's he's realizing that I'm leaving or that he wants to come outside with me. Okay. Because he wants to go outside. But today, for instance, Jax was rocking him because it was his nap time. So Jax was already kind of rocking him. He wasn't really paying attention to me. And I just give him a kiss, give Jax a kiss.

I even say bye to my dogs because I just like never know what's going to happen to me. I know. So that's just every single time I leave. Bye. I love you, Kingsley. I love you, Sophie. I love you, Monroe. I love you, Jax.

I love you, Cruz. Every time I walk out the door. And Jax is okay with that. Yeah. See, because I'm the same way. And Brock is not okay with that. He says that she's going to get separation anxiety and we need to just leave without saying goodbye. And I'm like, I'm I don't believe in

that. I will give her a kiss. I will tell her I love her. He's like, do not say the word bye. And my mom's like, Sheena, you need to say bye to your daughter. I know I do. I just don't do it in front of Brock. That's so crazy that he feels so different. No, he's just like, no, we need to just leave. He's like, you upset her. Like even when we have our nanny in San Diego and we're going to go to the gym and we walk out, like if we go out the front way and she sees us walking away, she'll scream. He's like, it's fine. It's fine. And I'm like, no. And then the nanny, she's great with her. And she's always like, no, no, don't worry. You know, like she always like stops crying within like 30 seconds. I just put on a Moana song or whatever. But I'm like, I can't leave without saying goodbye I agree and that's one of

the many many ways Brock and I differ in parenting so I envy that you guys are so on the same page Jax will just kind of like walk out like he doesn't really do it like I do but I don't know I just I just get worried I do too because you never fucking know. Exactly. It's Dana Boo wants to know how would you describe your parenting style? I feel like I'm very relaxed right? I do too. I don't feel like I'm too like clingy. I just feel like I don't know I just live full of love. You're natural is what you are. I think I'm a natural too. I think I was meant to be a mom. You're crushing being a mom. Thank you. Yeah I feel like I'm a lot more relaxed. Like I said before, Jax is a little bit more on edge and stuff at times, but he's just been so good that it's been a breeze so far.

That's one thing I always said about Jax. Even on his worst day when we would be fighting, I'm like, you're going to be a good dad one day. I've always felt that about him. I always knew it too. Yeah. And now he's like even better than I thought he would be. Yeah.

So I don't even worry about him right now with too. Yeah. And now he's like even better than I thought he would be. Yeah. So I don't even worry about him right now with Cruz. Yeah. And I remember the first time you left Cruz, it was you went to Vegas for like a bachelor party. Yeah. But it wasn't like you needed to come home early to make sure Cruz was okay. You knew leaving him with Jax, he would be totally fine. Exactly.

I just missed him so much. And I FaceTimed him all the time. And Jax was probably like so annoyed. I mean, I was FaceTiming him like once every hour. Like that annoying. And I feel like now when I go out of town, if I FaceTime Summer, she gets upset. Yeah.

So that now I do less. Yeah. I mean, Cruz to me is just kind of like, just cheesing. I don't know if people are going to see this or not, but he's just cheesing, just smiling. So he knows it's me on the other side of the phone. But like I said, I don't really have a babysitter, so we're with him all the time. Totally.

So I don't think he's gotten too upset or anything just yet. Yeah, for sure. But hopefully he doesn't. B Brower 10 has two good questions to wrap up the podcast. First one, besides being a mom, what career did you want to go into? I always wanted to work with kids. I always wanted to work with like disabled kids and, you know, handicapped children. And that was always something I loved whenever I was in high school. I did peer tutoring and I kind of wanted to go into like pediatric nursing, stuff like that.

My life did not go that way. Good old Vegas. I was a Hooters girl. I went to college and like I was just party animal. I was not like focused like I should have been. I was always a straight A student all the way and then got to college and was just like party time. So definitely didn't go that way. But I, you know, I would, I can, I'm so happy with how my life is now. So everything works out for a reason, but I still would love to work with children, whether it's charity or, you know, I've done a couple of charity events and

I just, I just think it's awesome. I love working with kids. We should get like all of us girls together and do a charity, you know, that does benefit kids. Because I know that's one thing that Raquel really wants to do is work with kids, whether it's special needs or handicaps or whatever. I feel like that's something that we could all do together. We used to do polar bear plunges and like all the money would go to Special Olympics. We should do something like that. I know it's like 100 degrees here, but there's something we could do. No, I just I feel like lately I have I do my regular donations every month,

but I just feel like with our platforms, we could do more. Exactly. And I think we should. So let's we're saying it on the podcast because we're going to be holding ourselves accountable. Exactly. Let's make it happen. Yeah. All right.

It's always good to help others. I agree. Last question. What is one fact that you wish people knew about you? Oh, Lord. I don't know. What do people not know about me? Well, I mean, just like, you know, like there's misconceptions or what people think, like when people say mean comments about you, like I can't believe that anyone has anything bad or mean to say about you because you're just such a genuine good person. So is there like. Well, you just tell for me. I know, right? I just feel like everyone, even though, you know, people can have their opinions about Jax and your relationship, but you're just you have the best heart.

Thank you. And I don't know why some people, it's not that they don't see that, but they just, they see other parts. Yeah, I feel like people, like if Jax does something or like Jax's past or whatever, they automatically assume that I'm like that or like I agree with those things or something like that. I'm like, just because we're married

doesn't mean I do the exact same thing. That's it right there. You want people to know that you don't agree with all of Jax's shenanigans. Of course not. Of course not. I love him to death. And he's just always been that outspoken person. And I'm just not really like that. You know, I'd rather just like, let it, let it be and let it go. And so Jax is gonna be like, rage text in like any, as soon as he sees something, I'm following people left and right. Like, I know he just followed me back recently. I was like, oh, we're friends again. Okay.

He's so crazy. I swear. I'm like, I'm like, just stop. Like, especially like Twitter, social media. I mean, he just goes like all out and stuff. And I'm just like, not like that. I don't even know what he says on Twitter because I do not look at Twitter. Yeah. I haven't been on Twitter in ages ages so who knows what he's out there writing like his manager like make him change his password and then like didn't give him the password or something like they're like you need to be locked out of Twitter right now bro yeah Lori locked him out for a while probably smart yeah I think that that might be something you know it's like I don't always have to agree with everything just because yeah you know we're together so and just because't always have to agree with everything just because, you know, we're together. So,

and just cause he did things in his past. Why does that affect me? You know, it's so weird, whatever. I just try to be a good person. And you are the best person. You are the best mom,

the best friend. And thank you so much for being here, getting into some shenanigans with me again. That was fun. Thank you guys so much for listening. Talk to you next week. Bye. Thanks for listening to shenanigans with Sheena Shea. Download new episodes every week on Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Bye.