September 20, 2025 • 21 mins
Morgan and Amy answer listener questions. Amy shares her thoughts on parenting teens, if Stevenson is still being called by his nickname, her thoughts on getting married again, and her favorite qualities of her boyfriend. Plus, favorite fall activities, Friday Night Lights, and wardrobe chic chat.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The best Bits of the week with Morgan. It's listener
Q and daytime. We're Morgan in a show member answer
almost all your questions.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
It's time for part two. We've got listener questions, Amy,
are you ready for this?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Ready? We got shout outs to start.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
We've got Kelsey from Florida, who said, my favorite duo
love when you two chat. Then we've got Kiera and
Hawaii who's been listening for years and admires how much
growth you've had.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
It's very inspiring. Oh, thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
And then we've got the best bits Positivity hour. You
two are the best. That's Scretchen and Idaho and Amy
and Morgan. Best bits are Elite. That's Sarah from Tennessee Elite. Yeah, late,
we got all the compliments to start. What is your
favorite part of parenting teenagers? Rebecca in New Mexico.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
I think just them getting older and having more substantial conversations.
I think that that's been a fun part in just
watching them develop and their personalities really start to come out,
and you see who they are as individuals, and watching
them grow and thrive. At least for me, that's probably
(01:06):
been the best part. Is it true that when they
get older, you have more concern.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
That grows for them. Does that happen?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
I mean yeah, I think once I start driving, there's
that they have this more freedom, and then they're friendships
and there's the normal high school stuff and what are
they involved in? And that's what Life three sixties for you.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Just love that.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
I really feel like you need an advertising with Life
three sixty.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
Oh yeah, I'm I'm on it all the time. Like
I could be like, oh, where are they right now?
Are they walking? I mean Stevenson, he rides his bike
a lot, like I can see exactly where he is.
That's just it gives you peace of mind. Now, I
don't over or what's the sort I'm looking for? I
don't obsess over it as a mom. Like if Stasher
(01:51):
is out with her friends, I will maybe check it once.
Some nights I don't even check it. I just trust
that's where she is. But sometimes I'll be like, oh,
wait a second, where is she right now? And then
I'll see like, oh, she went from you know, this
Mexican restaurant to Sonic and that's what they do then
to swig like they.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Just bounced around a restaurant hop.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
And she's from what I can tell, she's not into
certain things that I certainly was into in high school,
and I'm very thankful for that, and that might change.
But it's her senior year and she hasn't yet like
really gotten into partying or anything. And so if like
she wants to go hang out at Sonic late.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Night, okay, yeah, you're like, I'll take that. That's right.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
So we'll see what happens when she goes off to college.
Like you know, I try to have open, honest conversations
her about that. That's probably like the cringiest part of
being a parent sometimes is like, Okay, I'm gonna have
to have this conversation right now, and I want to
talk about it, but my mom didn't talk to me,
and I would much rather have, you know, the boyfriend
(02:55):
girlfriend conversations and the drinking conversations and drugs then then
just ignore it. And I'm like, Okay, well, they're going
to do what they're going to do. But just watching
them grow and develop, sure you worry, but I think
there's all different phases until they're maybe finally off on
their own. But I can't speak to that yet because
(03:17):
I'm not on that phase.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Okay, I does Stevenson still go buy his nickname at school?
In track James in Virginia.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Oh yeah, the moose. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
His birthday was what in August and he asked for
a new moose T shirt because he outgrew the one
from last year that gave him the nickname.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
That shirt is what gave him that nickname.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
Yeah, he would show up to practice with his moose
shirt and they were.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Like moose okay, and they still call him that. Does
anybody else like besides track?
Speaker 4 (03:45):
No, I mean they mostly call him Stevenson, but it's
like a thing at least for him, and occasionally, like
some of the kids will say it, but it's not
like an overall like everyone at school is like moose.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
The moose.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
That could become a thing for him in high school though,
you know, because high school I really feel like is
where your nicknames well we develop.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
I know, maybe we need to campaign for that. Maybe,
I'm like Stevenson, we really need to push this thing
because it'd be cute.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Booth.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Yeah, for the state cross country, I mean his race.
Last night we were talking about for state maybe we
should blow his head up, like really big on a
I don't know what they call those but he know
those things they stick on the wall.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Yeah, I know it's like a cutout.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
But you can do it with heads, and like we
have them at different things, and we like really cheer
them on because sometimes it's like a you know not
sometimes a lot of times adrenaline will give you that
extra boost that you need. And we're like, maybe we
divide and conquer on the course because you can't be
at all parts of the course.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
But if we we.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Know the.
Speaker 4 (04:46):
We know which way they're going to go, and then
we station people like our family and friends at different parts.
Like every quarter mile in the course there's like a
Stevenson head and someone.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
Yelling at him.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Okay, I'm like, I feel like that might motivate him
because right now I don't have that all coordinated and
I can only be like this, dad, and I can
only be like two or three different spots throughout the race,
because you're I mean, last night, I was running and
that's the most I've ran to make it back to
the finish line in time, and I was out of breath.
But I was thinking we were very strategic about it,
(05:18):
then we might give him those adrenaline bursts a quarter mile.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Very much is a thing and you should totally do that.
But also I'm advocating for getting a blow up moose's head.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Oh yeah, I needed a moose.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Yeah, because you can do his head. You should and
at least you can know who you're cheering for. But
also if you get like an inflatable moose of somehind,
I think he would love that.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
I think they'd be like, ma'am, there are no inflatable
moose allowed on the course.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Blow it up ball like, don't show anybody, then blow
it up when you're seeing me.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
Yeah, I mean I just need to maybe get myself
into a full blown moose costume.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Oh yes, yes, he would love that. Will you ever
remarry if it is the right time Stephanie and Michigan.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Yes, I don't know when that right time will be,
but yes I would.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Would you want a big wedding or would you want
like a small wedding?
Speaker 3 (06:04):
Have you ever thought about that?
Speaker 4 (06:06):
No, I wouldn't do like a wedding wedding. I would
have a party. Okay, So I think if they're I
don't know. I guess it depends on what he would
want to do. But I could see like a more
private exchanging a vow situation, and then just a fun
party but not like the full like wedding gown or
anything like that. Okay, I don't want to little pantsy
(06:27):
action maybe something white or maybe not white.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Who cares, like, I don't know. We just have fun.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
I love it and celebrate with the people that we love,
and more so the celebration like maybe in the intimate
ceremony if there's like yeah, our kids are involved, and
then but also showing the kids of like, you know,
you celebrate the big things in life that you care about,
not because I feel like I need some wedding reception.
(06:54):
It would be more of just like a celebration party.
And it's weird if it were to be my current boyfriend,
like with the loss of his wife. Also just she
always she told him before she died, you know, I
want you to get remarried, and so just that we'd
I don't know, somehow honor and celebrate her too, not
in like a weird creepy way. But it is weird
because he still loves her. It's not like he where
(07:16):
I you know. And then I thought, well, Ben and
I our relationship is such a great place. I'm like
if we were to actually, if this sort of happened
and we were to get married, I would be like,
would been come? Would we invite him? Because that'd be
good for our kids to see. And I was like,
he's dating right now, maybe his girlfriend could come. But
then that's my brain going on a journey that we're
not there yet.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Yeah, you have a ways to go, and you have
time to figure all of them. Oh yes, but that's exciting.
Speaker 4 (07:38):
But then I get asked a question like that, my
brain starts revisiting different things that I've thought of, and
I'm like, okay, and then I have to reel it in.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Okay, but it's good. It's good to know where you're at.
So this is good favorite quality in your new boyfriend.
Maybe she had asses in a way of like that
you're ex and to have, But we'll just go with
like maybe your favorite quality.
Speaker 4 (07:57):
And yeah, no, I don't want to compare him to
Ben there at all, so we won't do that. I
do think a word to describe him that has been
really good for me is steadfast. Okay, so he's very
consistent and even you know, I don't know if it's
(08:19):
like in our other part of the podcast, you were
talking about your nervous system, and he is just I
keep saying, like even in level doesn't sound as great
as steadfast, so that feels more like the word. But
he is that for me and has you know, sometimes
you don't know as someone just acting this way or
(08:40):
are they this way? And I believe after almost a year,
I can tell that he just is that way. Now
he has feelings and can fluctuate with those, like he's
not just like a passive person, but he's just consistent,
consistent in being level headed. He's very rational, uh, not dramatic.
(09:06):
It's the opposite of me sometimes, opposite the ying to
my yang.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
So steadfast. I will give it that.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
And you know, Ben, while Ben and I maybe weren't
that for each other, we might be now with the
work that we've done.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
But with me, yeah, a dash of drama. I like
to keep it fun.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Sometimes you just gotta add a little spice to the
party to stir it up.
Speaker 4 (09:32):
See, and I see if my boyfriend will take the bait,
and he doesn't, and I'm like well, And at the
beginning I was like, well, want want, but now I'm like, ah,
thank you. You're just so consistent now I'm just seeing
if he's ever going to fall for it.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
But I don't even know that.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
I'm not like purposefully doing it, but I can tell
sometimes when I step away, I'm like, okay, I was
definitely stirring the pot there. I'm not like, oh, it's
been a month since I try to row him up, Like,
I'm just see if I can get him to.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
You're on a schedule of making sure you do it X.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
Yeah. No, it's not that, but just certain things will
come up where I can later look back and see, oh,
I was very emotional at that point and maybe was
letting my emotions drive This is probably a good way
to put it. He does, he has emotions. He's just
very clear in his delivery.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Yeah, he knows who he is, he knows what he wants.
He's like good. I'm like, what the.
Speaker 4 (10:23):
I mean?
Speaker 3 (10:24):
I don't know. I don't get it. I keep waiting
for it to like not be that way, but so far,
so good. We love that. This is good.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
And most of the time when they're like that, they
are that way. My boyfriend is very similar, and I'm like,
when's the other foot coming off?
Speaker 4 (10:37):
Yeah, And I wouldn't say I'm like waiting for it
to drop because that wouldn't be healthy of me either.
But I guess I'm just curious, like this is really
a ruves Am.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
I being punked?
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Yeah, where you have like I'm ninety nine percent of
time like this is great, this is so good, and
then there's just like that one percent that creeps in
my brain sometimes like yah, it's gonna go to.
Speaker 4 (10:57):
All yeah, or like if we were to get married,
like I know somebody that was dating a guy like
our guys, like we're describing swear to God, this is
how she described him. The day after they got married,
everything flipped. They're divorced now, everything flipped. It was like
a switch. He the word in my mind right now,
(11:20):
has bamboozled her, but like and everybody around like he
knew what he was doing and he was able to
keep up that game, and then the minute it became
legal and she was his like something.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
Just either I have a friend with this very similar story.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
Okay, well maybe just say their name off air, because
I wonder I'm like, no way to the same person.
But if that's crazy that happened to your friend too,
Like that's terrifying to know that there are situations out
there where they will play it right up until and
then when it's legal. I don't know if it's something
that switches in them like oh this is far more complicated,
or I've got her or they've I don't know, but
(11:56):
she was sort of It's almost like she couldn't even
accept it because she was so perplexed by it. She's like,
what in the world is happening.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Well, it's hard to comprehend something that you would never do, right,
Like that's something that you just couldn't even put in
your head as something that's a possibility. And then it
happens and you're like, Okay, I guess that was a possibility.
Speaker 3 (12:14):
Yeah, And I mean.
Speaker 4 (12:17):
So that that pops in my head sometimes I'm like, well,
maybe he's waiting for the day we're married. And then
the flip switches.
Speaker 5 (12:26):
Or the switch flips, the flip switches, the fliplip switches,
the switch flips flips. I think it's flip switches because
the flip flips switch flips.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
All right, we're gonna take a quick break.
Speaker 2 (12:44):
Cadi from Ohio wants to know the favorite fall activities.
Speaker 4 (12:51):
Oh, well, like last weekend, my brother in law and
nieces are in town. And he texted me this morning
actually because and this will help explain my favorite fall activity.
And he sent a really nice note. He's like, hey,
just wanted to say thank you. Your hospitality enjoys always
(13:12):
welcoming and contagious. Oh this is your spirit. I didn't
know it is this nice. Your spirit is so beautiful
inside and out. I love everything that you're doing. I
know I give you a hard time, but I wouldn't
be your brother if I didn't. Thanks for the back
porch coffee time too, always my favorite with you. Hope
you have a great day. And there's some stuff going
on with like my family. So he was like, hey,
(13:33):
I'm praying for this blah blah blah. He's like love
conquers always, blah blah blah. So it was a really
nice note. And him and my sister must have been
talking about something because then my sister sent me a
really nice note too. But back porch coffee time when
the fall tempts hit, it's I love sitting on the
(13:55):
porch with coffee and being with my people and talking
or journaling. And that is something that happens in fall
and spring, like summer. It's just too muggy and hot
winter it's too cold. Yeah, but my back porch in
the fall and coffee time. Yeah, what about you?
Speaker 2 (14:14):
I mean that's that's turning in and you just got
your porch, yes, I just got it all screened in,
so it's all getting like put together, and I'm just
I spend so much time out there now, especially with
the weather turning, and I love it.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
I love that sitting out there.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
And watching a movie is going to be one of
my favorite activities all of fall. But also I like
cooking pumpkin insider things like I just made pumpkin protein bars.
I'm about to make some little apple cider donuts. And
I just like the seasons of our season, the flavors, yes,
thank you, the flavors of fall. With the flavors of fall,
(14:49):
that's pumpkin things are one of my favorites to like
go in and try. So I'm having to make it
all at home this year and figure out how I
can still do that.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
That would be mine.
Speaker 2 (14:58):
I just started watching Friday Night Lights. Who is your
favorite character or was your favorite character that's from Sarah?
Speaker 3 (15:05):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (15:06):
Do I have a favorite character from Friday Night Lights?
I mean, I love coach Taylor obviously, and then Tammy.
I was always an girl. Oh well, yeah, who doesn't love?
Speaker 3 (15:18):
But his behavior was a.
Speaker 4 (15:19):
Little oh yeah, he's You didn't say who's the hottest?
Speaker 3 (15:24):
No, I said who's your favorite character? I mean I
liked Tammy.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
Yeah, she was great. That's where I honestly fell in love.
Like girl crush on Connie Britten was Ny Taylor.
Speaker 3 (15:36):
Yeah, it's such a good show. Mm hmmm, it really is. Honestly,
none of them are wrong.
Speaker 2 (15:41):
But Riggins was like a big crush of mine when
I was watching that show, and that's why it's front
of mine. Also, just I love the name Riggins. It's
so cute. It is a cute name. Do you get
a wardrobe paid for by the company for events?
Speaker 3 (15:53):
That's Lauren from Austin. No, it's a quick cancer. No,
that would be fun. That would be fun. But no,
do you put together years or do you have somebody
help at all? I used to have.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
My friend Kelly would do it, but I then I
just started doing it myself, like the last several years.
I was like, I don't know, I just started doing
it the last probably after COVID. I mean, I think
a lot did that change for a lot of people
after COVID And I was looking back at some of
my past, my most recent iHeart outfits over the last
(16:29):
several years, and they were all me. I mean, I'll
get opinions or I might still text her other friends
and be like, hey do you like this or does
this look ridiculous?
Speaker 2 (16:40):
But hey, there you go. I think people assume that
we get like wardrobes and stuff. Yeah, for different events,
but no, that's us, Yeah, going out to things. How
did people share their pregnancy news with you whenever you
were struggling with infertility? That's from m in Ohio. I'm
assuming she maybe going through something similar.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
Uh. I think they just were normal how they would be.
Speaker 4 (17:05):
I don't know. I don't recall any of my I mean,
this was a long long time ago, but I'm trying
to think. I think I did have my college roommate
she proceeded with caution on her second pregnancy, kind of like, Hey,
I've been wanting to tell you this. I just don't
(17:26):
know how because I know that you're going through this
and she did it thoughtfully, but nobody I never took
it any wrong way. If someone's just I want you
to do you. And I think that's it's good if
you're family and friends or where what you're going through
and they are sensitive to it.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
And also.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
Just because we've been dealt a certain card. I don't
want to trump or step on anybody's joy or steal
their joy in their moment, like I don't know, you.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Don't want to just gotta theoria, Oh what the being soupererio?
Oh bean, you don't want to being souperio? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (18:06):
Yeah, the bean soup theory, that's a that's a good
one where you're just kind of won't want you're the
Debbie downer at the point.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
Yeah, And I think a lot of that's valid.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
Right when you're going through something, you've experienced things and
you you get to have all of those emotions.
Speaker 3 (18:19):
But there's also two things. This can be true.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
What Amy's saying is that you get to feel that
way and have that, but you can also still have
joy for the people that are in your life and
having joyful things happen.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Yeah, And I feel like when someone has this expectation,
which I am thankful for my friend that did deliver
the news in that way, but I assured her over
and over again like, if this ever happens again, please
just do you and come out and tell me, Like,
I don't want you to have anxiety about telling me
(18:51):
about one of the biggest moments in your life. Like
I just I'm grateful for the thoughtfulness and I just
want people to be normal. Yeah, well hopefully, because then
it also is like this reminder of like, oh, these
this is happening to me. I just want things to
kind of continue. And I'm very detached from that part
(19:14):
of my life because it was so long ago, and
I know there's so many emotions. I mean, the Lord
knows how many pregnancy tests I took and how many
times I was crying and frustrated and asking how did
my sister get pregnant four times with biological children and
like what is wrong with me? And I've worked through
a lot of that, and also after we adopted and
(19:35):
then came to terms like I'm not ever going to
have a biological child. I mean, I guess never say never,
but that's just like not something I want. At times
do I think like, oh, that would be so precious
to have a baby, But I think I'm past that
part and I've come to terms. So it's been a
minute since I've thought about that, and anybody that's going
(19:56):
through it right now, like, oh, my heart goes out
to you.
Speaker 2 (20:01):
I know.
Speaker 3 (20:01):
It is so difficult because also social.
Speaker 4 (20:04):
Media wasn't as huge or baby announcements weren't as big
back then for me, so you'd have to see it everywhere, right,
I mean, you weren't just bombarded with all different I
mean even strangers like you like now, all news everywhere
and you're like, those people got pregnant and.
Speaker 3 (20:24):
I can yep, yep.
Speaker 2 (20:26):
You don't get to get away from it at all,
very much in your face all the time by those people.
Speaker 4 (20:30):
I mean, like some of the ridiculous like baby gender
announcements that you know, people end up getting hurt or
it's really tragic or they're obviously bone heads and you're like, okay,
yeah they made a baby, or.
Speaker 2 (20:42):
You see somebody have like their eighteenth baby or something
like thing really just one yeah, just one?
Speaker 3 (20:48):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (20:49):
Oh well, hopefully I'm in Ohio that helped with whatever
you're going through on either side.
Speaker 3 (20:54):
And yeah, this is where we leave you, guys. We're
all done. We hope a cat and I end our
podcast with we hope you have the day you need
to have. That's a good one. I love that.
Speaker 4 (21:06):
Well.
Speaker 2 (21:07):
Uh that is Amy and I wrapping up here too.
So Amy, tell the people where they can find you.
Hear you all that good stuff.
Speaker 4 (21:13):
At Radio Amy on Instagram And speaking of my podcast
with Kat, it is feeling things with Amy and Kat
and the Instagram is Feeling things podcast.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
You want to end it?
Speaker 2 (21:23):
How we do?
Speaker 3 (21:24):
I say, and we hope you have the day. And
you go, you need to have Okay, all right, all
right and Morgan and I hope you have the day
you need to have. Bye bye.
Speaker 1 (21:32):
That's the best bits of the Week with Morgan. Thanks
for listening. Be sure to check out the other two
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
It's time for part two. We've got listener questions, Amy,
are you ready for this?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Ready? We got shout outs to start.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
We've got Kelsey from Florida, who said, my favorite duo
love when you two chat. Then we've got Kiera and
Hawaii who's been listening for years and admires how much
growth you've had.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
It's very inspiring. Oh, thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
And then we've got the best bits Positivity hour. You
two are the best. That's Scretchen and Idaho and Amy
and Morgan. Best bits are Elite. That's Sarah from Tennessee Elite. Yeah, late,
we got all the compliments to start. What is your
favorite part of parenting teenagers? Rebecca in New Mexico.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
I think just them getting older and having more substantial conversations.
I think that that's been a fun part in just
watching them develop and their personalities really start to come out,
and you see who they are as individuals, and watching
them grow and thrive. At least for me, that's probably
(01:06):
been the best part. Is it true that when they
get older, you have more concern.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
That grows for them. Does that happen?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
I mean yeah, I think once I start driving, there's
that they have this more freedom, and then they're friendships
and there's the normal high school stuff and what are
they involved in? And that's what Life three sixties for you.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Just love that.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
I really feel like you need an advertising with Life
three sixty.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
Oh yeah, I'm I'm on it all the time. Like
I could be like, oh, where are they right now?
Are they walking? I mean Stevenson, he rides his bike
a lot, like I can see exactly where he is.
That's just it gives you peace of mind. Now, I
don't over or what's the sort I'm looking for? I
don't obsess over it as a mom. Like if Stasher
(01:51):
is out with her friends, I will maybe check it once.
Some nights I don't even check it. I just trust
that's where she is. But sometimes I'll be like, oh,
wait a second, where is she right now? And then
I'll see like, oh, she went from you know, this
Mexican restaurant to Sonic and that's what they do then
to swig like they.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Just bounced around a restaurant hop.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
And she's from what I can tell, she's not into
certain things that I certainly was into in high school,
and I'm very thankful for that, and that might change.
But it's her senior year and she hasn't yet like
really gotten into partying or anything. And so if like
she wants to go hang out at Sonic late.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Night, okay, yeah, you're like, I'll take that. That's right.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
So we'll see what happens when she goes off to college.
Like you know, I try to have open, honest conversations
her about that. That's probably like the cringiest part of
being a parent sometimes is like, Okay, I'm gonna have
to have this conversation right now, and I want to
talk about it, but my mom didn't talk to me,
and I would much rather have, you know, the boyfriend
(02:55):
girlfriend conversations and the drinking conversations and drugs then then
just ignore it. And I'm like, Okay, well, they're going
to do what they're going to do. But just watching
them grow and develop, sure you worry, but I think
there's all different phases until they're maybe finally off on
their own. But I can't speak to that yet because
(03:17):
I'm not on that phase.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Okay, I does Stevenson still go buy his nickname at school?
In track James in Virginia.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
Oh yeah, the moose. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
His birthday was what in August and he asked for
a new moose T shirt because he outgrew the one
from last year that gave him the nickname.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
That shirt is what gave him that nickname.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
Yeah, he would show up to practice with his moose
shirt and they were.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Like moose okay, and they still call him that. Does
anybody else like besides track?
Speaker 4 (03:45):
No, I mean they mostly call him Stevenson, but it's
like a thing at least for him, and occasionally, like
some of the kids will say it, but it's not
like an overall like everyone at school is like moose.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
The moose.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
That could become a thing for him in high school though,
you know, because high school I really feel like is
where your nicknames well we develop.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
I know, maybe we need to campaign for that. Maybe,
I'm like Stevenson, we really need to push this thing
because it'd be cute.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Booth.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Yeah, for the state cross country, I mean his race.
Last night we were talking about for state maybe we
should blow his head up, like really big on a
I don't know what they call those but he know
those things they stick on the wall.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Yeah, I know it's like a cutout.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
But you can do it with heads, and like we
have them at different things, and we like really cheer
them on because sometimes it's like a you know not
sometimes a lot of times adrenaline will give you that
extra boost that you need. And we're like, maybe we
divide and conquer on the course because you can't be
at all parts of the course.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
But if we we.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Know the.
Speaker 4 (04:46):
We know which way they're going to go, and then
we station people like our family and friends at different parts.
Like every quarter mile in the course there's like a
Stevenson head and someone.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
Yelling at him.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Okay, I'm like, I feel like that might motivate him
because right now I don't have that all coordinated and
I can only be like this, dad, and I can
only be like two or three different spots throughout the race,
because you're I mean, last night, I was running and
that's the most I've ran to make it back to
the finish line in time, and I was out of breath.
But I was thinking we were very strategic about it,
(05:18):
then we might give him those adrenaline bursts a quarter mile.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Very much is a thing and you should totally do that.
But also I'm advocating for getting a blow up moose's head.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Oh yeah, I needed a moose.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Yeah, because you can do his head. You should and
at least you can know who you're cheering for. But
also if you get like an inflatable moose of somehind,
I think he would love that.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
I think they'd be like, ma'am, there are no inflatable
moose allowed on the course.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Blow it up ball like, don't show anybody, then blow
it up when you're seeing me.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
Yeah, I mean I just need to maybe get myself
into a full blown moose costume.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Oh yes, yes, he would love that. Will you ever
remarry if it is the right time Stephanie and Michigan.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Yes, I don't know when that right time will be,
but yes I would.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Would you want a big wedding or would you want
like a small wedding?
Speaker 3 (06:04):
Have you ever thought about that?
Speaker 4 (06:06):
No, I wouldn't do like a wedding wedding. I would
have a party. Okay, So I think if they're I
don't know. I guess it depends on what he would
want to do. But I could see like a more
private exchanging a vow situation, and then just a fun
party but not like the full like wedding gown or
anything like that. Okay, I don't want to little pantsy
(06:27):
action maybe something white or maybe not white.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Who cares, like, I don't know. We just have fun.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
I love it and celebrate with the people that we love,
and more so the celebration like maybe in the intimate
ceremony if there's like yeah, our kids are involved, and
then but also showing the kids of like, you know,
you celebrate the big things in life that you care about,
not because I feel like I need some wedding reception.
(06:54):
It would be more of just like a celebration party.
And it's weird if it were to be my current boyfriend,
like with the loss of his wife. Also just she
always she told him before she died, you know, I
want you to get remarried, and so just that we'd
I don't know, somehow honor and celebrate her too, not
in like a weird creepy way. But it is weird
because he still loves her. It's not like he where
(07:16):
I you know. And then I thought, well, Ben and
I our relationship is such a great place. I'm like
if we were to actually, if this sort of happened
and we were to get married, I would be like,
would been come? Would we invite him? Because that'd be
good for our kids to see. And I was like,
he's dating right now, maybe his girlfriend could come. But
then that's my brain going on a journey that we're
not there yet.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Yeah, you have a ways to go, and you have
time to figure all of them. Oh yes, but that's exciting.
Speaker 4 (07:38):
But then I get asked a question like that, my
brain starts revisiting different things that I've thought of, and
I'm like, okay, and then I have to reel it in.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Okay, but it's good. It's good to know where you're at.
So this is good favorite quality in your new boyfriend.
Maybe she had asses in a way of like that
you're ex and to have, But we'll just go with
like maybe your favorite quality.
Speaker 4 (07:57):
And yeah, no, I don't want to compare him to
Ben there at all, so we won't do that. I
do think a word to describe him that has been
really good for me is steadfast. Okay, so he's very
consistent and even you know, I don't know if it's
(08:19):
like in our other part of the podcast, you were
talking about your nervous system, and he is just I
keep saying, like even in level doesn't sound as great
as steadfast, so that feels more like the word. But
he is that for me and has you know, sometimes
you don't know as someone just acting this way or
(08:40):
are they this way? And I believe after almost a year,
I can tell that he just is that way. Now
he has feelings and can fluctuate with those, like he's
not just like a passive person, but he's just consistent,
consistent in being level headed. He's very rational, uh, not dramatic.
(09:06):
It's the opposite of me sometimes, opposite the ying to
my yang.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
So steadfast. I will give it that.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
And you know, Ben, while Ben and I maybe weren't
that for each other, we might be now with the
work that we've done.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
But with me, yeah, a dash of drama. I like
to keep it fun.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Sometimes you just gotta add a little spice to the
party to stir it up.
Speaker 4 (09:32):
See, and I see if my boyfriend will take the bait,
and he doesn't, and I'm like well, And at the
beginning I was like, well, want want, but now I'm like, ah,
thank you. You're just so consistent now I'm just seeing
if he's ever going to fall for it.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
But I don't even know that.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
I'm not like purposefully doing it, but I can tell
sometimes when I step away, I'm like, okay, I was
definitely stirring the pot there. I'm not like, oh, it's
been a month since I try to row him up, Like,
I'm just see if I can get him to.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
You're on a schedule of making sure you do it X.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
Yeah. No, it's not that, but just certain things will
come up where I can later look back and see, oh,
I was very emotional at that point and maybe was
letting my emotions drive This is probably a good way
to put it. He does, he has emotions. He's just
very clear in his delivery.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Yeah, he knows who he is, he knows what he wants.
He's like good. I'm like, what the.
Speaker 4 (10:23):
I mean?
Speaker 3 (10:24):
I don't know. I don't get it. I keep waiting
for it to like not be that way, but so far,
so good. We love that. This is good.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
And most of the time when they're like that, they
are that way. My boyfriend is very similar, and I'm like,
when's the other foot coming off?
Speaker 4 (10:37):
Yeah, And I wouldn't say I'm like waiting for it
to drop because that wouldn't be healthy of me either.
But I guess I'm just curious, like this is really
a ruves Am.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
I being punked?
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Yeah, where you have like I'm ninety nine percent of
time like this is great, this is so good, and
then there's just like that one percent that creeps in
my brain sometimes like yah, it's gonna go to.
Speaker 4 (10:57):
All yeah, or like if we were to get married,
like I know somebody that was dating a guy like
our guys, like we're describing swear to God, this is
how she described him. The day after they got married,
everything flipped. They're divorced now, everything flipped. It was like
a switch. He the word in my mind right now,
(11:20):
has bamboozled her, but like and everybody around like he
knew what he was doing and he was able to
keep up that game, and then the minute it became
legal and she was his like something.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
Just either I have a friend with this very similar story.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
Okay, well maybe just say their name off air, because
I wonder I'm like, no way to the same person.
But if that's crazy that happened to your friend too,
Like that's terrifying to know that there are situations out
there where they will play it right up until and
then when it's legal. I don't know if it's something
that switches in them like oh this is far more complicated,
or I've got her or they've I don't know, but
(11:56):
she was sort of It's almost like she couldn't even
accept it because she was so perplexed by it. She's like,
what in the world is happening.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Well, it's hard to comprehend something that you would never do, right,
Like that's something that you just couldn't even put in
your head as something that's a possibility. And then it
happens and you're like, Okay, I guess that was a possibility.
Speaker 3 (12:14):
Yeah, And I mean.
Speaker 4 (12:17):
So that that pops in my head sometimes I'm like, well,
maybe he's waiting for the day we're married. And then
the flip switches.
Speaker 5 (12:26):
Or the switch flips, the flip switches, the fliplip switches,
the switch flips flips. I think it's flip switches because
the flip flips switch flips.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
All right, we're gonna take a quick break.
Speaker 2 (12:44):
Cadi from Ohio wants to know the favorite fall activities.
Speaker 4 (12:51):
Oh, well, like last weekend, my brother in law and
nieces are in town. And he texted me this morning
actually because and this will help explain my favorite fall activity.
And he sent a really nice note. He's like, hey,
just wanted to say thank you. Your hospitality enjoys always
(13:12):
welcoming and contagious. Oh this is your spirit. I didn't
know it is this nice. Your spirit is so beautiful
inside and out. I love everything that you're doing. I
know I give you a hard time, but I wouldn't
be your brother if I didn't. Thanks for the back
porch coffee time too, always my favorite with you. Hope
you have a great day. And there's some stuff going
on with like my family. So he was like, hey,
(13:33):
I'm praying for this blah blah blah. He's like love
conquers always, blah blah blah. So it was a really
nice note. And him and my sister must have been
talking about something because then my sister sent me a
really nice note too. But back porch coffee time when
the fall tempts hit, it's I love sitting on the
(13:55):
porch with coffee and being with my people and talking
or journaling. And that is something that happens in fall
and spring, like summer. It's just too muggy and hot
winter it's too cold. Yeah, but my back porch in
the fall and coffee time. Yeah, what about you?
Speaker 2 (14:14):
I mean that's that's turning in and you just got
your porch, yes, I just got it all screened in,
so it's all getting like put together, and I'm just
I spend so much time out there now, especially with
the weather turning, and I love it.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
I love that sitting out there.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
And watching a movie is going to be one of
my favorite activities all of fall. But also I like
cooking pumpkin insider things like I just made pumpkin protein bars.
I'm about to make some little apple cider donuts. And
I just like the seasons of our season, the flavors, yes,
thank you, the flavors of fall. With the flavors of fall,
(14:49):
that's pumpkin things are one of my favorites to like
go in and try. So I'm having to make it
all at home this year and figure out how I
can still do that.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
That would be mine.
Speaker 2 (14:58):
I just started watching Friday Night Lights. Who is your
favorite character or was your favorite character that's from Sarah?
Speaker 3 (15:05):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (15:06):
Do I have a favorite character from Friday Night Lights?
I mean, I love coach Taylor obviously, and then Tammy.
I was always an girl. Oh well, yeah, who doesn't love?
Speaker 3 (15:18):
But his behavior was a.
Speaker 4 (15:19):
Little oh yeah, he's You didn't say who's the hottest?
Speaker 3 (15:24):
No, I said who's your favorite character? I mean I
liked Tammy.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
Yeah, she was great. That's where I honestly fell in love.
Like girl crush on Connie Britten was Ny Taylor.
Speaker 3 (15:36):
Yeah, it's such a good show. Mm hmmm, it really is. Honestly,
none of them are wrong.
Speaker 2 (15:41):
But Riggins was like a big crush of mine when
I was watching that show, and that's why it's front
of mine. Also, just I love the name Riggins. It's
so cute. It is a cute name. Do you get
a wardrobe paid for by the company for events?
Speaker 3 (15:53):
That's Lauren from Austin. No, it's a quick cancer. No,
that would be fun. That would be fun. But no,
do you put together years or do you have somebody
help at all? I used to have.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
My friend Kelly would do it, but I then I
just started doing it myself, like the last several years.
I was like, I don't know, I just started doing
it the last probably after COVID. I mean, I think
a lot did that change for a lot of people
after COVID And I was looking back at some of
my past, my most recent iHeart outfits over the last
(16:29):
several years, and they were all me. I mean, I'll
get opinions or I might still text her other friends
and be like, hey do you like this or does
this look ridiculous?
Speaker 2 (16:40):
But hey, there you go. I think people assume that
we get like wardrobes and stuff. Yeah, for different events,
but no, that's us, Yeah, going out to things. How
did people share their pregnancy news with you whenever you
were struggling with infertility? That's from m in Ohio. I'm
assuming she maybe going through something similar.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
Uh. I think they just were normal how they would be.
Speaker 4 (17:05):
I don't know. I don't recall any of my I mean,
this was a long long time ago, but I'm trying
to think. I think I did have my college roommate
she proceeded with caution on her second pregnancy, kind of like, Hey,
I've been wanting to tell you this. I just don't
(17:26):
know how because I know that you're going through this
and she did it thoughtfully, but nobody I never took
it any wrong way. If someone's just I want you
to do you. And I think that's it's good if
you're family and friends or where what you're going through
and they are sensitive to it.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
And also.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
Just because we've been dealt a certain card. I don't
want to trump or step on anybody's joy or steal
their joy in their moment, like I don't know, you.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Don't want to just gotta theoria, Oh what the being soupererio?
Oh bean, you don't want to being souperio? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (18:06):
Yeah, the bean soup theory, that's a that's a good
one where you're just kind of won't want you're the
Debbie downer at the point.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
Yeah, And I think a lot of that's valid.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
Right when you're going through something, you've experienced things and
you you get to have all of those emotions.
Speaker 3 (18:19):
But there's also two things. This can be true.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
What Amy's saying is that you get to feel that
way and have that, but you can also still have
joy for the people that are in your life and
having joyful things happen.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Yeah, And I feel like when someone has this expectation,
which I am thankful for my friend that did deliver
the news in that way, but I assured her over
and over again like, if this ever happens again, please
just do you and come out and tell me, Like,
I don't want you to have anxiety about telling me
(18:51):
about one of the biggest moments in your life. Like
I just I'm grateful for the thoughtfulness and I just
want people to be normal. Yeah, well hopefully, because then
it also is like this reminder of like, oh, these
this is happening to me. I just want things to
kind of continue. And I'm very detached from that part
(19:14):
of my life because it was so long ago, and
I know there's so many emotions. I mean, the Lord
knows how many pregnancy tests I took and how many
times I was crying and frustrated and asking how did
my sister get pregnant four times with biological children and
like what is wrong with me? And I've worked through
a lot of that, and also after we adopted and
(19:35):
then came to terms like I'm not ever going to
have a biological child. I mean, I guess never say never,
but that's just like not something I want. At times
do I think like, oh, that would be so precious
to have a baby, But I think I'm past that
part and I've come to terms. So it's been a
minute since I've thought about that, and anybody that's going
(19:56):
through it right now, like, oh, my heart goes out
to you.
Speaker 2 (20:01):
I know.
Speaker 3 (20:01):
It is so difficult because also social.
Speaker 4 (20:04):
Media wasn't as huge or baby announcements weren't as big
back then for me, so you'd have to see it everywhere, right,
I mean, you weren't just bombarded with all different I
mean even strangers like you like now, all news everywhere
and you're like, those people got pregnant and.
Speaker 3 (20:24):
I can yep, yep.
Speaker 2 (20:26):
You don't get to get away from it at all,
very much in your face all the time by those people.
Speaker 4 (20:30):
I mean, like some of the ridiculous like baby gender
announcements that you know, people end up getting hurt or
it's really tragic or they're obviously bone heads and you're like, okay,
yeah they made a baby, or.
Speaker 2 (20:42):
You see somebody have like their eighteenth baby or something
like thing really just one yeah, just one?
Speaker 3 (20:48):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (20:49):
Oh well, hopefully I'm in Ohio that helped with whatever
you're going through on either side.
Speaker 3 (20:54):
And yeah, this is where we leave you, guys. We're
all done. We hope a cat and I end our
podcast with we hope you have the day you need
to have. That's a good one. I love that.
Speaker 4 (21:06):
Well.
Speaker 2 (21:07):
Uh that is Amy and I wrapping up here too.
So Amy, tell the people where they can find you.
Hear you all that good stuff.
Speaker 4 (21:13):
At Radio Amy on Instagram And speaking of my podcast
with Kat, it is feeling things with Amy and Kat
and the Instagram is Feeling things podcast.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
You want to end it?
Speaker 2 (21:23):
How we do?
Speaker 3 (21:24):
I say, and we hope you have the day. And
you go, you need to have Okay, all right, all
right and Morgan and I hope you have the day
you need to have. Bye bye.
Speaker 1 (21:32):
That's the best bits of the Week with Morgan. Thanks
for listening. Be sure to check out the other two
parts this weekend. Go follow the show on all social platforms.
Speaker 3 (21:42):
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Speaker 1 (21:44):
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