July 8, 2025 • 18 mins
After something went awry at a kid’s birthday party ONE YEAR AGO something is STILL causing a rift… and we’re being asked to settle it with a brand new Awkward Tuesday Phone Call!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and we've dealt
with family drama on this show before. Just last month,
I volunteered to give Alexis's younger brother the Birds and
the Bees talk.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
I love that, and now high we already know.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Well now he just calls me dad. What we really
got close after that conversation. We understand awkward family dynamics clearly,
and we're dealing with one today after something didn't go
so right at a children's birthday party a year ago.
It was so bad that it's still causing a rift
(00:38):
in the family that we're being asked to settle today.
I'm probably gonna have to get ready to explain how
certain things work. But you'll find out what happened in
your brand new awkward Tuesday phone call right after this.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
It's awkward, It's Tuesday. It's awkward Tuesday phone call.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
A few months ago, you all might remember we did
an awkward call for one of our listeners who needed
help asking the best man at her wedding to politely
back out because they used to date and her fiance
wasn't aware of that past relationship.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Want to tell us right.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
So we called the guy eventually they worked it out.
But now fast forward to today and guess who's emailed
the show asking for our assistance.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Does that mean we get an update on the wedding?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
Did the wedding happen?
Speaker 1 (01:33):
No, we're not going back. He has a new problem
that he wants to deal with. The best man, Brad
has called in for help with a different situation in
an awkward call.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Brad, welcome back to the show Man.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
Hey, thank you. Yeah, you guys kind of surprised me
on that last ones. I figured, you know what, it
could probably be helpful on this situation.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
Yeah, you were kind of the victim of the last
Awkward Tuesday, and now you're more the protagonist here, I hope.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
So I don't really know what's going on. I'm super confused.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
He's not sure what protagonist means, Brooks.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
So you gotta Yeah, you're the person who's calling needing help.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Thank you, character energy, That's what I'm saying.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
You're the main character of this Awkward Tuesday phone call.
So what's the situation that you're dealing with?
Speaker 4 (02:18):
So this is a little more tame than last time,
for sure, But I'm just having an issue with my
sister Jenna right now.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Oka.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
Quick backstory, I guess I'm divorced. I have two kids,
two boys, four and six. I love them. They're awesome,
hang out with them all the time. They're my buddies.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Awesome. Yeah you have to say that though pretty much, but.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Just in case the court, I love them, I'm still
I'm kidding.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
It also has to do with the situation. So, like
I found out my sister's having a birthday party for
her daughter at her house. Huh. But like my mom's
the one that told me about it. She's just like
mentioning it like obviously, like I was going, but I
didn't get any imitate about it. I didn't hear anything
about it.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Are you sure?
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Because my husband's always like I didn't see that birthday invite.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
Yes, That's what I'm saying. So I figured she's my sister.
She sucks at communicating anyway. So like I texted her,
I didn't like out like say it, but I was
hinting at it. I was dropping some huge hints and
she didn't say anything, which made it even more obvious.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
What you feel like you weren't invited to the party
on purpose?
Speaker 4 (03:26):
I feel like I know the reason and that's what's
so upsetting about it.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Really there's a reason.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
So like she's probably upset because last time there was
like any like birthday event in our family, Like I
brought my kids and they were rowdy, I want to say,
a couple of boys. I mean, yeah, they were loud.
Yes they were knocking everything over. Yes they have to
trash their trucks on everything, and whatever they is they do,
(03:56):
Like my special I don't get it, he asks, Like
the four year old, he's throwing hands because he didn't
win a game. He's like screaming how he wants to
be the rotten egg, Like it doesn't even make sense.
And then my four year old is just pouring candy
on the floor and then eating it off the floor.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Your kid is doing that.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
Both of my kids are doing both of these.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Off the floor.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
So you're saying you think your sister isn't inviting your
kids to the birthday party because they're so misbehaved.
Speaker 4 (04:25):
Yeah, And I mean, like maybe I'm making it sound
like it's not like they were like lighting things on
fire or anything like God forbid. No, obviously I know
they're misbehaving, and like I know, I've had to talk
to them and stuff about that it's hard to crall
to boys when they're running around by yourself, believe me.
But their kids and like their family, like, really, you're
gonna exclude them because like they were bad one?
Speaker 2 (04:47):
What do you think she'd tell you that, like sibling
to sibling.
Speaker 5 (04:50):
But I think that's why, Like I don't have kids,
but when you see bad kids, you tend to blame them.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Yeah, but if it's your family, you just have to
accept no matter what they fear. Is so wait because
this is their cousin's birthday, right that they're not getting.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Invited to saying I want them to see their cousin,
like I want them to be able to hang out,
Like I just need help convincing changing your mind.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
I think, okay, okay, you're not going to do the
thing where you just show up uninvited and crash the
party like a lot of family.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Members would do. That's such a little brother.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
I want to they have a pool, like it'd be
really okay.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
You want to do the polite thing, And actually it
sounds like call your sister and ask permission to bring
your children.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
Yes, I would like to squash the beef, as we would.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Say Okay, that's I feel like that's a mature move,
like actually talk about it in a family instead of
just everybody talking behind each other's backs. You know, so
you got like four other group chats don't include each
other in it.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Okay, but you feel like you're going to get pushed
back from your sister and that's what you're looking for
advice on.
Speaker 4 (05:53):
Uh yeah, my sister can be terrifying a little bit.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Yeah. So wait, so once the like mission.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
I get put it all out there so it's not awkward,
and then like I guess, like I would assume then
it would just be business as usual.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
It's a little touchy too, because you don't want to
start more drama from a phone call like this. There's
already enough, it sounds like in your family.
Speaker 4 (06:16):
Yeah, I don't want to be like I'm sorry and
then just assume I'm invited either.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Oh you you actually want to apologize for your kids
behavior last time?
Speaker 4 (06:23):
I mean, if you guys think I need to do that,
like that's what I'll do. But like I'll take your advice.
But I've tried that route and she's pretty stuck in
her ways.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Okay, I mean it sounds delightful.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
It is her party, her house, her rules, so her pool.
We're looking for her blessing to get them over, and
if she says no, then we'll unleash your children on
her house to finish the job that they started.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
It's time with fire.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Yes, yeah, don't get out when you got to go
to the bathroom in that pool?
Speaker 5 (06:51):
What the kids are going to be in the pool?
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Didn't get that, but got it anyway.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
We'll come with advice for you and let you make
your awkward Tuesday phone call to your sister to get
your children invited to her daughter's party. And your awkward
Tuesday phone call coming up right after this.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Thank you, all right, man, hold on, it's awkward.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
It's it's awkward Tuesday phone call. Science has once claimed
it was impossible.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
MythBusters refuse to even test it.
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
The question, could candy infuse children spend three hours at
a birthday party and be somewhat well behaved?
Speaker 2 (07:35):
It's scary answer.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
We do because it happened a year ago for Brad
when he brought his children, four and six years old
over to their cousin's birthday party and the two of
them ended up causing chaos. And mischief. Yeah, it's all
the stuff little boys tend to do. Kids, right, And
I need to ask you, Brad, didn't your children break
anything while they were over at their antswer house.
Speaker 4 (08:01):
I mean there was a broken lamp when we were leaving,
but I didn't see what happened to it.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
You're just like the boys responsibilities lamp And she's like, yeah,
owe me money.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
And his children did leave with a light bulb that day,
but you can't.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Connect the two of them. Okay, yeah, that's fine.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
Now, maybe uh, Brooke has some advice for you before
we call your sister and try to convince her to
let your children attend this year's party hopefully.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
Brook, What do you think?
Speaker 3 (08:30):
I mean, I think when it comes to an older sister,
what you need to do is butter her up.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
And this is getting really gress.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
I'm saying, make or feel good, make or feel wanted needed,
That's what all old want. Yeah, you need to take
the angle of you need parenting advice Okay from her
the expert.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Yeah right, like they're smarter to have you been doing
things to help correct your boys behavior?
Speaker 4 (08:57):
Yeah, I mean I've been trying to do like some
stuff here and there, like really trying to like get
them to hone in and stuff.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
But okay, that might be worth bringing up to your
sister if we can get her on the phone.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
But Jose, what do you think do you have advice? Well,
kind of the same.
Speaker 5 (09:09):
Anytime I want something from my sister, I buy her
present during the call. Just tell her you have a
bunch of chocolate covered strawberries for anytime she wants, And
immediately she'll be.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
Like, oh, yeah, yeah, come on over chocolate covered strawberries
to your sister.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Yeah, every Mother's Day.
Speaker 5 (09:28):
I sent her her birthday.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
It's kind of a sexy gift my mom too. Yeah, chocolate.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Okay, so maybe yes, bribe your sister with some sexy chocolates.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
What do you think that?
Speaker 4 (09:41):
Yeah, I don't think I want to leave the sexy
chocolates out of it.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Okay, normal, normal chocolates and normal for us.
Speaker 4 (09:46):
I'm gonna take a combo clatter from each of y'all.
She's smarter than me. She loves to rub that in
my face, so let's just put that angle.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
We're getting an invite at the end of this for
the boys.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
You know, Brook wants to see if her kids can
be invited too, so we'll work on that afterwards.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
It sounds like though his sister has some good goodie bags.
Speaker 4 (10:05):
I'm not gonna lie.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
She sounds very type A.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Okay, well, we'll get your invite after we do this
call with Brad.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
So I'm gonna dial your sister's number.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
You can use whatever advice you want to, but we'll
back away and let you do this.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
You ready, ma'am?
Speaker 5 (10:17):
All right?
Speaker 4 (10:17):
Fingers crossed.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Okay, good luck, here we go.
Speaker 4 (10:29):
Hello, Hey Jen, what's up?
Speaker 6 (10:34):
Hi?
Speaker 4 (10:35):
Brad? Yeah, it's Brad.
Speaker 6 (10:38):
What memory are you calling from? Did you get a
new phone or something?
Speaker 4 (10:42):
No, no, that's not important right now. Look, I just
you have a stacking real quick. I dream if I
could just talk to you real quick.
Speaker 6 (10:51):
Yeah, sure, go ahead.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
What's up?
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Okay? Cool?
Speaker 4 (10:54):
Yeah, she want me to take a few minutes.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
Like, so.
Speaker 4 (10:58):
I heard from mom you're having a party.
Speaker 6 (11:01):
Oh she told you?
Speaker 4 (11:08):
Yeah she did, because like I was just talking to
her about that and then like it kind of just
came up and she was asking what time I was
going to get there.
Speaker 6 (11:19):
Well, yeah, yeah, we are having a party.
Speaker 4 (11:24):
Okay, So like long pause again, I uh, did my
invite get like lost or something?
Speaker 6 (11:33):
Well, no, no, non, exactly. Come on, Brad, you remember
what happened last year when when the kids were over.
Speaker 4 (11:41):
Dude, I know, but like listen, that's not going to
happen again. Come on, Oh can I trust that the
kids are older now? They're a whole year older, they're
four and six. Now. A lot has changed in the
past year. Come on, Brad, dude, I know it wasn't good.
Speaker 6 (11:58):
I'm telling you that they literally attacked our room bow
with the tennis rackets, but.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
Like that was actually funny. Come on?
Speaker 6 (12:08):
How was that funny?
Speaker 4 (12:10):
Because they hit it a bunch and it was making
weird noises and stuff. I thought you were laughing. What
are you talking about, Brad?
Speaker 6 (12:16):
No, that's not okay.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Like, look, that's not the point. The point is we
are family, Like we should have talked about this a
long time ago and not let it fester like this.
I want our kids to hang out like they're literally cousins,
Like what are we doing here? Being petty?
Speaker 6 (12:30):
I mean I want that too, but it's just your voice, Brad.
Speaker 4 (12:34):
No offense.
Speaker 6 (12:35):
But they're like walking little nightmares.
Speaker 4 (12:39):
I want to say you're wrong, but they are, and
like I've done some stuff about it. And they've made
a lot of progress. Like, I was looking on YouTube
a lot, and I found these awesome, like dog training
videos that they actually love. So I've just been using
that and it works.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
Like, Brad, you cannot train your kids like dogs.
Speaker 4 (12:59):
They act like dog sometimes, So why wouldn't I just
watch these videos? Honestly, I can't imagine them licking themselves
in a corner.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
You're talking about your own children dog videos?
Speaker 6 (13:13):
Brad, what is going on? Who are these people?
Speaker 3 (13:21):
Respond to?
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Jenna?
Speaker 1 (13:25):
I need to actually tell You're on the radio right now.
We're a show called Brook and Jeffrey in the Morning.
Oh yeah, Brad, Brad, he reached out to us for
this segment we do.
Speaker 2 (13:36):
It's called an awkward Tuesday phone call. Okay, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
He just didn't know how to handle this situation going
on where his kids weren't invited to your daughter's birthday party.
Speaker 6 (13:49):
Well, if you saw what his kids did last year,
you would understand. People literally left the party early because
his kids were causing such a wreckage cause of the.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Wait a minute, yes, listen, and you are the aunt
in this situation. I think it takes a village. You
have to take some responsibility right, it's also your family
act in that way.
Speaker 6 (14:10):
I only have so much control over these kids. I'm
trying to run a party. I can't be babysitting.
Speaker 4 (14:15):
That's his job. But not ask you like co parent
or anything. But like, if you have any like helpful hynts,
that would be super helpful.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
On I don't have to lead with that part.
Speaker 6 (14:27):
But well, let's start by not using YouTube dog training videos.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Yeah, good pluck. There might be some merit in that
you tell your kid to sit and stay. No, Jeff, no, no, no.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Okay, okay, fine, But Jenna, can you help out your
brother here because he's kind of heartbroken over the fact
that your guys' kids aren't going to be able to
hang out for a birthday party.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
It's important. They're family, and yeah, they're your nephews.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
Don't you want to help guide them in the right way?
Speaker 6 (14:56):
I mean, I would love to, but I also don't
want to lose precious, valuable furniture like the lamp Auntie
gave us before she passed.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
Oh no, you can't prove that no one of us
heard it break. So how did it break? No? I
didn't do it, He didn't do it.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
The apple doesn't fall far from Brad.
Speaker 6 (15:16):
Yeah, I see where they get it from.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Really, Brad, you talk to your sister.
Speaker 4 (15:20):
You really want to have them be those the strange
cousins that don't even know each other, like the No,
I want to be the cousins that we meet at
the park where.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
They can't break not your house, right.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
Maybe baby step, Maybe like get a bounce house or
something and they can just kind of like run alock
and that a bounce house.
Speaker 6 (15:39):
Curiously, that's all I need then the tip over that
bounce house with everybody else's kids. I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
Okay, yeah, okay, okay. Is there any time before the
party where the four of you could get together and
like party.
Speaker 4 (15:52):
I'll even bring chalk with covered strawberries if you want,
like anything. Oh you know how much I love top
to cover strawberry.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
It's oh my god.
Speaker 4 (16:02):
Okay, looks Brad.
Speaker 6 (16:04):
You can bring the kids, but they cannot go in
the house, and that's your responsibility to make sure they
do not go in my house.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
No, they can sing happy birthday through the windows. She
has a pool, all right. Well, that's that's a nice
compromise that she's offering for you. Brad.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
You're at least allowed on the premises bathroom outside.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
I mean, we'll take it for now, and we'll just
figure out a way to get inside or something.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Kids know they're going to do the opposite.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Yeah, you mean those dog training videos don't work?
Speaker 2 (16:40):
All right.
Speaker 1 (16:40):
The important thing is we're reaching a compromise here, and
it sounds like, Brad, your kids are going to be
allowed to attend their cousin's party.
Speaker 4 (16:46):
Perfect. And that was before I bought them a leash.
Speaker 6 (16:48):
Yeah, bring the leashes. They might need to tie them up.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
I was gonna say, Jenna, you better be careful.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
It sounds these kids are going to try to mark
their territory.
Speaker 6 (17:00):
I'm already knowing freaking Jeffrey in the morning.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Getting a lot of text into seventy five nine two
saying that compromises even worse than.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Where we started.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
How mean your kids stay outside the party and peek
in through the windows.
Speaker 3 (17:15):
Come on, most of the party will be outside.
Speaker 2 (17:17):
They have a pool.
Speaker 5 (17:18):
I still worry about the bathroom now, especially with the pool,
where are the kids gonna go?
Speaker 3 (17:22):
I worry about who's giving these kids boundaries, because I
don't think it's a dad, and it's definitely not the
ant y.
Speaker 2 (17:28):
Where's the mother. I'm invited to this, clearly, but I
have a feeling.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
Once they do get over to the ant's house, they're
gonna be okay. She'll either soften up and let them inside,
or she'll just be terrified that they're lifting up their
leg and peeing on the bushes from all those do
treaming videos.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
They loaded it from their dad.
Speaker 5 (17:44):
No, honestly, if they have a bad day and they're
not good kids, are they ever gonna be invited back
to their ant's house.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
There's a lot of pressure on.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
Yeah, yeah, Well, we'll stay in touch and we do
wish Brad the best of luck raising his kids.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Good luck for sure those parties.
Speaker 1 (18:00):
You can find all of our Awkward Tuesday videos by
the way up on our YouTube page if you want
to go check them out.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
They're at Brook and Jeffer
It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and we've dealt
with family drama on this show before. Just last month,
I volunteered to give Alexis's younger brother the Birds and
the Bees talk.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
I love that, and now high we already know.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Well now he just calls me dad. What we really
got close after that conversation. We understand awkward family dynamics clearly,
and we're dealing with one today after something didn't go
so right at a children's birthday party a year ago.
It was so bad that it's still causing a rift
(00:38):
in the family that we're being asked to settle today.
I'm probably gonna have to get ready to explain how
certain things work. But you'll find out what happened in
your brand new awkward Tuesday phone call right after this.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
It's awkward, It's Tuesday. It's awkward Tuesday phone call.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
A few months ago, you all might remember we did
an awkward call for one of our listeners who needed
help asking the best man at her wedding to politely
back out because they used to date and her fiance
wasn't aware of that past relationship.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Want to tell us right.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
So we called the guy eventually they worked it out.
But now fast forward to today and guess who's emailed
the show asking for our assistance.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Does that mean we get an update on the wedding?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
Did the wedding happen?
Speaker 1 (01:33):
No, we're not going back. He has a new problem
that he wants to deal with. The best man, Brad
has called in for help with a different situation in
an awkward call.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Brad, welcome back to the show Man.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
Hey, thank you. Yeah, you guys kind of surprised me
on that last ones. I figured, you know what, it
could probably be helpful on this situation.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
Yeah, you were kind of the victim of the last
Awkward Tuesday, and now you're more the protagonist here, I hope.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
So I don't really know what's going on. I'm super confused.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
He's not sure what protagonist means, Brooks.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
So you gotta Yeah, you're the person who's calling needing help.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Thank you, character energy, That's what I'm saying.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
You're the main character of this Awkward Tuesday phone call.
So what's the situation that you're dealing with?
Speaker 4 (02:18):
So this is a little more tame than last time,
for sure, But I'm just having an issue with my
sister Jenna right now.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Oka.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
Quick backstory, I guess I'm divorced. I have two kids,
two boys, four and six. I love them. They're awesome,
hang out with them all the time. They're my buddies.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Awesome. Yeah you have to say that though pretty much, but.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Just in case the court, I love them, I'm still
I'm kidding.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
It also has to do with the situation. So, like
I found out my sister's having a birthday party for
her daughter at her house. Huh. But like my mom's
the one that told me about it. She's just like
mentioning it like obviously, like I was going, but I
didn't get any imitate about it. I didn't hear anything
about it.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Are you sure?
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Because my husband's always like I didn't see that birthday invite.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
Yes, That's what I'm saying. So I figured she's my sister.
She sucks at communicating anyway. So like I texted her,
I didn't like out like say it, but I was
hinting at it. I was dropping some huge hints and
she didn't say anything, which made it even more obvious.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
What you feel like you weren't invited to the party
on purpose?
Speaker 4 (03:26):
I feel like I know the reason and that's what's
so upsetting about it.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Really there's a reason.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
So like she's probably upset because last time there was
like any like birthday event in our family, Like I
brought my kids and they were rowdy, I want to say,
a couple of boys. I mean, yeah, they were loud.
Yes they were knocking everything over. Yes they have to
trash their trucks on everything, and whatever they is they do,
(03:56):
Like my special I don't get it, he asks, Like
the four year old, he's throwing hands because he didn't
win a game. He's like screaming how he wants to
be the rotten egg, Like it doesn't even make sense.
And then my four year old is just pouring candy
on the floor and then eating it off the floor.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Your kid is doing that.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
Both of my kids are doing both of these.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Off the floor.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
So you're saying you think your sister isn't inviting your
kids to the birthday party because they're so misbehaved.
Speaker 4 (04:25):
Yeah, And I mean, like maybe I'm making it sound
like it's not like they were like lighting things on
fire or anything like God forbid. No, obviously I know
they're misbehaving, and like I know, I've had to talk
to them and stuff about that it's hard to crall
to boys when they're running around by yourself, believe me.
But their kids and like their family, like, really, you're
gonna exclude them because like they were bad one?
Speaker 2 (04:47):
What do you think she'd tell you that, like sibling
to sibling.
Speaker 5 (04:50):
But I think that's why, Like I don't have kids,
but when you see bad kids, you tend to blame them.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Yeah, but if it's your family, you just have to
accept no matter what they fear. Is so wait because
this is their cousin's birthday, right that they're not getting.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Invited to saying I want them to see their cousin,
like I want them to be able to hang out,
Like I just need help convincing changing your mind.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
I think, okay, okay, you're not going to do the
thing where you just show up uninvited and crash the
party like a lot of family.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Members would do. That's such a little brother.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
I want to they have a pool, like it'd be
really okay.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
You want to do the polite thing, And actually it
sounds like call your sister and ask permission to bring
your children.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
Yes, I would like to squash the beef, as we would.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Say Okay, that's I feel like that's a mature move,
like actually talk about it in a family instead of
just everybody talking behind each other's backs. You know, so
you got like four other group chats don't include each
other in it.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Okay, but you feel like you're going to get pushed
back from your sister and that's what you're looking for
advice on.
Speaker 4 (05:53):
Uh yeah, my sister can be terrifying a little bit.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Yeah. So wait, so once the like mission.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
I get put it all out there so it's not awkward,
and then like I guess, like I would assume then
it would just be business as usual.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
It's a little touchy too, because you don't want to
start more drama from a phone call like this. There's
already enough, it sounds like in your family.
Speaker 4 (06:16):
Yeah, I don't want to be like I'm sorry and
then just assume I'm invited either.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Oh you you actually want to apologize for your kids
behavior last time?
Speaker 4 (06:23):
I mean, if you guys think I need to do that,
like that's what I'll do. But like I'll take your advice.
But I've tried that route and she's pretty stuck in
her ways.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Okay, I mean it sounds delightful.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
It is her party, her house, her rules, so her pool.
We're looking for her blessing to get them over, and
if she says no, then we'll unleash your children on
her house to finish the job that they started.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
It's time with fire.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Yes, yeah, don't get out when you got to go
to the bathroom in that pool?
Speaker 5 (06:51):
What the kids are going to be in the pool?
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Didn't get that, but got it anyway.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
We'll come with advice for you and let you make
your awkward Tuesday phone call to your sister to get
your children invited to her daughter's party. And your awkward
Tuesday phone call coming up right after this.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Thank you, all right, man, hold on, it's awkward.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
It's it's awkward Tuesday phone call. Science has once claimed
it was impossible.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
MythBusters refuse to even test it.
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
The question, could candy infuse children spend three hours at
a birthday party and be somewhat well behaved?
Speaker 2 (07:35):
It's scary answer.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
We do because it happened a year ago for Brad
when he brought his children, four and six years old
over to their cousin's birthday party and the two of
them ended up causing chaos. And mischief. Yeah, it's all
the stuff little boys tend to do. Kids, right, And
I need to ask you, Brad, didn't your children break
anything while they were over at their antswer house.
Speaker 4 (08:01):
I mean there was a broken lamp when we were leaving,
but I didn't see what happened to it.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
You're just like the boys responsibilities lamp And she's like, yeah,
owe me money.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
And his children did leave with a light bulb that day,
but you can't.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Connect the two of them. Okay, yeah, that's fine.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
Now, maybe uh, Brooke has some advice for you before
we call your sister and try to convince her to
let your children attend this year's party hopefully.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
Brook, What do you think?
Speaker 3 (08:30):
I mean, I think when it comes to an older sister,
what you need to do is butter her up.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
And this is getting really gress.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
I'm saying, make or feel good, make or feel wanted needed,
That's what all old want. Yeah, you need to take
the angle of you need parenting advice Okay from her
the expert.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Yeah right, like they're smarter to have you been doing
things to help correct your boys behavior?
Speaker 4 (08:57):
Yeah, I mean I've been trying to do like some
stuff here and there, like really trying to like get
them to hone in and stuff.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
But okay, that might be worth bringing up to your
sister if we can get her on the phone.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
But Jose, what do you think do you have advice? Well,
kind of the same.
Speaker 5 (09:09):
Anytime I want something from my sister, I buy her
present during the call. Just tell her you have a
bunch of chocolate covered strawberries for anytime she wants, And
immediately she'll be.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
Like, oh, yeah, yeah, come on over chocolate covered strawberries
to your sister.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Yeah, every Mother's Day.
Speaker 5 (09:28):
I sent her her birthday.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
It's kind of a sexy gift my mom too. Yeah, chocolate.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Okay, so maybe yes, bribe your sister with some sexy chocolates.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
What do you think that?
Speaker 4 (09:41):
Yeah, I don't think I want to leave the sexy
chocolates out of it.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Okay, normal, normal chocolates and normal for us.
Speaker 4 (09:46):
I'm gonna take a combo clatter from each of y'all.
She's smarter than me. She loves to rub that in
my face, so let's just put that angle.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
We're getting an invite at the end of this for
the boys.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
You know, Brook wants to see if her kids can
be invited too, so we'll work on that afterwards.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
It sounds like though his sister has some good goodie bags.
Speaker 4 (10:05):
I'm not gonna lie.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
She sounds very type A.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Okay, well, we'll get your invite after we do this
call with Brad.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
So I'm gonna dial your sister's number.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
You can use whatever advice you want to, but we'll
back away and let you do this.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
You ready, ma'am?
Speaker 5 (10:17):
All right?
Speaker 4 (10:17):
Fingers crossed.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Okay, good luck, here we go.
Speaker 4 (10:29):
Hello, Hey Jen, what's up?
Speaker 6 (10:34):
Hi?
Speaker 4 (10:35):
Brad? Yeah, it's Brad.
Speaker 6 (10:38):
What memory are you calling from? Did you get a
new phone or something?
Speaker 4 (10:42):
No, no, that's not important right now. Look, I just
you have a stacking real quick. I dream if I
could just talk to you real quick.
Speaker 6 (10:51):
Yeah, sure, go ahead.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
What's up?
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Okay? Cool?
Speaker 4 (10:54):
Yeah, she want me to take a few minutes.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
Like, so.
Speaker 4 (10:58):
I heard from mom you're having a party.
Speaker 6 (11:01):
Oh she told you?
Speaker 4 (11:08):
Yeah she did, because like I was just talking to
her about that and then like it kind of just
came up and she was asking what time I was
going to get there.
Speaker 6 (11:19):
Well, yeah, yeah, we are having a party.
Speaker 4 (11:24):
Okay, So like long pause again, I uh, did my
invite get like lost or something?
Speaker 6 (11:33):
Well, no, no, non, exactly. Come on, Brad, you remember
what happened last year when when the kids were over.
Speaker 4 (11:41):
Dude, I know, but like listen, that's not going to
happen again. Come on, Oh can I trust that the
kids are older now? They're a whole year older, they're
four and six. Now. A lot has changed in the
past year. Come on, Brad, dude, I know it wasn't good.
Speaker 6 (11:58):
I'm telling you that they literally attacked our room bow
with the tennis rackets, but.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
Like that was actually funny. Come on?
Speaker 6 (12:08):
How was that funny?
Speaker 4 (12:10):
Because they hit it a bunch and it was making
weird noises and stuff. I thought you were laughing. What
are you talking about, Brad?
Speaker 6 (12:16):
No, that's not okay.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Like, look, that's not the point. The point is we
are family, Like we should have talked about this a
long time ago and not let it fester like this.
I want our kids to hang out like they're literally cousins,
Like what are we doing here? Being petty?
Speaker 6 (12:30):
I mean I want that too, but it's just your voice, Brad.
Speaker 4 (12:34):
No offense.
Speaker 6 (12:35):
But they're like walking little nightmares.
Speaker 4 (12:39):
I want to say you're wrong, but they are, and
like I've done some stuff about it. And they've made
a lot of progress. Like, I was looking on YouTube
a lot, and I found these awesome, like dog training
videos that they actually love. So I've just been using
that and it works.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
Like, Brad, you cannot train your kids like dogs.
Speaker 4 (12:59):
They act like dog sometimes, So why wouldn't I just
watch these videos? Honestly, I can't imagine them licking themselves
in a corner.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
You're talking about your own children dog videos?
Speaker 6 (13:13):
Brad, what is going on? Who are these people?
Speaker 3 (13:21):
Respond to?
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Jenna?
Speaker 1 (13:25):
I need to actually tell You're on the radio right now.
We're a show called Brook and Jeffrey in the Morning.
Oh yeah, Brad, Brad, he reached out to us for
this segment we do.
Speaker 2 (13:36):
It's called an awkward Tuesday phone call. Okay, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
He just didn't know how to handle this situation going
on where his kids weren't invited to your daughter's birthday party.
Speaker 6 (13:49):
Well, if you saw what his kids did last year,
you would understand. People literally left the party early because
his kids were causing such a wreckage cause of the.
Speaker 3 (13:59):
Wait a minute, yes, listen, and you are the aunt
in this situation. I think it takes a village. You
have to take some responsibility right, it's also your family
act in that way.
Speaker 6 (14:10):
I only have so much control over these kids. I'm
trying to run a party. I can't be babysitting.
Speaker 4 (14:15):
That's his job. But not ask you like co parent
or anything. But like, if you have any like helpful hynts,
that would be super helpful.
Speaker 2 (14:23):
On I don't have to lead with that part.
Speaker 6 (14:27):
But well, let's start by not using YouTube dog training videos.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Yeah, good pluck. There might be some merit in that
you tell your kid to sit and stay. No, Jeff, no, no, no.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Okay, okay, fine, But Jenna, can you help out your
brother here because he's kind of heartbroken over the fact
that your guys' kids aren't going to be able to
hang out for a birthday party.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
It's important. They're family, and yeah, they're your nephews.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
Don't you want to help guide them in the right way?
Speaker 6 (14:56):
I mean, I would love to, but I also don't
want to lose precious, valuable furniture like the lamp Auntie
gave us before she passed.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
Oh no, you can't prove that no one of us
heard it break. So how did it break? No? I
didn't do it, He didn't do it.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
The apple doesn't fall far from Brad.
Speaker 6 (15:16):
Yeah, I see where they get it from.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Really, Brad, you talk to your sister.
Speaker 4 (15:20):
You really want to have them be those the strange
cousins that don't even know each other, like the No,
I want to be the cousins that we meet at
the park where.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
They can't break not your house, right.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
Maybe baby step, Maybe like get a bounce house or
something and they can just kind of like run alock
and that a bounce house.
Speaker 6 (15:39):
Curiously, that's all I need then the tip over that
bounce house with everybody else's kids. I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
Okay, yeah, okay, okay. Is there any time before the
party where the four of you could get together and
like party.
Speaker 4 (15:52):
I'll even bring chalk with covered strawberries if you want,
like anything. Oh you know how much I love top
to cover strawberry.
Speaker 2 (15:59):
It's oh my god.
Speaker 4 (16:02):
Okay, looks Brad.
Speaker 6 (16:04):
You can bring the kids, but they cannot go in
the house, and that's your responsibility to make sure they
do not go in my house.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
No, they can sing happy birthday through the windows. She
has a pool, all right. Well, that's that's a nice
compromise that she's offering for you. Brad.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
You're at least allowed on the premises bathroom outside.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
I mean, we'll take it for now, and we'll just
figure out a way to get inside or something.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Kids know they're going to do the opposite.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Yeah, you mean those dog training videos don't work?
Speaker 2 (16:40):
All right.
Speaker 1 (16:40):
The important thing is we're reaching a compromise here, and
it sounds like, Brad, your kids are going to be
allowed to attend their cousin's party.
Speaker 4 (16:46):
Perfect. And that was before I bought them a leash.
Speaker 6 (16:48):
Yeah, bring the leashes. They might need to tie them up.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
I was gonna say, Jenna, you better be careful.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
It sounds these kids are going to try to mark
their territory.
Speaker 6 (17:00):
I'm already knowing freaking Jeffrey in the morning.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Getting a lot of text into seventy five nine two
saying that compromises even worse than.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Where we started.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
How mean your kids stay outside the party and peek
in through the windows.
Speaker 3 (17:15):
Come on, most of the party will be outside.
Speaker 2 (17:17):
They have a pool.
Speaker 5 (17:18):
I still worry about the bathroom now, especially with the pool,
where are the kids gonna go?
Speaker 3 (17:22):
I worry about who's giving these kids boundaries, because I
don't think it's a dad, and it's definitely not the
ant y.
Speaker 2 (17:28):
Where's the mother. I'm invited to this, clearly, but I
have a feeling.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
Once they do get over to the ant's house, they're
gonna be okay. She'll either soften up and let them inside,
or she'll just be terrified that they're lifting up their
leg and peeing on the bushes from all those do
treaming videos.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
They loaded it from their dad.
Speaker 5 (17:44):
No, honestly, if they have a bad day and they're
not good kids, are they ever gonna be invited back
to their ant's house.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
There's a lot of pressure on.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
Yeah, yeah, Well, we'll stay in touch and we do
wish Brad the best of luck raising his kids.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Good luck for sure those parties.
Speaker 1 (18:00):
You can find all of our Awkward Tuesday videos by
the way up on our YouTube page if you want
to go check them out.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
They're at Brook and Jeffer
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