December 7, 2023 • 21 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I really wanna know you.
I'm watching you.
Hey mom, what's up?
Hey mom, what's up?
Hey mom, what's up?
Hey mom, what's up?
Hey mom?
Hello, welcome back, welcomeback, welcome back to Moms.
Actually, blair, how youfeeling?
I'm feeling good.
Season three, season three, canyou believe it?
No, because we just were herelast year.
(00:22):
Last year, I don't know if wewere.
It's insane If you don't knowwho we are.
You're like who are these twored and white?
You're like who are these twored and girls?
I'm Morgan and I'm Blair.
Yes, and we are back for seasonthree of Moms.
Actually, it is so insane to behere, and I feel like we should
just get right into it.
I think so too.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
I'm so excited and to do some through the show and
the flow.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Yeah, let's just get right into it.
It's giving motherhood, it'sgiving motherhood, yeah.
So what we do is we do a littlebit of an icebreaker.
If you are an OG, you alreadyknow how this goes and you're
probably like we're in thepaddles.
We're gonna turn it up on youJust a smidge, we're switching
it up and we're just gonna do alittle bit of a rapid fire
situation.
Okay, okay, yep, let's go.
(01:06):
So this time I'm just gonna saya word and you give me a word.
And the first thing comes tomind Now what has not changed is
the first answer is the rightanswer.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Always, okay, always.
So I'm gonna start it, youready.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Okay, all right.
Rihanna.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Mommy inspiration.
Wow, I agree.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
I need one, I need one.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Stacations I love those, I love those.
Work-life balance Doesn't exist.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
To you or, okay, social media Necessary yeah.
Mompreneur, multilevelmarketing scheme that's what I
was thinking, what, sorry Okay.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay,
okay, okay, okay, okay.
Sorry, no shape, but shapeMom's actually.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Oh, mom's, actually what's the word Us?
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Yeah, opportunity dreams.
Yeah, I think of everything.
Yeah, I think of everything.
It's just.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
The way Mom's actually like.
I feel like Mom's actually notonly represents us, but it also
represents our audience and ourcommunity, like the people that
we've built through this, likeit's been a year, yes, and all
of the people that have you knowstarted following us and said
me too.
All the DMs, all the messagesthat we have received and it's
(02:31):
like this all makes sense.
Yes, and it's the reason whywe're back.
Yes, Because it's doing exactlywhat we wanted it to do.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
I feel like Every single message like keeps you
going because like especiallysocial media we're talking about
it's necessary, or what haveyou.
And it seems like everybody'sdoing the same thing or doing a
lot of things, and it's justevery single me too.
That's why we're here forseason three.
That's why we'll be here forseason whatever season, a
hundred or what have you.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Season a hundred.
Yeah, there's always going tobe a space for this.
I agree, I think it's insane.
I have been recently just kindof like reflecting, especially
because we're at the beginningof the year quarter one, and you
know, we're always just likekind of looking at what we're
doing this year and even versuslast year, and everyone does it
all the time, right, but this isso significant because just
(03:20):
last year, we started this and Ijust and we met each other.
Yeah, like we didn't know eachother before we started.
So if you guys are just likejust starting to follow us, this
is something new.
Fun fact, if you will, is weliterally met March, march 2022.
Yes, and now I feel like thisis my sister, like I feel like
(03:42):
this is somebody that I do lifewith in all ways, not just
business, not just the show, butI really do love you and I'm
just so appreciative becauseit's it's something that we can
do together.
No-transcript.
I feel like you were ananswered prayer in so many ways.
Oh, same 100, like 500% Likecan you, where were you at, like
(04:05):
I know we both talked about itwhen we were kind of just
getting together, but where wereyou at mentally and emotionally
and physically last year,before we, like, started this
versus now?
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Before we started this, I was actually kind of
getting out of a role that I hadtaken.
So I worked with Maverick CityMusic and I had come on as their
chief operating officer, whichwas a step in itself, because I
hadn't worked formally in solong.
I've only worked for myself forlike the last five years, so
taking on a job, whatever thebackground is, I took on the job
(04:40):
and I was like, why am I takinga job where I had to show up to
other people's meetings and doXYZ?
But the crazy thing is that,yes, is why I can do a lot of
stuff for moms.
Actually, I had to learnproduction, I had to learn to
put on writing camps, I had tolearn the financing and the
budget and like get fresh in allthose spaces, and it's
everything that we do here.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Yeah, it's insane.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
A lot of the connections I made everything so
it's like I was in a placewhere I was coming out of, I
said, entrepreneurship, goinginto kind of a nine to five,
where I was like why am I doingthis?
And it was like I was so unsureof myself when I was coming
into it because I'm coming intothis high-position job working
(05:22):
with all these men or what haveyou and they're all expecting
such high things for me, andsometimes I have like imposter
syndrome.
I'm like I'm not 12.
Y'all?
Speaker 1 (05:31):
are listening to me, Like you guys believe the things
that are coming out of my mouth.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
And so I think that gained my confidence and it
brought me here, and I'm sograteful for that it's so funny
you say that because for me Iwas like getting over a job loss
.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
And but that job loss that I did have, it taught me
everything that I'm doing now.
It taught me how to, like,really put the grit you know,
and really also believe inmyself because creatively I
wasn't in a space before then todo all of these things and I
didn't believe that I could doany of these things, and it kind
of taught me like, okay, you dohave that you know strength and
(06:09):
you can trust yourself a bitmore.
And I feel like it was also lastyear.
I was in a place of really justkind of challenging God.
I was in a place of saying God,if I'm supposed to be a voice
to women, specifically mothers,you have to tell me.
And it was immediate.
(06:30):
And then I met you and we tookoff March 8th March 8th 8 means
new beginnings, yeah, andexactly that happened.
I think we both listened towhere we are in life, because
even with this season, if wethink about it, we knew how long
we needed to wait, in a sense,and how it just thank the Lord,
(06:54):
it kind of panned out that wewere still able to start on the
time that we wanted to, but wedidn't rush things.
We all we honor each other'sseasons in both of our personal
lives and I think that thatmatters because we're able to
say, okay, my kids need this, Ineed this and like now, we can
do this.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
You know what I mean.
Yeah, and I'd also say God,period, because honestly,
especially before this season,everything in my life was saying
oh, you can put this off or youdon't need to do this right now
, or maybe this was the wrongtime.
I promised you the enemy wouldgive me every reason to not do
this actually, and so, but it'slike but I know the enemy's
(07:35):
voice versus God's voice.
Like, clearly, I knew I had todo it, but I had every fleshly
whatever reason to be like nah,dog, not right now.
And I think that's what happens.
I think we can get so inside ofour head.
There's always a reason not todo something.
There's always multiple reasonsnot to do something but you
only need one reason to do it.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Yeah, that's so true.
I think it's also like honoringthe seasons and like where you
are in life, while alsolistening and discerning, and I
think that's actually even whyit's just us two here right now
and not three.
We do miss our soap, so so much,but it's about like learning
your transitions in life andsaying, hey, like the season
(08:16):
that I'm in this is not servingme and I can listen to God's
voice and obey, because Godhonors obedience and it doesn't
always have to be bad.
I think we sometimes overthinkit and we're like, oh my gosh,
like if I do go this way or if Idon't listen to this, then it
might.
It might feel more on thenegative side, but, like you
(08:39):
said, knowing God's voice versusthe enemy trying to trip you
out, because I think we couldhave done that, we could have
been like, oh my gosh, we onlyhave two now and so maybe we
should not, you know, that's itbut really knowing and
discerning what God is saying,and we know that he breathed on
this entire thing, and not onlythat, but we still love and talk
(09:01):
to Sopa all the time.
So it's like all transitionsdon't have to be bad, and I
think that's a good point.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
I think sometimes it's like, oh, you're sustaining
something and maybe you're notsupposed to.
We've all been in seasonslonger than we're supposed to,
and so.
But we want to show that wehaven't given up and God's like
dog like this is just a parryfor this Like why?
Are you still doing this, so Ithink it's also listening to.
Okay, now this season is over,and trusting that, and that's
(09:28):
what Sopa did.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
And you know, and we got a friend out of it Like so
we used to follow for a year.
Right Now, she's just ourfriend.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
Our regular friend.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Our sister.
Yes, it is absolutely beautiful.
I would even love to know,because she's super like
engulfed in motherhood right nowand she's like paying attention
to her boys and all of that.
But how has that been for you?
Like our kids are getting oldernow and we're like parenting
and having to deal withdifferent woes?
I know for me, the preteen liferight now it's welcome.
(10:03):
It is insane.
Shout out to Leila, yeah, shoutout to you, Leila, but yes,
it's just bringing differentchallenges.
That I'm not sure.
If I wasn't, my head wasn't onstraight, I would even be able
to do something like this.
So how are you like?
Are you the same thing?
Speaker 2 (10:23):
The balance like his help, like doing moms actually
actually makes me morepurposeful in my parenting
because I'm like, oh man, like Idon't want to do this whole
thing, this talk show, and thenhave my kids watch it one day
and be like that's not true.
Yes, yeah, like, oh, you haveall this advice, but you did
(10:43):
this up, but you didn't do thatwith me, so I'm a lot more aware
of how I'm handling myself,because I'm also like, if
someone asked me a question, Ican't give them advice from a
place I'm not actually doing.
So I feel like I'm morepurposeful in my parenting and
in my reactions.
Does it mean I'm perfect?
No, I'm like, I'm like I'mdoing five times out of 10, but
I notice it and I address it andI get better for the next time.
(11:05):
So I think it's helped me inthat way.
And then it's so cute becauseevery time I have my phone,
especially if I record them,they just say is this for moms
actually?
Yes, or they'll be like hi,moms actually.
And then I do nothing with thatstuff.
Speaker 1 (11:18):
It's okay, we've got a lot of stuff in Noble, saying
hey moms actually, you know what, even that?
like Blair, I have seen youblossom, like it has been a
beautiful, beautiful thing tosee each other from the start
and us being kind of likenervous and, you know, kind of
second guessing ourselves in theshow and how we are giving,
(11:41):
because it's not aboutperfection.
It's truly about showing youguys like hey, we're just like
you, we're trying to get itright and I think it's a good
thing to be able to see ourjourneys up close and personal.
You know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Especially like watching you Like I know I joke
and call you should nightbecause you are she tough when
she tough.
But yeah, like seeing you likeseason one, because I don't know
if you guys know this, yes, wegot some production here, but
I'd say 95% of everything behindthe scenes is us.
Yeah, it is us.
(12:20):
Yeah, like the planning, thelogistics, all this stuff till
we get on set.
It's mostly us, like it's ourbrain power.
We're figuring things out andthen making sure that it's
something that we love and thatwe're invested in, because you
can't expect anybody to beinvested in it and think you're
not Certainly, yeah, I would sayso.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
I think another question we get often is how?
Like how did you, how do westart and how do we keep going?
And I know that we kind oftalked about that a little bit.
But I think the pursuing yourdreams and like pursuing that,
yes, every single time is so, sohard sometimes, especially when
you're in the midst ofparenting and motherhood and
(13:00):
you're looking at your kids andyou're like, no, they need me
right now.
Yes, absolutely, but we need us.
You know what I'm saying and Ithink whatever you have I would
say before I even throw it toyou is whatever you have.
Someone else needs too.
And I think, of course,honoring the season, like we
talked about, and balancing andmaking sure that your kids are
(13:23):
still good and taken care of,but like, really the whole key
in pursuing your dream is tostart.
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Yep, to start and then not Expecting to start to
look like the end.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
And then kind of just obeying God with the end,
because I think we start andthis is another reason why
things in you start Somethingand you only got 200 followers
and that's not enough.
That's like, oh my god, if thiswas actually good, I'd have
three thousand follow, andthat's something.
Even I have to like remindmyself to check with us, because
I've always said since thebeginning, it's about the one,
(13:56):
and once we start worrying aboutlike 5,000 or 10,000 doesn't
mean you don't appreciate it andit doesn't mean anything.
It's just you.
You start trying to pleaseeverybody instead of doing it
for the original reason.
Speaker 1 (14:08):
For the original and we almost were there, one we
were, we were all this season wealmost Changed the whole thing.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
We almost had the bright neon background.
We were like that's what thepeople like, that's what they
want.
And then we were like that'snot what God told us.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
Yeah, and that's true , like being able to really rely
on what God told you, beingable to get close to him and a
lot of people I know thequestion is gonna be like how do
you know God told you thatrelationship?
You know really being able toget close to him?
Because I think I know thisfrom this time last year to
actually this year.
Yeah, I have leaned on God'svoice like never Before, because
(14:49):
the faster and the higher we gois like More of a need for God
and more of a need to go back tothat same voice that told us to
say yes in the first place.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Mm-hmm, is how I think we would know yeah, I
agree, but my question so whenyou, when we were starting moms,
actually I know you wereworking somewhere, yes, and so I
would say like, and then youleft that job to do this I did.
So it's like how do you startsomething new?
I'm like, when there's a riskinvolved, because you got kids,
(15:22):
you gotta take care.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
You know what, honestly, that was a really,
really like hard thing to do,because I had already lost
Before and I was already in sucha like dark place, and then I
was trying to get on my feet andit just so happened that we
started this and I was like,well, morgan, does that make?
sense like and I think it's alsoits wisdom, and Sometimes the
(15:49):
things that God has for youdon't make sense, yeah, but
using the wisdom to say no, god,I know that you're gonna
provide, and that's exactly whatI did.
I don't have like a huge likeoh, I heard this specific thing,
it was hard, and it wasactually hard pretty much all of
Nothing.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
But I think that's important because I think people
see things and thinkeverybody's like.
You know, thousand years, amillion you know making all this
or what have you, because weshow the best sides in the
positivity online Because you'renot gonna go online saying I
can't pay this bill.
That like who does that?
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (16:27):
Yeah, and I think the thing is I, I want to say like,
yes, we make it beautiful, butwe make it beautiful because you
guys deserve that.
Yes, there's no space.
You know what I'm saying?
There's no space Really, thatintentionally make things
beautiful for women, and formoms specifically.
And so, whether you're on yourcouch, whether you're on your
(16:50):
way to Work or whatever you'redoing, we want you this to be
your safe space, we want it tobe serene, and so, no, it's not
always pretty on our in.
It really is it.
And I think that's the beautyof even saying like this time
last year I was in one place andNow it's just totally different
.
And it's not all the things arefixed.
(17:12):
No, not at all.
But my faith is stronger andeven, like I said, looking at
you, I just I get a littleemotional.
I'm not going to do this.
I get emotional because I loveseeing you grow, I love seeing
you bloom One of the things youhave been posting flowers a lot
(17:37):
oh, yeah, a whole lot.
And y'all know how they say likegive, we want to give you your
flowers.
Like you know, don't wait forsomething tragic to happen or
don't wait for somethingsignificant, but like when you
see your sister and when you seeyour like friend doing
something that is outside oftheir box, outside of their
character, that's pushing themlike give your sister her
(18:01):
flowers.
Like really, really like makesure that you cheer her on,
because you don't know how hardthat is for her and so for you B
, I really want to.
I really want to tell you howgrateful I am to have a front
seat of your journey, to watchyou bloom, to watch you, like,
(18:23):
do stuff.
That's not because I look onething about it.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
I will push Blair yes .
Speaker 1 (18:27):
And I'm like, look, you got to do this.
And she's like, okay, neverdone that before, but I'm going
to do it.
Speaker 2 (18:32):
Because I can't dance and y'all see me doing these
little crazy.
Oh no, no, no, flowers.
I was about to make a jokesaying, and here are the flowers
and there are going to be noflowers.
I hate you, so I really want togive you your flowers.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
Thank you so much Because I love you.
I love you more, and I thinkthat's what sisterhood is about.
I think it's more than justsaying it, it's more than just
you know, like doing the phrases, yeah, but really like noticing
, and I want to be able to tellyou publicly that I see you, I
(19:06):
know, I tell you all the timebut I see you and I'm so proud
of you.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
I have way too much black eyeliner on my eyes to do
anything.
She's like we're going to keepit together.
I was so ready to make a joke,so I'm getting in right now.
I was ready, you know.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
I'm just the, I'm the joker.
I know she's probably like inher head.
She's probably so upset with mebecause this was not planned at
all.
She had no idea.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
No, I look like the loser.
It's like it's like when it'syour anniversary and like one
person gets the gift and you hadsaid like nothing.
And then yeah, no, no, no.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
You have no idea all the things that you have done
that have blessed me in so manyways, and so I just want to say
thank you.
I'm so excited to do thisjourney with you, to keep all
these people and building thiscommunity with you.
I wouldn't want to do it withnobody else.
I'm so excited, so I love youso much.
I love you Y'all.
Thank you so much for beinghere with us on this journey.
(20:01):
Continue to share, give yoursister her flowers, and we're
excited for this season.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
Very excited for this season.
I cannot wait for you guys tosee what is ahead.
We have some, like all types ofmoms, ready to share their
stories and we can't wait to getyour comments.
We want you to share with othermoms and make sure you
subscribe and you know share,you know tell them mom to tell
them mom.
Speaker 1 (20:24):
Tell a friend to tell a friend.
All of that, yes, so we'reexcited.
Thank you so much for watchingmoms Actually, see you next week
.
We're motherhead moms, it's sogood.
Hey mom, let's fight.
Hey mom, what's up?
I really wanna know you.
I'm watching you.
Hey mom, what's up?
Hey mom, what's up?
Hey mom, what's up?
Hey mom, what's up?
Hey mom?
Hello, welcome back, welcomeback, welcome back to Moms.
Actually, blair, how youfeeling?
I'm feeling good.
Season three, season three, canyou believe it?
No, because we just were herelast year.
(00:22):
Last year, I don't know if wewere.
It's insane If you don't knowwho we are.
You're like who are these twored and white?
You're like who are these twored and girls?
I'm Morgan and I'm Blair.
Yes, and we are back for seasonthree of Moms.
Actually, it is so insane to behere, and I feel like we should
just get right into it.
I think so too.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
I'm so excited and to do some through the show and
the flow.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Yeah, let's just get right into it.
It's giving motherhood, it'sgiving motherhood, yeah.
So what we do is we do a littlebit of an icebreaker.
If you are an OG, you alreadyknow how this goes and you're
probably like we're in thepaddles.
We're gonna turn it up on youJust a smidge, we're switching
it up and we're just gonna do alittle bit of a rapid fire
situation.
Okay, okay, yep, let's go.
(01:06):
So this time I'm just gonna saya word and you give me a word.
And the first thing comes tomind Now what has not changed is
the first answer is the rightanswer.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Always, okay, always.
So I'm gonna start it, youready.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Okay, all right.
Rihanna.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Mommy inspiration.
Wow, I agree.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
I need one, I need one.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Stacations I love those, I love those.
Work-life balance Doesn't exist.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
To you or, okay, social media Necessary yeah.
Mompreneur, multilevelmarketing scheme that's what I
was thinking, what, sorry Okay.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay,
okay, okay, okay, okay.
Sorry, no shape, but shapeMom's actually.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Oh, mom's, actually what's the word Us?
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Yeah, opportunity dreams.
Yeah, I think of everything.
Yeah, I think of everything.
It's just.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
The way Mom's actually like.
I feel like Mom's actually notonly represents us, but it also
represents our audience and ourcommunity, like the people that
we've built through this, likeit's been a year, yes, and all
of the people that have you knowstarted following us and said
me too.
All the DMs, all the messagesthat we have received and it's
(02:31):
like this all makes sense.
Yes, and it's the reason whywe're back.
Yes, Because it's doing exactlywhat we wanted it to do.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
I feel like Every single message like keeps you
going because like especiallysocial media we're talking about
it's necessary, or what haveyou.
And it seems like everybody'sdoing the same thing or doing a
lot of things, and it's justevery single me too.
That's why we're here forseason three.
That's why we'll be here forseason whatever season, a
hundred or what have you.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Season a hundred.
Yeah, there's always going tobe a space for this.
I agree, I think it's insane.
I have been recently just kindof like reflecting, especially
because we're at the beginningof the year quarter one, and you
know, we're always just likekind of looking at what we're
doing this year and even versuslast year, and everyone does it
all the time, right, but this isso significant because just
(03:20):
last year, we started this and Ijust and we met each other.
Yeah, like we didn't know eachother before we started.
So if you guys are just likejust starting to follow us, this
is something new.
Fun fact, if you will, is weliterally met March, march 2022.
Yes, and now I feel like thisis my sister, like I feel like
(03:42):
this is somebody that I do lifewith in all ways, not just
business, not just the show, butI really do love you and I'm
just so appreciative becauseit's it's something that we can
do together.
No-transcript.
I feel like you were ananswered prayer in so many ways.
Oh, same 100, like 500% Likecan you, where were you at, like
(04:05):
I know we both talked about itwhen we were kind of just
getting together, but where wereyou at mentally and emotionally
and physically last year,before we, like, started this
versus now?
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Before we started this, I was actually kind of
getting out of a role that I hadtaken.
So I worked with Maverick CityMusic and I had come on as their
chief operating officer, whichwas a step in itself, because I
hadn't worked formally in solong.
I've only worked for myself forlike the last five years, so
taking on a job, whatever thebackground is, I took on the job
(04:40):
and I was like, why am I takinga job where I had to show up to
other people's meetings and doXYZ?
But the crazy thing is that,yes, is why I can do a lot of
stuff for moms.
Actually, I had to learnproduction, I had to learn to
put on writing camps, I had tolearn the financing and the
budget and like get fresh in allthose spaces, and it's
everything that we do here.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Yeah, it's insane.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
A lot of the connections I made everything so
it's like I was in a placewhere I was coming out of, I
said, entrepreneurship, goinginto kind of a nine to five,
where I was like why am I doingthis?
And it was like I was so unsureof myself when I was coming
into it because I'm coming intothis high-position job working
(05:22):
with all these men or what haveyou and they're all expecting
such high things for me, andsometimes I have like imposter
syndrome.
I'm like I'm not 12.
Y'all?
Speaker 1 (05:31):
are listening to me, Like you guys believe the things
that are coming out of my mouth.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
And so I think that gained my confidence and it
brought me here, and I'm sograteful for that it's so funny
you say that because for me Iwas like getting over a job loss
.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
And but that job loss that I did have, it taught me
everything that I'm doing now.
It taught me how to, like,really put the grit you know,
and really also believe inmyself because creatively I
wasn't in a space before then todo all of these things and I
didn't believe that I could doany of these things, and it kind
of taught me like, okay, you dohave that you know strength and
(06:09):
you can trust yourself a bitmore.
And I feel like it was also lastyear.
I was in a place of really justkind of challenging God.
I was in a place of saying God,if I'm supposed to be a voice
to women, specifically mothers,you have to tell me.
And it was immediate.
(06:30):
And then I met you and we tookoff March 8th March 8th 8 means
new beginnings, yeah, andexactly that happened.
I think we both listened towhere we are in life, because
even with this season, if wethink about it, we knew how long
we needed to wait, in a sense,and how it just thank the Lord,
(06:54):
it kind of panned out that wewere still able to start on the
time that we wanted to, but wedidn't rush things.
We all we honor each other'sseasons in both of our personal
lives and I think that thatmatters because we're able to
say, okay, my kids need this, Ineed this and like now, we can
do this.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
You know what I mean.
Yeah, and I'd also say God,period, because honestly,
especially before this season,everything in my life was saying
oh, you can put this off or youdon't need to do this right now
, or maybe this was the wrongtime.
I promised you the enemy wouldgive me every reason to not do
this actually, and so, but it'slike but I know the enemy's
(07:35):
voice versus God's voice.
Like, clearly, I knew I had todo it, but I had every fleshly
whatever reason to be like nah,dog, not right now.
And I think that's what happens.
I think we can get so inside ofour head.
There's always a reason not todo something.
There's always multiple reasonsnot to do something but you
only need one reason to do it.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Yeah, that's so true.
I think it's also like honoringthe seasons and like where you
are in life, while alsolistening and discerning, and I
think that's actually even whyit's just us two here right now
and not three.
We do miss our soap, so so much,but it's about like learning
your transitions in life andsaying, hey, like the season
(08:16):
that I'm in this is not servingme and I can listen to God's
voice and obey, because Godhonors obedience and it doesn't
always have to be bad.
I think we sometimes overthinkit and we're like, oh my gosh,
like if I do go this way or if Idon't listen to this, then it
might.
It might feel more on thenegative side, but, like you
(08:39):
said, knowing God's voice versusthe enemy trying to trip you
out, because I think we couldhave done that, we could have
been like, oh my gosh, we onlyhave two now and so maybe we
should not, you know, that's itbut really knowing and
discerning what God is saying,and we know that he breathed on
this entire thing, and not onlythat, but we still love and talk
(09:01):
to Sopa all the time.
So it's like all transitionsdon't have to be bad, and I
think that's a good point.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
I think sometimes it's like, oh, you're sustaining
something and maybe you're notsupposed to.
We've all been in seasonslonger than we're supposed to,
and so.
But we want to show that wehaven't given up and God's like
dog like this is just a parryfor this Like why?
Are you still doing this, so Ithink it's also listening to.
Okay, now this season is over,and trusting that, and that's
(09:28):
what Sopa did.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
And you know, and we got a friend out of it Like so
we used to follow for a year.
Right Now, she's just ourfriend.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
Our regular friend.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Our sister.
Yes, it is absolutely beautiful.
I would even love to know,because she's super like
engulfed in motherhood right nowand she's like paying attention
to her boys and all of that.
But how has that been for you?
Like our kids are getting oldernow and we're like parenting
and having to deal withdifferent woes?
I know for me, the preteen liferight now it's welcome.
(10:03):
It is insane.
Shout out to Leila, yeah, shoutout to you, Leila, but yes,
it's just bringing differentchallenges.
That I'm not sure.
If I wasn't, my head wasn't onstraight, I would even be able
to do something like this.
So how are you like?
Are you the same thing?
Speaker 2 (10:23):
The balance like his help, like doing moms actually
actually makes me morepurposeful in my parenting
because I'm like, oh man, like Idon't want to do this whole
thing, this talk show, and thenhave my kids watch it one day
and be like that's not true.
Yes, yeah, like, oh, you haveall this advice, but you did
(10:43):
this up, but you didn't do thatwith me, so I'm a lot more aware
of how I'm handling myself,because I'm also like, if
someone asked me a question, Ican't give them advice from a
place I'm not actually doing.
So I feel like I'm morepurposeful in my parenting and
in my reactions.
Does it mean I'm perfect?
No, I'm like, I'm like I'mdoing five times out of 10, but
I notice it and I address it andI get better for the next time.
(11:05):
So I think it's helped me inthat way.
And then it's so cute becauseevery time I have my phone,
especially if I record them,they just say is this for moms
actually?
Yes, or they'll be like hi,moms actually.
And then I do nothing with thatstuff.
Speaker 1 (11:18):
It's okay, we've got a lot of stuff in Noble, saying
hey moms actually, you know what, even that?
like Blair, I have seen youblossom, like it has been a
beautiful, beautiful thing tosee each other from the start
and us being kind of likenervous and, you know, kind of
second guessing ourselves in theshow and how we are giving,
(11:41):
because it's not aboutperfection.
It's truly about showing youguys like hey, we're just like
you, we're trying to get itright and I think it's a good
thing to be able to see ourjourneys up close and personal.
You know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Especially like watching you Like I know I joke
and call you should nightbecause you are she tough when
she tough.
But yeah, like seeing you likeseason one, because I don't know
if you guys know this, yes, wegot some production here, but
I'd say 95% of everything behindthe scenes is us.
Yeah, it is us.
(12:20):
Yeah, like the planning, thelogistics, all this stuff till
we get on set.
It's mostly us, like it's ourbrain power.
We're figuring things out andthen making sure that it's
something that we love and thatwe're invested in, because you
can't expect anybody to beinvested in it and think you're
not Certainly, yeah, I would sayso.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
I think another question we get often is how?
Like how did you, how do westart and how do we keep going?
And I know that we kind oftalked about that a little bit.
But I think the pursuing yourdreams and like pursuing that,
yes, every single time is so, sohard sometimes, especially when
you're in the midst ofparenting and motherhood and
(13:00):
you're looking at your kids andyou're like, no, they need me
right now.
Yes, absolutely, but we need us.
You know what I'm saying and Ithink whatever you have I would
say before I even throw it toyou is whatever you have.
Someone else needs too.
And I think, of course,honoring the season, like we
talked about, and balancing andmaking sure that your kids are
(13:23):
still good and taken care of,but like, really the whole key
in pursuing your dream is tostart.
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Yep, to start and then not Expecting to start to
look like the end.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
And then kind of just obeying God with the end,
because I think we start andthis is another reason why
things in you start Somethingand you only got 200 followers
and that's not enough.
That's like, oh my god, if thiswas actually good, I'd have
three thousand follow, andthat's something.
Even I have to like remindmyself to check with us, because
I've always said since thebeginning, it's about the one,
(13:56):
and once we start worrying aboutlike 5,000 or 10,000 doesn't
mean you don't appreciate it andit doesn't mean anything.
It's just you.
You start trying to pleaseeverybody instead of doing it
for the original reason.
Speaker 1 (14:08):
For the original and we almost were there, one we
were, we were all this season wealmost Changed the whole thing.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
We almost had the bright neon background.
We were like that's what thepeople like, that's what they
want.
And then we were like that'snot what God told us.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
Yeah, and that's true , like being able to really rely
on what God told you, beingable to get close to him and a
lot of people I know thequestion is gonna be like how do
you know God told you thatrelationship?
You know really being able toget close to him?
Because I think I know thisfrom this time last year to
actually this year.
Yeah, I have leaned on God'svoice like never Before, because
(14:49):
the faster and the higher we gois like More of a need for God
and more of a need to go back tothat same voice that told us to
say yes in the first place.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Mm-hmm, is how I think we would know yeah, I
agree, but my question so whenyou, when we were starting moms,
actually I know you wereworking somewhere, yes, and so I
would say like, and then youleft that job to do this I did.
So it's like how do you startsomething new?
I'm like, when there's a riskinvolved, because you got kids,
(15:22):
you gotta take care.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
You know what, honestly, that was a really,
really like hard thing to do,because I had already lost
Before and I was already in sucha like dark place, and then I
was trying to get on my feet andit just so happened that we
started this and I was like,well, morgan, does that make?
sense like and I think it's alsoits wisdom, and Sometimes the
(15:49):
things that God has for youdon't make sense, yeah, but
using the wisdom to say no, god,I know that you're gonna
provide, and that's exactly whatI did.
I don't have like a huge likeoh, I heard this specific thing,
it was hard, and it wasactually hard pretty much all of
Nothing.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
But I think that's important because I think people
see things and thinkeverybody's like.
You know, thousand years, amillion you know making all this
or what have you, because weshow the best sides in the
positivity online Because you'renot gonna go online saying I
can't pay this bill.
That like who does that?
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (16:27):
Yeah, and I think the thing is I, I want to say like,
yes, we make it beautiful, butwe make it beautiful because you
guys deserve that.
Yes, there's no space.
You know what I'm saying?
There's no space Really, thatintentionally make things
beautiful for women, and formoms specifically.
And so, whether you're on yourcouch, whether you're on your
(16:50):
way to Work or whatever you'redoing, we want you this to be
your safe space, we want it tobe serene, and so, no, it's not
always pretty on our in.
It really is it.
And I think that's the beautyof even saying like this time
last year I was in one place andNow it's just totally different
.
And it's not all the things arefixed.
(17:12):
No, not at all.
But my faith is stronger andeven, like I said, looking at
you, I just I get a littleemotional.
I'm not going to do this.
I get emotional because I loveseeing you grow, I love seeing
you bloom One of the things youhave been posting flowers a lot
(17:37):
oh, yeah, a whole lot.
And y'all know how they say likegive, we want to give you your
flowers.
Like you know, don't wait forsomething tragic to happen or
don't wait for somethingsignificant, but like when you
see your sister and when you seeyour like friend doing
something that is outside oftheir box, outside of their
character, that's pushing themlike give your sister her
(18:01):
flowers.
Like really, really like makesure that you cheer her on,
because you don't know how hardthat is for her and so for you B
, I really want to.
I really want to tell you howgrateful I am to have a front
seat of your journey, to watchyou bloom, to watch you, like,
(18:23):
do stuff.
That's not because I look onething about it.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
I will push Blair yes .
Speaker 1 (18:27):
And I'm like, look, you got to do this.
And she's like, okay, neverdone that before, but I'm going
to do it.
Speaker 2 (18:32):
Because I can't dance and y'all see me doing these
little crazy.
Oh no, no, no, flowers.
I was about to make a jokesaying, and here are the flowers
and there are going to be noflowers.
I hate you, so I really want togive you your flowers.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
Thank you so much Because I love you.
I love you more, and I thinkthat's what sisterhood is about.
I think it's more than justsaying it, it's more than just
you know, like doing the phrases, yeah, but really like noticing
, and I want to be able to tellyou publicly that I see you, I
(19:06):
know, I tell you all the timebut I see you and I'm so proud
of you.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
I have way too much black eyeliner on my eyes to do
anything.
She's like we're going to keepit together.
I was so ready to make a joke,so I'm getting in right now.
I was ready, you know.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
I'm just the, I'm the joker.
I know she's probably like inher head.
She's probably so upset with mebecause this was not planned at
all.
She had no idea.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
No, I look like the loser.
It's like it's like when it'syour anniversary and like one
person gets the gift and you hadsaid like nothing.
And then yeah, no, no, no.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
You have no idea all the things that you have done
that have blessed me in so manyways, and so I just want to say
thank you.
I'm so excited to do thisjourney with you, to keep all
these people and building thiscommunity with you.
I wouldn't want to do it withnobody else.
I'm so excited, so I love youso much.
I love you Y'all.
Thank you so much for beinghere with us on this journey.
(20:01):
Continue to share, give yoursister her flowers, and we're
excited for this season.
Speaker 2 (20:06):
Very excited for this season.
I cannot wait for you guys tosee what is ahead.
We have some, like all types ofmoms, ready to share their
stories and we can't wait to getyour comments.
We want you to share with othermoms and make sure you
subscribe and you know share,you know tell them mom to tell
them mom.
Speaker 1 (20:24):
Tell a friend to tell a friend.
All of that, yes, so we'reexcited.
Thank you so much for watchingmoms Actually, see you next week
.
We're motherhead moms, it's sogood.
Hey mom, let's fight.
Hey mom, what's up?
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