March 10, 2025 • 26 mins
Jack Logar and Nikki Drake reveal research that indicates parents favor daughters, try to help out a listener in a hilariously awkward situation involving a necklace and Nikki talks about her encounter with "pillow people." Who are these pillow people and what do they want from us? Are they dangerous? Can they be contained?
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
If you're listening to the Jack and Nikki Show podcast
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Join Jack and Nicky live weekday mornings from six to
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Speaker 2 (00:17):
It's Jack and Nikki with some shocking news from the
world of parenting. I don't think this makes you a
bad parent, okay, I think it just makes you an
honest parent, because we've been down this road on this
show so many times over the years, whether you admit
it or not. As a parent, one of your kids
(00:38):
is your favorite, yes, okay, it one us how it.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Is is the favorite. Yeah, it can change, doesn't have
to stay the same at the time.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
That's exactly right.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
But this isn't something that you have to announce at
a family dinner either. I mean you can write mostly
probably if you have any sense, you just keep it
to yourself.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
It's a secret.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
But the reality of it is, parents tend to favor
a child, and according to some research we have here
this morning, that child is usually a daughter. The New
York Post says that research from the American Psychological Association
reveals that parents tend to have a favorite child that
is often a daughter. Oh, yes, interesting, even though parents
(01:20):
admit that sons are easier to raise because there's less drama, okay,
and boys are more direct and to the point and okay,
but they still favor the daughters. Okay, because the daughters
look and smell better.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
That would be a good reason.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Yes, this biased behavior, according to this story, can lead
to family discord or.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Really interesting, never a thought.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Yes. Experts warned that siblings who are not the favored
child may experience mental health issues and rained relationships with
their parents and other siblings. Yes, yeah, I would see
that again. Yeah, of course I get it. And look,
if we're being honest, you know, we're all there. I mean,
(02:11):
if you're listening this right now and you're either a
parent and you have multiple kids, or you are a
person who has parents and multiple siblings, there's an order
that all of that goes in in every family. Yes,
it just is. I mean, that's how it sorts itself
out naturally, there's no way around it.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Now.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
The question is do you know where you are in
that pecking order? Are you willing to be honest about it?
Can you accept it? And if you are a parent
and you have a favorite nicky and I would like
to conduct a non scientific survey right now on one
of our text lines here either or again. Our studio
lines are down, but you can text us at triple eight,
triple seven, sixty six forty. You can also text three
(02:54):
five six five one. This is all I'm gonna ask
you to do. Just text son or daughter. So I
have to do just to indicate your favorite. Okay, that's it,
just son or daughter. We'll take a look at these,
We'll see how many entrances we get what you're saying,
and then I will force Nikki to do the math
and we'll come back and see if this holds true. Yeah, great, Yeah,
(03:18):
Remember I can't do math, and you're dyslexic. Together, we're
one functioning person. Okay, so we'll take a look. Let's
see if if that tends to be true here in
our listening area.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
All right, I just had to text my sister to
ask which one of us is the favorite?
Speaker 4 (03:34):
Right now?
Speaker 2 (03:35):
All right? Now?
Speaker 4 (03:36):
Yeah, so because it's it does change. So I just
texted her.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Ou't know she's awake yet or not, but she usually
has a better gauge on which one of us is
the favorite.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Well, I'm the least favorite. Yes, in my family for starters,
my dad died, okay, so you know he's out.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
And my mom clearly her favorite is HG. Yeah, he's
far and away, and then it's Rob and then it's me.
And that's always been basically made clear to me.
Speaker 4 (04:07):
Yeah, from the very from the start.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Yes, I get it, I understand it. I know where
that is, and I accept it because you know, what
are you gonna do? What are you gonna do if
you're not the favorite? There's really nothing you can do
to change.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
That, right because if you start trying to become the favorite,
that's just a process that you're.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Now you're a big phony.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
You're a big phony. Yeah, and you're never really going
to be the favorite.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
You're art is just going to be reaching for something
that's probably unattainable, not because you're a bad person, just
because that's just how it is.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Not because you're a bad person, but because you're a
phony person.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Okay, this guy's a christ big phony.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Eight eight eight seven, seven, seven sixty six forty or
text us three five sixty five to one again, just
text son or daughter. We're going to run the numbers
and let's just see if around these parts parents tend
to favorite daughters over sons. All anonymous, not identified. You
can do this and no one one will know. Your
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kids won't know, your spouse won't know. Nobody will know.
We're just trying to collect data here, because you know
this is science. You guys, Nikki, what are we seeing?
Speaker 3 (05:12):
I am saying it's pretty even, but it's hard to
tell because some people only have sons, some people only
have daughters.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
So yeah, but it seems pretty even.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
And then a couple of people, different people texted and
this one's coming in from a father. I'm not one
of the people that can say I have a favorite.
I think my kids are pretty complimentary to each other.
But I'm definitely closer with my son, and my wife
is closer.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
With our daughter, which makes sense.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Somebody on, somebody else here, my wife's favorite, our eldest son,
me our youngest daughter.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Okay, which yeah, also makes sense based on the ages.
Yeah that seems sweet. Yeah, sure, daddy's little girl.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Let's see two boys, but the favorite is the oldest.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Okay, Okay, so that's not helping us. We appreciate the info.
But if they're both boys, right right? Yeah, yeah, then
because we're trying to figure out. Yeah, if you have a.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Choice, No, this one helps a lot neither. My dog
listens way better.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Yeah, I get that. I also get that. Yeah, a
lot of this makes sense any way you slice it.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
Yeah, my sister still hasn't gotten back to me.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
Who's the favorite right now?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Well, the fact that you guys don't know is a
pretty good indication that your your parents have pretty good
poker face.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
You know, usually we do know. I just I just don't.
I don't know right now. She's more perceptive to it.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
Yeah, so maybe that means I'm the favorite.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Yeah, I don't. I'd have to be closer to that
situation to get a read on it. But I'm suggesting
your parents have a pretty good poker face. Though. If
there's any debate at all, if there's any uncertainty at all,
then your parents are playing it right.
Speaker 4 (06:52):
Okay, So maybe it's in okay, maybe.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Right, because again.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
If there it could be neither right now.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
It could be, but your your parents are playing it right.
If you guys are constantly debating over who the favorite is,
and that's kind of how it is in Jessica's family.
You know, her mom is not openly favorite showing favoritism
toward any one of the kids. It's kind of up.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
For grabs, right right, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
So, but I'm sure there is a favorite.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
Oh, they're always My sister will text me and be like, hey,
by the way, you're the favorite right now.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
And here's the other thing I would say about this too,
and it's it's not we're not talking about love here.
We're talking about which one you get along with the best,
which one you maybe have more common with, which one
it just is an easier relationship, it's not. I mean, yeah,
you can say I love all my kids the same.
(07:47):
Yeah you probably do. Yeah, you probably love them the same.
That's what we're talking about. We're talking about which, right,
which one do you like, Which one is easier for
you to be around, Which one is more comfortable. That's
the thing that we're talking about. And that's fine. There's
nothing wrong with that, you know, there's not. I mean,
that's just human nature now. Going around and rubbing that
(08:07):
in the faces of the other kids, that's wrong. I mean,
you shouldn't ready point that out, and that doesn't really
help anybody.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
The Nerve Center of North Central West Virginia, Jack Loger
and Nikki Drake on one oh two wv AQ.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
The kids are rusty. They have not had their fancy
book learning, and we're going to try to help with
that right now as we offer a valuable lesson ten phrases.
The biggest losers in life say this, according to your
tang go okay, and they know, of course they do,
(08:45):
it's your tango. I thought we could take a look
at this list and maybe offer some analysis. Let'see, if
we can figure out why these would be bad things
to say. These would be things that would indicate that
you are a loser. Okay, and uh that I guess
you have, let's say, an outlook on life that is
not helping you. Okay, are you ready?
Speaker 4 (09:06):
I'm ready?
Speaker 2 (09:06):
All right, Oh yeah, I'll see. Yeah, let's go. Let's
go ten to one.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Ten is probably the funniest one. Unfortunately, that's where we're starting.
Oh boy, I could do it if I wanted to.
Speaker 4 (09:17):
Okay, now we've both said that, Jack.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
I have not.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
I know exactly what my limitations are. Yeah, I say
that as a Joe.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
We've definitely said that to be very snarky.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
Yeah, as their Joe, Like when you see, hey, here's
a story about the world's strongest man pulling a train
with his teeth. Yeah, I could do that if I
wanted to. Yeah, I just don't want it. I don't
want it.
Speaker 4 (09:40):
I just don't want to.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Okay, but you can see how that would be really
defeating though, if you if you don't attempt things, but
you just say, yeah, I could do that, I just
don't want to. Sure, Yeah, okay. Uh let's see coming
in number nine. Uh, if I was like them, my
life would be so much better.
Speaker 4 (09:58):
Oh wow, yeah that's really bad.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's not good.
Speaker 4 (10:02):
How is that not the top of the list. How
much worse is it going to get?
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Oh it's going to keep getting worse. And by the way,
I hope you kids are taking notes. Coming in a
number eight, nobody cares about me.
Speaker 4 (10:13):
Okay, yeah, that's a problem too.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Yeah, although that could be true. So you know if
that is the case, I mean I said that a lot.
Yeah during my teen years. Sure, you know, when I
was living by myself, right, because you were abandoned, right, Yes,
and that was actually accurate information that I needed to have. Yes, yeah,
you got.
Speaker 4 (10:35):
A very realistic outlook, that's right.
Speaker 2 (10:36):
Yeah, it's important that be objective and face reality as
it is on reality.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
S turned, this list is going great.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Coming at number seven, I'm too tired. Yeah again, it's
excuse making right. Number six. They just got lucky. Oh yeah,
And I get that because if that's your answer, if
you're like, well, you're dismissing somebody else. Is hard work
and skill and talent and everything they did to achieve
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something and they got lucky. No, it's not luck unless winner, right,
that's luck. You can say, yeah, sure, okay, all.
Speaker 4 (11:15):
Right, I like the loopholes for everything.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
They gotta have caveat right, right, Maybe somebody lucked out
and won the lottery, and you know, maybe nobody cares
about coming out. Number five. I don't have time for that.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
I do say this to get out of stuff. I
do say this to get out of things.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Yeah, and it's usually things where I'm just like, no,
you're just trying to pawn this off on me, So
you go do it.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
I don't have time. I'm sorry, Yeah, yeah I do.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
Do you say I don't have time for that, or
do you say, ain't nobody got time for that? I've
said both, ain't nobody got time for that? Nobody's got time,
not just me, nobody.
Speaker 4 (11:52):
I've definitely said both.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
Yeah, I don't really have a problem with I don't
have time for that. I don't either, I don't. I
don't think that that's defeating you, right, It actually as
you just said, it might actually yeah, it might actually
help you. Yeah, okay. Coming in number four, you owe.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Me, okay, well, somebody might owe you, like somebody owes
me one hundred dollars from five years ago, and I
still am holding a grudge against that, So they do
owe me.
Speaker 4 (12:15):
Technically.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
I'd like to think that what they mean when they
say when they say you owe me, they don't mean
it literally when you're talking about money. I think what
they mean is, hey, I am entitled to things, and
you should do those things for me because I am
supposed to have it. I deserve it.
Speaker 3 (12:35):
And it's not like a scratch your back scratch my
back situation either.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
Quote. I don't think so, okay, I don't think so.
Number three. Nothing is ever fair, okay, I mean, I mean, yes.
Speaker 4 (12:51):
This is true. That's why I'm like, that tends to.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Be true, Okay, but you don't go around pointing it out.
Number two. I can't do it well Sometimes you can't.
Sometimes you can't.
Speaker 4 (13:04):
I cannot reach the top shelf of the pantry.
Speaker 2 (13:06):
There you go.
Speaker 4 (13:07):
I have to get a step stool or share.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
If somebody asks you, hey, can you reach that for me,
you have to say I can't do it.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Sometimes I can't open the pickle jar. Right, I am
not strong enough.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
There are things that cannot be done by some people. Right, Okay,
Then we're on the same page and finally coming in
at number one, And I think you wanted to know
what could possibly be worse than if I.
Speaker 4 (13:26):
Was like them? My life would be so much better, right.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
You wanted to know, And here it is at number one.
The thing the biggest losers in life say, it's not
my fault. It's not my fault.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Sometimes it's not.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
Sometimes it's not your fault. Sometimes it's not. But I think, now,
if I'm going to read into this, I think that
the mindset here is passing the yeah, whatever happened, whoever
did it, whatever, never your fault. But once you're in
that situation, your focus needs to be on fixing it
and moving forward and not just trying to place blame.
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You're like, okay, look, I know that the captain struck
an iceberg, and we're all going down in this ship.
But even though it's not my fault, let's focus on
getting in the life rafts and getting out of this
thing before it goes down.
Speaker 4 (14:22):
Right, Okay, this is my thinking on it. That's a
very descriptive and elaborate explaination.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
In a previous life, I was on the Titanic studio
and text lines are open eight eight eight seven seven
seven sixty six forty call us text us, Let's find
a solution, says this text or my husband gave me
a necklace for my birthday. It's thoughtful and expensive.
Speaker 3 (14:52):
It's thoughtful and expensive, that's right, Okay, but not time
I hear that.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
I'm like, oh, the expensive parts of the important part. Sorry.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Well, I think i'd get the gist of where she's
going with this, but she says it's not my style.
I'd prefer something that's more me. Is it selfish to
return it or exchange it? Or should I just wear it? Yeah?
And I think just I think the price of it
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factors into maybe you know how much coin this guy
is willing to dump out on this, You know what
I mean? It's it makes it a bigger issue. The
more expensive it is, the bigger the issue that's and
I'm trying to be as generous here as I can, right,
I think that's the point she's getting at. Yeah, because yeah,
(15:45):
if it's if it's a few bucks, it's not a
big deal. But hey, if you put a lot of
money into this, right yeah. Okay, Now exchanging it or
giving it back to him, it's even worse. So the
question is, you know, what do you do in this situation?
And this is incredibly awkward to me.
Speaker 4 (16:03):
Okay, yeah, it is incredibly awkward. I was going into
this thinking, oh no, here we go gold digger status.
But no, that's not it.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
It's about the style and it's not her particular style.
And now it's like, oh gosh, but he really like
put thought into this and he went out of his way,
And now I don't know what to do because.
Speaker 4 (16:21):
I'm going to feel bad because all the efforts.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
Look, we've all been in situations where someone has given
us something that doesn't really fit with our personal style.
It's not something that we would wear, it's not something
we would own. Yeah, but if you're lucky, these are
people who are not directly in your life. These are relatives.
These are friends that you see who live somewhere else. Yeah, exactly.
(16:50):
You can say, hey, thanks, I appreciate that. That's great,
and then you can put in your closet and forget
about it. Yeah, but if the person who gave this
to you is married to you, you can't do that.
And he's gonna notice if she is not wearing this,
like if she never has it on, he's gonna notice that,
and he's gonna yeah, I want to know why. And
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you but you also, you don't want to be walking
around in something that you would never buy for yourself,
that doesn't fit your style, that you would never wear.
You want to do that either, right, So.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
I mean, but what if it's just like, oh, but
it's so special, I'll only wear it on special date
nights like oh we're going out to eat, Okay, I'll
just wear it then, like fancy anniversary thing.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
I mean, I guess she could do that.
Speaker 4 (17:37):
Is that an option or is it like is this
something that he expects her to wear?
Speaker 2 (17:43):
Well? Okay, look, how gaudy and objectionable is this piece
of jewelry? Is my question? I mean, how bad is it? Right?
Because I've seen some things?
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Yeah, it a big chunky right, Is.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
It like a mister t starter kit? Is it one
of these things?
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Like?
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Is it just from her neck to her belly button?
It's just nothing but gold, just these great big I mean,
what is this? What are we talking about?
Speaker 1 (18:07):
Here?
Speaker 2 (18:08):
Is like flavor Flave's clock? What is this?
Speaker 4 (18:11):
Maybe it is one of his I don't know.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
What this is, but I, Nikki, I think that unless
it's that objectionable that you have the solution. You wear
it on special ocasions. She got to dinner. Once in
a while you toss it on, yeah, and then other
than that, you know, you just wait to cash it
in at the pawnshop when he's dead eight eight eight
seven seven seven six to six or textas What do
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you think? What's the solution here? How do you handle
the situation? Maybe you've been in it. I've been in it,
but not with Jessica. What happens with Jessica? She buys
me things, usually clothes, and sometimes when I look at it,
I go, oh, Jessica, come on, this is the shirt
my dad was buried. And I can't wear you this.
I can't wear this. I mean, how do you get this?
And then I'll put it on and go, oh yeah,
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this is pretty nice.
Speaker 4 (18:57):
Oh this is okay, And then.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
I end up wearing it because I actually like it
because she's more fashionable than I am, and it generally
works out that way. Yeah, but I've also received horrible,
ridiculous things from other people that I do toss in
the back of the closet that will never see the
light of day. Sure, what should she do? She doesn't
want to hurt his tiny feelings. I mean, he went
and picked out the necklace and gave it to her,
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and he was all proud of himself. And she doesn't
like it. It's hideous, it's an eyesore. She does not
want this next to her body. So what is she supposed.
Speaker 3 (19:31):
To her body?
Speaker 2 (19:34):
The text line, Nikki, they seem to be agreeing with
you and your plan to just swallow hard, accept it,
toss it on once in a while in front of him,
and go out to dinner and then just yeah, he
sees it on you and now and you've technically worn
It's it's a shame though, I mean it's a shame.
Speaker 3 (19:55):
Yeah, yeah, And I don't I don't know, like we okay,
if this happened and you got Jessica a piece of
jewelry and it wasn't her sound, she didn't like it.
Speaker 4 (20:04):
What would you prefer her.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
To tell me? And let's switch it out to something
she likes?
Speaker 4 (20:09):
Okay, Yeah, all right.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
I don't get butt hurt easily. Okay, that's I I
don't have a lot of great qualities, but I think
one of those is I'm I accept reality, you know,
as it is. And if I get her something and
it doesn't match her style what she would normally wear,
and that would be possible when it comes to fashion,
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certain things, you know, I don't know, and if she's like, hey, listen,
I appreciate this, but you know, I'm this is not
really my thing. Yeah, let's switch this out. Okay, Yeah,
switch it out, go whatever you want. Okay, Yeah, I
mean I'd be okay with that. It wouldn't upset me.
But you know how some people are. Some people get
really butt hurt over things like that. Yeah, yeah, what
about you? What about you and Dave? Would you be
(20:55):
able to just say, Dave, this isn't going to work
for me. Oh yeah, you would go yeah, fine.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Whatever, Yeah, absolutely, because I know he'd want me to
have something that'd like. But also like we will also
take each other shopping and look around and pick something out,
or even if it's just scrolling on our phone and
just being like, okay, like which one, So we'll we'll
do that as well. And I don't need to be surprised,
(21:20):
I you know. So there's that too.
Speaker 2 (21:24):
Yeah. Just remember when you're buying something for somebody, it's
for them, right, Okay, it's not what you like, it's
what they like. And if if you get it wrong,
then you get it wrong. It's not the end of
the world. Just suck it up.
Speaker 1 (21:36):
Emotion The Jack and Nikki Show one two w.
Speaker 3 (21:42):
V a Q.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
Let's talk now about something kind of confusing Nikki Drake
and the pillow people. Who are these pillow people? What
are pillow people? Where did she encounter these pillow people?
What are they doing? And what do they want from us?
Nikki Drake, what can can you tell us?
Speaker 4 (22:00):
Recently?
Speaker 3 (22:01):
I traveled and we stayed overnight at a hotel and
people were walking around leaving. As we were leaving, we
were all checking out the hotel. They were walking around
with their own pillows at the hotel, and we had
chatted with one of these pillow people in the elevator.
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They were Canadian, and I was like, okay, is this
a Canadian thing? Because he walked out into the lobby,
joined his family. Everybody was carrying their own pillow. They
all walked out to their vehicle, and I was like,
what is happening. They're traveling with their pillows. Is it
a Canadian thing? Are these special Canadian pillows that we
don't know about here in the States. And then I
(22:46):
came in here, Jack, and I reported to you these
pillow people and your response was, yeah, I do that, Jessica.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Are pillow people.
Speaker 4 (22:57):
Yes, you are pillow people.
Speaker 2 (22:59):
We are pillow Yeah. We travel with our own pillows.
And I I'm glad you brought this up because anytime
we travel, usually when we're going in and out of
a hotel. You know you've got the luggage cart. Yes,
so you've got the suitcases on it, and then on
top of the suitcases big stack of pillows. Oh, and
(23:20):
people see this. Well, I we usually each have two
so four pillows and people see this, and no one
really comments on it. I have yet to have any
one point and start shouting pillow people, let's get them.
Although now I'm getting paranoid about that. But I have
noticed that I've never seen other people with their pillows
(23:43):
in their luggage or in the lobby or anywhere, you know,
pearing it under their arms. And I guess I just
assumed that maybe they're somehow finding a way to fit
those pillows into their suitcases. I don't know that'd be
they'd be a struggle. You'd have to have a pretty
empty one of.
Speaker 4 (23:57):
The hand pump vacuum things for clothes.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
Maybe they've got something that going a lot of effort.
But sure, sure, so let's toss it out here, okay,
eight eight eight seven seven seven sixty six forty. Of
course you can also text us what is your pillow
policy when you're traveling? Do you just count on the
place you're going to have the pillows that you require,
(24:22):
or do you have pillows that you want to keep
with you just in case? Now, that's what we do.
We like the the insurance policy of knowing that if
we're going to be gone for a week somewhere, the
last thing you want is to show up and go, oh,
I don't like these pillows right now, you get a
whole week. It's too soft, it's too firm, it's too big.
(24:42):
It's too small. We bring the pillows from home that
are just right, so right. So now I'm a you
got it, yellow haired doofus over here. So that Jessica likes,
you know, the hygiene of it too, not just the
comfort of the pillow she just likes to have. She
(25:04):
does this whole thing where she builds a nest and
has her own blankets and sheets and stuff, and it's
I don't go that far with it, but I do
need my pillows. I like talking about pillow for my head,
and I always sleep with a body pillow.
Speaker 4 (25:16):
Yeah, have a pillow for your head, and then an
emotional support cuddle pillow.
Speaker 2 (25:19):
I have a cuddle pillow. Yeah, I've got a big
I've got a big, full body pillow that I like
to wrap my arms and legs around. Sure, it's very comfortable. Yeah,
And usually places don't have that. Hotels don't usually have
a body pillow like Airbnb's places that we stay. Sure,
and I'm not I am not going to try to
replace one big body pillow with two regular sized pillows.
Speaker 4 (25:40):
And doesn't work that way.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
All night you're tossing and turning every time you turn around.
You Oh, I have to move the torso pillow. Well,
don't forget the pillow between the knees. Yep, I'm not
doing that, all right. I'm an I'm a human being,
all right, not an animal eight eight eight seven seven
seven sixty six forty or text us with your pillow, poul.
So obviously you and Dave are not pillow people.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
No.
Speaker 3 (26:02):
I mean we've taken our pillows with us when we're
staying with family because we're like, okay, well maybe we
need just in case, like you know, they may not
have enough pillows, or we don't know the pillow situation,
and we're staying over at their place.
Speaker 4 (26:14):
Let's just take our pillows. We'll leave them in the
car if we don't need them. But I've never really
thought about it for the hotel.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
Yeah, so this was foreign to you, and your only
explanation was maybe it's a Canadian thing. Yeah, okay. In
two
If you're listening to the Jack and Nikki Show podcast
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Join Jack and Nicky live weekday mornings from six to
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Speaker 2 (00:17):
It's Jack and Nikki with some shocking news from the
world of parenting. I don't think this makes you a
bad parent, okay, I think it just makes you an
honest parent, because we've been down this road on this
show so many times over the years, whether you admit
it or not. As a parent, one of your kids
(00:38):
is your favorite, yes, okay, it one us how it.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Is is the favorite. Yeah, it can change, doesn't have
to stay the same at the time.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
That's exactly right.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
But this isn't something that you have to announce at
a family dinner either. I mean you can write mostly
probably if you have any sense, you just keep it
to yourself.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
It's a secret.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
But the reality of it is, parents tend to favor
a child, and according to some research we have here
this morning, that child is usually a daughter. The New
York Post says that research from the American Psychological Association
reveals that parents tend to have a favorite child that
is often a daughter. Oh, yes, interesting, even though parents
(01:20):
admit that sons are easier to raise because there's less drama, okay,
and boys are more direct and to the point and okay,
but they still favor the daughters. Okay, because the daughters
look and smell better.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
That would be a good reason.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Yes, this biased behavior, according to this story, can lead
to family discord or.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Really interesting, never a thought.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Yes. Experts warned that siblings who are not the favored
child may experience mental health issues and rained relationships with
their parents and other siblings. Yes, yeah, I would see
that again. Yeah, of course I get it. And look,
if we're being honest, you know, we're all there. I mean,
(02:11):
if you're listening this right now and you're either a
parent and you have multiple kids, or you are a
person who has parents and multiple siblings, there's an order
that all of that goes in in every family. Yes,
it just is. I mean, that's how it sorts itself
out naturally, there's no way around it.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Now.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
The question is do you know where you are in
that pecking order? Are you willing to be honest about it?
Can you accept it? And if you are a parent
and you have a favorite nicky and I would like
to conduct a non scientific survey right now on one
of our text lines here either or again. Our studio
lines are down, but you can text us at triple eight,
triple seven, sixty six forty. You can also text three
(02:54):
five six five one. This is all I'm gonna ask
you to do. Just text son or daughter. So I
have to do just to indicate your favorite. Okay, that's it,
just son or daughter. We'll take a look at these,
We'll see how many entrances we get what you're saying,
and then I will force Nikki to do the math
and we'll come back and see if this holds true. Yeah, great, Yeah,
(03:18):
Remember I can't do math, and you're dyslexic. Together, we're
one functioning person. Okay, so we'll take a look. Let's
see if if that tends to be true here in
our listening area.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
All right, I just had to text my sister to
ask which one of us is the favorite?
Speaker 4 (03:34):
Right now?
Speaker 2 (03:35):
All right? Now?
Speaker 4 (03:36):
Yeah, so because it's it does change. So I just
texted her.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Ou't know she's awake yet or not, but she usually
has a better gauge on which one of us is
the favorite.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Well, I'm the least favorite. Yes, in my family for starters,
my dad died, okay, so you know he's out.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
And my mom clearly her favorite is HG. Yeah, he's
far and away, and then it's Rob and then it's me.
And that's always been basically made clear to me.
Speaker 4 (04:07):
Yeah, from the very from the start.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Yes, I get it, I understand it. I know where
that is, and I accept it because you know, what
are you gonna do? What are you gonna do if
you're not the favorite? There's really nothing you can do
to change.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
That, right because if you start trying to become the favorite,
that's just a process that you're.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Now you're a big phony.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
You're a big phony. Yeah, and you're never really going
to be the favorite.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
You're art is just going to be reaching for something
that's probably unattainable, not because you're a bad person, just
because that's just how it is.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Not because you're a bad person, but because you're a
phony person.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Okay, this guy's a christ big phony.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Eight eight eight seven, seven, seven sixty six forty or
text us three five sixty five to one again, just
text son or daughter. We're going to run the numbers
and let's just see if around these parts parents tend
to favorite daughters over sons. All anonymous, not identified. You
can do this and no one one will know. Your
(05:00):
kids won't know, your spouse won't know. Nobody will know.
We're just trying to collect data here, because you know
this is science. You guys, Nikki, what are we seeing?
Speaker 3 (05:12):
I am saying it's pretty even, but it's hard to
tell because some people only have sons, some people only
have daughters.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
So yeah, but it seems pretty even.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
And then a couple of people, different people texted and
this one's coming in from a father. I'm not one
of the people that can say I have a favorite.
I think my kids are pretty complimentary to each other.
But I'm definitely closer with my son, and my wife
is closer.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
With our daughter, which makes sense.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
Somebody on, somebody else here, my wife's favorite, our eldest son,
me our youngest daughter.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Okay, which yeah, also makes sense based on the ages.
Yeah that seems sweet. Yeah, sure, daddy's little girl.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Let's see two boys, but the favorite is the oldest.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Okay, Okay, so that's not helping us. We appreciate the info.
But if they're both boys, right right? Yeah, yeah, then
because we're trying to figure out. Yeah, if you have a.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Choice, No, this one helps a lot neither. My dog
listens way better.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Yeah, I get that. I also get that. Yeah, a
lot of this makes sense any way you slice it.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
Yeah, my sister still hasn't gotten back to me.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
Who's the favorite right now?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Well, the fact that you guys don't know is a
pretty good indication that your your parents have pretty good
poker face.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
You know, usually we do know. I just I just don't.
I don't know right now. She's more perceptive to it.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
Yeah, so maybe that means I'm the favorite.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Yeah, I don't. I'd have to be closer to that
situation to get a read on it. But I'm suggesting
your parents have a pretty good poker face. Though. If
there's any debate at all, if there's any uncertainty at all,
then your parents are playing it right.
Speaker 4 (06:52):
Okay, So maybe it's in okay, maybe.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Right, because again.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
If there it could be neither right now.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
It could be, but your your parents are playing it right.
If you guys are constantly debating over who the favorite is,
and that's kind of how it is in Jessica's family.
You know, her mom is not openly favorite showing favoritism
toward any one of the kids. It's kind of up.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
For grabs, right right, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
So, but I'm sure there is a favorite.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
Oh, they're always My sister will text me and be like, hey,
by the way, you're the favorite right now.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
And here's the other thing I would say about this too,
and it's it's not we're not talking about love here.
We're talking about which one you get along with the best,
which one you maybe have more common with, which one
it just is an easier relationship, it's not. I mean, yeah,
you can say I love all my kids the same.
(07:47):
Yeah you probably do. Yeah, you probably love them the same.
That's what we're talking about. We're talking about which, right,
which one do you like, Which one is easier for
you to be around, Which one is more comfortable. That's
the thing that we're talking about. And that's fine. There's
nothing wrong with that, you know, there's not. I mean,
that's just human nature now. Going around and rubbing that
(08:07):
in the faces of the other kids, that's wrong. I mean,
you shouldn't ready point that out, and that doesn't really
help anybody.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
The Nerve Center of North Central West Virginia, Jack Loger
and Nikki Drake on one oh two wv AQ.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
The kids are rusty. They have not had their fancy
book learning, and we're going to try to help with
that right now as we offer a valuable lesson ten phrases.
The biggest losers in life say this, according to your
tang go okay, and they know, of course they do,
(08:45):
it's your tango. I thought we could take a look
at this list and maybe offer some analysis. Let'see, if
we can figure out why these would be bad things
to say. These would be things that would indicate that
you are a loser. Okay, and uh that I guess
you have, let's say, an outlook on life that is
not helping you. Okay, are you ready?
Speaker 4 (09:06):
I'm ready?
Speaker 2 (09:06):
All right, Oh yeah, I'll see. Yeah, let's go. Let's
go ten to one.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Ten is probably the funniest one. Unfortunately, that's where we're starting.
Oh boy, I could do it if I wanted to.
Speaker 4 (09:17):
Okay, now we've both said that, Jack.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
I have not.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
I know exactly what my limitations are. Yeah, I say
that as a Joe.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
We've definitely said that to be very snarky.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
Yeah, as their Joe, Like when you see, hey, here's
a story about the world's strongest man pulling a train
with his teeth. Yeah, I could do that if I
wanted to. Yeah, I just don't want it. I don't
want it.
Speaker 4 (09:40):
I just don't want to.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
Okay, but you can see how that would be really
defeating though, if you if you don't attempt things, but
you just say, yeah, I could do that, I just
don't want to. Sure, Yeah, okay. Uh let's see coming
in number nine. Uh, if I was like them, my
life would be so much better.
Speaker 4 (09:58):
Oh wow, yeah that's really bad.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's not good.
Speaker 4 (10:02):
How is that not the top of the list. How
much worse is it going to get?
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Oh it's going to keep getting worse. And by the way,
I hope you kids are taking notes. Coming in a
number eight, nobody cares about me.
Speaker 4 (10:13):
Okay, yeah, that's a problem too.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Yeah, although that could be true. So you know if
that is the case, I mean I said that a lot.
Yeah during my teen years. Sure, you know, when I
was living by myself, right, because you were abandoned, right, Yes,
and that was actually accurate information that I needed to have. Yes, yeah,
you got.
Speaker 4 (10:35):
A very realistic outlook, that's right.
Speaker 2 (10:36):
Yeah, it's important that be objective and face reality as
it is on reality.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
S turned, this list is going great.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Coming at number seven, I'm too tired. Yeah again, it's
excuse making right. Number six. They just got lucky. Oh yeah,
And I get that because if that's your answer, if
you're like, well, you're dismissing somebody else. Is hard work
and skill and talent and everything they did to achieve
(11:04):
something and they got lucky. No, it's not luck unless winner, right,
that's luck. You can say, yeah, sure, okay, all.
Speaker 4 (11:15):
Right, I like the loopholes for everything.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
They gotta have caveat right, right, Maybe somebody lucked out
and won the lottery, and you know, maybe nobody cares
about coming out. Number five. I don't have time for that.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
I do say this to get out of stuff. I
do say this to get out of things.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Yeah, and it's usually things where I'm just like, no,
you're just trying to pawn this off on me, So
you go do it.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
I don't have time. I'm sorry, Yeah, yeah I do.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
Do you say I don't have time for that, or
do you say, ain't nobody got time for that? I've
said both, ain't nobody got time for that? Nobody's got time,
not just me, nobody.
Speaker 4 (11:52):
I've definitely said both.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
Yeah, I don't really have a problem with I don't
have time for that. I don't either, I don't. I
don't think that that's defeating you, right, It actually as
you just said, it might actually yeah, it might actually
help you. Yeah, okay. Coming in number four, you owe.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Me, okay, well, somebody might owe you, like somebody owes
me one hundred dollars from five years ago, and I
still am holding a grudge against that, So they do
owe me.
Speaker 4 (12:15):
Technically.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
I'd like to think that what they mean when they
say when they say you owe me, they don't mean
it literally when you're talking about money. I think what
they mean is, hey, I am entitled to things, and
you should do those things for me because I am
supposed to have it. I deserve it.
Speaker 3 (12:35):
And it's not like a scratch your back scratch my
back situation either.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
Quote. I don't think so, okay, I don't think so.
Number three. Nothing is ever fair, okay, I mean, I mean, yes.
Speaker 4 (12:51):
This is true. That's why I'm like, that tends to.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Be true, Okay, but you don't go around pointing it out.
Number two. I can't do it well Sometimes you can't.
Sometimes you can't.
Speaker 4 (13:04):
I cannot reach the top shelf of the pantry.
Speaker 2 (13:06):
There you go.
Speaker 4 (13:07):
I have to get a step stool or share.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
If somebody asks you, hey, can you reach that for me,
you have to say I can't do it.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Sometimes I can't open the pickle jar. Right, I am
not strong enough.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
There are things that cannot be done by some people. Right, Okay,
Then we're on the same page and finally coming in
at number one, And I think you wanted to know
what could possibly be worse than if I.
Speaker 4 (13:26):
Was like them? My life would be so much better, right.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
You wanted to know, And here it is at number one.
The thing the biggest losers in life say, it's not
my fault. It's not my fault.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Sometimes it's not.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
Sometimes it's not your fault. Sometimes it's not. But I think, now,
if I'm going to read into this, I think that
the mindset here is passing the yeah, whatever happened, whoever
did it, whatever, never your fault. But once you're in
that situation, your focus needs to be on fixing it
and moving forward and not just trying to place blame.
(14:07):
You're like, okay, look, I know that the captain struck
an iceberg, and we're all going down in this ship.
But even though it's not my fault, let's focus on
getting in the life rafts and getting out of this
thing before it goes down.
Speaker 4 (14:22):
Right, Okay, this is my thinking on it. That's a
very descriptive and elaborate explaination.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
In a previous life, I was on the Titanic studio
and text lines are open eight eight eight seven seven
seven sixty six forty call us text us, Let's find
a solution, says this text or my husband gave me
a necklace for my birthday. It's thoughtful and expensive.
Speaker 3 (14:52):
It's thoughtful and expensive, that's right, Okay, but not time
I hear that.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
I'm like, oh, the expensive parts of the important part. Sorry.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Well, I think i'd get the gist of where she's
going with this, but she says it's not my style.
I'd prefer something that's more me. Is it selfish to
return it or exchange it? Or should I just wear it? Yeah?
And I think just I think the price of it
(15:22):
factors into maybe you know how much coin this guy
is willing to dump out on this, You know what
I mean? It's it makes it a bigger issue. The
more expensive it is, the bigger the issue that's and
I'm trying to be as generous here as I can, right,
I think that's the point she's getting at. Yeah, because yeah,
(15:45):
if it's if it's a few bucks, it's not a
big deal. But hey, if you put a lot of
money into this, right yeah. Okay, Now exchanging it or
giving it back to him, it's even worse. So the
question is, you know, what do you do in this situation?
And this is incredibly awkward to me.
Speaker 4 (16:03):
Okay, yeah, it is incredibly awkward. I was going into
this thinking, oh no, here we go gold digger status.
But no, that's not it.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
It's about the style and it's not her particular style.
And now it's like, oh gosh, but he really like
put thought into this and he went out of his way,
And now I don't know what to do because.
Speaker 4 (16:21):
I'm going to feel bad because all the efforts.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
Look, we've all been in situations where someone has given
us something that doesn't really fit with our personal style.
It's not something that we would wear, it's not something
we would own. Yeah, but if you're lucky, these are
people who are not directly in your life. These are relatives.
These are friends that you see who live somewhere else. Yeah, exactly.
(16:50):
You can say, hey, thanks, I appreciate that. That's great,
and then you can put in your closet and forget
about it. Yeah, but if the person who gave this
to you is married to you, you can't do that.
And he's gonna notice if she is not wearing this,
like if she never has it on, he's gonna notice that,
and he's gonna yeah, I want to know why. And
(17:12):
you but you also, you don't want to be walking
around in something that you would never buy for yourself,
that doesn't fit your style, that you would never wear.
You want to do that either, right, So.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
I mean, but what if it's just like, oh, but
it's so special, I'll only wear it on special date
nights like oh we're going out to eat, Okay, I'll
just wear it then, like fancy anniversary thing.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
I mean, I guess she could do that.
Speaker 4 (17:37):
Is that an option or is it like is this
something that he expects her to wear?
Speaker 2 (17:43):
Well? Okay, look, how gaudy and objectionable is this piece
of jewelry? Is my question? I mean, how bad is it? Right?
Because I've seen some things?
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Yeah, it a big chunky right, Is.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
It like a mister t starter kit? Is it one
of these things?
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Like?
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Is it just from her neck to her belly button?
It's just nothing but gold, just these great big I mean,
what is this? What are we talking about?
Speaker 1 (18:07):
Here?
Speaker 2 (18:08):
Is like flavor Flave's clock? What is this?
Speaker 4 (18:11):
Maybe it is one of his I don't know.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
What this is, but I, Nikki, I think that unless
it's that objectionable that you have the solution. You wear
it on special ocasions. She got to dinner. Once in
a while you toss it on, yeah, and then other
than that, you know, you just wait to cash it
in at the pawnshop when he's dead eight eight eight
seven seven seven six to six or textas What do
(18:35):
you think? What's the solution here? How do you handle
the situation? Maybe you've been in it. I've been in it,
but not with Jessica. What happens with Jessica? She buys
me things, usually clothes, and sometimes when I look at it,
I go, oh, Jessica, come on, this is the shirt
my dad was buried. And I can't wear you this.
I can't wear this. I mean, how do you get this?
And then I'll put it on and go, oh yeah,
(18:56):
this is pretty nice.
Speaker 4 (18:57):
Oh this is okay, And then.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
I end up wearing it because I actually like it
because she's more fashionable than I am, and it generally
works out that way. Yeah, but I've also received horrible,
ridiculous things from other people that I do toss in
the back of the closet that will never see the
light of day. Sure, what should she do? She doesn't
want to hurt his tiny feelings. I mean, he went
and picked out the necklace and gave it to her,
(19:20):
and he was all proud of himself. And she doesn't
like it. It's hideous, it's an eyesore. She does not
want this next to her body. So what is she supposed.
Speaker 3 (19:31):
To her body?
Speaker 2 (19:34):
The text line, Nikki, they seem to be agreeing with
you and your plan to just swallow hard, accept it,
toss it on once in a while in front of him,
and go out to dinner and then just yeah, he
sees it on you and now and you've technically worn
It's it's a shame though, I mean it's a shame.
Speaker 3 (19:55):
Yeah, yeah, And I don't I don't know, like we okay,
if this happened and you got Jessica a piece of
jewelry and it wasn't her sound, she didn't like it.
Speaker 4 (20:04):
What would you prefer her.
Speaker 2 (20:05):
To tell me? And let's switch it out to something
she likes?
Speaker 4 (20:09):
Okay, Yeah, all right.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
I don't get butt hurt easily. Okay, that's I I
don't have a lot of great qualities, but I think
one of those is I'm I accept reality, you know,
as it is. And if I get her something and
it doesn't match her style what she would normally wear,
and that would be possible when it comes to fashion,
(20:33):
certain things, you know, I don't know, and if she's like, hey, listen,
I appreciate this, but you know, I'm this is not
really my thing. Yeah, let's switch this out. Okay, Yeah,
switch it out, go whatever you want. Okay, Yeah, I
mean I'd be okay with that. It wouldn't upset me.
But you know how some people are. Some people get
really butt hurt over things like that. Yeah, yeah, what
about you? What about you and Dave? Would you be
(20:55):
able to just say, Dave, this isn't going to work
for me. Oh yeah, you would go yeah, fine.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Whatever, Yeah, absolutely, because I know he'd want me to
have something that'd like. But also like we will also
take each other shopping and look around and pick something out,
or even if it's just scrolling on our phone and
just being like, okay, like which one, So we'll we'll
do that as well. And I don't need to be surprised,
(21:20):
I you know. So there's that too.
Speaker 2 (21:24):
Yeah. Just remember when you're buying something for somebody, it's
for them, right, Okay, it's not what you like, it's
what they like. And if if you get it wrong,
then you get it wrong. It's not the end of
the world. Just suck it up.
Speaker 1 (21:36):
Emotion The Jack and Nikki Show one two w.
Speaker 3 (21:42):
V a Q.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
Let's talk now about something kind of confusing Nikki Drake
and the pillow people. Who are these pillow people? What
are pillow people? Where did she encounter these pillow people?
What are they doing? And what do they want from us?
Nikki Drake, what can can you tell us?
Speaker 4 (22:00):
Recently?
Speaker 3 (22:01):
I traveled and we stayed overnight at a hotel and
people were walking around leaving. As we were leaving, we
were all checking out the hotel. They were walking around
with their own pillows at the hotel, and we had
chatted with one of these pillow people in the elevator.
(22:24):
They were Canadian, and I was like, okay, is this
a Canadian thing? Because he walked out into the lobby,
joined his family. Everybody was carrying their own pillow. They
all walked out to their vehicle, and I was like,
what is happening. They're traveling with their pillows. Is it
a Canadian thing? Are these special Canadian pillows that we
don't know about here in the States. And then I
(22:46):
came in here, Jack, and I reported to you these
pillow people and your response was, yeah, I do that, Jessica.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Are pillow people.
Speaker 4 (22:57):
Yes, you are pillow people.
Speaker 2 (22:59):
We are pillow Yeah. We travel with our own pillows.
And I I'm glad you brought this up because anytime
we travel, usually when we're going in and out of
a hotel. You know you've got the luggage cart. Yes,
so you've got the suitcases on it, and then on
top of the suitcases big stack of pillows. Oh, and
(23:20):
people see this. Well, I we usually each have two
so four pillows and people see this, and no one
really comments on it. I have yet to have any
one point and start shouting pillow people, let's get them.
Although now I'm getting paranoid about that. But I have
noticed that I've never seen other people with their pillows
(23:43):
in their luggage or in the lobby or anywhere, you know,
pearing it under their arms. And I guess I just
assumed that maybe they're somehow finding a way to fit
those pillows into their suitcases. I don't know that'd be
they'd be a struggle. You'd have to have a pretty
empty one of.
Speaker 4 (23:57):
The hand pump vacuum things for clothes.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
Maybe they've got something that going a lot of effort.
But sure, sure, so let's toss it out here, okay,
eight eight eight seven seven seven sixty six forty. Of
course you can also text us what is your pillow
policy when you're traveling? Do you just count on the
place you're going to have the pillows that you require,
(24:22):
or do you have pillows that you want to keep
with you just in case? Now, that's what we do.
We like the the insurance policy of knowing that if
we're going to be gone for a week somewhere, the
last thing you want is to show up and go, oh,
I don't like these pillows right now, you get a
whole week. It's too soft, it's too firm, it's too big.
(24:42):
It's too small. We bring the pillows from home that
are just right, so right. So now I'm a you
got it, yellow haired doofus over here. So that Jessica likes,
you know, the hygiene of it too, not just the
comfort of the pillow she just likes to have. She
(25:04):
does this whole thing where she builds a nest and
has her own blankets and sheets and stuff, and it's
I don't go that far with it, but I do
need my pillows. I like talking about pillow for my head,
and I always sleep with a body pillow.
Speaker 4 (25:16):
Yeah, have a pillow for your head, and then an
emotional support cuddle pillow.
Speaker 2 (25:19):
I have a cuddle pillow. Yeah, I've got a big
I've got a big, full body pillow that I like
to wrap my arms and legs around. Sure, it's very comfortable. Yeah,
And usually places don't have that. Hotels don't usually have
a body pillow like Airbnb's places that we stay. Sure,
and I'm not I am not going to try to
replace one big body pillow with two regular sized pillows.
Speaker 4 (25:40):
And doesn't work that way.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
All night you're tossing and turning every time you turn around.
You Oh, I have to move the torso pillow. Well,
don't forget the pillow between the knees. Yep, I'm not
doing that, all right. I'm an I'm a human being,
all right, not an animal eight eight eight seven seven
seven sixty six forty or text us with your pillow, poul.
So obviously you and Dave are not pillow people.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
No.
Speaker 3 (26:02):
I mean we've taken our pillows with us when we're
staying with family because we're like, okay, well maybe we
need just in case, like you know, they may not
have enough pillows, or we don't know the pillow situation,
and we're staying over at their place.
Speaker 4 (26:14):
Let's just take our pillows. We'll leave them in the
car if we don't need them. But I've never really
thought about it for the hotel.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
Yeah, so this was foreign to you, and your only
explanation was maybe it's a Canadian thing. Yeah, okay. In
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