1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,520 Welcome to Unlimited Parenting where we discuss what it's like having children with disabilities 2 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,220 or special healthcare needs. 3 00:00:14,220 --> 00:00:19,320 My name is Allison and today with me is my partner in crime, Melissa, and we would like 4 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:24,700 to welcome you to everybody's favorite podcast, Bring Your Own Topic. 5 00:00:24,700 --> 00:00:31,960 This is a podcast series where I ask people to come in blindly with a topic and then we 6 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,880 are going to discuss. 7 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:40,200 Today is a little unique because it will just be myself and Melissa and we will discuss 8 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,760 topics that are completely unknown to one another. 9 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,720 She has no idea what I'm about to say. 10 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:51,360 I have no idea what she's about to say and we're committed to keeping the recording faithful. 11 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:53,680 So there should not be a lot of edits. 12 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:54,680 We're just going to roll with it. 13 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,640 I think that's what makes it fun. 14 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:57,640 And makes me sweat. 15 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,480 It makes you sweat and I have fun. 16 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:01,480 Okay. 17 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:02,480 Okay. 18 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,480 I think it's only fair that you go first. 19 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:05,480 What? 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,480 Oh my gosh. 21 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:09,480 Okay. 22 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,360 Well, so this is a very light. 23 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:12,560 Well, it's kind of lighthearted. 24 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:13,560 Okay. 25 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:14,560 I want to know. 26 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:19,480 This comes from personal experience. 27 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,080 So and this could be a couple of things. 28 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,680 So where this came, there's so many qualifiers. 29 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:26,680 I'm scared. 30 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:33,040 Where this came to me was today when I was putting my child in the back seat of my car 31 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:38,880 and I'm like, what the crap is all of this? 32 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:39,880 What is this stuff? 33 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:40,880 Oh, in your car? 34 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:41,880 In the back of my car. 35 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:42,880 Okay. 36 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:43,880 Where my child sits. 37 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,800 My child with special healthcare needs. 38 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:47,800 Okay. 39 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:48,800 Okay. 40 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:49,800 Uh huh. 41 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:50,800 So. 42 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:57,920 So I looked at the back seat of my car and it reminded me of what the bottom of our diaper 43 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:58,920 bag used to look like. 44 00:01:58,920 --> 00:01:59,920 Right. 45 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:03,960 And I have graduated and we are no longer, I mean, he's still in diapers, but we don't 46 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,440 need a diaper bag anymore. 47 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,320 And that was hallelujah. 48 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,840 One of the best days of my life when we could give up the diaper bag. 49 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:16,000 But now it is all just in the back seat of my car. 50 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,000 And so it's not contained in a bag. 51 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,000 It's not contained. 52 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:24,960 What I thought I was giving up actually created more of a mess. 53 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,760 So I'm thinking I need to get some sort of a containment system now for the back of the 54 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:29,760 car. 55 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:30,760 Genius. 56 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:31,760 Right? 57 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,600 But I don't know if it would work. 58 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:39,000 The things in which I found, I have listed some of them. 59 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,840 And I just wanted to know if this was normal or if I am just. 60 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,240 You want me to tell you you're a weirdo? 61 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,600 I'm transporting pig pen around, I think. 62 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:48,760 I don't know. 63 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,800 I'm going to clean my car this weekend. 64 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:51,800 That's the other thing that I. 65 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:52,800 I always say that. 66 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:54,520 And then I have it for the last couple of weeks. 67 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:55,520 Okay, I'm ready. 68 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,240 So we have blocks. 69 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,240 We have so many blocks and beads. 70 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:01,360 They're beatable blocks. 71 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:06,840 So you know, my kid is obsessed with beads right now and they're the wooden beads and 72 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:08,340 the shoelace that goes through them. 73 00:03:08,340 --> 00:03:12,360 So those types, they are everywhere in my car. 74 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,520 Do you want me to give you the equivalent of what's in mine? 75 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:15,520 Yeah. 76 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,440 So I don't have to use, but I have fidget spinners. 77 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:18,920 Okay, probably 14. 78 00:03:18,920 --> 00:03:25,760 Okay, what I have chewies, a tangled mess of chewy necklaces that are all one blob right 79 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:26,760 now. 80 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,840 So my son won't use the necklaces, but he likes those. 81 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:30,840 I don't know. 82 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:32,520 They're probably like seven or eight inches. 83 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:36,760 They're like the munchkin for kids that are seizing, but they're the really long ones. 84 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,920 And they're not like Sophie the giraffe who had that one hole, you know, and then she 85 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,400 would get mold all up in her. 86 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,400 But these ones are they're hollow. 87 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,400 Do these ones vibrate? 88 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:47,400 No. 89 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:48,400 Okay. 90 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:49,400 We have that one too. 91 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,680 But since that one was $45, I try to watch it a little more closely. 92 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,200 You don't throw it on the back seat of your car. 93 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:02,240 The way I have seen my son get in the car and pick one off the ground and I go, you 94 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,520 know what, just buckle up. 95 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:04,520 That's where I'm going with this. 96 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:05,520 Just buckle up. 97 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:06,520 Oh my word. 98 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,360 That's I think how Reese's avoided COVID for his own. 99 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,200 I'm sorry. 100 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,240 I think that's how Silas gets everything. 101 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,680 So there are some, there were some French fries. 102 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,720 There was a half eaten English muffin that the peanut butter had been dried up on. 103 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:22,720 Okay. 104 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,000 I am not a disgusting person. 105 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:25,000 No. 106 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,640 No, this is the kids. 107 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,240 This is the kid's seat. 108 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,160 This is the kid's seats. 109 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:35,600 Mine has two weeks ago, we went to Starbucks for a hot chocolate and every time we get 110 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:41,320 out of the car, I say, Hey, I need you to, this is, this is a true, I don't care. 111 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:45,040 I mean, you guys can feel the way you feel about me. 112 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,640 Every time we get out of the car, I say, we need to get two things. 113 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,060 Let's just pick up two things. 114 00:04:49,060 --> 00:04:53,200 And I know there are parents out there who say, you know, what we enter the car with, 115 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,040 we leave the car with and that everything always gets picked up. 116 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,040 That's a good idea. 117 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,040 I'm trying to survive. 118 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,760 I say, pick up two things. 119 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,680 And for, we're all in different spots. 120 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:02,680 I know. 121 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,400 I have for two weeks, I have been saying, please make one of those two things. 122 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:07,400 That Starbucks cup. 123 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,200 I am so scared to lift the lid. 124 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,920 And he goes, mom, it's totally empty. 125 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,720 And I'm like, I don't know. 126 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,920 I wouldn't believe that at all. 127 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:22,240 Hey, I'll come clean it out because I still can't smell from when I had COVID. 128 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:23,240 That's right. 129 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,240 That's right. 130 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:25,640 I am the perfect person for that kid. 131 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,760 And maybe that's the other problem in my car. 132 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:31,320 My car might smell and I can't smell it. 133 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:35,400 And my not-for-full child is not telling me that it smells. 134 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,400 I don't know. 135 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,400 Maybe that's why he doesn't want to get in the car. 136 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,120 That's why school pickups. 137 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:41,120 It's so bad. 138 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,880 I don't know if this was... 139 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:45,880 No, no, no. 140 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:46,880 You're selling yourself way too short. 141 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,400 I've recently been in your car and it does not stink. 142 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:51,400 Thank you. 143 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:52,400 Yeah. 144 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:53,400 Now, appreciate it. 145 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:54,880 The big black, I don't know about. 146 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,280 Oh, I don't know about her. 147 00:05:56,280 --> 00:05:57,280 No. 148 00:05:57,280 --> 00:05:58,280 Well, my husband drives out. 149 00:05:58,280 --> 00:05:59,280 I can't promise anything on that. 150 00:05:59,280 --> 00:06:01,320 There's some sweaty shoes in there. 151 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:02,320 There's some... 152 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:03,320 Well, at least you can see out of it. 153 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,200 Your daughter's car, you can't even see out of it. 154 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:06,560 I hope she listens to this. 155 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:07,560 I hope she does too. 156 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,320 Anyway, sorry, go on. 157 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:13,720 The other thing I found were some progress reports that were shoved under the floor mat. 158 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,200 I'm like, holy moly, that needs to go in my IEP binder. 159 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:18,200 What am I? 160 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:19,200 Who am I? 161 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,080 I am a parent-centered employee. 162 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,720 That is not a filing system I should be proud of. 163 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,040 So I had... 164 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:27,560 It's the beginning of the year. 165 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:31,680 So we had to update all of our insurance and I didn't have my insurance cards on me. 166 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,600 So I foolishly said, I will take the form with me. 167 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:38,360 Yesterday, I turned in this form covered in coffee. 168 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:39,360 It was covered. 169 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,920 She was like, can you actually reread this number to me? 170 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:42,920 Because it's been... 171 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:43,920 And read it. 172 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:44,920 And I was like, I'm so sorry. 173 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,640 This is making me feel so much better. 174 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:48,640 I'm so glad. 175 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:49,640 Okay. 176 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:50,640 Okay. 177 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,440 So there was some IEP stuff. 178 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,080 Oh, I have... 179 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:56,880 This you will not have. 180 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:57,880 I had... 181 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:58,880 A G-tube? 182 00:06:58,880 --> 00:06:59,880 I have some G-tube supplies in there. 183 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:00,880 Yep. 184 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:01,880 Because you never know. 185 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,560 You just never know when you're going to need... 186 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:04,560 You just don't. 187 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:05,560 So that's true. 188 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:07,240 I don't have G-tube supplies, but can I tell you? 189 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,000 I have three sizes of diapers. 190 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,760 Because you never know for the next... 191 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,360 I don't have three sizes. 192 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,360 I just have three diapers. 193 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:16,360 Some of... 194 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:22,440 I also have to keep a spare set of shorts and underwear at all times. 195 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:23,640 That is such a good idea. 196 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:24,720 And I usually do. 197 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:25,800 And I don't have that right now. 198 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:26,800 I need to put that back in. 199 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,520 Can you imagine if we kept all of this in a bag? 200 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:31,520 That's my point. 201 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,900 So it used to be in this nice little container called a diaper bag. 202 00:07:34,900 --> 00:07:39,640 And then I was so excited to graduate from the diaper bag, but I'm thinking it needs 203 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:40,640 more containment. 204 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,520 And I still need these things. 205 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:43,520 Yeah. 206 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,400 And I know a lot of people have big feelings on this and I respect that. 207 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:47,400 But Shein... 208 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:48,400 Shein? 209 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:49,400 Oh, whatever. 210 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:50,400 Oh, I don't... 211 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,840 And I know we're anti-consumerism right now. 212 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:53,840 Cheap plastic. 213 00:07:53,840 --> 00:08:00,800 But there is something to be said about how cheap they have those storage containment. 214 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:05,240 If you go to Shein and you...car accessories or whatever. 215 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:06,240 Really? 216 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:07,240 Oh my gosh. 217 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,720 The stuff that they have on there is stuff I would have never... 218 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:11,440 They have car trash cans. 219 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:12,440 Okay. 220 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,040 And I can almost get behind that. 221 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:16,040 Yeah. 222 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,040 Because... 223 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:18,040 Absolutely. 224 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,760 What do we call those things on the doors? 225 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:20,760 The trash cans. 226 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,960 In our car, you want to... 227 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,520 You know where your straw wrapper goes? 228 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:27,520 In the door. 229 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:33,560 The most embarrassing thing I think that...well, not the most, but one of the most embarrassing 230 00:08:33,560 --> 00:08:39,000 things that has ever happened to me is my husband of almost 17 years coming out to the 231 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:44,840 van and going, Jesus, he's taking out all of these receipts. 232 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,720 He's like, Panda Express twice in one week. 233 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,000 Are we going for a goal? 234 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:50,000 Yes, we are. 235 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,080 A personal best. 236 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:56,000 And I'm like, if you don't bring your negativity to me, are you just jealous that I didn't 237 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:57,920 bring you spring rolls? 238 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:58,920 Yes. 239 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:00,440 That's what it is. 240 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:01,440 I sometimes... 241 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:02,440 Oh no. 242 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,920 Those receipts, I throw those away though so that there's not evidence. 243 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:07,920 That's true. 244 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:08,920 I imagine... 245 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:09,920 I imagine... 246 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,600 I imagine in a mobile receipt from Starbucks. 247 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:17,840 If there were no children and our cars could be whatever we wanted them to be, you would 248 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:19,600 have honey in your car. 249 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:20,600 Yeah. 250 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:21,600 You would have... 251 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:22,600 What were you... 252 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:23,600 Okay. 253 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:24,600 You would have... 254 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:25,600 It's nature's amoxicil. 255 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,720 You would have honey and bread. 256 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:28,720 You'd have a bread box. 257 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:33,760 Mary, you'd have a bread box, honey, bread. 258 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:34,760 You'd have tortilla chips. 259 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:35,760 You'd have salsa. 260 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,960 You'd have a fridge where you can keep your salsa. 261 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:40,360 Are you going to say Cherry Coke Zero? 262 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:41,360 You know, Cherry... 263 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:42,840 I currently have that in my trunks. 264 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:44,840 I have to hide it in there for my son. 265 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:46,280 So that's where it is. 266 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:47,640 You'd have Taylor Swift. 267 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:48,640 Check. 268 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:49,640 I already done. 269 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:50,640 What is that called? 270 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:51,640 The thing that people... 271 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:52,960 Is it a windscreen? 272 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,160 You put it in your car when it's hot so the sun doesn't... 273 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:56,160 Oh yeah. 274 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:57,160 Yours would be Taylor Swift. 275 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,240 When she has that big purple dress. 276 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:01,240 All fanned out. 277 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:02,240 It would be. 278 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:03,240 Remember when she didn't... 279 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:04,240 I don't know if that's speak now. 280 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:05,240 Sorry. 281 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:06,880 Remember when she didn't brush out her curls. 282 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,040 I do, but that was back then. 283 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:10,040 That was the early 2000s. 284 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:11,040 None of us did. 285 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:12,040 Yeah, that's true. 286 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,080 They were the Utah girls. 287 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:15,080 Who am I? 288 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:16,080 Exactly. 289 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:17,080 To judge a billionaire. 290 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,160 So anyways, all this to say, I'm looking... 291 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:24,160 I needed some camaraderie to say that I wasn't alone when it came. 292 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:27,400 We have library books on the bottom of the floor of our car. 293 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:28,400 Homework. 294 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:29,400 Oh yeah. 295 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,400 At least three coats. 296 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,520 At least stuffies. 297 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:39,280 So many squishmallows. 298 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:44,480 I'm worried if we were ever in an accident, I could tell a first responder, there are 299 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:49,440 three kids in my car and they would be like, oh, we can find her the squishmallows. 300 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,920 There should be a kid attached to them. 301 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:52,920 Okay. 302 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:54,400 Well, I feel better. 303 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:55,400 I feel good. 304 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:56,400 I'm glad. 305 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:57,400 I'm glad. 306 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:03,480 Now I want to know if you could have anything in your car that you don't currently have, 307 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:04,480 what would it be? 308 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:05,480 More cup holders. 309 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:06,480 I hate my car. 310 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:07,480 I have no team. 311 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,840 So what is my husband's car? 312 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:16,040 Big Black used to have so many cup holders and now my car has... 313 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:17,120 I do. 314 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:21,080 Your little car though in the back seat, does it have the thing that comes down in the... 315 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:22,080 Oh no. 316 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,080 What is the story? 317 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,800 Well, it has one of those things that comes... 318 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,080 Yeah, it's kind of a story. 319 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:31,240 It has a thing that comes down and you can access the trunk because it's an all-wheel 320 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,560 drive car that you can ski through. 321 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:37,640 What is this car that you can do that and the battery's in the back? 322 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:38,640 It is in the back. 323 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:43,160 What in the Germans' auto making is happening here? 324 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:44,220 Exactly. 325 00:11:44,220 --> 00:11:50,000 And so we refrain from using that pull down because Reese will now throw stuff in the 326 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,000 trunk. 327 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:52,000 He can access the trunk. 328 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,400 He could potentially crawl through that. 329 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,800 So we don't encourage that access. 330 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:04,400 All I'm imagining is you're driving to McCall and someone is honking at you because Reese 331 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:10,200 has stuck his hand through the taillight and he's just waving at guys. 332 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,320 I would realize that he wasn't there. 333 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:13,320 No, of course. 334 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:14,320 But that's where... 335 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:15,320 Happen. 336 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:16,320 Yeah. 337 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:17,320 I mean... 338 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,040 Griswold family Christmas, that's where I've gone. 339 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:20,040 Absolutely. 340 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,520 That's why we don't use those cupholders. 341 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,200 So in a new car... 342 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,200 I want more cupholders. 343 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:27,320 You'd want more cupholders. 344 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:28,320 How many do you think? 345 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,840 There are six of you, so at least six. 346 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,880 Well, that's a four-seater car though. 347 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:35,880 My whole family is... 348 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,560 I guess we'd have to get a new car too, huh? 349 00:12:37,560 --> 00:12:38,920 I would just want... 350 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:40,120 There's a roof rack. 351 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:41,120 Yeah. 352 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:42,560 I would just want... 353 00:12:42,560 --> 00:12:43,880 I have two right now. 354 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,360 I would like four. 355 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:47,960 I would like one in the door. 356 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:48,960 Okay, so... 357 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:50,120 I would like a cupholder. 358 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,720 It surprises me that you don't have one in the door. 359 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:53,720 I don't. 360 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,160 Yeah, I have one in the middle, and then you can pull up my console and you can have another 361 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,440 in the middle, but then my arm hits it. 362 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:00,800 It's just not user-friendly. 363 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:06,120 I would like you to know, before I say this, that I bought this car used. 364 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,600 My minivan is a Honda Odyssey. 365 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,640 I did purchase it used. 366 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:11,640 The people who... 367 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:12,640 With 18 cupholders. 368 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:14,800 The people who owned it before me were total ballers. 369 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:19,960 I don't know what they did for jobs, but they had all the bells and whistles on this son 370 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,560 of a gun. 371 00:13:21,560 --> 00:13:23,800 It's got these blackout shades. 372 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:24,800 Wow. 373 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:25,800 I know. 374 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:29,480 And my brother's going to listen to this podcast and go, that comes standard on a Honda Odyssey. 375 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:30,480 Oh. 376 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:31,480 They have blackout shades. 377 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:32,480 Calm down, Jenny. 378 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:33,480 Sir, calm it down. 379 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:38,360 For those of you who don't know, my brother is a manager at a car dealership. 380 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,680 Do you really listen to our podcasts? 381 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:41,680 Sometimes. 382 00:13:41,680 --> 00:13:42,680 That's awesome. 383 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:43,680 Sometimes when I make them. 384 00:13:43,680 --> 00:13:44,680 What great support? 385 00:13:44,680 --> 00:13:45,680 Yeah. 386 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:46,680 And I share TikToks. 387 00:13:46,680 --> 00:13:49,560 I was just about to say it and then I'm like, wait, what if that's not the place that he 388 00:13:49,560 --> 00:13:50,560 works? 389 00:13:50,560 --> 00:13:52,520 Oh, and the car also has a vacuum. 390 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,000 Oh, that's right. 391 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,680 It has a vacuum. 392 00:13:55,680 --> 00:14:01,080 And when I tell you that the 2025 has a fridge, you know what I want? 393 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:02,360 You up with a loaner or something? 394 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:03,360 I know. 395 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:04,360 Rehaler. 396 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,400 You need actual perspective from a family. 397 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:08,400 Those Kia Carnivals. 398 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:09,400 Okay. 399 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:10,400 Goodness. 400 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:11,400 They're so bad. 401 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,760 But I have to tell you about this. 402 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:14,760 Okay. 403 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:15,760 The Kia Carnival. 404 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:16,760 Okay. 405 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:17,760 It's an 11 seater. 406 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:18,760 This 11 seat. 407 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:19,760 Hold on. 408 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:20,760 Hear me out here. 409 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,040 It's not sold in the United States. 410 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,040 Why? 411 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:24,040 I don't know. 412 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,440 But the Kia Carnival 11 seater, the seats can turn. 413 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,560 Like you know when you're on a metro and you're sitting the wrong way? 414 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:30,560 Yeah. 415 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:31,560 You get stomach sickness. 416 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:32,560 Maybe that's just me. 417 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:33,560 No, no, no, I do. 418 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:38,240 The way my son would spin in that son of a gun, he would just sit there and make the 419 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:39,600 chair spin. 420 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,040 Wait, it doesn't like lock while you're driving? 421 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:43,240 I'm sure it does. 422 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:44,240 I feel like. 423 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,000 But I feel like he would break it and it would spin. 424 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:48,760 And I'm almost like a tilt-a-whirl. 425 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,840 I realize that's completely unsafe. 426 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,680 Well, as long as you were strapped into that seat. 427 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:54,680 He's a specie-re-seeker. 428 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,960 And if he could spin in the car, it would make car rides so much easier. 429 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:02,360 So if you're out there and you're listening, can you make a spinning seat? 430 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:03,360 Kia, U.S. Kia. 431 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:04,360 Honda. 432 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,360 A spinny seat. 433 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:06,360 Hyundai. 434 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:07,360 Honda. 435 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:08,360 I don't know. 436 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:11,360 How many car, how many BMW? 437 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:12,360 Ford. 438 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:13,360 Jaguar. 439 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:14,360 Oh, GMC. 440 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:15,360 Chevrolet. 441 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:16,360 What are we doing? 442 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,760 I don't know, but my husband would be so proud of me right now. 443 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,600 OK, remember, I'm not going to edit any of this out. 444 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:23,600 We've got. 445 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,880 I guess it's time for my turn. 446 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:26,880 It is. 447 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,200 OK, now mine sucks in comparison to that. 448 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:30,360 You're the one that wanted me to go first. 449 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:31,360 I know. 450 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:32,360 Mine sucks. 451 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:36,720 OK, I wanted to talk about, and this isn't going to shock you at all. 452 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,600 I wanted to talk about something emotionally and politically charged. 453 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:41,600 Wah wah. 454 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,440 But for real, I do. 455 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:44,440 OK. 456 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:50,560 I want to talk about handling all of this change and moving forward when the future 457 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:51,560 is so unpredictable. 458 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:52,560 OK. 459 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,360 Because you want to talk to me about it. 460 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,400 I want to talk to you about it. 461 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,720 Everything is changing. 462 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:00,720 Yeah. 463 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,440 So there's a new administration. 464 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:07,520 Every time that change is, it's a big, it's a whole bunch of stuff. 465 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:12,840 I think more particularly, it's the dissolving of the Department of Education. 466 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:24,920 So families of children with disabilities, IDEA, it's not just a policy. 467 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,680 It's more of a lifeline. 468 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:27,680 Absolutely. 469 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:32,980 Like a protection that my child is going to receive a free and appropriate public education. 470 00:16:32,980 --> 00:16:37,160 And I must say this, and I'm hoping that we're having this conversation and you're listening 471 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:41,120 to this conversation no matter where you fall on the political divide, because that's not 472 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:42,520 what this conversation is about. 473 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:47,880 You could be the most left leaning or the most right leaning. 474 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:49,600 That doesn't matter in this conversation. 475 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:53,320 IDEA existed before the Department of Education. 476 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:54,320 So let's just all. 477 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,440 And I don't think a lot of people know that. 478 00:16:56,440 --> 00:17:01,640 I don't think a lot of people, and I don't think I knew that prior to three months ago. 479 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,840 I don't think I'd ever thought about it that way. 480 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:04,840 Yeah. 481 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,320 I mean, I've seen timelines, but I never thought about it like that. 482 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:13,160 I mean, like I said, it guarantees all of those protections. 483 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:21,880 And the thought of moving it to the Health Resource Service Administration, what does 484 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:30,240 that mean for service delivery, accountability, supports, maybe nothing? 485 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,000 Maybe everything stays the same. 486 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,000 Right? 487 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,000 We don't know. 488 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,000 We don't know. 489 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:36,000 And it just keeps you. 490 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,880 That is the whole point of this conversation is I don't know. 491 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,760 And I know that you know this about me, but maybe some of the listeners don't. 492 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,400 I hate not knowing. 493 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:45,400 She really does. 494 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:46,400 I can't believe that. 495 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:47,980 I hate not knowing what's coming next. 496 00:17:47,980 --> 00:17:50,440 I hate not being able to plan and prepare. 497 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,820 And I know that a lot of people feel like nothing will change. 498 00:17:52,820 --> 00:17:54,320 And that's wonderful. 499 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:55,320 And that's hopeful. 500 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:56,320 Hopeful. 501 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:57,540 Yeah, I hope that. 502 00:17:57,540 --> 00:18:01,980 So I guess what I'm saying is, is that there are people out there listening right now who 503 00:18:01,980 --> 00:18:10,240 feel the way I do about not being the best at navigating change and uncertainty. 504 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,160 I have some thoughts that I wanted to share. 505 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,220 But I wanted you to know where I was coming from when I was talking about this. 506 00:18:16,220 --> 00:18:17,520 It's not about Trump. 507 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,640 It's not about Biden left, right, up, down, sideways. 508 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:22,640 It's not about that. 509 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:26,680 It's about I don't know what could possibly happen to my child and his supports if you're 510 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:31,420 having these larger conversations about disbanding things. 511 00:18:31,420 --> 00:18:38,280 And I should you should be really transparent that we've had families reach out with these 512 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:39,280 very good. 513 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:41,120 And that's kind of why we're bringing that to you guys. 514 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:42,120 Exactly. 515 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:46,640 I think had these families have these conversations twice this week. 516 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:51,280 Someone has asked me, what does this mean for my child if the Department of Education 517 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:52,280 is dissolved? 518 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:53,280 Yeah. 519 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,760 And I said, that's a great question. 520 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,640 Let me think about it for a second. 521 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:02,520 And that's hard for us in our role as the Parent Training Information Center, because 522 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,560 we want to give families answers. 523 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:09,760 And for us to say we don't know is hard. 524 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:14,160 Yeah, it's gross for me to say and it's gross for me to feel because I really don't know. 525 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:25,640 And I know that there are people who are overwhelmed by TikTok, overwhelmed by the news, overwhelmed. 526 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,280 I am but I'm also talking about the other people in my life who are like, I can't handle 527 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:30,280 one more thing. 528 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,560 Don't just don't talk to me about it. 529 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,240 I'm apolitical at this point. 530 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,760 So we don't have answers yet. 531 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,120 That's the hardest part. 532 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:51,000 But the thing about uncertainty is that it forces us to think about what matters most 533 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,320 and how we can protect it. 534 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:58,840 So I guess what I'm saying is when you're thinking about what you don't know, you can 535 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:03,240 only think about the things that you can control and what you don't know. 536 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:04,840 So here's my thoughts. 537 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,840 Stay informed, but don't overwhelm yourself. 538 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:12,440 So knowledge is power, but too much information can be overwhelming. 539 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:16,200 So pick sources that you like and update yourself when you can. 540 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:20,480 But if even I hope that if even the people who are like, I can't handle one more thing, 541 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:21,920 I hope they've already turned the podcast off. 542 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,800 I hope they're already like, I'd rather listen to clean out the back of my car. 543 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:26,800 I'd rather do that. 544 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:27,800 Yeah. 545 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,200 Then listen to this. 546 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:35,280 So if this is too much for you, please turn it off and then take action where you can 547 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:39,380 and when you can if there's something you want to take action about. 548 00:20:39,380 --> 00:20:42,880 So if you write letters, give testimony. 549 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:44,360 Yeah, that's what I was going to say. 550 00:20:44,360 --> 00:20:49,640 Kind of pick something that you feel that you could be in control of and you share stories 551 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,720 about how this has impacted you. 552 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:55,640 Which like the this can be this whole I don't know what's happening. 553 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:56,640 There's so much uncertainty. 554 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:57,640 Excuse me. 555 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:00,080 It can be applied to the families as paid caregivers. 556 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:01,080 Oh, yeah. 557 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:02,080 Is it happening? 558 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:03,080 Is it not happening? 559 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:04,080 What do we do? 560 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:05,080 Are we sharing stories? 561 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,320 Yeah, I agree. 562 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,280 So I mean, it applies to that too. 563 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:14,000 Focus on your circle of control. 564 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:21,440 So I, Allison, can't control federal decisions, but I do have the ability to provide testimony 565 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:23,360 in my local community. 566 00:21:23,360 --> 00:21:25,840 I can volunteer at my school. 567 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,040 I can attend school board meetings. 568 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:32,320 I can continue to support the families that call in and ask these questions and say, hey, 569 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:33,320 I'm right here with you. 570 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:34,320 I know it's hard. 571 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,560 I don't know what's going to happen next either. 572 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,540 Do what you can when you can where you can. 573 00:21:39,540 --> 00:21:44,120 And I always love when I whenever I think about this, I always love that Mr. Rogers 574 00:21:44,120 --> 00:21:47,440 when he's talking about how his mom always told him to look for the helpers. 575 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:48,440 Yes. 576 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:54,120 When things get overwhelming, we'll step back and look for a helper. 577 00:21:54,120 --> 00:21:58,040 And then, you know, that's some that's some dang good advice right here. 578 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:00,040 Thanks, Mr. Rogers. 579 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:01,040 Lean on your community. 580 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:02,640 Lean on your friends. 581 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,440 If you don't want to watch TikTok anymore, tell your annoying friend to quit sending 582 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,100 you TikToks. 583 00:22:07,100 --> 00:22:08,100 Maybe she'll listen. 584 00:22:08,100 --> 00:22:09,100 Maybe she won't. 585 00:22:09,100 --> 00:22:10,100 You never know. 586 00:22:10,100 --> 00:22:11,100 I know. 587 00:22:11,100 --> 00:22:12,100 I know. 588 00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:13,100 But it's fine. 589 00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:15,560 And most importantly, take care of yourself. 590 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:19,160 You are no use to anybody if you're not taking care of yourself. 591 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,160 Right. 592 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:21,160 Drink your water. 593 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:22,160 Right. 594 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,260 I guess the whole self care thing is getting kind of overdone. 595 00:22:25,260 --> 00:22:30,360 It's like what do you need to do to just get from breakfast to bedtime? 596 00:22:30,360 --> 00:22:31,360 Right. 597 00:22:31,360 --> 00:22:35,160 If you need to put your head in the sand and tone to tune it out for a little bit, do that. 598 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:36,760 Do what's best for you. 599 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:37,760 Yes. 600 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:38,760 Yes. 601 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:39,760 Yes. 602 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,080 Because I have I've had to put my head in the sand and really kind of just focus on 603 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:45,280 my family and just focus on getting from breakfast to bedtime. 604 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:46,280 And you feel so much better. 605 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:47,280 I feel so much better. 606 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:48,280 I feel so much better. 607 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:49,280 So much better. 608 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:53,400 And I am starting to slowly start opening up again. 609 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:54,400 But I had to. 610 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,080 I had to close off for a little bit. 611 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:58,840 Because change always feels like a threat. 612 00:22:58,840 --> 00:22:59,840 Yeah. 613 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:00,840 If you view it that way. 614 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,280 But it can also be an opportunity. 615 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:03,280 Yeah. 616 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:04,280 There you go. 617 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:05,280 What a good sound bite. 618 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:06,280 Thank you. 619 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:07,280 Yeah. 620 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:08,280 I'll be here all week. 621 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:10,760 Actually, I'll be here till five because it's Friday. 622 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:11,760 But yeah. 623 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,600 And then I won't be here on Monday because it's a holiday. 624 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,000 So that's right. 625 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:21,240 But I just wanted I just wanted to say that because it applies to a lot of things that 626 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:26,040 are happening right now because the legislative season is always hard and things are introduced 627 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,280 and then things are taken away. 628 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:33,920 And this personal care conversation that we're having in our state and even new administration 629 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:34,920 changes. 630 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,760 There's a lot of things happening. 631 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,560 And I know that some people are so excited for the change. 632 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:40,960 Some people are not excited. 633 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,420 No matter what, it's still change. 634 00:23:43,420 --> 00:23:48,640 And when you're an individual who struggles with change, it's like, ah, it can seem like 635 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,280 the end of the world. 636 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:57,880 I saw a TikTok of this sweep, sweet adult who his trash day got moved. 637 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:01,160 Oh, from Friday to Wednesday. 638 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:05,560 And this this guy is like he's calling the city. 639 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:10,920 And in his home, they had referred to it as like cute, cute Friday or something. 640 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,000 And he's on the phone and he's like, I want cute Friday. 641 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,680 I don't want cute Wednesday. 642 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:19,240 And the mom had called the city in advance to let them know that her son would be calling 643 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:20,400 to voice his opinion. 644 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,280 And what I love is that she encouraged him. 645 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:23,600 You call your city. 646 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,000 You call your local officials. 647 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,320 You make your voice heard, but just know that it might not change. 648 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,480 And that's good to preface it that way. 649 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:35,640 And so he did exercise rights and I want cute Friday back. 650 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:37,500 And she said, I am so sorry. 651 00:24:37,500 --> 00:24:39,800 I hear that you want to move to trash day. 652 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,080 But right now, this is what we've decided is best for our community. 653 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:44,080 And we voted on it. 654 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:50,120 And he very, very, very, very slowly navigated through that change. 655 00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:51,120 So we can all do it. 656 00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:52,120 I know. 657 00:24:52,120 --> 00:24:53,120 I love that. 658 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:54,120 I'm going to show you that. 659 00:24:54,120 --> 00:24:55,120 See, again, she does. 660 00:24:55,120 --> 00:24:56,120 She wants to be off TikTok. 661 00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:59,840 And I'm like, when we show you this video, I'm slowly coming around. 662 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:00,840 You're slow. 663 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:02,440 I got to get my algorithm where I want it. 664 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,080 I got to get it removed. 665 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,760 Well, I don't know who ruined it. 666 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:07,760 It's weird. 667 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:08,760 I don't know. 668 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:14,360 There's a person in the office next to me. 669 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:18,560 But I think at the end of the day, all of that is really important that change is hard, 670 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:23,680 no matter what changes, whether it's at the state level, the federal level, the local 671 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:24,680 level. 672 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:27,640 I mean, even some of our school districts are having a lot of change. 673 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:32,240 We saw change at the beginning of the year with different, you know, in the umpire, exactly 674 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:36,720 redrawing of some district lines and changing of schools and programs. 675 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:39,120 So change is inevitable. 676 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:40,760 I know that. 677 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:41,760 I don't like it, though. 678 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:42,760 I know. 679 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:48,320 And it's so weird to voice that opinion out loud because there is sometimes when change 680 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:50,760 goes the exact way I want it to go. 681 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:52,960 And then I'm like, but did we really have to do it so fast? 682 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:54,840 And it's like, am I ever going to make you happy? 683 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:55,840 No. 684 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,120 And I guess the short answer is no. 685 00:25:57,120 --> 00:25:58,120 Yeah. 686 00:25:58,120 --> 00:26:01,080 I think any kind of change just immediately sends my hackles up. 687 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,120 And I'm like, I can't. 688 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:04,120 Well. 689 00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:05,120 But I can. 690 00:26:05,120 --> 00:26:06,120 You can. 691 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:07,120 And I will. 692 00:26:07,120 --> 00:26:08,120 Will. 693 00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:11,320 And if you have any questions about it, you can call iPoll and we will share with you 694 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,480 all of the updated information. 695 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,680 We're all navigating this together. 696 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:16,680 Exactly. 697 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:17,680 Yep. 698 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:18,680 Exactly. 699 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:31,320 Thank you so much, everyone out there for listening in and know that if you are in Idaho 700 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:38,120 or planning on moving to Idaho and have questions on systems or services for children with disabilities, 701 00:26:38,120 --> 00:26:42,480 please consider reaching out to us on our website at iPoll Idaho. 702 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:52,480 That's I-P-U-L Idaho.org or by calling us at 208-342-5884. 703 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,520 Be sure to tune in next time. 704 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,640 Until then, this has been Unlimited Parenting. 705 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:58,640 Thanks for listening. 706 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,640 And one last thing I want to tell you, because I couldn't get to the end of this book, but 707 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,040 I hope you have a good one until the very end, whenever and wherever it speaks. 708 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:04,040 OK, thanks for joining me.