welcome to unlimited parenting this is a show
where we talk about what it's like parenting
children with disabilities and or special health
care needs with me today is my co -host what's
your name again hey you hey you yeah Melissa
that reminds me of that Pink Floyd song hey you
I did it I did not do it justice but you know
the one I'm talking about what you're talking
about out there on your own yes That's a bad
line. Anyway, we're moving on. I know what you're
talking about. Today is... You play a little
bit of an insert here. No, because then it gets
banned and I have to pick. Yeah, it'll get banned.
Okay, don't do that. Yeah. I could insert it
anyway. What if it's like a cover of it? Does
that get it banned? Do you know? Do you know
about these rules? I don't know. What do you
be knowing about these rules? Do you want me
to sing the cover? Because I guarantee that wouldn't
get banned. But, ma 'am, what happened? Anytime
I've ever tried to sing on this podcast, which
is more times than I'd like to care, I'd care
to say out loud, the editing software is always
like, we don't recognize this, but we know it
needs to get gone. It needs editing. So it edits
out every time. Okay. We won't do that. Lucky
you. Okay. Anyway, this is another installment
of everyone's favorite Bring Your Own Topic.
Ooh. Okay. There's only the two of us today.
Yep. Our third person is, unfortunately, at the
hospital with their son. Get better. Get better.
Yep. Faster, please. Quicker. Yes. Hurry up.
Not because we need your help, but because we
want you. And we want him to be better, and we
want our family at Eiffel back together. Yeah,
we want our family back. Yeah, we want our family
back. We miss her. Okay. Her topic would be how
much she misses us, too. It would. I am confident
of it. You know it. Is that good with you? That's
good with me. It's your podcast. Well, it's kind
of yours now, too. You're here enough. I know.
What is that called? A common law. You're a common
law podcaster. We're a comment. I think it's
seven years. We're not quite there yet. Yeah,
but for podcasting, we go by months. Oh, it's
been more than seven years. It's like dog years.
That's it. Don't you forget it. It ages you.
OK, no, but for real, this gray hair comes from.
Right. For real. Let's get into it. OK, so my
first question is. It's a question. I know the
topic. Well, it's a topic of conversation that
starts not with the declarative, but with a question.
OK. What are we drinking? And I don't mean like
when we're drinking, drinking. I mean, your son
is up at three o 'clock in the morning. OK, so
let me tell you where this comes from first and
then maybe you'll understand a little bit, a
little bit background. My son is in fourth grade
and I recently just got a message out there that
says that there's a really bad vomiting outbreak.
Okay. In fourth grade. And there's only like,
there's only like 12 fourth graders at school
right now because it's so bad. There's one of
them. Uh -huh. He must be because he's not here.
It's not that true. Okay. So my question is,
when your children wake up in the middle of the
night and they're super, super sick and you have
no energy, what do you drink? Because I like
Red Bulls. But I don't think I want to be drinking
a Red Bull at like 4 a .m. So coffee sounds good.
But if you're also worried about maybe potentially
being ill yourself at a later date, like what?
Do we just stick with water? Well, I need the
energy, though. What would you suggest I do?
It's weird that you're asking me because you
know what I'm going to say. It's Cherry Coke
Zero. Even if you know you're going to get sick
later? Yeah, because it has bubbles. And the
bubbles make my tummy feel better. Oh. I immediately
went. Really? Well, it's because I had a bad
experience. Oh, okay. Well, I'm not mixing it
with anything except for like a strawberry flavored
syrup. Well, I did mix it with something and
it was a syrup, but it wasn't strawberry flavored.
And it was probably not PG -13 for this podcast.
Yeah, please. I don't want to mark this as adult
rated content. It was. It was in college. Let's
leave it there. And I no longer can drink the
Red Bulls. So I go straight for my drink of choice.
My brown liquor, if you will, as a Taylor Swift
reference is Cherry Coke Zero. So it doesn't
matter. You would go there regardless. Even if
you thought later on it would make you. Okay,
but here's my other question. Does it really
wake you up? Because Coke. It was cold, yeah.
I'm talking about the brown Coke. It doesn't
wake me up. Because Coke is my Coca -Cola. Coca
-Cola. Is my favorite beverage. But if it was
cold, it wouldn't wake you up. See, that's what
it does for me. Okay. Coffee would actually probably
put me more to sleep. Oh, because it's warm?
Because it's warm. But I still get that buzz
from coffee. I mean, orange juice? A jolt of
orange juice? Really? Are you for real? I might
have like... A jolt of orange juice? Maybe I
have... Well, no, I'm just saying maybe I have
a sugar issue because the sugar in orange is
like golden sugar in the morning. And I drink
it, I'm like, woo! Let's go! The wildest thing
that's passed through this liver is Ovaltine.
Another Golden Girls reference. Oh, wow. Good
for you. I know. But I'm going to sort of retract
it because if you also think you're going to
get sick, I would not want to drink orange juice
and have that revisit me later. If I'm worried,
yes. And if I'm worried about like a vomiting
type sickness, am I going to get any help from,
you know how when you think you're getting sick
and everyone's popping zinc? Yeah. I don't know
because I think I take it way too late. I'm airborne
zinc, vitamin C. That's probably why I get sick.
I'm overdosing. Can I drink bleach? Because I
know bleach is the only thing that really kills.
It probably won't wake you up. Yeah. I mean,
I guess that was my original question. So. I
guess what I'm trying to tell you is I'm not
going to drink orange juice. Don't drink orange
juice. The people really, I'm sorry. Okay, yeah.
Okay, work is drink. Yeah, pop it in the comments
below. What do you guys drink? Leave a like.
I'm just kidding. But really, because some people
are like, oh, well, I drink tea. And I'm not
British enough for that. And I do drink a tea
at night. to put me to sleep, though. So it would
do the opposite. Yeah, but that's when I crush
up the pills and put them in your tea. And it
puts me to sleep. This tea is for my mommy. Another
Golden Cruiser. Oh, okay. You're welcome. Okay,
what's your topic? Sorry. I don't think we're
going to go any further with this drink thing.
Okay. But do you, I guess, this is just a question
I have. and maybe this was just my do you guys
drink seven up or sprite like if you have a tummy
ache okay so interestingly enough there is seven
up in our house right now but that's not something
so yeah okay when when you go to when anyone
in my family starts having upset tummy they get
an alcohol wipe and they just start waving it
in front of their nose because there's medical
science that backs up you can like re -trigger
something in your brain if you breathe in alcohol
it will make you not vomit okay But if the Lord
has willed you to vomit, you will regardless
of an alcohol bad or not. That's what we have
learned. True. So might as well have some Sprite.
Yeah. But then is it going to go up your nose?
Oh, it could. You always run that. There's that
risk. I can't. And Sprite to me has more bubbles
than. So my bubble levels is what I'm gauging.
But isn't Sprite a Pepsi beverage? Or excuse
me, 7 -Up. Oh, probably. We do spray in my house.
Sorry. What happened to your eyes? I crossed
them. I don't know what you were thinking. I
was like, oh, mommy's ready for another tea.
I crossed my eyes and you thought I was thinking.
What does it say about me? I've never seen you
do that before. You've never seen me think? I've
never seen you think like that. Well, you're
not. That was my big brain thinking lot. I all
day long just crossed my eyes. It's probably
at me. Okay. Did you want me to talk about my
topic? I've been waiting all morning. Okay. Well,
I guess mine is quasi twofold. It was, I want
to know sock. No, no, no. Walk it back. I wanted
to know Crocs or Birkenstocks. That's such an
easy answer. I know what you're going to say,
but then. And then the extra layer is adding
socks on top. Okay. So do we wear socks in Birkenstocks?
Yes. Kids are doing that these days. Kids are
doing it with Crocs. They're doing it with Crocs.
They do it with slides. They do it. It makes
me feel incredibly old. I don't. Like I was told
not to wear socks with sandals. And now we're.
Yeah. Times have changed. And we knew that you
were a Croc girl. And I used to be a Croc girl.
In the day, but I have since matured and I am
wearing Birkenstock. Let's be for real. One,
I will never mature. And two, those Crocs were
purchased for me. I don't know. Oh, really? Yeah,
they were purchased for me. I don't know that
I would actively crowdsource or purchase for
myself a Croc or a Birkenstock. Okay. But I did.
Do you wear them with socks? No. No? No. Okay.
Hi, my name's Allison. I don't like any clothes
ever on my body at all. That's true. So the fact
that someone would willingly put more clothes
on their feet and then put their feet into shoes.
Like, that's why you ever wonder why you don't
ever see me in shoes. And I'm always like, oh,
my Achilles. Oh, my plantar fasciitis. I know
I really need to wear shoes. You're right. Okay.
But then they require socks. If you wear flats.
Or kitten heels? No sockies. Birkenstocks don't
either, and they are cork, and they will mold
to your footbed. Okay, so. Not only is a Birkenstocks
commercial, but I am. Birkenstocks, please sponsor
us. Please sponsor me. My husband would love
that. Will you please send her a box? No, but
I did buy the knockoff Amazon, like, cushion
air. Okay. That look like Birkenstocks. Phenomenal.
Thank you. Life -changing. Now here's the deal.
Okay. You don't wear them out of the house. No.
Okay, so. That's a totally different question.
I have shoes for room. Not rooms, but like. Oh,
I do too. I have house shoes. I do too. I have
outside shoes. What a privilege. What a privilege
to be able to be like, these are my grass shoes.
You are right. These are my church shoes. I don't
have those. I have. i had duck shoes that i like
growing up i had one shoe like not even a bear
i had the one shoes but no but okay oh my gosh
my kids only have a couple pairs though i must
i i i don't like my toes being seen so that's
why the joke is so it's gonna be a crock for
me okay okay that's fair And it's because I pass
so much judgment on other people's toes that
I also wonder like what kind of judgment is being
passed upon because my toes just have to cover
them. I'm not going to be a foot model. So they
just need to be. I've seen your toes. I don't
think you have. I'm not questioning. I don't
think you have. What? I don't. I think there's
like five people in the world. I don't think
so. This is weird. I mean, I'd show you. I'm
not above. I'll show you later. Thank God this
isn't a video podcast. They'd be like, see, for
free. We are parents of children with disabilities.
And sometimes we also have disabilities ourselves.
Exactly. You knew exactly where I was going.
We have sensory issues. That's because I'm inside
your brain. Yeah, I don't think it's new to anyone
that's ever listened to this podcast that I am
an autistic adult. But I don't. I could live
my whole life. Without seeing toes. Oh. So I
guess to simply answer your question and wrap
it up with a nice little bow and some crepe paper.
That reminds me. That's you. Yeah. Okay. But
you would wear Birkenstocks. A thousand percent.
You want to be buried. Uh -huh. I do. And my
overalls and the most. And your sublime shirt.
Stuff you could find. Yes. Thank you so much,
everyone out there, for listening in. And know
that if you are in Idaho or planning on moving
to Idaho and have questions on systems or services
for children with disabilities, please consider
reaching out to us on our website at iPullIdaho,
that's I -P -U -L -Idaho .org, or by calling
us at 208 -342 -5884. Be sure to tune in next
time. Until then, this has been unlimited parenting.
Thanks for listening.