"Our House Is NEVER Empty… and It’s Killing the Romance" 😳

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2:16God, missus that can drag you down. You've got cheeky cheek. I hope you're not referring to me. Not you darling I hope you're being hypothetical there Married to bloody Peter Sutcliffe

2:35Hello and welcome to the therapy crowd Do you ask me anything? Ask us anything It's yeah AUA AUA What's with the bangles baby? Look like you've been to Glastonbury I'm going to Ibiza I'm getting ready Ibiza rocks I'm just trying on my boho outfits is that all that is is that what that was is that the boho vibe no I'm just I'm just getting all my summer jewellery out and my summer little bits and bobs I like them I assumed you were from when you went out like to the thing last week Cotswolds I thought that's what that was from no no no no their statement yeah I'm just packing you know how much I love slash just test packing because we can only take hand luggage so where are you going Ibiza He had to our beefy, yeah.

3:24Very excited, actually. We haven't been there for a while. We haven't been there for ages. That was a staple for us for a while. Yeah. I mean, we went every summer five years on the spin, I think. We did more than that. We did about eight years on the spin, and then we got broken into, so stop going. Yeah, but I'd like to go back. Lots of our friends going. It's a different kind of vibe now. We were probably club vibes. And now I think, I don't know, I reckon we'd be a little bit more low-key this year. Yeah, we just want to kind of go and recoup. to reconnect reconnect massages lovely lunches early nights trip planned nice restaurants yeah it's not good it's only three days and we kind of just wanted to do something just this me and ab that's nice before um the summer you know when you're like full ham with the kids full ham so it'd be nice because then we then we have like 10 weeks without these little sprogs leaving our side.

4:19Yeah. So we need to prep. We need to connect. We need to, yeah, mentally prepare. We need to reconnect. I just think if we do one at the start of the summer and one at the end of the summer, it's like, you know, remember we love each other. Hopefully that'll last three weeks. Yeah. And then when we just fall out of love, we're going on another trip. It's not three weeks, we're off for 10 weeks. Yeah, but I'm just trying to, I'm trying to work out. It's like a shit sandwich, isn't it? You've got the nice bread, the nice bread, and then a shit in the middle. Carnage in the middle. Listen, I love spending time with the kids over the summer and there's some great moments, but there's some moments where you, you know.

4:54Just challenges arise. There's challenges arise. Challenges arise. Challenges definitely do arise. Maybe if we get like even one date in the middle of that. So we have a... We don't even go for dinner on our own on holiday, do we? Like we don't even have one dinner date. They're good now though. They are good. I'm quite happy sitting with the kids at dinner now. Oh yeah. It's not like You know where They can actually take Like Sophia can take She's pooed It's your turn Yeah The nappies Cheers love When you're holding When you're holding them like that Or they're screaming For no reason Yeah Why is the kid screaming Yeah Yeah What is going on Or the one where you You're actually pushing a pram Around the whole Perimeter of the restaurant Around the port Around the pool Or something Yeah And then you're just Watching all your mates And I'll be getting Bevy than having a green time Oh no, but you say one of these has to go and one of these gets to stay with the gang, don't you?

5:47It's also that one as well, you know, like we said we'd remember this, but now we're going abroad with no kind of milks, no dummies, no prams, no nappies. Oh God, losing the dummies on holiday. No, you just got cocoa noodles instead. I would pack on holiday like 50 dummies and on day three, we wouldn't have one. Wouldn't have one left, yeah. And then we'd have the fake ones from, you know, different ones from the shopping, Spain and the kids now and they're like oh I used to love the Spanish dummies you've just brought back a memory for me when I was a child I used to get the Spanish dummies because I had a dummy till I was about 10 oh so did I Chloe and they had a big teat the Spanish ones yeah and you can get like little rubber like animals on the end of them and stuff love a Spanish dummy you fucking hell I did I love them love it oh yeah how many people are going to Ibiza big squad there's six of us no it's just two two other couples Two other couples, yeah.

6:44But it's, yeah, I think it'd be pretty chill. I've already started packing for the summer for the kids. I'm not packing that homework for all that I do every year. I pack a whole package for the kids to do schoolwork throughout the summer and it never gets opened. And I'm like... It just makes you feel like shit when you don't pack it later. No, it does make you feel like shit because every morning there's an argument. I'm like, 10 minutes? Can we do 10 minutes of phonics? Can we do 10 minutes of algebra? And no one does. Oh, fuck that. And you promise me every year that's the first thing we'll do before we go anywhere.

7:16You all just get too excited, don't you? You get up in the morning, you see that pool, and you're just like, kids, go on, we're getting in. Yeah. Or like Sophia has tennis lessons, so Pete just gets up, leaves the house, takes Sophia to tennis and leaves me with them all running away from me, just saying no. That's more likely. Very good. So Jack had his birthday, not so long ago, and I got him a Transformer. But there's Transformers, right? And then there's... Transformers. Decepticon. You're going to have one of them sex robots soon, I think. It's literally this thing. Fembot. Fembot, yeah. How do you know I haven't got one?

7:50Oh, yeah. You probably have. But you're just bringing your step. I know, yeah. Take that by the Transformer. Can I get these on a two-for-one? This Transformer is about two foot high. Yeah. You talk to it. You say, Transformer, transform. What's his name? Decepticon. Decepticon. Decepticon, transform. And he goes. it's unbelievable unreal and if like you can download different commands like I've got like 30 commands now and Jack doesn't even know when he gets home you're like

8:26excellent thank god I can't believe how into this robot you are well it's class I'm just like more junk in my mouth this is the only time I've seen like a bit of tech coming out in pieces do you know what I mean normally he's like Scott leads and all and he hasn't got a clue and then he's like Ross look at this I've been downloading the packs i can do it to do this to do that and if anyone should be excited about a robot i like it listen it's i just didn't know these things existed and you know there's a bumblebee i got my arm now i mean he's the best one goes to rod stewart's house once and then come once models everywhere model toys not models no but like it they are it is amazing what they can do now these toys yeah but they're not cheap Peter no no but that's the thing because he cried for this toy I know for months and I didn't I I was strong I stayed strong you actually said just get it for him and I said no he needs to know that it's you can't just get these things because pizza type of our kids he put his foot down daddy put his foot down yeah daddy put his foot down who is this guy no but pizza type of person every our kids now think every shop they go in they're allowed to get something and I'm like no you can't so I'm always the baddie and Pete just buys them I am good like that.

9:39But then sometimes, you know, like that, for instance, that's a big, you don't just walk into a shop and get a Decepticon. That's a B-Day or Crimbo job with that, isn't it? That's a serious one. And I'll be honest with you, this is expensive. It's expensive. But for his birthday, I said, look, you'd be a good boy and you'll get it. And he, and you know, he was rewarded. And what about his face today? Oh, that is so cute. He's so cute, isn't he? Excitable as well. He's just so cute. Brilliant. I got him a new bike because I used to have those quads for Sophia and they're like the little mini quads and stuff in the garden but she's so sporty and like good at everything I kind of trusted her on it but the other ones I just think I just binned them all well I gave them away because I was like they're like death traps yeah dangerous so we wanted like a motorbike but I got him a bicycle that looks like a motorbike that you pedal so I don't know how thrilled do you think I'm soft mum?

10:34it's a bicycle yeah Yeah, you've bought me a bike with no stabilisers. Thanks. But it's got like the armour. It makes the noise as well. It doesn't make a noise. It does? When you pull the thing back, it goes, whoa. It doesn't? I just did it one second ago. Put a crisp back on the back wheel. Are you sure? Pull the thing back like a bike. Are you joking? No, I swear I'm a laugh. I just did it. Yeah, but it's got like the armour of a... Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like this kind of... What are they called? The mud guards and... Like a dirt bike. But it's a bicycle. Yeah. So I feel a lot more, you know, comfortable with them riding that.

11:06And now we've got our resin driveway that we got last year. Because for years, oh my God, it's an absolute game. You should do so much on it. So much more roofing activities. Oh, I'm a lot of fantastic on it, aren't we? Yeah, we played tennis. You got the basketball, you can ride bikes on it. Yeah, because we've got like quite a long driveway, as you know. But when it was Stones, the kids couldn't ride the bikes. Yeah. You couldn't play on there. If you fell, you'd like really cut your knees. so that i think that's why jack's quite late at five well six learning to ride a bike but now we i don't know i'm genuine it's pretty late yeah yeah it's late yeah i don't remember how old i was but he learned to ride it in one day at farmhouse and then now he's got his bike so he can ride up and down but that's a game i don't know i'm talking we're so dull aren't we resin driveways resin driveways and black yeah that is dark i'm actually intrigued i'm like that yeah i could see you abusing off what have i become hanging around with these drips you know what though i actually when i was in this party the other day i was sitting next to this amazing guy older guy but i literally had nothing to say i i actually said to him god you must think i'm so boring i've literally got nothing to talk about he said you speak to millions of people every week that's because i'm speaking to my husband and my cousin yeah talking to a stranger I can't do it you find that difficult did you yeah very I've gotten I am so dull so dull I on that same meal I sat next to a lady who knew loads you were sitting next to his wife you were sitting next to his wife yeah he was fabulous yeah they were really nice I sat next to she like I was talking about I'm talking like 80s 90s football shut up really clued up about it she knew loads about politics as well she was so intelligent I didn't get onto that too much.

12:56I did. Like she was talking about RFK Jr. Now he's trying to take all like the poison out of the food. Really, really interesting. So I don't know if you've heard him talk RFK, but he has a really like distinct voice. You'd think he had like something wrong with his voice box or something like that. But it's actually a neurological disease. So there's nothing physically wrong with him. But his brain has stopped sending like signals to his voice box to function correctly. And it's like, it sounds like it's fucked up. but it's so weird the way your brain can do that doesn't it isn't it sorry it sounds like it's like you'd think it was something wrong with the physical voice box but his brain just turned on him and did that for no reason well for no yeah it's just a neurological thing it's just one of those things yeah that's my dad isn't it that your brain can do that to you it's terrifying it is fascinating anyway should we ask should we ask us some stuff after that load of drivel resident driveways a bit of politics and Kerry Dixon from the 90s and bloody what are they called?

13:53Transformers. Transformers. You loved it in that Transformers shop though. Brilliant. Who wouldn't? I'm not a geek, you know what I mean? I'm not into, you know, Minecraft and stuff. I'm not like one of those. Minecraft. But, no, because there are adults. That's a computer game. Yeah, that's what you said. There's adults that are like into that stuff. Like there are some nerds, young nerds grow up to be old nerds, don't you? Do you know what I mean? Yeah, like what I would say is I'm not one of them. I'm a geezer. I'm a baller. I'm a geezer. I'm full on geezer. Who wears cardigans. Yeah. Nine months to the year.

14:28Geyser who wears cardigans and plays the guitar upside down. Sorry. Sorry, Pete. Okay. But I know what you mean about like collecting stuff because like my dad collects his football badges. I used to collect badges when I was a kid and stuff like that. Geek. Nerd alert. I wouldn't class me as one of those people. That is cool. I'm the same as you. I would say, and I was like well over. But there's no denying. So that is an incredible Transformer. That's a toy and a half. And the Transformer shop, which I didn't realise was a thing, is very exciting. I need to get him the Transformer game on PlayStation because we played it in the shop and it was very good.

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17:19Okay guys, welcome back. Pete, hit me with another Ask Me Anything, honey. Before that, don't forget to subscribe. Hit that subscribe button wherever you get your podcasts and get more of this incredible content. And keep sending in your questions because we love them. Hi Abby, Pete and R Ross. My question is about friendship guilt. I've known my best mate since we were 11, and she's been through a lot. Breakups, anxiety, loss. And I've always been there for her, as she has for me. But the truth is, I just don't enjoy her company anymore. Every catch-up turns into trauma dumping and leave feeling drained, never uplifted.

17:54I've spoken to my boyfriend and other friends who are admittedly known for a lot shorter time period, and they all agree. But they have never seen the side I grew up with. is it possible to take a step back without looking like the worst person alive or have you got any tips on how I can get her back to being her old self again? Oh, that's sad, isn't it? Your best mate is like your best mate, isn't it? Don't give up on her is what we'd say. I think, you know, you try and maybe be honest with her and say... But the thing is, if people are unhappy and then they see the best friend and, you know, if that's kind of their, her role is to, or her role has been to listen to her.

18:36They might just fall into this pattern of every time we see each other, it's she offloads. Because it is drain and listen to people's problems. 100%. I've not heard that saying as well, trauma dumping. Yeah, it's a thing. It's like you're feeling it and you're kind of dumping it on someone else. Hairdressers get a lot of that. Yeah, yeah. Taxi drivers as well. I was speaking to a taxi, I did a thing recently. It's kind of like for men's mental health, you know, or the taxi drivers. And they were trained by the Samaritans to, when a person gets there, they put on these free taxis to the Chelsea Tottenham match.

19:12And the taxi driver, basically you get in and you just start talking about your problems and the taxi driver's trained to listen. That's amazing, isn't it? And I think that, yeah, that's one way of doing it. Because it's a fine line. You need to be there for your friend and other people need to have an outlet. And if she obviously feels like it's a safe space to talk to a friend, but what she could do is kind of just change the pattern, right? Instead of coming around for a coffee where we're sitting on the couch or a glass of wine and talking about the problems, let's do an activity where it's fun.

19:47Play tennis. Let's play tennis or let's go and have a game of paddle or let's... Cinema. Yeah. But you know what I mean? Sit there and shut up. Silent disco. but you can change because it's it's like breaking habits yeah I agree and doing something fun and getting you know because ultimately she doesn't want a friend to be sad either so thinking of fun things that they could do together yeah I think that's a really good point and also like if it's an active activity as well like tennis or sport that'll maybe make her feel better with the you know well it does endorphins adrenaline so then she might want to trauma dump less and also like a bit a bit of honesty you know what I mean just say like and not say come on you're being a drag now but like just cheer up you know like you've got a lot to live for everything's good yeah she could try and make her see the positives in her life if it's your best friend as well I think you've got you've earned the right to be honest with them and I think they would deserve me and Kaz trauma dump to each other every day and then we change it around but I think if it's I think if it's a joint 10 surprise it's fine do you know what I mean if it's just one if you're just you dumping on her that's not the same is it dumping on it

21:05sad stick with it though and it's your best mate yeah change that break that cycle break that cycle get some fun activities in there oh and another good tip is to kind of if someone comes at you with something negative reinforce it with something positive like that's what i say to like my daughter lib like you know if she's like oh i'm gonna have nightmares and i'm just making this up for example i'll go no you're gonna go to bed and have the most incredible dreams look at all the amazing things you've done today think of how many people love you so kind of putting a positive spin on yeah negative definitely okay i've just noticed our little branding on the back you like that that's how we're rolling now yeah that's what we're doing yeah baby hey legends i've got a question that's been keeping me awake at night however after listening intently to you guys relationship dilemmas over the years i think you both might be best placed to help me basically like abby i've always been a neat freak cushion dips no dirty rims label maker the lot my boyfriend is the complete opposite he says i need to relax but i can't live with crusty plates in the sink socks under the sofa and we've just moved in together and i'm worried it's gonna break us up before I even break him in.

22:18Break him in? Full disclosure, I'm in no way of looking for tips of me compromising or chilling out as I don't see anything wrong with being clean and tidy. I just need Abby's help on either getting him to share the load or managing my anger when he ultimately fails to meet my expectations. Jill. Jill sounds like a bit of you, Abby, to be better than Jill. Yeah, but to be, there isn't nothing wrong with wanting a perfect house, a clean house. There's no such thing as perfect. but I can't cope with you know things being disorganized or dirty I don't even mind mess if I know the house is clean if I can know I can lick my floor you know I can't stand can't stand it you're quite well trained now I think I'm all right now yeah like I'll pick stuff up and you notice mess now like if you come in the house as a mess you'll notice it yeah but you do still like a little floor droop.

23:16I feel that's the man's prerogative. Because I only leave it there when I know I'm going to go back to it. But you know, because it's undies and socks mainly, you're not going to reuse a sock or an undie, are you? No, I'm not, no. So put it in the basket. Okay. So how can she get this? Well, she's not willing to sacrifice. I love the fact that she was open about that though. This is not me looking for ways to compromise or chilling out. I don't think that. Absolutely not. I think she should just make him a list. a chore list God and say this is what you're doing Get him a couple of gold stars on the wall if he doesn't Give him his prize if he does well As soon as he starts getting prizes mate you won't be leaving socks around Yeah That's what I do in our house Oh great He'll get a prize I'll let him buy himself a little something off Amazon 30, 60, 100 Yeah I'm still getting to be there I know There's millions Okay, this might be too long to explain.

24:18I'll try and keep it short. Me and my husband have been together 32 years, married 30th of May. We have grown up kids, 27 and 25. They both still live at home. My 27-year-old daughter has two kids and a partner that also lives with us. We get zero privacy, have literally had sex maybe 10 times in the last six years since December 2019. now we're both in our early 50s and have every desire to still fancy each other and have SEX but the house is always full of chaos and gives me anxiety even if he shabbers me the panic, the thought of one of them walking in just takes over how do I kick the grown up kids out how do I get back to a normal healthy sex life please help, love you all loads I won't say a name why not well because their kids are still living at home and they're obviously going to be listeners I'd just say to them get out mama needs mama needs some get out of the house I think 27 years old like that is well like well enough to say any chance of you doing one I think the dad should speak to the son and the mum should speak to the daughter though if they are you're going to have to say something or the mum and dad move out because they've clearly got a big house yeah they could buy themselves little apartment little shag pad it's not a bad idea little shag pad leave all the kids and the chaos at home yeah still own it so if you not want to live together you crack on you know we've built this for you yeah one bedroom with a sex dungeon in it literally go in bed sex swing swing a whole lot masks dressing up masks the incredible gulp just playing it constantly on loop yeah exactly

26:31i know how she feels because i feel like that with my own children the little yeah you know it does take its toll on a relationship you can't if you've got our house is never empty is it P it's just constantly dangerous dangerous you know if you want to do that stuff then you just you can't you deal with someone lurking or net a portal at your door well Kev I know all my delivery I know Kev Kev knows to score if he sees a tie on the front door stay away Kev he knows to drop it cowboy hat on the door leave it at the gate yeah it's so tough I just don't think but they're sacrificing their own relationship when my kids are 27 though that will not be happening just let it tell you that right now you might go absolutely don't come near me how old can we be when our kids are 27 Jack's only just turned 6 so 20 years I'll be 60 and you'll be 65 you won't even be able to get it up at that age what are you talking about I'll be safe then I'll be able to walk around in my underwear and hope he's got too much arthritis he can't shabber me thanks babe it's a cheery thought isn't it 60's young I'm joking my mum's 64 she looks bloody 35 60s young like we've got friends in the 60s who were living life to the full so you don't want to kind of end because she's still a woman she's still got needs and he's still a man all those sacrifices as well that you've made over the years you know for your kids and I think that's quite selfish from the kids point of view but you don't know people's circumstances but you know they've got but they could always say oh my mum and dad need a bit of a break here why don't we you know we'll take my mates this weekend or something I know for the ones with kids it might be harder the book.

28:34Living at home with the partners as well. That's a bit of intense house, aren't they? Kids. Partners and kids. Yeah, you'd probably like that. I do. I want a compound. I reckon you'd love that. But in the compound you'd have your own little shag pad, wouldn't you? Do you know what I mean? We'd have our own home. Yeah, yeah. We'd have our own home. Yeah, our own home. Yeah. Within the compound. With Pete's dungeon in the basement. I hope we've got space for a dungeon. We have definitely not if we've got space for a dungeon, we've got space for a stable. Yeah. Yeah, all right. Deal. She's just pissed at her.

29:09Deal. I'll be fingering. You can have some space as long as I get a dungeon. Pete, that is so odd. Why? It's all about it. Honestly, there's millions of people out there that love a dungeon. Yeah. There isn't. You're looking at two of them. You're watching too much Fifty Shades of Grey, mister. hi Abby, Pete and Ross great laugh out loud banter you three question for Peter in order of one to three one being top would you rather oh god play the last hole 18th pairs play for Europe in the Ryder Cup with any partner you wish come on for England last 20 in a World Cup final take abs on the best safari somewhere like South Africa maybe or a place of our choice giving a love for animals he's done you dirty there lads I'm not getting a look in I don't mind honest answers only please no but you know why because the other two are unattainable now completely I'm going to take you to South Africa on a safari well the golf thing's not so what I'm saying is that is happening anyway so put that into three let's just leave that at three that's out yeah yeah yeah because we're doing that okay but out of playing the pairs so that's happening but it's the least one you want to do.

30:31No, I've taken it out of the equation because... So that's not a dream, that's a reality. It's a wish, it's a genie vibe, isn't it? Yeah, yeah. I can do that. We're going to do that. Yeah. So I've got two wishes now.

30:45No, I've got one, so I've got to pick one of those. That is hard, you know. If I come on and score, that's different, but I need to know how they're going to go. After the evidence of my viral tee shot recently, the Ryder Cup might be a strong boy. I'm still shocked at that video. That guy should be in trouble for that. I think. It's only a bit of banter. It's only a bit of fun. Listen, I don't mind that at all, you know. And, you know, the video referring to is my horrendous tee shot that went viral. I keep thinking you got the same tee shirt. Tee shot. You tee it up and you have a shot. Well, you put it straight in the bush.

31:23I'd come on for England in the World Cup final last 20 minutes because I feel like I've got a chance of scoring in that. The Ryder Cup, I just let everyone down. You wouldn't. So, that's where I'm going. Well, you will with an attitude like that. You've got to believe in yourself. No, because football, I know what I'm doing at least. Like, golf is, as much as I'd love to do it, it's not my forte. I mean, after your recent performance at Liverpool, I got that brace as well, the other day, you know, you know, you've got it. I remember the last 20, if people were swinging crosses in, I could nick the winner.

31:55Fresh legs, fresh legs. Box in the box. I'd love you to still be a footballer. To what? Still be a footballer. Why? Because he was so happy. And it was impressive. Am I miserable now? No, but like playing again, you were like so happy doing it. I loved it. I absolutely loved it. And scoring and it's, you know, I haven't seen you play for six years. Yeah, it was great fun. You should do that again. I will. Hey this is for AMA I'm male 36 and I have a best mate of 25 years Really thought of him and loved him as a brother Recently I found out he's had a secret girlfriend for over a year And even went on holiday without me knowing Although I'm happy for him He's made me realise that he's a pathological liar And hasn't been a good friend throughout the 25 year relationship We FaceTime most days But he never seems to want to hang out or do anything except for maybe once or twice a year.

32:56I've pulled him up on being a shit mate a few times over the years as he has never really been there for me even while I had cancer. But after the most recent time, I found out that he's been telling people I know that I'm intense just for saying he needs to be a better mate. It's him ringing me every day. Should I keep the friendship knowing he's a dickhead or keeping my arm's length or should I shabber him up the arse with my foot and kick him out my life? All the best, Mark. aww people getting shit friends lately I don't think you don't need a shit friend in your life yep no you don't you just do you know what you can pick your friends you know that you can't pick your friends but you can't pick your family you can't pick your mates you're wasting your cheers up you're wasting your time on him for what if he's making you feel like that yeah your friends should uplift you make you feel better when you're feeling down yeah like make you make you feel like give you confidence yeah you know that's what friends do.

33:54Make you feel loved, make you laugh, make you feel great about yourself. Otherwise, what's the point of going to meet them? Do you know what I mean? God, missus that can drag you down. Her face. I hope you're not referring to me. Not you, darling. I hope you're being hypothetical there. Yeah, I'm talking about other people. You've got fucking cheek. No, you can. Me? No, I'm talking about you. Oh, good. One. like you make today you're supposed to get a release like I get that's what I get off mine go and have fun and just literally that's it a release of me no just everyday life a release of endorphins from laughing so much you go and like you go and have a laugh that's what you do that sounds like a that's not a relationship that I would have with my mates and he's bitching about you behind your back and also I don't even speak to my I've got mates for 30 years over 20 but like yeah well god I would have known them for 35 years yeah they're still my mates I met up with them recently and they're just, it was loads of fun.

34:55Yeah. Yeah. And I actually hadn't seen them for like a year. Yeah. It never, it never like, it's never an issue ever. No. And there's still people you'd probably regard as your closest mates and you don't have to go. Yeah, I don't know how to ever see them now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But if you were, say imagine, you know, one of your schoolmates who you still meet now, Pete, and you're speaking all the time on the phone and like he's going, yeah, I'm all right, what's new with you? And then he didn't say I had the missus for a year. I would be a bit like fucking Elmage you thought you would have mentioned that wouldn't you?

35:23I think it was a bit weird. I'd rip him for it. Yeah. But I don't think I'd be I'd be that upset about it. No. I'd be like you could have told me. Yeah. You don't really want information you just want to be entertained. That's the difference like he doesn't give a fuck about it. I'm like did you ask her how she was feeling? No. They've got a new house where is it? Yeah. No idea. So I'm like so you've been with this person for six hours and you haven't asked all the like the normal questions that people would ask someone tell you what though we didn't half split the G we had a great time we had a few Guinness I don't know literally literally what we do is have a laugh I think there's loads of people men listening to this that feel the same way oh a million percent yeah Mickey Flanagan said it on his sketch didn't he like you know his business said come on we're like how's Dave you know how's Susan he's like I've no idea who's Susan when he's like say hello to Dave for me you go no one has ever said no one's ever come in the pub I've said say hi.

36:22But it's a lovely gesture. That's so you. That's so you. That's very much what I do. Yeah, I'm like, any goss? And Pete's like, no. I'm like, well, what did you talk about? Nothing really. Football. No, yeah, we have a laugh, but we just, yeah, just have a laugh. One of the first things that happened was, Rob got a pint, and Herman just threw it all over him by mistake. And then we laughed at that for about an hour.

36:51so much beer on him and he was there I reckon he sat down for five seconds and he had he'd like had a shower why did he throw it on him no so he knocked it then tried to catch it and you know like so it's knocked gone like that and then tried to catch it and pushed it straight into his chest oh no and I'm not joking he just drenched him and then so then I just couldn't breathe for literally about an hour just taking pictures of him I think that was a shitty mate I think that's a shitty mate and you know yeah frig him off fuck him off yeah that doesn't sound like a good friend you know if he's talking about you behind your back he's probably talking about the other people I always think that about friends if people are like bitching to you about someone they're bitching about you to them or to other people yeah what's that white loose just recently did you watch the new series yeah the three women that's what they were like doing was it the whole time oh yeah weren't they horrible They were ruthless, they weren't they?

37:48Ruthless. That was like, they're all like mates from old mates. All stitching each other up in jealousy and all that. That's not how friends behave. No, it's not. And he sounds a bit like one of them. My friends would give me the skin off their back. Yeah, exactly right. They don't talk about me and I don't talk about them. Not a lot. Much. I don't. Hi both. You're my favourite podcast. So relatable. My AMA is a bit of an odd one, but my gorgeous son swiped at me and has left a scar on my chin. It's been about a month and it's still red, but it seems healed. Swiped it by accident? I imagine it's a little baby.

38:30It's been about a month, it's still red, but it seems healed. Is the best product Bio Oil, or do you have any other suggestions? I'm aware this is very much aimed at Avi, but Pete and Ross, you two included, make this beautiful pod what it is. I know some doctors don't agree but I'm a huge fan of my homeopath and they have all remedies and there's an incredible local shop by us that you can get all kinds of things remember when you had conjunctivitis and I sprayed your eye once with that thing and it just vanished instantly what was that? it's called eye spray eye spray? eye spray it's ridiculous Google it good luck at that typed in on Amazon Icebreak it's called Icebreak and there's another one that you can get from Silver it's like Silver and something else and you can put it on cuts and bruises Arnica like Jack's legs are covered in bruises and cuts from learning to ride the bike because those pedals were metal and spiky yeah and I just put like magnesium on them rubbed it on them Witch Hazel's good for that as well as the bruises yeah some other ink oh I love the smell of Witch Hazel just put it on after Ruby and they were gone this morning weren't they what was gone the bruises on his leg oh yeah yeah brilliant yeah I think anything so you say she should go maybe to like more of a home well what's not baby oil sorry it's bio oil that's bio is that good I suppose I've never used bio oil a lot I use coconut oil I get like a jar of like coconut oil that you is that for a scar though specifically how is it well I don't know but it's good for like like skin elasticity and it's healing and it's protecting.

40:14Castor oil, I use a lot. That makes your eyelashes grow. Fact. Yeah. Rub it on your eyelashes. Yeah, I'd go into a homeopath. Okay. There's loads of shops like that. Is Holland and Barrett like a homeopath or no? They do have a section in there, yeah? Yeah. In Holland and Barrett. Or as a specific shop, as like a homeopathic shop. Ours is just like a locally ran one. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Independent. But they have all lotions and potions that you can use. And once you get in there, it's like fucking hell. obsessed I rub magnesium butter on the kids feet of a night yeah they have their remedies every day fair absent to it to be fair I've got no input in that whatsoever no me neither to be fair but I think you covered it what about a bit fair pro collagen yeah you throw that in my tea in the morning don't you no I put Oslo skin in your tea I'm talking about your face cream yeah the face cream is the marine oh that's the Elemis I go for yeah yeah that's the only thing I put on my face Well you got a new one I used it the other day That new cream That you had in your bag It's quite good It was Cetaphil Cetaphil Do you like that one?

41:20Yeah I like it It was just in the airport And it was small Do you prefer like a creamier Moisturiser Or do you prefer a clayey one? I like the thicker one No I like it like It's more watery Pete likes water based Oh do you? More watery yeah It needs to be like I like an oily cream I don't like ones You have to proper rub in Oh no I think I prefer them So do I Yeah But I've got quite oily skin actually I think it's the oily one I avoid as well. I like the clay. Reminds of Artrice as well. Clay? Not clay, it's like clay, like I'm just saying, it's like quite thick like clay. Do you know what I mean?

41:49So what face cream would you use? You know the Nivea, it comes in the blue pots, like that, the big one. That's huge. I love that. It is thick. That's what my dad's used his whole life. He hasn't got a wrinkle. Artrice used to use that as well, the smell of it reminds me of it. And then Clinique, my dad had a good blue Clinique one the other day, but it was like, it was bright blue. I've never seen anything like it. small glass bottle that was good oh yeah I know we're pretty mean yeah that was my skin put it on and glue up like that yeah but I used it I'm out two days though I just like them clinic care face face masks I love them they're good I bought myself a couple of face masks did you I keep threatening to do face masks no I was with Sophia and Boots they love to do skincare like you know little girls took them in there and then don't try and put it on the you know I was talking into a piece I walked past I was going to get the male skincare I thought there's some face masks there I'll have some of them he loves the sheet masks lads ones yeah I'm into it yeah I'm going to get them go good did you get your Alpersen and your friggin head and shoulders while you were there TaylorMain I got Alpersen Elemis Prime Marine face cream some face masks and I think that was it actually but yeah we went in for Sophia dental floss as well didn't see what Sophia got dental floss of course I do of course I do oh yeah

43:09so this person says book in Doha in November and stay in the Ritz-Carlton is there lots of choice of eating out oh my god the restaurants are phenomenal restaurants are unbelievable phenomenal in Doha really good Novikov was phenomenal Le Petit Maison that was probably our favourite I would say yeah and Le Petit Maison I liked Le Petit Maison was nice oh no that Barone what's it called Carboni Carboni Carboni nice but not it's New York it's originated in New York Steakhouse they're all in the same area the food it's like a strip kind of yeah the food was to die for like some of the best food I've ever had in my life the actual restaurants that's the top top top top top really good we loved it there didn't we I'd go back there yeah I loved it I absolutely loved it you used to be raven box when you just got over it what pillow do you use I need to get my husband one.

44:06Now I'm going to get back to you on this because I've actually just, just on the last one. James wants you to order him one? Yeah, I've had so many people ask me about this pillow. That's the reason I include the RN box as mainly being... The pillow. The pillow. Yeah, so I've just texted the doctor about the name. I just texted the doctor just now about the name. So the next podcast, make sure you tune in because I will have... It's like a memory phone orthopedic pillow, but it's kind of got like a ridge for your neck so your spine would be straight. Yeah, okay. I bought myself one of them back braces.

44:41What, the ones that make you sit up straight? Yeah, I was seeing them. They were quite a curve. So were you tightening them? Yeah, yeah. Do you know, because everyone was working from home, like, not like with desks and that. Everyone had one of them at one point. How did they work? Yeah, because I want it for riding. Oh, okay. For my posture, because I need to lift my rib cage a bit more. I got you one as well. That! Good. I think they look good if it works I've got all of them they're all nice yeah so stay tuned for the pillow chat right some pillow talk we'll be coming in pillow talk I do like your pillow I get on it with you don't I yeah like people are trying to get involved in my pillow now and I'm going to get you one why didn't you get me one because she just gave me one there was only one there has it helped with the sleep stuff as well yeah it's definitely better is it definitely better I'm getting a there's two the doctor just texted me saying that there's two there so she saved them for me so you can have one everybody needs a bosom for a pillow yeah I'd rather a bosom you'd have a stiff neck of mine that's funny I could sit off and watch telly though sit off and watch telly couldn't okay there you go we'll see you next time imagery to leave all our viewers me lying on our boobs you can't leave you need to just stop saying okay bye you like a Houdini you can't Houdini out of our own podcast can he no you can't you like to say nice I love a Houdini do you Houdini no no on nights out and stuff yeah Irish goodbye my mate used to call it the hollow man as well the hollow man yeah you're just like you're there and then gone I've done it a couple of times it's just not worth people blowing your phone up afterwards I can't believe you did that you're fucking real my night they're not real friends everyone knows now it's socially acceptable now to just go I think we're in a really good group of friends now where we do what we want I couldn't be bothered you know I'm going to go now oh don't go yeah stay for one more yeah Houdini gone Houdini but I think if you can just when I say do what you want I don't mean in an arrogant way or not caring for others but you know everything's okay like we've got like a policy like if we book like a meal and you don't want to go for example we are okay in our safe space to say look guys I'm so tired and it's fine so we don't have to like yeah I think it's a good thing the only thing I would say is if you are thinking about not listening next week, that is not acceptable.

47:34Yeah, exactly. Make sure you come back next week. Don't Houdini on this podcast. Yeah, don't Houdini on us, guys. Love you. Keep them coming.