Nat and Kat examine why liberal women—62% of whom, per a 2020 Pew study, report mental health diagnoses—struggle more than conservatives, linking progressivism’s guilt-driven culture to stress, especially post-Roe v. Wade reversal. A University of Toronto study ties conservatism’s faith-based support systems to lower reliance on professional help, while Hollywood’s exploitative parenting trends (Kim Kardashian’s paparazzi abuse vs. Cardi B’s privacy respect) highlight deeper identity crises. Their solution? Empathy, firmness, and timeless values over performative activism or social media validation. [Automatically generated summary]
Hello and welcome to Misunderstood, the show for the culturally and politically misunderstood lady or gent.
We are your hosts.
I'm Nat and I'm Kat.
Today we're going to talk about parenting in the age of social media.
Why it seems liberals are more likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder.
That's true.
And Barbie!
Barbie!
But first, a culture shock moment of the week.
Take it away, Nat.
Yeah, so y'all, moms who went through COVID breakup say solo parenting is much easier.
For some reason, though, it feels like a cheat.
Maybe because you cheated on your husband during COVID.
Yeah, with yourself.
Yeah.
Like maybe you just put all your needs and wants before your families.
Hmm.
It does actually say something in the article about, yeah, I didn't write it down.
It says something about like self-care is easier.
Yeah, I don't understand how.
Well, because I'll tell you, Nat.
You can lay in the tub with cucumbers over your eyes while a babysitter raises your child and your child grows up to have relationship and commitment issues because of their divorced parents.
Right.
Well, it seems good for you and your cucumbers.
Well, it must be nice.
And okay, I think moms are amazing.
Moms need breaks.
They deserve breaks.
But during the pandemic, like that would have been hard on everyone.
It would have been hard on your husband, would have been hard on you, your children, depending on your financial situation, depending on everything.
So like, I don't like this like victim status that moms are trying to claim during the pandemic as if it was so much worse for them.
Yeah.
Also, the pandemic, it was long, but it was only two years.
Yeah.
Like of a marriage.
Yeah.
Marriage is supposed to be a lifelong commitment.
Yeah.
It's not a casual, like, haven't you been married for most of the pandemic?
Yeah, well, I've been married three years now.
And it's funny because they talk about like stresses on the marriage that are like undeniable.
And it's like, but what about for better, for worse?
You know, for richer, for poor.
Like, okay, your spouse lost their job.
Well, tough love.
You signed up to be with that person regardless of those sorts of strains that you face in a marriage.
It's just really selfish.
And like, it is.
I don't know.
And it's weird that I think this is from Insider, how they're totally glamorizing divorce.
And like in the picture.
Being a single mom.
And being a single mom.
And the picture on the article is like a drawing of a woman holding her baby and they're like smiling and then the dad's like packing up his car in the background.
I just want to read, yeah, it's very bleak.
I want to read a small quote from it.
I know this is just a culture shock, so we shouldn't get too much into it, but it's shocking to me.
It is.
Anyways, it says, the variety of pandemic-related stressors on marriages has been undeniable, including financial stress due to job loss, which you mentioned, additional child care burdens, and inescapable together time.
So like they list three things.
Two of them are actually better with a partner.
Like financial stress due to job loss.
Yeah.
Better with a partner.
Additional child care burdens.
Better with a partner.
Yeah.
And inescapable together time.
Again, like, yeah, it's tough being locked in the room with somebody, but like ideally your spouse is someone you can tolerate.
Or, you know, go for a walk.
Yeah.
You know, there in some places that was illegal.
Sure, that's true.
But, you know, just break the law.
You're willing to break up your family, but you're not willing to break the law.
Yeah, seriously.
Seriously.
You know?
It's sad.
It is sad.
Anyway, so it's all part of the great reason.
It's true.
I want you to have nothing including a family.
Yeah.
Okay.
Great.
Okay, let's move on.
So Hollywood parents.
Okay.
Let's, and some boundaries with kids.
Let's get into maybe a little bit of that.
Social media.
Like, it's about, a lot of these articles are about Hollywood people.
Yeah.
But they apply to the average person who posts their kid on the internet.
A thousand percent.
Yeah.
So this is an article from Vice, and obviously they tend to lean a little bit more left.
But I thought a lot of the stuff they shared was pretty factual.
Like I didn't think it really leaned one way or the other, which is nice.
It's refreshing.
So why you need to be more careful about turning your family into content?
So basically, in summary, guys, it's never been easier for people to steal your identity.
And guess what?
They can start with your baby.
They can steal your baby's identity.
Yeah, that was the most shocking part to me because it's like, so the dangers that they mention here are specifically identity theft and then also setting your kid up to be stalked or abused or kidnapped.
Yeah.
If you're posting too much personal information.
But I never thought about like setting your kid up to have their identity stolen when they're grown up.
Yeah.
Like by posting their birthday and their favorite, like what was the, that's often the question for what are your secret questions?
Like, oh, what was the name of your first school?
What was the name of your first childhood best friend?
The street you lived on.
Exactly.
Your first vacation.
Exactly.
So you're posting those things for all the world to see.
And it's, and some of these things are talking about how teachers will post private information about your kid.
Yeah.
Like teachers do not post anything about someone else's child on the internet.
My goodness.
Yeah.
My goodness gracious.
Well, and I think like obviously social media is a wonderful tool that connects people together, especially, you know, during the pandemic where we live out of province away from our family and friends and stuff.
It's nice to see their little babies online.
But one thing I think is important to note too, like your kids can't consent to this at all.
Like your little baby that you're sharing the photo of doesn't know what the heck's going on.
And one day they may grow up and be like, hey, that's not, I feel a bit like invaded a little bit, you know?
Especially if you're an influencer and you're monetizing it.
Yeah.
Like one of them.
Yeah.
One of the people here, it's like this lifestyle influencer said that she's often asked to include her young son on marketing campaigns and she's learning to say no.
Wow.
I mean, the fact that she's saying, I'm learning to say no means you know it's wrong.
Yeah.
You know it's wrong, but you've done it in the past so much that you're only now learning to say no.
And she's like, whenever I post a picture of my child, I always make sure that like a family member's in the picture with them.
I don't see how that changes anything.
Yeah, I don't really know.
How does that, like a pervert can crop you out, no problem.
Right, that's the thing.
And when you're sharing a photo and you're on a public domain, like literally the whole world has access to that.
So and you cannot filter those people out.
You can't get it out.
Exactly.
You can't get it back.
Yeah, we know that.
Exactly.
And like we've talked about like toxic mommy culture on the show before too.
And a lot of times we see moms will post for likes just to get like, but it'll be, it'll be at the expense of their own child.
And it's like, we've talked about this already, but like when your child grows up and they see that you're calling them an asshole for doing nothing wrong.
Like one of the articles that we talk about is like that TikTok trend where they trick their kid into thinking that they're going to go fight.
Are you going to go fight another parent?
Like, I need you to come with me.
I need backup because we're going to go fight this other mom.
And the kid, and they're like, oh, like, she's a ride or die.
It's like, you're traumatizing your child.
First of all, you're lying to their face.
And you're scaring them.
You're scaring them.
You're teaching them, if they don't understand it's a joke because they're so young.
You're teaching them that violence is that way to resolve conflict.
Yeah.
And you're doing it all for likes.
Yeah.
Or money.
Yeah.
It's kind of gross.
And like, what do you really get from getting a million likes on your Instagram?
Nothing of value, really.
You know, even if it is your job.
I just don't see why kids need to be, you know, the unconsenting subjects of this.
We need t-shirts that say that.
Yeah.
Oh, my gosh.
Although I didn't coin that term, but we can steal it anyway.
Steal it.
And then apparently, guys, you know, there's a variety of smart toys that can also be hacked.
And I've always thought this.
I had no idea.
Oh, really?
I had no idea this was a thing.
Oh, that's so scary.
So guys, throw away your Alexas.
Not your Alexa Lavois.
She's great, but throw away your like smart home stuff because they can be hacked.
And then guess what?
People not only.
Well, that I kind of knew, but I didn't think about children's toys.
Yeah, children's toys.
Yeah, I know.
And then, so that's scary.
So your kids playing in their little room with this little camera bear and a perverts watching them play.
There's actually a family guy episode on the newest season about that exact thing.
It's like a bear made in China.
And it's like, the bear dances when you tell it your mom's credit card number and your sin number.
Exactly.
It's so funny.
They knew.
Yeah.
They knew.
Yeah.
So I think, like, obviously, it's up to your discretion to share.
But I think it's important to note that like everyone is watching and people can build a case against you that'll result in something detrimental.
This could impact your child's whole future if their identity is stolen before they're like 18.
I've heard that's a real bitch, having your identity stolen.
Yeah.
Because then it's really hard to prove because your identity has been stolen.
Exactly.
And then good luck buying a house.
I guess, you know, maybe this is all part of the Great Reset too.
You will own nothing because I stole your identity when you were 18.
What are your personal thoughts on sharing?
I don't know.
It's a tough one.
It is a tough one because I, like I said, I like to see my friends have kids and they live far away.
I like to see their little babies like growing up and being hilarious and stuff like that.
But I don't know.
I think that they should, their personal boundaries should also be respected because they don't understand what a parent is doing when they post a photo.
I don't know.
And is there any difference, do you think, when it comes to making your account private?
Because I feel like it's still on the internet.
Yeah, you're right.
Like you could make it private, but then one bad actor who follows you can screenshot it and do whatever they want with it.
I was thinking, you know how you can post stories and make it for close friends only?
Right.
Or you could keep your list.
Like you could block anyone who you think is a creep is a creep or have a separate Instagram that's literally just like grandparents, like best friends, and know that like none of those people are going to do anything nefarious with your photos.
Yes.
Because I know people who have had kids recently and they were like, I'm not going to share any photos with them.
And that literally went out the window in the first like two months.
Yeah, because their heart is adorable.
Yeah.
I want the world to see.
Yeah, I get that.
You know, it's tough.
I don't really, I don't have super strong convictions about it, but I think like, I don't know, once it's on the internet, it's there forever.
And someone, some creep might take advantage of that.
So I just think it's something to keep in mind.
And especially when it comes to posting like photos of your kids in like swimsuits, naked photos, stuff like that.
Or anything embarrassing.
Yeah.
Like we all have our moms go through our family photo albums and you're like, oh, mom, why do you have to do that?
Here's that picture of me in the bathtub, but it's like, it's in a little book closed.
Yeah.
And it only comes out once every seven years.
Like, okay, fine.
But it's going to humble you.
It is.
Yes.
And it does.
And it does.
Yeah.
But it's different when you're posting.
Like, one of the things in this article is like nannies will, this woman worked for a nanny agency and she said we have very strict rules about like you can't post anything about day trips.
First of all, I don't understand why you're posting about your client's kids anyway.
It's kind of weird and weird.
But if, and I do the same thing with myself because I've been stalked.
So I don't post where I am at.
I'm super streaming.
Yes.
Never post your location.
Never post where you are at the time.
If you want later on, when you're safe at wherever you are and you live or whatever, but you can be like, oh, I was at this place.
Yeah.
Don't give dimes, don't give dates.
And if you want a location tag, it don't do it when you're there.
Especially not even just children, though.
Like human traffickers can use that.
When you're in Bali and you're posting bikini photos on the beach, they know exactly where you are and they can come find you or they can break into your house.
Exactly.
So I think it's important.
Privacy should be something that our culture tries to embrace a little bit more, I think.
And I think this is a good segue into our next article, maybe, because it's about respecting another kid's privacy.
We all love the Kardashians on this show.
Just kidding.
Yeah, this is gross.
So Kim Kardashian is making light of Northwest discomfort at the Proparazi.
And that sparked a conversation around respecting kids' boundaries and growing up in the spotlight.
Sure.
So they were in Paris at, I don't know exactly which fashion show it was.
I think it was like Fashion Week, right?
I don't know.
It doesn't really.
It was something big.
She's sitting next to Ann or Winter.
Kim brought North, who actually looks so much better than Kim in every outfit.
Like, her outfits are so much better.
She's intimidatingly cool.
She's so much cooler than her mom.
Yes.
It's embarrassing.
She's little Kanye.
Anyways.
And North was upset with all the paparazzi following them.
There's two instances.
One is when they're at the fashion show in the front row and she holds up a sign that she wrote stop on it.
And Kim on her IG posted the following.
She said, for anyone who knows North, sorry, for anyone who knows North knows how funny she is.
Oh my God, I can't read.
For anyone who knows North knows how funny she finds this video.
North, I guess, had had it with the people taking pictures of her.
So she wrote on her invite, stop, and held it up and wanted them to just focus on the show.
I think I'm bad at reading, but I also think she's bad at writing.
I think that's like she's bad at being a mom, I guess, too.
No, so your kid is in the front row.
Yeah.
And you're like, I guess.
I guess she was uncomfortable.
Well, exactly.
And apparently this has been an ongoing thing for North.
When North was two years old, she was filmed yelling no pictures to a bunch of photographers.
So that was in 2015.
So she's had a lifelong, you know, journey with this and she hates being photographed.
And her mom knows and doesn't care.
Like that's what it, but that's how it translates.
Yeah, but like, think about who raised Kim Kardashian.
Yeah.
She was exploited by her mother, Chris Jenner.
Sure, but if your child is literally telling you, hey, and they're a child and you're like, I don't like this, you should try to respect that because they didn't sign up to grow up in the spotlight.
Obviously, that's going to afford them a bunch of wonderful privileges.
And I'm excited for you, North.
But like, I don't think I would want to be bombarded by creepy men telling me I'm cool.
No, they're like, we love you.
Yeah, we're here for you.
You know, like, it's very inappropriate.
Adults who lose their minds at it.
Yeah, exactly.
And like, kids don't have, they can't navigate this.
They don't understand it fully.
So I just.
I mean, even like, sorry.
No, go, go.
But like, even Princess Die.
Like, many people believe that was a cause of her death.
I think that's what it, I think that's, I mean, some people believe it was.
But, but I think the commonly held belief is that the paparazzi were following her.
They were so obsessed with her.
They built her up into such a icon that they, that paparazzo was like following on the motorcycle and they went in the tunnel and then the car crashed.
It's like, you could hurt the child.
And Kim's just, and I think someone on the internet, because, you know, the internet, they said that the custody hearing is like next month between her and Kanye.
So that's why she's bringing North and the kids out so much more than she used to.
Because like she used to just walk around with her skimpy outfits alone.
But now she always has her kids as her props.
And it's like, oh, see, because she's such a great mom.
She always has her kids with her.
Raising Rich Kids Fun?00:06:40
It's like your kids are not having a fun time and you're using them as a prop and you're putting them in the front row of this fashion show.
Well, and it's like, you should be shielding your kids from this kind of life.
Like you should want them to grow up as normal as possible.
I didn't want that.
Well, and obviously, you know, they're public figures.
They're going to be recognized.
But so many other celebrities are pretty good at managing that, you know, healthy balance and setting boundaries between the paparazzi and their kids.
Like Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kuniz or something.
I have no idea what their kids look like.
Yeah, exactly.
So many celebrities who have kids.
I'm like, they could be in this office.
I'd have no idea.
Yeah.
Apparently, somewhere in the article, it talked about even Beyonce and how her kid Ivy is like way older now.
And people didn't even recognize her because they've never seen photos of her until recently.
So it's like, I don't know, you can do it, Kim.
You should respect your kid.
I get you're like a camera whore.
That's fine.
You do you.
But like, you shouldn't do that at the expense of your child.
Like, especially child.
Yeah.
And especially when you can't even pretend like it's an infant where you're like, I don't know, maybe she likes it.
She doesn't.
She doesn't.
Yeah.
And also, like, I just also have a problem, I think, with paparazzi teaching, taking photos of children in go and harass adults.
I don't really care.
They all secretly like it, I think.
But like, not kids.
Like, you're a creep.
And I bet you have children.
Would you want your own children to be?
Yeah.
You know, it's everyone's fault.
It's everyone's fault.
And it's the people who share the photos' fault.
Yes.
Like, including us.
Yeah.
It's our fault.
Also, I don't have, I'll try and find the link, but I, I think I sent it to you.
There's examples of Kim Kardashian photoshopping her kids in Instagram.
Sure, that will mess them up when they grow up.
She'll photo, she'll literally make their stomachs flatter.
Like they're little kids.
They have little kid bellies.
And she'll make them flatter and she'll make their noses smaller and their eyes bigger and their lips bigger.
And like, that's like abuse.
Isn't that abuse?
That is psychological.
That's literally like the same.
It's the same as locking your kid up in a closet and telling them to come out when they're prettier.
Like it's like, that's like some carry.
Like don't stuff.
Don't project your weird insecurities onto your kids.
They're going to grow up and that's going to screw them up.
That is so.
Yeah, they're going to look at photos from on your Instagram and be like, oh my God, my nose is so much bigger in real life.
Like I'm going to have a nose job and they'll be like, okay, sweetheart.
Well, we already have a doctor lined up for you.
It's like, nope.
They should look into that.
Yeah.
I hope it comes up in their custody.
Me too.
That's just maybe because Kanye's been really quiet.
Yeah, he has been.
Maybe he's just like, I hope, let the crazy run free.
Let her Photoshop my children.
Let her bring them out and let them have meltdowns in public.
And then I'll say my piece.
I hope.
Yeah.
Let's pray for them.
We'll pray for them.
You too, guys.
Yeah.
Okay, great.
Speaking of, thinking of parents who actually have a bit of a different approach to this, Cardi B actually is trying to raise her kids to understand their privilege.
And she explains in this article why she never hired a nanny.
I didn't know she was so kind of down to earth.
Yeah, I had no idea.
It's interesting.
This article is very eye-opening.
Yeah, it really is.
So she's a four-year-old daughter named Culture and a 10-month-old son named Wave with offset.
And she basically said she didn't even think about getting a nanny because she doesn't want other people besides her family around her kid.
Pretty fair.
I think it's so base.
But she probably is like, sometimes people who take care of your kids can't be trusted.
So I'm going to protect my children at all costs.
And yeah, because who your child spends the most time with is who's influencing it.
Yeah, even if they're not a creepy perv, they're still like, don't you want to raise your kid?
Yeah.
Like, I would hope so.
That's why you had a child.
And I, one of the things I really appreciate is she talks about how she doesn't want to burden her mother either.
Even though like grandmas love babies, it's like, no, it's still my kid, my responsibility.
They've already raised kids.
It's time for me to, you know, give them, give my grandma, give my mom a break.
Yeah, that's what she said.
She's like, she's lived her life.
She's older.
I respect that.
Yeah.
And she said she's never had so much respect for her mother than after having her own kids, which is really cool.
Yeah.
And it's cool that this very famous, very busy person is prioritizing her kids.
And she's, she's doing both, though.
She's working, but she's making sure that her kids are coming first.
And I think women can do it all.
Seriously, we can do it all.
She loves it.
Yeah.
And she's only 29.
Yeah.
So good on you, Cardi.
Yeah.
Good on you.
That's awesome.
Should we move on?
Yeah, this is a fun little article.
I mean, it's kind of silly, but it's, this article is called No One's Genes Work Harder Than Reese Witherspoon's.
And it's like kind of just a fluff piece.
It's mostly about how her daughter is her twin.
But I think it's like Rhys.
It's mostly Rhys saying that.
Like, look, we're twins.
It's like, okay, your daughter's like, you're 100.
So shut up.
No, I'm just kidding.
They're both beautiful, but it's like, okay, okay, Rhys.
But basically, Rhys Witherspoon talks about how she didn't grow up rich or famous.
So she's having an interesting time navigating raising her kids to be super wealthy.
And she has friends in Hollywood who are helping her figure that out.
And it kind of leads into the next story, which is Tom Brady says, rich and famous life, says rich and famous lifestyle is the hardest thing about raising his kids.
Yeah.
And okay, he's like, one of the things he says in this article is we have people that clean for us who's and he's made over $300 million in NFL contracts alone.
And he says we have people.
His wife is one of the most famous famous models ever.
And he says we have people who make our food.
We have people who drive us to the airport.
We get off the plane and there's people there waiting for us.
It's like, okay, yes, you have all this money, but you don't actually have to do all of those things.
Like if you really wanted, you could cook for yourself.
Like rich people do do that.
Like rich people do drive their own cars.
Rich people can fly however they want.
So it's like you could shield your kids a little bit.
Like it's kind of a silly thing for him to say.
Yeah.
Honestly.
Yeah.
I mean, I think it's interesting that people like freaked out at him saying that.
Like, oh, he's saying being rich is like so hard.
But then I think if he had said being rich makes parenting super easy, people would be like, oh my gosh.
Yeah, it's true.
Like you can't win when you're not writing unless it's a Super Bowl.
You know?
Yeah.
I just think like if he really wanted his kids to grow up normally, he's rich enough that he can make it happen.
You're right.
You're right.
He could move where I don't know where they live, but it's probably, what team is he on?
Oh, New England.
So maybe they, maybe they don't live in LA.
Maybe they live in the Northeast.
Who knows?
Yeah.
I don't know where he lives.
But he probably lives in a place where people know who he is.
Like they could move to Montana and live in the woods and have their kids raise sheep if they wanted to.
They have so much money.
Like you said, they could literally just be like, I'm good.
Yeah.
And I mean, just because your kids grow up with wealth doesn't mean they can't be grateful or know the value of a dollar or what it means to work hard.
I mean, you, both of them as parents have worked hard to get to where they are.
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So why can't you teach those, instill those values in your kids?
I feel like you still can.
Maybe.
Maybe he's too busy, like, because he's still working.
Yeah.
Maybe.
Has he retired?
I don't even know.
I think he's a good person.
He's flip-flopped.
So I think he retired and then came back.
Yeah.
I don't know what she's doing, but yeah, you definitely can.
Yeah.
Imagine being their kid.
Yeah.
It'd be so nice.
If you have so much money to spare and you want a little less, e-transfer.
If the money's a problem for you, we'll take some.
So you can send us an e-transfer at misunderstood at rebelnews.com.
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Great.
I love that.
Let's end this parenting segment with a little bit of wise, a few wise words from the very late Abraham Lincoln, who was a rock star dad, and he has some timeless parenting advice.
And the article didn't have that much parenting advice in it.
No.
I was like, where's the advice?
But I picked out two little crumbs.
Yes.
Let's hear it.
So one, these are quotes that other people have said about him and his parenting style.
But apparently, like just some background, he was super, super poor.
And then his mother, whom he loved very much, died.
And then his dad raised him.
And his dad was not the nicest guy.
So Abraham Lincoln like broke the cycle by being like super empathic and kind to his children, but also having strict boundaries.
Basically the opposite of his dad.
Yes, exactly.
And you can break the cycle if you have like an abusive childhood.
Like it makes it a lot harder.
Yeah.
Like my parents are divorced.
I wasn't abused at all.
I had a great childhood, but I'm trying to break that cycle by not having divorce in my life.
So that's like, you know.
Yeah.
You can break the cycle.
Yeah, of course.
But you're not doomed to repeat what your family does at the point.
You're not your parents.
No.
So here is the little nuggets.
This one says, where his father was harsh and punitive, Abraham was gentle and understanding.
Where his father rejected his interests, Abraham embraced what his child, what his children loved.
So that was something I took away.
Apparently, he said he loved what his children loved and he hated what his children hated, which I thought was super cute.
Yeah.
I didn't even, I never thought about that.
But like when your kid has an interest in something or a fear, a legitimate fear or concern about something, you don't just like wave it off.
You try to understand it.
Yeah.
Understand where it's coming from because they're their own little individuals.
Yeah.
They learn things and they have real thoughts and like it's super sweet.
And maybe their, their fears are, are irrational.
So listen to them and try and like work through it.
Work through them.
Exactly.
Yeah.
And the other one is Mr. Lincoln's fondness for his children knew no bounds.
It well nigh broke his heart to use his paternal authority in correcting their occasional displays of temper or insubordination.
But when occasion required the sacrifice, he showed great firmness in teaching them the strictest obedience.
And I like how they use this, I think it was his like bodyguard or something, one of his comrades.
Yeah.
I like how they use the word when occasion required the sacrifice.
So it's like he didn't want to like use the iron the iron whatever they call it.
Yeah, exactly on his children It wasn't like he he got any joy out of the authority and being like I'm the man what I say goes but when it was required he sacrificed what he wanted to do which is be sweet and kind and he used his his great firmness in showing them how to be obedient and tender.
Yeah, exactly.
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Yeah.
Well, and I just think it speaks to the fact that like all of these like new parenting styles are not necessary.
This like this, he was a parent hundreds and hundreds of years ago.
And I don't think I think for some reason, like, although we should adapt to the times with social media and stuff and like combat different things, like, you know, your kids, all the kids these days want to change their gender, stuff like that.
There are new, you know, things that we face.
But I think when it comes down to it, you know, that firmness and tenderness and that unconditional love with respect, like that is the foundation of being a good parent.
And that's that's held true forever.
And so, like, we don't need to become new age parents.
I think we just stick to the basics and your kids will grow up and they won't be psychos.
Yeah, and a lot of that goes back to, like Christian values.
Yeah, like the things that they teach us in church.
They wrote those thousands of years ago, yeah.
So a lot of the reason that these store and the stories and the lessons are still so relevant and relevant is because they're so true and they can be used over and over and over again and times change, but these principles do not.
Yeah exactly, and so I thought that was interesting, that was a sweet little, so put down your weird new age parenting books guys, and just open up the Old Testament and don't use your children for Instagram fodder.
Yeah creepy, great.
Should we move on to our next section here?
Yeah, all right, y'all.
So uh, over 50 of liberal white women under 30 have a mental health issue.
Are we worried?
Yet I sure am.
I'm worried, especially following the overturning of Roe V. Wade.
I think we saw a lot of their mental illnesses really shine through, and it's sad.
It's sad um, so a 2020 PEW research study reveals that over half of white liberal women have been diagnosed with a mental health condition at some point.
Apparently, women are 40% more likely to develop depression than men due to lower levels of serotonin, and we're also more likely to have anxiety and depression because of that deficiency.
So obviously, like hormones and biology are something that you know play into our mental state, women and men are different right exactly yeah, don't say that, but this article touches on like, but are the choices that we actively engage in and the behaviors we indulge in, do those also influence our mental health?
And I would say, obviously yours.
Yeah, you know, and progressivism is such a religion, right and like you could, as we talked about last week.
I think It was like there's no grace for you in this religion, though.
Like, it's either like you make one wrong move and you're done.
You're on toast, right?
So, when you're constantly walking on eggshells and you're fighting for such a multitude of social justice, you know, initiatives, you're never going to be able to accomplish what you really want to.
And that must be stressful, exhausting, and like really, you know, just defeating.
Like, you know, yeah, like we've seen this with so many celebrities.
And we talked about it last week, like you mentioned, with Bette Midler, who towed the line for years and years and then said one thing that the woke left didn't like.
And then she was a thought.
Or sorry, a thought.
A turf.
A turd.
Yeah.
Just kidding.
A turd.
She's a turd.
She's a turf turf.
I found another article because, like, it's a pretty, it's a pretty out there thing to say, like, oh, most people with mental health issues are liberals.
Like, it sounds like we're just pointing fingers.
Pointing fingers and talking trash, but there is data to back it up.
And like Nat already mentioned, the Pew study, but there's another article that references the same study.
And it says 62% of whites, it's kind of a weird term.
Anyways, 62% of whites who classify themselves as very liberal or liberal have been told by a doctor they have a mental health condition as compared to 26% of conservatives and 28% of moderates.
So that's like almost double, 62%.
Oh no, it's more than double of liberals.
And my theory, well, there's actually a, it's interesting.
It's actually a study that came out at the University of Toronto with three people, one of which people will probably recognize.
There's a person named Jacob Hirsch, Megan Wahlberg, and Jordan Peterson.
They did a study and they found that the more religious a person is, the more conservative he is.
And this relationship is strongly mediated by the value placed on tradition, respect for customs and institutions.
This whole thing got me thinking, like, is it more likely that you're actually mentally ill if you're liberal?
Probably not.
Like, we all deal with stress.
We all have trauma, whatever.
But the way that you go about living your life and seeking help for that differs between liberals and conservatives.
Liberals are more likely to seek help from a mental health professional and get a diagnosis.
We could all be diagnosed with something.
Yeah.
We're all crazy.
And conservatives are more likely to, when they have stress and they have depression, like all humans do, they go to church.
And I think that's the difference.
Like me personally, I had depression and anxiety for many years of my life.
And then I started going to church.
And literally, for me, not mental health advice, this is not health advice for anyone, but for me, it just completely disappeared.
I feel like a totally new person.
And that's just my story.
But like, I feel like a lot of people can relate.
It's because like when you don't have something to believe in, you start to turn to the world.
And then that becomes your idol.
And when something's your idol, you start to root your identity in it.
And you can't, like, progressives root their identity in what?
Like abortion rights, like celebrities, LGBTQ activism, gender equality, feminism, like all those things are very heavy and burdensome to, and especially if you're trying to care about all of them, especially, you know, let's even use the example of the environment.
Like the world's going to end.
Like, how stressful is it to actually believe that the world's going to be over because of climate change?
Like, you have no hope.
And when you have no hope, you have no peace.
So I think like that really is a huge part of it.
And I think like, as, yeah, I think it must just must be exhausting to walk on eggshells all the time when the mob is always watching your every move.
Yeah.
And I think just even if you're on the fence about the beliefs in like whatever religion, like we are Christians, but whatever religion speaks to you, like maybe you're still on the fence about whether you want to dive in with your faith or not, like you're still skeptical, whatever.
But just going to a place of worship.
Try it.
Try it.
Because like for me, I was on the fence.
Well, I just started going because I was like, I was depressed.
And I was like, my dad's going.
I'll go with him.
Whatever.
And I, and seeing people there and seeing, first of all, people have a lot worse than you do.
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Yeah.
My God, some of the things like the charities that we do in other countries and like the people that live literally don't have any food and they have cancer and they have children to feed and it's horrible, but they still believe in God and they have faith and they have peace.
They have peace and they're happy somehow and we help them and they're so grateful.
And then there's also the fact that there's people who come with like five children to church and they're like singing and you're like, so is the world ending or are we okay?
Yeah.
Because these kids are going to grow up happy and well adjusted and have children of their own and the world is going to continue even though this group of people thinks it's over.
It's all over.
Like it really gives me faith in humanity.
Like it just must be exhausting.
Yeah.
Being that bitter all the time.
And like we've said this before on the show, but like the Bible says that Jesus' yoke is easy and his burden is light.
I don't know about y'all, but I want to, I don't want to be burdened.
I want my life to be light.
Yeah.
So yokey and yokey because everyone loves a good egg.
I do.
All right.
Well, I think we nailed that.
Let's nailed it.
Let's quickly talk about Barbie.
Barbie.
Matt and I are wearing our best Barbicore outfits.
I don't own a lot of pink, which I really regret at this moment in my life.
We have had to reassess things here because of this.
I'm going to go shopping.
Yes.
Yeah.
Me too.
If you would like to buy us clothes.
No, I'm just kidding.
All right.
So Barbicore, guys.
Barbicore is the new hot thing.
I'm pretty sure we started this trend, which misunderstood.
I'm pretty sure.
I'm pretty sure we invented the color pink.
Yes.
I think.
Facts.
Facts.
It's been debunked.
Yeah, it's been debunked.
Anyway, so we wanted to talk about this because there's a movie coming out starring Ryan Gosling and Margo Robbie, which is set to come out next summer.
And it looks amazing.
Why so long from now?
I don't know.
Probably because so much beautiful work is going to go into it.
Yeah, it's going to be so bright.
Like, just look at this photo of Margo Robbie.
Well, she's Barbie.
She's just so breathtaking.
Yeah, she is.
Unbelievable.
They couldn't have cast someone better.
Apparently, she replaced Amy Schumer, y'all.
So let's thank Margaret.
It's a darker film.
Let's thank Margo.
This is going to be a different movie.
Yeah.
And I don't know.
I'm just so excited to see more of, you know, Ryan Gosling's Kennergy.
Yeah.
I will say he looks so much hotter in real life than he does with that bleach blonde hair.
The hair's not great.
I don't think Ken had hair that color.
No, he didn't.
Pretty sure he was like a brunette or like a light.
Yeah.
Like dirty blonde.
Anyways, that's fine.
But yeah, his abs are amazing.
That's not the point, though.
Barbicore is like, I was describing it.
I was like, it's like Normcore, but Barbie.
And people are like, what's Normcore?
Yeah.
And I was like, oh, you're too intellectual for that.
I'm so sorry, you guys.
Yeah.
So we want to look at some of their clothes.
Yeah.
Yay.
Everyone stops watching now.
Goodbye, half the audience.
Hello, fans.
Okay.
All right.
Yeah.
So here we have Anne Hathaway looking gorge.
Let's look at her shoes, though.
It's the shoes.
Yeah.
Like, this is wonderful, but so gorgeous.
Look at this.
This is such a Nat outfit.
Like, I could see Nat wearing this on a regular Monday to work.
I think I'm going to just like, and she's just like, what?
I just watched Pepe.
Yeah.
It's just a regular day.
You're welcome.
It's not even like a big deal.
And this is Rhys Witherspoon.
Reese Witherspoon.
Just the shade of pink.
It's gorgeous.
Like, this is the pinkest thing I own.
And it's not even, it doesn't even touch that.
Yeah, it's so hot.
That is so delicious.
It's just.
She also kind of invented pink.
Yeah, that's true.
Legal blonde.
That's true.
All right, fine.
Well, that's cute.
That is so cute.
She also has the same.
Is this Lupita?
See, these are basically the same.
Oh, this is Ariana DeBose.
Oh.
Sierra.
Oh, damn.
She looks so good.
Look at the gloves.
I know.
The gloves are just perfect.
She looks nice, even though.
It's a crazy outfit.
Yeah.
But it's pink and it's gorgeous.
Like, the gloves are pink and the purse is pink.
You can make anything pink look hot.
Yeah, like if that was just other colors, imagine it was like black and gold and horrible and I would hate it.
Yeah, yeah, me too.
Well, she just looks fan flippantastic.
Yeah.
Love her.
She's so hot.
Yeah.
She looks amazing.
Look at that color.
I want to be her when I grow up.
Yeah.
I will marry a Beckham.
Oh, this is.
Sizza.
She looks beautiful.
She's amazing.
Yeah, she's so talented.
Yeah.
And this is a gorgeous dress.
Yeah, it's gorgeous.
I'm a big fan.
She has boots that come up to her, like, private area.
That's the coolest thing I've ever heard.
Also, look at the texture of that dress.
I know.
It's like curtains at my grandma's house.
It's so cool.
In a good way.
Yeah.
My grandma was cool.
Yeah, she's amazing.
And of course, she always looks the best.
She invented pink, too.
She maybe invented pink.
And in fashion, maybe.
Yeah.
Look at the texture on the pants and a jacket.
I know, it's stunning.
Ugh, she just looks...
I've said this before.
If I could trade bodies with one person for a day, it would be her.
I think like a year ever.
Well, you know, she probably has her own problems.
I got stuff to do.
You know, more money, more problems.
Yeah.
Well, she looks wonderful.
It's amazing.
It's beautiful.
Yeah.
And I love it.
It's flattering.
Shows off her curves.
Yeah.
Beautiful.
Yeah.
Looks great.
Look at that.
She looks sweet.
She does look sweet.
It's cool.
I would wear it with a top.
I would, yeah.
I'd wear that skirt.
I would never wear the top part.
No, no, I'd wear that skirt with like a blouse.
Yeah, I think so.
Top pink blouse.
Yeah.
Like yours.
Yes.
Perfect.
Or just like a shirt.
This is Kim Kardashian.
Yeah, you know, love, love it.
I love her purse, too.
Yeah.
It's wonderful.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's a better one of her looks.
And I like the pointy shoulders.
Because she has been struggling since she's been struggling a lot.
She's been wearing those boot, those food things.
She looks bad.
She's lately.
She's so bad.
Like, she looks good.
But she looks bad.
But she looks bad.
Her clothes.
Those are bad.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
This is, what's her name?
Yeah, the actress.
Tracy Ellis.
Ellis Ross.
She looks so cool.
Yeah, that's amazing.
It's fantastic.
Love it.
Without the belt, it'd be like, oh, but then she cinches that in.
Yeah, she looks amazing.
It's a good length, too.
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I'm a big fan.
So classic.
Yeah, so good.
I'm going to wear that at my daughter's wedding.
This might be the best one.
It's the best one.
This is the best one.
I don't know who this is.
This is Casey Musgraves.
She's a country singer, and she won the Met Gala.
Yeah, we didn't even see her.
She wasn't, I guess we didn't do a couple years ago.
Oh, right, right, right.
2019.
You're right.
We talked about this.
I wasn't born yet.
I will say one look that's missing from this is Carrie Mulligan's Met Gala dress as well, which I think was the same year as this.
Yeah.
Because that was called Revenge Boy.
Or it was 2020.
Maybe.
Anyway.
But that last one, it's a leather jacket gown.
Yeah.
It's with a hair dryer purse.
It's way too perfect.
And a pink stole.
No one will ever win.
No one will ever beat that.
It's the winner.
I want one.
I will have one.
Anyway, I think that's the sure.
I think that's the sure, you guys.
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That's why she's so healthy.
Yes.
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