94: When Holiday Family Gatherings Get . . . Awkward (with Team Simplified’s Jessa)
The Simplified Podcast with Emily Ley
Emily Ley
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Sometimes the holidays get awkward because families are weird. And when you get a bunch of quirky people under one roof, stuff 👴🏼 is 👧🏾 going 👵🏾 to 🤷🏻♂️ happen. And Emily and Jessa, beloved and hilarious art director for Simplified, are going to talk about that stuff. Emily and Jessa deliver some of the most cringe moments they've ever seen at their holiday gatherings (Jessa's first with her brand-new-fiancé's family might've involved her, a bottle rocket, and uttering, "I'm just new to this whole holding fireworks thing," by the end of the night). And just as important, they share a few tips on how to get through the moments where you wish you could turn invisible and sneak away as fast as humanly possible.
Listen, if you need a laugh during this crazy season, this is the episode for you. As Jessa says, "I live for these moments."
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi friends, I'm Emily Lai and you're listening to the Simplified Podcast. |
| 0:14.6 | If you're looking for a quiet place where you can filter out all the noise in the hustle, |
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| 0:56.1 | Here's something every one of us knows. |
| 0:58.1 | But maybe we don't acknowledge as much as we should. |
| 1:01.1 | Sometimes the holidays get awkward because families are weird. |
| 1:06.1 | Think about it. |
| 1:07.1 | Every funny holiday movie that features a family is filled with awkward moments. |
| 1:13.1 | There's a reason Christmas vacation was one of our favorite movies to watch every year. |
| 1:18.1 | We can all identify with the Griswolds putting up with Crazy Cousin Eddie |
| 1:24.1 | because we all have a Crazy Cousin Eddie. |
| 1:27.1 | He might be an uncle who talks way too much about politics |
| 1:30.1 | or a mother-in-law who can't help but point out that the turkey should have been out of the oven at least two hours ago. |
| 1:36.1 | And it would have been if she were hosting the holiday meal. |
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