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Bad On Paper

Ep 27: Two Tough Topics — My Boyfriend's Friends Hate Me & Should I Break Up With My Bestie?

Bad On Paper

Becca Freeman

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

On this week's advice ep, we're diving deep on two in-depth advice queries. In the first, a listener is struggling with being hated by her boyfriend's friends. Then, we reply to another listener question from someone who is wondering if they should break up with their bestie.

But it's not all tough situations! Becca has a work victory, Grace finally got some quality time with her gravity blanket, and we have a new favorite podcast. Plus, we explore the joy that is The Rock's Instagram account.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi everyone, welcome back to Baton Paper Podcast. I'm Becca Freeman and I'm Grace

0:24.0

Outwood and we're here to talk to you about difficult situations. Yes, so we put the call out and we end up just picking two because they're very long kind of complex situations.

0:36.0

They're kind of juicy. They're a little juicy. Yeah, so I'm excited about this. I think we should maybe do this every couple months. Like really like intensive

0:44.0

kind of difficult situations that need a lot of attention. Yeah, yeah. But let's talk about our highs. Becca, what was the best part of your week?

0:53.0

The best part of my week is that work is coming together and I have a full plate of clients right now. I'm so so happy for you. I'm excited. I know you kill it. Like you are all stressed and nope.

1:06.0

Well, I don't like things being out of my control. So now I have a full plate. I have a full plate. This is going to be interesting.

1:14.0

So I have a full plate and I'm switching from biz dev mode into work mode and I'm just really excited. It feels like I can finally breathe.

1:26.0

That's amazing. I'm so happy for you. So that's my high. What's your high?

1:31.0

My is introvert time. It was so necessary between like all the trips and then having my mom stay and my friend was staying with me and then my birthday and then going out to the hamptons that night.

1:43.0

I was very groggy and just needed like some hardcore me time. So I had a really busy week of events. And then on Friday night, I had like gravity blanket time.

1:54.0

I started that new Netflix show maniac with Emma Stone and Jonah Hill. Oh, it's weird, but it's good. Okay. And then I did some reading, had some teary in time.

2:07.0

I feel like Tyrion's feeling very like secure and loved because I've been around a lot and we're really bonding and like it's really nice.

2:15.0

It's coughing season. It's coughing season. It's your coughing. I'm coughing my cat. Yeah. Now I'm going to work on dating where we're going to we're working on that.

2:23.0

We're making a priority for Q three. I think it's Q four now. Oh, is it? Yeah. Yeah. Q four is no October November, December. So it's Q four top priority. Go on dates. Business official. Yes.

2:37.0

By putting business sharpen in it. You know that it's serious. Yes. Exactly. Maybe we'll send out a dating memorandum. Make it really official business lady.

2:47.0

How long meetings about it? Yeah. I think you know my other high I think was just taking head shot photos with you. That was probably the most awkward thing I've ever done.

2:55.0

So awkward. It really felt like we were at an engagement. It was like we were like staring into each other's eyes while holding books. It was weird.

3:02.0

I don't know what she's doing. And I think that the photos will be great. I would put that as a medium thing. Not a higher allow. It's neutral. It's it's it's a little weird. What is your low?

3:12.0

So my low is just as a continuation from last week. It just work overload. I might have over committed myself to sponsored content in different projects this month, which like was necessary after a slower summer.

3:25.0

But I'm a little overwhelmed just getting like just all the prep work that goes into a sponsored post like all of the contract signing and negotiations and then back and forth with drafts. And like if one brand is late and approval it throws my whole week into a tailspin.

3:40.0

I don't like sponsored content to touch. So it's it's a little intense, but it's good. Is there an end in sight? No, because we're ramping up January October November December or like the busiest months for the blog. And then I think in January it'll come down.

3:56.0

Well, I'm psyched. Like I feel really lucky to get to do what I do. And I also am grateful for all the work. And at least you don't have any upcoming travel plans. So you want to balance the two.

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