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So it's pretty wild. We got a monumental moment happening in our family right now. And I know that there are some listeners that have been through this, whether you're the parent or you're the child. And I want to talk about it and see if you can give a little bit of advice to us. Our youngest son, Luke, who you remember, remember when he first started, you know, school, we told him they couldn't say certain words. And I was going to kindergarten at a Catholic school. Yeah. He only has two more weeks of high school left.

Wow.

He is literally done with high school and going to be a college student in two weeks.

That's so exciting.

How is he feeling about it? So that's the part that has got me now starting to get, you know, a little depressed and be a little sad about this. Because he's acting differently, and I don't necessarily know if it's me just thinking he's acting differently or it's him also preparing his emotions for the fact that in two weeks from now, everything that he has known is going to completely change. Because Luke has gone to the same school since kindergarten. They started kindergarten, then they went to grade school, middle school, and high school, all in the same place. And many of the kids that he goes to school with are lifers. They're the kids that he started school with, and these kids are going to go off to different colleges or different schools or different occupations or whatever it might be. And so he's been acting a little different lately. And when I mean that is Luke and I have always been very, very close. he's not the huggy Luke that he used to be like he's kind of like pulling back a little bit and it could just be that he's a dick teenager you know what I mean but he's not I don't think he is not no I don't think that he is I think that he actually is a uh is a pretty you know awesome kid but I'll kind of tell you like where Chelsea and I are with this both of us are pretty sad because as excited as we were when Joe was getting ready to graduate, our oldest son, we were just excited to see him graduate from a school.

It's like a thank you, Jesus. Yes. This is happening.

And when he went off to college, I was very sad, and Chelsea was very sad, but sad in different ways. We were sad because he was going to be far from us because he was going away to school in Chicago. And then Jacob went away to school, same situation. but now with luke that's it yeah you know that's it for us like you know we don't have you know anybody else at home you know um you know he's you know he's gonna go on and and live the life of what his brothers are you know to us like they turn into your sons into your friends you know what i mean and you become friends like think about how you guys are you know each with your parents and you become more friends with them than that you'd be. Don't go that far.

He's this man. Well, he still in some cases probably, you know, gives you a little bit of groceries and things like that. Well, and I'm still going to probably be the meal ticket because I'm still the meal ticket in Chelsea, still the meal ticket for Jacob, you know, as he's still going on with school. But it's different.

No, I literally spent my whole week with my dad. He's like my best friend. I get it.

I totally get it. I have to tell you that.

Are you guys prepared?

No, not at all. Last week was an eye-opener for me because we spent spring break with him. And like I talked about earlier in the show, and you can listen to the podcast of that, we did a different spring break than what was going to be planned. It was a spring break where it was just us and another family together, and we were all just hanging out, and the dads took the kids golfing. And at night, we all went out together for dinners and hung out with each other and stuff like that. But it really hit us at certain points. like when he and his buddy jack would leave and go do stuff you know and hang out with each other i think the four of us the parents that were there were like this is how it's gonna be because for them it was also the same thing for vince and kim you know jack is their youngest too so they're gonna also become you know kind of empty nesters and stuff and i don't know you know it's it's funny because i used to be the type that would because i stopped living with my dad when i was a teenager i ended up moving in with my sisters i used to joke all the time about how i wanted my kids at 18 years old you're out of the house whatever this whole thing i want my kids to live with me forever yeah you know yeah like i love having my kids around and i i'll give you something that happened to me last week so last week i saw um i saw you know parents that were with their young kids and they were probably i don't know like maybe three and five years old or something like that and I had actually said to them I said because their kids were acting like you know three and five year olds do and their parents looked like they were losing a little bit of their patience and I said to them hey enjoy these times because before you know it these times are gone and as I walked away I remember specifically the guy that came up to me at 12 Oaks Mall when I was with Luke and a couple of his friends and they were running around acting like idiots and the guy came up to me and said that exact words to me and he was right I mean it was literally yesterday that Luke started kindergarten and at his school they gave him a shirt that he got to go home in that said class

of 2023 and you think in your head that is so far away

so far away like it was it's here right now And all these years have kind of, like, went fast.

Yeah.

And I don't know what it is, but I just honestly, you know, I do worry about Chelsea because in a lot of cases, she's been a stay-at-home mom for all three of the boys and done an unbelievable job. But it's going to be, I know, tough for her to, like, send, you know, Luke off and then.

Have a quiet house.

To go all the time, have a quiet house.

No, not in a quiet house. She's just stuck with you. Thank you. Do you think that you guys, you're welcome. Absolutely. Love the sympathetic one chuckle from everybody. Do you think that you guys will get, like, I know you have the neighbors that have, how old is Bree?

A Brooke, yeah. Brooke, that's what I'm at. No, yeah, thank God. I mean, do we think that we're going to.

Not, like, get more involved, but, like, spend a little bit more time to have the little ones around to fill that kind of. I have two little ones you can have around. Don't you, Mike? Yeah, I got two as well.

Honestly, I have not asked Chels what the plan is, so to speak, for us. I think that a lot of cases, I hope that we take care of each other more.

Yeah, because attention and focus shifts, right? Because like you said, Chels has done such a good job, and that has been her focus for the past however many years. And now she gets reprieved from that. She's put in her time.

um so like what do you what do you focus your energy on I do worry I do worry about me annoying the crap out of her and it hurting our marriage because we've gone through struggles in our marriage and one of the times that we had one of our biggest struggles was when Joe went away to college and that does worry me that you know this could you know could spur on another struggle in our in our relationship but hold on i'm gonna call her i don't even know and she's not even around

she's not around she's protecting the art of ignoring you she's practicing

or she's worried about crying and says oh he's calling me right now who knows what he you know if she's if she is listening um my biggest

Thank you.

thing that made me realize how real this really is was when Luke got accepted to his first colleges because he you know applied to like four different colleges yeah and when the first application came to the house and I saw the first application and it was for a college that wasn't even close to her and I thought to myself oh my god and thank God he ended up getting accepted into to michigan state so it's a it's a little bit closer yeah but um i'm gonna become a lansing

resident i'm excited for you you are i think my dad went through the same thing my dad is obviously very close to my brother and i and when we left you could tell even though he is listening right now and he would deny this he was very upset when we were gone like officially because i think we both fled the nest a lot and came back a lot but when we were like gone gone i think it really affected him but now seeing him and seeing him enjoying his life and his free time and just focusing on him and not us has been such a fun transition so i think you and chelsea yeah you're gonna be sad for a little bit for sure i i think it would be dumb to say that you wouldn't be but i'm i'm excited for the future you guys are gonna have together especially traveling to see your boys i think that's gonna be so much fun for you guys should we get an apartment in downtown toledo yes next to your dad first of all my dad literally texted me and he was like if tom wants more kids he can adapt i'll do whatever he wants um i love your dad but that would be kind of funny to see us go out together and i'll say this is my son but i do think my dad is in this like new phase of his life and he's thriving and i'm excited like i think it's gonna happen for you and chelsea

I hope so. Anita, what's going on? Hi.

Good morning. Good morning. How are you?

We're doing okay. What's going on? You want to make a comment on this?

Yeah. I just want to tell you it's normal. I sent out my third son last year, and I cried a lot. So he's probably just going through a coping mechanism, you know?

That's what's...

It's totally normal how you're feeling.

It's totally normal. Somebody told me that the Luke, you know, pulling away a little bit is actually something that is normal. The kids actually also are trying to prepare themselves for the fact that they will be distancing. And maybe I'm wrong in the fact that I feel like things are different, but I feel like it was just months ago that I was hugging away with him.

And now it's kind of like, now it's so top of mind for you and you are craving it and wanting it so much. I almost wonder if you're wanting it so much and you're not getting like the dose that you need and it's him actually just being normal.

Yeah.

Do you know what I mean? And maybe there's not as big of a difference, but.

Anita, how old are your kids?

Uh, 26, 22, 19, and I have one more, 12. Oh, my goodness.

Hi, it's me. Oh, hi, Anita. Hi, hi.

Anita, hold, can I borrow your 12-year-old? I know it sounds weird to say this.

You're fine. You can borrow him.

Chelsea and I have said that we wish we would have had a fourth just for this reason, although that would have been difficult, you know, in a few years. Thank you for the call. Thanks for the advice. Brittany, what's up?

Hey, good morning.

Morning. What's going on?

So I left my mom an empty nester, and she definitely had a hard time when I first left. I went to college. I went to Western, so I was a little far away. But one thing she did do, and I think she spent a lot of time doing it, and it helped her just kind of stay connected, was she would clip coupons for me. She would, like, go through all the weekly ads and everything that was on sale. She would clip coupons for me And she would send me every week Like a little box with toilet paper A paper towel, like my favorite snacks I always look so forward

Can I do something Can I just maybe start doing Can Chelsea and I just start doing like shrooms Or something Complete opposite I mean, clipping coupons doesn't seem like something I would want to do But that's wonderful that your mom had something like that

I love that you didn't have that It's a mom thing to do for sure

Yeah, that's awesome Did you ever feel like you had to pull away from your mom?

You know, I did when I started going out more and she knew that I was going out. She would call me nonstop on the weekend, like all hours, so I would stop answering the phone. But then she started threatening my life, so not really.

What's up, Michelle? It's Mojo in the morning.

Well, hello. Oh, my gosh. I miss you guys. Shannon, congratulations. It's your Italian, Michelle. Oh, Michelle, we love you.

What's going on?

First of all, I will be there Thursday night. So excited to see you. Oh, good. That's where we first met you anyway.

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What do I do, Michelle? You're the lady that always has the best advice for me.

Okay, listen. I have three boys. I sobbed when my oldest went to – Vance told me he was going to take me to a strip club after I dropped Johnny off at CMU because that was the only thing that would make me smile. I turned it down. I said I can't. I sobbed. Vijay, off at State. Sobbed. billy goes oh i got in free to owe you i said thank you sweet jesus and so he stayed home i'm like you should stay and he's going well what if i miss that college experience no bill i think it's great you'll have no debt you'll really you should stay we live on a lake bill what are you giving up to go party there you can party here your friends can bribe that boy to the instigree But, yes, I am now an empty nester.

Oh, man.

I'll tell you what.

It's funny.

It breaks your heart.

I did the same thing. I was trying to get Luke to go to trade school. I said, go to trade school. I'll just give you your college money and go to trade school. Trying to keep him home, you know?

Yeah, well, you know what? Billy actually is doing an apprenticeship for an electrician. He dropped out of the school. Good for him. He's moving in with his girlfriend. He's leaving. I'm like, why? You could both live with me. Please. Which, Megan, I want to round around to you now. Tell Mick, Scott, Mick, Mama Palmer is single. Oh, that's right. What a pair would that be, Megan? I could be your stepmother. And I get 40% off at Mac, baby girl. You know what? We're going to make it happen.

Oh, my God. That would be the greatest. We would have a showmance with Michelle, the crazy Italian misfit, and Scott Mick, Megan's dad. Oh, my God. You guys would have to have a big church wedding and then a reception at the lake house.

Yes, absolutely. Mrs. Mick.

We got Mrs. Mick on. Michelle Mick. Oh, my God.

I like it.

And you won't touch any of Scott Mick's money, right? Because that's Megan.

Oh, my God. We're M&M's.

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