Father Knows: Australia || Father Knows Something Podcast
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- Опубликовано: 29 июл 2024
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This week's episode has Jerry and Justin discussing stories from down under!! From friendships changing to family pressure on being someone you're not, these write ins from Australia could use your help too. And be sure your following or subscribed !!
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Index:
00:00 -- Start
02:06 -- Story 1
09:31 -- Story 2
23:14 -- Story 3
34:19 -- Story 4
43:10 -- Story 5
Love the socks guys! The first story- sounds like a classic case of growing up and apart. Going to lunch is not corny! It’s just a preference for some people and their lifestyles.
Story 1: The friendship sounds stagnant. The once a month meetup sounds good on paper, but how do you feel when you meet up with this friend group? I don't drink and I'm vegan with food intolerances and allergies. True friends will include you, not exclude you, and say you're boring and make you feel less than than them.
I agree that you can make friends at the gym or any other hobby.
If you feel these friendships are worth it. Keep it to the monthly meetup and reevaluate.
As an Aussie, I love the fact that straight up in story #1, Justin pronounced “Melbourne” correctly! It’s rare to hear an American say it without the “rrrrr” sound. LOVE IT!
Story 1: Check out some of the friendship apps - meetup is a good one. Also, it sounds like you're relying on these friends to come up with the outings and activities. Get them together, go to a really good brunch spot where you can talk honestly and privately and then be vulnerable. Tell them you feel like you're not fitting into the group as well anymore, but you have such a high value for them. Lay out how busy things are for you and the changes you've made to benefit your life goals, and ask if you guys can start trying out some other activities together instead of just clubbing? Going for hikes, take a kickboxing class together, do standup paddle boarding together, do a hot sauce tasting, go to a kitten cafe, get your nails done together and then go on a dinner cruise together, visit an art museum together, etc. Make creative suggestions and let your friends know you'll do your best to have time for them. Maybe not the same time that you used to, but still valuable time just for them.
If they don't try or don't respond to you trying - it'ls better if you move swiftly to invest in a new connections rather than drag out the angst and bittersweet feelings. Just recognize they're not the friends that you need in this season of your life. Take a fun class, join a jogging group - something that fits your new life and schedule better. Be brave and know you're a wonderful person. Anyone would be blessed to have you as a friend. Good luck!
I felt a part of my soul heal by an American saying ‘Mel-bun’ instead of mehl-born’ hope you had a blast in Sydney!
As the “Justin” wants me to do shorts videos of my daily antics, you will be a witness .. xo
Thanks for pre recording so we wouldn’t miss out on shows!! 🎉
I'm Indian. My husband is European. I have seen a LOT of intercontinental relationships around us. Here's what I've learned about why we made it and why many don't: you BOTH need to be able to take on the other person's culture- not borrow it, but take on parts of it as your own. The parts that are slightly harder need to be things that don't come up too often but you will need to be able to go through them with the support of your partner and find ways in which you can understand that too. The partner who is in the home country, needs to be able to guide the other through that in a way that allows the other person to not just adopt but understand the culture truly. E.g. my partner LOVES bread. So I had to put in the work to make all the types of Indian breads to see what which type of Indian breads he likes. I also learned to bake so that if he wants to, he'll get a taste of his country. We moved to a city where there are more Europeans so that he can speak his language. He works everyday to observe and be more Indian, but that's only possible because he truly loves this culture and because I appreciate every step. Now his family loves this country too. Most people just assume it's the outsiders' job to not feel alone or make an effort and thus they often grow apart.
It is so nice to hear that you both work together to incorporate two worlds ❤ all the best!
This is great advice!
Wow to the girl who didn't want to leave her boyfriend in Japan, I feel for you, and thank you Justin and Dad on ya'lls insight on her issue, it really helped me a lot.
Hello from Australia xx love you guys and everything you do !!
I got excited when Justin pronounced “Melbourne” properly 😢
Also, “Aussie” is pronounced like “Ozzy”Osborne.
Love the show!
I’ve been thinking of writing in.. and now I’m taking this new upload as a sign. I get overly excited when THT and FKS episodes come out 😅
Story 1: You sound like an introvert to me. If you are invited, you don’t typically go and when you aren’t invited, you are upset. That’s okay but maybe realize that you can invite them to do things too. Try inviting them to do something else that does fit in your schedule. Make a meal at home, do your nails, have a movie night, go to the beach, go to a workout class together. There’s a lot of stuff you can do together that isn’t going out and it’s not all on your friends for figuring that out. You can invite them and should. Now if there is nothing that you guys can come to a consensus to do together than maybe your relationship has run it’s course and that’s okay too.
Sees theyre Australian stories and has to watch right away.
Hi from Adelaide!
Her real name is Hollywood???!!! 😆🤣 LOVE IT!!!!! 😄😄😄😄😄
Sometimes you just have to admit that your drifting apart. It’s something that many don’t realize. For instance in high school you believe they’ll be there forever but most of time they drift apart
HOLLLLYYY
Sup dad
Last story: Decide when you get there. He doesn't need to know your plans and you owe him nothing. Just be straight up and tell him that you haven't decided whether you see him or not, and you'll let him know when you decide. See if he follows up after a while if you don't reach out to him, or if he was just baiting you with the offer again because he knew you were coming to his area, or if he really does want to see you. Even then, still YOUR choice. You owe him NOTHING but if you want to meet him/ need to in order to see if you want to cut him off, etc. Follow your gut!
28:41 As someone sitting over here in Perth, 8 hours sounds like a nice leisurely flight 😂 Seriously though, I think us Australians are conditioned to expect super long flights to anywhere
I think your right.. I will say that long flights don’t typically bother me. I think the issue was as a part of the round-trip and working three straight days and that is what screwed me up when I returned. It actually took me a week to get myself back into shape. Never before has that happened and I have traveled. This next trip to Sydney will be longer so I’m sure will be easier.
@@FatherKnowsSomething Totally get it - the US to AUS flights are horrific! Glad you enjoyed yourself in Sydney though ☺ I was referring to the flight to Japan from Aus when in a long distance relationship. Can't imagine having my boyfriend over in the US or Europe, so Japan feels so close!
as an australian i’m so sad justin didn’t do a fake aussie accent lmao
i'm literally moving from Malaysia to Australia in less than 2 weeks
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
I loved Sydney and the people…I’m going back to finish my project at the end of the month. Really looking forward to my return
there’s a company that you pay a subscription to and they send you some socks every month. can’t remember the name but saw a customer on tiktok
Morgan, I love you, but it's STEM, not steam 😅 pronounced like the stem of a plant. 🙈❤ Don't hate me, this just makes me cringe every time, as a woman in STEM. 😅😅
She has her own pronunciations for several words, like 'etcetera'.
@@RealBradMiller oh, I know. 🤣 They usually make me cringe, but STEM/steam is the worst offender in my book 🤣
Its actually in the ad copy haha they want to use steam to include arts :)
@@TwoHotTakes ohhh that's so interesting! Thanks for the reply! I've never heard of Arts being included, it's fairly different from the rest of the categories. STEM has historically been "mens" work, art has gone either way throughout history. Interesting that kiwi co has included it. 😊
Yes, as stated, STEAM incorporates the arts as well. It's a very interesting interdiscplinary approach.