Brilliant Observations

Easter candy vs Passover candy - no contest, y'all Waze is the modern-day Passover plague Missy's anger formula - Jess says is SUPER passive aggressive John is noticing inappropriate clothing when the weather gets warm Why are men's beards more bacteria-ridden than dog's mouths? THE weirdest state rules EVER. (these are HILARIOUS) LOVING Life in Pieces! Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

It's just John and Melissa tonight. Melissa and the family are on vacation in Florida We had to pour one out for Willbe Brilliant A woman that Melissa knows went on Facebook and posted about pregnancy at the middle school!!! John was woke at 3:21 am and told to seek shelter Melissa talks about her mentally abusive Mother. Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Our theme song is in a Progressive commercial! Jess got lost in the woods! There are a crystal and china epidemic - what are we gonna do with all our grandparents' fancy shit? John says if it wasn't for sex Men would hunt Women for sport. Are leggings pants? Jess lays down the law about decency A poacher was attacked by elephants and eaten by a lion We discuss celebrity most embarrassing relatives - who's the embarrassment of YOUR family? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Isaac takes ballet and wears nail polish and Jess gives zero Effs World of Coca Cola and the nauseating encore What's in your junk drawer? TV is spoon feeding the public news stories - oh no! The top hated actresses - Jess hates them all and Missy feels bad for them When was the last time you had a good night's sleep? John is incensed at the idea of Melissa's husband, a doctor, having to pick up dog shit Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Cousins are allowed to marry - 20 states that say you can marry your cousin - that you're over 65. Earworms Florida Man Challenge - why is Florida where all the crazy crap happens??? Melissa thinks Monica Lewinsky and Chelsea Clinton should be besties. What say you? It really is a shame they can't be friends. New shows: Lorena, Shrill, AfterLife Road Rage and being FURIOUSLY angry Public school villains Do you make your bed? What games are on your phone? Tell us! Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

This week is camp hookups, cockroach secrets, death by selfie and post-mordem sperm retrieval. An episode of gems, you can't deny it!!! Also join us LIVE on our FB page, 8 pm EST on Mondays. You have night pants too, right? OMG someone hooked up at camp and had to call their parents! Help me out guys - if we had to call mom and dad when we did something against the rules, no one would be allowed to go! Melissa thinks people need to worry more about hygiene. Jess accidentally told half a story to 3 people and finished it with a joke to 3 complete strangers Would you tell someone if they had a roach on their shirt? 3 horrifying roach stories College admissions scandal - should they take the degrees away? We vote hell no. 259 death by selfies - people who tried to take a selfie but accidentally died. This is sad but also HILARIOUS. Why are we all self-imposed paparazzi?? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

We recorded live in Facebook and had quite an audience! REALLY fun to engage with you all in real time. We talk about tit tats, music parents hate, Michael Jackson's innocence and sleeping with celebrity crushes. Enjoy!! John writes a joke a day but can't write stand up comedy? We call BS Devastating breakups and heartache - teenage angst What music did your parents hate that you HAD to listen to? Dirtiest song lyric Pete Davidson's answer to music vs. men Child abuse vs young marriage - is this a matter of time in history? Tit Tats - do you have one? Would you sleep with your celebrity crush, or take 100K? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Lots of chatter today about personal rules and regs. What is your spouse for? How would you like your tacos? What does it take for you to cry? We explore all this and more on this week's episode! Why is Melissa's first response always NO? She needs a little yes. Did your parents exercise? Jess's parents did not really but they made her do so. The Helen Hunt afterschool special and how frightening it was John is actually shy...who knew Botox and dermatologist humiliations Jess and John are loving The Orville - and Jess wants a whole show of just Bortis Melissa loves True Detective Stupid rehab stories Manblaming Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

How bad do you treat your spouse? What are the husband's jobs? (What are husbands for exactly) Listener spew: Last week we told a poo story, and you sent photos. Thank you! John reads the nice letter from listener Amy Every episode takes a while to hit their stride. Have we hit ours yet? We're not sure. When was the last time YOU cried? Turns out for John, it was too long ago. Ugly crying in the shower - cathartic AND no cleanup! Who's the best Baldwin? Melissa says there's only one Baldwin and the rest are cheap imitations. Jess likes all but Daniel. Which taco scenario are you? (What's your love language?) What stuff do you collect? What about as a kid? John liked to collect programs and concert ticket stubs. Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Which one of your connections gets an instant unfollow? We discuss the world's biggest social media offenders. Our philosophy on budgeting aka three people who suck at budgeting explain how shitty they are at it The new Weezer - how is this NOT wedding band music exactly? John's waiting room emergency John and Jess cut Melissa's vet bills back Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Melissa has yet another DISGUSTING story about one of her dogs John and Jess get mad at Melissa for bargaining with the scale The argument about who is the greatest drummer of all time. But Jess is right. We don't think Super Bowl Day should be a national holiday. John does, but Jess and Mel are outraged Dying jobs - Journalists, data entry operators and...medical doctors? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

This week, we dissect our hate mail and (sort of) graciously address their concerns. Also: anti-vaxxers, cancer from bacon, and the weird rules of Kickstarter. Enjoy!! Bacon gives you cancer - and Jess and John decide it's a good way to die We've decided that Melissa can only eat the Ds We get hater mail, and we defend ourselves. Not that we should. We hate anti-vaxxers and flat-earthers Non-smelly ways to make eggs? How about every other way besides how Stu is doing it The I want a baby challenge - how do Scott and Stu do? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

We get all up in the shock and unbelievability of the Fyre Festival John heard our theme song in a commercial! Rob Lowe is hosting a new game show and Melissa and Jess are happy to just stare at his face for hours and hours Do YOU unpack at hotels? Jess does, John not so much. John unpacks never, in fact. Jess's people I hate includes influencers this time around. Melissa is making headway on new year's resolutions. What resolutions? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

We discuss listener reactions What to wear in the snow Jess is properly OCD about some random stuff TSA and Melissa's worries Thankless jobs we've done (or not done) Melissa teaches us how to make a mantra If there were no men, how would women change? Makeup? Shaving? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Stuart gets all the accolades because he is a friggin doctor and Melissa made him pick up 37 pounds of dogshit Why do people enjoy being "tragedy adjacent" We discuss the strategy of Forced Family Time What do we think about Januhairy? Melissa thinks Gwyneth Paltrow is perfect and John and Jess….can't see it Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Jessica's family listens to the show and Jess had to go on a 2019 Crow eating tour. You know who would hate the term eating crow? PETA. How would PETA change the term eating crow? John and Melissa square off on Louie CK and the victims of the Parkland High School shooting. Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR DEAR LISTENER!! Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Mellisa tortures her children with Mandatory Family Time Genetics is how helping us catch serial killers Jess offended someone with a Christmas email subject. Hat giveaway!! Guy has to watch Bambi bc he killed deer illegally Female Millennials are having their downstair curtains hemmed. Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

John plays Santa for inquisitive Isaac Ancestry.com - revealing all the family secrets Should we mess with our future genetic spawn? What if we could choose their traits? The absolute worst Chanukah gifts ever Why does Melissa not allow her kid to spend money for 6 months Sugar addiction - kicking the monkey off your back Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

We got a review! Thanks, Odd Dad Out! John hates…..telemarketers How often do YOU change the sheets What baby boomer trends to we need to get rid of Jessica's Hallmark movie - Chicken Junkie Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

The fallout from "Friends" Weekend Why do we have to be kind? John wants a product to thicken skin What's on all of those touch screens you are using? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Black Friday and New Year's cards - do you throw them away? Xmas and Chanukah decorations Who buys the gifts? Our society is going to shit - literally, why does everything for sale have to shit? Jess is being a big baby about our weekend girls' trip We discuss people we hate - which for John includes people who tell him what to wear Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Thanksgiving plans What does cheese NOT enhance People I hate: rude about outfits at a party Million dollar idea: favors for favors More people I hate: GUM CRACKERS MMMM THE BOBBIE Skinning people to use their tattoos for art - what the actual fuck Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

John is sad this time of year. Is that curable? Or can he suck it up? Punctuation is so very important - first hand job experience. Would you confess or not confess? Jess is the only one who believes the truth is always best. (shocker!) Urban Dictionary hilarity Which thing happened first? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

It's our 1 year anniversary! Do we NEED to force our kids to get chicken pox, and is it child abuse? There's not TOO big a diff between political fact or opinion What's the grossest thing your kid has done? Does Jess or her friend win? John is finally identifying humble-brag-mainsplainers and Jess is super proud. Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Plastic straw people: is this really a problem? John says nahhh. Letters to Mel's friend (and Jess) about how sad they are re: the Pittsburgh synagogue Who comes at the end and tries to snake all the cake? Are you a picky eater? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Lasting App https://www.getlasting.com/ John now has a million dollar idea - or is it #girlsdopoop - amazing entertainment A teenager who baked cookies with her grandfather's ashes...because teenagers are psychotic Billion dollar Powerball!! What would you buy? Podcast Rodeo is Jess's fave! Nitwit of the week: https://www.goupstate.com/news/20181015/man-shot-after-triggering-his-own-booby-trap What makes YOU feel like an adult….or a teenager? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Melissa's dog has Pneumonia and it has traumatized her. John and Jess talk about when is it time to send family pets into the light. Jess has another Mother in Law rant - innocent until acting guilty. John finds happiness in Canada, eh? What is the best and worst Halloween candy? Also, Melissa's favorite, Listener Feedback Paul Simon on SNL https://youtu.be/M8cd1h6UWj8 Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Why Missy hates Twitter Phrases that belong at the dinner table AND the bedroom Dancing with the Stars Juniors - Miss has demanded we all get addictedThe worst possible thing - wolf spiders in Melissa's house https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider#/media/File:Wolf_spider_attack_position.jpg Maggots and spiders and cooking bugs: oh my! Mayo - where DOES it belong? Flu shots - what do we think? Jess has a 'special' opinion Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Melissa's Million Dollar business idea Jess's great business idea Kavanaugh and reporting sexual abuse Jess feels horrible for Monica Lewinsky Celebrity unreasonable demands Top 5 cookie Debate Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Believing in god vs. going to high holiday services Is eating pork moral, just because it's delicious? Can John work with his daughter - or better yet, can she work with HIM? Would you put your own kid in jail for murder? We discuss overrated bands - John hates The Grateful Dead!! John also hates people in the drive-thru Melissa has bad stick shift karma Why Melissa is the best mom Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Rosh Hashanah celebrations - Melissa thought about how to learn through failure Jess was served tongue and promptly had Yom Kippur early. Secret talents we don't even know we have Don't ignore kids that are delightful even if they're strange Stop soliciting your kid's stuff! The dicks that stole the homeless guy's money Melissa can't stand others who can't control their hair Professional cuddlers - how do we feel about it? Jess's new book idea Comedians - should they get faster absolution? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

We discuss gender-neutral language and what's worth keeping and what's ridiculous Melissa delivers an astounding round of "would you rather" We all try our American history knowledge with "who said it" Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com tlsi6OU2ECEeCLHjMDo6

John reflects on a magical week with Sam Jess reflects on a very nonmagical week with her family Not that you asked but...the Made in America Fest is not for 14-year-olds! People we hate: if you have toe fungus, put on a sock!!! Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

John wants to start dying his hair bc women do it People I hate - bitter jealous people who revel in others' misery Don't be ratting us out to the ones we hate. Jerks. Should we give our kids plastic surgery? Who said it - child or serial killer John reads the worst humblebrags ever Who said it - Donald Trump or Kanye West Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Melissa is torn about having all her favorite friends in her life every day Jess discusses whether or not it's ok to keep your toddlers from ALL males as a rule, even if they're trustworthy family members Mouth noises John hates when people text you and then freak out when you don't write back Melissa recommends The Package on Netflix - boner humor Cotton Candy Grapes and the panic that ensues if you see them Lies parents tell - these are HILARIOUS Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Body positivity and dieting - and sewing your mouth shut Can mallomars give you joy? Mindless mallomar eating Not that you asked me ….. If your cat runs away to a neighbor, is that still your cat? People I hate, a husband and wife who have the same email address. Also: WHY do people sit next to each other in a restaurant Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

John plays a game of "name that sound" and believe me, this sound is worth listening to What's your Karaoke song? Jess and John give their Podcast Movement review Melissa's assessment of British public toilets Mel breaks the no-carbs to eat all the bread and cheese Brits want to talk about the prez when they find out you're American, apparently What's your ideal vacation? Could you be roasted? Why or why not? What's the worst smell? It's not dog farts. Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

How petty are you? What do you hate? Elsie from She Podcast darkens a hotel when she tries you use a quarter to pry out a plug. Let's Connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Melissa's Q of the day - what is your worst trait? John says he's emotionally reactive. Jess is too impatient with people. Melissa is a huge procrastinator. People I hate: If your dog is not friendly, don't be on your cell while you're walking the dog. Don't boss us around on Facebook. And lastly, STOP BEING OFFENDED BY EVERYTHING. Let's Connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Melissa goes to Visiting Day with slutty brownies $100 on Amazon every day Isaac lifts mommy's dress to hide 19 rules that are unwritten everyone seems to follow - Cracked.com (http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_2501_19-unwritten-rules-that-everyone-seems-to-follow/) Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Poor Isaac and Benadryl Fruit Picking Friends and your partner's friends Melissa's parents, and what happened to dad when the evil set in C filter What are you watching on Netflix? John doesn't get Parks and Rec and The Office We discuss people we hate, especially golf and all things golf Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Do you wash your feet? Apparently, there are 2 types of people. Let's talk shower agenda! BDE! Who has it, who doesn't can a person have it all the time? Melissa and I discuss who we know that has BDE - a little bit. John is irritated that ALL our friends don't listen to the show. But Missy and Jess don't care. We help Elizabeth with her problem - sort of. Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Melissa looks like a maniac full of happiness dropping the kids at camp Why is Isaac playing with other people's parents? Sugar addiction continues People Melissa and Jessica hate Anyone who clips nails in earshot needs to be shot The Connors - redoing the show without Roseanne Woman steals from another mom at a school - do they get kicked out? What about the kid? Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Isaac wants to be a scoopy diaper and cause trouble Melissa has dropped off trunks at camp If your 5-year-old breaks something valuable - how responsible are you for their behavior? How much kid behavior is the parent's responsibility This kid in Kansas - DEFINITELY the parent's fault We discuss our first and favorite concert Analyzing the Howard Stern show again Who do we hate? People who don't apologize and people who play with their feet on the plane Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Melissa is on vacation in FL! That bitch. We try our hand at making friends with other parents New segment - people we hate Camp - how young is too young to go to camp, and for how long? Why is it ok for Melissa's kids to go away for 8 weeks but not to Japan for 2? Melissa wants to control everything about Ethan's love life. Ew. Why do we always want everything to be over? Jess thinks this is a medication issue. Let's connect! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant Email: [email protected] Show notes: www.brilliantobservations.com

Ethan prepares for 4 exams and a cruise around Japan! When was your last good parenting moment? The gang talk about when parenting goes right - and wrong Embarrassing kid stories - how have they embarrassed you the most? Are you the mom friend? Melissa is 74% mom friend. Jess is 25% The recipes Melissa should perfect. Meatloaf Cornflake Chicken Scampi Butter with pasta Stir fry and/or Asian chicken salad Breakfast for dinner Apricot chicken Turkey Breast Please Connect With Us On Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Scary Flying Shark - stuck in our heads thanks to Isaac Memorial Day Weekend adventures Vitamins on an empty stomach - Melissa won't do that again Too many emails - Melissa has 11,000! Jess butters her laptop, not the good way Chocolate porn - Junior's cheesecake Katy Perry is super awkward Thoughts on the royal wedding Cobra Kai - all three of us LOVE IT The gang talks about Memorial Day and what went down, Jess butters her laptop and not the good way and John buys cheesecake AS WE SPEAK. Enjoy this week's episode of Brilliant Observations! Please Connect With Us On Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Jessica can't sleep and when she is overtired things get real. Jess is going to "The City" that never sleeps Melissa is still on a low carb diet. But there might be cracks in her willpower. The girls fantasize about hiring a chef to make them healthy meals. Jessica is stressing about what to wear to New York. What do you wear that distracts from a neck waddle? Jess wants to be Pearl on the inside and Slayer on the outside. Melissa is preparing for 4 days without Stu. (Something always happens when Stu leaves) Laurel or Yanny? Melissa is excited about the Murphy Brown, Munsters, Magnum PI Reboots. Wildest catfish dating stories. Please Connect With Us On Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

This week John's computer is broken so it's just the gals. We discuss Mother's Day we participate in for others, getting our kids to confess, more guilty pleasures and HBO repeat movies. Good times! Melissa's Mother's Day Scary movies - not plausible to Jess How to pound a chicken Grandma Pearl's candy drawer Calyx flowers Jess's Mother's Day Bedtime is confession time Hollywood Darlings - Melissa's guilty pleasure Melissa has been watching American Idol There's a contestant that reminds Melissa of an old boyfriend/hookup HBO movies on repeat - remember these? Little Known Facts Ad tracking instructions Please Connect With Us On Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram