Episode 12: The Simpsons/The Little Mermaid

AJ and AJ talk about growing up in families where cutting the tension wasn’t optional — it was survival. They unpack what it meant to walk on eggshells in their families of origin and the roles they learned to play to keep the peace.“A” shares how she became the family tension diffuser, quoting The Simpsons at just the right moment to break the pressure in the room — unknowingly sharpening her talent for voices and impressions in the process.“J“ reflects on the last time her entire family was together, when a Christmas fondue party spiraled into an all-out brawl. While chaos unfolded downstairs — in a completely non-alcoholic Mormon holiday gathering that ultimately ended with the police being called — she distracted the kids upstairs with The Little Mermaid, using storytelling as a shield against the shouting and physical fight happening below.