Favorite Children, Forgotten Groceries, & Fading Civilization | Ep. 65

Midlife is realizing that no matter how many doctor appointments you drive your mother to, how many groceries you carry into her house, or how many times you explain FaceTime versus speakerphone, one call from the favorite child can erase decades of service faster than a factory reset.This week, Eliana and Leora compete in the Family Dysfunction Olympics, where their mother’s 83rd birthday proves birth order is destiny, childhood trauma comes with senior discounts, and the favorite child doesn’t even need to show up to win.Meanwhile, Leora abandons an entire grocery order in a parking lot and immediately declares the fruit store a failed institution, while Eliana confronts the truth that adult children are just toddlers with driver’s licenses and stronger opinions.Also: AI taking jobs, teenagers who can’t sign their own names, boys with a baffling dedication to toilet-related discourse, and the recurring debate over whether the 1980s were actually great or just aggressively loud.Plus: forgotten groceries, forgotten skills, forgotten children—and one extremely committed mother who still refuses to get an iPhone despite all evidence that humanity would benefit.Because menopause isn't the beginning of wisdom. It's realizing your mother still has a favorite child, your kids still blame you for everything, and the robots may inherit the earth before anyone remembers where they left the fruit. 🎙️🤣📱🍌Follow @MenOpodPodcast for more midlife chaos, menopause truths, and behind-the-scenes shenanigans.🎧 Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss the mess