Mak's Barbie Era | Chosen Family Podcast

[@themorales6]

“Are you Sia? What is happening?” 😂😂😂😂 “Walk of Shame Barbie”!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@kateparker8546]

To the person who asked how to start dating at 30 when you never have dated anyone at all - I'm 31 and 2 months into my first real relationship ever. I'm having a great experience because I found a woman who is kind, thoughtful, and understanding. She knows that everything is new. My advice is to not settle for anything less than someone who will understand, go at your pace, and make you feel celebrated.

[@quietestkitten]

Great advice! I didn't start dating until late twenties. So I can relate. One huge benefit was that by the time that I started dating, I was better at saying what I wanted and needed. I was better at setting good boundaries. Wasn't perfect at any of these things of course. But I wasn't the people pleaser I had been as a teenager. So I second the above advice. take your time. Get to know people. And find somebody who respects you and your needs

[@ravioli2995]

Ashley's dad rant about the soundboard was giving Gordon Ramsay, I don't think I've ever laughed so hard as that whole segment

[@JuMixBoox]

I feel like not licking people at meet and greets is common sense, but sometimes the world surprises you.

[@187942]

“You’re regret Barbie” LMAO

[@rosiedurrant4365]

Mak without the wig= Some kind of avant garde male 1980s singer Ashley=DILF (no change there) Alayna= Nautical Elton John

[@MsBethylou]

Ashley feeling uncomfortable with Mak in the wig is a total vibe! 😂🤣😂

[@nathanmoranx2105]

Mak with the wig off and the lipstick is kinda giving Robert Smith of The Cure, as opposed to Sia dragged backwards through a ditch. And Alayna looks like she should be in the video for the Toybox song 'Sailor Song' from the 2000s. 😂

[@avantikakulkarni5971]

Ashley’s smile when she saw Alayna’s Sailor Barbie was so cute ✨🤪

[@cael_aj]

Also I just want to validate the person who is 30 and never dated anyone, I'm 26 and never dated anyone because I was bullied so much growing up for my size, and now have this mindset that no one could possibly be attracted to which I'm trying really hard to work through. I don't know what the person who submitted the question's situation is, but I'm bisexual and in my late 20s and still have never dated anyone, so I just want that person to know they're not alone!

[@queerstart]

ditto!!

[@Cartoonlover135]

I'm also 26 and never dated anyone!

[@the_rest_is_confetti]

Me too! My first date was at age 31 and Ashley’s advice is solid but easier said than done 😅 I’m still working on just having fun and not putting too much pressure on myself.

[@mero8374]

me too, and i am 29! and my few dating experiences for a 3 months were really bad.. thats why i havent dated anyone the last 6 years and thats ok! :)

[@MsBethylou]

34 and never dated here🤚 I've been on dates but never more than 2 with the same person and only a handful.

[@kirstenbassett3826]

Mak is channeling weird barbie 😂Had to pause the audio podcast to come watch it here and see the reveal

[@junevertucci3420]

Ashley to Mak: "Thank you Chad for comparing your ice baths to my disability." Uhhh laughing so hard

[@marthaschmidt8820]

I'm laughing so much at Alayna being so serious while wearing those glasses

[@Idkmanjustgowithit]

Them addressing each other as Barbie made me chuckle. I just love that concept of calling all girls Barbies 😂. Wholesome content

[@loverofbuddies]

"You think I look like Jennifer Anniston?" "Not at all what I'm saying" 😆😆

[@hollyken3]

The reactions to Macs costume, I’m absolutely dead 😭

[@abby-mq1vu]

There’s just something about Alayna giving the most wise and heartfelt insight I’ve ever heard while wearing a kid’s sailor uniform

[@queerstart]

i didn't start dating people until my early 30s - it's a thing people can do Ashley. the reason i didn't date is bc i wasn't interested. it seemed stupid and i was busy trying to take care of myself. i was aware that i needed all of my time to go finding out who i was and how i am going to support myself. when someone did want to date me, i avoided it or said no bc i just wasn't ready and i was aware of it. to me it was a huge responsibility, esp based off of what would happen to my friends when they would date. and i did have to fake to my friends that i was dating bc of the exact reaction you have to the news that they've never dated anyone. i'm 40 now and you brought me right back to that 20-s shame.

[@aliviafletcher8926]

no need to play the victim, she wasn’t meaning any harm by it and even clarified in the episode that she wasn’t laughing at the person, just more like shocked.

[@queerstart]

@@aliviafletcher8926 i don't think i am playing a victim i think i was educating by sharing my personal experience so that perhaps folks can be aware that it is a thing and maybe they can no longer be shocked at other lifestyles upon hearing about the for the first time. telling me about my "*need* to play a victim" is pretty wild. to also assume i felt harmed by what she said. i don't think a person i've never met would know that information so your response confuses me. should i not invite folks to understand how i feel? if all you got out of what i said is that i am "playing the victim" and that that was my intent, as well... i am sorry you were offended by what i said, especially if it made you feel any type of way. the perspective that you have from me sharing my experience has given me a lot of information - thank you. (i did watch the entire thing and also heard exactly what you hear. i heard her say she wasn't laughing at the person - i still felt called to share my experience once i finished listening to the entire episode - if you don't mind... bc it appears like you do mind quite a bit)

[@MitzyCat]

Elite Weird Barbie Mak, Kate McKinnon would approve

[@emeraldivs4832]

Mak' "lesbian who was sent on a conversion camp Barbie" is now my costume for Halloween 😤

[@albertqhumperdinck]

the jumpscare wig reveal took me out, thank you, Mak. Fantastic work!

[@Do.Your.Best.345]

Dad is back 😂😂 The family appreciates him a little more...finally 😂

[@ashgavs]

FINALLY

[@Do.Your.Best.345]

@@ashgavs 😂🤣

[@notmyrealname550]

This episode is a hazard! I'm home alone and I almost choked when Ashley said "wet porcupine"

[@yourgothfriend]

I love that Alayna has spider hallucinations. I mean I hate it for her, but I have those hallucinations too! I've seen my room FILLED with spiders, and other things, so many times. I haven't seen anybody else talk about that.

[@eileahsims8092]

I gotta say, every time Ashley takes her hat off to reveal her hair, I FEEL something...

[@ultimately_incomplete]

WAIT, Imma go watch the last ep again so I can agree with all the points in Ashley's list just for the fun of it!

[@ultimately_incomplete]

okay i'm back, and yes, everything Ashley said is so true. Everything in that list is true and factual, and correct

[@leoanne06]

I lmao sooo hard while Ashley went full father mode and read list of things they did wrong last time 😂

[@neleclaes791]

My rebel side will never submit to Ashley yelling that we must subscribe to the patreon. So thx to all the people who are willing to donate because I love watching this content.

[@If-loki-was-a-fox]

Yeah I just don't have the money for it, so very glad that others do!

[@cyin1206]

I am 6 minutes in and it literally hurts from how much I'm smiling

[@h.m.mccray3220]

I'm 28, asexual, and have also never dated anyone ever. Lately, I've been considering dating for the first time. Thank you for your insight, it was actually very helpful and gave me a lot to think about

[@layla.williams__]

I actually really relate to the recognizing peaks and valleys in retrospect - especially when it comes to romantic emotions

[@davidself5235]

Where can i buy regret Barbie lol?

[@bumbblee.b]

I fully agree that Mak with the cat eye and lip gloss was a look! Giving lesbian mechanic barbie 😂

[@scottclark1219]

"I just want to be horizontal and be safe" is a Hinge profile for the age

[@paddlingcat1339]

To bolster what Mak was maybe saying, most of the lessons you can learn from trauma can also be learned by challenging yourself in a controlled, non-trauma, setting. It's true that my specific traumas have taught me stuff, but I could have learned those same things through therapy, or with solid mentors

[@MargoBTS]

I love horror movies because it gives my brain a chance to be “scared” of something that can’t hurt me rather than my own real life things I’m afraid of.

[@MargoBTS]

Also but what if you’re just a 32 year old who loves to swing on a swing lol 😂

[@XeclipsedXheartX]

I think we can all agree that Mak is officially the Czar of questions 😉👍 But sincerely, appreciate you keeping the fam on track with making sure Patreon is being considered haha

[@Talaaya]

I'm 36 and I've never dated either. Had plenty of opportunity but I was just never interested at the time. I'm arospec asexual. As a teen I did not know this and kept waiting for the feelings to come that people kept claiming would. In my 20s I finally learned about asexuality and then later aromanticism. Now knowing that those applied to me, I had no reason to keep looking for those supposed feelings. When I was 32 I had a bit of a shift and started feeling a little bit of something but it's hard to hold on to and it doesn't come easily for me. I think I might be interested in dating now but it's going to be very difficult. People have their own paths through life and move at different paces. I agree with what Alayna said: I think I do have an advantage in dating in some aspects. My slate is blank. No past dating trauma, I'm not stuck in a heteronormative dating mindset which I could have gotten stuck in if I had tried dating guys in my teens (back when I assumed I must be straight), etc. I think I have a pretty healthy view of relationships and of myself. I've done practically nothing but spend time with myself, becoming confident and whole, independent of another person. Also, yes Ashley, I'm definitely gonna be bad at it. 😅

[@sassypeawaterray]

Ashley's ~alright, show dad your cool new clothes~ vibe is so spot on 😂 equal parts 'lets get this over with' and real adoration ❤

[@andieheim]

I have been a pretty straight line type, but I was always there wishing I could check out the peaks and valleys like others were. I felt too scared to go low, and too inadequate to go up. Now my goal is to be in the middle by choice and to find they joy that resides there.

[@marybennet9403]

Ok but when I lived in missouri last year I dressed up as a straight girl for halloween and this is exactly what it felt like so I feel seen. Thank you Mak for the representation

[@janasheffield2230]

Mak in lipstick gave me flashbacks to the gender dysphoria I felt wearing makeup to prom, back when I didn't have words for how weird it made me feel. 😂

[@StealthBG]

Alayna's smile could melt the SUN!

[@addspil1628]

Alayna recognizing Jennifer Anistons mouth and exact lipstick shade is peak sapphic

[@melissaeastridge7402]

The first thing I thought of when they brought up the soundboard was the fact that Ashley literally has one for her other pod😂

[@margaretshannon36]

Mak needs more love she did a good job Omg she has make up even

[@PandiLand]

This brings me so much joy, the dynamic is my favorite. 🤣❤ got tickets to see Ashley in 25 days for my bday 🎉🥰

[@RoBayliss]

Mak DOES look kinda hot with the cat eye 🤣🤣🤣

[@187942]

Actually, I think Mak being in Missouri makes the whole costume better

[@mero8374]

I am 29, and I have only dated one person at 18 for a few months and another at 23 for two months. I think the reason is that I have such a bad fear of emotional and physical intimacy; it just takes away my all interest

[@Dyanahhhful]

I am the person who listened to this in the morning while I was on my run but later had to come watch it on KZbin because I didn’t want to miss out on Mak as Barbie 😅😂

[@Melissa_______]

Re: straight line or peaks and valleys, whenever someone calls me “resilient,” I think “yeah but I wish I didn’t have to be.” I’m happy with who I am, but I didn’t need these traumas. But/and I know it’s made my life more… life-y.

[@themorales6]

Yes, Ashley! Horizontal and safe!

[@DesertIslandDisk]

23:37 as a person with a highly active imagination, personally, I cannot relate to this 😂 I know it’s not real but my brain is like “but what if it is?” I usually have to watch a kids show after a horror movie to cleanse my brain lmao

[@waterking19]

This went from dad rant to community theater director rant. ❤

[@ArushiSingh004]

Off topic but Alayna slayed her look❤😍

[@cael_aj]

Probably some people are gonna think Ashley is mean or whatever but Ashley roasting Mak and Alayna was so fucking funny 😂 Seriously made my morning. Also I'm wearing earbuds because I watch this pod super early in the morning and don't want to wake up my apartment neighbors, but this morning it was futile because I was laughing so hard 😂

[@ashgavs]

If it makes you feel better, most of those ppl have fucked off and my shows and the comment sections are so much better now, and it’s making me feel freer and consequently funnier.

[@Miss.sassycassy]

Ashley going off about the soundboard was exactly like my dad going off when I fucked up as a kid😂😂😂😭

[@fluterem8866]

Mak's eye makeup is actually really cute and i juat felt that needed some appreciation here. Her gf did a good job

[@jadecarpenter8221]

This episode is so f’ing hilarious

[@kaiya33123]

The Costumes are EVERYTHING!!! I wanna go as ✨️Mak as Barbie✨️ now for Halloween❤❤😂 Happy Halloween & Fall to everyone❤❤❤

[@p0etrygh0st]

I just wanted to say not dating till late sounds maybe an asexual spectrum experience. Something else to consider!

[@minieclaire]

Mac revealing punk ‘it’s not a phase’ lil brother vibes without the wig 🤘

[@tambob82]

Obviously the burst of gut laughter I experienced during the first 30 seconds reminded me who the comedian is on this Pod. I love yous guysy!!! Ash, you da man!

[@poppetanya]

The amount of times I have rewatched and watched 2:52 - 2:58 is unreal because my stomach hurts so fucking bad I almost pissed myself

[@Louisyed]

Ashley at 2:33 looks like she's admiring Alayna then remembered she was being filmed 😂

[@Animalsrights816]

The peaks and valleys reach you to be grateful for a straight consistent line of happiness

[@melissaeastridge7402]

I’m so glad Ashley is back with the roasts😂 I love it!!❤️

[@ninreck5121]

I think I want neither the peaks and valleys nor the plains, I want waves

[@heat5504]

2:56 THE RAW CUT TO MAC 😂😂😭😭😭

[@themorales6]

I always enjoy hat-free Ashley!😍😍

[@summerhansen4264]

i always look forward to this podcast😂❤️ all my favorite people

[@longestbeann]

LOVED this episode! I laughed so hard. Thanks for the good start to my day, chosen family 🌞

[@mwernli2886]

7:59 I like that Mak is drinking a „blonde“ roast, wearing a blonde wig to impersonate Barbara Millicent Roberts.

[@elizahJ]

Are you Sia?! 😂😂😂That was exactly what I thought 😂😂😂

[@nobarbie8748]

I Love this podcast so much, it’s a solid part of my Wednesday routine by now

[@sergbastian5]

SIMPING FOR CAPTAIN ALAYNA

[@vallentinac9513]

I've had HUGE peaks and valleys and I would still always choose that over flat... I would never want to give up the peaks!

[@kelbyrogers9741]

Had to come back to this one. The bits are sooo funny!! 😂😂 (for the gen z 💀)

[@THEMICXS]

Love this podcast!

[@theresamladinich3986]

"I'm fine" ... "It got cold, is the thing"

[@BartholomewAwakened]

I’m a peaks a valleys gal. As someone who was a sociopath most of my life, peaks and valleys is how I healed myself and gained empathy. I needed extreme situations and contrasts to be able to finally connect to other humans. It’s more about integrating the full human experience than glorifying disability or illness, etc… but I know not all people have the same end goal and for probably many the flat line is a more constructive goal to have.

[@markf3517]

I've seen only a couple of minutes of this so far. You're always fantastic. This is priceless. Priceless. After watching all the way through: a higher level of hysterically funny. I appreciate so much that you make my day.

[@nicolamacpherson9605]

Alayna being serious, thinking about the question in her little sailor outfit was sending me 😂 Also I was getting massive Harry Styles vibes from the outfit. I think it was the glasses that did it.

[@dylanmaxey2531]

The reality of my transition is I lost the ability to just sit and people watch as a passing FTM. Breaks my heart and makes me really empathize with cis men on the burden of assumption.

[@jessicapowell622]

This episode is so cute 😂

[@geekwoafandom372]

Hi! I will be 31 next week and have never dated anyone at all. I have only ever been on date. It was a double date in college.

[@jennrichards7169]

This is friggin’ hilarious!! 😂 Love you all! I want to be the “Hot Auntie”!! 😂😂😂🎉

[@reggietbh]

"are you Sia" had me on the floor

[@tabitas.2719]

I'm with Alayna on the peaks and valleys vs. flat-line. :D

[@augusthickerson7761]

the extreme highs and lows can be really difficult, but if you are living a life that is a completely straight line it might be indicative of hiding away from truly living. i think it really depends on where that line is if that makes sense, like if it is in the middle or low or high. I also heard a quote about how trying to control the highs and lows completely means you flatline, and you stop living. idrk though, i think i see both sides of it.

[@salomeraiszadeh8071]

Ashley came back strong, I couldn't stop laughing this episode

[@shateisadavis8944]

Mak in the mauve with the lipstick IS a look! It was hot! Deal with it!

[@VictorVonGrooove]

Hahaha!! I love it! Mak This is Spinal Tap!!!

[@lyndseyglasko5571]

I'm only 3 minutes in and this is now my favorite episode

[@HeyAmandaR]

Mak low-key flattered by the eyebrow love. Also, isn't break-up season right after the holidays cause you want someone to come with you to events, then you can dip out once that's all done? Am I wrong?

[@MsBethylou]

I just would like to be horizontal and safe... I relate so hard! 😂

[@Intention_seekers]

The hinge ad got me 😂 Meant to be deleted is the PERFECT low key roast

[@cassandrabegin9487]

Came here from spotify just to see Mak 😂

[@quantumcrypto2416]

I love the podcast been following since day one I don’t believe it’s been 53 episodes already.