Married To The Law | E3: Pets, Customer Service, and Homeschooling

[@DaytonCannon-z7m]

Ashley & that random dude's podcast returns!

[@matthightower1570]

😂😂

[@AshleyRafi]

I kind of like that random dude though. Might keep him. 😜

[@danielkirienko1701]

"How hard can fish be?" Is the most naive thing I've ever heard Mike say.

[@traveling_bookseller]

You guys are a great couple to watch. Very relatable. Very down to earth. Awesome back and forth.

[@gretchenhornsby1144]

Certified teacher here (although working in a different field now). I homeschool one of our two children. ADHD is really tough at school, especially for boys. When you have a child who just doesn't fit in the box and you've tried several different settings, sometimes you just have to do what is right for your child - and for you. The best part about it is the ability to structure the day in a way that meets different learning styles. For example, our biggest struggle when he was in traditional school was math, but it was almost always at the end of the day. At home, math is first. We are both fresh and ready to tackle it, and his medication is most effective. We take a lot of quick breaks during the day and have a lot of social opportunities, too. While this is absolutely working for him, it's not easy for me. I work for myself at home, and juggling homeschool and my own work project is tough sometimes. I press on because ADHD is really strong in our family, and some of our family members carry emotional scars from struggling big time in traditional school and I started seeing those things happen to my son. Also, I just thought I'd add that I was a juror for one of your trials years ago and would definitely recommend you! Thanks for the fun series. It's a delight!

[@weapongod30]

I'm gonna be honest, I didn't think I'd enjoy your podcast as much as I do. I find myself looking forward to each episode

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Ha! We didn’t think we’d enjoy making one as much as we do. Thanks for watching.

[@klmbunny1]

You guys crack me up. I watch all of Mike's you tube shorts and now love watching the two of you interact. So funny!

[@sarahm3539]

This actually sounds exactly like what happened to my fish when a friend fed it too much. So the shredding of the fins is typically characteristic of fin rot. There are a variety of different anti-bacterial/fungal drops to treat it at pet stores or Amazon. I believe I used methylene blue, but some recommend erythromycin. Whichever one you choose, add the amount of drops it says on the bottle for your tank size. Then do a partial water change every day for the amount of days the bottle says treatment should last (this part is definitely a pain). I think I did it for at least a week. Hoping for quick recovery!

[@AshleyRafi]

Thanks for the info! Ordering stuff now. Hope to report soon that Scale is on the mend!

[@danielkirienko1701]

I really enjoy Ashley's podcast!

[@JayWatson-p2j]

Stop it. Seeing you two so happy together is making me happy. Wait, that's something I haven't said in a long time. Honestly, I think I had forgotten what that felt like.

[@Boringcountrylife]

I feel bad for kids whose parents send them away to school for others to raise and educate. I personally have no college education and I have had no problem educating our kids through high school. I get nothing but compliments from people on my children's maturity, intellegence, and kindness. To each their own.

[@JayWatson-p2j]

You can literally tell in the first minute of this video that they have an extremely healthy relationship.

[@theCurteye]

Fish are NOT easy. They are WAY more work than dogs. You're dealing with Nitrite and Nitrate levels. It's a difficult thing once it runs away. You've got a fish swimming in what is basically piss and shit. It is experiencing organ issues. It happens regularly. Goldfish can live like twenty years. I've worked in the industry, and people just don't have the time to keep these as pets. It's a full time job sometimes. You're doing fine.

[@DanielGallowayR]

Mike, you are a very lucky man. Ashley, I love your sense of humor and ability to fluster Mike when he has a smug look, especially on the homeschool subject. You make a great couple and a great podcast.

[@steviebyers3161]

New coming into this but I love it thus far ❤ having her as an equal and balancing input is just chefs kiss

[@CyberGenesis1]

We have a program in our school district where they're home 3 days and in the classroom 2. Best of both sides. We get to sleep in and start class late some days, they get to go to school and leave us in quiet while they play with friends

[@shootingsttarr]

As an American who has been in the 3rd world for over a decade, I can't imagine sending my kid to a school where they practice being killed at school 3x a year. 😱😭 We can literally see increased depression and suicide after these drills. If i ever went back to the US, I'd consider homeschool just to avoid all of that.😢 I would never have imagined being safer in the 3rd world and I'm so happy my child has an innocent carefree life with the low bar of not being scared of being murdered at school. 😢❤😢🥺 I wonder if Americans are just frogs in a pot who can't tell how hot it has gotten, if they don't care, or they can't see a way out. You guys are very sweet, good luck!! Thanks for sharing

[@Cmca016]

If you’re still reading the comments Ashley we are loving having your input in these videos!

[@AshleyRafi]

Thank you! We are having so much fun doing these videos and the support has been so refreshing. Thanks for watching!

[@jmchatfield1]

Somehow I ended up watching this podcast before the very first one where I learned that you two have only been married a short time. Watching this one, I definitely assumed you guys had been married a long time and all 3 kids were yours together. Great episode, please, please do more!❤❤

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Yeah… it feels like she has been correcting me for decades

[@jmchatfield1]

@MikeRafiLawyer The REAL funniest thing is...after watching both of those podcasts, I also watched the other two (in order this time) and it lead me to watching almost ALL of your other videos, ESPECIALLY the >1hour ones where you go deep into case law and lawyer-speak. I am a single, female, Veterinarian from California!!!!! None of your content is anywhere close to my world 🤷‍♀️ and yet, I find it FASCINATING! Keep up the good work.🙂

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Thanks for watching. Let us know if you make vet content - we have too many pets!

[@andresvega893]

I love this pod cast! Such great chemistry!

[@longerreign]

Mannnnn i love this podcast pls upload like 20 episodes all at once so i can keep seeing it❤❤

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Thanks. We filmed next week’s yesterday and it will be really good I think.

[@longerreign]

@MikeRafiLawyer can't wait for it! Ofc it's gonna be great

[@pharmercist]

Get a pleco, it will Hoover up all that detritus so that Scale has a chance at getting rid of the scale.

[@TopDawgResale]

Get a snail or two for the betta tank. They do wonders

[@CatrionaCharles]

Yes, absolutely!

[@jagriffin1]

Parents do not always know what’s best for their kids… they do know what’s easiest for themselves.

[@drunk_penguin]

Y'all are perfect for each other. Thanks for making me smile today 💙

[@kaminzo1561]

"Sometimes i would just throw the plate out instead of washing it" This man out here dropping truth bombs. I do the same shit and im 31 lets go!

[@InfoChecker]

Average movie star couple. Normal dude and a stunning wife

[@DoctorWho14615]

Now knowing you don't drink coffee both of yall should consume a Timmy Ho's large double double then record, I feel like that would be highly entertaining to have you both bouncing off the walls. And daddy to 2 cats, bonded pair.. and they are probably easier to care for than the fish. And Head is a GREAT name for a fish.

[@KeiitsuoSensei]

I really like your videos man! I found you a while ago on shorts and started watching your old videos. You are entertaining and easy to listen to. Btw. I don't know jack about law and I'm from Europe (Poland) :D I hope you read this while on the throne :D

[@meej33]

Ironically, orange juice is not that much healthier than Coke. Tons of sugar either way.

[@dubemelchi]

Bro, you should’ve just got the dogs. How did you complicate pet fish? Most comforting podcast on the planet. Love it.

[@billmorse221]

You guys are fun!

[@monicabender3943]

I was out on my own at 17 (not a great family life). With the state of the world today and my lack of a good family life, my kids can stay forever as long as they start contributing to the house once they've finished college (unless they start working straight out of high school). I currently have a 22 yo who pays rent (we are a family of 5 so 1/5 of the house expenses). A 13 yo and a 9yo. -on the topic of the fish, take out all of the decorations, boil what you can before putting it back. But beta fish are usually pretty tough fish so maybe you just got a defective one.

[@jenniferhinson2222]

My daughter will not ride the bus! She'd literally be on the bus for no longer than 15 mins round trip! The school is less than a mile away! It takes longer to warm up the car! So happy that i have remote start!

[@rholtsla98]

I grew up in a pretty busy area, bus ride was 15 minutes due to being close to school, and always took the bus. We didn't see much use in driving when there would have been the line of cars we'd have to wait in, and we were paying for the bus anyway so why pay for that and gas to sit in a car.

[@AlexzandriaConder]

Wow i would have loved a 15 min bus ride! 😭 In jh and hs until I got my own car I was on the bus over an hour every day for what would have been a 20 minute drive!

[@mosps0]

The waitress watching this 👁👄👁

[@smallbluechicken6818]

Being a good Canadian boy, I hear "arrenge" a LOT from most Americans so thought it was an American thing....maybe not? And me thinks that the problem with the waitress was you waited for her to turn and walk away before asking her for something instead of while she's standing right there facing you. And/or she's just a cow and really needs a new line of work, maybe at the DMV. Regardless....love the videos and I'm not sure why. They are more or less a "day in the life" but they are strangely engaging and definitely entertaining. Cheers!

[@georgeevans9044]

Ashley, thank you for defending homeschooling. I grew up homeschooled, and it was great for me. I did great in college, I do well with people, and I am in a successful career. But yes, there are definitely good ways and bad ways to do homeschooling, just like there are good ways and bad ways to do public school. And like Ashley said, it's not for every child (I was always given the option to go to public school but never took it, which worked great for me. My sibling chose to switch back and forth between homeschooling and public schooling, and that worked great for her. Mike, I appreciate that you acknowledged that you know little about homeschooling. You seem way too passionate in your dislike of it, considering how uninformed you are about how it could be done well. Or to put it in a way that I think you would enjoy more: stop being a jerk about this; you sound like an idiot. Great podcast episode as usual. Thanks for putting these out!

[@BadWolfKnight-games]

I am a Metro Atlanta resident and wanted to share your law firm's details to a friend but your website is currently giving privacy error. Could you please get it fixed? edit: nvm it was my office vpn causing the error

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

Looks good on our end. Our office number is 404-800-9933.

[@GeorgiaOutdoorGuy]

4 or more dogs is too many

[@MikeRafiLawyer]

… the barking must bother the neighbors

[@GeorgiaOutdoorGuy]

Well the whole neighborhood has too many dogs!!! Over 20 dogs from 7 houses

[@prathameshingale9706]

Oak Cafe?

[@swiftdragonrider]

Juice isn’t a healthy choice it is the same as soda pretty much

[@thatjeff7550]

Does the betta have the "mold" look on it? I think it might be ICK. There's a medicine for that. Homeschooling: Have to respectfully disagree with Mike on his views. Yes, there are some..."a little TOO normal" folks out there in the homeschooling community but by far we're just like any other group. We socialize the kids with group sessions or playdates or whatever. The crap Mike is talking about ("socializing" in high school hallways) is one of the things we were glad our kids never had to go through, especially since I was a punching bag in hs. And now with school shootings? Thanks but no. Also bear in mind that homeschool kids (at least in my state) are held to a higher standard when it comes to graduation levels and access to college grants but the "higher bar" is laughable because public school bar has to be set low enough for those students to pass. (e.g. here, a student has to have an ACT score of at least 19 to get state tuition money but a homeschool student needs a 21. Frankly, if you're not making at least a 21 on the ACT, you should probably reconsider college.)

[@banocean]

Just get cats 😭

[@jimcampbell5583]

Betas are stand alone fish. Sounds like they might be together and one is picking on the other

[@JayWatson-p2j]

I feel like I have to apologize. On the second word, I was also thinking of vacation, and I feel like I have to apologize for picking the same word your wife. I literally didn't mean anything by it. I just thought pet's car. Oh, you're going on a vacation with the family. I know you probably don't care, but it was really awkward to me.

[@lilnbigman]

Please do not neuter your dog's untill there two full years old. Same for cats.

[@alexanderwiand6997]

You gonna give a reason or nah

[@jameswilson516]

I hate lizards

[@ItsRKGAMINGYT]

I like Lizard

[@LordOffal]

I can’t back homeschooling as an option personally. I’m sure it can benefit some children in certain situations but teachers often are often children’s main contact if they are being abused at home. Similarly it’s a very easy way for children born to parents of extremist / cult views to avoid their children gaining a wider view of the world and helps those manipulative groups maintain control. The US has a horrible safety issue with school shootings which is insane to me but, frankly, how you all handle guns is the solution to a lot more of your issues than sending your kids home.

[@MariaSmith-vy4hn]

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