Traumatic Pet Stories | Chosen Family Podcast

[@ninreck5121]

"How much trauma and grief do you wanna put yourself through?" - "this show is sponsored by betterhelp" comedic timing on point

[@SarahMaeofMaeGal]

I was seeking this comment, same thought.

[@carligirrl]

@@SarahMaeofMaeGal Same!

[@aliciaswift24]

My brothers rats lived for like 4 years.

[@karagarcia9317]

I love Mak so much. “I have hamster trauma…but I don’t want to talk about it.” 😂❤

[@WouterBuckens]

48:45 "I love baby food" Mak if you want them to stop saying you're baby every episode, maybe this is not the way to go

[@taylorkills4711]

omg seeing Julio's shadow chewing on the plants made me lol. 47:04

[@Coco-bu7st]

As a baby (1 yr old) I am incredibly offended that Ashly sexualized my community.

[@kaiya33123]

Thank you all for existing🥰🥰🥰🫂🫂🫂❤❤❤

[@meaganromain9295]

My grandpa calls thr "spike" their "bump of knowledge" which is especially funny if the dog happens to be less than knowledgeable

[@notreallymyname8751]

That’s so cute 🥹 I’m 100% adopting this

[@kittenb7361]

Shoutout to my horse-girls. It’s like if you can’t handle a baddie don’t date a baddie. Can’t handle a horse girl. She’s in the barn she doesn’t care 😂

[@fluterem8866]

I love that we started with pet communication and ended with Julio's very loud body language

[@EleanorBuck]

The betterhelp ad was impeccably timed

[@benjulesrun9057]

mak ily but "I'm the only one here without an accent" is a wild thing to say in basically any context Edit: also Ashley absolutely spun that flirting with babies bit

[@kapowjam3462]

Ashley pulling out Eliza Thornberry!!! Love it!!!

[@_asantesana_squashbanana_]

Fellow millennial? Lol

[@kapowjam3462]

​@@_asantesana_squashbanana_of course 💯

[@harleyshanks]

You know its gonna be a good episode when the cold open makes me laugh SO loud

[@zazajf]

When I was a baby, people use to comment all the time that they felt judged by me. I still have a resting judgey face, so this checks out

[@SelinaDangerShadow]

You know it’s a lovely day when I get to hear my chosen family talk about hamster trauma 😂

[@goldenmomo85]

Looooved the timing for the better help ad! Just wonderful! 😂

[@elizabethrollo7827]

“Were you writing these down somewhere” - hahaha… oh Mak ❤

[@yosoysoya7944]

for a european non-native speaker, y'all sound the same 😄 (okay, Alayna's Canadian does come through a bit on certain words, but that's it)

[@shakesrear7850]

Can't forget Ashley telling me here I come again and again little old me nom nom nom every week. Minutes in, here we are for our weekly earhugs Ha!

[@NinjaPtatoe]

I am always so thankful for mak asking for social clarifications lol, very helpful

[@walimei]

So happy about the new episode!❤️ I’ve been struggling recently with a severe anxiety in public transport and listening to your pod made it so much easier to deal with. You just bring the atmosphere of comfort to me, thank you for that!💖💖💖

[@_asantesana_squashbanana_]

Yeah I listen to them on my way to and from Uni (6 hr daily commute, 5 days a week) and it makes me feel a lot less lonely and brightens me up so I'm not an absolute crab apple out in society. Lol

[@kerizella]

Growing up on a farm is fun because you get to choose tons of names for animals! Shoutout to those I named Worm, Mister The Cat, Freckles, Sergent Pepper, Princess Joséphine, and Yoghourt

[@joegoss30]

Soccer star Kristie Mewis is engaged to another women's soccer star, Sam Kerr. Kristie also has a sister Sam. I've heard a few awkward interviews where you can't figure out which Sam she is talking about.

[@tiffany5301]

thank you for posting so early always, i woke up and just cannot go back to sleep. love listening to yall yap

[@The_Chronz]

Love getting here early! This pod keeps me smiling. Thanks guys!

[@dallinwoolley7620]

Yall always make a day a little brighter!

[@AniMin82]

I get shy often with people and have been accused of flirting because of it. Once when I told a girl I was gay, she said I definitely wasn't because I always got shy around / "flirted with" her male friend. I don't get people's need to interpret my social awkwardness as me wanting anything romantic/s3xual. It very much isn't that.

[@kileybatchelor]

I'm seeing Ashley on Saturday and I'm so stoked for it!

[@kaiya2472]

Rats live up to 4 sometimes 7 years And you shouldn’t have a cage at all for mice and hamsters and gerbils. You should get a huge fish tank and load it with filling so that they can tunnel.

[@tiffany5301]

julio just has the tism

[@Nelliekras]

😂😂😂😂

[@carligirrl]

Ashley those snacks sound on point and the different color cups are smart.

[@poppetanya]

This episode was actually so chaotic lmaooo.

[@emmajoyceart]

During the better help ad, when Alayna says "gratitude" did ya'll also hear "RATitude"

[@gimmethatplease2224]

Hi Mak! You do have an accent. A Northern American one. Greetings from someone living on one of the other continents on this planet!

[@IowaTrainGay]

Also, MAC! THE COAST STARLIGHT IS A THING! TAKE THE TRAIN FROM LAX TO VANCOUVER! 😭😭😭😭

[@beeb6730]

Its gorgeous too

[@karisfunkartist]

LOL Julio staring at Alayna through the window 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@liliac.4625]

47:49 The accent Ashley did at the end reminded me of Uncle Fester from the Adam’s Family. Not sure if my memory serves me right, but it’s how I remember him sounding 😅

[@milianesa]

i love love love this pod (ive been watching since the first episode but it's never a bad time to say it again) ❤❤❤❤

[@kapowjam3462]

Ok when I saw the intro I was like "Ashley and Jen do bits, maybe it was a reasonable misunderstanding from Alayna". It was not. 😅😂

[@icedoatm1lklatte]

i have hamster trauma as well. i had a hamster named rico and he was having a great day until my dad decided to vacuum the living room carpet. he vacuum him up and well let’s just say rico didn’t make it out alive.

[@caecilia4177]

Flawless sponsor transition again

[@harleyshanks]

EDMONTON ASHLEY GAVIN SHOW LETS GOOOOO!!!!

[@ameliamangham4460]

I adore this podcast

[@kapowjam3462]

Liberty Lynx series was so good! Instant classic finals series! I hope the party was just as amazing

[@mplateroalasxo]

i can’t wait to hear a follow up episode on this absolute rager of a party 🥳

[@PawsitivelyQuestionable]

Positive review bomb squad represent!

[@shae113]

For the listener's question: I have a cousin who married a guy who both go by the SAME name, so they are Andi & Andy. I couldn't be in a relationship with somebody who had the same name as myself. My immediate family all have uncommon names, too, I think I know 1 person with my mom's name, 1 person with almost the same as my sister & nobody with my dad's name. I wouldn't care about other's outside that. I did consider going out with the person who had an almost identical name to my sister.

[@u4f-x7b]

every new episode is my favorite episode 😂😂😂😂 also, I had a rabbit named Smores can I please be part of the club😂😂😂

[@kapowjam3462]

I always knew Alayna was a Disney princess

[@Harbaniofficial]

1. Alayna I love that shirt! (I don't use the word 'love' slightly) 2. Just to piss Ash off (not in a 'hate' kind of way but a 'I need a reaction to that' kind of way), I'm gonna say Bugs is the PodCat. 3. And Mak, dude, I love you. Could you please share your thoughts on the loops earplugs?

[@gudeggfilmsiykyk4718]

i love this.

[@ashgavs]

Item 2 is the correct answer I love it.

[@Harbaniofficial]

@@ashgavs talk about it on the next episode! 😂 Anyway, I adore you all so much ❤️‍🔥

[@justonemorechapter1069]

Just to say I have had two hamsters die peacefully of old age and another one who is getting old and starting to slow down right now. I really think they're some of the loveliest and most under appreciated pets, and I spend a lot of my life trying not to go off on a rant when people tell me about the things they did to their childhood hamsters

[@elleroLUV]

Never thought I’d hear Ashley say Edmonton looool . Ill see you there

[@muustyx]

I don't know where Alayna heard that rats live less than a year tbh. Most live 2-4 years. They are prone to a lot of health issues though.

[@mrscreepy7986]

As a rat person, how much trauma do we wanna put ourselves through? All of it lmao 😭

[@octopus6708]

Ashley I hope y'all enjoyed the watch party, that series was so close and fun to watch! I was a ny liberty fan by proxy this series(I hate the lynx and cheryl reeve lol) and the games were really good. You should totally watch Stewie and Phee's Unrivaled league during this offseason!

[@elizabethlovecats5605]

I loved this!

[@wiktoriagruszka6276]

Mak honey "like Europe" was so American of you❤😅

[@elleroLUV]

It’s a joke from an earlier episode

[@samcruzsam]

commenting to thank Alayna for the Julio pics!

[@CaroLine-dh2qm]

Alayna totally thought Ashley was gonna say they had spit for dinner 😂

[@hi-yo1kq]

Choked when the better help add came up🤣

[@andypearl8622]

Horse girl topic is very deep IMO! Rural Canada I’ve met all kinds of horse people from different areas and different socioeconomic status, this all makes a difference but there may be some consistent characteristics! I feel I could write an essay about this lol

[@kkozmoo]

We used the sticky mouse traps to catch the rats in our garage and it worked for at least a little because when we went to check the trap, the rat had ripped off most of its feet to escape and was no where to be seen. 😅

[@rintickles]

47:36 i thought julio had a row of teeth lmao

[@Raddiebaddie]

Idk about that last joke Ashley lol Edit: ok you brought it full circle in the end and it was hilarious I’m sorry for doubting you haha😂 leaving the comment for the algorithm regardless 😂

[@TaylorWelborn-ce1nd]

there are humane traps!! i had a whole family of mice that got into my house and just kept catching them and letting them free miles away. they do go in a little cage.

[@SandraLugn-nc1rk]

My grandpa did that with a mouse off a species that normally live in the woods year round and we suspected it was the same mouse again and again. /Swedish Bi-cis-woman

[@elizabethrollo7827]

@@SandraLugn-nc1rkProbably! You have to release them a long way away from your property or they just come back. Bless em

[@_asantesana_squashbanana_]

Yep. I only do humane.

[@carligirrl]

Before I came out, I dated someone with the same name as my brother. It was kind of weird, but it's also a really common name. Mostly it was confusing when talking to my family because they'd have to ask if I was talking about my boyfriend or my brother. But now that I've come out, I should be fine because I only have brothers! But I couldn't date someone with the same name as my mom. That'd be too weird. But she has a super unique name.

[@TheEpicPlace]

My family just caught pest mice on those traps but it was HORRIFLYING and I was traumitized the tiny mouse shaking and shivering and crying on the trap that it could never get off of 😢

[@starz_z_z9309]

i personally think the baby joke is funny but i know there are gonna be people out there mad about it because of the whole "sexualizing babies" conversation that alayna mentioned. i think delivery is gonna be important 😅

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Best thing about Wednesdays love this podcast ❤🏳️‍🌈

[@mommyissuesmusic]

Every time I put my hand down to let a strange dog sniff, they just do a drive by and keep going. They can tell I'm a cat person.

[@scubagoldfish45]

The mice story is so sad! I had mice too. The first ones were two boys. I'll just say they weren't friends. I had a lil white solo mouse guy for a while but they just don't live as long as dogs (we also had dogs) and I was a sensitive lil kid. 😥

[@mommyissuesmusic]

My mom's name was Christina and I've most recently dated a Christiana and and Chrysta.

[@livbernemann]

can you guys do a fan meet up in vancouver!!!

[@anniechaput7636]

Mak's sweater is the bees knees

[@evelynjacobson5203]

Ashley, a serious congratulations to the Liberty from a Lynx fan.

[@SpaceyD]

I dated someone with the same first and middle name as my sister - it's not weird after a minute

[@eh99881]

Highlights of this ep: spinning, Alayna abusing animals, Ashley's new baby joke

[@yeahokay...actuallynah]

YES babies are always staring at me! Just today one waddled up to me and full on stared into my soul. Chilling really but cute nonetheless

[@brodysstoryrescuehouse8205]

Just as long as you don't go the K-von "Save him for me" route with the baby joke I think you'll be okay, Ashley xD

[@nhaedzwero43]

35:01 my sister's dating a guy with our father's name. It's hilarious.

[@AdriannaHebisz]

Most of the cages for little animals sold in pet stores are not appropriate. Unfortunately. Hamsters, for example, dig tunnels. They need depth in their cages, so that you can put a lot, and i mean A LOT of shavings. Meanwhile, the mainstream cages for them are only a few inches deep and the rest is metal bars. Often they are super tall, with multiple storeys, all made with metal bars. This is not at all what hamsters need. I would argue that most people in pet stores don’t actually know what’s good for animals and what is not. They are just selling what is commercially advertised for these animals, but that’s often in contrary to what an animal actually needs to thrive.

[@IowaTrainGay]

So glad I didn't watch this at 2am when it came out. I was having an anxiety spiral and this would not have helped 😅😅

[@briannamoore3594]

“I’m a humane cat trap” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Superwoodputtie]

Mak trying not to laugh at that joke was hilarious.

[@gerardomartinez2906]

I had a gerbil that died of old age.lived 4 years I had him for 4 years. I had a Guinea pig that I had for 3 years that one got sick and m went out in a few days bad way to go.

[@mommyissuesmusic]

You should do a whole podcast with Mid-Atlantic accents.

[@mmao96]

Hello family ❤

[@andypearl8622]

Small rodent trauma is so real

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

Can we get a plant tour from Alayna though??? 🪴🫶🏻✨🥰

[@clupus63]

Yeah, those sticky mouse traps are the opposite of humane. They are effective, though.

[@hannaheiserman1632]

IMMEDIATELY LOOKING FOR VANCOUVER TICKETS 😭😭

[@KalhyceK]

If Mak doesn't go to Vancouver, can I go as substitute??? I enjoy flying 😊

[@mommyissuesmusic]

FULLLLLTOOOOON!!!!!!

[@yeahokay...actuallynah]

10:30 almost identical experience 🤯

[@medorakea7327]

my first cat's name was LITERALLY puppy

[@Raddiebaddie]

My long term Gf has the same name as my sister in law unfortunately 😅 but she’s perfect for me that wasn’t going to stop me. I just have to use first and middle name when differentiating

[@jackieo-]

So we know the liberty vs lynx game was a huge success, how did the party go?

[@gracebarrett-johnson]

Fulton is the pod cat

[@kaleb7931]

I don’t know where people are getting their rats from I’ve had a few in my life and they have had life spans ranging from 2-5 years

[@ignorance_is_not_bliss]

MAK I USED TO FEED AN OUTDOOR CAT NAMED VALENTINE FROM THE OLD CAT LADY THAT LIVED NEARBY (there's no way it was the same cat since it wasn't in america but STILL crazy coincidence)

[@SpaceyD]

They have humane mouse traps without glue. That was a glue trap. Also my pet rat lived for 4.5 years ❤