We're All Spiraling.. || Two Hot Takes Podcast || Reddit Reactions

[@annabuckley8994]

HES BEEN DOING WHAT ?! THIS IS WORSE THAN THE SLUGS

[@MakeupbyR3d]

THATS WHAT I SAID WHEN I HEARS THIS!!! DISGUSTING, I ALMOST THREW UP WHEN I HEARD THE UPDATE

[@TwoHotTakes]

I KNOW!!! I TOLD PEOPLE AT LIVE SHOWS TO GET READY FOR THIS ONE

[@cozeydaze]

I missed the why? was there a why? why did he do this to her?

[@annabuckley8994]

@@cozeydaze just for the kink of it all but key part of kinks is that they are consented to. He’s crazy fr

[@annabuckley8994]

@@TwoHotTakes omg I’ve been replied to 😭 life is complete

[@graeson3317]

Random positive thing, I was in a gas station bathroom trying to fix my hair after a long car ride. This older woman came out of a stall and washed her hands while i was struggling. She asked very kindly if i needed a hand and i immediately accepted. She quickly pinned back my hair and as she was doing it said "I haven't done this since my daughter was in highschool" and looked at me with the sweetest smile. It cost her nothing but a couple minutes to help and that moment stuck with me and reminds me that one action i make can change an entire persons day.

[@moonchild4492]

That’s so beautiful ✨🥹🫶🏻

[@kuehnerthanyou3409]

Awww thats so wholesome, and it sounds like it was also a positive memory for her. I love the little acts of kindness that humans exchange with each other 🥹🥹

[@MCGreggy28]

4:32 Not me checking the comments for Morgan’s “Nevermind.” 😂

[@speccogecko7296]

You dont share 100% of DNA with your siblings, if you did you would be clones of each other like identical twins. you get a random 50% of DNA from each of your parents so you share up to 25% of dna with half siblings and up to 50% of DNA with full siblings, depends on which alleles/traits you inherit and which ones your siblings inherit In theory you could share 0% of dna with a full sibling if you somehow managed to get different 50% of DNA from either parents. Its super super unlikely, essentially impossible, to not show high rates of relateness due to crossing over and random assortment of cromosomes during meiosis.

[@ethernetangel1133]

Was going to comment this but didnt have the energy, thank you !

[@Raraking4796]

My husband is an identical twin so he shares 100% dna with one of his brothers. DNA is so weird my brothers and I favor my Dads side of the family and our baby sister Favors our Mom side of the family essentially we are siblings no matter what but our DNA is slightly different. Mostly her eye color and hair color. Since she was the baby we used to call her the milk man’s kid and even though we never had a milk man and she knows we were playing I still feel bad anytime I think of it even though she laughs about it any time I apologize. Thank you for explaining DNA I have a general vision of it in my mind but seeing it typed out makes the numbers side of things a lot easier to understand.

[@TwoHotTakes]

Ooooo see this is what we needed! Thank you for commenting. Genetics is so so cool

[@Robin-ladybug]

Yes! Was going to say this

[@EmN-p2c]

It's not up to 50%, it's somewhere between 37% and 65% according to research. It's theoretically possible to share 100% with a sibling, the odds of that makes it practically non existant though

[@deputyspamberger]

Story #3 literally gave me a visceral reaction. Absolutely unhinged. I don’t even know how to react

[@catcloudstudios2732]

Actually nauseous while listening. So vile I feel so bad for that poor woman and I hope she gets justice

[@kokohai6044]

story 1: “i told him only maybe 10k, but i don’t see the point since we could afford it by working and saving too” and that, ladies and gentlemen, is why OP has money saved up and her selfish partner doesnt

[@iarinaarmaselu5104]

And her parents paid for her degree… she’s definitely coming from a privileged background, which probably made saving and having the knowledge to invest from such an early age easier. So yeah, I don’t think it’s just her mindset, let’s be for reals

[@JustMyOpinion40]

​@iarinaarmaselu5104 well being real, we are adults here who have bank accounts, see adverts for ISA,Roths etc. If he has decided to not look into that then that's HIS mindset. I really dislike the "she's privileged"...maybe she's had parents who held 2 jobs each to make sure their kids were set up correctly so they don't have to struggle as much. Which is the dream of every parent- it's not a "privilege". They probably worked for the cash and used their brains, as opposed to being born into a Blue bloodline.

[@njc1304]

​@JustMyOpinion40 oohhhh I love this. It's so true, we tend to side eye people with "privilege" maybe not knowing if that's actually the result of a lot of sacrifice.

[@lovequinn7521]

@@JustMyOpinion40agreeing to this, cause then her fiancé’s sister is privileged too coz their parents paid for her education. OP needs to reevaluate her relationship with this man cause he’s asking for too much from her and he’s so entitled to her savings he’d rather spend them all on him than work a way to finance it with OP’s help. Granted he helped out some when she was studying but what he’s asking is far too much than the help he gave.

[@beccadunlop]

It sounds to me like he’s trying to get a hold of her $ as a way of controlling. He wants her to use all her money but is allowing someone who is destructive into a space that could bring him money. 13:34 yes!! Marrying into money

[@kodamaakemi9758]

*Story 3:* NEVER thought I'd hear an INFINITELY times worse version of the slug story I think the worst part of it was that he wasn't just putting it in her food, but her shampoo, conditioner, and TOOTHPASTE Like realistically, the food is probably the worst one, but those just SOUND worse

[@kodamaakemi9758]

*Story 4:* now I am no expert, but to answer Michaela's question about how much DNA is shared: I think it's that yes, you get half your DNA from your mom and half for your dad, but since each parent only contributed half of their own DNA, it is not a guarantee that the DNA one sibling has will be the exact same as another sibling The only guarantee of siblings having the exact same DNA as one another is if you are identical twins So them being half-siblings with 23% shared DNA makes sense to me

[@kodamaakemi9758]

*Story 5:* okay I know teenagers can be kind of dumb sometimes, but if you don't want to go home, WHY would you fake a seizure? what, you'd rather go to a hospital and have your lie be immediately exposed??

[@Ciela531]

So this is on me for reading the comments before watching the rest of the video 😅 appreciating the heads up - do you remember which story specifically your comment is referencing? I may need to mentally prepare beforehand if it’s worse than the slugs 😅 🤢

[@kodamaakemi9758]

@@Ciela531 Story 3

[@Ciela531]

@ thank you 🙏 hoping it doesn’t scar me for life when I listen to it tomorrow 😅 😂 (coconut story already lowkey did that though - still makes me nauseous to think about….)

[@animenation2500]

Story 3...MY JAW DROPPED SO FAST. THAT IS NOTTTT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE....GIRL RUN, FLY, DRIVE, SWIM AWAY FROM THIS MAN

[@Glitterlover506]

The moon is not far enough I swear

[@Jessica-pe5ct]

Story 3 - When she said she threw out the evidence i screamed. Girl what the fuck go to the POLICE

[@queenbothered01.]

LITERALLY. IT HAS TO BE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF SOME DEGREE

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

SAME!!!!!

[@tacham4533]

Right?! The way I would have turned into a movie detective, gloves, evidence bag, recording the call from Mark.and I totally understand and not shaming her for checking herself in but the way I would need to be in total control of my food would be out of control. I’d be making my own soap, toothpaste, everything! I would trust nobody but my Mom and Dad, maybe.

[@emitate2251]

i get she super grossed out and wants to get rid of everything but noooo please! put him in jail first!!

[@coglygp]

Exactly, deserves it all for 0 IQ

[@Adrienne-i1m]

Story 3; this Guy is obviously a sociopath or psychopath. To make her 2nd guess herself like that to that degree is just sick!!! He should be a registered predator

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

He's both

[@blossomalchemy]

Everyone is saying it’s a kink but from someone that is in the kink community this is not a kink this is 100 percent predatory behaviour and he needs to be locked up!

[@PandaT3]

Need a distraction from the mess of a week! Thank you for you and your channel ❤ honestly love the community you have created!

[@crystallovingfairy1]

Same. Take a breath we got to stick together

[@JustaPerson-u2p]

Ouch, maybe the only time I'm grateful to be living near Portland. We're all devastated, you're not alone ❤

[@thevice521]

Lmao these stories ARE stress 😂😂

[@KnightAlephz]

THE SCREAM I SCREAMED WHEN SHE SAID OTHER MEN!!!!! Him yeah I was like that's crazy but not insane. That, omfg. I've heard everything now.

[@laurenjackson1335]

Med student here! 1. Sperm sample can yield between 80 and 300 million sperm. For ivf the goal is typically use around 10-30k sperm in a medium containing 1-2 eggs. In ICSI they will inject 1 sperm cell into an egg. For insemination between 6-10million sperm are inserted in the mother for “natural” fertilization of the egg. 2. When it comes to percentages of DNA for each parent, a process called crossing over occurs when eggs and sperm cells develop so chromosome pairs (one from your mother and one from your father) will wind tightly around each other and exchange dna randomly. This cell then splits to create 4 cells containing 50% of the required DNA for viability. This makes each of our sperm/egg cells have random combinations of our parents DNA. So some sperm/ egg cells may have more from your dads dna while others have more of your moms. So, when we have children they are getting random combinations of genes from your lineage. Thats why the percentage of dna we share with our siblings is so random. Idk if I explained this well. Haha

[@TwoHotTakes]

You explained it so well!!! Thank you for being here and adding such insight

[@LeylaRazeghi]

Hey! So technically you can get about 3 children from one sample? Thanks!

[@laurenjackson1335]

@@LeylaRazeghi Yup! You can

[@IsabelRodriguez-we7wm]

I’m FLOORED about the Liam story!!!! Like I BEG YOUR FINEST PARDON?!

[@makeitwithmiranda1500]

My dollar story- I was struggling financially but was ashamed to ask for help, I hadn’t eaten going on three days. All my money was going to a financially and emotionally abusive bf. I was actually a waitress and at the end of the night the cooks said they were closing the kitchen, and I broke down. I was just so hungry and couldn’t think straight. A waitress and a line cook saw me crying and pulled me aside, I told them. He instantly asked me what I wanted and to not be afraid of what the manager would say. He made me a big meal and the waitress handed me 20$ on the way out. That was 7 years ago and I’ll never forget. I’ve since passed it on when I can, and I’ve thanked them both as well.

[@LolitaAngel6]

Those were some amazing people. I am glad they were there for you and I hope you're doing good.

[@julietswimfish13]

I’m a molecular biologist. The amount of genes you inherit from each parent is usually around 50% but varies from person to person, so the only family member you’d ever be 100% related to genetically is an identical twin.

[@strawwberryz]

I don’t know if this is a dumb question or not… i have identical twins…one with ADHD… do both twins usually have the same since ADHD or ASD are genetic?

[@julietswimfish13]

@ Genetics is actually a lot more complex than the DNA itself. While identical twins are born with the exact same genes, they can still have different epigenetic changes, meaning different genes can be up regulated and down regulated, so the expression can vary. Mutations can also occur during DNA replication which is why we may see a disease occur in 1 twin and not the other. Clinically, ASD and ADHD often present in multiple members of the same family, with significantly increased likelihood of a child having it if their identical twin does (around 60-80% for ADHD and 60-90% for ASD). If you suspect your other child has ASD or ADHD, I definitely suggest having them evaluated by a child psychologist or psychiatrist. I have worked as a molecular biologist and I’m also in medical school. I also have ADHD myself!

[@strawwberryz]

@@julietswimfish13 seriously thank you so much for your reply! Genetics is so interesting! Twin B (let’s call him that haha) already has an appointment book but my mind wouldn’t rest! I feel that he isn’t as hyperactive as his brother but still has a lot of trouble focusing. I myself also have ADHD and i suspect their father does too however he refuses to get assessed 😒. I will soon find out but thank you for just giving some rest to my brain haha

[@mariambarrow95]

Wow this is so interesting! We need you or someone like you on the show!

[@Reverse_Cat_Cowgirl]

That's what I was thinking because there has to be a difference between a sibling and an identical sibling.

[@deanna.rodrigues]

Story #6 OP has to get a restraining order on Liam if he continues to contact her and show up at her house. It’s a good thing she dropped all her so called “friends”.

[@ellahuggin1549]

The way I GASPED at Story 3. The walls of my apartment are incredibly thin and I heard my neighbors cooking dinner, but they must think I got stabbed bc there hasn’t been any movement since then lol.

[@sarah-michellemease5622]

I had to pause the video to process what I just heard when she got Eric's confession. Good death that is GRIM

[@availanila]

Sheesh, that's some Dominique Pelicot type BS 🤮🤮.

[@anniiimay]

Actual. Like WTF

[@ThisIsAndria_]

omg wow this is perfect timing

[@-salmather]

Same

[@lamontsteward3426]

Fr I just went on break 😄

[@minxymoo2325]

Yep. I listen to podcasts at work, and I was about to stop listening because I had run out of interest in what was on my feed. Then I saw this!

[@sunshineueltschy6646]

Right I'm at work and it's my birthday this is great

[@BreeS-zd5rx]

Definitely needed this. I'm scared and I'm tired and I'm frustrated and just...all of the things. So yeah, grateful for this episode coming out right when I need it. Thank you, Morgan.

[@28mandimoo]

Thank you for the much needed distraction. It's been a rough couple of days, and this couldn't have been more perfectly timed ❤ sending lots of love from Colorado 🏔

[@brittanybunn1518]

Hey Colorado neighbor! I live in FoCo 😁

[@ColdSalem]

Coloradan here too :D

[@hannalikespoost]

Denver reporting for duty!! Going to the show next week❤

[@beckyBWwilliams]

I had a little act of kindness once that stuck with me. I was running for a train after work and missed it by seconds. I was literally pressing the door button as it slid away from me. I was annoyed and had had the worst day at work so I yelled out "come on!" quite loudly. Then went and sat on a bench to wait two hours for my next train. I must have looked annoyed because a few minutes later a little girl and her mother came up to me and said they had seen me miss the train and the girl wanted to chear me up. The girl then gave me a little chocolate bunny (it was nearly easter) and said "please be happy". I honestly almost cried, I thanked her and said that she had made me very happy which she smiled at then they both left for their train. Just that little thing reminded me that there are kind people in this world, they probably dont remember it but I do! ❤

[@abbyandino273]

Im so happy Story 6 had a happier ending. So sorry for her loss but at least she has support with her baby and the ability to cut off those horrible friends 🥹🥹🥹

[@LilouViviKiani]

Witch story- spouses, respect your partner when they decide they want low/no contact. There’s a reason for that. It’s like gaslighting your spouse and eventually it bites you in the butt.

[@claudiaarbona9984]

Yeah maybe all they needed was a serious conversation about why he felt the need to go LC/NC. Maybe having a heads-up could’ve avoided something like the Halloween thing, either for planning a different costume or hiding the post from family on social media.

[@BreeS-zd5rx]

I do agree but I have to give her at least a little bit of grace because she said her parents had passed away, and she had a good relationship with them and probably misses them like crazy, so it's going to give her a different viewpoint-as in, not wanting her husband to potentially be on bad terms with his parents if/when they pass and then to have regrets. She's obviously learned and grown from the experience, so that's something.

[@Vampress09]

Yah for that reason I couldn't feel too much sympathy for OOP. What else did she expect?

[@Draxxdemsklounst]

@1:27:47 Morgan (in a totally nonchalant tone): I'm just going in the corner and have a seizure 😭

[@animenation2500]

She never gaslit him tf

[@deceasedblujay]

25:00 oh my having a live fish in the vag has ALWAYS been my worse nightmare.. I wonder if in a past life i died from doing that love spell LMAO

[@BrittGutierrez-nj7th]

A worst nightmare seems extreme for something I’ve never once thought or considered 😂

[@evacosme5092]

​@@BrittGutierrez-nj7thnot even swimming in a river? 😂 It still pops up in my mind sometimes 😂

[@Joolzxox]

Maybe you were seduced by someone using a fishy enchantment in a previous life

[@createconsiderconnect3356]

On my birthday (December 7th) every year my friends & I go out to eat then we go to an angel tree location. We select 1 boy, 1 girl, & 1 elderly person to shop for as a group of friends. We usually throw in some extra goodies too. It’s always been my favorite way to spend my birthday giving back to others.

[@TwoHotTakes]

THIS SOUNDS INCREDIBLE!! I LOVE THIS

[@SamiMichelle]

Happy birthday! Today is my dad’s birthday. He passed away a few years ago. Idk why it made me too happy to see that your birthday is today ❤

[@createconsiderconnect3356]

@@SamiMichelle Yesterday was my dad’s birthday! He & momma (married 54 years) passed away 100 days apart in 2022. Momma’s birthday is in December. Goodness I miss them so very much 💔 what I wouldn’t give for more time on earth with them. Hugs!

[@insanity8my_mind]

you share a birthday with my late boyfriend🥺 it brings a type of comfort knowing that something so special happens on that day elsewhere in the world every year🫶🏼

[@popcorn1304]

Sag gang!! Happy early birthday! What a great way to spend the bday. Might have to steal this idea 😊!

[@ivylovesrunning]

My fiancé past away suddenly in a house fire caused by a chip pan. Once the firemen put out the fire and concluded the investigation, he told me that when my fiancé was cooking the chips (fries) in the pan of oil, the oil had to have jumped out of the pan into the fire. When that happens, all the air in the surrounding area is sucked into it before it explodes into flames. He said my fiancé would have went unconscious then died of smoke inhalation before the fire got to him. It was absolutely devastating as were going to get married at the court 6 days before this happened. Since my dad and his mom had a fit about us not having a proper wedding, we decided to reschedule it. My father said to me once I got back from the funeral as I didn't want him to go as a rock has more emotional intelligence, he said don't worry, there is someone better out there for me. In all my 21 years of life, that was the first time I could have done some bodily harm to my dad. Instead, I cried, left the room, and refused to speak to him for days. Whatever you do, don't ever say that to someone grieving for a partner that has passed no matter how long they have been together. Length of time doesn't equate depth of love and relationship.

[@Toni_Pizza]

I saw the thumbnail and almost started crying. I love Michaela Oakland so much. I love it when she’s on the show. And I think all of us need a little distraction right now 😔

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

I don't know Oakland, but I'll take any distraction from THT or FKS.

[@alexshaw8167]

Bro I disassociated so hard that I was scrolling through the comments like “WOW everyone is having a tough week this week!” And didn’t remember why until reading your comment 😬 Back to reality I guess

[@streetwriter84]

Learning that children of donors can sometimes be physically drawn/attracted to each other without even realizing it because of their similarities is wild to me. Highly recommend the Netflix special The Man with 1000 Kids or whatever it's called. There are men who intentionally creating a lot of children in a small area, globally. It's so gross. The genetic implications over the next few generations are terrifying.

[@Easton.berlin]

It’s like you guys knew😩 we are SPIRALING

[@BisexualBeauty]

I'm dandy 🎉

[@cassandramoorman5866]

🤡🤡​@@BisexualBeauty

[@kyndale449]

@@BisexualBeauty same 😊

[@Ayee.itskayliee]

⁠@@BisexualBeautyliving my best life lol proud that every class can now afford groceries, rent, buying a home, and gas 🥰❤️

[@SweetPea_G]

31:18 As someone who went no-contact with my mother, stepfather & both sisters, I highly disagree with Mikayla on this. If someone has cut ties with ANYONE else, do NOT push them into reconciliation. They have their reasons for going no-contact in the first place & if they aren’t ready to reconcile, it can lead to even more hatred.

[@honeybea4093]

Story 6 started so horrendously, i felt so awful for op having to deal with that type of emotional manipulation during such a hard time already. But then the update came,,,I am so happy for her finding a support system, and being able to still feel connected to her late husband in such a beautiful way. Staying where he grew up, and having a loving support system. This made me cry too, but in a bittersweet kinda way. 🥺🤟🏻

[@avepbellon]

Positive share: I live in southwest Louisiana. I love it here but it’s hard given current events. One of my friends is a lesbian of color and she is TERRIFIED right now. We’ve been discussing things and she shared that “you and husband will always be my chosen family. I still have you saved as mom in my phone” Knowing that we’re a safe space and support system for someone we care SO MUCH ABOUT made me smile, and honestly, cry. We love her so much and I’m so grateful she feels that way about us. I feel like I’m doing something right.

[@RandiRoo13]

My husband is from SW LA, specifically Moss Bluff/Lake Charles area! A lot of our friends still live down there and are scared as well. Some of them spiraling for the first time (ignorance was bliss and a luxury for them) because their parents are choosing to put their religious beliefs over basic human rights. My husband and I live in MT and we do check-ins with our friends just to remind them that they have a safe place even though we're across the country.

[@Dogfather11]

The third story had me freeze in place for a moment. Holy shit that's insane

[@5210smile]

DO NOT encourage people to reconnect with someone they are distant from. They did it for a reason. I've given up on friends who attempted this. It is not okay.

[@probsnotarickroll2220]

Right? It's BEYOND invalidating. To anyone saying "but they're your [family/relation, etc]..." You're literally telling that person that you know their life better than they do. And that whatever pain that caused the distance doesn't matter. Like it's othering enough to not have a typical family or friend situation...the last thing we need is to be told we're wrong for it Good for you for having those boundaries OP. Ive only just started learning how to prioritize and stand up for myself in these kinds of situations. It's not easy but we are worth it. ❤

[@sNaCkYcHoPs]

Story 6: I couldn’t believe the “friends” so crazy. But it was so heart warming that her in-laws stepped in to help her ❤

[@amandag4618]

Watching this putting on makeup to help with my swollen eyes from crying yesterday

[@tabithafletcher1513]

Girl yes, my husband and I are in NC and we are so gutted and I legit am sending you a hug rn 🤗

[@sofiahhh4460]

Me too, I really thought a woman of color from Oakland CA would make history. But I wont give up on my dream of being an attorney 💙

[@juliaortiz6483]

@@sofiahhh4460good luck on your journey! their power comes from putting people down, our biggest strength is showing them we aren’t cowards and will continue to fight for what we know is right. 🩵

[@michaelporter9448]

This does indeed “fucking suck” but thank you guys for being a light when it is much needed! Love yall

[@mythicpossumm]

42:06 HUUUH?! HUUUH?! WHAAT?! MCSCUSE ME?!

[@add333]

I love how deeply you guys talked about things here. Even the caveats and segues were interesting. You guys seem like you’d be fun to hang out with together.

[@WraysCustoms]

This week is ass, so I'm glad y'all are still posting these. Thanks for the good timing.

[@ccraneem7894]

MORGAN please do an episode about 4B worthy behavior. Google 4B movement. Please sis, we need the catharsis

[@zellynmermaid9326]

This would be an entertaining and topical idea for an episode for sure!

[@adriandaniels1]

First story: guy is getting a little too comfortable with her money when she's already given so much support to him.

[@christinar.7955]

A story to lift the vibes: My work owns 2 floors of a building. There's someone on the floor I don't work on whom I sometimes run into on the way into work. On Tuesday they mentioned being really nervous about the election and I was like "same lol." Wednesday I worked from home. Thursday I came in and had the idea to go up to the other floor because I didn't want to wait to just run into this person again like usual. I brought a few sheets of fun stickers I have and let them choose a sticker "for morale." They messaged me a few minutes later after I was back at my desk, and we're friends now!

[@Soap-muncher56]

Queer teenager here I had to talk my disabled trans friend out of ending their life yesterday when they got the news trump won the election. This is their favorite podcast so I’m glad we can listen to this episode together and hopefully take their mind off it all. I hope they live. The worst part is while I’m convincing them to stay alive I’m losing hope myself. Honestly I don’t know if I can have any life worth living under trump’s presidency. I want them to live but I genuinely don’t know if they should. I don’t know if it’s worth it for us to stick around when the world will gladly elect a r@pist who will strip our rights away.

[@sarahbeltran4729]

4 years of any presidency is no reason to kill yourself. I think if you do a little independent research, you'll see things aren't as bad as the news is trying to convince everyone. You matter, and your friend matters. I'm sure you both have loved ones that would miss you, and that's what's truly important.

[@Soap-muncher56]

@@sarahbeltran4729I have been researching and I live in a red state. It’s not just four years because he’s electing republicans for other seats in office. This will undo so much and I appreciate you saying this but things will be really bad for me and so many others for a long time. But thank you again. I don’t want to die I just want to live in a world less hostile to my very existence

[@anon4765]

Queer adult here. I know things are extremely dark right now and I’m not going to minimize your fears, but I am going to tell you that you and your friend deserve to stay alive. Your existence is not only important, but an act of resistance and protest of the hatred in of itself. You and your friend deserve to be here. Please don’t give up.

[@Soap-muncher56]

@@anon4765thank you :)

[@thiacari]

DON'T GIVE THEM THAT POWER! I had a 4 year violent relationship as a teenager, at some point I wanted to die the PTSD was so bad, at some point I wanted revenge. Then I decided... I won't give him the power to ruin my life.

[@kierstyngodenzi-stanard4813]

Story 6: Wait. She is so real for not wanting to tell everyone they were trying to conceive. I too would find that awkward... Also! Go eat some good chocolate Morgan!!! Thank you and your team for all you do!!! Much love from Boston!

[@lexiw.1273]

I look forward to a new episode every week; this one is one of my favorites so far. You were not kidding when you said "we're all spiraling"! Thanks for brightening my week and reminding me to appreciate my mostly calm life!

[@BabyBeansBaby]

Walking at a 15% incline, gonna listen to the whole thing!! 😍 Will see you live next week in DENVEEERRR

[@TwoHotTakes]

YAY!!!! So excited for the last set of shows!! Denver is going to be a blast!

[@candiedolives5340]

Your comment just made me realize how long this episode is...gonna get all my errands done & still have some episode left to listen while I clean! Today won't be so bad after all lol

[@BabyBeansBaby]

@@candiedolives5340 I LOVE listening to podcasts while doing chores and then realizing I still have half the episode left, lol! Get it!!

[@PhoenixKween]

Helped me finish up cleaning and some cheer after a shit week but Denver, I'll be there too!

[@taypiper4534]

For story 5: as someone who has seizures frequently, I HATE when they happen in public!! No matter how much people have said everything is okay and I wasn’t a problem, I felt like a burden and was so embarrassed every. single. time. Seizures are no joke, even though I have them practically once a month the lead up and aftermath is so terrifying and exhausting. I know I shouldn’t take this so personally… but holy shit that’s such an awful thing to do. Imagine having to scope every place you go to for the possibility of a seizure. Imagine when not having one you’re scared of having one. Imagine how guilty you feel every time everyone has to stop everything because you go down and seize. The scars and scabs from seizing on a carpet and getting rug burns that bleed. Having your mind not as sharp after the years of having them. Again, being a dumb teenager but man that struck a cord lol I will say tho- when I wanna calm down after a seizure I love watching and listening to THT- it helps so much so thank you so much Morgan and THT family ❤

[@HarmlessPotato55]

I get this for sure. My son was born with epilepsy however I have heard many stories from other moms saying that paramedics accused their kid of faking when they clearly didn't. Later to have it confirmed by a Dr. Do u think that's possible??

[@taypiper4534]

@ I’m not sure? It could be that it’s seizures that aren’t linked to epilepsy but still are completely real- my seizures aren’t epileptic after doing testing but they’re very real- there’s other seizure disorders like PNES where they’re very much seizures but not shown up as epileptic on EEGs

[@GraveTwat]

@@HarmlessPotato55I’ve been accused of faking many time especially when I was a teen, specifically because I don’t black out fully. They are always incredibly mean and hateful. I do think that’s what was happening in this story. Paramedics, nurses and firemen are not trained to spot if a seizure is real or not and are almost wrong when they say it isn’t. Seizures present in so many forms and aren’t called true or not off of watching. Also of note that she doesn’t apologize for faking a seizure she is just made to say sorry just that. Also I doubt the boyfriend would have stayed if it was a fake. I do want to add just as someone who has had seizures of many kinds for many years, that often when your at a new hospital or in a ambulance they will check you if your really having a seizure they do this by inflicting pain on you, like sternum rubs or pin pricks. These are out of date practices and will not help ‘pull’ your child of of their seizure as they often say the goal is. it’s just them trying to find a faker that’s what the training on this actually says, finding the faker to keep away drugs. You can stop them from doing this to your kid if you see them poke them with a needle throw a fit same with rubbing his chest there is no reason they should be rubbing his chest it is an incredibly painful procedure you can refuse for him. It is so upsetting to be stuck inside your body awake while they hurt you. No all of us are conscious and locked in but I am and it’s a nightmare no matter what they can be saved pain it doesn’t wake us up it well proven and you know he has seizure they don’t need to do it

[@FairieQueen1992]

@@taypiper4534thank you for this! I have PNES, and have had EMTs tell me that my seizures are “fake”, which is so upsetting. Even with PNES, it’s embarrassing to seize in public and be carted away in the ambulance because of them.

[@taypiper4534]

@@FairieQueen1992 My family and I are actually trying to get a PNES diagnosis currently!! It’s so validating to hear that someone else experiences it too because it’s barely ever talked about- I’ve had that happen to where I’ve been told my seizures were “panic attacks mimicking seizures” like no bro they’re very real seizures just not epileptic!!

[@AestheticallyAndrogynous]

Gods bless yall, we all need this rn....

[@PenelopeAstony]

SO proud of you two and your highly acute BS sniffers for the first story! The WHOLE story I was just sitting in front of my laptop, thinking about the debt my former partner got me into for his benefit and then dipped, yelling at the screen "NOOOOO NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NO NO NOPE NO!"

[@victorialoar4152]

3:29 going through it

[@alyssasoto1573]

clocked in at work disassociating

[@samanthamarshall3098]

Story 3: NO! You should’ve taken everything to have it tested! The cups and the products

[@Young.Mad21]

As a Sociology major, you’ve peaked my interest; I’m gonna need the name of that podcast, Michaela, please!

[@blankajarmoszko2648]

Me too! Lmk if you find the name of it

[@lalalaleex]

i couldnt even let morgan finish the 1st story before my eye started twitching - this man genuinely believes he is entitled to her savings from BEFORE they met?!? I BEG YOUR FINEST PARDON?! just because we are engaged does not give you any right to my money. he probably thought he could get away with not using any of his own money. the audacity...

[@thiacari]

Just think if a woman asked her non-millionaire boyfriend to pay for her secondary schooling for a dream job, costing tens of thousands, from money he had saved to get a house or to take care of his parents. She would be called an insane gold digger!

[@meganchambers8108]

Story 6: "they don't even regonise the person ive become" This, to me, means they've decided she is, as you've said, a plaything to do with what they please. OP might've been a bit of a people pleaser before or a "don't rock the boat" kind of person. Now that this tragedy has occurred, she is *REQUIRED* to be more vigilant in protecting her peace and enforcing boundaries because grief is hard and you just *have* to take it slowly. And the "friends" are NOT having it. This is how you weed out toxic people from your life. When they get angry that you are enforcing healthy boundaries, that's how you know they've got to go.

[@meganfrasier1784]

Story 3 update I had to rewind and make sure I heard correctly I am appalled I had to pause and digest it all even I feel violated from just hearing it

[@minxymoo2325]

I think it's fake. She said in the original post he left and "he doesn't live with me" then in the update said they live together.

[@sarah-michellemease5622]

I need it to be fake so badly, that story was WILD ​@@minxymoo2325

[@Rojinhvrn]

@@minxymoo2325you can live separately and still have stuff at their house

[@AmandaGoodrich]

THANK YOU FOR THESE STORIES AND YOUR LAUGHTER!!!! Such a refreshing change from the horrible new cycle at the moment

[@marybbc1727]

Story 4: With your sister, you share approximately 50% of your DNA on average, just like any other biological sibling. This percentage comes from the fact that each parent contributes half of their DNA to each child, but the DNA sequences passed down are not identical. Genetic recombination (the process by which genetic material is "shuffled" during the formation of eggs and sperm) causes each sibling to receive a unique set of genes from the parents. If you're half-siblings, you typically share about 25% of your DNA on average. Half-siblings have only one parent in common, so they inherit half of that parent's DNA, but they receive entirely separate DNA from their other (non-shared) parent. As a result, the amount of shared DNA is approximately half of what full siblings would share. So, in summary: Full siblings: About 50% shared DNA. Half-siblings: About 25% shared DNA.

[@AnamiDK]

There is a version of twins that share 75% dna.

[@marybbc1727]

@@AnamiDK twins are another story ,identical twins share 100% for example

[@layladavis02]

I made this comment and glad I’m right. 4 years in bio med and I wasn’t even confident lol. But is full sibling around 50% because you only get 25 from each parent. So you have one parent then it’s 25%. Unless identical twins 100%. Yay glad I’m not dumb lol

[@sarah_bee0321]

The timing of this theme is impeccable. About to listen now!

[@DarkGob]

Morgan: "We have one more story related to...DNA." Michaela: "h e l p"

[@nikiriot]

I´m from Chile, and I am obsessed with this channel. I tried to read stories on Reddit, but it was not the same!! LOL. Watching Morgan and Friends is so much fun! About seasonal depression, I´m bipolar 2 and going to therapy and with the right medication I no longer suffer from it. Here in Chile is spring right now....Much love!!!

[@clairesmallwood2953]

Story 3: Don't throw out the products! Take them to the police as evidence and press charges for assault!!

[@mariazeniou8926]

3:00 I live in Ukraine. I am beyond terrified with the outcome of these elections. I’m afraid we’ll suffer so much more and that Justice will never be served. I’m crying typing this now because it became so real.

[@yoshgurt]

We've gotten through some awkward ( but often funny ) conversations on this podcast in the intro but man did this one hit me hard. We're all going through this together I can only imagine how hard it was this edit this episode after the election. Thank you guys for being open to the theme of spiraling when we really are in that state right now. Ily two hot takes. I may not be able to afford the tickets to see y'all in Denver but I truly am so grateful for this podcast two years later. And I hope you enjoy our little city! If you have time we have some amazing art museums and local landscapes to see. Let's all stick together these next few years.

[@ArlettaQuinn]

Story 1: If he doesn't want to save for a pilot training he can sell his own flat to finance it, but instead he expects to use her money.

[@crosswindstudio]

Please also check your local nursing home. Many of them do an angel tree type thing for their residents. Back scratchers, lotion, puzzles and large print crossword and word search puzzle books are oft requested items!

[@IzzyParadis]

Story 1: she should not touch that money. It will continue to grow SO MUCH. Keep that for retirement girl.

[@JakeCanDoStuff]

Thank you for distracting me from the drama in life and work! Much needed!

[@TheMassagequeen001]

I wasn't surprised when someone asked if Liam was responsible for her husband's death! He is clearly unhinged but so is Leah and Barry.

[@jenessasandoval4995]

Yay! I never clicked so fast! Love THT team! Forever my favorite ❤ sending love from Colorado!

[@Kylee0107]

Growing up we couldn’t afford Christmas presents so we would sign up for our local “Adopt-a-Family” and someone would “adopt” our family and get everyone a couple gifts and that’s how we celebrated Christmas every year. Please keep us updated! Holidays can be a tough time for a lot of people and I would love to help out someone that needs it!❤

[@ellenthesmellen6126]

On the sperm donation: deposits can be split. Usually samples are frozen and stored in individual donation vials and thawed as required. One deposit can be processed into about 10 vials but that’s not a hard number. If you consider each vial adequate for complete insemination then you have to factor in things such as sperm count and motility, as well as the type of procedure it’s being used for. It’s usually a cost reducing measure for clinics as they don’t have to pay donors more but they can charge multiple recipients. Theres also the consideration that there may be more families struggling with fertility than there are donors looking to make deposits. So it boosts families chances of conceiving. What’s crazy about the half sibling story is nowadays it almost doesn’t feel like they have a choice to keep this development private. There’s such a high likelihood that another relative or the children themselves do an at home test like that and they get linked in those networks. They might not have a choice if someone’s cousin or aunt does a test for fun and sees the connection in their ancestry tree. So sad. My heart goes out to the couple and their family.

[@carliemcmaster8065]

This is actually kind of how I found my donor! His brother and cousin had done a test but he never had. So my donor sister and I were able to find him through connections.

[@chasingclouds9176]

Thanks for the distraction, Morgan! I really needed it❤

[@wen33]

I’ve been crying so much… thank you for the distraction :)

[@tabithafletcher1513]

Legit sending you a hug too 🤗 I am absolutely gutted

[@Daisyx420]

This is probably one of my favorite episodes. These stories are crazy and I love this duo so much!

[@nabaaeyddan7565]

I was literally scrolling through the podcast episodes yesterday, wishing for another Michaela episode. I screamed when I saw this

[@pearlycomplaints]

Michaela “I’m just going to incorporate this into my belief system” 😂 I love that meme

[@AdeliaCreates]

I cried and gagged this episode. Having you in Atlanta was a blast. Best in town! 🦐🍤

[@TwoHotTakes]

I’m still questioning what he meant with that shrimp emoji.. where my Atlanta people at?!

[@marissa3910]

The widow....I am APPALLED. That poor girl. I was widowed at 28, lost my husband in a motorcycle accident. I could NOT EVEN IMAGINE dealing with what this girl did. Absolutely not.

[@audreys1607]

hi, two hot takes team! an indonesian subscriber here. you helped me during the general dread i felt when i was following the election result closely earlier this year just by posting an episode. i hope you guys are taking care of yourself!

[@WelshWitch]

I'm with you, no hexes or love spells, I think they're dangerous! I don't like playing with money spells either, I'm scared I'll accidentally do the opposite 😂 I like to deal in spells/ manifestations to connect with nature; the sun, the moon, the universe, myself. Healing, self love and connection to myself, my loved ones and the world 💕 Wishing everyone a blessed day 🤍 May you overcome any obstacles in your way ❤

[@aubreysiver4399]

There may have been a TickTock video of a guy making a scene and stealing a bouquet at a wedding in Minnesota, but you for sure read that story on the THT Pod. Love you btw 😘

[@TwoHotTakes]

OMG yes! my brain is just mushing everything together

[@deljanae]

Just wanted to say I loveeeee that you make such long videos Morgan! I find myself falling into the short form content hole constantly so I love having something to sit and watch for a long period of time. That being said, if anyone has any good long form creators on KZbin or movie recommendations (I love horror), I'll take them all!!!!!

[@vindifference]

Yep, we're definitely SPIRALLING today.

[@blumonster3804]

You mentioned commenting if we had any negative experiences surrounding losing a loved one….this past July my boyfriend took his own life. I had planned to share some of the things that people had said to me while internally processing such a traumatic event, however, this past week/month all I’ve been asking for is a sign from him. You guys talking at the end about the Christmas shoes song sent me into “a spiral” of tears. My boyfriend and I shared a memory with that song. He cried telling me about how this was his dad’s favorite song while he was growing up (his dad passed before him). I smiled remembering our conversation and me wiping his tears like he did for me before. I hope him and his dad are now catching up in heaven. Thank you for sharing and I really think that this was somehow a sign ❤ Love, A quiet listener

[@bitterchile6740]

I needed a distraction. Thanks

[@carliemcmaster8065]

Donor conceived person here from Canada. This is such a FEAR in the donor conceived community. My parents didn’t tell me till I was 25. Thankfully I was single at the time, but moving forward it’s something I feel I needed to disclose to future partners. My current partner will hopefully be my last, so no more fear for me. I grew up in a VERY small town and I think my parents didn’t think about this being something that could happen. They did an anonymous donation from a city about an hour away, so just assumed I would never find out and they wouldn’t need to tell me. Their doctor told them to keep it a secret, which is actually a very common thing in the 90s and before. The only reason I found out was because I did a DNA test. I now have found multiple siblings and have met my donor. I’ve been very lucky that my donor was willing to meet and has been a super great person. Somehow I even have a sister in Minnesota! It’s a very wild journey and sometimes I can’t believe it’s real, but it is, and will affect me for the rest of my life.

[@lowkeylola88]

in regards to the football game. the last time i went to a game was christmas eve last year with my dad and we were fans of the away team and we got really lucky, the people we were sitting next to and the surrounding general area were super cool and it was a fun banter. no one actually got serious or nasty about it. but you're right people take it way too far for no reason. it's just a game that we as fans have no real part in. it's so much more fun when you can have a fun little rivalry with opposing fans.

[@Callalily417]

I’ve sat in nosebleed seats and in suites. I almost never have a negative thing to say about anyone sitting around us. That’s eagles and Phillies games.

[@EdibleStars369]

I saw this before I heard the clip in the video and thought you were talking about Football (soccer), but hearing the story that was so tame for our crowds! I've been to football matches which need police lining the stairs to keep the sides away from each other, and letting the away teams out first to give time to not pass each other because of the threat of violence. I don't get it, I'm not a big sports fan and think it's totally over the top and uncalled for. People get so in to the crowd mentally and "defending" their teams they will literally attack and risk jail over it

[@wb624]

27:22 she could have dressed like a gargoyle and the MIL would have sent to the whole family "look at the monster my son married"

[@kendrahall9700]

Gonna need you to stop saying glob😂 Didn’t know how much that word gave me the ick until this moment😭

[@kennedy.5152]

Morgan, you should make next week's episode all feel-good stories from your folder! I think some wholesome stories would be nice right about now

[@Clear_Night4]

Story 5 was something... I wouldn't have cleaned up! the bride & groom cleaning up is a for sure signal to ppl that things are ending. I would've told the ppl who were cleaning up to stop cleaning up and reaffirm that the situation was a false alarm and the reception was continuing

[@somethingelse4204]

Story 6: I hope OP's in laws have some nice big protective farm dogs.

[@shannie1993]

Story 2: share the texts with the extended family where she accuses you of dabbling in witchcraft. Pretty damning to MIL that she mislead the rest of the family. And tell them how you are no contact anymore because of this

[@evaads6659]

So glad you want to do this!! I’m a single mom of five kids and I just talked to my children about not having enough for presents so if possible in the beginning of the year in tax season I would buy them their gifts. It’s tough with their dad not being present in their life. Great that people like you exist. Still want to give anyway I can so planning on volunteering at a soup kitchen for thanksgiving and taking the kiddos. I think they’ll value things more. Christmas just watch movies and eat till we are full!!

[@christabowser6151]

I think we all needed this today , thank you guys ❤

[@HelloHello-jc8hv]

The update on story #6 made me tear up, now I’m at work trying to hold it together! 🥺 I’m so glad that her in-laws are so supportive, I hope her and her baby will have a beautiful, happy, peaceful life with them on the farm.

[@dezareyarredondo2305]

For the christmas shoes song, the first time I heard it, my grandma introduced it to me and I BAWLED so hard 🥹

[@serenalang7000]

Hi embryologist here!! 🤗 the donor stories are always some of my favorites. From what I’ve seen with frozen donor sperm is that one collection can be frozen into 6-12 different vials for different patients to use. This obviously depends on the quality of the sperm, but these samples can even be refrozen to use again. The sperm banks do a lot better job now tracking how many births a donor has and where they live. I work for a pretty big IVF clinic and have seen 2 different patients using the same donor sperm on the same day of egg retrieval… wild to think these ladies don’t know each other but half siblings could be crowing in the Petri dish next door. In IVF we really do see it all

[@the_powersl0th]

i'm so pissed about the story with the widow. even if the guy pursuing her was a perfect gentleman, he is not entitled to her. she is the only one that gets to control her body and she is grieving. it is too soon to even think about another relationship, regardless of other circumstances.