Leaving it in 2024.. || Two Hot Takes Podcast || Reddit Readings

Two Hot Takes host, Morgan, is joined by guest co-hosts Justin and Michaela! Our very last episode of the year, so it felt fitting to give air time to the things we are leaving behind in the new year. For example.. A partner that punishes you with domestic labour at home after a fight or a future MIL that thinks her son is babying his fiancé by just being loving.. 2025 aint got time for that! What is one thing you'd like to leave behind in the new year?! Can't wait to see your thoughts on these!

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Index:
00:00 -- Start
05:41 -- Story 1 AITAH for getting upset with my MIL for calling my son by the wrong name bc she “likes it”
16:05 -- Story 2 My (24f) boyfriend (23m) cheated 4 months ago and got a girl pregnant, wtf do I do now?
28:28 -- Story 3 Last weekend I (36f) drunkenly flashed my husbands (31m) friends and he still can’t let it go. I’ve apologised and promised to not drink again what more can I do?
48:41 -- Story 4 AITA for telling my son to stop treating his fiancé like a child?
01:02:25 -- Story 5 AITA for yelling at my fiancée to stop talking so much?
01:02:07 -- Story 6 This weekend I (29F) got very drunk and told my boyfriend's (35M) friend's wife that he is cheating on her - I regret this a lot and created a big mess for everyone involved, and am looking for any advice on how to potentially try to salvage these relationships?
01:44:46 -- Story 7 Bf says I’m taking his joy away after I told him to stop peeing in the shower
01:56:23 -- Story 8 Do I tell my wife the truth after 11 years?

Story links:

[cheserii]

I’m leaving behind six years of waiting for a child to be referred to me for adoption. I got my referral yesterday. I’m going to finally be a mother in 2025.

[vickylawrence]

I'm 70 and have been listening to your podcast for a few years.

[tendercrocketts]

Story 4: that poor son probably didn’t see any love between his parents and is probably now living his BEST life with someone who loves touch and affection.

[wanderingwithali]

The story about her flashing people, and him always waking her up. Sleep deprivation is actually a torture tactic. It can make you lose your mind, and abusers have used sleep deprivation as a tactic to break down their victims.

[brennnabean]

For story 4: my grandma has terrible arthritis in her wrists and can’t do her own hair anymore. grandpa does it for her everyday 💕

[Harleetenman]

“What he can provide can be replicated”

[storiesinthedust]

The fact that the mother in the 4th story gave reasons why she wouldn’t be jealous of his fiancé instead of saying “of course I’m not jealous of his romantic partner I’m not a sicko!!!” Is telling 😂

[MandaLe]

I've paused story 3 just to write this. As someone who is 2 years free from a 17 yr abusive relationship with a narcissist, i can tell you right now, why, you flashed his friends. He has been controlling you in small ways and picking on you and stifiling you, that in your tipsy state, you had a rebelous moment that you knew would piss him off but felt like feeling free again. Even if for a moment.

Adding, the rule about unfollowing his friends is an ISOLATION tactic.

[marrymerra]

Story 5: so all your boyfriends' freinds are cheaters but he's

[marissanicole]

The story about the mom who hates her sons fiancé…I think he cooked dinner and told her not to touch it because he knew the mom would make it a point to hate the dinner and blow it out of control. She’s probably also upset that she couldn’t pick that fight.

[AliaLauraComedy]

Man as someone that LOVES cooking and uses it to destress: having my partner sit and chat to me while I make dinner sounds like the cutest most calming beautiful experience ever. Also I am a 33 year old woman with two undergrads and almost a masters who moonlights as a stand up comedian, is very independent, and handles most things in my life on my own - I LOVE SITTING IN MY BOY’S LAP AND EATING ICE CREAM. This MIL needs to touch grass bro she does not rock

[ivorellarackley]

Story 4 is giving Morgans favorite word; ENMESHMENT. Or rather that mommy dearest is upset her sweet baby boy isnt giving her that type of closeness.

The fiancee and the son are acting like a normal, newly engaged couple. Congrats to them!!

[sarabeal]

As someone who has worked with the elderly for the last 16 years. PLEASE YES! I highly doubt you'd (or we'd) be disappointed at all.

[ivorellarackley]

Story number 2 has got me soooo messed up. Not only did he cheat on his partner of 6 years, but he did it 😬🤢 I hope OP runs for the hills AND gets a screening done 😢

[adreannasears]

Story five, I don’t believe the OP‘s boyfriend has been faithful this whole time since his entire friend group is consistently unfaithful. But even if he is, why would you wanna hang out with a bunch of people who are not loyal to their partners if they’re not loyal to their wives, then do you think they’ll be loyal to their friends?

[itssteph]

Telling GF To Shut Up: I wonder if the gf maybe works a job were she doesn't talk to anyone for hours. I became a bit of a yapper after switching to working from home where I don't talk to anyone all day. My fiancée isn't a yapper, and she lets me know when she needs alone time to read or play a video games. If I really need to talk to someone I end up calling someone.

[samanthapadgett]

My husbands New Year’s resolution is so sweet I had to share it. He knows as a SAHM my life revolves around caretaking, cooking, cleaning, etc. and he knows cooking is my least favorite thing to do so he decided that he is going to learn how to cook more so he can make dinner sometimes when I don’t feel like it. He bakes so he already has a bit of a base line understanding lol.

[PamArg]

Story 4. It was extremely gross when OP responded the "are you jealous?" comment by saying "jealous of what?", instead of saying "she's my son's fiance, I can't be jealous of her bc I'm his mother, not another girl wanting him" like, I feel she's putting herself at the same level of the fiance, it's so gross to even type it out

[torishlanta]

8 stories and two hours of THT is exactly what I needed today

[Alycatpiano]

I love you allll but Michaela is adorableee with her Veggie Tale references and wanting a senior citizen panel for the podcast. Bless her SOUL😭🥹🥰