Freakier Friday

Hi, welcome back.

I'm Dr. Tess Coleman, and this is Rebellion With Respect.

Today on the podcast, we are talking about a

relationship dynamic that is very close to my heart.

Grand co-parenting.

When my daughter Anna chose to become a single mom, it changed our family forever.

Ryan Kloppeth, recording.

As a grandma, I was able to step up and help her.

Harper!

Harper, this is your 30-minute warning that we're leaving for school.

Harper, this is now your 20-minute warning.

10 minutes.

Yes, confirm the recording sessions, but know

that I know she can sell out more than Greek.

And yes, I know how many seats there are.

Harper, I really want to respect your faith, but

I'm curious as to why you're not out here yet.

You have five minutes.

Being someone that your loved one can lean on

is the most important relationship there is.

Ryan, I'm getting so good at this.

No.

No, no, no!

Oh, it didn't record!

Hi, Mom.

Now I've had a great time.

I know, but I've finished my podcast early, so I'm offering to do drop-off.

No, it's okay.

I've got everything under control.

Harper, you had to be up 10 minutes ago.

Prepare to meet Trigger!

Harper!

Let's get for Laura.

Dude, these waves are unreal.

I love our lives!

Yo, are we sneaking for experience?

Oh, shoot, we gotta go.

I made your favorite lunch.

I was tickled all yesterday.

Did you beat him?

We say it not really, dude.

Mom, I told you I could take her.

I know, sweetheart, but I saw in your stories that you were

working with the studio late, and so I decided to take her.

You know, it would be healthy for you to unfollow me.

And I work late all the time.

I can still take her.

Anna, let's pause and reframe.

When you decided to be a single mom, I told you I would support you 100%.

Well, this is me, supporting you 100%.

Okay, you know what?

I'm coming too.

We can both do drop-off this morning.

Mom, no, go on.

You can go.

Just let them... Okay, okay, you're not going.

Mom, if you're gonna go, you're not... No, he's gonna go.

I'm gonna go!

So what's up, kiddo?

Nothing.

Okay, spill it.

All right, my new lab partner is the absolute worst.

She's the new girl, here for the year.

I mean, oh, she thinks she's so much better than everyone because she's

British, which she has to remind me of every five

seconds like no one's ever been from England before.

So my dad has been to that restaurant in Paris.

And that's how I met my French boyfriend, Philippe Henri.

Ah, Philippe Henri.

He's French and modern.

He's seriously been to Paris Fashion Week?

Anna Wintour scowled at me.

Seriously?

What's Paris like?

Oh, it's lovely.

I go all the time.

Ignore the British girl after this year.

You won't have to see her anymore.

Nice advice, you're a therapist.

Well, I'm not a therapist and regret it.

All right, well, this has been real.

Please drive away like you don't know me.

Make your choices.

You are so lame.

I'm ready for laboratory today.

Shut your mouth.

Fun bonus round today.

Never trust an atom.

Why?

Because they make up everything.

You're all day folks.

You're supposed to put your goggles on before we start.

The goggles are giving me a...

Yeah, we're not like minions.

So I thank you, but that's perfect for you.

It's like the revolutionary world is for nothing.

Today, remember, these are dangerous chemicals.

Maybe we should use not dangerous chemicals?

How about you do your actual share of the work instead of doodling?

It's called designing.

The measurements here have to be precise.

But this experiment is so simple.

In the UK, we did this in primary school.

The only reason people think you're smart is because of your obnoxious accent.

At least people think you're clever.

What that's supposed to mean?

You're smart.

Figure it out.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

That was not precise!

That was not precise at all!

Oh, there's a woman!

I don't know, Mom.

I don't know why the principal called me, but I'm here.

So you don't need to come.

You know what?

I can't find what I was going to tell you about.

I have to point out... Oh, sorry.

It's totally my fault.

No, no, no.

I wasn't looking while I was going.

Oh, well.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, I don't know how I turned this thing off.

Yeah, I'm not sure.

I think... Oh, thank you.

No problem.

Thank you.

My daughter just started here, and I've been quite lost.

Which happened over the chemistry lab.

This is serious.

Someone could have been injured.

I'm sure it was just an accident.

It seems to me, in this understanding, Harper seems so...

Lovely.

Oh, Lily seems so genuine and kind.

Wow.

I certainly never had two parents come in here and be this attractive.

I meant attentive.

Lily and I are definitely going to reflect on how to do better.

This is all Harper and I are going to think about.

We're very, very committed, especially as a single parent household.

Us too.

We're single parents.

Great.

I'm a single parent.

Yes, me too.

Single.

Single parent.

Guilty.

I'm single too.

Should we meet up?

Perhaps our daughter should get to know each other.

Remember like Wednesdays after six, get a little wine, talk about these badass kids?

Harper would really like that.

Over dinner?

Dinner sounds perfect.

I'm on it.

Petit-tois?

Yes.

Gonna have a table for two, private, and the back.

Do you guys have any allergies?

No.

No, no allergies.

Still it.

There's just no time.

Bachelorette party, dance rehearsal, final fitting, rehearsal lunch,

and oh, my wedding.

You have a lot on your plate.

Big day, deep breath.

There's so much to do before Sunday.

Let us know how we can help.

Maybe someone could help me memorize my wedding pass.

How about this?

I'll help you.

I, Anna, take you, Eric, a man that I have been dating for six months, but might

uproot my entire life and move to London, where

we have no family and when avocado costs $11.

Perhaps you should add something about my undying patience for a teenage woman.

What's going on about the avocado?

Oh, that wasn't about you.

It was actually about my mom's other British fiancé.

She's a comedian today, just today night.

Right, Harper?

I have been practicing office dance.

Wait till you see what I am cooking.

Ooh, I see what you did earlier.

I missed you since yesterday.

Ew.

Hello!

Hello!

I have my pastry chef make sticky toffee pudding cavova for the bake sale.

Just what every teenager loves.

Pavlova.

Agreed.

Teenagers these days.