EP 18: Is Gentle Parenting Making Our Kids Soft? and Would You End a 20-Year Friendship Over a Man?
So What Now? with Carla and Dex
Release Date: 02/24/2025
So What Now? with Carla and Dex
Whew! Yâall⊠Iâm out here trying to date and let me just say: itâs terrible. This week I went on two dates â yes, two. One man is ready for a monogamous relationship immediately⊠and has absolutely no friends (red flag?). The other sends me unsolicited prayer voice notes every single morning and follows up with "send me a pic" all day long. Iâm exhausted, and itâs only Monday. đ Meanwhile, Dex is convinced the internet is for girls only â specifically saying men should not be in The Shade Room comments. Honestly? I donât disagree. Go build a house or something, sir. We...
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Alright yâall, in this weekâs episode we got real about body language in datingâyes, sis, that closed-off vibe might be why no oneâs stepping to you! A new study says most women think we look approachable, but we really out here serving âdonât talk to meâ energy. I put some of those body language tips to the test and letâs just say... results were mixed. Meanwhile, Carla is back in these dating streets and using ChatGPT to help cut through all the awkward small talk on Hinge and honestly, itâs working! youâll have to hear it to believe it. What are yaâll thoughts on...
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Hey friendsâCarla here! This week on So What Now?, Dex and I sat down with the fierce and inspiring Jena Mehlbergâentrepreneur, mama, survivor, and all-around powerhouse in the beauty world. Jena took us on a real ride through some of the toughest chapters of her lifeâbecoming a single mom in her teens, losing a parent, navigating an emotionally abusive relationship, and the ups and downs of running her own business. And yâall, the way she speaks about resilience and faith? You feel it in your bones. She talks about the importance of existing outside yourself and not letting isolation...
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This weekâs episode of So What Now gets into some pretty spicy and controversial territoryâso letâs jump right in. We started things off light: I came across a study that says spending money on your best friend can actually boost your mental health. So Carla, just knowâIâm always here to support your wellness journey⊠especially if it includes buying me lunch. #SelfCare đ Carla let us know a few of her exes are trying to âspin the block,â and baby, she is not impressed. That got us thinking: would you ever take an ex back? Carlaâs a maybe, but for me? All mine are married...
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Friend, this week was juicy and necessary. First off, I gave yâall some homeworkâyes, homework. Go listen to Atomic Habits and please, if you're struggling with your mental health, talk to a therapist. We love healing over here. Dex gave us all the feels with her recap of her Cowboy Carter trip with her daughterâbonding, BeyoncĂ©, boots and Black girl joy. In our Womanhood segment, we had to touch on B. Simone getting dragged again. This time itâs âcause she wore coochie cutters in church. The internet lost its mind. But letâs be realâwhy is she catching heat when sheâs...
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Friend⊠this episode was pure chaosâin the best way. We started off with Porsha from Real Housewives of Atlantathreatening to sleep with a castmateâs husband after an argument. Yes, the same Porsha who already married her ex-friendâs man. The audacity is clearly on clearance and she bought the whole rack. Me and Carla had to break that all the way down, because girl⊠what are you even doing? Then we shifted gears to Amina Butterfly and her daughter straight-up refusing to go to school. No bullying, no issuesâjust vibes. The internet had opinions: some dragging Aminaâs parenting,...
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Hey friend, itâs me, Carla! đ This week on So What Now, weâre giving flowers (and maybe some biscuits) to our Woman of the WeekâMegan Thee Stallionâfor opening her own Popeyes franchise and dropping that delicious âHottie Sauceâ! I LIVE for a business-savvy baddie, okay?! đ đ„ Now, letâs talk âauntieâ... because Dex is still not over it. We get into what it really means when people start calling you thatârespect, shade, or both? After some laughs (and a little dragging), Dex might be warming up to the titleâas long as nobody expects her to be a role model, LOL. We...
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Hey yâall, itâs Carla! My birthdayâs coming up, and letâs just say Iâve been in my feelings. In this episode I shared how Iâve been mourning parts of my younger self and wishing I could go back and change a few things. Dex reminded me that aging isnât just loss â itâs also growth and new beginnings, and honestly, I needed to hear that. We also unpacked a wild episode of Dear Future Wifey where a pastorâs wife said she used to iron her manâs clothes so he could go see his side chick. Yes, you read that right. She said it was her calling from God to support him â and...
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Hey friend, itâs Dex, and weâre back with another episode of So What Now? â where the convos are deep, the laughs are loud, and the side-eyes are always earned. This week, we kicked things off with a little life catch-up. I ran a Hyrox race (yes, me â running, sweating, questioning my life choices), while Carla was out here being the hostess with the mostess for Easter. Deviled eggs were served, auntie gossip was flowing â it was fabulous. Then we got into that trending Traci Ellis Ross interview. Traci said, âI grieve the things that I thought would be and that are not.â...
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Hey friends, itâs Carla and this weekâs episode of So What Now was a whole mix of âwait, what?â and âabsolutely not.â We kicked things off with Ayesha Howard, who recently responded to the backlash around her decision to keep her baby. And listen⊠her response didnât move me. At all. I said what I said, and I still feel the same way. Then we got into this Florida city trying to roll out a 4-day school week, which sounds cool until you realize... parents still work 5. So whoâs watching the kids on that fifth day? Make it make sense. Policies like this just make parenting even...
info_outlineIn this episode of So What Now, hosts Carla and Dex dive into a thought-provoking discussion on parenting. They explore whether "gentle parenting" methods are truly benefiting children or inadvertently preventing them from learning valuable life lessons. Reflecting on their own upbringings, they share how their experiences with discipline and independence shaped their views. The conversation shifts gears as they unpack the evolution of "girl code." Carla and Dex examine whether the rules of girl code change as we get older. Would you end a 20 year friendship over a man? The fun escalates as they play a rapid-fire round of girl code questions, bringing plenty of laughs and hilarious moments. Tune in for an insightful, yet light-hearted, look at modern parenting and friendship dynamics!
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