Chapter 1: What secret is Lauren concerned about regarding her brother?
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Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro.
We were in the car, like a Rolling Stone came on, and he said, there's a line in there about your mother.
And I said, what?
What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have. I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened.
These are just a few of the moving and important stories on my 13th season of Family Secrets.
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Chapter 2: Why has Lauren never met her brother's girlfriend after two years?
And one of our listeners, Lauren, is having her own issues with an upcoming family get-together, apparently regarding her brother. Lauren, do you think maybe your brother wants to hang out and do dishes with my dad? Because it might actually solve both of our problems. Oh, family swap. Yeah. I would love that.
I mean, Jeff says that, but you know he was in the other room being like, I know he's mad, but I really don't want to do him. Yeah. He's like, Dad, keep it down. I'm watching a musical in here. Don't judge me. Enough about my dad and his dishes anger. What about your brother? What's going on with him? Oh, okay.
So it's rather bizarre because my brother's been in a relationship with a girl for about two years now. Oh, okay. So they've been together for a while. Yeah, they have. They have two years, especially for my brother. Two years is a while because he's always been a super career oriented, focused guy.
You know, I thought for sure that was not going to be followed by a compliment. And it was.
Well, you thought he was going to use a big loser.
Yeah, exactly.
Because he's my brother and who'd want to be with him? Yuck. Okay. Good sister. Some people are like that, though. They don't get into a lot of relationships. Yeah. Yeah. Like me. Right. Yeah. But the issue is that it's been two years and we've never met her. What? Oh, that sketch.
That's a long time.
What do you mean you've never met her? Well, he's super secretive about her, and, like, he won't tell us much or show us photos. Like, he's showing me a couple of Polaroids.
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Chapter 3: What are the possible reasons for her brother's secrecy?
That's why I didn't introduce anybody. I think there's always just pressure from my parents. When are you going to settle down? When are you going to get married and have a family? And part of me I think he may have made her up just to get them off his back. You don't think she's real? Oh, there's the real tea. Oh, I had one of those girlfriends for a few years, and that was kind of nice.
I'm being serious. Just someone that you make up just to get your parents off your back? Mom, I've been dating the same girl for 15 years since I was in third grade, I told you. Sarah's just very shy.
Okay, okay. That would be one thing to make it up for your parents because they're putting pressure on you. But he would lie to you as well, you think? His own sister about a girlfriend?
Yeah. That's where you should be cool. He might be embarrassed, you know? And I just want to let him know that if that's the case, he doesn't have to make someone up. Like, he can be honest. So we're just going to publicly call him out.
I like it.
Yeah. I am confused. What is it that you want to do with your call here? You want to call your brother and say what? Oh. Oh. Yes, I want to get to him and get the answers before they, you know. Pre-conversation.
It's like a whole family discussion behind his back that everyone thinks his girlfriend's fake.
And I would see that now. After two years, you're like, okay, every single time, every year. It doesn't make sense. It does kind of get sketched. Are you sure you don't want that to happen just for like the good video that you could post? I'm trying to save him before things get really ugly because there could be a huge fallout. I didn't think about that. Maybe she is really ugly.
You could be right about that. Is that what she said? No. I thought I heard her say she could be really ugly.
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Chapter 4: How does Lauren plan to confront her brother about the girlfriend?
Is she real? We don't know. This is what we have. We have no social media posts of the two of them together, no family meetups, and two blurry Polaroid photos that have been seen at a brother-sister get-together, along with a million excuses for why she can't ever meet the fam.
Oh, my God. Maybe she's Bigfoot.
Blurry photos. It could be. She's a mystery. But here's my question. If she's invisible... How do we know she's not on the phone with us right now? Dana, are you here? Blink twice if you're here. I'm not hearing the blinks. I prefer that. But no, this is a real situation. We're not joking around.
It's been two years, and one of our listeners, Lauren, says she has still not met her brother's girlfriend. And it's becoming a little bit of an issue in their family. So she's looking to get ahead of this before her parents get involved. Brooke, what's your advice for Lauren before we call her brother?
Listen, the quickest way to bond with your sibling is to have a common enemy. And we all know that enemy is always your parents. Am I right? I'm right. Okay. So listen, you need to go to him and be like, oh my God, you are not going to believe what mom and dad are saying behind your back. And I don't even know how to respond. Throw him under the bus. Yeah. No. Yes.
Throw your parents under the bus and then hopefully he'll come clean and be honest with you.
Lauren, you liking that? I do like that strategy. I do divide and conquer. Divide the parents. Okay. So throw the parents under the bus. That's option one. Jose, what do you think? I really like what you said towards the end of our last phone call, which was you are trying to save him. So emphasize that so he knows, like, hey, I'm not just being a bossy older sister here.
I'm truly trying to help, and I think that he'll naturally come clean.
You don't care if he doesn't have a girlfriend, right?
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Chapter 5: What advice do the hosts give Lauren for her phone call?
Okay, sounds good. All right, so here we go. Hello? Hello, Jake? Lauren? Yes. Hey. How are you? I'm good. I didn't know it was you calling. Your name didn't pop up. Oh, I'm sorry about that. You know, sometimes that'll make it a surprise, right? Switch things up. Yeah. What do you mean? Well, I don't know. Listen, listen. So the holidays are right around the corner, right? Yeah. Yeah.
Mom and dad are really excited to get together as always. And they keep asking me if we're going to get to meet Dana. Uh, well, I don't know. I mean, she's got a lot on her plate right now, so I'm not sure if she'll have time. I mean, maybe you're joking, right? What do you mean? He's not going to have time. Yeah, I mean... It's been over two years now, Jake. We haven't met her.
Well, yeah, I mean, I'm sorry, but timing's been off. It just hasn't been the right time. I mean, Jake, timing's always been off. It just... Is there something else going on? I don't know what to tell you. I mean, she's just not ready. Is it bad cream cheese and ranch ham? Because trust me, I get it.
Oh, my God.
No, it has nothing to do with that. Okay, well, I'm your big sister and mom and dad have been talking about this to me and I hate that. It's not good. So what? I mean, it's none of their business. I mean, they can talk about it as long as it's not to me. They think you're hiding something, Jake. And to be honest, at this point, I kind of do too. Oh, come on. Jake, just be honest, okay?
Does she exist? Is she real? Is Dana a real person? Because it's okay if she's not. Like, I get the pressure. I was there too before I met Cooper. Listen, she's real. I've already told you that. And honestly, that's crazy that you think I'm lying about it. What am I supposed to think? What am I supposed to think?
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Chapter 6: What unexpected twist arises during the phone call with her brother?
There's no social media posts. I come over to your house and there's a few blurry Polaroids. You know, it's just, it's weird.
Look, I mean, I get it, but I can't do anything about it. She's not ready. We're not ready. It's just not the time. What do you mean we're not ready? Not ready for what? It's been two years. Fine. We're not ready because Dana isn't her real name.
What are you talking about?
The real name is Claire, and you know her. What are you talking about right now? I don't understand. It's our stepsister, okay? What's that? What? Oh, my God. What's that noise? Jake, hey. What? Who is this? Hey, man. Oh, my God.
What is this?
I think we need a second over here. My name is Jeff. Oh, my God. what oh my god jake you're on a radio show right now what yeah don't worry not a lot of people listen to us just a few million just a few million yeah but it is interesting to hear this uh we we know a lot of about some of your story from your sister jake are you serious it's claire Okay.
Please tell me it's like an adult stepsister. Like you didn't grow up together. Did you grow up together? Yeah. We were like 13. Oh, okay. You're basically adults. See, they're not kids. They were teenagers. Yeah. Well, in the Jewish tradition, 13 is adulthood. And I don't know what your religion is, but since you celebrate Christmas, it's probably not. Were you dating your stepsister? Lauren.
Lauren, I knew you'd react like this. This is why I don't tell you guys stuff. I mean, everyone should be judgmental. This really does make a lot of sense. That's not normal, Jake. That's not normal. Why not? It's not like we're blood related. It's fine. How did that even happen? Like, did this happen at, like, another family holiday event? Like, do you know what I'm saying? That's true.
Brooke wants to take notes so she can make it happen for us.
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Chapter 7: How does the conversation reveal the truth about the girlfriend?
How did you organize this? It happened way after our teenage years. I never thought this would happen. I just, I don't know. We ended up hanging out as adults and started...
falling for each other i like her i don't know i don't care so wait when we're talking about your mom and dad is it your mom and stepdad that we're talking like oh my there's like a lot of family dynamics here yeah we can we can at least acknowledge there's no blood relation yeah well i lived with her in high school i lived with her in high school but you can't date her well it's great so that way you've already met that was what the whole problem was you said that you never met her so you know her you
You should be happy because you have already met her and she's great. Isn't she already at your family holiday stuff? You guys just aren't acting like a couple during it? Exactly. I mean, that's why I haven't made a big announcement. She's already there. Oh. Oh, my God. So what do you do? You have to wait until you guys, like, get engaged to tell them? Yeah. Break up?
What exactly was the plan here, Jake? Like, when were you going to come forward and say what your relationship was? What was the plan, Jake? I mean, this is the issue. I mean, I get it. Like, I know that it's maybe not the most normal thing, you know, to be attracted to your stepsister, but I just... No. I can't... I can't ignore my feelings, but neither can she.
I mean, look, we are a show that's all about love. Right, Brooke? Love is love. So you have to support this.
I get it, but, like, the shock. And if you were going to pull the Band-Aid off, it would have helped, like, two years ago. Now you have created all of this for two years.
Because they're going to be upset that he didn't say anything before.
And they're both in the same room while people are asking him about his girlfriend.
Okay, be honest. Do you guys ever sneak away, though? Yeah. I don't want to know. I don't want to know. I can kind of understand why that would be difficult to tell mom and dad. That was a text I would have deleted. I never thought I would say this, but maybe it's better not to tell mom and dad. Wait another year and I'm going to cross my fingers and hope you break up by then.
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Chapter 8: What are the implications of the revelation for Lauren and her family?
Almost phone tap. Test out the waters. Yeah. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
I'm Stephen Curry, and this is Gentleman's Cut. I think what makes Gentleman's Cut different is me being a part of developing the profile of this beautiful finished product. With every sip, you get a little something different.
Visit Gentleman'sCutBourbon.com for your nearest Total Wines or BevMo. This message is intended for audiences 21 and older. Gentleman's Cut Bourbon, Boone County, Kentucky. For more on Gentleman's Cut Bourbon, please visit Gentleman'sCutBourbon.com. Please enjoy responsibly.
Hi, I'm Dani Shapiro.
We were in the car, like a rolling stone came on, and he said, there's a line in there about your mother.
And I said, what?
What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have. I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened.
These are just a few of the moving and important stories on my 13th season of Family Secrets.
Listen to Family Secrets on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. It's not that people don't know that exercise is healthy. It's just that people don't know why it's healthy. And we're struggling to try to help people help themselves and each other. Listen to WebMD Health Discovered on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.
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