Rhett: "We did a little boopity-boop research..."
I love how that's just an accepted part of the Rhett & Link lexicon now lol

As a child who was spanked. It was humiliating, and it only taught me to hide things better. I don't blame my parents or think they were abusive, but it's definitely not the best way to go about raising a child

I would love to hear about the relationship between Rhett and his brother after him leaving the church.  Rhett's brother is a pastor and wonder how that changes the brotherly dynamic.

Rhett talking about wanting a daughter and utilizing that energy with Barbara instead made me tear up 🥺🥺 I know he's a great dad to his boys but I'm a little sad for him that he didn't get that experience, I think it would've been really special for him and he's the type of guy who would've had a daddy's girl type of father daughter relationship for sure (ignore the gross association I refuse to let the creeps steal the term okay)

"If it ain't broke don't have anymore children" 🤣😂

I do think that daughters have stricter rules to follow than sons who have more freedom

Am I the only one that loves sleeping to these

I appreciate you guys adding younger siblings with disabled older siblings in this conversation.

"The adventures of Satan and his demons"😂😂 "are you into that"

As an only child, I can attest to “living to much in my own head” which often resulted in being nervous about a lot of social situations resulting in developing anxiety. I definitely think if I’d had a sibling to consult with about my fears would’ve taken the edge off.

What makes me sad about being an only child, is that when my parents are gone I will be alone. And that is a scary thought. I always wished I had that built in best friend to support me through life. But then again, being an only child has also played a huge factor in making me who I am. So it really is a toss up.

i literally have to go to therapy because my emotions were met with physical punishment.

I feel that whenever I was spanked as a child, it moderately traumatized me. I would personally never cause physical harm to my child or any child, even if it was in a way that was not "aggressive". It sets up the narrative that being physically handled in such a way is acceptable later on in life if you "misbehave" (in adulthood).

My parents used to hit me with the belt, I'll say way too often but not hard. Still It got me to be MORE scared of them and hid sirious things that I should've been able to share with them and ask for their help.

I remember being a very small child sitting on the stair seeing my sister get spanked and seeing her crying going through that was a terrible experience. She got over it fine but I never forgot it. Has to be better ways to dicipline children than painful humiliation.

I am also an only child and I’ve been watching gmm for like 8 years and I have always related to link and I find myself saying “ofc he’d say that he’s an only child”

The first time someone told me “would you hit your spouse when they do something that upsets you or you disagree with? Would you hit your dog? So why would you hit your kid?” I never liked spanking as a parenting choice, and I was spanked until I was like 8 and it didn’t happen often. For me, my parents talking to me and expressing disappointment rather than making me feel fear or anger was WAY more impactful to change my behavior. and it really put it in perspective for me. I would never use violence to communicate with any living thing, why would someone do it to a defenseless child who is trying to figure out how to be a person and understand the world still. I understand that we often just replicate the culture that our parents taught us, and for a lot of parents that’s just what makes sense to them because that’s what their parents did but I’m really glad that spanking is now being examined more and people are breaking that cycle

GMM and ear biscuits are one of the most comforting things to me in all of life, it’s like coming home from a long trip every time I watch or listen.

"you need a sibling, I guess you just got me" 🥲🥲🥲 no I'm not crying, you're crying

My mother was an only child, and my dad was the middle of three. I am the oldest of seven, but there is only five years and eleven months between me and the youngest sister! We cover SO many personalities that it’s hard to nail them down at this stage. (We are all in our sixties now.)