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Two friends swap stories about a jarring iPhone update, older parents navigating new tech, and the tender, funny realities of being an only child versus growing up in a big family. Winter arrives with live tree needles, a quarter‑mile icy driveway, missed dumpster pickups, coyotes, and a Santa parade that melts the noise.

• iPhone update friction, button remaps, screenshot changes
• parents with legacy phones and the cost of no updates
• voicemail as memory and teaching with annotated screenshots
• only child boundaries versus sibling negotiation
• fairness in parenting and avoiding favoritism
• birthdays near holidays and keeping celebrations distinct
• live versus artificial trees, clutter and allergies
• snow, plows, gravel driveways, and delivery workarounds
• coyotes at dawn, dogs on deck, shifting winter wildlife
• Santa runs, neighborhood traditions, and lighthearted wrap‑up

Tune in next week to see who our secret guest is