Phony People! Ft. Ron Funches || Reddit Stories || Two Hot Takes Podcast

A husband's continuous 'jokes' about his wife's Southern, farm-living family as 'dumb hillbillies' deeply influenced their five-year-old son. The son began echoing these sentiments, refusing to eat fresh farm-killed chicken and questioning his mother's intelligence for attending college, believing all Southerners were 'too dumb.' This behavior actively poisoned the child's relationship with his maternal grandparents.

The son stating 'only hillbillies kill their own food' and asking his mother, 'No, how'd you do it if you're dumb?' regarding her college education.

Ron Funches and Morgan classify a parent's deliberate actions to turn a child against the other parent or their family as a form of child abuse. They stress the importance of protecting a child's relationship with both parents and their respective families, regardless of personal feelings between adults.

Ron Funches stating, 'That's child abuse. That's like a version of child to poison your kids against their own family and is is a form of child abuse.' He also shares his personal rule of never letting his sons hear him speak negatively about their mothers.

The hosts discuss the dilemma of posting children's photos online. Ron Funches, as a public figure, restricts his children's online presence to protect them from potential harm and unwanted attention, sharing photos only with close friends and family. They critique parents who demand others obscure their children's faces while inconsistently posting their own children with minimal protection.

Ron Funches explains, 'They didn't ask to do that. They were just born into whatever... when people know something that you love, they can use it against you.' He also notes, 'creeps don't care about faces.'

A man's confession about impregnating both his girlfriend and her sister was revealed to be an elaborate prank orchestrated by the two women. They had discovered his cheating and conspired to expose him, leading to his immediate breakup with the girlfriend and a harsh lesson in consequences.

The update from the original poster: 'Neither of them were pregnant. They found out about me cheating and [expletive] with me. I'm single now.'

The hosts agree that banning an untrained, destructive dog from a new home with white carpets and a cat is entirely justified. They criticize pet owners who consider themselves 'heartless' for prioritizing their property and existing pets over a friend's ill-behaved animal, highlighting a lack of respect and entitlement.

The story details the dog 'did his business in every corner,' 'pooped in the middle of the room,' and 'terrorizes our cat.' Ron Funches emphasizes, 'If they can't respect your house and your feelings on this, then you're better off without them in your life.'

Ron Funches reflects on his experience on 'The Traitors,' emphasizing his commitment to integrity by never lying to fellow contestants, even when others were unkind. He views the experience as a 'bad week of work' but values the opportunity to demonstrate how to act with grace and kindness under duress, setting an example for his children.

Ron states, 'I stuck to my goal, that I never lied to anyone, that I always that I still tried to play the game and be helpful even when other people were mean to me.'