Speaker 1
I run track in highschool. I am a straight a student. My father is a steel worker. My mother is a homemaker. I love music.
Speaker 2
I love pets and have 2 dogs. I work at the mall near my home. I have a house that is not yet finished. I am looking for a furniture shop to buy furniture. I love grilling steak and hotdogs.
Speaker 1
I go to school. We have a dog and a cat. I live with my mother. My father is a steel worker.
Speaker 2
I need new furniture. I'm renovating the house. I have two dogs. I work at the mall. I have a grill. I eat steak.
Speaker 1
Hi. I just got home from school. What's up with you?
Speaker 2
Hey there just got done looking at furniture online. How are you today?
Speaker 1
I'm good. What kind of furniture are you getting?
Speaker 2
Loveseat. I hope it will not collect pet fur.
Speaker 1
Do you have dogs, cats, or a mixture of both?
Speaker 2
2 doggies. I love my fur babies.
Speaker 1
Aww! We have a dog and a cat, but the cat only really likes mom.
Speaker 2
Cats can be that way. My dogs will be happy when the house is finished.
Speaker 1
Are you doing major renovations like on hgtv?
Speaker 2
Yeah and the dogs dont care for all the workers..
Speaker 1
My dad's a steel worker. It's really noisy there!
Speaker 2
I bet. Well I need to get to the mall soon for work..
Speaker 1
Ok, I need to do my homework. It was nice chatting with you!
Speaker 2
After work I will grill steaks. Drop by later if you can..
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Speaker 1
I go to school. We have a dog and a cat. I live with my mother. My father is a steel worker.
Speaker 2
I need new furniture. I'm renovating the house. I have two dogs. I work at the mall. I have a grill. I eat steak.
Speaker 1
How are your home renovations coming along? 
Speaker 2
It's coming along, slowly but surely. Dealing with contractors is always a pain. It's as though they're incapable of meeting their own deadlines!
Speaker 1
Yes, I can imagine. Are you able to do any of the work yoursef?
Speaker 2
Only certain basics like painting and such. With my work schedule, it's hard to get much done.
Speaker 1
I'd offer to help you, but I'm afraid I'm not very handy.  I tend to take after my mother more than my dad.
Speaker 2
Haha I appreciate the thought. How have things been at school lately?
Speaker 1
Pretty good. But it takes a lot of time too.  My parents warned me about going into nuclear physics;.
Speaker 2
Wow, you're very ambitious! I can't even begin to imagine what the workload must be.
Speaker 1
Yeah, I try to explain it to my parents but they don't understand.  My dad says the only thing you need to know about physics is to not drop an I-beam on your foot.
Speaker 2
Haha in your dad's defense, he's in a very different line of work. They're not too concerned about theory over at the steel mills!
Speaker 1
I suppose not.  He does go nuclear sometimes though! lol  has the mall been busy lately?
Speaker 2
It's been pretty hectic, yes! I'm amazed at how many people try to steal the most random junk from stores. I work in the central security office, so I see stuff on camera all day long.
5 days
Speaker 1
We have a dog and a cat. I live with my mother. My father is a steel worker. My dad works at the steel mills. I am not very handy. My mom is not very handy either and I take after her. I go to school. I am studying nuclear physics. School takes up a lot of my time. I try to explain the work load to my parents but they don't understand.
Speaker 2
I need new furniture. I'm renovating the house. I think dealing with contractors is a pain. I can do some of the basic renovations myself like the painting. It is hard to get stuff done with my work schedule. I have two dogs. I have a grill. I eat steak. I work at the mall in the central security office. I watch cameras all day.
Speaker 1
I have been studying hard the last few days and my dog and cat have been very needy. It's hard to get some things done with them around. 
Speaker 2
Yeah I bet it is! I don't know how you do it as well as you do. Are your parents starting to understand how busy you are yet?
Speaker 1
Nope, since my parents never attended college they dont tend to understand the amount of time it consumes.
Speaker 2
I'm sorry. But hopefully they'll realize how hard you're working at some point. What's been up with the pets? Do you think they're sensing your stress level and reacting to that?
Speaker 1
I think they are noticing that I am not spending as much time with them anymore and they are just trying to get attention. Have you had this problem with your 2 dogs?
Speaker 2
Definitely. Whenever I take someone else's shift at the mall, they get needy. They jump on me when I get home and then refuse to eat unless I sit there with them. It's definitely kind of frustrating. I mean, it's nice to be liked, but sometimes you just want to be solo.
Speaker 1
I understand that, I could defentily go for some alone time right now. My mom is always on me and my pets never leave me alone. What do you plan on renovating?
Speaker 2
My next project is the kitchen. It's got an '80s vibe to it and it's just not my style. 
Speaker 1
What do you plan on doing with your kitchen?
Speaker 2
I'm painting, putting in a new backsplash, and refacing the cabinets. 
Speaker 1
Nice, are you going for a modern style?
9 days
Speaker 1
We have a dog and a cat. I live with my mother. My father is a steel worker. My dad works at the steel mills. I am not very handy. My mom is not very handy either and I take after her. I go to school. I am studying nuclear physics. School takes up a lot of my time. I try to explain the work load to my parents but they don't understand. I have been very busy studying.  My pets are demanding. My parents are not college graduates. My parents do not understand how busy I am. I feel smothered by my mother and my pets. My mother nags me a lot.
Speaker 2
I need new furniture. I'm renovating the house. I think dealing with contractors is a pain. I can do some of the basic renovations myself like the painting. It is hard to get stuff done with my work schedule. I have a grill. I eat steak. I work at the mall in the central security office. I watch cameras all day. I have 2 dogs. My dogs are demanding. I am renovating my kitchen soon. My kitchen is outdated. I own my home. I have enough money to make renovations to my kitchen.
Speaker 1
I think I made a breakthrough with getting my parents to understand my hectic schedule. 
Speaker 2
Oh? How did you manage that? I know parents can be hard to get through to
Speaker 1
I got a gopro and livestreamed my life so they could see it firsthand. Now they believe me!
Speaker 2
Oh my god that's such a crazy and innovative idea! I am so impressed with you. I should use that method in my own life when I have disagreements with people. How have your parents treated you differently ever since you proved it to them?
Speaker 1
Not really. They'll always be who they are and how they are. They simply spend less time trying to convince me that I'm wrong! hahaha
Speaker 2
That's a start haha! At least you'll soon be able to move out. I remember back when I lived with my parents, and now I'm so glad I get to have my own space. Even when I'm busy with work, its such a relief to come back to a quiet house.
Speaker 1
I can only imagine life without all the nagging. I'm sure it will only be temporary as eventually I'll get married and have someone else to nag me everyday! haha. I'll be sure to enjoy that time while I got it.
Speaker 2
No, I'm sure your future partner will be more on your same wavelength! You'll be shocked at how chill it is to just hang out with someone with no nagging. Anyway, nuclear physics must pretty much take all of your mental energy as it is. How is that>
Speaker 1
It's all theory at this point. It's going well. We have been using the current situation with the Chinese reactor as a study point.
Speaker 2
Oh what's the current situation? I'm so out of touch with these things
Speaker 1
There is a nuclear radiation leak in China, and they are covering it up. A top scientist was actually found dead and it's raising a lot of suspicion. 
Speaker 2
What!!!! That is unbelievable. This really illuminates to me how I need to read more news.
10 days
Speaker 1
We have a dog and a cat. I live with my mother. My father is a steel worker. My dad works at the steel mills. I am not very handy. My mom is not very handy either and I take after her. I go to school. I am studying nuclear physics. I am learning about the Chinese reactor current situation. School takes up a lot of my time. I try to explain the work load to my parents but they don't understand. I have been very busy studying.  My pets are demanding. My parents are not college graduates. My parents do not understand how busy I am. I feel smothered by my mother and my pets. My mother nags me a lot. I got a gopro and filmed myself to show to my parents. My parents spend less time now trying to convince me I'm wrong. I will eventually get married.
Speaker 2
I need new furniture. I'm renovating the house. I think dealing with contractors is a pain. I can do some of the basic renovations myself like the painting. It is hard to get stuff done with my work schedule. I have a grill. I eat steak. I work at the mall in the central security office. I watch cameras all day. I have 2 dogs. My dogs are demanding. I am renovating my kitchen soon. My kitchen is outdated. I own my home. I have enough money to make renovations to my kitchen. I live on my own now. I find it a relief to come back to a quiet house.
Speaker 1
I had a nice conversation with my mother and I think she understood I would really appreciate it if she didn't nag me that much.
Speaker 2
That's great.  Sometimes the smallest of conversations bring the most clarity.
Speaker 1
I'm glad she's starting to get it. How's the dogs doing?
Speaker 2
I think I have gotten them on a better schedule.  While I am renovating I think I will let them play outside so they do not get anxious.
Speaker 1
Yeah, I'm sure that drives them wild. Mine hated the fireworks over the weekend. I felt so bad! Do yours not like loud noises either?
Speaker 2
No not at all.  I tried giving them some benadryl which seemed to help but they wanted to stay real close to me the whole time
Speaker 1
That's a good idea. Never thought of it! I'll give it a try next time. How's the renovations coming? 
Speaker 2
Slowly with my work schedule right now.  But I will eventually get them competed. One room at a time
Speaker 1
 That's all you can really do. What room are you working on now?
Speaker 2
I used this weekend to to begin removing the cabinets from my kitchen.  My idea is to repaint and lay new tile.
Speaker 1
What color are you going with?
Speaker 2
I am going to do a really light tan on the walls and a walnut color on the cabinets.  I got this great tile that matches both colors beautifully.
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