First Date with Lauren Compton

Society Is Lying To Women About Having Kids w/ Erik Griffin | First Date with Lauren Compton

First Date with Lauren Compton

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On this episode of First Date, Lauren Compton sits down with comedian, actor and Workaholics star Erik Griffin for a hilarious conversation about Lauren clapping back at a commenter who called her fat at eight months pregnant, the doula vs. doctor turf war, sleeping on a park bench in the delivery room, checking into the hospital at 1.5 centimeters and almost becoming a single dad, never meeting his own father, his toddler's daily WWE matches, potty training with strawberries, getting kicked out of his own bed by a kid who hated the Snoo, the freezer full of breast milk his wife wants to turn into lotion, how his wife brought another date to his comedy show, the first date where she ate beef ribs with her hands, why nothing is creepier than a woman in love, his no-surprise proposal rules and the three-ring Tiffany's trick, Lauren's go-go dancing past at Saddle Ranch, the math on having kids and defending his age gap, why society is making women feel like having kids holds them back, the dead internet theory, how to fix Love Is Blind, and his new movie Behemoth! with Pedro Pascal.

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Chapters00:00:00 - Intro00:04:01 - Four Days In The Delivery Room00:09:29 - Why Erik Loves Being A Dad00:17:21 - Kicked Out Of His Own Bed00:21:25 - What Do You Do With Frozen Breast Milk?00:25:44 - She Brought Another Date To His Show00:33:30 - Never Surprise Her With A Proposal00:39:05 - Do The Math Before You Have Kids00:43:21 - If It's Just A Job, Stay Home With Your Kid00:47:48 - The Dead Internet Theory

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