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This week on Wrong Way Forward, Katy and Justin dive into something we all do—but rarely think about:
leaving reviews.

Are reviews actually helpful… or are they just emotional drive-bys from people having a bad day?

From choosing hotels, doctors, and even dog trainers based on star ratings to questioning whether we’ve lost the ability to think for ourselves, this episode explores how reviews are quietly shaping our decisions—and our reputations.

Katy and Justin break down:

• Why only the happiest (or angriest) people leave reviews
• When a bad review is justified… and when it’s just petty revenge
• The hidden risk: businesses reviewing YOU back
• And how one bad experience can spiral into a public takedown

Plus, they read their own reviews—good, bad, and slightly unhinged—and debate what actually makes a review helpful versus harmful.

The bigger question:
Are reviews giving us better information… or just louder opinions?

And before you hit “submit” on that next 1-star rant—
you might want to think twice.

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This week on Wrong Way Forward, Katy and Justin tackle a deceptively simple question that spirals into a full-blown relationship debate:
If you’re the breadwinner, do you get to decide what your partner spends money on?

It starts with cigarettes—but quickly turns into something much bigger.

When a husband refuses to fund his wife’s smoking habit, is he setting a reasonable boundary… or quietly turning into a financial dictator? And once you start controlling one expense, where does it stop? Snacks? Cocktails? Tattoos? Your entire personality?

Along the way, Katy and Justin unpack:

• The fine line between budgeting and control
• Why money is the #1 relationship landmine
• The “slippery slope” of approving your partner’s choices
• And the real question no one wants to ask:
  Is this about finances… or attraction?

Plus, things take a turn into modern vices, relationship dealbreakers, and the cultural rabbit hole of “bimbofication” (yes, really).

It’s messy, it’s funny, and it’s exactly the kind of bad advice we love to roast.

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This week on Wrong Way Forward, we tackle something no one wants to deal with—but everyone eventually has to:

Your parents are getting older… and they’re not listening to you.

We break down a Dear Abby letter where a daughter is watching her mom fall—literally—while refusing to use a walker… and still making casino runs like nothing’s wrong.

So what’s the right move?

Do you step in and take control?
Do you respect their independence… even if it puts them at risk?
Or are you just slowly becoming your parents’ risk manager?

We get into:

• Why traditional advice completely misses the emotional reality
• How to reframe “safety” as independence (so they’ll actually listen)
• The conversations families avoid… until it’s too late
• The guilt of not showing up enough—and the uncomfortable truth behind it

And then… we hit the moment that will stay with you:

The math of how much time you actually have left with your parents.

(It’s less than you think.)

Plus:

• Family tension around money, care, and control
• Why denial is usually just fear in disguise
• And how to have these conversations before everything blows up

If you’ve ever felt stuck between loving your parents and wanting to shake them… this episode is for you.

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