When a Friend Turns Into a Total Downer:

😤 What do you do when a friend turns negative? Barnes had a weekend guest who wouldn't stop complaining, and now he's wondering if it's time to cut ties.

📞 Listener Calls In With Wisdom – Michael from Atlanta, a lifelong Morning X listener, drops some no-nonsense advice:

• “Being honest won’t get you a lot of friends, but it will get you the right ones.”
• “If your friend isn’t ready to problem-solve, maybe it’s time to step back.”
• “You gotta just shake and nod… then disassociate.”

😂 Crash wants to make t-shirts with Michael’s best quote: “Let’s problem-solve, bro.”

Best Moments:

• Barnes tries to be neutral – Instead of calling out his friend, he just quietly disengaged.
• Leslie suggests being honest – “Maybe they just need someone to say it out loud.”
• Michael steals the show – Offers life-changing wisdom & becomes the new Morning X Problem Solver.
• Michael fanboys over Crash – Says Crash’s traffic reports got him to work on time for years.

Takeaways:

✔ Negative people can drain you – it's okay to step back.
✔ Sometimes, people don’t want solutions, they just want to complain.
✔ “Shake, nod, and disassociate” might be the new life motto.
✔ Listener Michael is our new go-to for problem-solving.

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