- Mother's Day is just around the corner
and we have teamed up with Pure Leaf to celebrate.
And joining me is New York Times best selling author,
award-winning journalist
and mom to a baby boy.
Please welcome back to the show,
my friend, Elaine Welteroth.
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(Elaine clapping)
(audience cheering)
Okay.
- Hi, Drew.
- I'm so excited
because the last time I saw you on the show
you were pregnant.
- [Elaine] Yes.
- [Drew] And since then,
you have had a beautiful baby boy.
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- [Elaine] I can't,
I can't even take it.
- [Drew] Oh, my God.
- I'm gonna try not to cry on this show, but yes.
- Everything with my kids makes me so emotional.
That's why they're always like, "Mom, don't cry."
(Elaine laughs)
'Cause everything brings me to tears.
- I'm like the mushiest mom.
I can't, I can't even,
like, the way that this little tiny,
actually huge, juicy human with the thickest thighs.
(audience laughter)
You guys,
get into the juicy rolls.
(Drew sighs) But that little cinnamon roll
has just melted my heart
in a way I just didn't even anticipate.
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Yeah.
Moms get it. You get it.
- Nothing has changed me in my life
like being a mom.
- Yes.
- But the love and the shifts is really wild.
- All of it.
- Well, I mean, I don't know if anyone ever knows,
but all I ever drink is iced tea and tea.
I'm a tea fanatic.
You know how they say we're 98% water?
(Elaine laughs)
I'm 98% tea.
(audience applause)
(Elaine laughs) I know it.
- I love that.
- Well, there's a great tea in front of us.
And we thought it would be fun
if we spilled the tea- - Ooh.
- on some mom moments.
Will you do that with me, Elaine?
- [Elaine] Oh, I love that.
(audience applause) Let's do it.
- Okay.
I am gonna name a mom trend.
And if you're here for it, you take a sip.
And if not, no sip and you explain why.
- Okay. - [Drew] Okay?
- All right. With the tea, right?
- All right, first mom trend.
- [Elaine] Okay.
- Packing elaborate lunches for your child
with handwritten notes.
- I wanna be that mom.
I wanna, like, write a little cute note and all that stuff.
So, yeah.
When I have time,
when I make the time,
let's do it.
- I have to say, I'm with you.
(audience applause)
Next mom trend.
Dressing up for school drop off.
- I'm gonna give you guys a little,
like a half sip on that,
because I think 50% of the time I'm gonna turn up in looks.
But then the other (giggles) 50% of the time,
I look like I just crawled out of, like, under a bridge.
(audience laughter)
- Well, as editor, you know,
and chief of Teen Vogue when you were there,
you are one of the most stylish women.
- Thank you.
- I mean, look at these shoes.
They're wrapped around your-
(audience applause)
- [Elaine] When I see you, I bring my best.
- Well, all right.
Last trend,
mom jeans.
- Of course.
Like, what's wrong with mom jeans?
I think mom jeans are totally back.
What do you guys think?
(audience applause)
- Mom jeans are hot.
- [Elaine] Yeah, I'm into it.
- All right.
Well, tell me about your partnership with Pure Leaf,
because being 98% tea,
I'm very curious. (Elaine and audience laugh)
- It all started a year ago,
when I started this MaterniTea series,
when I was pregnant and I felt so lost.
And I felt like I didn't have guidance or information
about how to navigate this crazy journey into motherhood.
And I just remember thinking,
like, wouldn't it be so cool
to partner with an actual tea company
to spill the tea about all the things
no one tells you to expect when you're expecting.
- Yes.
- And the Pure Leaf No Grants Campaign
really gives moms an extra financial resource
to help them determine how to free up their time
in a way that just makes sense for them.
The most powerful thing you can say
as a mom
sometime is just no, right?
Like, you have the pressure,
and the weight of the world and your family on your back.
And there is a lot of pressure to do it all
and do it perfectly.
And so the idea here
is to give moms actual, tangible support and resources
that allow you to say no sometimes.
It's not just about saying that you stand with moms.
It's about putting your money where your mouth is.
- Yep.
- And you decide how to free up your time
in a way that works for your circumstances,
whether that's, like, going to get a massage,
or paying for a housekeeper
or paying for some childcare for the week,
just so that you can come back to yourself
and really show up for yourself
so that you can show up for your family.
(audience applause)
I'm all about that. - [Drew] Yeah.
You've always been someone who supports people.
- Thank you.
- And now that your son is turning one,
this campaign makes perfect sense in,
you know, lockstep with who you've always been.
So let's spill the tea (mugs clink) for all the moms.
- Yes. (audience applause) I love that.
(audience cheering) I love you.
Thank you so much.
- I am so thrilled.
Thank you, Elaine.
And thank you Pure Leaf.
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