>>> WELCOME BACK.
TIME NOW FOR "OVERHEARD ON 3rd."
SHEINELLE, YOU HAVE THIS STORY
WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS HOW
THEY’VE BEEN ISOLATED DURING
THIS TIME.
THAT’S JUST MADE US ALL MELT.
>> YEAH.
I SAW A STORY A WHILE AGO THAT
GRABBED MY ATTENTION.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL STORY.
A MOMMY BLOGGER, FOR EXAMPLE.
SHE HAD A BABY AND HER PARENTS
OR HER HUSBAND’S PARENTS
COULDN’T SEE THEIR GRAND KIDS.
AND THE MORE AND MORE I TALKED
TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN BIRTH
OR WHAT HAVE YOU, I RECOGNIZE
WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER.
A LOT OF US CAN’T SEE OUR
GRANDPARENTS.
SO I PITCHED THIS STORY AND I
CALLED MY GRANDPARENTS AND I
SAID, HEY.
CAN I INTERVIEW YOU GUYS FOR
THIS STORY?
THEY WERE LIKE, HOW CAN WE DO
THAT?
I’M GOING TO PUT ZOOM ON THIS
MOM’S CELL PHONE.
I’LL HAVE HER TAKE YOUR CELL
PHONE TO YOUR HOUSE.
JUST TRUST ME.
HERE’S A TINY SNIPPET.
>> GRANDPA, HOW ARE YOU DOING
TODAY IN THIS MOMENT?
>> I FEEL VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD.
AND THE REASON FOR IT IS I CAN
SEE YOUR PICTURE.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU’RE DOING
FINE.
>> SO HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR
SPIRITS UP, GRANDMA-MA?
>> YOU JUST GO DAY TO DAY AND
STAY POSITIVE.
WHEN VAL GETS KIND OF DOWN, I
TELL HIM GET ON BACK UP.
BECAUSE IF YOU GET DOWN, I’LL
GET DOWN THERE WITH YOU.
WE BOTH HAVE TO STAY UP.
>> I FEEL LIKE YOUR GRANDMA-MA
LOVES ZOOM.
I MEAN, SHE COULD HAVE TALKED
THE WHOLE TIME.
>> YEAH.
NOT BAD FOR HER VERY FIRST ZOOM.
>> THAT’S AWESOME.
>> WE WERE SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE
JUST ASSUMED THEY WOULDN’T WANT
TO DO IT OR USE THE TECHNOLOGY.
BUT I HAVE A FEELING THIS WON’T
BE THE LAST TIME WE USE THE
TECHNOLOGY.
AND IF YOU HAVE GRANDPARENTS
LIKE I DO THAT ARE OLDER, YOU
GET A COUSIN OR MAYBE ASK
ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER TO TAKE
THEIR PHONE OVER THERE.
YOU KNOW, I HAD MY MOM DOWNLOAD
THE SOFTWARE AND SAID GET
SOMETHING, PROP UP BOOKS AND
PROP IT UP SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO
DO ANYTHING.
IT’S REALLY WORTH IT TO SEE
THEM.
>> THERE’S A PART OF ME THAT
SOMETIMES DOESN’T WANT TO DO IT
BECAUSE IT’S NOT THE SAME.
BUT THE REWARD YOU GET AFTER
DOING IT FEELS LIKE AS IF YOU
SAW SOMEONE IN PERSON.
I MEAN, OLIVER WAS BORN RIGHT
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC BECAME A
THING.
YOU KNOW?
HE WAS BORN IN JANUARY.
AND MY DAD WAS THERE.
HE -- MY MOM WAS THERE.
EVERYBODY GOT TO SEE OLIVER
RIGHT WHEN HE WAS BORN.
THEN THE PANDEMIC HIT.
MY MOM LIVES IN FLORIDA.
MY DAD’S IN NEW JERSEY BUT HE’S
NOT COMING INTO NEW YORK CITY
WHICH WAS THE WORST PLACE TO BE
FOR A WHILE.
AND EVEN STILL, DAD, YOU WANT TO
COME TO NEW YORK?
I’M NOT COMFORTABLE COMING INTO
NEW YORK.
SO WE GO DOWN THERE.
WE’LL HAVE A PICNIC OUTSIDE OR
SOMETHING.
BUT IT’S -- AND OLIVER IS GOING
THROUGH ALL THESE MILESTONES
RIGHT NOW.
IT BREAKS MY HEART MY PARENTS
AREN’T THERE TO WATCH ALL OF
THIS HAPPEN.
>> ONE OF MY FAVORITES, WE DO
OUR SHOW CALLED "OFF THE RAILS"
AND SHEINELLE BROUGHT UP THIS
THING.
WHEN SHE WAS GROWING UP HER PARENTS USED TO --
PARENTS USED TO --
>> I DID IT TO KAYIN.
>> Reporter:
>> SHE PRE-CHEWED HIS FOOD.
>> NOT ALL THE TIME.
BUT SOMETIMES HE WOULD --
>> LIKE A BIRD.
>> STEAK OR SOMETHING.
I WOULD, LIKE, CHEW IT A LITTLE
BIT.
>> AND SO WE -- AND OH, I
REMEMBER THIS BECAUSE MY GRANDMA
USED TO DO IT.
AND CAN YOU CALL GRANDMA-MA.
AND SHE SAID ON THE AIR, OH, NO,
NO, BABY GIRL.
WE DIDN’T DO THAT.
SO SHEINELLE HAD BEEN CHEWING --
>> SHE WAS LIKE, WE’RE NOT
BIRDS.
>> WE’RE NOT LIKE A BIRD.
>> WHO ARE YOU?
>> I REMEMBER THAT HAPPENING.
MAYBE I MADE THAT UP.
>> SHE’S STILL CHEWING THEIR
FOOD.
>> HE’S 11 HE DOESN’T MIND.
IT WASN’T ALL THE TIME.
YOU’VE NEVER DONE THAT?
>> NO!
NO!
NO, I NEVER DID THAT!
>> A PIECE OF SOMETHING AND YOU
BITE IT OFF --
>> WHY DON’T YOU CUT IT?
>> LET’S SAY IT’S A BIG PIECE OF
SOMETHING.
>> THAT’S THE KNIFE AND FORK.
>> IT’S SO HYPOCRITICAL.
YOU GUYS KNOW TOO.
>> NO ONE’S WATCHING --
>> NO, IT IS HYPOCRITICAL --
>> BECAUSE I DON’T SHARE.
>> THAT’S TRUE.
YOU HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE --
>> NOBODY CAN EVEN TAKE A SIP OF
HER DRINK.
BUT I FEEL LIKE MY GERMS ARE
PURE.
>> I HOPE YOU’RE ENJOYING YOUR
BREAKFAST.
>> I FEEL LIKE MY GERMS ARE