He wants to bring his kids on our first date — how do I say no without wrecking everything?

Nypost · Apr 28, 2026 · 826 words · By Excuse My Advice

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Nypost reports: He wants to bring his kids on our first date — how do I say no without wrecking everything?.

Claims checked 5

Techniques found 2

Topics 2

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What happened

Nypost reports: He wants to bring his kids on our first date — how do I say no without wrecking everything?.

Why it matters

Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists.

Common ground

From family feuds to friendship fallouts, money, marriage and sex, there’s no topic too taboo to tackle, and the native New Yorkers will hash out each issue from their differing perspectives to tell the tough-love truth — and you’ll thank them for it.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Thought-Terminating Cliché: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Grief and Mental Health story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that To get your questions answered, head to nypost.com/ema?
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/lifestyle/dear-excuse-my-advice-he-wants-to-bring-…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence

Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.

Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.

Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Thought-Terminating Cliché 80% confidence

Using a trite phrase to end debate ('it is what it is', 'agree to disagree').

Why it matters: Recognizing thought-terminating cliché helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “To get your questions answered, head to nypost.com/ema”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of what a URL is from Wikipedia and Britannica, but no source actually confirms that 'nypost.com/ema' is the specific destination for the column.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sitemaps is a protocol in XML format meant for a webmaster to inform search engines about URLs on a website that are available for web crawling. It allows webmasters to include additional information …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitemaps

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk, an American right-wing political activist, was assassinated at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, while speaking at an outdoor campus debate planned by Turning …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on 24 December 1984. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election and its general secretary, incumbent M. G. Rama…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_As…

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Claim 2: “And the father was a psychiatrist.”

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Evidence from Wikipedia and Apple TV confirms the main character (Jimmy) is a therapist. While the claim specifies the 'father' was a psychiatrist, the evidence confirms the protagonist is a therapist/psychiatrist who is also a dad.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. Will it make things…
https://2sub.movie/series/shrinking-2023/

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web search NEUTRAL — Shrinking is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein. The series stars Segel as a grieving therapist who decides to become drastically mor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinking_(TV_series)

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web search NEUTRAL — Sometimes you need to break down to have a breakthrough. Shrinking is streaming now on Apple TV https://apple.co/_ShrinkingShrinking follows a grieving thera...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjHfjQDWl1A

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Claim 3: “the native New Yorkers will hash out each issue”

MISLEADING

While the NY Post describes them as 'native New Yorkers', other sources clarify that Gail Rudnick currently lives in Palm Beach and Kim Murstein 'decided to escape New York City' to stay with her in Palm Beach, suggesting they are not currently based in New York, though they may have origins there.

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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Times. Murstein has always been close with Rudnick, who lived nearby in Manhattan while she was growing up. “Even now, we talk every single day,” Murstein says. “She has always been like …
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/murstein-grandma-podc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gail Rudnick and granddaughter Kim Murstein. Together, they created a multi-platform brand, Excuse My Grandma, and recently launched a column, "Excuse My Advice," which runs in the New York Post. Rudn…
https://www.aol.com/articles/instagram-ny-post-palm-beach-10…

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web search NEUTRAL — Grandma Gail and Kim go global. In 2020, Murstein, who graduated from Cornell, was working as a producer and on-air reporter for streaming network Cheddar TV. Amid the COVID pandemic, she decided to e…
https://getonnews.com/exclusive-grandma-gail-rudnick-and-kim…

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Claim 4: “I just saw a wonderful show last night. It’s called Shrinking.”

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Wikipedia and Apple TV official trailer confirm the existence of the television series titled 'Shrinking'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Enough with the crime and drama shows! We want some laughs and these shows delivered exactly what we asked for. Here are DeadAnt's picks for the funniest TV shows of 2023.
https://deadant.co/grab-your-remotes-the-funniest-tv-shows-o…

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Claim 5: “Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists.”

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Two independent cross-references from the New York Post confirm that Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein are the hosts of 'Excuse My Grandma' and the Post's new advice columnists.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/lifestyle/dear-excuse-my-advic…

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