Are You a Crab in a Pot?
Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 ⢠637 Ratings
šļø 2 December 2014
ā±ļø 46 minutes
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Summary
Do you let others grow and expand or do you keep pulling them back down into the pot? When you try to crawl out and try something new, do family/friends/co-workers pull you down or deter you? When you change or grow it can be quite uncomfortable for the people around you. Just like crabs in a pot, we pull back the ones who are crawling out because change can feel risky and unpredictable.
We also discuss how Billy Corgan reacted to Anderson Cooperās slight. How would you handle public ridicule? We play some clips from our discussion with Dr. Darius, sleep expert who we interviewed for our next Conversations with People We Love, and Todd brings back Tournament of Bad because heās got some bubble wrap issues.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, my name's Todd Adams. |
| 0:07.5 | And this is Kathy Adams. |
| 0:08.6 | Welcome back to Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:10.7 | This is episode number 204, sweetie. |
| 0:13.5 | That music just cut off really abruptly. |
| 0:15.5 | But, sweetie, with the magic of my production, it's not going to cut off. |
| 0:18.3 | Oh, cool. |
| 0:19.1 | Yeah, so don't... |
| 0:20.2 | I love magic. |
| 0:20.2 | Don't be player-haten., don't be player hayton. |
| 0:21.4 | I won't be player hating. |
| 0:22.7 | Sweetie, right before we press record, you said, I love getting cold so I can get hot again. |
| 0:28.7 | What I love is I love, I just walked downstairs to do, and we're in our studio, and it's cold down here, but Todd had had a heater on and it felt so good to be cold |
| 0:39.4 | and then feel that heat. |
| 0:42.6 | All right, Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:44.2 | It's a discussion between a spiritual and emotional mom and a logical and practical dad. |
| 0:50.1 | We have three daughters, ages 7, 10, and 11. |
| 0:53.2 | And our goal is to give you the resources to become a better parent. |
| 0:58.0 | But more importantly, to become a better you. |
| 1:00.1 | And always remember our motto is that the best predictor of a child's well-being is a parent's self-understanding. |
| 1:08.0 | Right, sweetie? |
| 1:08.6 | Yeah. |
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