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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

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4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Matt pulls pranks, Yasmina visits Rome, Janna reads her personal mission statement, and much more. Recorded live at The Gladstone Theatre in Ottawa. Show notesSupport GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Ottawa eventRate or review GRTTWaK in iTunesJoin the email newsletterUpcoming live eventsMusic by Podington Bear and LullatoneClosing theme is “Oh Dear Diary” by SloanTwitterInstagramFacebook

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0:00.0	When Jenna was 10, she wrote an autobiography, and in it, she wrote about the most memorable
0:06.6	moments in her life, like the year she was in junior kindergarten. I particularly remember Christmas
0:14.3	that year, because as my grandmother was opening a large present, my older cousin shot off his
0:20.7	cap gun and practically gave her a heart attack.
0:24.3	She died the next year.
0:27.5	It was unrelated.
0:33.3	That's Jenna. Reading from her autobiography, I'm Dan Meisner, and this? This is grown-ups read
0:39.9	things they wrote as kids. How are you doing tonight? It is very, very nice to see you.
0:49.2	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
0:56.1	This time recorded live in Ottawa, we have a list of pranks, a personal mission statement,
1:01.7	a not-so-scarry story about bats, and much more.
1:06.2	This stuff is weird, it is wonderful, and it can also help us understand who we are.
1:12.3	So think about who you were when you were a kid, and stick around.
1:23.8	Sometimes it's hard for kids to talk to their parents, especially about sensitive or awkward subjects.
1:30.3	So rather than talk to their parents, some kids find it easier to write things out.
1:36.3	When Tina was 12, there was a boy she really wanted to go out with.
1:40.3	But before she went out with him, Tina wanted her parents' permission. So as a way
1:45.8	to ask for permission to date, Tina wrote her parents a letter, which she brought to our Ottawa
1:52.0	show. Please welcome to the grown-up Street Things They Wrote's Kids' Kids Stage, Tina.
2:00.4	Dear mom and dad, if you want to tell him.
2:10.1	Well, I'm just going to get to the chase and already, you already know Neil likes me.
2:15.1	And I just wanted to tell you that I like him a lot too.
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