I'm the cool dad. That's, that's my thing.

I know now what I can offer you that no one else can. Complete and undependent.

I'm a man. I'm sensitive. I need to feel loved. I need to be desired.

Yelling is the only part of being a father that I enjoy.

Welcome to Dear Old Dads, the podcast that's definitely not measuring up or measuring at all.

I'm Tom Curry. I'm joined as sometimes by Eli Bosn. As always, I should say,

by Eli Bosnick, but not this time, alas, a lack by Thomas Smith. By Thomas Smith. But we promise,

to our knowledge, he is fine. He just wasn't able to make it to this record.

So I feel like, does this give me a get out of didn't show up once? Yes. Well, or do I just add this to my shit? Now I feel like I know you well enough to the patrons.

Hey, you get the extended version when Tom wants to show up and you get the regular version when Tom wants to show up.

I am the stalwart. I am here for you, podcast listener, in a way that none of them.

Did you ever think you would be the lighthouse? I never did. Like that you would be the beacon in the dark.

I got to tell you, man, I went to a roast with some friends at a work party, and it's been

a long and winding road.

I was just going to sell magic thumbs and be an actor.

But here we are.

Here we are.

And Tom, you know the only thing worse than your two podcast co-hosts recording a show

without you? Because damn it, they've got a schedule

to keep. Why, it's the auto ads. The auto ads, hey, podcast listener, Thomas isn't here,

so I could just talk as much shit about the auto ads as I want. You know what, this episode,

Tom, forget that intro. We're talking shit about auto ads today.

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