Today, we'll meet two parents with jobs that require head, heart, and stamina.

Samantha provides services to victims of domestic violence, and Edgar is a middle and high school

language art teacher.

Both describe raising themselves when they were growing up.

Samantha's young parents had fun riding motorcycles while she cleaned the house and did the

grocery shopping.

Edgar was raised by a parade of six aunts who didn't speak English.

He recalls having no routine.

In her interview to be on this show, Samantha said, we raised our nine-year-old son and

five-year-old daughter by giving them what we longed for as kids, adults who validated

our feelings and taught us to be critical thinkers.

This strategy is now biting us in the ass.

At the end of this episode, I'll introduce two clever and comforting Chinese idioms.

One explains why people stall around at bedtime, and the other offers advice about what

not to do when you have to fart, a way we go.

First ed disclaimer, what you are about to listen to is not a professional counseling

session.

Each episode is a one-time conversation, and the advice I offer does not constitute psychological

treatment or services substitute for professional diagnosis, intervention, or behavioral health

care.

In order to protect their privacy, our guests have been given pseudonyms and some personal

details have been changed.

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