How To Face Your Kid's Future

How To! with Mike Pesca

Peach Fish Projects

Education, How To

4.3 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Keith prides himself on being a good dad to his three sons. But in a post-pandemic world with looming student debt and uncertain opportunities, the future can be really scary. He's especially worried about his middle son Ben, an introvert who doesn't know what to do after he graduates high school this year. On this episode of How To! host Carvell Wallace brings on Rebecca Lavoie. She's a versatile podcaster and former co-host on Slate's parenting show Mom and Dad are Fighting. She's also a recent empty nester, and has some tough love for Keith about how he can stop fretting and find more joy in his own life.

If you liked this episode, check out: "How To Fill an Empty Nest"

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0:30.1	I think you'll get a chuckle out of this, I hope.
0:34.0	Military's all about acronyms.
0:36.5	And so I came up with one and think about it.
0:42.2	We're all products of our parents.
0:45.1	And the acronym is poop.
0:49.0	You know, we're products of our parents.
0:51.1	I mean, as much as I love my dad,
0:53.2	I hate some of the things that he's
0:54.8	passed on to me. Welcome to how to. I'm Carval Wallace. At one point or another, we have all
1:03.9	encountered worried parents. They could have been your own parents, maybe your friend's parents,
1:08.9	or if you're like me, then you are the worried parent.
1:12.6	It's not a new idea or feeling, but for our listener this week, being a parent in 2023 does
1:19.6	feel a little bit different.
1:21.6	My name's Keith. I'm a graphic designer by trade. I also was in the Air Force. I retired in 2007 as a public affairs officer,
1:30.8	and I'm the father of three boys. Let's see, 14, 17, and 21 as of Tuesday. Keith lives in
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