When Kate was eight years old, she had a beef with another kid named Ellen, and she listed the reasons why in her diary.

I hate to say this, but I hate Ellen.

Now, the reason why I said I hated Ellen was because she's a dirty, rotten, horrible, terrible, bad, mean, foolish, selfish, awful, not so cool, self-centered,

careless, harmful, ugly, warty, dumb, stupid, weird, not smart, turkey-brained,

pupa, cuckoo, crazy, psycho, hyper, nerdy, creepy, jerky, geeky, ugly tooth, unpopular, loner that's confiscated, outdated, out of style,

Mincompoof, loser.

That's Kate, reading an incredibly harsh burn against a girl named Ellen.

I'm Dan Meisner.

And this?

This is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids.

Hello, Vancouver.

It is very, very nice to see you.

This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.

This time, recorded live in Vancouver, BC, we have an almost first kiss, a morality tale

written by an eight-year-old, and a letter to royalty.

This stuff is weird, it is wonderful, and it could be a great way to get in touch with the

hyper, nerdy, creepy, jerky,

ugly-toothed, unpopular loner inside all of us.

So think about who you were when you were a kid.

And stick around.

When Heidi was 17, she had a month-long relationship with a guy named Cliff.

And in her diary, Heidi documented what she now calls the roller coaster of emotions that played out in their relationship.

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