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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

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4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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James writes a letter to Prime Minister Joe Clark, Mélanie crushes over MSN, Lisa predicts the future, and much more. Recorded live at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Peterborough. Show notesSupport GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Peterborough 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 Amy was eight, she made her grandmother a birthday cart.
0:04.0	Dear Grandma Avon, you are 50.
0:08.0	50, 50, 50.
0:10.0	25 plus 25 equals 50.
0:14.0	You are 50.
0:16.0	10 plus 10 plus 10 equals 50. are 50 happy happy birthday grandma avon love Amy
0:26.9	that's Amy demonstrating her arithmetic skills in a birthday card I'm Dan Meisner and this
0:35.9	this is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids. How are you doing? It is very, very nice to see you.
0:44.3	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
0:51.3	This time recorded live in Peterborough, Ontario, we have a letter to the
0:55.6	Prime Minister, terrifying horror stories from grade three, a teenage crush that takes place
1:01.8	mostly over MSN, and much more. This stuff is weird, it is wonderful, and by looking back,
1:09.3	it can help us understand who we are today.
1:12.4	So think about who you were when you were a kid, and stick around.
1:21.8	One of my favorite types of kid writing is correspondence.
1:26.3	At our Peterborough show, James brought along two letters
1:29.3	he wrote when he was a kid. The first was written when James was seven, and it was written to Joe
1:34.8	Clark, who was Prime Minister of Canada at the time. The second letter is a letter James wrote
1:41.7	when he was 12 to his mother's bosses.
1:47.0	Please welcome James to the grown-up's sweet thing they wrote his kids' stage.
1:55.0	May 25th, 1979, dear Mr. Clerk, how is it being the Prime Minister? Have you thought of changing
2:05.6	anything that Mr. Trudeau changed? Have you ever been the Prime Minister before?
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