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Welcome to the moth podcast. I'm Emily Couch,

producer of special projects and radio at the moth and your host for this episode.

When I was in high school, and even younger, in elementary school even, I was a complete perfectionist.

All A's, all AP classes, gave myself a panic attack during a chemistry quiz, you name it.

My dad would often tell me, lovingly, it was okay to get a B.

That said, I think I inherited a lot of my perfectionism from him.

It was more of a do as I say, not as I do sort of lesson.

Regardless, I didn't listen to him at the time.

But finally, as an adult and after many reminders from him, as well as my own growth and therapy I do

find that I've been able to internalize his words and let things slide here and

there. It's now a lesson I remind my dad of when he was spinning his wheels trying to finish his house and

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