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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

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4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2016

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Bernadette makes a silent vow, Omar rebels against middle school propaganda, Willow writes an obituary, and much more. Recorded live at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver, BC.

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0:00.0	When Bernadette was in grade 7, she wanted to go to a backstreet boys concert with her friends.
0:07.0	But her parents wouldn't let her.
0:09.0	So she retaliated in her diary.
0:12.0	I made a silent vow to myself today that I shall never, ever love my parents again.
0:19.0	I don't necessarily have to hate them or dislike them,
0:24.7	but from this day on, I have stopped loving my parents.
0:29.6	I may laugh and have a good time with them,
0:32.9	but that does not mean I have to love them.
0:36.8	I hope to keep this vow until I die.
0:43.0	That's Bernadette, showing just how disappointed she was to miss the Backstreet Boys concert.
0:48.4	I'm Dan Meisner, and this?
0:50.4	This is grown-ups re-things they wrote as kids.
0:52.9	Hello, Vancouver.
0:53.9	How are you doing? This is a show where re-things they wrote as kids. Hello, Vancouver. How are you doing?
0:56.0	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
1:03.1	This time, recorded live in Vancouver, we have a sarcastic take on school spirit, a patriotic letter to a U.S. Marine, and an opinionated essay about the
1:14.2	responsibilities of babysitting. This stuff is weird and it is wonderful, and some of it,
1:20.3	like Bernadette's silent vow to herself, some of it is dead serious. By the way, Bernadette did
1:26.9	eventually get to see the Backstreet Boys on their reunion tour a couple of years ago.
1:31.8	And today, she is no longer afraid to admit that she loves her parents.
1:36.7	Proving that our thinking can evolve between seventh grade and adulthood.
1:41.8	So think about who you were were when you were a kid.
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