"My mom's heart" (Kitchener)

Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

Kids, Grown Up, Society & Culture, Grown Ups Read Things They Wrote, Grown Ups, Journals, Juvenilia, Performing Arts, Children, Young, K-12, Society & Culture/personal Journals, Cbc Radio, Education/k-12, Education, Diary, Adults Read Things They Wrote As Kids, Things, Grownups, Cbc, Stuff, Read, Kids & Family, Gurttwak, Grttwak, Grown-ups, Comedy, Personal Journals, Adults, Diaries, Arts, Arts/performing Arts

4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Jessica describes the perfect guy, Moody reads a love poem, Meredith explains important rules for witches, and much more. Recorded live at The Walper Hotel in Kitchener. Show notesSupport GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Kitchener 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 Jessica was 13, she knew exactly the kind of guy she wanted.
0:05.0	So, she made a list.
0:07.0	The perfect guy.
0:10.0	Hair spiked with tips frosted with almost...
0:15.0	With almost any color, not red.
0:24.5	Eyes changed with mood.
0:31.5	Happy, bright blue, sad, sky blue, confused, turquoise, angry, dark navy.
0:36.9	Lips, full, shoulders, sturdy and strong.
0:42.7	Arms, muscular, stomach, six pack of abs, optional, could be eight, L.O.L.L.
0:57.3	That's Jessica, reading about her perfect guy, I'm Dan Meisner. And this? This, right now,
1:06.2	is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids. How are you doing? It is very nice to see you.
1:13.6	This is a show where we go back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up.
1:18.7	This time, recorded live in the Crystal Ballroom at the Walper Hotel in Kitchener, Ontario.
1:27.7	We have true pioneer facts, letters to the future, a love poem that involves fish food, and much more.
1:34.1	This stuff is weird, it is wonderful, and kind of like Frosted Tips, we're not always proud of it.
2:01.6	So think about who you were when you dreams and expectations, and she kept doing this throughout her teenage years.
2:06.3	At our Kitchener Show, Chandra read three of these letters to her future self,
2:09.9	written at 11, 14, and 17.
2:16.0	A quick heads up, Chandra's letters do include some cuss words, which we do not bleep.
2:18.7	I wrote this when I was 11.
2:22.2	January 27, 1996.
2:24.9	My expectations for when I am 14.
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