Well, what a year it's been, everybody. This is the final podcast of the year from us and the final

bonus content from season three. And we'll come back in January, in the middle of January,

with season four. This last one is a really special one. It was the final gathering that we had

of the year in Seattle. And it's on shame. And I think it's going to be meaningful to a lot of you.

So, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and we will talk to you at the beginning of the year.

Much love, everybody. I was incredibly excited about kindergarten. I lived on a small street.

I only had two friends who lived close by and as a little extroverted creative kid,

I was so excited to make new friends. And when I got into the kindergarten classroom for the

first time, there were lots of other children. I was very, very excited. And in the first couple of

weeks, we were out playing on the kindergarten playground in recess. We were playing tag. And I got

tagged. I was it. I had that great honor. And I figured out that I wasn't as fast a runner as

literally anyone else in the class. So, once I was it, I couldn't make anyone else it.

And the fastest boy in our class, a couple of days later, realized he could tag me and then run

backwards in front of me. And I still couldn't tag him, which was quite ridiculous. But I didn't mind

because I had friends and we were all getting along and I was building a community. And then

this amazingly fast running good looking kid said that my belly made waves like water when I ran.

And he started calling me water tank. And so in kindergarten, I got the nickname long before

science Mike of water tank because I moved like waves when I ran. And as I got older and I had

more experiences with my peers, I learned to fear gym class, being shirtless around other boys,

where they would make comments about the size and shape of my chest and my belly. And I learned from

my peers and from bullies that my body was something terrible, something best hidden behind cloth,

and a sea shaped posture that bent to hide that witch projects. But that's okay because even though

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