Thanks For Being Here - Game Night

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Graduation season is upon us, and if you're a parent in the thick of it, listener Stephanie Wass wrote this for you. It's a small, quiet essay about a game of Uno that somehow holds everything — the pride, the grief, and the very specific ache of knowing the cards are no longer in your hands. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. Welcome to Thanks for being here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many
0:05.4	essential and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday, I'll read a submission from a listener
0:12.3	of Kelly Corrigan Wonders. Could be wedding vows or a bat mitzvah toast, a eulogy, or retirement speech.
0:18.7	We believe this is probably the loveliest way to tap into our better
0:22.8	selves and remember our highest values. We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one
0:29.1	person you love, maybe someone you miss and need to bring closer, someone you want to feel
0:34.4	your appreciation or admiration or both. This is thanks for being here.
0:46.9	This week's thanks for being here is from a listener named Stephanie Waz. Hi Kelly, graduation season
0:53.7	is upon us a time filled with mixed emotions for parents everywhere. Hi, Kelly, graduation season is upon us,
0:54.4	a time filled with mixed emotions for parents everywhere.
0:57.5	In my essay, Game Night,
0:59.1	I process this big life change over a game of Uno.
1:03.4	Thanks for considering my reflections.
1:05.9	I love your podcast and the opportunity to honor those we love and hold dear.
1:10.8	Here is Stephanie's essay, Game Night.
1:15.6	Anybody want to play a game?
1:17.5	As I help my husband clear the dishes, I lobbed this question at Julia, my young adult
1:21.8	daughter, home for a brief break from graduate school.
1:25.0	Sure, Julia says, Uno, then maybe Catan? My eyes narrow. I'm a word nerd. Give me
1:31.1	letter tiles and triple word scores any day. Game of strategy or chance. No thank you.
1:37.7	You can play Scrabble with Dad after I leave, Julia says, reading my mind. I wonder if she can sense
1:43.9	my heart pinching. In the coming weeks,
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