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Welcome back, I'm Rebecca.

And I'm Gabe.

And we are celebrating birthday month for all the males in the lions family.

I know February is big the end of January. It's a fun time. Three of us have birthdays within two weeks.

I know and we just I mean Pierce just

became an adult like overnight it just happened he's 18 now Kaid just turned 20

I can't believe that we've been parents for 20 years game I know it's crazy it's a little sobering it is we have a 20 year old in the family but but we tried to mark the moment I had a great man it was so cool I don't know if any of you at this stage you have kids as old as our kids but for

Pierce's 18th was able to invite several men around that have been a part of his life

from his earliest days have watched him grow up, have just weighed in, they've been there for him,

and man I was reminded of the power of community to have these men speak over his life and point

out the things they see in him, encourage him, give him

advice.

You know, one of my questions for each of them was, what did you do when you were 18, that was a regret

and you wished you could tell your 18-year-old self, don't do this, don't take that path and the wisdom from that was incredible.

Yeah, learn from my mistakes kind of thing.

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