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Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Introducing The Magician: Turning Two Hours Into a Lifetime from 7 Minute Stories w/ Aaron Calafato.
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Aaron reflects on his childhood visitations with his father and how, in just a couple of hours each week, his dad transformed ordinary moments into unforgettable adventures. From blasting Springsteen in the car to battling "giant squids" in the car wash, this story captures the magic of a parent making the most of limited time.
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Story created & performed by: Aaron Calafato
Senior Audio Engineer: Ken Wendt
Additional vocals: Cori Birce
Resident Artist: Pete Whitehead
Original Music: thomas j. duke
Content & Editorial Assistant: Brooks Borden
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| 0:00.0 | My dad only had a couple hours with us for visitation during the week. |
| 0:07.2 | And in that time, he became somewhat of a magician. |
| 0:15.4 | And it's not what you think. |
| 0:19.1 | Lean in, and I'll talk to you after the music. |
| 0:34.7 | You're listening to seven-minute Stories with Aaron Calafato. |
| 0:39.1 | This is Season 5. |
| 0:44.6 | The visitation agreement with my parents was that my dad, besides every other weekend, would get my brother and I once a week, usually a Wednesday, for a couple hours. |
| 0:57.2 | And we were excited when he came to get us. |
| 1:01.5 | If you're a parent and you have to pick up your kid for visitation, if you're the one doing |
| 1:07.6 | the driving and doing the picking up, it can be difficult. |
| 1:12.3 | I mean, for all the obvious reasons, |
| 1:14.7 | but logistically, |
| 1:16.7 | even if you're lucky to live close, |
| 1:21.2 | time starts flying by. |
| 1:24.0 | Now, there's two types of parents. |
| 1:27.1 | There are parents who pick up their kids for visitation, |
| 1:29.3 | and those two hours are not even close to enough. |
| 1:35.3 | And you try to fill those two hours with as much love and warmth as you can, but you wish you had so much more. |
| 1:53.0 | And that dropping them off is extremely painful, especially driving away. |
| 2:05.2 | And then there's other parents who the two hours is just enough time. |
| 2:14.1 | Like, they're still filling it with love and time together, but two hours, we're good. |
| 2:21.0 | Gotta get out of here. |
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