October 9, 2025 • 18 mins
Sometimes getting back on stage leads to unexpected connections. Sometimes those connections lead to inappropriate questions we can't ask. This episode covers both.
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SPEAKER_00 (00:00):
Hello, welcome to episode 51 of Starting Stand Up.
My name is David Walton.
I every week mine my own brainfor potential stand-up material.
And with your help, I find stuffthat is more likely to work on
stage.
This week's episode, uh twoepisodes ago, I asked you to be
(00:22):
my accountability partner so Icould get back on the stand-up
horse.
And if you'd like to find out ifthat worked, that technique of
making strangers accountabilitypartners worked, you're going to
have to listen to Find Out.
And then we move very seamlesslyinto some offensive and childish
takes on lesbians.
(00:43):
And then that segues nicely,very smoothly, into some
thoughts on the inboundsexuality of my own children.
Some, of course, some complaintsabout parenting, and some
complaints about the athleticindustrial complex, the youth
sports rather, rather,industrial complex.
And then we get a little deeperlittle philosophy of the
(01:04):
difference betweenhalf-heartedness and
wholeheartedness in uh in ouractions.
Um and then I sort of land theplane in kind of that nice down,
kind of melancholy, inadvisableway to end anything.
So uh if that interests you,that makes me very happy.
So stick around and pleaseenjoy.
(01:45):
Oh man, that's rubbish.
That's rubbish.
Check to check.
Okay.
Well, accountability partners,I've got great news.
You did it for me.
0.0% chance I go do an open mictonight without committing to
you publicly two weeks ago inepisode 49 of Starting Stand Up.
(02:10):
I gotta tell you something.
What a dream.
So I'm gonna keep committing.
I commit to stop masturbatingevery day.
We're gonna do knob nom.
No booze, no masturbation, knobnom.
I did that one year, one month,I believe it was a January 2013.
(02:30):
I didn't see heard it's on somepodcast, Nnobnom.
No booze, no masturbation.
It was a very uh the open mictonight was the the the kind,
the brutal kinds where everysingle person there is a
stand-up.
So that there were there's somegood people, just no one's
getting laughs.
I did something uh new.
(02:52):
Right before I went up, Iremembered that advice I'd
gotten about, you know, juststate something that's obvious
in the room that no one'stalking about.
And again, it was just thesadness.
So what I said was first thing Isaid was, on a scale of one to
ten, how sad is everybody rightnow?
(03:13):
And there was sort of a pause,and then people started
chuckling a little bit.
And then some woman yells,eight, and then we kind of
figured out that that meant shewas really sad.
And I genuinely, my heartgenuinely.
And she was a she was a a portlyyoung woman, but you know, not
she was wearing it well, youknow.
(03:34):
I she's she just was open, andshe said she was at an eight.
And so she got came out of theaisle and we had about a
seven-second hug, and she reallyappreciated people, everyone
started clapping.
And then I proceeded to talkabout masturbation.
No, not really, but it was anice way to start.
I may try to keep that.
(03:56):
It it's it was fulfilling to me,and I think that's the lesson.
If I'm fresh, I mean, Iliterally just got off stage
like 45 minutes ago, so I'mfresh.
And what in in reflection, and Isaid this before, but just being
able to, even if you're notfunny, connecting, really
talking and and leaving apositive mark energetically uh
(04:21):
is important.
And I think that hug got peopleon my side right away.
And then I started with thatjoke about you know, my favorite
thing about Maine is theall-female landscaping cruise,
which isn't even my Austin Earlwrote that.
But I I have such a hard timewith like those quick first
laughs, you know, just like,okay, I'm a professional, I'm
(04:42):
gonna give you a joke rightaway.
And then I proceeded to notreally do jokes.
Again, I went back to my kind ofpodcast vibe where I talked
about how I had procured threerabbits, uh, my testosterone was
mentioned, and that my testicleshave have shrunk to the size of
the rabbit's testicle size.
(05:03):
And that was really the thecloser.
And in listening back, I I willsay that the there was genuine,
it was a good there it was aheartfelt response.
So, and then one of the guys,Nate, another success here,
Nate, uh, bearded fellow who'sgood.
Uh, he came up to me, he's like,Man, you got some stuff in
(05:24):
there.
Like, you know, he was basicallya potential.
And I said, You know what, Nate?
Hey, Nate, I think we should becomedy buddies.
Do you ever want to have alittle writing session together?
So much more fun to do it thatway.
And he was like, fuck yeah.
And so Nate and I are gonna gettogether.
He also invited me to do theNovember show, a 10-minute set.
(05:46):
So now I have a goal, now I havesomething to work towards that
will get my ass in gear.
I've got you, my accountabilitypartner, and we're off to the
races again.
The summer's over.
We've officially clicked out ofcomplete degenerate mode, and
we're back.
There's a lesson there in inthere somewhere.
Just gotta get back on thehorse.
(06:08):
I had a couple friends justscream at me, you know, through
text, calling me a pussy, get ittogether, and that's also
effective.
Carrot and the stick.
I like both.
I mean, I I'll eat carrot whilegetting hit by the stick.
They both work.
So um, again, thank you forbeing my accountability partner.
Uh, we've committed to doing areal set, and uh it looks like
(06:32):
in November it's gonna happen.
Yeah, that's the update.
Is it weird?
So I'm doing PT, and this lovelyyoung woman named Emily is my
PT.
She's extremely capable, she'strained all over the place.
She knows her stuff.
She gives me my needle, and weget to talking, of course, and
(06:52):
she called someone her partner.
So I was like, Oh, are you adyke?
No, I didn't say that, ofcourse.
I said, Oh, you know, this isgonna be really inappropriate,
but she says that she had atough weekend because her
partner's mom doesn't like heror is a real so by the end of
the weekend she was gritting herteeth, and I said, Did you take
(07:14):
it out on your partner at theend of the weekend and just go
ape shit on her and pick a hugefight?
She was like, No, no.
I was like, Oh, I had lesbiansall wrong.
No, I'm just teasing.
I'm gonna take, I can makelesbian jokes because I know
lesbians, no, um, just becausethey're the best.
(07:34):
And here's why.
I mean, here's my only issue.
Because I'm just fascinated.
Um and I'm a pervert.
And so what I really want to askis like, what's going on?
Like, how's how's the sex life?
Uh, what are you guys into?
You know, and I feel like Ishould be able to say that
(07:55):
because this isn't someone thatis interested in me.
You know, it's a it's theequivalent of a dude.
And let me tell you something.
A few, you know, uh dry needlingsessions with a dude PT who and
he's talking about hisgirlfriend, I can skip a lot of
steps.
(08:15):
And, you know, I'm not gonnaask, like, oh dude, what's he
like fucking a dude?
Like, I'm not gonna go there,but you know, favorite posizh,
you know, is this guy mish onlyuh like me, or is he is he
someone who is she wild?
Is everything good?
You know, I just like thatstuff.
Just just like knowing people'swildly personal information, and
(08:40):
somehow uh I usually can extractit somewhat easily.
Anyway, I just want to knowabout the scissoring or the
69ing and or the strap-ontechnology, if that's the thing,
you know?
And if that makes me a badperson, so be it.
(09:00):
I'm just being honest, that's uhwould be a fascinating
conversation.
And I just wonder if I did thatin my sixth dry needling
appointment.
Um, would I be invited back tothe gym?
Would I be sued?
You know, that kind of thing.
So, yeah, if you're a lawyer,let me know.
Anyway, this delightful lesbianpersonal trainer, sorry, uh
(09:24):
physical therapist, PT, wastelling uh about her frustration
with her partner's mother, andit just got me thinking about me
as a parent.
I often wonder what it's gonnabe like if I feel like my
daughter or son is making amistake, like keeping your mouth
(09:45):
shut, or do you just go like,hey, you do what you want to do,
but that dude is bad fuckingnews, and that dude's an
asshole, and I I forbid you.
There's a lot coming, you know,down the piper.
Sexual, sexual activation in twoyears.
I mean, it's happening, so Iguess it'll be fun.
(10:08):
I often think, how much am Igonna fuck with these people
when they, you know, whenCecilia brings home a boyfriend?
The temptation is just gonna beto make this dude's life hell or
test him out a little bit.
It'll be fun.
And then, of course, you know,Louis brings home some complete
psychopath, and you're justlike, oh boy.
(10:30):
Yeah, I bet he has a propensityfor a psycho.
It's like young, you know, thecliche is that basically young
women go for bad boys, and thetheory is that, you know, you're
looking for strength, you'relooking for someone who's
bucking social norms, you know.
There's something appealingabout that because you're like,
this person plays by their ownrules, you know, and there's
(10:55):
there's value, I think, in that.
Uh, and thus the propensity formaking mistakes as a young woman
going for for bad boys who whodon't necessarily treat them
well.
And the same holds true for boyswho I think are just uh, you
know, mesmerized by females andtheir sort of maybe their
(11:17):
chaotic nature at that age, andso they just hop on the roller
coaster and just get torn toabsolute shreds.
Or maybe that's just me.
Maybe that's just me.
But um, no, I think it's I'mreally excited for this next
phase of of parenting.
I'm pretty much done.
(11:38):
I'm pretty much done with thepreteens and the early teens.
I'm ready for some adulthood.
But I gotta, I'm gonnaappreciate I practice a pr I
practice gratitude every day forthe 45-minute Korean skincare
routine that I watch and Isupport and pay for.
(12:02):
And I also support the recap ofa television series about
superheroes that I have nointerest in.
Now, I really actually don'tpretend anymore.
Say uh not now, boy.
There's gotta be someone elseyou can call to talk about the
boys and the plot lines.
Now I kid a little bit, but notreally.
(12:24):
It's tough out there.
I think if um for those with uhkids in this age range, I think
I'm gonna get a support grouptogether because the cliche
answer is oh man, 13, oh my god,12 and 10.
God, that's when it gets fun.
Yeah, so fun, right?
And I'm like, I mean, I'd liketo see your kids.
Most of the parents of my 12,13, 11-year-olds are spending, I
(12:47):
don't know, 40 hours a weekdriving them to youth sports
games that they will never everplay after high school.
Football, tackle football, um,probably soccer, uh, baseball,
certainly.
That is over after high schoolfor the vast majority.
Uh, and those are the biggestones, which is just baffling.
(13:08):
Lacrosse, you're not playingthat after high school, let's be
honest.
Let's let's get real.
Field hockey?
Yeah.
You know what?
I'm gonna dedicate my life todriving my daughter around to
play field hockey so that at theage of 18 she can never play it
again.
Doesn't make sense to me, guys.
(13:30):
What percentage of kids trulylove these sports?
And what did we do in the 1900sbefore sports youth sports were
a thing?
Like what what were what were wedoing?
Does anyone have this data?
Can someone please send me anarticle about what parenting was
before the youth sportsindustrial complex took over and
(13:51):
became a virus in everybody'smind?
What it is madness.
Grown men of friends of mine whoI and I get there are some I
have some friends who truly loveit.
They'll manage the team, coachthe team, they just love sports,
their kids love sports.
So I'm not knocking that at all.
(14:13):
But I know a number of parentswho willingly force sports onto
their children who aren't thatinto it, and neither are the
parents.
And then they spend their adultlife driving all over the world,
the country, New England, justentire weekends swallowed whole
(14:36):
by mediocre, half-heartedsporting events.
Madness.
Complete madness, and somebodyneeds to do something about it.
I think I'm just regrettingsigning up to be head coach of
my son's basketball team, I'mgonna be honest.
Just venting a little bit here.
Pretty nervous about it.
(14:57):
I really am.
I just I want to do something inmy life wholehearted.
You know, I think my whole lifehas just been a half-hearted
thing.
Just one foot in, one foot out.
I mean, I'll be honest, I've gotone foot in stand-up.
I needed I needed accountabilitypartners from strangers that I'm
barking at on a podcast to forceme to go do it.
(15:22):
You know?
I'm gonna coach and like thefirst two weeks I'm gonna be
super into it, and then I'mgonna be half-hearted about it.
For those who stay wholeheartedinto things, what's your trick?
Please write me.
What's the trick towholeheartedness, please?
Thank you.
And I thank you in advance for acomplete and detailed answer.
(15:44):
I am venery?
I'm wholehearted about that.
Completely wholehearted aboutvenery.
Is there anything else?
Tennis?
Can't play that.
Sports and venery.
Am I just an incrediblysuperficial human?
Just boning and sports.
Everything else is just andthen, you know, uh non-ordinary
(16:05):
experiences with friends.
Yeah, that's it.
That's all I that's it.
When I say non-ordinary, I mean,you know, either an incredible
vacation or uh, you know, anevening out that just has
something really high qualityevenings out, evenings out
socializing, dinner parties,sports and boning, and then
(16:27):
snuggling.
Yeah.
Snuggling with kids.
Reading?
I can wholeheartedly read withlegs intertwined with children.
As long as they're not talkingtoo much.
That is my deepest peace andhappiness.
How about you?
What do you do wholeheartedly?
Where do you find your deepestpeace?
God, I wish I knew who you were.
(16:48):
It's getting pretty awkwardalone here at my desk.
But I am imagining you in thebathtub, a little pinner, just
taking in these words, lettingit wash over you, letting it
change how you think about yourown life.
Let's all change each other'slives.
You've certainly changed mine.
I think we both know that I'veum said enough tonight.
I want to wish you so much somuch wholeheartedness this week.
(17:12):
I hope you pour yourself intosomething and lose yourself.
Next week, we will be at exactlya year.
The year anniversary episode.
52, episode 52.
I believe there's 52 weeks, yep.
So uh that's a big moment.
No idea what we're gonna do, andI will most likely not plan it
(17:32):
until 8 p.m.
Wednesday.
So not much else to say.
If you enjoyed this episode, I'dreally appreciate it if you kept
it to yourself and didn't tellanybody and didn't comment or
like or share.
Again, I'm trying to I'm tryingto shut this thing down.
(17:52):
And we need to get to zerolisteners.
So just slowly wear it outbecause I can't quit if I know
people like it.
That's just not who I am.
That's one more wholeheartedthing I am.
I'm a wholehearted peoplepleaser.
So if it pleases you, then Ican't stop.
So again, do not share, do notcomment, do not like, do not
(18:14):
subscribe.
Unsubscribe, frankly.
That would be helpful.
I wish you, again, awholehearted week.
Go take what's yours.
Hello, welcome to episode 51 of Starting Stand Up.
My name is David Walton.
I every week mine my own brainfor potential stand-up material.
And with your help, I find stuffthat is more likely to work on
stage.
This week's episode, uh twoepisodes ago, I asked you to be
(00:22):
my accountability partner so Icould get back on the stand-up
horse.
And if you'd like to find out ifthat worked, that technique of
making strangers accountabilitypartners worked, you're going to
have to listen to Find Out.
And then we move very seamlesslyinto some offensive and childish
takes on lesbians.
(00:43):
And then that segues nicely,very smoothly, into some
thoughts on the inboundsexuality of my own children.
Some, of course, some complaintsabout parenting, and some
complaints about the athleticindustrial complex, the youth
sports rather, rather,industrial complex.
And then we get a little deeperlittle philosophy of the
(01:04):
difference betweenhalf-heartedness and
wholeheartedness in uh in ouractions.
Um and then I sort of land theplane in kind of that nice down,
kind of melancholy, inadvisableway to end anything.
So uh if that interests you,that makes me very happy.
So stick around and pleaseenjoy.
(01:45):
Oh man, that's rubbish.
That's rubbish.
Check to check.
Okay.
Well, accountability partners,I've got great news.
You did it for me.
0.0% chance I go do an open mictonight without committing to
you publicly two weeks ago inepisode 49 of Starting Stand Up.
(02:10):
I gotta tell you something.
What a dream.
So I'm gonna keep committing.
I commit to stop masturbatingevery day.
We're gonna do knob nom.
No booze, no masturbation, knobnom.
I did that one year, one month,I believe it was a January 2013.
(02:30):
I didn't see heard it's on somepodcast, Nnobnom.
No booze, no masturbation.
It was a very uh the open mictonight was the the the kind,
the brutal kinds where everysingle person there is a
stand-up.
So that there were there's somegood people, just no one's
getting laughs.
I did something uh new.
(02:52):
Right before I went up, Iremembered that advice I'd
gotten about, you know, juststate something that's obvious
in the room that no one'stalking about.
And again, it was just thesadness.
So what I said was first thing Isaid was, on a scale of one to
ten, how sad is everybody rightnow?
(03:13):
And there was sort of a pause,and then people started
chuckling a little bit.
And then some woman yells,eight, and then we kind of
figured out that that meant shewas really sad.
And I genuinely, my heartgenuinely.
And she was a she was a a portlyyoung woman, but you know, not
she was wearing it well, youknow.
(03:34):
I she's she just was open, andshe said she was at an eight.
And so she got came out of theaisle and we had about a
seven-second hug, and she reallyappreciated people, everyone
started clapping.
And then I proceeded to talkabout masturbation.
No, not really, but it was anice way to start.
I may try to keep that.
(03:56):
It it's it was fulfilling to me,and I think that's the lesson.
If I'm fresh, I mean, Iliterally just got off stage
like 45 minutes ago, so I'mfresh.
And what in in reflection, and Isaid this before, but just being
able to, even if you're notfunny, connecting, really
talking and and leaving apositive mark energetically uh
(04:21):
is important.
And I think that hug got peopleon my side right away.
And then I started with thatjoke about you know, my favorite
thing about Maine is theall-female landscaping cruise,
which isn't even my Austin Earlwrote that.
But I I have such a hard timewith like those quick first
laughs, you know, just like,okay, I'm a professional, I'm
(04:42):
gonna give you a joke rightaway.
And then I proceeded to notreally do jokes.
Again, I went back to my kind ofpodcast vibe where I talked
about how I had procured threerabbits, uh, my testosterone was
mentioned, and that my testicleshave have shrunk to the size of
the rabbit's testicle size.
(05:03):
And that was really the thecloser.
And in listening back, I I willsay that the there was genuine,
it was a good there it was aheartfelt response.
So, and then one of the guys,Nate, another success here,
Nate, uh, bearded fellow who'sgood.
Uh, he came up to me, he's like,Man, you got some stuff in
(05:24):
there.
Like, you know, he was basicallya potential.
And I said, You know what, Nate?
Hey, Nate, I think we should becomedy buddies.
Do you ever want to have alittle writing session together?
So much more fun to do it thatway.
And he was like, fuck yeah.
And so Nate and I are gonna gettogether.
He also invited me to do theNovember show, a 10-minute set.
(05:46):
So now I have a goal, now I havesomething to work towards that
will get my ass in gear.
I've got you, my accountabilitypartner, and we're off to the
races again.
The summer's over.
We've officially clicked out ofcomplete degenerate mode, and
we're back.
There's a lesson there in inthere somewhere.
Just gotta get back on thehorse.
(06:08):
I had a couple friends justscream at me, you know, through
text, calling me a pussy, get ittogether, and that's also
effective.
Carrot and the stick.
I like both.
I mean, I I'll eat carrot whilegetting hit by the stick.
They both work.
So um, again, thank you forbeing my accountability partner.
Uh, we've committed to doing areal set, and uh it looks like
(06:32):
in November it's gonna happen.
Yeah, that's the update.
Is it weird?
So I'm doing PT, and this lovelyyoung woman named Emily is my
PT.
She's extremely capable, she'strained all over the place.
She knows her stuff.
She gives me my needle, and weget to talking, of course, and
(06:52):
she called someone her partner.
So I was like, Oh, are you adyke?
No, I didn't say that, ofcourse.
I said, Oh, you know, this isgonna be really inappropriate,
but she says that she had atough weekend because her
partner's mom doesn't like heror is a real so by the end of
the weekend she was gritting herteeth, and I said, Did you take
(07:14):
it out on your partner at theend of the weekend and just go
ape shit on her and pick a hugefight?
She was like, No, no.
I was like, Oh, I had lesbiansall wrong.
No, I'm just teasing.
I'm gonna take, I can makelesbian jokes because I know
lesbians, no, um, just becausethey're the best.
(07:34):
And here's why.
I mean, here's my only issue.
Because I'm just fascinated.
Um and I'm a pervert.
And so what I really want to askis like, what's going on?
Like, how's how's the sex life?
Uh, what are you guys into?
You know, and I feel like Ishould be able to say that
(07:55):
because this isn't someone thatis interested in me.
You know, it's a it's theequivalent of a dude.
And let me tell you something.
A few, you know, uh dry needlingsessions with a dude PT who and
he's talking about hisgirlfriend, I can skip a lot of
steps.
(08:15):
And, you know, I'm not gonnaask, like, oh dude, what's he
like fucking a dude?
Like, I'm not gonna go there,but you know, favorite posizh,
you know, is this guy mish onlyuh like me, or is he is he
someone who is she wild?
Is everything good?
You know, I just like thatstuff.
Just just like knowing people'swildly personal information, and
(08:40):
somehow uh I usually can extractit somewhat easily.
Anyway, I just want to knowabout the scissoring or the
69ing and or the strap-ontechnology, if that's the thing,
you know?
And if that makes me a badperson, so be it.
(09:00):
I'm just being honest, that's uhwould be a fascinating
conversation.
And I just wonder if I did thatin my sixth dry needling
appointment.
Um, would I be invited back tothe gym?
Would I be sued?
You know, that kind of thing.
So, yeah, if you're a lawyer,let me know.
Anyway, this delightful lesbianpersonal trainer, sorry, uh
(09:24):
physical therapist, PT, wastelling uh about her frustration
with her partner's mother, andit just got me thinking about me
as a parent.
I often wonder what it's gonnabe like if I feel like my
daughter or son is making amistake, like keeping your mouth
(09:45):
shut, or do you just go like,hey, you do what you want to do,
but that dude is bad fuckingnews, and that dude's an
asshole, and I I forbid you.
There's a lot coming, you know,down the piper.
Sexual, sexual activation in twoyears.
I mean, it's happening, so Iguess it'll be fun.
(10:08):
I often think, how much am Igonna fuck with these people
when they, you know, whenCecilia brings home a boyfriend?
The temptation is just gonna beto make this dude's life hell or
test him out a little bit.
It'll be fun.
And then, of course, you know,Louis brings home some complete
psychopath, and you're justlike, oh boy.
(10:30):
Yeah, I bet he has a propensityfor a psycho.
It's like young, you know, thecliche is that basically young
women go for bad boys, and thetheory is that, you know, you're
looking for strength, you'relooking for someone who's
bucking social norms, you know.
There's something appealingabout that because you're like,
this person plays by their ownrules, you know, and there's
(10:55):
there's value, I think, in that.
Uh, and thus the propensity formaking mistakes as a young woman
going for for bad boys who whodon't necessarily treat them
well.
And the same holds true for boyswho I think are just uh, you
know, mesmerized by females andtheir sort of maybe their
(11:17):
chaotic nature at that age, andso they just hop on the roller
coaster and just get torn toabsolute shreds.
Or maybe that's just me.
Maybe that's just me.
But um, no, I think it's I'mreally excited for this next
phase of of parenting.
I'm pretty much done.
(11:38):
I'm pretty much done with thepreteens and the early teens.
I'm ready for some adulthood.
But I gotta, I'm gonnaappreciate I practice a pr I
practice gratitude every day forthe 45-minute Korean skincare
routine that I watch and Isupport and pay for.
(12:02):
And I also support the recap ofa television series about
superheroes that I have nointerest in.
Now, I really actually don'tpretend anymore.
Say uh not now, boy.
There's gotta be someone elseyou can call to talk about the
boys and the plot lines.
Now I kid a little bit, but notreally.
(12:24):
It's tough out there.
I think if um for those with uhkids in this age range, I think
I'm gonna get a support grouptogether because the cliche
answer is oh man, 13, oh my god,12 and 10.
God, that's when it gets fun.
Yeah, so fun, right?
And I'm like, I mean, I'd liketo see your kids.
Most of the parents of my 12,13, 11-year-olds are spending, I
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don't know, 40 hours a weekdriving them to youth sports
games that they will never everplay after high school.
Football, tackle football, um,probably soccer, uh, baseball,
certainly.
That is over after high schoolfor the vast majority.
Uh, and those are the biggestones, which is just baffling.
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Lacrosse, you're not playingthat after high school, let's be
honest.
Let's let's get real.
Field hockey?
Yeah.
You know what?
I'm gonna dedicate my life todriving my daughter around to
play field hockey so that at theage of 18 she can never play it
again.
Doesn't make sense to me, guys.
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What percentage of kids trulylove these sports?
And what did we do in the 1900sbefore sports youth sports were
a thing?
Like what what were what were wedoing?
Does anyone have this data?
Can someone please send me anarticle about what parenting was
before the youth sportsindustrial complex took over and
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became a virus in everybody'smind?
What it is madness.
Grown men of friends of mine whoI and I get there are some I
have some friends who truly loveit.
They'll manage the team, coachthe team, they just love sports,
their kids love sports.
So I'm not knocking that at all.
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But I know a number of parentswho willingly force sports onto
their children who aren't thatinto it, and neither are the
parents.
And then they spend their adultlife driving all over the world,
the country, New England, justentire weekends swallowed whole
(14:36):
by mediocre, half-heartedsporting events.
Madness.
Complete madness, and somebodyneeds to do something about it.
I think I'm just regrettingsigning up to be head coach of
my son's basketball team, I'mgonna be honest.
Just venting a little bit here.
Pretty nervous about it.
(14:57):
I really am.
I just I want to do something inmy life wholehearted.
You know, I think my whole lifehas just been a half-hearted
thing.
Just one foot in, one foot out.
I mean, I'll be honest, I've gotone foot in stand-up.
I needed I needed accountabilitypartners from strangers that I'm
barking at on a podcast to forceme to go do it.
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You know?
I'm gonna coach and like thefirst two weeks I'm gonna be
super into it, and then I'mgonna be half-hearted about it.
For those who stay wholeheartedinto things, what's your trick?
Please write me.
What's the trick towholeheartedness, please?
Thank you.
And I thank you in advance for acomplete and detailed answer.
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I am venery?
I'm wholehearted about that.
Completely wholehearted aboutvenery.
Is there anything else?
Tennis?
Can't play that.
Sports and venery.
Am I just an incrediblysuperficial human?
Just boning and sports.
Everything else is just andthen, you know, uh non-ordinary
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experiences with friends.
Yeah, that's it.
That's all I that's it.
When I say non-ordinary, I mean,you know, either an incredible
vacation or uh, you know, anevening out that just has
something really high qualityevenings out, evenings out
socializing, dinner parties,sports and boning, and then
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snuggling.
Yeah.
Snuggling with kids.
Reading?
I can wholeheartedly read withlegs intertwined with children.
As long as they're not talkingtoo much.
That is my deepest peace andhappiness.
How about you?
What do you do wholeheartedly?
Where do you find your deepestpeace?
God, I wish I knew who you were.
(16:48):
It's getting pretty awkwardalone here at my desk.
But I am imagining you in thebathtub, a little pinner, just
taking in these words, lettingit wash over you, letting it
change how you think about yourown life.
Let's all change each other'slives.
You've certainly changed mine.
I think we both know that I'veum said enough tonight.
I want to wish you so much somuch wholeheartedness this week.
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I hope you pour yourself intosomething and lose yourself.
Next week, we will be at exactlya year.
The year anniversary episode.
52, episode 52.
I believe there's 52 weeks, yep.
So uh that's a big moment.
No idea what we're gonna do, andI will most likely not plan it
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until 8 p.m.
Wednesday.
So not much else to say.
If you enjoyed this episode, I'dreally appreciate it if you kept
it to yourself and didn't tellanybody and didn't comment or
like or share.
Again, I'm trying to I'm tryingto shut this thing down.
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And we need to get to zerolisteners.
So just slowly wear it outbecause I can't quit if I know
people like it.
That's just not who I am.
That's one more wholeheartedthing I am.
I'm a wholehearted peoplepleaser.
So if it pleases you, then Ican't stop.
So again, do not share, do notcomment, do not like, do not
(18:14):
subscribe.
Unsubscribe, frankly.
That would be helpful.
I wish you, again, awholehearted week.
Go take what's yours.
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