December 6, 2024 • 18 mins
What does it mean to embrace change? Join me and my youngest son, Maddux Scott, as he shares his candid reflections on our family's big leap from Georgia to the sunlit shores of California. With a wisdom beyond his years, Maddux opens up about the bittersweet nature of leaving friends behind, and how technology has been a lifeline to stay connected. He chats about his adventures in making new friends through sports and his budding passion for content creation, portraying a heartfelt journey of resilience and excitement for the opportunities that California offers.
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Speaker 1 (00:20):
Hello darlings, and welcome to this episode of the
podcast.
I'm super excited because Ihave a very special guest.
This is my youngest son, maddoxIan Scott, who is 10 years old.
He's a basketball player,football player, he's a gamer
and just really all around areally cool dude.
(00:41):
So help me welcome Maddox IanScott to the podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Did you say you're just like a cool dude?
Yeah, I'm just like a cool kid.
I'm just chill for real.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
You just chill for real, yeah, like you feel like
you've always been pretty much achill kid.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah, I don't do too much, I'm very calm.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
You don't do too much , You're very calm.
Okay, got it Alright.
So I always ask everybody this.
I'm going to ask you this whatare you grateful for today?
I'm grateful for God waking meup.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Yeah, that's really all, because God is just great,
he just woke me up today.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
I love that.
I love that, maddox.
So what was we made?
A big, big move from Georgia toCalifornia.
That was a huge move, right.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
What was your favorite thing about Georgia?
Speaker 2 (01:38):
My friends were the favorite thing, like all the
laughter, all the laughter, yeah, and I've been there for like
my whole life.
Basically, yeah, kind of weird,like moving from Georgia to
California, yeah, where were youborn?
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Massachusetts.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Massachusetts when I was like eight months.
We moved to Georgia.
We moved to Georgia.
I just lived the rest of mylife there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
It's funny, maddox, because you were super duper shy
as a kid, like I'm sure youknow, because you're still kind
of shy, right, yeah, a littlebit.
But over the last two yearsyou've like really come out of
your shell and like friends andorganized sports.
Like before you would playbasketball basketball, but by
yourself, like you weren'treally into like it.
So I love watching you grow andseeing you grow.
(02:32):
So what is like one of thethings that you miss about
Georgia?
Speaker 2 (02:39):
my friends, like I said because I mean most of my
friends I've been friends withthem for like three years, so
maybe four my first grade, andwe've been friends for four
years in second grade reallyhasn't been four years.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Yeah, wow, that's a long time, huh.
So when we said we were movingto California what were your
feelings about it?
Speaker 2 (03:09):
At first I was happy, but then, as time changed, I
was sad, you were sad.
I noticed I was going to bewith my friends as soon as I
moved.
I knew I wouldn't have as muchfriends.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
You didn't know anybody?
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Yeah, I wouldn't know anybody, but now, since I do
basketball and football, I knowpeople.
I know people that go to myschool.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Yeah, so would you say.
I know from Miracle.
Miracle mentioned that hertransition was.
I mean, it was pretty easy forher, but I feel like your
transition was a little bit.
What'd you say?
It was very hard.
It was very hard.
Yeah, did you feel likesometimes, uh-oh, what is mommy
(03:56):
and daddy doing?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Mom, I was just always like on my game or like
just in my room, just on my bed,and watch some dogs on TV.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Yeah, what helped you with your transition, though?
Like what kind of started tohelp you once you got here and
to start feeling like this washome.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Well, I started realizing that I could still
call my friends, even though I'macross the whole entire country
.
We started just talking, andthen we started playing games.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
So realizing that you could still call your friends.
You may not be able to see them, but like you could be, you
could still have thatrelationship with them through
like FaceTime and games andstuff like that.
I like that.
So what is the coolest thingyou've discovered in California
so far?
Speaker 2 (04:57):
That's hard.
Um, everything like from likeUniversal going a bunch of
places, so many places to gothere are a lot of places to go
in California, right?
Speaker 1 (05:11):
yeah, we try to get around, so have you made any new
friends here?
Speaker 2 (05:17):
a lot of friends.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
What are they like?
Speaker 2 (05:20):
I mean they're just like chill people.
Chill people, I mean most ofthem from sports, I think all of
them.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Actually, yeah, everybody you've met is from
sports.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Mostly one person.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
So what sports are you doing now?
Football and basketball.
So how's that going?
Speaker 2 (05:43):
It's going pretty good.
I've been improving in bothareas.
I've been improving in footballand I've been improving in
basketball.
I love that.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
So you have your friends in Georgia and then you
have California.
Listen, it is like sunny allthe time, like I know every time
we would come and visit itwould be sunny, but like
literally I don't even check theweather because I'm just like
it's sunny, um, and so I guessit'll surprise me when it rains
(06:14):
like yesterday it was a littlebit cloudy, right, and I was
like, wait a minute, it's likecloudy, but what's something you
wish your friends in Georgiacould see or experience here in
California?
Speaker 2 (06:27):
I wish they could experience all the opportunities
California has.
Some of my friends want to becontent creators.
I mean there's a lot moreopportunities here in California
to be a content creator thanback in Georgia, because there's
a bunch of cool stuff to do inCalifornia.
It's so big, it's like a wholecountry.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
It feels like a whole country there.
That's true.
Your sister actually saidsomething about being here in
California, um, and just beingexposed, like seeing different
content creators, seeingdifferent people doing their
craft, like it really gives youinspiration to you know, to do
(07:07):
that, you create a littlecontent yeah, I stopped, I might
, I might keep them you mightkeep on going like doing YouTube
videos.
Really, why'd you?
Speaker 2 (07:19):
stop.
I stopped because it justwasn't like the same feeling.
Okay, right, but like I was, Imay start back up.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
I get that.
So what's been the biggestchallenge about moving to a new
place?
Has it been hard to makefriends?
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Not really.
Once I actually caught myselfout there, started making new
friends and, yeah, it was mostlyeasy.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Yeah, I love that.
I remember one of the questionsor one of the things you said
to me before we left was youwere like Mom, I'm really
worried about meeting newfriends because you know I don't
put myself out there, butyou've like, you've been doing
it Like what do you feel like,pushed you to actually put
(08:06):
yourself out there.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
I mean nothing really , I just decided to just go put
myself out there and make newfriends, Right?
Speaker 1 (08:14):
And what does that look like to you, like when you
put yourself out?
Speaker 2 (08:17):
there I just go ask people, hey, what's your name?
And then just start aconversation, right?
Speaker 1 (08:22):
It's a lot easier than you thought.
Huh, yeah, yeah, I remember ushaving that conversation.
I was like, hey, just go asksomebody their name, like you'd
be so surprised at how peoplewant to talk to other people,
you know.
But they're nervous too aboutlike, should I speak to them,
you know?
Um, you all say I talk toeverybody.
Yeah, you do talk to everyone.
I do, yeah, yeah, I do becauseI yeah, I do Because I'm always
(08:45):
trying to make, like, newfriends.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
It could be like an employee at a hotel you always
start a conversation.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Yeah, I do.
I do.
So we know you're doingbasketball and you're doing
football, so football is prettynew, because you were doing
basketball in Georgia but youstarted football here, so um but
I've always loved football,you've always loved football.
I know why were you nervous totell daddy that you wanted to
(09:15):
play football.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Yeah, I just thought he wouldn't wasn't gonna like it
right, yeah, because you guysreally really bond over
basketball really basketball,really basketball.
And so you were like kind ofnervous to tell them.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Yeah, I was nervous, yeah, I was just nervous to tell
them.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
You remember what you told me when you told me about
basketball.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
Go ahead, say it Something about just throwing
and catching that ball.
I remember it.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
That was when you told me that I was like, yeah,
you really want to play football.
Your teachers even told me too.
They were like you really havea good arm.
I saw that yesterday.
Good job, bro.
So if you could bring one thingfrom Georgia to California,
what would it be and why?
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Oh, that's hard.
Nothing, honestly, because likeeverything in California I
already have, everything back inGeorgia I already have here,
except like one thing what Mariohat Where's?
Speaker 1 (10:19):
your Mario hat.
Speaker 2 (10:20):
It's back in Georgia.
I think it's in's in the trashor something.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
Oh man.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
If we go to Universal , we can get it again.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
I was literally getting ready to say that what
about Nana and Papa?
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Oh yeah, I miss them a lot.
You miss Nana and.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Papa a lot yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
You know, nana was with you when you were like six
weeks because she came to staywith us, yeah, in boston yeah,
and she even left to stay withus in georgia yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, so that I understand that.
What's one piece of advice thatyou would give another child,
(11:01):
that's say, for instance,they're moving to a new school
or maybe a new home or maybe anew state?
Like we we, we did what is onepiece of advice you would give
them to help with theirtransition?
put yourself out there like,don't be afraid to make new
friends I love that you saidthat, because I think I said it
before Maddox is super shy,right, and so I think sometimes
(11:26):
we lump ourselves into, oh I'man extrovert, or I'm an
introvert and so I'm anintrovert, so I'm not gonna talk
, or things like that, andoftentimes that introvert and
extrovert really is about energyhow you draw energy, for, for
me, I love people.
The more people, the merrier.
I'm more creative.
(11:47):
I'm more inspired by the morepeople that I have around me.
Daddy, however, he is moreinspired, he is more creative
when he's in his silence andsolitude and he's kind of like
by himself.
But I say that because you areshy, but being able to just say,
(12:10):
hi, what's your name, it'spretty easy, you think.
So that's the advice that youwould give someone.
I love that.
That's actually advice that usadults can take.
Take too is that I'm new hereand so how do you think I've met
so many new people?
Putting yourself out there,exactly Just saying hey what's
(12:33):
your name?
How are you?
What's your dog's name?
Oh, that's a cute dress youhave on, or you know what I mean
, like finding some Commonalitywith someone, so the reason why
you've done your sports, and soyou all are at sports camp
together.
So you know you like basketball, together a football, so that's
, that's really easy, trying tofind what you all like.
(12:54):
What is some advice that youwould give to a parent to help
their child transition?
Speaker 2 (13:00):
give to a parent to help their child transition,
trying to get your kid involvedin something like Miracle she
got into cheer.
She met a lot of people at hernew school and me.
I went to football camp andbasketball.
I met a lot of new people.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Right, so kind of putting them into activities.
Yeah, I love that.
What is one thing that Daddyand I did really well to help
you transition?
Speaker 2 (13:31):
What do you think we did?
Well, I don't even know,because, I mean, it was mostly
you that did the transitioning.
Speaker 1 (13:36):
It was mostly you that did the transitioning.
That's fair.
So what could we have donebetter?
Speaker 2 (13:43):
then Nothing.
Honestly, I actually asked if Icould go to the football camp
and if I could play basketball.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Yeah, yeah, I love that.
So we're going to do thispretty quick round, and so
Roblox or Fortnite.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
I don't really play like I play Fortnite.
I don't really play like I playFortnite.
I don't really play that game alot anymore.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
Really.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
Like it's been kind of boring, but if they come out
with a new, better season, myfavorite games now are like
college football, 25.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
Okay, and COD Okay.
Basketball or football.
Right now it's football.
Right now, now it's football.
Right now it's football.
Seriously, okay, what positiondo you play?
Wide receiver?
Tacos or pizza tacos,definitely.
(14:36):
What's your favorite pair ofshoes that you have?
Speaker 2 (14:41):
that's hard.
My Balenciaga tracks yourfavorite pair of shoes that you
have, that's all right, myballoons.
Okay, your favorite memory fromthis summer well, when I had a
pool party with all of myfootball friends, like when we
left our first game and we wentto the pool party.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Yeah, that's pretty cool.
You went somewhere really coolthis summer.
Where'd you go?
Speaker 2 (15:02):
Cabo, mexico, you did go to Cabo.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
I actually wasn't thinking about that.
I was thinking about SummerLeague.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
Oh yeah, I went to Summer League.
I met a lot of NBA players Cara, anthony Townside, my hat, yeah
, who else did you meet I met?
Speaker 1 (15:22):
YouTubers.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
You met.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
YouTubers yeah, y'all had a good time.
Y'all didn't invite the girls,though.
I'm kind of upset about that.
Can I go to All-Star Weekend?
Speaker 2 (15:32):
Okay, you could have met Savannah James.
Speaker 1 (15:34):
I know Y'all left me at home, though that could have
been like my time.
You know she has a podcast, soI could have invited her on my
podcast.
That could have been on herpodcast.
Maybe she'll come on my podcast, what?
You think, maybe, maybe, Ithink that'll be pretty cool.
Huh, all right, mommy or daddy,just kidding, just kidding,
just kidding.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
If you could have any superpower, what would it be
telekinesis, so I could bringstuff towards, so you don't have
to get up.
Speaker 1 (16:05):
So, like the remote control and things like that,
that's pretty cool.
Well, maddox, you know, at theend of my podcast, I usually ask
the adults.
I ask them to think about whatthey're most proud of, like at
the end of once they'veaccomplished everything, what
they're proud of.
I'm not gonna ask you thatparticular question, but I'm
going to acknowledge you becauseI think I watched you
(16:28):
transition.
I know how hard it was.
I know how excited you were.
I know you were holding twothings.
You were excited about um,moving um, and you were nervous
about, or sad about, leavingyour friends, nervous about
making new friends, and Iacknowledge you for putting
yourself out there.
You actually did something thattook a mindset shift to be able
(16:52):
to say it's not natural for meto put myself out there, but I'm
going to do it, I'm going toembrace this journey to do it.
I'm going to embrace thisjourney.
So I'm so proud of you.
I'm so proud to watch you inbasketball and in football and
just see you thrive and be anincredible teammate.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
And so, as you go into this new season, this new
chapter, what do you hope thisyear will look like for you?
I hope it will be a good yearfor good grades and making a lot
of new friends and basicallyall that.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
I love that.
Well, thank you my love forbeing on the podcast.
How was it?
It was good, it was fun.
You weren't nervous?
No, A little bit at first.
Yeah, but I have a question foryou.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (17:43):
What's your favorite nfl team?
My favorite nfl team.
That is really really good.
Okay, so I'd say, for a longtime my favorite nfl team was
the new york giants, because myfather loved the giants.
But when I was in high school,it was, I don't know Madden was
(18:06):
out, I don't know what year, butI graduated in 97.
And so I could really playMadden and I loved Brett Favre.
So do you know who Brett Favreis?
Didn't he play for the Packers?
Yes, so at that time it was theGreen Bay Packers.
Today, I guess it would have tobe the Cowboys.
(18:27):
No, oh, the Packers.
No, the Rams.
Oh, we're here in LA, not somuch.
I'm still going for the Cowboys.
Okay, that's fine, all right.
Is that your last question, ordo you have another question?
That's my last question, allright?
Well, thank you bro.
I appreciate it.
I love you so very much.
(18:47):
Love you too.
Hello darlings, and welcome to this episode of the
podcast.
I'm super excited because Ihave a very special guest.
This is my youngest son, maddoxIan Scott, who is 10 years old.
He's a basketball player,football player, he's a gamer
and just really all around areally cool dude.
(00:41):
So help me welcome Maddox IanScott to the podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Did you say you're just like a cool dude?
Yeah, I'm just like a cool kid.
I'm just chill for real.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
You just chill for real, yeah, like you feel like
you've always been pretty much achill kid.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah, I don't do too much, I'm very calm.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
You don't do too much , You're very calm.
Okay, got it Alright.
So I always ask everybody this.
I'm going to ask you this whatare you grateful for today?
I'm grateful for God waking meup.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Yeah, that's really all, because God is just great,
he just woke me up today.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
I love that.
I love that, maddox.
So what was we made?
A big, big move from Georgia toCalifornia.
That was a huge move, right.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
What was your favorite thing about Georgia?
Speaker 2 (01:38):
My friends were the favorite thing, like all the
laughter, all the laughter, yeah, and I've been there for like
my whole life.
Basically, yeah, kind of weird,like moving from Georgia to
California, yeah, where were youborn?
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Massachusetts.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Massachusetts when I was like eight months.
We moved to Georgia.
We moved to Georgia.
I just lived the rest of mylife there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
It's funny, maddox, because you were super duper shy
as a kid, like I'm sure youknow, because you're still kind
of shy, right, yeah, a littlebit.
But over the last two yearsyou've like really come out of
your shell and like friends andorganized sports.
Like before you would playbasketball basketball, but by
yourself, like you weren'treally into like it.
So I love watching you grow andseeing you grow.
(02:32):
So what is like one of thethings that you miss about
Georgia?
Speaker 2 (02:39):
my friends, like I said because I mean most of my
friends I've been friends withthem for like three years, so
maybe four my first grade, andwe've been friends for four
years in second grade reallyhasn't been four years.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Yeah, wow, that's a long time, huh.
So when we said we were movingto California what were your
feelings about it?
Speaker 2 (03:09):
At first I was happy, but then, as time changed, I
was sad, you were sad.
I noticed I was going to bewith my friends as soon as I
moved.
I knew I wouldn't have as muchfriends.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
You didn't know anybody?
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Yeah, I wouldn't know anybody, but now, since I do
basketball and football, I knowpeople.
I know people that go to myschool.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Yeah, so would you say.
I know from Miracle.
Miracle mentioned that hertransition was.
I mean, it was pretty easy forher, but I feel like your
transition was a little bit.
What'd you say?
It was very hard.
It was very hard.
Yeah, did you feel likesometimes, uh-oh, what is mommy
(03:56):
and daddy doing?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Mom, I was just always like on my game or like
just in my room, just on my bed,and watch some dogs on TV.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Yeah, what helped you with your transition, though?
Like what kind of started tohelp you once you got here and
to start feeling like this washome.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Well, I started realizing that I could still
call my friends, even though I'macross the whole entire country
.
We started just talking, andthen we started playing games.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
So realizing that you could still call your friends.
You may not be able to see them, but like you could be, you
could still have thatrelationship with them through
like FaceTime and games andstuff like that.
I like that.
So what is the coolest thingyou've discovered in California
so far?
Speaker 2 (04:57):
That's hard.
Um, everything like from likeUniversal going a bunch of
places, so many places to gothere are a lot of places to go
in California, right?
Speaker 1 (05:11):
yeah, we try to get around, so have you made any new
friends here?
Speaker 2 (05:17):
a lot of friends.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
What are they like?
Speaker 2 (05:20):
I mean they're just like chill people.
Chill people, I mean most ofthem from sports, I think all of
them.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Actually, yeah, everybody you've met is from
sports.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Mostly one person.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
So what sports are you doing now?
Football and basketball.
So how's that going?
Speaker 2 (05:43):
It's going pretty good.
I've been improving in bothareas.
I've been improving in footballand I've been improving in
basketball.
I love that.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
So you have your friends in Georgia and then you
have California.
Listen, it is like sunny allthe time, like I know every time
we would come and visit itwould be sunny, but like
literally I don't even check theweather because I'm just like
it's sunny, um, and so I guessit'll surprise me when it rains
(06:14):
like yesterday it was a littlebit cloudy, right, and I was
like, wait a minute, it's likecloudy, but what's something you
wish your friends in Georgiacould see or experience here in
California?
Speaker 2 (06:27):
I wish they could experience all the opportunities
California has.
Some of my friends want to becontent creators.
I mean there's a lot moreopportunities here in California
to be a content creator thanback in Georgia, because there's
a bunch of cool stuff to do inCalifornia.
It's so big, it's like a wholecountry.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
It feels like a whole country there.
That's true.
Your sister actually saidsomething about being here in
California, um, and just beingexposed, like seeing different
content creators, seeingdifferent people doing their
craft, like it really gives youinspiration to you know, to do
(07:07):
that, you create a littlecontent yeah, I stopped, I might
, I might keep them you mightkeep on going like doing YouTube
videos.
Really, why'd you?
Speaker 2 (07:19):
stop.
I stopped because it justwasn't like the same feeling.
Okay, right, but like I was, Imay start back up.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
I get that.
So what's been the biggestchallenge about moving to a new
place?
Has it been hard to makefriends?
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Not really.
Once I actually caught myselfout there, started making new
friends and, yeah, it was mostlyeasy.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Yeah, I love that.
I remember one of the questionsor one of the things you said
to me before we left was youwere like Mom, I'm really
worried about meeting newfriends because you know I don't
put myself out there, butyou've like, you've been doing
it Like what do you feel like,pushed you to actually put
(08:06):
yourself out there.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
I mean nothing really , I just decided to just go put
myself out there and make newfriends, Right?
Speaker 1 (08:14):
And what does that look like to you, like when you
put yourself out?
Speaker 2 (08:17):
there I just go ask people, hey, what's your name?
And then just start aconversation, right?
Speaker 1 (08:22):
It's a lot easier than you thought.
Huh, yeah, yeah, I remember ushaving that conversation.
I was like, hey, just go asksomebody their name, like you'd
be so surprised at how peoplewant to talk to other people,
you know.
But they're nervous too aboutlike, should I speak to them,
you know?
Um, you all say I talk toeverybody.
Yeah, you do talk to everyone.
I do, yeah, yeah, I do becauseI yeah, I do Because I'm always
(08:45):
trying to make, like, newfriends.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
It could be like an employee at a hotel you always
start a conversation.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Yeah, I do.
I do.
So we know you're doingbasketball and you're doing
football, so football is prettynew, because you were doing
basketball in Georgia but youstarted football here, so um but
I've always loved football,you've always loved football.
I know why were you nervous totell daddy that you wanted to
(09:15):
play football.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Yeah, I just thought he wouldn't wasn't gonna like it
right, yeah, because you guysreally really bond over
basketball really basketball,really basketball.
And so you were like kind ofnervous to tell them.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Yeah, I was nervous, yeah, I was just nervous to tell
them.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
You remember what you told me when you told me about
basketball.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
Go ahead, say it Something about just throwing
and catching that ball.
I remember it.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
That was when you told me that I was like, yeah,
you really want to play football.
Your teachers even told me too.
They were like you really havea good arm.
I saw that yesterday.
Good job, bro.
So if you could bring one thingfrom Georgia to California,
what would it be and why?
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Oh, that's hard.
Nothing, honestly, because likeeverything in California I
already have, everything back inGeorgia I already have here,
except like one thing what Mariohat Where's?
Speaker 1 (10:19):
your Mario hat.
Speaker 2 (10:20):
It's back in Georgia.
I think it's in's in the trashor something.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
Oh man.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
If we go to Universal , we can get it again.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
I was literally getting ready to say that what
about Nana and Papa?
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Oh yeah, I miss them a lot.
You miss Nana and.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Papa a lot yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
You know, nana was with you when you were like six
weeks because she came to staywith us, yeah, in boston yeah,
and she even left to stay withus in georgia yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, so that I understand that.
What's one piece of advice thatyou would give another child,
(11:01):
that's say, for instance,they're moving to a new school
or maybe a new home or maybe anew state?
Like we we, we did what is onepiece of advice you would give
them to help with theirtransition?
put yourself out there like,don't be afraid to make new
friends I love that you saidthat, because I think I said it
before Maddox is super shy,right, and so I think sometimes
(11:26):
we lump ourselves into, oh I'man extrovert, or I'm an
introvert and so I'm anintrovert, so I'm not gonna talk
, or things like that, andoftentimes that introvert and
extrovert really is about energyhow you draw energy, for, for
me, I love people.
The more people, the merrier.
I'm more creative.
(11:47):
I'm more inspired by the morepeople that I have around me.
Daddy, however, he is moreinspired, he is more creative
when he's in his silence andsolitude and he's kind of like
by himself.
But I say that because you areshy, but being able to just say,
(12:10):
hi, what's your name, it'spretty easy, you think.
So that's the advice that youwould give someone.
I love that.
That's actually advice that usadults can take.
Take too is that I'm new hereand so how do you think I've met
so many new people?
Putting yourself out there,exactly Just saying hey what's
(12:33):
your name?
How are you?
What's your dog's name?
Oh, that's a cute dress youhave on, or you know what I mean
, like finding some Commonalitywith someone, so the reason why
you've done your sports, and soyou all are at sports camp
together.
So you know you like basketball, together a football, so that's
, that's really easy, trying tofind what you all like.
(12:54):
What is some advice that youwould give to a parent to help
their child transition?
Speaker 2 (13:00):
give to a parent to help their child transition,
trying to get your kid involvedin something like Miracle she
got into cheer.
She met a lot of people at hernew school and me.
I went to football camp andbasketball.
I met a lot of new people.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Right, so kind of putting them into activities.
Yeah, I love that.
What is one thing that Daddyand I did really well to help
you transition?
Speaker 2 (13:31):
What do you think we did?
Well, I don't even know,because, I mean, it was mostly
you that did the transitioning.
Speaker 1 (13:36):
It was mostly you that did the transitioning.
That's fair.
So what could we have donebetter?
Speaker 2 (13:43):
then Nothing.
Honestly, I actually asked if Icould go to the football camp
and if I could play basketball.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Yeah, yeah, I love that.
So we're going to do thispretty quick round, and so
Roblox or Fortnite.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
I don't really play like I play Fortnite.
I don't really play like I playFortnite.
I don't really play that game alot anymore.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
Really.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
Like it's been kind of boring, but if they come out
with a new, better season, myfavorite games now are like
college football, 25.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
Okay, and COD Okay.
Basketball or football.
Right now it's football.
Right now, now it's football.
Right now it's football.
Seriously, okay, what positiondo you play?
Wide receiver?
Tacos or pizza tacos,definitely.
(14:36):
What's your favorite pair ofshoes that you have?
Speaker 2 (14:41):
that's hard.
My Balenciaga tracks yourfavorite pair of shoes that you
have, that's all right, myballoons.
Okay, your favorite memory fromthis summer well, when I had a
pool party with all of myfootball friends, like when we
left our first game and we wentto the pool party.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Yeah, that's pretty cool.
You went somewhere really coolthis summer.
Where'd you go?
Speaker 2 (15:02):
Cabo, mexico, you did go to Cabo.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
I actually wasn't thinking about that.
I was thinking about SummerLeague.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
Oh yeah, I went to Summer League.
I met a lot of NBA players Cara, anthony Townside, my hat, yeah
, who else did you meet I met?
Speaker 1 (15:22):
YouTubers.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
You met.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
YouTubers yeah, y'all had a good time.
Y'all didn't invite the girls,though.
I'm kind of upset about that.
Can I go to All-Star Weekend?
Speaker 2 (15:32):
Okay, you could have met Savannah James.
Speaker 1 (15:34):
I know Y'all left me at home, though that could have
been like my time.
You know she has a podcast, soI could have invited her on my
podcast.
That could have been on herpodcast.
Maybe she'll come on my podcast, what?
You think, maybe, maybe, Ithink that'll be pretty cool.
Huh, all right, mommy or daddy,just kidding, just kidding,
just kidding.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
If you could have any superpower, what would it be
telekinesis, so I could bringstuff towards, so you don't have
to get up.
Speaker 1 (16:05):
So, like the remote control and things like that,
that's pretty cool.
Well, maddox, you know, at theend of my podcast, I usually ask
the adults.
I ask them to think about whatthey're most proud of, like at
the end of once they'veaccomplished everything, what
they're proud of.
I'm not gonna ask you thatparticular question, but I'm
going to acknowledge you becauseI think I watched you
(16:28):
transition.
I know how hard it was.
I know how excited you were.
I know you were holding twothings.
You were excited about um,moving um, and you were nervous
about, or sad about, leavingyour friends, nervous about
making new friends, and Iacknowledge you for putting
yourself out there.
You actually did something thattook a mindset shift to be able
(16:52):
to say it's not natural for meto put myself out there, but I'm
going to do it, I'm going toembrace this journey to do it.
I'm going to embrace thisjourney.
So I'm so proud of you.
I'm so proud to watch you inbasketball and in football and
just see you thrive and be anincredible teammate.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
And so, as you go into this new season, this new
chapter, what do you hope thisyear will look like for you?
I hope it will be a good yearfor good grades and making a lot
of new friends and basicallyall that.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
I love that.
Well, thank you my love forbeing on the podcast.
How was it?
It was good, it was fun.
You weren't nervous?
No, A little bit at first.
Yeah, but I have a question foryou.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (17:43):
What's your favorite nfl team?
My favorite nfl team.
That is really really good.
Okay, so I'd say, for a longtime my favorite nfl team was
the new york giants, because myfather loved the giants.
But when I was in high school,it was, I don't know Madden was
(18:06):
out, I don't know what year, butI graduated in 97.
And so I could really playMadden and I loved Brett Favre.
So do you know who Brett Favreis?
Didn't he play for the Packers?
Yes, so at that time it was theGreen Bay Packers.
Today, I guess it would have tobe the Cowboys.
(18:27):
No, oh, the Packers.
No, the Rams.
Oh, we're here in LA, not somuch.
I'm still going for the Cowboys.
Okay, that's fine, all right.
Is that your last question, ordo you have another question?
That's my last question, allright?
Well, thank you bro.
I appreciate it.
I love you so very much.
(18:47):
Love you too.
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