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Lying to Yourself Until You Make It

You're too nice to him. How can you say that? He's like a nearly perfect kid. He literally gets all A's. He goes to jazz band. He wears glasses. I mean, like, what do you want from him?

November 9, 201839:28Jason
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David39:09
You have? Yeah. Because, dude, you're so nice to your kids. Oh, okay. No, that didn't sound as aggressive as I wanted it to be. You're too nice to your kids. You let them get away with too much. Honestly, if you caught your son stealing your car, you'd probab…
Jason39:25
Literally, that's what you would do.
David39:27
I don't believe in punishment.
Jason39:28
You're too nice to him. How can you say that? He's like a nearly perfect kid. He literally gets all A's. He goes to jazz band. He wears glasses. I mean, like, what do you want from him?
David39:41
He wears glasses.
Jason39:42
The kid's done enough. He wears his glasses all the time. You try wearing glasses all day, every day.
David39:47
I used to. I wore glasses all through middle school. Did you get made fun of? Yes, I got made fun of.