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Saying Goodbye to His Kids

This is Jason's letter to— holy fuck. Oh my God, Jason. Oh my fucking God. Okay, so this is what he wrote to his daughter because she was crying that he left. My dearest Charlie. I'm not even kidding, this is how it starts off. As if he literally is moving to Jamaica for the rest of his life. He's going to Lollapalooza for 2 nights. Isn't that crazy? This is how it is for Jason to leave his kids. My dearest Charlie, it broke my heart to leave you today. I feel bad that you are only 10 and both mommy and daddy are gone. It's not really fair to you. I hope you understand that daddy spent many years with no money, and that scared daddy quite a bit. Oh my god, this is getting really deep. You're really laying it all on the line. I was so unhappy and I felt crappy most of the time. Now I have a new career as a YouTuber. It's pretty silly— this is making me tear up— it's pretty silly that I'm so old and do YouTube. But I like it and it makes me happy. What makes me the most happy is to take you out and spend time with you. Oh, and also hanging out with David. No, I'm kidding. I added that part in. Today when we played Monopoly was just the most fun I've had in a while. About 15 minutes ago you were like, Who the fuck plays Monopoly? What's the fucking point? Just hearing you laugh was so incredibly delightful. Second to that was being in the waves with you yesterday. Sometimes I think it's a waste of time to work so hard for money, and when money doesn't buy happiness. If you can choose to be an artist, an actor, or singer, or comedian, you will realize what makes you happiest is your craft. Coming up with jokes or learning lines and doing a good job. I think you probably already know this. I saw how glowing you were after you played at Yadda. What's Yadda?

August 3, 201911:11David
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Jason11:07
I can read it. It's long.
David11:08
Let me read it. Okay.
Jason11:10
Go ahead.
David11:11
This is Jason's letter to— holy fuck. Oh my God, Jason. Oh my fucking God. Okay, so this is what he wrote to his daughter because she was crying that he left. My dearest Charlie. I'm not even kidding, this is how it starts off. As if he literally is moving to Jamaica for the rest of his life. He's going to Lollapalooza for 2 nights. Isn't that crazy? This is how it is for Jason to leave his kids.…
Jason12:58
Yadda's the theater company she does.
David12:59
I could tell you knew you did a great job and felt great inside. Work and being with you and Wyatt is something I struggle with so much, and I hope, and I hope you know I went to Chicago to make sure Mommy, Wyatt, you, and Grammy can have money when you need…
Jason14:10
I wanted to let her know that I was thinking about her.