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Saying Goodbye to His Kids

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 it one day. Bro, this is like, it's cute, but it's so dramatic. It's like you're fucking leaving forever. I'm not sure how long YouTube will last, so I gotta make it while I can. Unfortunately, I have committed to doing the podcast, and if I miss a week then I not only lose money, but we could lose the sponsors for good. So here I am, stuck on a hamster wheel, anchoring to David, and sitting on a crummy plane with no legroom, which is also a lie, 'cause you upgraded to legroom, so you're just lying to your daughter. I just watched a documentary about Gilda Radner on the plane, and it reminded me of you. She was on SNL. Bro, this is so crazy. This is like what I imagine, like, like, I hate to make this comparison, like, it's like someone in like a fugitive camp writing back to their family that they haven't seen in 7 years. Like someone stuck in Vietnam and like, yep, they're not letting me go yet. They're not letting me go until the negotiations are done.

August 3, 201912:59David
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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…
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 it one day. Bro, this is like, it's cute, but it's so dramatic. It's like you're fucking leaving forever. I'm not sure how long YouTube will…
Jason14:10
I wanted to let her know that I was thinking about her.
David14:13
But honey, I know you know I'm completely innocent and they're holding me against my will for no reason, but I'll be back in 17 years and I think about you every day. Okay, I'm gonna skip a little bit. I want to make— I want to make more time for us, and I wa…
Jason15:37
You think so? She wrote me back. She's like, I'm crying. Thank you so much. I'll always come see you even when I'm older on the beach. Blah, blah, blah. Then my mom texted me.