The Kids are Going to Be Here
About this episode
Dave reflects on a family birthday gathering and the changes in his nieces and nephews as they grow up.
I got a call from my sister-in-law as I was driving to get some pizza, and she invited me over to her house because the 3rd of April is my great nieces birthday. We were going to have a makeshift birthday party at the house, and she said all the kids are going to be here, meaning my niece and her three kids (my other niece lives out of state). I went over, and my great-niece has grown easily a foot and a half in the last three months. I can't remember the last time I saw her, but she's much taller. My great-nephew is taller than I am. It was one of those times when I knew to take a brain tattoo, meaning it's something that's not going to happen (so take a mental snap shot). I've been doing this a lot when the kids are together because the newphew is 18, and it's very weird that he's graduating from high school. It was kind of a slap in my face that, "Hey, if you wanted to watch this kid play high school sports, you missed it," and it made me very sad. My mom attended everything; now moms always do that, because they had to drive you there, probably, but nonetheless it was one of those where I think I saw him play sports three times. I thought, " You suck as an Uncle, " but it was…
People in this episode
Host: Dave Jackson
Topics covered
- family
- birthdays
- growing up
- nostalgia
- parenting
- relationships
Keywords
- birthday party
- family gathering
- growing up
- nostalgia
- uncle
- teenagers
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Myrtle Beach
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