Charles Zeng & James Wu: Chocolate, Weapons & Midlife

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the pros and cons of having children, societal pressures, and the challenges of midlife.

We are joined by friends of the show Charles Zeng, owner of Charlie’s Burger, and James Wu visiting from the U.S.  Today we debate the pros and cons of having kids or not.  James shares his reasoning on his and his wife’s decision not to have kids.  We talk about societal pressures, its impact on marriage and our thoughts on using physical force when it comes to disciplining our kids.  We talk about chasing happiness, comparing kids to chocolate, and our biggest fears when it comes to growing old.  We talk about the midlife crisis, aging and managing anger day to day. Don't forget to leave a rating and subscribe! 节目文字版 (Transcript)加微信: THD_Official Add us on WeChat: THD_Official 小红书: THD The Honest Drink Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com IG: thehonestdrink_ Find us on: Apple, Spotify, 喜马拉雅, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, 小红书, Bilibili, YouTube.

People in this episode

Host: The Honest Drink

Guests: Charles Zeng, James Wu

Topics covered

• parenting
• midlife crisis
• societal pressures
• happiness
• discipline
• aging

Keywords

• parenting
• midlife crisis
• discipline
• happiness
• aging
• societal pressures
• children

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Organizations: Charlie's Burger

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