Childhood vs Adulthood: The Heavyweight Bout of Life

Deeply Shallow is getting deeply nostalgic for this week’s episode as they compare their perceptions of what being a grown adult would be like versus the reality they now live every day. For this adulthood vs. childhood showdown, Matt and Tara recount some of their favorite childhood memories, reminisce about some of the inadvisable decisions they can no longer get away with, and reveal what they would tell their younger selves if they could.

 

Episode Highlights:

 

Your hosts get a little excited (and a little freaked out) at the prospect of their upcoming live showMatt’s free-range childhood and Tara’s giant fast food meals on SundayThe humbling realization of why adults still set bedtimes for themselvesHow the increasing complexity of technology makes raising kids way different than it was even 20 years agoMatt and Tara muse on what their kids will be like as adultsTara takes on the double-standard about who is allowed to be “bossy”

 

Quotes:

 

“If I’m ever at a 0, we probably won’t be recording, just so you know.”

“All in all I had a really good childhood until I realized how poor I was.”

“I can picture you in a Liberace getup while the rest of your family is out taking care of the land.”

“Being an adult is ALL the rules, except they turn into what we like to call ‘laws’.”

“On the rare occasion that I make it later than 9 o’clock, I am so grumpy the next morning.”

“I’ve always been a bit of a handful.” “Shocking, shocking revelation.”

“She had her fiancé and a pregnant bitch with her at her bachelorette party!”

“After a few blocks in my stilettos I was kind of like, ‘Man I should have had someone carry MY ass home!’.”

“When you’re a kid, you can ask for anything, no matter what, and someone’s happy to do it for you.”

“If you’re using 100% your experiences and you’re 40 years old to govern how you handle your children now, it’s not gonna work!”

“It’s just so crazy that my kids at 10 years old and 13 years old have an opinion about vaccinating your kids.”

“The youngest one is quite soon to be in theater, I’m quite certain, with the amount of drama he brings with him.”

“He could be the next Mark Zuckerberg or he could be living in my guest house for the rest of his life. I’m really not sure.”

“I had like the worst taste in boyfriends.”

“With the exception of Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny, kids know when you’re bulshitting them.”

“And that sums up adulthood: would someone please pay these bills for me?”

 

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