Clark Fredericks

Yeah, like my mind's screaming, like, let's tell him, let's tell him, let's tell him. Let's be done with this shit. And then the words just come out, no, dad.

Yeah, like my mind's screaming, like, let's tell him, let's tell him, let's tell him. Let's be done with this shit. And then the words just come out, no, dad.

Yeah, that fear's been instilled in you. It's also like, do you... you know, like, do you want to be known as the damaged boy now? You know, like in college, I met the love of my life and, and like, she would see me get lost in my thoughts and, And, you know, ask me like, where did you just go in your mind?

Yeah, that fear's been instilled in you. It's also like, do you... you know, like, do you want to be known as the damaged boy now? You know, like in college, I met the love of my life and, and like, she would see me get lost in my thoughts and, And, you know, ask me like, where did you just go in your mind?

And I'd make it out like she was nuts, you know, because I want to be, you know, the cool party animal, hot, sexy boyfriend, not the broken, wounded, you know, damaged boyfriend. You know, the two didn't mesh in my mind.

And I'd make it out like she was nuts, you know, because I want to be, you know, the cool party animal, hot, sexy boyfriend, not the broken, wounded, you know, damaged boyfriend. You know, the two didn't mesh in my mind.

Yeah. Just like, eh, there's no need to tell her about what happened. You know, there's no need to tell my dad, you know, I don't want to, I don't want to open up this Pandora's box. Um, and it's the worst, you know, like my mind told me down at the river at 12 after that, like, we are not going to talk about this.

Yeah. Just like, eh, there's no need to tell her about what happened. You know, there's no need to tell my dad, you know, I don't want to, I don't want to open up this Pandora's box. Um, and it's the worst, you know, like my mind told me down at the river at 12 after that, like, we are not going to talk about this.

Yeah. And like, I, I let my guard down with that essay I wrote and, uh, You know, and that was it, you know.

Yeah. And like, I, I let my guard down with that essay I wrote and, uh, You know, and that was it, you know.

Yeah. I've said how my dad blew it when he found the weed. He found a pipe, papers, and a bag of weed in my room at 12 and threatened to send me to military school. I already investigated a school down by Philadelphia and this shit ends right now or else your ass is going to be sent off to military school. Like, instead, like, this is your opportunity, dude.

Yeah. I've said how my dad blew it when he found the weed. He found a pipe, papers, and a bag of weed in my room at 12 and threatened to send me to military school. I already investigated a school down by Philadelphia and this shit ends right now or else your ass is going to be sent off to military school. Like, instead, like, this is your opportunity, dude.

Like, to sit me down and have a heart-to-heart, like, son, why at 12 years old are you smoking this crap? Like, what's going on in your world, you know, that you feel you need to do this? You know, like, talk to me. Instead, it was the, you know, the hard line approach. You know, he's like, I went through this shit with your brother, right? And I'm not going through it with you.

Like, to sit me down and have a heart-to-heart, like, son, why at 12 years old are you smoking this crap? Like, what's going on in your world, you know, that you feel you need to do this? You know, like, talk to me. Instead, it was the, you know, the hard line approach. You know, he's like, I went through this shit with your brother, right? And I'm not going through it with you.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So in that aspect, he blew it.

So in that aspect, he blew it.

Yeah, I mean, that's... You know, everybody asks me, how do you get a kid to open up? You know, and it's just... It's just... Trust and lines of communication and gentleness... You know, because if you suspect that kids, something's happened, they've experienced horror, right? And like, you just can't say, tell me, tell me what happened.

Yeah, I mean, that's... You know, everybody asks me, how do you get a kid to open up? You know, and it's just... It's just... Trust and lines of communication and gentleness... You know, because if you suspect that kids, something's happened, they've experienced horror, right? And like, you just can't say, tell me, tell me what happened.