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Harold Cox

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
198 total appearances

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The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

Now my parents are upset about this and they're concerned about what's going on so I go to a lot of doctors and I have an EKG and I have an EEG and I have blood tests and I have urine tests.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

I sit in a lot of waiting rooms.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

I am committed to making this work because this is a thing that's saving my life.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

Well,

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

Over a long period of time, a really long period of time, the fainting continued and then it slowed down and then I guess it kind of stopped and I must be cured.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

But I am still thinking about this issue.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

And I'm still thinking about the car.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

And I will do anything to keep from the conversation of going on with the car.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

And now when I'm 17 years old, I actually refuse to talk to my parents about getting a driver's license because I'm afraid that the car issue might come up again.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

Now I know that you gotta be sitting out there wondering, why didn't his family talk about the car?

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

Why didn't they?

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

And to be honest with you, I have the slightest idea why they didn't talk about the car.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

But I do have a theory.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

See, my parents didn't have any problem at all in punishing me.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

They were disciplinarians, they knew exactly what to do.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

So for this instance, they were trying to find exactly the right thing, and they did.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

Silence.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

They refuse to talk about it.

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

And what does silence lead to?

The Moth
Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour

Guilt.