Paul Scheer
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I'm a big fan of, I tell my kids, we don't make candy an impossible thing to get. And because of that, they actually are more, they don't go crazy. I've seen so many kids- Moderation. Yes. I'm in this world out here. I'm in LA. I'm watching these parents. You can't have sugar. You can't have this. Don't do this. Don't eat red dye, Doritos, whatever. I get it all.
I'm a big fan of, I tell my kids, we don't make candy an impossible thing to get. And because of that, they actually are more, they don't go crazy. I've seen so many kids- Moderation. Yes. I'm in this world out here. I'm in LA. I'm watching these parents. You can't have sugar. You can't have this. Don't do this. Don't eat red dye, Doritos, whatever. I get it all.
I'm not even disagreeing with it in theory, but these, what you're creating is these kids who are like coming down from heroin. They're looking, they're looking to score. They're looking to get a Dorito in their mouth and, and they don't care. And you see, and it's animalistic. And I don't want my kids to be like that either. Like I was, you know, like, And there's a balance.
I'm not even disagreeing with it in theory, but these, what you're creating is these kids who are like coming down from heroin. They're looking, they're looking to score. They're looking to get a Dorito in their mouth and, and they don't care. And you see, and it's animalistic. And I don't want my kids to be like that either. Like I was, you know, like, And there's a balance.
I'm not even disagreeing with it in theory, but these, what you're creating is these kids who are like coming down from heroin. They're looking, they're looking to score. They're looking to get a Dorito in their mouth and, and they don't care. And you see, and it's animalistic. And I don't want my kids to be like that either. Like I was, you know, like, And there's a balance.
You just walk that balance.
You just walk that balance.
You just walk that balance.
I... Okay, so... I drank soda to such a degree as a child that I'm like, what was happening? I had a comment like this. It was a big debate on how did this get made, where I said, oh, water wasn't a thing when I was growing up. Water was just like, it wasn't like I'm going home and having water. I go home, I drink a glass of milk. I drink a glass of orange juice. I drink soda.
I... Okay, so... I drank soda to such a degree as a child that I'm like, what was happening? I had a comment like this. It was a big debate on how did this get made, where I said, oh, water wasn't a thing when I was growing up. Water was just like, it wasn't like I'm going home and having water. I go home, I drink a glass of milk. I drink a glass of orange juice. I drink soda.
I... Okay, so... I drank soda to such a degree as a child that I'm like, what was happening? I had a comment like this. It was a big debate on how did this get made, where I said, oh, water wasn't a thing when I was growing up. Water was just like, it wasn't like I'm going home and having water. I go home, I drink a glass of milk. I drink a glass of orange juice. I drink soda.
It was never like apple juice, maybe every now and then if we're lucky, right? But water wasn't like an option of like, I'm thirsty. let me drink water. It's like, I brush my teeth with water. Sure. Shower with water. I'm not drinking that shit. That's gross. Like, it's not like it's that my parents weren't packing. I'm packing me Capri suns, not water.
It was never like apple juice, maybe every now and then if we're lucky, right? But water wasn't like an option of like, I'm thirsty. let me drink water. It's like, I brush my teeth with water. Sure. Shower with water. I'm not drinking that shit. That's gross. Like, it's not like it's that my parents weren't packing. I'm packing me Capri suns, not water.
It was never like apple juice, maybe every now and then if we're lucky, right? But water wasn't like an option of like, I'm thirsty. let me drink water. It's like, I brush my teeth with water. Sure. Shower with water. I'm not drinking that shit. That's gross. Like, it's not like it's that my parents weren't packing. I'm packing me Capri suns, not water.
Um, you know, and so that's a damn shame, buddy.
Um, you know, and so that's a damn shame, buddy.
Um, you know, and so that's a damn shame, buddy.
Well, that, and like, and that was, and that was like, so I grew up like that. And now like my kids drink water. We don't, there's no juices, you know, if anything, they're drinking, uh, some McCroy, uh, but really only one of them. And now I drink, I primarily only drink water. That's all I drink. Right. But it was sort of like, but growing up, like water, like Coke, uh,
Well, that, and like, and that was, and that was like, so I grew up like that. And now like my kids drink water. We don't, there's no juices, you know, if anything, they're drinking, uh, some McCroy, uh, but really only one of them. And now I drink, I primarily only drink water. That's all I drink. Right. But it was sort of like, but growing up, like water, like Coke, uh,
Well, that, and like, and that was, and that was like, so I grew up like that. And now like my kids drink water. We don't, there's no juices, you know, if anything, they're drinking, uh, some McCroy, uh, but really only one of them. And now I drink, I primarily only drink water. That's all I drink. Right. But it was sort of like, but growing up, like water, like Coke, uh,