Richard Taite

I was taking my son to school the other day. I took him today too. I take my son to school the other day and he's getting out of the car. I start getting emotional. I said to him, I said, I need you for a minute. He says, yeah. I said, look, I know we've talked about this fentanyl thing and the vape thing because it's in the vapes now. Yeah. And all the drugs and pills and everything else.

But I just want you to know that at some point, because he just went into sixth grade. So now he's in middle school.

But I just want you to know that at some point, because he just went into sixth grade. So now he's in middle school.

But I just want you to know that at some point, because he just went into sixth grade. So now he's in middle school.

Different.

Different.

Different.

And I said to him, I said, it's going to happen, babe. And let me tell you how it's going to happen. Somebody is going to walk up to you. and want you to participate in drugs, give you a pill and put peer pressure on you to do it. He says, I won't do it. I said, let me finish. Okay. The only reason they're doing that and bringing you into it is because they know it's wrong. For sure.

And I said to him, I said, it's going to happen, babe. And let me tell you how it's going to happen. Somebody is going to walk up to you. and want you to participate in drugs, give you a pill and put peer pressure on you to do it. He says, I won't do it. I said, let me finish. Okay. The only reason they're doing that and bringing you into it is because they know it's wrong. For sure.

And I said to him, I said, it's going to happen, babe. And let me tell you how it's going to happen. Somebody is going to walk up to you. and want you to participate in drugs, give you a pill and put peer pressure on you to do it. He says, I won't do it. I said, let me finish. Okay. The only reason they're doing that and bringing you into it is because they know it's wrong. For sure.

And they know it's dangerous. And, but if they bring you in it, they feel a little less wrong because you're co-signing their, their behavior. Don't co-sign anybody's behavior, bro. Okay. I love you. Okay. This is not something I get over. Okay. Please. And he looks at me and he goes, I love you so much, daddy. And I was like, you know, I must've had this conversation. That's beautiful.

And they know it's dangerous. And, but if they bring you in it, they feel a little less wrong because you're co-signing their, their behavior. Don't co-sign anybody's behavior, bro. Okay. I love you. Okay. This is not something I get over. Okay. Please. And he looks at me and he goes, I love you so much, daddy. And I was like, you know, I must've had this conversation. That's beautiful.

And they know it's dangerous. And, but if they bring you in it, they feel a little less wrong because you're co-signing their, their behavior. Don't co-sign anybody's behavior, bro. Okay. I love you. Okay. This is not something I get over. Okay. Please. And he looks at me and he goes, I love you so much, daddy. And I was like, you know, I must've had this conversation. That's beautiful.

Dude, I left and I cried for about half the way home from school because I'm just so scared, not just for me, but for you and for the parents that lost their child and the children that That were left without a father. And it's just, it's too much, dude. It's, it's why I came back to work and it's why I started doing this, you know?

Dude, I left and I cried for about half the way home from school because I'm just so scared, not just for me, but for you and for the parents that lost their child and the children that That were left without a father. And it's just, it's too much, dude. It's, it's why I came back to work and it's why I started doing this, you know?

Dude, I left and I cried for about half the way home from school because I'm just so scared, not just for me, but for you and for the parents that lost their child and the children that That were left without a father. And it's just, it's too much, dude. It's, it's why I came back to work and it's why I started doing this, you know?

And, you know, I'm just grateful to you for showing up because this, this is taking, this is killing everybody.

And, you know, I'm just grateful to you for showing up because this, this is taking, this is killing everybody.

And, you know, I'm just grateful to you for showing up because this, this is taking, this is killing everybody.

Yeah.