Richard Taite

It's like, you can't formulate the thought, my parents are idiots. Because... your frontal cortex isn't developed. And not only that, but you're like, if these people don't love me, if they're the ones that have me, what am I supposed to do? I must be bad. You can't say anything other than because your frontal cortex isn't developed, I must be bad. And if you're bad, okay,

It's like, you can't formulate the thought, my parents are idiots. Because... your frontal cortex isn't developed. And not only that, but you're like, if these people don't love me, if they're the ones that have me, what am I supposed to do? I must be bad. You can't say anything other than because your frontal cortex isn't developed, I must be bad. And if you're bad, okay,

Every time you get disappointed, every time they hit you, every time they say, shut up, are you stupid? Or whatever they say, it reinforces itself. And pretty soon you're a 45 year old man You know, and your five-year-old self is running a 45-year-old man. And that's what I, but that doesn't make you a victim or for me, it doesn't make me a victim.

Every time you get disappointed, every time they hit you, every time they say, shut up, are you stupid? Or whatever they say, it reinforces itself. And pretty soon you're a 45 year old man You know, and your five-year-old self is running a 45-year-old man. And that's what I, but that doesn't make you a victim or for me, it doesn't make me a victim.

Every time you get disappointed, every time they hit you, every time they say, shut up, are you stupid? Or whatever they say, it reinforces itself. And pretty soon you're a 45 year old man You know, and your five-year-old self is running a 45-year-old man. And that's what I, but that doesn't make you a victim or for me, it doesn't make me a victim.

And the reason it doesn't make me a victim is because I can say, okay, that's what happened Okay, I'm the adult now, I'm the parent now, and I'm not gonna be a victim. And the genius is that you figured that out and you stopped lying to yourself. And once you can get that, It works. But the thing about AA is it's always the same. And it's my foundation, man. I'm not sober today without AA.

And the reason it doesn't make me a victim is because I can say, okay, that's what happened Okay, I'm the adult now, I'm the parent now, and I'm not gonna be a victim. And the genius is that you figured that out and you stopped lying to yourself. And once you can get that, It works. But the thing about AA is it's always the same. And it's my foundation, man. I'm not sober today without AA.

And the reason it doesn't make me a victim is because I can say, okay, that's what happened Okay, I'm the adult now, I'm the parent now, and I'm not gonna be a victim. And the genius is that you figured that out and you stopped lying to yourself. And once you can get that, It works. But the thing about AA is it's always the same. And it's my foundation, man. I'm not sober today without AA.

I'm not. Okay. I don't have kids. I'm not, you know, none of it. I mean, I've been given a life, right? But The problem sometimes with AA is they feel it's the only way. Everybody's an expert on their own sobriety. And they have to believe that way because their life is dependent on it. So I understand it.

I'm not. Okay. I don't have kids. I'm not, you know, none of it. I mean, I've been given a life, right? But The problem sometimes with AA is they feel it's the only way. Everybody's an expert on their own sobriety. And they have to believe that way because their life is dependent on it. So I understand it.

I'm not. Okay. I don't have kids. I'm not, you know, none of it. I mean, I've been given a life, right? But The problem sometimes with AA is they feel it's the only way. Everybody's an expert on their own sobriety. And they have to believe that way because their life is dependent on it. So I understand it.

Dude, I was so, this is the household I was brought up in, and you'll be able to tell exactly why it turned out the way I did.

Dude, I was so, this is the household I was brought up in, and you'll be able to tell exactly why it turned out the way I did.

Dude, I was so, this is the household I was brought up in, and you'll be able to tell exactly why it turned out the way I did.

Yeah, he just had to beat the shit out of his tweens. That's all.

Yeah, he just had to beat the shit out of his tweens. That's all.

Yeah, he just had to beat the shit out of his tweens. That's all.

I must give you a lashing now. Oh my God, it was so bad. Where'd you grow up? In Encino, which is, again, scarring, right? Yeah. I can't even drive through the valley, man, without having anxiety. Yeah, it's the world's biggest consolation prize.

I must give you a lashing now. Oh my God, it was so bad. Where'd you grow up? In Encino, which is, again, scarring, right? Yeah. I can't even drive through the valley, man, without having anxiety. Yeah, it's the world's biggest consolation prize.

I must give you a lashing now. Oh my God, it was so bad. Where'd you grow up? In Encino, which is, again, scarring, right? Yeah. I can't even drive through the valley, man, without having anxiety. Yeah, it's the world's biggest consolation prize.