Interview · moment 17 of 24
Having a Kid, Cool Parenting, and Worrying About Raina's Future
from Finger Blow Jobs · #13
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3 minGuest
Bonnie reflects on how motherhood differed from her own neglectful upbringing, moments of connection with Raina at the park, and joking speculation about which of Raina's friends might grow up to be promiscuous.
- 34:42Tim on whether having a kid hurts your career as a comic
- 35:02Some comics claim to feel differently as parents, but Tim says it's different than he expected
- 35:15His parents basically ignored him growing up, unlike the involved parenting style he's adopted
- 35:38Tim appreciates that his daughter thinks he's cool and likes him
- 35:58He knows it's coming that she won't like him anymore, but feels he's built a good base with her
- 36:28At the park when she was four, Tim realized what it felt like to be cool—both wanting the same thing
- 36:48Looking at her friends, Tim suspects one of them will become sexually active based on how she acts
- 37:18Tim wasn't like that as a kid—not trying to be sultry or promiscuous, just a regular dude
- 37:35Tim describes not thinking about consequences as a teenager, even around married men with kids