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Aaron Leaving the Church and Discovering Firsts at 30

from The Morman and the Meth Head with Jessa Reed and Aaron Woodall · #120

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3 min

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Aaron discusses quitting Mormonism at the same time as his divorce, and the pair discuss him experiencing alcohol, coffee, weed, masturbation, and his first blowjob at age 30 as a kind of reverse adolescence.

In this bit8 moments
  • 7:11Tim grew up Catholic but never really surrendered to the religion beyond drugs and alcohol.
  • 7:25His Catholic high school had a theater teacher making out with kids in the hallway—it was a cool place.
  • 7:55Aaron got clean, came out of the closet, and started comedy all within a three-month period.
  • 8:08Standup comedy became the new drug after he gave up substances.
  • 8:49Aaron never tried alcohol, weed, or coffee and now needs to experience these things for the first time.
  • 9:13He used to masturbate but felt so guilty he'd cry afterward—now he's learning he's allowed to touch himself.
  • 9:35Tim explains you have to talk yourself up to masturbate, like putting on a weird voice.
  • 9:58Aaron is experiencing American teenager firsts at age 30, including his first blow job.

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