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Episode 58 - Halloween as a Child vs Adult · RealTalkwithMikeD

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Real Talk with Mike D. All right, welcome
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  Speaker 1: back to Real Talk with Mike D. I am the one,
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  Speaker 1: the only, and the original Mike D. Ladies and gentlemen,
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  Speaker 1: today we're talking about one of my favorite times of year, Halloween.
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  Speaker 1: That's right. The pumpkins, the costumes, the candy, the decorations,
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  Speaker 1: the scary movies, the cold weather, the leaves changing, and
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  Speaker 1: that feeling you get when October rolls around and you
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  Speaker 1: know Halloween is right around the corner. Now, I don't
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  Speaker 1: know about you, but Halloween was a completely different experience
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  Speaker 1: when I was a kid. Back then, Halloween was simple.
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  Speaker 1: You put on a costume, grabbed a pillowcase or a
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  Speaker 1: plastic pumpkin, and you went door-to-door asking complete strangers for candy.
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  Speaker 1: And somehow, that was normal. Think about that for a second.
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  Speaker 1: Your parents basically said, okay, it's nighttime, go knock on
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  Speaker 1: strangers' doors and ask them for candy. And somehow, we
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  Speaker 1: all survived. Halloween as a kid was about one thing.
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  Speaker 1: How much candy can I get? You weren't thinking about calories.
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  Speaker 1: You weren't thinking about sugar. You weren't thinking about whether
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  Speaker 1: you were going to feel sick afterward. You were thinking,
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  Speaker 1: how many houses can I hit before everybody turns their
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  Speaker 1: lights off? And then, there was always that one house.
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  Speaker 1: You know the house I'm talking about. The house that
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  Speaker 1: went all out. I'm talking about fake spider webs, graveyard
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  Speaker 1: in the front yard, skeletons hanging from trees, fog machines,
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  Speaker 1: scary music, maybe somebody dressed up like a monster hiding
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  Speaker 1: behind a bush. And as a kid, you're standing there thinking, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I'm not going to that house. But then you see
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  Speaker 1: the kids coming out with their candy and you're like,
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  Speaker 1: wait a minute, what kind of candy did they get?
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  Speaker 1: Suddenly you're willing to risk your life for a Snickers bar.
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  Speaker 1: That is Halloween. Now, Let's talk about some costumes because
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  Speaker 1: when you're a kid, Halloween gives you the opportunity to
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  Speaker 1: be anything you want. You can be a superhero, a vampire,
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  Speaker 1: a monster, a firefighter, a police officer, whatever you wanted
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  Speaker 1: and nobody questioned it. You put on that costume and
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  Speaker 1: suddenly you were that character. You didn't care if it
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  Speaker 1: looked ridiculous. You didn't care if somebody laughed. You were
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  Speaker 1: having fun. And that's something I think adults can learn from.
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  Speaker 1: Kids don't spend a lot of time worrying about what
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  Speaker 1: other people think. They just enjoy the moment. They put
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  Speaker 1: on the costume. They go outside. They laugh. They run around.
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  Speaker 1: And they eat way too much candy. And they have
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  Speaker 1: a good time. Then somewhere along the way, we grew up.
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  Speaker 1: And suddenly we're worried about everything. What people think. What
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  Speaker 1: people say. Whether we're successful enough. Whether we're making enough money.
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  Speaker 1: Whether we're just doing enough. Or whether we're good enough.
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  Speaker 1: And sometimes I think we need to get back to
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  Speaker 1: that kid inside of all of us. The kid who
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  Speaker 1: didn't care what anybody thought. The kid who just wanted
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  Speaker 1: to have fun. Halloween reminds me of that. It reminds
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  Speaker 1: me that life doesn't always have to be so serious.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes you just need to put on a ridiculous costume
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  Speaker 1: and laugh. Sometimes you need to decorate the house. Sometimes
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  Speaker 1: you need to watch a stupid horror movie. Sometimes you
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  Speaker 1: just need to eat a piece of candy, or two,
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  Speaker 1: or maybe three. And sometimes you just need to enjoy
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  Speaker 1: the moment. Now, Halloween also brings back memories. And that's
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  Speaker 1: one of the things I love about this time of year.
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  Speaker 1: Certain smells can take you back. Certain songs can take
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  Speaker 1: you back. Certain movies can take you back. Even the
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  Speaker 1: weather can take you back. You step outside and it's cold.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe it's snowing. Maybe the leaves are falling. The sky
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  Speaker 1: gets darker earlier and suddenly you're remembering Halloween from years ago.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you're remembering being a kid. Maybe you're remembering your friends.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you're remembering your family. Maybe you're remembering someone who's
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  Speaker 1: no longer here. And that's the thing about getting older.
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  Speaker 1: Halloween isn't just about costumes and candy anymore. It's about memories.
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  Speaker 1: It's about looking back at where you've been and realizing
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  Speaker 1: how quickly time goes by. Because when you're a kid,
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  Speaker 1: you think Halloween is going to last forever. You think
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  Speaker 1: you're always going to be that age. You think you're
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  Speaker 1: always going to be running around the neighborhood. And then
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  Speaker 1: one day, poof, you're an adult. And you're standing there wondering,
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  Speaker 1: where the hell did all those years go? That's one
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  Speaker 1: of the strange things about getting older. You don't realize
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  Speaker 1: you're living through the good old days until they're already
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  Speaker 1: behind you. And maybe that's why Halloween hits differently now.
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  Speaker 1: Because When you're younger, you're excited about what's coming. When
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  Speaker 1: you get older, you start appreciating what you've already experienced.
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  Speaker 1: And there's nothing wrong with that. That's life. Now, we
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  Speaker 1: have to move on to the age-old debate. The Halloween candy.
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  Speaker 1: Because we need to settle this once and for all.
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  Speaker 1: What's the best Halloween candy? I'm going to tell you
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  Speaker 1: right now. Everybody has an opinion. Some people want chocolate.
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  Speaker 1: Some people want peanut butter cups. Some people want Snickers.
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  Speaker 1: Some people want Twix. Some people want M & M' s.
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  Speaker 1: And then there are the people who get handed a
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  Speaker 1: box of raisins on Halloween. Who in the hell decided
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  Speaker 1: raisins were Halloween candy? Imagine being eight years old. You've
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  Speaker 1: been walking around the neighborhood for two hours. You've got
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  Speaker 1: a pillowcase full of candy and somebody opens the door
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  Speaker 1: and gives you raisins. You don't even say thank you.
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  Speaker 1: You're just standing there thinking, do you hate me? And
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  Speaker 1: then there's the house that gives out those little orange
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  Speaker 1: peanut candies. Ladies and gentlemen, nobody wants those. Nobody. You
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  Speaker 1: get home and dump your entire bag on the floor
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  Speaker 1: and suddenly you're performing quality control. You're saying that one stays,
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  Speaker 1: that one can stay. That one's got to go. Who
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  Speaker 1: the hell gave me raisins? But that's what made Halloween fun.
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  Speaker 1: It was unpredictable. You never knew what you were going
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  Speaker 1: to get. And sometimes the best part wasn't even the candy.
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  Speaker 1: It was comparing your haul with your friends. How much
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  Speaker 1: did you get? I got this. Oh yeah? Well, I
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  Speaker 1: got two of those. It was basically the stock market,
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  Speaker 1: but with candy. But you know what? Halloween changes as
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  Speaker 1: you get older. Eventually you stop going door to door.
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  Speaker 1: And then you become the person answering the door. And
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  Speaker 1: that's when you realize Halloween is expensive. Because you're sitting
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  Speaker 1: there thinking, how many kids are actually coming tonight? You
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  Speaker 1: buy one bag of candy, then another, then another. Because
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  Speaker 1: you don't want to be the house that runs out.
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  Speaker 1: And suddenly you're sitting there with enough candy to feed
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  Speaker 1: an army. And what happens? The kids stop coming. Now
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  Speaker 1: you're stuck with all that candy. And you tell yourself,
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  Speaker 1: I'm going to save this. No, you're not. You're eating it.
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  Speaker 1: You're eating Halloween candy on November 1st. You're eating Halloween
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  Speaker 1: candy into January 1st of the next year. And eventually
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  Speaker 1: you're staring at an empty bag wondering, who ate all
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  Speaker 1: the candy? You did. You know you did. Ladies and gentlemen,
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  Speaker 1: that's going to do it for today. I greatly appreciate
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  Speaker 1: you being here. I appreciate you listening. And I hope
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  Speaker 1: you all enjoy Halloween as much as I do. I
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  Speaker 1: hope you have enough candy. I hope you have a
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  Speaker 1: lot of kids dressed up in their costumes. And I
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  Speaker 1: hope your Halloween is spooktacular. Until the next episode, have
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  Speaker 1: a great day. Peace! Music Thank you.