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Back-to-School Throwback: Trapper Keepers & Thermoses · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Half-Faith,
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  Let It Begin. I'm your host, Angel Santana.
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  Today, we're going to go back in time, back to the 80s, 90s,
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  and early 2000s to talk about what back-to-school used to look like for us and
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  how different it is for kids today.
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  Let's laugh a little, reflect a little, and of course, end with a prayer.
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  Half-Faith, Let It Begin. Going back in time starts right now.
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  Have faith, live again, when it starts right now.
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  Welcome to Have Faith. Let it begin. Here's your host, Angel Santana.
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  Ariel, can you say, have faith? Let it begin. Let it begin? Let it begin. Say, have faith.
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  Let it begin. Let it begin. No. No? No? Okay. Hi, Noah. Noah! Noah!
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  Happy birthday, Noah! Katelyn, oh, that was amazing. Katelyn,
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  I'm gonna say something.
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  Noah! This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shy.
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  This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shy.
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  This little light of shy. I'm gonna let it shy. Let it shy.
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  Let it shy. Let it Sounds. Yeah.
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  Daddy, I'm so excited, but I have one question. What's your question?
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  Are you going to be a pastor or a minister?
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  Good question. I don't know, but it is all in God's hands. Good morning.
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  You're listening to Half-Faith Let It Begin, and it starts right now.
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  Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Half-Faith Let It Begin.
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  I'm your host, Angel Santana.
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  Again, we are taking a trip down memory lane. That's right.
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  It's the back to school season for some of us that means excitement for others
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  maybe a little stress and for me personally this year is extra special because
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  my son Noah is going back to school for the very first time and I'll be honest
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  it's been a big adjustment and it feels.
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  A little bit like an empty nest moment which I explained to you yesterday but
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  we'll get back into that a little bit. Let's have some fun first.
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  Let's go back in time, back to the 80s, 90s, early 2000s, and compare how we
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  did back to school versus how kids do it today.
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  Well, let's talk with you a little bit about the nostalgia.
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  Remember to back to school shopping. Oh man, it was like Christmas in September,
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  walking through the aisles, picking out the best notebooks, the sharpest pencils,
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  number two pencils, I must add.
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  And of course, the one thing everybody wanted, the Trapper Keeper.
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  If you had a Trapper Keeper, you were basically royalty.
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  And who could forget the Lisa Frank folders, so bright, so colorful,
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  or those brand new mechanical pencils that always broke on the first day.
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  Then there were the lunchboxes. Forget your plain brown bag. No, no, no.
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  You had to have the Ninja Turtles or maybe the Power Rangers,
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  maybe even Pokemon, Spice Girls, and they were like the most popular things, right?
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  And of course, the thermos. You had to have the thermos. If you didn't have
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  the matching thermos, you just weren't complete. Oh, yes.
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  The first day outfit. We got to remember that.
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  You laid it out the night before. You got your fresh new sneakers, the brand new jeans.
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  You'd walk into class hoping that no one would step on those shoes because the
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  first scuff was just devastating.
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  Oh yeah, I remember that.
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  Yeah, that's just a little bit. Let's talk about the then versus now.
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  Back then, the supply list was simple. A couple of pencils, crayons,
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  glue sticks, and maybe a ruler.
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  Today, kids are carrying sanitizers, tissues, wipes, headphones,
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  and sometimes even a flash drive.
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  Technology. Oh, we've come a long way.
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  We had chalkboards and overhead projectors. If you were really advanced,
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  you had the clear sheet with the teacher handwriting glowing on the wall.
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  Now we have smart boards, iPads, laptops, even smart watches.
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  Passing notes in class was the original text message.
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  You folded the paper with precision. And if you got the, if it got intercepted,
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  actually, now that I think about it, if you got intercepted by the teacher,
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  oh boy, the embarrassment, because the teachers would probably read it out loud.
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  Yeah. Today's kids just text under their desk.
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  Well, you know, I spoke about Noah and his first day, and here I am decades
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  later sending my little boy off to school yesterday for the first time.
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  Today, Ariel and Noah go to school, and I'll admit it hit me harder than I thought.
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  It's only preschool, but seeing him with his tiny backpack walking in with such
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  confidence made me proud, and honestly, a little teary.
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  Parents, you know what I mean. The moment you realize that your baby's growing
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  up for the first time, for some of you, you've already been there and already through it.
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  For others, maybe you're like me, experiencing it for the first or second time.
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  And for those whose kids are older,
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  you're probably still remembering that feeling like it was yesterday.
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  Yeah, we can think about the humor and the relatable moments.
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  You know what else I remember? Covering our textbooks with paper grocery bags
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  and then doodling all over them, of course.
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  Or those giant backpacks. We were so small and the backpacks were particularly bigger than we were.
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  And let's not forget the classic locker combination struggle. Ugh.
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  You'd get it once, then completely blank the next time.
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  Left, right, left, nope. Locked out again.
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  Reflections of the past are weird. Let's talk about faith.
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  You know, times change. Technology changes. Even the fashion changes.
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  But one thing that never changed is the need for encouragement, love, and faith.
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  Back then, we prayed for good, good friends, good teachers, and maybe even good grades.
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  Today, we add prayers for safety, health, and peace of mind.
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  As parents or grandparents, teachers, or friends, we can all do our part to
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  surround our kids with positivity, patience, and prayer.
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  So let's pray today. Let's pray for all those that are going back to school.
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  Heavenly Father, we thank you for this new school year. We ask that you bless
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  every child from preschool to college students, protect them as they go to school
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  each day, give them confidence, wisdom, and joy.
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  Bless the teachers and staff who work tirelessly to guide them and bless the
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  parents who watch their children grow and let them go step by step.
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  May every classroom be filled with kindness, patience, and learning.
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  We place our trust in you to watch over our children and keep them safe.
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  In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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  I wanna thank you all so much for joining me today on this back to school special, part two.
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  Half Faith, Let It Begin is a podcast designed for you, the daily commuter.
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  So don't forget, you can find us online at www.halffaithletitbegin.com.
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  And if today's episode brought back some memories or give you a smile.
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  My name is Angel Santana reminding you to have faith and let it begin.
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  God bless you. And I hope that you have a special day today. Take care.
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  Music.