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- So, while Jack and I were in the kitchen making lasagna,
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the thought went through our head
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that an interview would be nice
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because he just finished his fresh...
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Excuse me.
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He just finished up his freshman year at Harvard University.
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And I cannot tell you how proud the family is of him
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and the hard work that he has put in now for 13 years.
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- Yep.
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- Or probably 14,
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because you probably started,
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probably started like a four year play school.
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- Yeah, probably around.
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- So it's been many, many years.
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But I just felt like people would be real interested
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from your perception,
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from your...
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- Perspective.
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- Thank you.
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See? See what he teaches his granny.
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Yes, from your perspective.
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And so, what would you like to share with us?
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- I love to.
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First of all, I just want to say, hey y'all,
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it's so good to be back, be here with you.
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I feel like, last time, I was
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on the channel might've been maybe a year or so ago.
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- Yeah.
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- So before I went off to college and all that.
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But every time I come on,
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everyone's always so nice in the comments
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and you know, it's-
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- So it takes him back 20 years ago.
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- I know.
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Everyone always says,
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"I remember you being born and everything."
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It's so funny.
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So yeah, I'm always happy to be back.
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Good to be here with y'all.
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- So was it a shock to you, Jack,
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to be so far away from home
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in a totally, totally different environment
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than what you were used to?
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- That's the thing
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that I wasn't really expecting about going to college.
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You know, I was really focused on
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the academics of everything,
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because obviously, Harvard is pretty hard.
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I stayed pretty busy with my studies.
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But really the things that you would never expect is
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what made it difficult was the weather.
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I don't know if any of y'all live in
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Massachusetts or up north, but I pray for you every day,
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because I thought I wasn't going to make it
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at multiple times and the cold.
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It gets dark so early compared to here.
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- Yeah.
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- I used to just fantasize about coming home
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and seeing the marsh again
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and the heat. - Yes.
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- And here we have like 100 degree summers,
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and I used to think that was bad.
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And I thought about the 100 degree weather all year long.
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That's all I wanted to do is come back.
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- And he texted us one time
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and said his eyelashes were frozen.
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- Yeah.
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- But his Pepaw,
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half the grandchildren call him, call Michael, Papa,
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and the other half calls him Pepaw.
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- Yeah.
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- And so Pepaw went out
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and talked with Jack and made sure he had the warmest coat-
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- Oh, wow.
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- That you could get.
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- Yeah, that's true.
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- So, he wanted you to survive.
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- Yeah. So the cold was a shock.
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But other than that it was a great year.
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I made a lot of great friends.
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I learned a lot of stuff at school.
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But, you know, most of everything I learned wasn't,
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related to academics.
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I did learn a lot.
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I'm majoring in economics and getting a minor in psychology.
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So those are two fields of study which I enjoy.
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But most of everything I learned, you go to college
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and you don't realize how much of it is just about living
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and how to be on your own,
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because you're used
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to your parents doing everything for you.
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- Yeah. - Or at least helping out.
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And then you go to college just like, boom,
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I'm three states away
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and you know, I gotta figure out
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how to do everything on my own.
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So that was the biggest thing.
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I miss my family a lot.
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It is difficult being far away.
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- But you were very fortunate in the fact
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that there's a direct between Savannah and Boston.
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- That's true.
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- So there was an extra effort to get you home
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at least once a month I would say that you came home.
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And so that helped us all survive.
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- Yeah, and so I guess
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if any of y'all watching are my age
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or you have grandchildren or children who are my age
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and getting them ready for college,
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I would just say the biggest thing is to prepare them
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for living on their own
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and just the initiative that you're going to have to take
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because that's the biggest thing.
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You'll study, you'll make it through classes
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you'll be good at it there
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but the biggest thing is making sure
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that you build a routine of things that you still like to do
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and just being able to live as efficiently.
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- And what were those things
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that you made sure you didn't lose in Boston?
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- Well, you get very, very busy.
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At least with school, I was studying
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for maybe eight to 12 hours a day
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each day- - I know, I know.
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- Just to be able to keep up with my work.
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So you have to be able to make sure
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that you still do the things you like.
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So I made sure to go to the gym every day,
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to stay consistent and that way call my family often
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and just make sure you keep doing things
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that make you happy, that are important to you.
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You don't get caught up in the schoolwork.
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- And how about the different
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diversified group of people
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that you have become friends with?
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- Yeah, I mean, all my friends are from all over America
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and you know, it was definitely-
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- Probably out of America too.
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- A few of them are. Yeah.
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So it was definitely eye-opening to be able
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to meet so many interesting people from different places.
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Because at Harvard, they pull from everywhere.
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You have people from overseas, everywhere in America.
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The south has the smallest representation.
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I think there's only 22 Georgians who got in this year.
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- No. (indistinct)
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- I know them all.
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- Oh, you do? - Yeah.
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So shout out to them if they're watching.
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- It's good to hear somebody else say y'all.
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- Yeah. Oh, yeah.
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Well, all my friends say y'all now
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because I say it all the time.
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They've kind of picked up
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on the southern dialect little bit.
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- Good.
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Well, the thing is Jack, that some of these special people
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that you've made friends with,
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when you're 50 years old,
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hopefully you'll still have a relationship
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with these people.
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- That's true.
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- Who knows?
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You could be
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in a dorm with the future president of America.
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- Yeah. I mean, that's probably not unlikely.
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There probably is a president there right now-
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- Right.
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- Which it's pretty cool to really meet people.
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- Right. I mean, it could be you.
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- Maybe. I don't know but let's see.
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- And you shared with me
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that you met a girl that you really like and admire.
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- Yeah, I just got a girlfriend too.
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We've been dating for about a month
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so that's been really awesome and fun.
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You know, that's another thing to add to my busy schedule,
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but is definitely work but it's very fun.
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- And that helps when you can connect
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with the opposite sex and...
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- Well, after going to an all boys school.
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I went to all boys high school for four years.
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So then you get to go to college
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and be around girls, it's a different environment.
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- Wow. Where'd y'all come from?
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- Yeah. Yeah.
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- Well, I love you so very much
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and I'm so proud of you and Matthew.
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And then Davis is coming up.
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You've set some high bars for your brothers.
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- Well, they're at their place.
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- And your cousins.
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- They're going to be able to reach it.
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I know. - Yeah.
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- Mattie's going into high school.
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I'm proud of him. He wants to play football, so.
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And Davis is still a little boy
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but I know he's good too.
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- Yeah, he'll be good
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because he's got a great mom and dad and great brothers.
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So Jack, you really could be a good help, a big help
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to maybe parents that have questions
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that maybe just want a little advice.
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- Yeah, of course.
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I'd be definitely very happy
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to give any advice I've learned.
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- You would?
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- Yeah, especially if it's about college admissions,
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going to college, anything like that,
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I'd be happy to answer any questions.
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If y'all want to reach out to me,
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you can find me on Instagram.
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I run a little business and my time in school as well.
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I sell sports cards so y'all can find me on Instagram.
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It's Cardvard.
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C-A-R-D-V-A-R-D.
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So that's me.
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If y'all want to reach out,
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send me a message, I'd be happy to respond,
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talk to y'all.
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Any questions you might have, I'd be more than happy-
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- Well that's very kind of you Jack,
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but that's the kind of young man he is.
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So you may have more questions
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to answer than you know what to do with.
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- Well, I'll be happy to help.
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- Thank y'all for watching.
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Hey, y'all, it's Paula Deen.
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