263. An Interview with my Father Walter Peterson
This past Sunday was Father’s Day. In this episode, I discuss my family history, relationships, growing up, learning to read and write, raising children, and marriage with my father Walter Peterson. —Links— Try our new writing app, Essay: https://essay.app Or take the Understand Myself personality test: https://understandmyself.com —Chapters— [0:00] Intro [1:00] The story of the 3rd floor [3:32] Family settling in Saskatchewan [8:57] Breaking 10 acres [10:42] Jordan’s grandfather [12:00] Walter's school caboose [12:57] His childhood [18:38] Growing up on a farm [23:14] Wood-gathering & feeding workers [25:04] Typical clothing [26:48] Was it a happy childhood? [27:45] Farm chores [29:20] Walter’s grandfather [36:18] His grandmother & learning to read [42:19] Joe Rogan & touring [44:13] Spending time with grandpa [44:52] Walter's dad [45:55] Moving out [49:02] Raising kids now vs. then [55:12] Walter’s mom [57:40] His sisters [58:41] His old friends [1:00:24] Walter's reading, writing, & going to school [1:03:00] Jordan skipping school [1:05:21] Jordan's great grandfather's band & the guitar he made Jordan [1:07:14] Walter meets his wife [1:12:30] Deciding to be a teacher [1:15:10] Marrying age & ceremony [1:16:57] Why family matters & Walter’s best years [1:18:27] Walter on Jordan's childhood [1:19:48] Jordan's early memories of reading with his Father [1:24:08] The most challenging part of marriages [1:26:06] Jordan's mom [1:26:35] Personality & Jordan's parents [1:28:18] Current restrictions [01:29:07] Walter's best relationships #FathersDay #Personality #Childhood #Canada #Family Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices