 Next question is from CDChamp17. In honor of Mother's Day, what's one thing that your mother instilled in you when you were young that you're grateful for today? Ooh. Yeah, that's a good one. Talk about the moms. Yeah. You know, one thing my mom did when I was a kid is she always allowed us to have an opinion in opinion and she would allow us to discuss and argue our points, which, you know, I could see some parents saying, oh, that's not a good thing because, you know, you just got to, you say what the rules are and that's the way it is or whatever. And it wasn't like I won. Sometimes I did, but usually I didn't. But she allowed me to feel like I had a say and to discuss and debate with my mom and it's, you know, this was very valuable looking back because I still respected her, but it made me feel like I had a say and it helped me sharpen my voice, helped me sharpen kind of how I can discuss and learn things, you know? And looking back, I'm really, really grateful on that kind of stuff. I mean, we would, I remember, you know, you guys know I played the trumpet for a few years and as a kid, right, in elementary school. I forgot all about that. Big hornblower. And shut up, you had, you play the saxophone. But I, you know, I did it. I convinced her I wanted to do it. My parents bought me the, you know, Bach, you know, trumpet. They're expensive. They're expensive because it was cost like 500 bucks. And I did it and I didn't like it after the first year and I talked to her about it. And I'm like, I don't want to do this anymore. She's like, well, we invested the money, you made the commitment, so we got it, whatever. So it was like this discussion that we would have. Now I didn't, of course, she didn't let me like whine and complain about it, but she would let me talk about it and we'd have these debates and discussions. By the time I got to seventh grade, I had this music teacher that I just could not stand. I couldn't, nobody liked this lady, it wasn't great. And so I actually sat her down and I said, you know, I said, mom, you really want me to do well in all of my classes. You want me to perform well in school. And she says, yeah, I do. And I said, well, the stress of taking this class is affecting, as I put up this great argument, you know, this great point that I had. And my mom smiled and she says, that's a really good point. So you still have to finish the year, but I like that you presented yourself that way. So we'll talk about it at the end of the year. And I was able to quit afterwards. But she allowed me to have that say, which I think is part of, you know, now has become kind of part of who I am and I appreciate that. Hmm, yeah, well, I'm trying to think. Like we've definitely had our battles back and forth, my mom and I, but we, I know like now looking back, like some things that were really great that she instilled in me were very much like the creative outlets. Like she would, again, expose me to music, expose me to, you know, crafts. And we'd spend a lot of time really building and exploring things and drawing. And like, my mom is very, very artistic and she still kind of expresses that a lot through costuming and lots of stuff like that and different projects and just getting herself involved in things. And that's definitely where that comes from for me in terms of just exploring ideas and then creating them and, you know, like figuring out that whole process and how to improve and just come up with ideas. And so she was real instrumental with that. The other part of it was like just very fiery. She's a redhead, you know, like is very like, if somebody was messing with me, like I'd say it was a teacher that like she felt like was, you know, come, like giving me a bad grade for something that I didn't deserve, which did happen a few times. Like one of them was, I was actually being a, I was a TA for a teacher as a goof. This is kind of an off track story, but I used to like mess with this teacher all the time in class. I was like the class clown with this with my other friend and she'd kick us out all the time, like out of class. And this is just something that we were just like, you know, I could understand why she didn't like me. And so I thought it'd be funny to be her TA and do everything like perfect, but I knew she hated the fact that I was there with her, right? And so I was just there to be annoying. And so this whole semester, like I'm doing everything she possibly could have wanted me to do or whatever. And then she gave me like a C or like a C minus or whatever she couldn't get. As a teacher's aid? Yeah. Yeah. Just to be. I've never even heard anyone getting a C for a teacher aid. Right. She was just being a bitch. That's supposed to be an easy A dude. Exactly. That's why I was banking on that easy A, right? And so I'm like, ah, whatever, you know, like, that's, obviously she hated me, you know, that's fine. My mom like got this wild hair and just like went down there and then just like let her have it. And then like got her to change the grade. And so I had to be really careful about what I told my mom is the point. Like she was just very like would go out to battle anybody on behalf of her family. She's very like loyal protective. Like, and so that that's something like I do, I do share that, but I had to be real, real careful. Cause what I would tell her in terms of like, you know, any of these other teachers are things that would come up and in her eyes cause I'd be like, I don't want you to go down there and do nothing about it. You know, mom, I got this. But yeah, I mean, that's for the most part, you know. Dude, you reminded me of a story. My mom never cursed, never. In fact, as adults now, if she says shit, which is rare, my siblings and I are all like, oh my God, mom said a bad word. When I was a kid, never, except for one time. I remember I was sitting, I was young, I must have been like seven, you know, sitting in the front seat is before anybody gave a shit. So you kid sitting, you can sit in your lap while you drive, nobody cared. But I'm sitting in the driver's side, on the passenger side. And my mom goes to take off at the stop sign and a truck almost hits us, slams the brakes and you know, protective mode, my mom, right, protective mode. She rolls the window down and the guy's looking at her and it's like in the heat of the moment and my mom goes, fuck you, motherfucker. And I, whoa. You're like zero customers to that? Dude, dude, I heard that at my mom's mouth and I was like, wow. That was powerful. Zero to MF, I was like, wow. And then the dude drove by, yeah, she's driving, I'm like, mom, you said a lot of bad words. She's like, he really made me angry and she didn't say anything else. But I remember, I'll never forget that because that's such a weird thing for my mom. So much more powerful when you never hear it. Oh my gosh. That's hilarious. My mom definitely is responsible for my moral foundation and my faith for sure. So that is, came from her. She instilled in that in me at a very young age and no doubt as challenging of a childhood as I may have had, she probably had as challenging if not more challenging. So I also got a lot of my grit from my mom. So the ability to overcome adversity is all the things that we had gone through. I never felt like my mom sat on her hands and was like, oh, poor me, poor us. It was always like, we're gonna get through this, we're gonna be okay, we're fine. And she always had this resiliency and this faith that was unbelievable because we did, we always made it. We've survived, we are fine. And no matter whether we were bouncing from house to house or dealing with my dad dying and then being in an abusive relationship, all these things that she went through, she always got back up again. And my mom was somebody who ended up getting her degree, like in her 40s. So she later in life finished her degree and finally finished what her lifelong dream was. As long as I could remember, my mom wanted to be this teacher. Then she was always going, chipping away at school while she was also trying to raise five kids and work through a husband dying and then being in an abusive relationship and bouncing around from town to town. And the fact that she still persevered through all that, made it and has got a great life for herself now, loves what she does for a living. If it wasn't for her, there's no way that I probably would have the ambition and probably the grit that I have. I definitely have that running through me and I'm for sure that came from my mom. Yeah, if you really think about it, moms really have such a huge role in shaping society because, and I don't think sometimes they don't get credit because they're not the Elon Musk's of the world or the Bill Gates or the whatever, but when you really think about it, statistically they'll show this, moms statistically spend far more time with their children than fathers do. That's been historic throughout most, I guess all of recorded human history. This has been pretty much true in almost every civilization. Even today with our society where the roles are not nearly as clear defined as they were before, they still spend far more time. It's still far less likely for a mom to not be present with their kids and a dad or whatever. So they play very important roles in shaping our societies. And so I think they can get all the credit in the world and still don't get enough credit. Yeah.