Gratitude... what does it mean? Is it a virtue or something that other weaponize to control expectations, to limit reach, to keep kids in their lanes.... and how does it affect adult kids later in life as they reach beyond what they have to greater things? We explore these questions from a seemingly benign bit of advice almost every parent has uttered at one point in their lives.

Backstory:
A dad gets a book "Dad Was Right" as a gift and tortures his two adult kids years later with stories -- in their own voices -- about why he was right...

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