In this episode, Mom talks about:

• 🌳 A very good climbing tree (RIP tree)
• 🍉 A watermelon-looking bathing suit and photo memories
• 🏡 Moving from Pointe-Claire, Quebec to Burlington
• 🌿 Jumping hedges, high jump dreams, and worrying about Omi cutting herself with hedge clippers
• ⚾ Playing catch with Opa (and maybe getting hit in the face with a baseball)
• 🚗 A weird shared driveway with a tiny cliff you could fall off
• 💻 Growing up with so many computers and early “coding” before it was cool
• ⌨️ Being weirdly good at typing in school
• 🎮 Playing Mario and Donkey Kong at friends’ houses with short, uncomfortable cords
• 💿 Cassette tapes, CDs, six-disc changers, and watching technology change in real time
• 👄 Lip Smackers (especially the good flavours… and the weird Dr. Pepper one)
• 👯 Best friends, long visits, mono, and endless Super Mario sessions
• ☎️ The very first phone call with a friend while playing a computer game
• 💭 How certain objects, sounds, and games always remind you of specific people
• 😴 Reassurance that you don’t have to stay awake for any of this

Mood: calm, wandering, slightly sick Mom voice
Sleep level: very safe to fall asleep
Important reminder: You can listen again tomorrow