Roots of Resilience: A Family's Journey

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.

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—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

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