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Mom tells her 12-year-old son that she likes that no one dims1 his light
Mason Best brought his mom Roseann Smith to StoryCorps at the Boys' Club of New York in Queens. He had a long list of questions for her — and wasn't shy about jumping right in.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
And now it's time for StoryCorps. Twelve-year-old Mason Best brought his mom, Roseann Smith, to StoryCorps at the Boys' Club of New York in Queens. He had a long list of questions for her and wasn't shy about jumping right in.
MASON BEST: What was your first impression of me?
ROSEANN SMITH: Cute.
BEST: (Laughter).
SMITH: What do you think of me as your mom?
BEST: I think you're a good mom - a little too strict, but I know it's for good reasons because you want me to be successful in life.
SMITH: If I don't push you, who's going to push you?
BEST: No one. And I understand that.
SMITH: If you can relive one day of your life, what would it be and why?
BEST: Well, I think the time me and you got into our first argument because I think we could make up better. But, you know, like, you can't go back in time and change things 'cause that would end up something else, and, you know...
SMITH: Right.
BEST: You learn that in comics. I might say something accidentally3, and that could possibly affect my whole life. For example, if I...
SMITH: Why do you worry about the future so much? You're so - you're only 12. Like, some of the things that you worry about, you shouldn't.
BEST: I know, but...
SMITH: I protect you. I pay all the...
BEST: But when you're not...
SMITH: ...Bills. I just want you to be a kid.
BEST: But when you're not here, what am I supposed to do?
SMITH: Of course, you know, in 2020, I had cancer. And then I had the heart attack within six months of that. Going through those health challenges4, to know that my heart is not the greatest...
BEST: Well, to me, your heart is kind of on protein powder because how strong it is and...
SMITH: Right.
BEST: Yeah, 'cause...
SMITH: 'Cause I just keep going, right?
BEST: Yeah. It's - to me, it seems like it's on protein powder. What are you looking forward to in the future?
SMITH: A long life. I want to live to see my grandkids. I hope you give me some.
BEST: You don't know if I'm very fit for love relationships.
SMITH: Let's not have this conversation.
(LAUGHTER)
BEST: You started the conversation.
SMITH: No, I didn't say...
BEST: No, but I'm just saying.
SMITH: No, but I'm just saying I just want to know that you...
BEST: Because you don't know. You don't know if I'm not - if I really want...
SMITH: You're going to - you're a great guy. So you don't want to be single. I get it.
BEST: Also, I am prepped for being independent when I grow up.
SMITH: Cool.
BEST: What's the best part of being my mom?
SMITH: Your spunkiness.
BEST: What does spunky mean exactly?
SMITH: Your outgoing personality5. And I like that no one dims your light. That's what I love about being your mom.
(SOUNDBITE OF BLUE DOT SESSIONS6' "LAHAINA")
MARTIN: That was Mason Best and his mother, Roseann Smith, at StoryCorps in Queens, N.Y. I'm going to cry. Their conversation will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress7.
(SOUNDBITE OF BLUE DOT SESSIONS' "LAHAINA")
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| v.（使）变暗淡( dim的第三人称单数 )；（使）变模糊；（使）减弱；变淡漠 | |
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challenges
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| n.挑战( challenge的名词复数 )；要求；（警卫等）查问口令；怀疑 | |
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personality
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sessions
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| n.（尤指法庭、议会等）开庭( session的名词复数 )；（自发或俱乐部的）聚会；会期；（进行某活动连续的）一段时间 | |
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