Welcome back to The Ace Ford Podcast! Tonight's episode is a very special and vulnerable recording for me. My guest tonight is my little brother Nate. I am my mother's oldest son and Nate is my mother's youngest son. I had a lot of deep reflections throughout the process of creating this episode. Through recording it, editing it, and even in writing this now.

One deep reflection that I had was when I realized that there is only a 14-year age difference between my brother and me. Nate described to me how from his perspective as a kid, he thought that I was on top of my responsibilities with a deep priority and essentially to him I was always a man. I made the connection to the fact that my mother is only 15-years older than me and how I too, as a child, saw my mother in the same light despite her actually being a child herself at the time.

I have always had a great relationship with my little brother Nate. As I highlight in tonight's episode, I still remember the day I found out my mom was pregnant with Nate. I have so many memories from when we were both younger.

I remember times like when I got released from a court ordered program and pulling up to my parents' house and as I walked up the driveway little Nate came running out of the front door in nothing but his diaper and a white tank top. He came running up and jumped into my arms. There were also the times when he was four or five years old and would sneak out of our mom's room in the middle of the night and climb up next to me on the couch, where we would eat chip and dip and watch tv until our mom realized he was gone and yelled for him to come back to bed.

Nate will always be my baby brother, and I will always see and believe the good in him. I will always love him and I'm thankful to him that he took the time to sit down and catch up with me. And I'm thankful that you have all joined us.

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