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Where did you grow up? What was it like in Maltby? What was your childhood like? Your relationship with your parents? Your brother? When did you move to Monroe, and why? How did sports become so important to you? What were the benefits/drawbacks? I know a lot of people who loved high school, and others who hated it. What did you think? You’ve mentioned to me a few times that you grew up Christian, but kind of fell out of that lifestyle, especially during high school, then had some radical encounters with God and a 5-year sickness that really changed your life. Tell me about that. What was it like being a volunteer firefighter? What did you enjoy? What haunts you? How did you manage being a firefighter and working in sales at the same time? Where did your interest in martial arts come from? What stopped you from doing MMA fighting? What do you like about BJJ so much? How did you feel receiving your black belt? How did you and mom meet? What do you think about your experience as a dad? How did you balance work and life? Why did you go back to college? How did you balance that with taking care of Poppy? What are your passions? What are a few of your favorite memories from your life so far? Why are they your favorites? What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in your life? How did you learn them? Who would you say has most impacted your life, and why? Is there anything else I haven’t asked about that you’d like to share?
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Where did you grow up? What was it like in Maltby? What was your childhood like? Your relationship with your parents? Your brother? When did you move to Monroe, and why? How did sports become so important to you? What were the benefits/drawbacks? I know a lot of people who loved high school, and others who hated it. What did you think? You’ve mentioned to me a few times that you grew up Christian, but kind of fell out of that lifestyle, especially during high school, then had some radical encounters with God and a 5-year sickness that really changed your life. Tell me about that. What was it like being a volunteer firefighter? What did you enjoy? What haunts you? How did you manage being a firefighter and working in sales at the same time? Where did your interest in martial arts come from? What stopped you from doing MMA fighting? What do you like about BJJ so much? How did you feel receiving your black belt? How did you and mom meet? What do you think about your experience as a dad? How did you balance work and life? Why did you go back to college? How did you balance that with taking care of Poppy? What are your passions? What are a few of your favorite memories from your life so far? Why are they your favorites? What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in your life? How did you learn them? Who would you say has most impacted your life, and why? Is there anything else I haven’t asked about that you’d like to share?
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Where did you grow up? What was it like in Maltby? What was your childhood like? Your relationship with your parents? Your brother? When did you move to Monroe, and why? How did sports become so important to you? What were the benefits/drawbacks? I know a lot of people who loved high school, and others who hated it. What did you think? You’ve mentioned to me a few times that you grew up Christian, but kind of fell out of that lifestyle, especially during high school, then had some radical encounters with God and a 5-year sickness that really changed your life. Tell me about that. What was it like being a volunteer firefighter? What did you enjoy? What haunts you? How did you manage being a firefighter and working in sales at the same time? Where did your interest in martial arts come from? What stopped you from doing MMA fighting? What do you like about BJJ so much? How did you feel receiving your black belt? How did you and mom meet? What do you think about your experience as a dad? How did you balance work and life? Why did you go back to college? How did you balance that with taking care of Poppy? What are your passions? What are a few of your favorite memories from your life so far? Why are they your favorites? What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in your life? How did you learn them? Who would you say has most impacted your life, and why? Is there anything else I haven’t asked about that you’d like to share?
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can you tell me some funny stories about when you were a kid
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can you tell me some funny stories about when you were a kid
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can you tell me some funny stories about when you were a kid
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Interview with Caroline McCaleb: What was it like being the oldest of five?  1 What's your earliest memory of realizing you were the "big sister" and what that meant for your role in the family? 2 How did your childhood change with each sibling that was added? Was there a specific birth that shifted things the most for you?       3. Did you ever feel like you had to be a third parent? How did that shape who you became? 4 What did you have to sacrifice or give up, being the oldest that your younger siblings didn't have to?       5. Was there ever a time you resented being the oldest? What triggered that feeling?  6. What do you wish your parents had understood about what it was like being the oldest of five? 7. How has being the oldest affected your relationships outside the family - friendships, romantic relationships, the way you lead or follow?     8. Now that you're all older, how has your role as the oldest changed? Do you still feel that weight, or has it shifted?    9.  If you could go back and tell your younger self one thing about being the oldest sibling, what would it be?
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Interview with Caroline McCaleb: What was it like being the oldest of five?  1 What's your earliest memory of realizing you were the "big sister" and what that meant for your role in the family? 2 How did your childhood change with each sibling that was added? Was there a specific birth that shifted things the most for you?       3. Did you ever feel like you had to be a third parent? How did that shape who you became? 4 What did you have to sacrifice or give up, being the oldest that your younger siblings didn't have to?       5. Was there ever a time you resented being the oldest? What triggered that feeling?  6. What do you wish your parents had understood about what it was like being the oldest of five? 7. How has being the oldest affected your relationships outside the family - friendships, romantic relationships, the way you lead or follow?     8. Now that you're all older, how has your role as the oldest changed? Do you still feel that weight, or has it shifted?    9.  If you could go back and tell your younger self one thing about being the oldest sibling, what would it be?
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Interview with Caroline McCaleb: What was it like being the oldest of five?  1 What's your earliest memory of realizing you were the "big sister" and what that meant for your role in the family? 2 How did your childhood change with each sibling that was added? Was there a specific birth that shifted things the most for you?       3. Did you ever feel like you had to be a third parent? How did that shape who you became? 4 What did you have to sacrifice or give up, being the oldest that your younger siblings didn't have to?       5. Was there ever a time you resented being the oldest? What triggered that feeling?  6. What do you wish your parents had understood about what it was like being the oldest of five? 7. How has being the oldest affected your relationships outside the family - friendships, romantic relationships, the way you lead or follow?     8. Now that you're all older, how has your role as the oldest changed? Do you still feel that weight, or has it shifted?    9.  If you could go back and tell your younger self one thing about being the oldest sibling, what would it be?
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1. Who were the most important people in your life growing up? 2. What was the world like when you were growing up? 3. How did you meet my grandfather? 4. What was your first job? 5. What accomplishment are you proudest of in your career? 6. How did having children change your life? 7. What’s your favorite memory of raising your kids? 8. What challenges have shaped you the most? 9. What’s something about the past that younger people today might not understand? 10. What do you want your grandchildren and great-grandchildren to know about your life?
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1. Who were the most important people in your life growing up? 2. What was the world like when you were growing up? 3. How did you meet my grandfather? 4. What was your first job? 5. What accomplishment are you proudest of in your career? 6. How did having children change your life? 7. What’s your favorite memory of raising your kids? 8. What challenges have shaped you the most? 9. What’s something about the past that younger people today might not understand? 10. What do you want your grandchildren and great-grandchildren to know about your life?
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1. Who were the most important people in your life growing up? 2. What was the world like when you were growing up? 3. How did you meet my grandfather? 4. What was your first job? 5. What accomplishment are you proudest of in your career? 6. How did having children change your life? 7. What’s your favorite memory of raising your kids? 8. What challenges have shaped you the most? 9. What’s something about the past that younger people today might not understand? 10. What do you want your grandchildren and great-grandchildren to know about your life?