00:32From a scale of 1 to 10, do you think your life would be different without animals?
00:37I think it would be an 8 without animals because they add so much pleasure to life.
00:43How else do you think your life would be different without them?
00:45I could do without things like cockroaches and snakes.
00:48Well, I'm okay with snakes as long as they're not venomous or can constrict you or anything.
00:52Yeah, I'm not a big snake person.
00:54But cockroach is just the insect we love to hate.
00:56Yeah, it really is.
00:57Have you ever felt like life is hopeless?
01:02When I was a teenager, I was very depressed.
01:05And I think that can be quite common with teenagers who think a lot, you know, and are perceptive.
01:10Am I like that?
01:11You are very much like that.
01:12Do you have any mortal enemies?
01:14I would say my worst enemy is sometimes myself.
01:19But I don't think I have any mortal enemies.
01:21Have you ever lied to me?
01:23Hmm.
01:23I probably have.
01:25But I try not to lie to you.
01:26Even though sometimes the questions you ask make me uncomfortable.
01:29Like when we go on our walks, some of the questions I might ask.
01:32Yeah, but you know what?
01:33I feel it's really special that you and I can have those kind of talks.
01:37Even if sometimes I feel myself blushing a little bit.
01:39Have you ever thought you couldn't cope with having a child?
01:43I remember when you were a baby, you had really bad colic.
01:46So you would just cry and cry.
01:48What's colic?
01:48It's when you get this stomach ache and all you do is scream for like four hours a night.
01:54Even louder than Amy does?
01:55You were pretty loud, but Amy's was more high-pitched.
01:58I think it feels like everyone seems to like Amy more.
02:02Like she's like the perfect little angel.
02:04Well, I can understand why you think that people like Amy more.
02:09And I'm not saying it's because of your Asperger's syndrome,
02:11but being friendly comes easily to Amy.
02:14Whereas I think for you, it's more difficult.
02:16But the people who take the time to get to know you love you so much.
02:21Like Ben or Eric or Carlos.
02:23Yeah, and...
02:24Like I have better quality friends, but less quantity.
02:28I wouldn't judge the quality, but I think...
02:30I mean, like, first thing is like Amy loved Claudia, then she hated Claudia.
02:33She loved Claudia, then she hated Claudia.
02:36Part of that's a girl thing, honey.
02:37The important thing for you is that you have a few very good friends.
02:41And really, that's what you need in life.
02:43Like, did I turn out to be the son you wanted when I was born?
02:47Like, did I meet your expectations?
02:50You've exceeded my expectations, sweetie.
02:53Because, you know, sure you have these fantasies of what your child's going to be like,
02:57but you have made me grow so much as a parent.
03:01Because you think...
03:02Well, I was the one who made you a parent.
03:04You were the one who made me a parent.
03:05That's a good point.
03:06But also, because you think differently from, you know, what they tell you in the parenting books,
03:12I really had to learn to think out of the box with you.
03:15And it's made me much more creative as a parent and as a person.
03:20And I'll always thank you for that.
03:21And that helped when Amy was born.
03:23And that helped when Amy was born.
03:24But you were just so incredibly special to me.
03:28And I'm so lucky to have you as my son.
03:30I'm so lucky to have you as my son.
