Breaking the Boy Code - January 21, 2022


Louis’ Story

I Want to Make a Name for Myself： Boys and Competition New School, New Friends

Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

123.06

Word count

301

Sentence count

25

Harmful content

Toxicity

3

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Transcript

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00:00:00.000 I actually found out later by a friend that Matthew tried to kill himself after that.
00:00:09.040 So, I mean, that made me feel really guilty.
00:00:12.240 And I couldn't eat anything.
00:00:15.320 I couldn't sleep.
00:00:16.360 I couldn't do anything.
00:00:18.520 I mean, I thought I deserved what he got.
00:00:24.680 That's when I started talking to you.
00:00:28.180 This is Lewis.
00:00:30.000 He's 11 years old, and he's trying to figure out how he can make a change for the better.
00:00:35.540 I mean, I really don't want to be doing what I'm doing, but when my friends still like me.
00:00:41.760 This is a story of friendship and belonging.
00:00:44.640 It's also a story of violence, pain, guilt, and shame.
00:00:48.120 You know, I got really scared, and I started crying.
00:00:51.900 And my friends, you know, they started laughing at me because I was crying. 0.99
00:00:56.780 and they called me a pussy and stuff. 1.00
00:01:01.140 So that really sucked. 1.00
00:01:03.980 And I just stepped back.
00:01:06.420 Most of all, it's a story of change.
00:01:08.780 The distance you travel when you're trying to become the right kind of young man
00:01:11.880 and the kind of mentoring relationship that can bring you closer to who you want to be.
00:01:16.580 Well, I mean, I guess what comes to mind is you don't have to act all tough.
00:01:21.100 You don't have to hurt other people to be a man.
00:01:26.780 This is a story unlike anything that's been published in podcasts today.
00:01:30.920 Told in his own voice, it's a vulnerable unearthing of a young boy's fears and joys,
00:01:36.100 his deep shame of who he was in the past, and a growing vision for who he will become.
00:01:42.040 You can follow his story and more like it by subscribing to Breaking the Boy Code
00:01:45.500 wherever you get your podcasts and at Boy Podcast on social media.
00:01:56.780 We'll be right back.