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JT: Well, you know, we're going to be finishing in a few minutes, but is there anything else you wanted to tell us about your life that I didn't ask you?

MT: Not really, no. I would say no.

JT: Well, I wanted to ask you what advice you would give to your granddaughters today.

MT: Well, I have very, very unfortunate in-law kind of problems. Both of my kids are divorced, so Rhea and Reena, we raised them for...

JT: Since they were crawling.

MT: Until they went to, well, I think the older one was probably almost out of high school. Anyway, so we're really more...

JT: You're parents.

MT: Yeah, they depend on us a lot more than... they asked us questions, we helped them.

JT: And I'm sure that they appreciate that and that they'll pass it on to, if and when they have family or to others. You don't have to pass it down to the family, but as long as you pass that kindness to others, it's...

MT: Anyway, the grandkids are really close to us.

JT: I'd like to thank you for this time that you shared with us. I think, I'm not sure if he's asleep or really asleep, but I think we put Kenji to sleep. No, I'm just kidding.

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