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Back to the Bob Ross
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Back from the Zocdoc break, Shayne reads community comments defending the mom's choice to tell her daughter the truth about Bob Ross's death. One commenter draws a parallel to the famous 1980s Sesame Street episode dealing with a cast member's death — another example of not shielding children from loss. The update is the emotional capper: the 5.5-year-old read the post alongside her mother and delivered the episode's best line — 'You shouldn't lie to children' — before joking that her dad should get a divorce. Amanda and Trevor reflect on how rare and valuable it is to have parents who treat hard truths as a form of respect rather than a burden. The segment closes with the hosts noting the coincidence that the post was written on the 25th anniversary of Bob Ross's death.
The original Reddit post about Bob Ross was coincidentally written on the 25th anniversary of his death, July 4th, without the author realising it.
