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>>> IT
>>> IT UP
>>> IT UP HERE, THAT'S DORKY. IF YOU'RE NOT BIG AND HAVE A
SHORT TIE, DORKY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT;
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. JUST TELLING YOU.
>>
>> THAT
>> THAT IS ROB KENNY, HE'S THE FATHER OF TWO.
HE LIVES IN CANTON AND RECENTLY
HE'S STARTED MAKING YOUTUBE
VIDEOS ANSWERING QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT ASK YOUR FATHERS.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO
FATHER'S DAY AND HE HAS MORE
THAN 2 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS AT
THIS POINT IN JUST A FEW
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. HIS OWN FATHER LEFT WHEN HE WAS
VERY YOUNG AND HE'S TRYING NOT
JUST TO PROVIDE ANSWERS BUT
MAYBE PROVIDE SOME INTEREST AND
THE AFFECTION THAT PEOPLE
REALLY NEED.
REALLY NEED. LET'S TAKE A LISTEN TO HIM.
>> TWO ADULT CHILDREN AND WE
TALK ABOUT ADULTING ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. I
TIME. I HAVE TO GO BACK TO AND
CLARIFY MY DAUGHTER AFTER SOME
FRIENDS SAID DO YOU REALLY CALL
YOUR DAD ALL THE TIME AND ASK
HIM QUESTIONS.
HIM QUESTIONS. SHE'S VERY CAPABLE.
I DON'T WANT IT TO SOUND LIKE
SHE ISN'T.
SHE ISN'T. >> GOT YA.
>> AS PARENTS, WE'RE GUIDES
THAT CONTINUES ON AS THE KIDS
GET OLDER.
GET OLDER. >> WE TURN INTO CONSULTANTS.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> AS THEY GROW OLDER.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, MY DAD
LEFT OUR FAMILY WHEN I WAS 20
SO I CAN TELL YOU THERE WERE
LOTS OF TIMES I COULD HAVE USED
A DAD TO CALL TO -- FOR SO MANY
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. IT IS NOT SURPRISING TO ME THAT
THIS HAS BECOME SUPER
SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THERE ARE
LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT NEED A DAD
FIGURE IN THEIR LIFE OR SOME
PLACE TO CALL AND FEEL LIKE
IT'S COOL TO ASK QUESTIONS.
>> I AGREE.
THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT I WAS
GOING TO HAVE 30 OR 40
SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS. >> HOW MANY ARE YOU UP TO NOW?
>> 2.2MILLION.
>> 2.2MILLION. >> THAT IS AMAZING.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. >> THAT'S AMAZING.
WHAT KINDS OF QUESTIONS DO YOU
FIELD?
FIELD?
FIELD? >>
FIELD? >> WELL, I STARTED OFF JUST --
BECAUSE OF QUARANTINE, I HAD
TIME AND MY DAUGHTER WAS
BUGGING ME FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD DO THAT, DAD.
I THOUGHT, OKAY.
I FIGURED A TIE WAS FAIRLY
EASY.
EASY.
EASY. JUST A COUPLE MINUTE VIDEO.
NOT A BIG COMMITMENT.
BUT, YEAH, I'M DOING HOW TOES
AND TURNED INTO WHERE PEOPLE
ARE ASKING FOR ACTUAL ADVICE
AND THAT SORT OF THING.
I GOT TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS AS
FAR AS TRANSITIONING AND MORE
TO BEING A DAD THAN JUST
RETURNING AROUND AND FIXING
THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE; RIGHT.
>> EXACTLY BUT FIXING THINGS
AROUND THE HOUSE IS A GOOD
THING TO KNOW TOO . I HOPE I'M
NOT TOO OLD TO CALL FOR
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. >> NO, THAT'S PERFECT.
I HAD -- I STARTED CALLING MY
SUBSCRIBERS MY KIDS.
I'D SAY, HEY, KIDS.
I HAD ONE LADY SAY I'M 73 AND
I'M WATCHING AND YOU'RE CALLING
ME A KID.
ME A KID.
ME A KID. BUT SHE LIKED IT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. WE ALLMENT TO FEEL LIKE
SOMEBODY CARES FOR US IN THAT
WAY AND SOMETIMES IT'S JUNIOR
BIOLOGICAL PARENT AND SOMETIMES
IT'S ANOTHER, I CALL THEM SPARE
ADULTS.
ADULTS.
ADULTS. I'M A SPARE ADULT FOR SOME
PEOPLE AS WELL.
JUST ANOTHER CARING ADULT WHO'S
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. I
THERE. I UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN FATHER
WAS MISSING FROM YOUR LIFE BY
THE TIME YOU WERE A TEENAGER.
HOW HAS THAT INFORMED WHAT
YOU'RE DOING?
YOU'RE DOING? >> I'M ONE OF EIGHT KIDS AND
GREW UP IN BELLEVUE MYSELF.
MY DAD WHEN I WAS 14, I'M
NUMBER 7 IN LINE, WHEN I WAS
14, MY DAD JUST DECIDED HE
DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE KIDS
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. YOU KNOW, AND MY MOM WAS AT
THAT TIME, SHE WAS AN UNFIT
MOTHER SO I ENDED UP LIVING
WITH MY BROTHER, WHO IS NINE
YEARS OLDER THAN ME.
WE WERE LIVING IN AN 8 BY 35 --
I WAS CALLING IT A MOBILE HOME
BUT REALLY A GLORIFIED TRAILER.
IT WAS TIGHT QUARTERS FOR A 43-
YEAR-OLD AND 23-YEAR-OLD
BROTHER WITH A NEWLYWED WIFE.
>> YOU MADE A VERY DIFFERENT
LIFE THAN THE ONE YOU CAME
FROM, A VERY DIFFERENT FAMILY
THAN THE ONE YOU CAME FROM.
IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE
OFFERING SOMETHING THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO YOUR MILLIONS OF
FOLLOWERS AND SUBSCRIBERS.
SO WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS ARE
YOU GET SOMETHING ORIGINALLY I
KNOW IT WAS LIGHT FIXTURES AND
STUFF LIKE THAT.
AS PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR
ADVICE, WHAT'S THE NEED THAT
YOU SEEMED TO HAVE TAPPED INTO?
WHAT DO THEY ASK?
>> IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I SHARE THAT HAD IN SEVERAL
INTERVIEWS AND THE THING THAT'S
A LITTLE SAD, ON ONE HAND, I'M
HUMBLED THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING
TO ME FOR THIS STUFF.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE'S SUCH
A BIG NEED.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LITTLE
OVERWHELMING BECAUSE -- SO I
DID ONE VIDEO WHY I SAID I'M
PROUD OF YOU.
I SAID I LOVE YOU, I'M PROUD OF
YOU, GOD BLESS YOU.
BOY, THE RESPONSE TO THAT WERE
PEOPLE JUST CRYING.
I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT FROM MY
PARENTS AND I'M LIKE, OH, MAN,
I TOLD MY KIDS I'M PROUD OF
THEM ALL THE TIME GROWING UP
AND I LOVE THEM ALL THE TIME.
TO SEE THAT THERE'S A VACUUM
THERE, IT'S SAD.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WITH WOUNDED SOULS SO WE DON'T
SEE THAT WHEN WE PASS THEM, YOU
KNOW, ON WORK OR ON THE STREET
BUT IT'S A GOOD THING TO KNOW
SO WE CAN BE, I DON'T KNOW,
KINDER AND MORE AVAILABLE.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THE MOST
OUT OF THIS?
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL TAKE
AWAY FROM THIS AND WILL YOU
CONTINUE DOING THIS?
PLEASE, YOU'RE OUR NEEDED DAD
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> IF THERE'S A NEED, YOU KNOW,
I'LL KEEP DOING IT TO TRY AND
WALK ALONGSIDE PEOPLE.
PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT DOING
TAXES AND THERE'S SOME THINGS
THAT I CAN'T REALLY -- AND I'M
A DAD.
A DAD.
A DAD. I'M NOT -- IT'S NOT LIKE I'M
QUALIFIED IN ALL THESE AREAS.
I'M NOT GOING TO PRETEND I'M
MORE QUALIFIED THAN I AM
BECAUSE THEN I'M GETTING OUT OF
BOUNDS; RIGHT.
BOUNDS; RIGHT. I'M DOING THINGS FROM A DAD
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. I'M NOT THE GREATEST MECHANIC,
I'M NOT THE GREATEST -- YEAH.
ELECTRICIAN.
ELECTRICIAN. I KNOW HOW TO DO SOME THINGS.
I JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO
STAY INBOUNDS, BUT I LIKE WHAT
YOU SAID.
YOU SAID.
YOU SAID. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THAT REAL
QUICK.
QUICK.
QUICK. WHEN YOU'RE WALKING BY PEOPLE,
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT PEOPLE HAVE
GONE THROUGH.
GONE THROUGH. I'VE SHARE THAT HAD WITH MY
KIDS GROWING UP.
WHEN I WAS 14, PEOPLE AT
SCHOOL, PEOPLE HAD NO IDEA,
WHEN I WAS 12, 13 I ACTUALLY,
MY DAD GOT CUSTODY OF US BUT HE
DIDN'T REALLY WANT US SO WE
WERE LIVING AT HOME, MY AND MY
YOUNGER SISTER AND TWO SIBLINGS
AND AT HOME FOR A WEEK AT A
TIME AND HE MET ANOTHER WOMAN
AND DON'T KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE
GOING THROUGH AND I'VE KIND OF
SHARE THAT HAD WITH MY KIDS
GROWING UP.
GROWING UP. I SAID, WHEN A BULLY IS A
BULLY, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND
THE SCENES SO I TRIED TO HELP
THEM BE COMPASSIONATE TOWARDS
PEOPLE THAT MAYBE DIDN'T TREAT
THEM RIGHT BECAUSE YOU DON'T
KNOW THE STORY.
YOU'RE SEEING THE SURFACE
THING.
THING.
THING. THEY'RE BULLYING ME BUT THERE'S
MORE TO THE STORY I'M SURE.
>> ROB IS AN AMAZING GEM AND UP
NEXT, WE CONTINUE