When comedian Mike Birbiglia asked actor Bob Odenkirk whom he’s jealous of, the Chicago-area native gave an answer that left the podcast host speechless.

“Anyone who has little kids at home ,” Odenkirk said.

“There’s no question,” he continued. “I knew what I was doing when I had kids growing up. I was being a dad. I mean, that was my job. And I didn’t have to ask myself, ‘What am I doing here? What do I do? And how can I be a part of this world? How can I be meaningful today?’

“I understood my purpose.”

That likely wasn’t what Birbiglia expected the “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” star to say.

“Don’t blink!” is the kind of advice new parents shrug off. We all think we understand what it means, but we don’t really comprehend the fleeting nature of our kids’ childhood while we

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