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Our Rough Draft

Our Rough Draft

Von: Tim & Denise Waters
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Our Rough Draft is where real conversations about marriage, family, work, and life’s messy middle unfold.

Season Two coming January 30th!

Hosted by Denise and Tim Waters, this podcast invites listeners into their living room as they share honest stories about building a marriage that lasts, raising kids in the whirlwind of school and sports, and balancing careers with connection. Each week, they bring a mix of laughter, lessons learned, and life experiments—because every family is a “rough draft” in progress. From kids’ sports to career decisions, from parenting fails to moments of unexpected joy, Denise and Tim show how love, humor, and resilience can turn everyday chaos into meaningful connection. And every episode ends with “The Question”—a simple prompt for couples, families, or friends to use in sparking deeper conversations of their own. If you’re looking for a podcast that’s equal parts marriage insights, work-life lessons, sports sideline stories, and heart, you’re in the right place.

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  • Ep. 21 Thatcher & College

    Ep. 21 Thatcher & College
    Dec 19 2025

    Thatcher is home for graduation and we talk about it!
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    42 Min.
  • Ep. 20 Traditions

    Ep. 20 Traditions
    Dec 16 2025

    Our final episode of the season sharing our family traditions!

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    40 Min.
  • Ep. 19 Ode to College

    Ep. 19 Ode to College
    Dec 9 2025
    What We Talk About:
    • First-generation college stories — how two very different paths shaped your adulthood.
    • How expectations, finances, imposter syndrome, and identity play into the college journey.
    • Why finding your people matters more than the school itself — and how community becomes belonging.
    • Raising college students while still becoming adults yourselves — and how your sons’ college + military paths mirror and diverge from your own.
    • What higher education is getting wrong, what it must do to survive, and why connection still matters more than policy.
    Quote of the Episode:

    “There are so many paths. And nobody gets to tell you which one is right except for you.”

    Conversation Starters:
    • What parts of your own coming-of-age shaped who you are now?
    • When did college first feel like yours — or when did it not?
    • How do you talk to young adults about pathways: straight lines, zigzags, detours, or restarts?
    • What role do people — not places — play in creating belonging?
    Resources & Mentions:
    • ASU’s charter: “We define ourselves by who we include and how they succeed.”
    • Conversations on cultural identity, intersectionality, and inclusive teaching from Denise’s TEL 212 course.
    • Reflections on the Gulf War and how early adulthood moments spark service, purpose, and identity.
    • The evolving landscape of higher education — enrollment cliffs, NIL, mental health, and the future of the college experience.
    Connect & Reflect:

    Share your own college story:
    What surprised you? What shaped you? What still lingers from that version of you today?

    Tag us @theroughdraft or visit deniseleighwaters.com/ourroughdraft to join the conversation.

    Mini Moment:

    Denise tells the story of discovering — a decade later — that she hadn’t actually graduated due to a missing credit…and how a VHS-based child development class finally closed the loop. Sometimes the rough drafts of our lives really do come full circle.

    Try This:

    This week, ask someone you love (a partner, a teenager, a friend) about their college expectations vs. their reality.
    What did they imagine? What surprised them?
    Let it open a conversation about identity, belonging, and the many paths into adulthood.
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    57 Min.
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