The first time my dad ever heard me speak was at SMW, and when I gave the keynote speech last year, the venue happened to be in the same building I grew up in, three floors above my childhood apartment.

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In our four years together, this was the first time he'd ever forgotten my birthday.

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This year overseas would be the first time I'd ever really been on my own.

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He ended up giving me an internship, which is the first time I had a job programming and has kind of been my main mentor ever since.

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It was the first time I've ever gone out and had to deal with the issue of my security and safety.

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