DumbFunnery

10/20/09

My dad was never very big on compliments. I know this could sometimes drive my mom crazy, but it didn’t really affect me. Nevertheless, my mom felt it was necessary for my dad and I to connect on some deeper level. If I had to guess, I would imagine she gave my dad a big talk before they went to bed one night. She probably told him about how when they were dating in high school he would mention off-hand about how he wasn’t that close to his dad. She would then tell him how this made him feel when he was that young, and how he should try to learn from those lessons. There’s a good chance she would then, politely, inform my dad what he learned from those lessons. Unfortunately, even the best laid plans of mice and moms sometimes go awry. One morning, probably the very next morning after this talk, I was eating cereal and getting ready for school. My dad looked over at my mom, then down at me, and said, “your mom told me to tell you I’m proud of you.”