You Can Call Me AL
Actually, no you can't.
I could not imagine calling my Dad anything other than…well, Dad.
Tonight the child called me both DUDE and BRO in the timeline of about 5 minutes.
The first time, I let it slide but then it happened again.
OH. NO.
To quote Meatloaf: STOP RIGHT THERE!!
That is NOT how this works. I am your Dad. I was your Dad from the time your little finger wrapped around mine for the first time - I wasn’t your bro then and I’m not now.
Besides, you are six. I am sure I have at least a few years until I may be okay with a nickname of some kind. But not today. If you still need tucked in and huggies and sillies and all the the things that I do for you every day - then I’m your Dad.
In fact, I will be your Dad when I walk you down the aisle1 and even later if I get that far.
Also, aren’t you a little young for the dude’s and bro’s? Am I that old 2 that six is when this starts? I am that out of the loop?I thought I was the cool Dad and I had a few more years before I started to ruin your life because I won’t get you a new iPhone 22 that costs $4000.00 3
I thought I had more time. I thought…oh, never mind.
I am your Dad.
Get used to it.
We Have That at Home
Today’s WHTAH is some silly little Paw Patrol watch that should have been donated to the goodwill but we still have it.
Every now and then some random alarm will go off at some random time and we’re all like “what the hell is that?” only to realize it’s the stupid watch that is in the house somewhere and we have to find the stupid thing without waking the child trying to find the thing that is beeping and could wake the child.
In short, it’s a paw patrol circle of hell.
And if that hasn’t scared you away I will tell you that she loves it and has realized that on the days she is not allowed a tablet then there’s some simple games on this thing too so she’s found a workaround for the no screen time weekday rule we have here.
She came to me wanting me to put a new battery into it as it’s been played with so much that she’s actually worn it out
Here’s the mini review:
Pros - it’s entertaining and even somewhat educational
Cons - you will rip your hair out trying to find the thing in the house that is beeping at 3:00 am.
It’s your call. At least it’s cheap at about ten bucks.
or whatever the politically correct event is by then. Swings from trees perhaps? Roller Derby?
don’t answer that.
because: tariffs