Be a better Dad

a train trip to spend the day doing what we both like to do – seek great chocolate and eating at a Thai restaurant. It’ll be fun. Too bad she hasn’t discovered the joy of great coffee, too. But maybe I can coax her into trying a cup there.

and being so far away is hard to deal with, but I hope that my support and love find a way to eke across all those miles. Before I ever had a child, I never imagined how much I could ever love them.

factor in a time of stress is something I try to be for my daughter. Entering her 2nd year at university is not the kind of stress that her 1st year was, but she’ll be living in a flat accommodation this time around, rather than dorms.

And I know that she knows that I’m not just a dad, now that she is entering adulthood, but a friend. Keeping the lines of communication open is the best thing I can do. Simple, but it does take work.

to say you love your kid, but it’s another to say it with such meaning that they know without a doubt what they mean to you. And she most definitely heard it on Friday. ...but it’s hard to say goodbye…

hours ‘til touchdown.

called Higher Ground near here and I plan to take the girl there for a concert – any concert – whoever she wants to see. There’s good concerts there. I saw Shawn Mullins there a while back. Good concert. She’s always open to new bands on the scene and I’m certainly game for one. I’ll just dye my hair young and off I go. _{But what do I do about old guy skin?}

days until W Day! Just 43 more days until she arrives in Boston.

with my girl in April – 3 weeks! It’s been a long time and I miss her a lot. Looking forward to doing all the things she likes to do on her vacations. And maybe I can talk her into a trip up to Quebec City. She is studying French, after all.

on boys. No doubt about it, there are some dirty rotten scoundrels out there. But to her, Oliver makes her heart melt. He’s nice to her and likes her company, but she doesn’t know if there is a spark in his heart for her. But she is not about playing games and I believe he’ll see this in a generation full of games and emotions and want to spend more time with her.

The biggest thing I can be for her is a sounding board and to give her the tid-bits on what guys think about and want at that age. I’m not so old to have forgotten. OMG, I do remember! I need to go make a phone call…

with my girl, but since my option of a small trip with her is fading away, I thought a bit of shipping might be in order. English weather is notorious for being chilly and damp and so I thought a good coat would be good. We picked up a $546 coat for $44. Funny story about this massive discount is that I had walked in on the manager as she was coming out of the changing room one day (less than fully attired) when I was delivering and I don’t think she has recovered from her embarrassment. And since then she has told me that if I came in with my daughter she’d give me a discount. I never believed it would have been this much.