Another Dad thing
12:14 Friday 21 Dec 07
I passed an important parental milestone last night.
D (who is now 17!) watches Skins. I have no idea about it but she says it’s cool. There are Skins parties at what I assume are nightclubs in town and she has been to 2 so far. Last night was the 3rd. I knew she was going out and wouldn’t be back until the early hours (it was 2am in the end) but I didn’t know when. So I’m working upstairs and decide I need 5 minutes away from the screen. I head downstairs and as I wander toward the kitchen I hear the hairdryer. Turning the corner I see D drying her hair. Wearing a “little black dress”. My response – “You can’t go out in that!“. This brought a glare from D and much laughter from Jacq and P. D demanded to know why she couldn’t. I told her that she could, she looked great and that I hadn’t meant it. This was something I feel all dads have to say to their daughters’ at some point. It’s a necessary part of “how things should be”. It’s a sign that I am growing old, it was never like this in my day, that I do not understand the younger generation, that I don’t want people to have any fun, that I should buy her sackcloth if I didn’t want her to look good – all those stereotypes. The look on D’s face was excellent though – she really thought I meant it :)
