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Originally posted by Dan in Pasadena
I remember after chewing out my 11 year old daughter for something (whatever it was, I've forgotten). She looked at me like she was bored to DEATH and responded, "...and I care because?". Writing it I want to slap her still! At the time I would have but it struck me so damned funny I couldn't stop laughing for a couple of minutes. As it happened, she thought she was being so cool and attitudy by saying it and my inadvertant laughing at it (she took it as laughing at her) broke her of it instantly. She never did it again.
Lisa, My condolences on raising an undoubtedly lovely little girl that will soon be an (attitudy?) teenager. The good news is my "little girl" is now 24 and about to graduate from USC Law School on Mother's Day. I once thought I'd never see the day. Now we're as close as a father and daughter can be.
Here's Katie:
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Uhh..would it be outa line for an old man to say you dun good?