Category Archives: Dating & The Opposite Sex
The Great Underwear Debate
My dad has a hard time making his own decisions. This issue has gotten worse ever since I moved home. Dad: I need to get new socks and underwear. I haven’t bought any undies in five years. Is that stupid … Continue reading
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12 Dumbest Things About Moving In With Dad
I wrote a funnyish photo gallery for truTV.com called “12 Dumbest Things About Moving Back In With Your Parents.” You can read it here. It features real-life experiences about my dad. He even comments via Facebook on some of the … Continue reading
Pre-Move Post: My Dad Questions My Sexuality
I am at work. It occurs to me that I haven’t spoken to my dad in 2.5 days. So I call him during my lunch hour. We discuss menial things like the weather, our weekends, work… I mention a friend’s … Continue reading
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After 8 peaceful years on my own, I left my tiny New York City apartment for my hometown of Independence, Missouri, a mere five days before my 30th birthday. Why? I missed my dad. Biannual visits weren't enough; I longed for Sunday dinners with The Ol' Man. But I forgot that before I can enjoy those occasional dinners, only to go back to my own Kansas City apartment, I would need to take up temporary residence. In my childhood home. After losing my mother to cancer in 1998, my outspoken, liberal, Vietnam veteran hippie father has grown accustomed to living alone. And when my cat and I move in, my 60-year-old pop's bachelor pad (and world) is turned upside down. -
