OK, this topic came to me out of the blue while listening to Michael Sadler's album, "Clear", at 1:30 in the morning. I was having a hard time coming up with a topic for today...largely because I'm still so geeked about our new camera. We also went to see Erin Bode at the Missouri Botanical Gardens on Wednesday night, and I took nearly 200 pictures...many of them very good. It was hard not to do another photo post!
So, anyway, the "10 Ways Dads are like Rock Stars" idea came to me, but none of the 10 items! So, this will be a challenge. Let's see how I do.
- At some point we start wearing funny clothes.
- We are surrounded by screaming, swooning, dramatic girls (if you have girls like I have)
- We start referring to ourselves in the third person, e.g. "If you don't get in bed and stay in bed, Daddy's going to get really unhappy!"
- We stay up way too late. Unfortunately, it's not out having a night on the town, it's because it's the only time we can get things done we need to get done.
- Our kids (fans) think we have unlimited money!
- We go by a single name: Daddy <=> Fergie. See? Almost the same.
- We play to our audience. By golly, if the kids (fans) want burps at the dinner table, we'll deliver them!
- We are idolized for a few years by our kids (fans), then they are embarrassed they ever liked us for a few years, and then they like us again...largely from nostalgia of their childhood.
- Around our kids (fans) we act much younger than we really are!
- We play a mean guitar! (Well, maybe a mean Guitar Hero, at least)
- (A bonus reason!) We have beautiful women (the moms) at our side.
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You could make that list into a cool Father's Day card!
Posted by: Pam | June 06, 2008 at 08:33 AM
Not bad at all!
Posted by: Kathy G | June 06, 2008 at 08:50 AM
Made me smile! Good post to read on a Sunday.
Posted by: Todd Jordan | June 08, 2008 at 09:53 AM
Awesome. I actually came upon this on StumbleUpon - not bad for a list that you had the title but no items. I'll be linking to this list from my blog.
Posted by: Joel | June 08, 2008 at 01:32 PM
Epic win. I love it. My daughters are just reaching the part of #8 where I've stopped being the smartest person they know, and become the biggest idiot on the planet. We had kids on purpose?
Posted by: Bill Vincent | June 08, 2008 at 01:32 PM
Joel,
As it turns out, I could have kept going for awhile! It was a fun post, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Bill,
I'm in that stage, too, at least partially!
Posted by: Gregg | June 08, 2008 at 01:49 PM
Dude;
That's funny. Very well done. Ought to be a tshirt.
Posted by: Christopher Garlington | June 12, 2008 at 12:17 AM
This list is great! I added a few touches of my own, but ended up using a lot of these reasons to turn my dad's present, wrapped in white wrapping paper, into a huge card!
Posted by: justine | June 15, 2008 at 11:57 AM
A great list. And yes, guitar hero is a favorite at our house. Truly makes me feel like a rock star, especially when I "out rock" my little man.
Posted by: Parents Overnight | June 21, 2008 at 07:08 PM
i love this :) made me smile
Posted by: alison kramer | June 19, 2010 at 08:53 PM