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When we were cool

Someday, Justin will wear black socks with shorts. I will drive Evan to school in my pyjamas. It’s our job – we are his parents, and are therefore honour-bound to embarrass him.

He’ll never know us as we know ourselves – he’ll know us as parents only. PB&J-makers. Carpool-drivers. Lecture-givers (as much as I hope not to be, it’s another inevitability, isn’t it?). We’ll nag him with the best of intentions, smother him with enthusiasm. He won’t understand us, and we won’t understand him.

He’ll never know us sunburnt and giddy from 35 hours in a VW van with six people, six bikes, three tents and a canoe. I can still taste that beer, cold and sharp in the hot moonscape of the Utah desert.

It’s just one moment of hundreds, when we were cool.

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Posted on Monday, January 2, 2006 by Registered Commentersweetsalty kate in | Comments2 Comments

Reader Comments (2)

You two will always be cool in my eyes! Matt and I think Justin is going to be the coolest Dad at Career Day - he just has to walk in with his firefighter outfit on and all the boys will be in awe, putty in his hands. Evan will be the most popular kid in class, especially after Justin talks about flying a plane! Matt is grateful that Sadie and Evan won't be in the same class at school because he would be the geekiest Dad in his suit talking about torts and class actions. Boring!
January 4, 2006 | Unregistered Commenterdaphne
Yup... don't think Justin has to worry about being a geeky dad!

Congratulations again buddy
January 11, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterBrad

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