Monday, October 8  

The Most Terrifying Thing In A Girl's Life

Okay, here's the scenario.

1. I have a beautiful 16 yo daughter, Laura (right).
2. She is in Grade 11 at the local High School.
3. She thinks her Dad is a bit HUGE embarrassment.

Tomorrow, at 9.45 am Tuesday October 9, 2007 Laura will be sitting with her friends and about 150 others in a lecture hall to hear a 45 minute speech from a guy.

It's Business Week at the High School and this guy will be talking about marketing.

• That guy will be the centre of attention.
• That guy will have a microphone.
• That guy is me. Laura's dad.

Laura Is A Nervous Girl

Laura is rather nervous.

She has threatened me with physical violence if I:

• mention her,
• allude to her,
• point her out, or
• in any way, shape or form, indicate to anyone at all that we might even be remotely related or even know each other.

If I don't blog on October 10 then you'll know I went too far.

2 Rules For Dads & Daughters

But here are the rules for Dads and daughters.

Rule # 1: They are beautiful. They will always be beautiful.

Rule # 2: Don't embarrass your daughter in front of 150 others. Embarrassing her in front of 1 or 2 of her friends is okay.

I do quite a few speeches (I have 3 speeches this week) and never, ever get nervous. I'm a little anxious about this one though because I want to impress my daughter.

God, I'm so vain and shallow! And a dad, I guess.

Cheers

Brendon