Archive for 14 June, 2008
Dad Duties
My Dad is 72 and shall always be referred to on this blog simply as ‘Dad’ because he’s rather proud that if you google his name you get absolutely no results back.
The thing is, I’m slowly but surely turning into him. The evidence so far:
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Penning regular column in trade magazine (pubs for me, menswear for him), in spookily similar writing style – check.
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Driving the same brand of car that he’s bought since I was a baby – check.
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Use of phrases like “its got disaster written all over it” and “one trick too many” – check.
I suppose it’s all a reflection of how much he’s influenced me. He’d have been a brilliant Planner, which is rather handy when Proposition Brickwalls strike and I need someone to bounce ideas off. There are a couple of brands around with positioning lines that owe rather more to his brilliance than mine. I think he sees it as an extension of his Dad Duties, alongside sartorial advice, car maintenance, financial planning and nagging about healthy eating.
Happy Father’s Day Dad, I wouldn’t be Me, without You.
