Phone Calls From The Dark Side
Yesterday my stepdaughter called me to wish me a happy anniversary. I have to admit at first I didn’t even recognize her voice and then I was stunned. My wife and I celebrated our anniversary two weeks early while we were on vacation. With everything else going on, the actual day had slipped up the both of us, if it hadn’t been for the phone call from my stepdaughter we both would have forgotten about it yesterday. Thanks to her phone call, we had an excuse to go out for dinner.
Another thing happened. We talked about the move. Of course, most of the talk consisted of her asking for things. I didn’t shoot down her idea to paint her room, even though it looks as if it is going to wind up pink and purple. I was just happy that she was looking for a way to make the room her own. It shows she is accepting the move. At the end of the phone call, I realized that it was the longest phone conversation we ever had. Usually if I am on the phone with her the call sounds like this:
“I want to go home. Can you come pick me up?”
“What? Right now?”
“Yes.”
“I’m at work. It’s an hour a way.”
“So.”
“You could walk home in ten minutes.”
“I don’t want to walk.”
“Sorry. You know I can’t leave work.”
“Whatever, bye.” CLICK….
July 17th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Hmm. Sounds like something’s working. Nic job (Step)Dad.
And well done on letting her have her own color-scheme for the room. (My son chose pink and purple when he turned 10. Go figure! You get used to it).
July 18th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Seems like she is warming to the idea, at the very least. For all the huff and puff, methinks she is secretly looking forward to the move… Your step-daughter may surprise us all.
July 18th, 2007 at 12:25 am
Woo hoo!! And happy anniversary…
July 18th, 2007 at 7:04 am
Thank you all. I hope she chooses to embrace the move. It will only make her next four years more enjoyable.