How To Tell The Kids

[A_goodman]

Dan,

My heads starting to clear up a little. Thanks for the assist.

I've finally started thinking about others again, so I know I'm on the way.

In that vein, I have a thought about Blondie. I agree with all the advice you've recieved about how to approach and treat new R's in your life, but disagree about finding one you need to use it on. Geez. you have been through the ringer for months. Sure learn all you can and do the right things and all, but do you really want to have to start "Date busting"?

I can remember back to when I was a young turk. I had a way of thinking that was far different than it is now. I guess 20 years of domestication will do that to a guy. Anyway, I thought of the farer sex as my sock drawer. When I went into the drawer I might have been looking for a certain pair, but if I couldn't find it, or if they didn't have a match or if there was a hole in one, I didn't try and analyse the situation. I just grabbed a different pair and put them on. Sure you want to be a little choosy. don't want to wear white socks with slacks, but as long as they sorta matched, it was all good. Not saying that ANY pair would do. I had standards, I mean all the socks in the drawer were socks I put there in the first place because I found them acceptable in some way. But when a pair fell out of favor or were found to be somehow "not right" (too long, too short, too stiff, too loose, or my favotrite, they looked different when they weren't on display anymore) I chucked them and found another pair. For crying out loud, it's only a pair of socks. Plenty of socks in the drawer.

Dude, don't sweat it if he first pair you grab has a hole in it. Don't waste time darning the sock. Just grab another pair and get on with life. It's a pair of socks, no big deal.

There's no way your ego should be bruised by this chick. I know the real Dan. That guy is a stud. He's a rain maker at work, he's a great guy who's funny and smart and truly cares about people. He's a great Dad who would sacrifice and suffer for his kid's wellfare.

No offense meant, but she's just a holey sock bro.

To all the ladies who read this: I'm sorry if that was sexist or seemed like an a$$hole's approach to you, but all I can say is as OLD turks this may be the way we need to be for now. We've been bowing and scraping for years and look how that went for us. Advice: Don't become the holey sock.