I was reading some emails from my dad and how they made me chuckle!  I really had a good laugh before the tears erupted!  He was a very funny man and I would do his memory a disservice if I don’t recall how amusing he was.

This led me to think about my interactions with dad in regards to my dating life.  I think he found the chronicles of my dating life and dare I say, mishaps, hilarious.  I lived with my parents for a long time, I was slow to fly the nest.  When I went out on dates, dad would often pick me up from the station on my way home.  We would then have a debrief of the boy and from my short description, dad would come up with a funny nickname for them.  It was a funny game, dad, mum and I played.  Dad was always responsible for issuing names.  Mum tried sometimes but we had to tell her it was dad’s job to select the names!

One evening, I was out with my gorgeous friend, Lucy and this guy came over to me, 100% infatuated by me!! 100%!!  We chatted for a while but I wasn’t sure about him.  He asked to swap numbers so many times, but I was hesitant.  Eventually I agreed.  By the time I got home, dad wasn’t there so I filled mum in on the night and the guy.  I told her I didn’t like him.  Naturally she wanted to know why.  I said I didn’t know. But she pressed me, “Why, Why, Why??”  Finally  I said something along the lines of his scruffy appearance putting me off.  Mum piped back that he could have been rich.  Lots of rich people are scruffy according to her and I should give him a chance!

The following day, mum told dad about my encounter.  Dad pulled me aside privately to tell me that he had heard about my evening and how I wouldn’t give someone a chance because of the way he was dressed.  He said that when he was young, he went out with a lady who rejected him because of his WHITE TROUSERS!!!!  It was the 70’s!!! LOL!! And most certainly her loss!!  Dad concluded that I mustn’t judge someone for the clothes they wear.  Ladies, would you agree?

We laughed frequently about my dad being rejected in his white trousers and that thought came to mind this week. So I wrote something silly, something I think would have made my dad smile.  I doubt this is how the story went down but there you go.

I hope you enjoy it too!!!

xxx