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Father's day
Jun. 15th, 2008 09:48 pmI have come to really dislike a lot of the fake holidays, especially the tyranny of Mother's Day. I often forget or ignore accidentally Father's Day, and my dad doesn't seem to notice, so it's no big deal. This year I actually remembered and invited him over for steak. He loves steak, which they don't serve more than once in a blue moon at the old folks' home, and we often go out to Outback, but unfortunately the noise is a real problem for him with his terrible hearing. It's all one big blob of bad noise. So now that I have a real kitchen, I've been pulling out my electric grill and making him steak once in a while, and I grilled some corn, and roasted some potatoes, though the potatoes came out disappointing. He isn't supposed to eat corn, but he did anyway because it was so good, and the tenderloin steak was mighty fine, as well.
I asked him if he'd like to stay and watch a movie, because I had Rescue Dawn on my Netflix. My dad never watches movies. He used to watch war movies, and once in a while he'll watch part of one, but he never sticks with them. He told me he actually watched a movie on TV the other night, so sure, he'd stick around ("Used Lions" he called it, and I asked, "Secondhand Lions?" "Oh, yes, right."). If he didn't like it, he said, he'd leave. At one point, he said, "You sure like a lot of unpleasant movies," to which I responded, "When have you ever watched a movie with me? Like, never." But I think he might have been remembering my recommendation of Saving Private Ryan. He watched the whole thing, which surprised me. Toward the end, he was breathing really weird, with those kind of deep breaths they teach you to control anxiety. I asked if he was okay, and he said, "Well, I'm just cold!"
Then I realized he was crying. That's what he does when he cries, which has happened about four times in my whole life. After the movie ended, he was blowing his nose.
So I asked if he was going to come over more often and watch dad-appropriate movies with me. He said he would consider it. It's taken me largely my whole life, but I may finally be getting my father to watch movies with me!
I asked him if he'd like to stay and watch a movie, because I had Rescue Dawn on my Netflix. My dad never watches movies. He used to watch war movies, and once in a while he'll watch part of one, but he never sticks with them. He told me he actually watched a movie on TV the other night, so sure, he'd stick around ("Used Lions" he called it, and I asked, "Secondhand Lions?" "Oh, yes, right."). If he didn't like it, he said, he'd leave. At one point, he said, "You sure like a lot of unpleasant movies," to which I responded, "When have you ever watched a movie with me? Like, never." But I think he might have been remembering my recommendation of Saving Private Ryan. He watched the whole thing, which surprised me. Toward the end, he was breathing really weird, with those kind of deep breaths they teach you to control anxiety. I asked if he was okay, and he said, "Well, I'm just cold!"
Then I realized he was crying. That's what he does when he cries, which has happened about four times in my whole life. After the movie ended, he was blowing his nose.
So I asked if he was going to come over more often and watch dad-appropriate movies with me. He said he would consider it. It's taken me largely my whole life, but I may finally be getting my father to watch movies with me!
