Apparently I'm not the only new father who is very protective of his baby girl and who's thinking 15 years down the road. MetroDad recently echoed my own thoughts exactly on how his protectiveness will play out in the teen years:
I'm already feeling sorry for the first guy who tries to take her on a date.
I love you Dorothy! I apologize now for making your teen years miserable. :-)
Posted by Tom Nugent at December 3, 2004 05:25 PMIf you are really that upset, for the price of a plane ticket, I will bring the guns and polish to the Nugent household for prominent displaying when that first "Grunge rocker" with 12 piercngs shows up to date Dorothy. You don't even have to be in the room......You and Elizabeth can be the "good cops", and I'll volunteer to be the "touch her and die" cop.
OR....I think it was the University of Arkansas' football coach who, to get his team ready for a game vs the Texas Longhorns, took his team to a farm to show them a bull getting castrated. If you could be watching a video of that when the getleman comes over, I think the message will be very clear.
....even cheaper....go to a trophy shop and buy a lot of big trophies topped with boxers, martial artists, etc. Smear a little catsup on a white martial arts robe and have it prominantly displayed. Perhaps even go by some trophy heads (water buffalo, grizzly bears, rhinos, etc) Sometimes, an image is worth a 1,000 words.
...I'll keep working on an economical plan for you. It's what good friends are for!
Posted by: Tom at December 6, 2004 10:05 AMI've always thought that knife sharpening is a nice one. Some form of audio that rasps a bit will help put a person on edge. The more senses that reinforce the message, the more clearly it will be remembered.
Posted by: Bill Coate at December 7, 2004 09:06 PM