Thursday, April 16, 2009

Update on my kid


That talent show post down there? That's about 4 years old. Yes, I still got teeth problems, but my little girl is 10 years old now and in the 4th grade. Not only is she in the 4th grade, but she is in an Academically Gifted program where she excels in science & math. The teachers tell us that she reads on a 9th grade level. She makes straight "A's" She draws all the time. She likes to read as well as write. She listens to music that I think sucks. (My Chemical Romance & Fall Out Boy) but my parents said the same thing about my Alice Cooper albums. In her defense, she likes going to shows with me and always expects me to get her backstage. She's seen Dolly Parton, John Cowan (a few times) Mike Marshall & Chris Thile (who she referred to as "The Guys who don't comb their hair") , Kevin Gordon, and Michael Doucet. She really likes live music and I often catch her playing with one of my guitars.

My daughter is also charming and cuter than Hell and she knows it. When people tell her how cute she is, it pisses her off. She says that she has no control over being cute, it just happened. She would rather people tell her how smart she is. She's much more proud of being smart than she is of being cute.

So how did something like this spring forth from my loins? Where did this one sperm come from that was able to produce such a good-looking intellectually gifted-super creative creature? How did that one super sperm out-swim all the super retarded gun toting hillbilly sperm that it was surrounded by? Oh I know she's my kid. She curses just like I do. She's as hard headed as I am. She does a lot of the same retarded stuff that I do. Don't let that sweet, innocent, cherubic face fool you. She's got some BigDumbHick in her.

My daughter rocks. She's got a good head on her shoulders. I can't think of too many bad things to say about her except when her blood sugar gets low, she gets evil, to the point where I'm usually about ready to drop kick her ass over the top of the house. She's getting ready to go through puberty and I'm afraid that it's going to kill one of us. I'm not ready for my kid to get boobies. I'm not looking forward to having to shoot people for paying too much attention to those boobies when they do show up, and if you don't think I'll kill your ass graveyard dead, you don't know me very well.

10 years old. Where has the time gone? How ccome it went by so fast?

5 comments:

Ant said...

Absolutely love it Jeff. I can really appreciate a Dad that expresses his love for his daughter. I have two. And if I was expressive in any way, I would profess my love for them in a blog too. Good job. Keep it coming.

Linda said...

I'm only just getting into your blog, Jeff, and I'm loving it! I'm going to post the link to my Facebook thingummy.
Way to go, my dear friend.

John Mayock said...

I also have two daughters, Jeff, and I think you will find as time goes on that shooting the daughters suitors aggravates the daughter as much as the boyfriends. My oldest is 16 and I have recently had to give up my mantra "thank god for braces and zits!" Anyway, I am enjoying your blog, all the best, John.
PS. if you are so inclined check out my bands stuff @ www.themayocks.com - Twang from New England!

Al K said...

Jeff,

Thanks for the update. The plus side of the suitors is eventually they cause granddaughters. Although it may be hard to believe at this point those are even better than daughters. My daughter tells me grandkids are your repayment for not killing your kids during their teenage years.

Al K.

Anonymous said...

My daughter turned 12 this week and is udderly boy crazy. Told her she could date when she is 30 or when she moves out to start college, whichever comes first. She said she wants to live at home and commute to the local college. Settles that. Have 3 shotguns to keep the boys at bay. She is a smart, cute, sassy girl and it must have been the sperm cause this arkie hickabilly chick was a fat four eyed geek in school. My ex and I agree that the best thing from our 13 years of marraige is our baby girl. Alene Kelly

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