November 8, 2012
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I Think I Am Ok With An Empty Nest
Last night the oldest daughter stayed over. It's actually nice to have her visit these days. She and I chatted while I baked cookies. She updated me on her job and voting for the first time. She observed that she didn't know her dad was so political until she moved in with him. It was easy conversation. We didn't talk about life goals or household chores or argue about money.
Then she help me set Fandor up on my Roku. I have had a Fandor subscription, but I have only been able to watch it on my laptop since I couldn't figure out how to add it to the Roku menu. (And incidentally, I really love Fandor. There are so many more options than Netflix - the type of stuff I like - foreign movies, documentaries and independent films.) We joked about how I am old enough to need help with this sort of thing and she assured me that she would visit me when I am "old" and help me set up my tv.
We settled on "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" which was visually interesting - black and white, very little dialogue, unclear setting, etc. It was a very simple story done very well. We chatted for a bit after the movie about why we liked it and what we thought happened to the characters at the end of the movie, and then we brushed our teeth and went to bed.
Normal is wonderful.
Comments (2)
it sounds quite awesome, actually. (already the kids are having to coach me through the more complex maneuvers with the tv remote... like changing the channel, bahaa. this is fine, because i can buy liquor and they are little twerps.)
That sounds like a nice night.
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