This is the entire text of the birthday email I got from my dad last month. He is a man of few words. I keep going back and looking at this email because it cracks me up every time. Here it is:

Dear Meg,
Hope you had a happy 33rd. I remember sitting in the operating room during Nan's caesarian. They took you out and handed you to me.
Love,
Dad

My dad's not very talkative, ever. So you'd think when he did have something to say, it might be extra meaningful or poignant. Well ( Read more... )

My dad is bipolar, and most of the time, he's very even keel. I think part of that is his medication but also just his personality -- he's never been a very social person. He doesn't really do conversations. Unless he's manic. You can't shut him up those times, but the stories he chooses to tell are usually the dullest stories ever. Over ( Read more... )