Enjoy it. Because it's happening.

I don't know if it's better to be close with your daughter or make sure that she has a better life than you do.

It’s strange how things can change back as suddenly as they changed originally. When one thing happens and suddenly, things are back to normal.

The inside jokes weren't jokes anymore. They had become stories. Nobody brought up the bad names or the bad times. And nobody felt sad as long as we could postpone tomorrow with more nostalgia.

I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial that advertised an exercise machine. They kept flashing a 1-800 number, so I called it. The woman who picked up the other end of the phone was named Michelle. And I told Michelle that I was a kid and did not need an exercise machine, but I hoped she was having a good night. That's when Michelle hung up on me. And I didn't mind a bit.

Why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't even really know me?

And even if she says no, and really means yes, then quite frankly she's playing games and isn't worth the price of dinner.