Sixteenth Draft [Voice] Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way

[cuffmeonce]

[Locked away from Alexis & Blue]

My baby girl is growing up. I knew this. I mean I know this. This is not news to me however this news does not usually smack me in the face quite so violently.

There's a boy reading her poetry. I was a boy who read poetry. I know what boys who read poetry to girls want.

The temptation to have Kate shoot him is--I'd go to jail. I wouldn't mind. Alexis could visit me on Sundays and holidays.

Isn't this place supposed to keep people from getting older? Sure when it comes to zombie sheep, lust curses and truth curses they're on top of things but when it comes to keeping my baby girl a baby girl there is an obvious failure to comply.

Now I'm going to go be ridiculous somewhere else. Maybe take my frustration out on a fictional serial killer who preys on other people's baby girls.

Comments

[justcautious.livejournal.com]

...don't think Beckett'd shoot someone, though. Not unless 'e was actually--um, if y'could prove sommat, like.

'ow old's your daughter anyway?

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

No she'd probably be rational about it which is irritating. I'll have to find someone else or do it myself.

She's sixteen.

[justcautious.livejournal.com]

[Okaaaaaay tactically ignoring the first bit for the moment.] An' how old's this bloke tryin' t' pull?

[Locked away from Alexis & Blue]

[he-who-kills.livejournal.com]

Father do family talk, tell daughter all.

Re: [Locked away from Alexis & Blue]

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

Family talk? She gives me the sex talk on a semi regular basis.

[child-radical.livejournal.com]

Um...aren't you being a tad bit too reactional to a guy reading poetry to your daughter?

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

No I am not. [He says this in a tone of voice like 'any other ridiculous questions']

[child-radical.livejournal.com]

A guy reciting poems doesn't typically mean that he wants to get into your daughter's pants. Most boys in this day and age have given up on "old school" methods of courting a girl.

Honestly, you should be more worried if he's wearing skinny jeans.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

As one such boy who reads poetry to girls, I should hope I'm not so bad as all that.

I suppose I'm only trying to redeem poetry.

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

It depends if redeeming poetry is your only point in reading poetry to girls.

[You also have to remember, Cain, he's an irrational over protective dad right now. No offense]

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose I should be perfectly honest and say that that's only one point.

voice;

[peopletalktome.livejournal.com]

Some fathers would be relieved to have a boy reading their daughter poetry...albeit, confused, very possibly skeptical, but relieved nonetheless.

Unless...

[pause]

Was it bad poetry

Re: voice;

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

It's more the intention of the poetry I'm worried about.

No it was very good poetry.

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

I think that's rather nice. That someone's reading her poetry.

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

It's nice. It's still a boy reading her poetry.

This post is made of cute WIN, just so you know.

[der-freischuetz.livejournal.com]

Fictional serial killer?

TY I love having Castle be a 'dad'

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

I write crime novels. Richard Castle? Not everyone here has heard of me.

audio;

[adamantined]

I'm pretty sure a boy reading her poetry is the last kind of guy you need to worry about.

Re: audio;

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

Except for the part where I was a boy who read poetry to girls and my intentions were less than honorable.

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

Someone reading her poetry isn't a bad thing. There are other things he could be read to her. Or showing her.

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

There are and I would have to be put in jail for creatively hurting him. I'm not angry at him per say. More distressed that my little girl has a boy interested in her.

[makesfolktalky.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't worry about it, mate. If 'e's readin' 'er poetry, 'e's prob'ly a poof.

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

Ray, reading girls poetry was my trump card in highschool.

voice;

[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

"To have Kate shoot him"? I'm not your hired hitman, Castle.

Re: voice;

[cuffmeonce.livejournal.com]

I know! I am emotionally spastic right now.