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?

[Locked away from Alexis & Blue]

[he-who-kills.livejournal.com]

Father do family talk, tell daughter all.

[child-radical.livejournal.com]

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

[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.

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[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

[cry-reaper.livejournal.com]

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

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

[der-freischuetz.livejournal.com]

Fictional serial killer?

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[adamantined]

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

[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.

[makesfolktalky.livejournal.com]

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

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[cuffyoutwice.livejournal.com]

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