My daughter's 15. In this world full of disjointed families, my ex-wife remarried, I remarried, and my daughter decided to move in with us in August. It's a lot different, you know. As dad, it was easy to be philosophical, witty and charming to my daughter. And then I'd drop her off to her mom on Sunday night.
Dads do things like that.
He is the disciplinarian. He is the decision maker. He passes along words of wisdom. He is stern and demanding. And he does not have time for fun or frivolity.