Blind dates

Let’s say a blind date means this: you meet someone for the first time, you spend a few hours together, you get to know each other and (maybe) hit it off 0r (more likely) not hit it off.

With Annika some afternoon or evening we’ll enjoy some quality time, where it feels natural and positive with easy conversation. I’ll go to bed happy for the experience.

The next day confirms there is no continuity: the time together is quiet, interrupted, annoying (on Annika’s end), and generally unwelcome.

Raising a teenager is a bit – no, more than a bit – like a perpetual blind date (groundhog day). Each day is a brand new blind date with a stranger, getting to know each other (or in my case avoiding any minefields while proactively navigating the terrain).

Niki and Britta promise we it won’t be this way with them…right…:)

Funny…