Laughs and Lobotomies

In 8th grade my dad took me and my best friend to see Sum 41 in concert at the electric factory.  My dad was my sister’s age – his girlfriend my age now.  I remember being so embarrassed by my nearly 50 year old father rocking out with his nearly 40 year old girlfriend, moshing, jumping up and down, throwing up devil horns and all.  I was mortified.  We pretended we did not know these weird old people and wandered slightly off.  My friend nearly got sucked away by the crowd, I had a mosher dropped on my head.  We had fun.  My dad and his girlfriend, looking back, definitely also had a blast.  The older I get, the more I want to live my life the way my dad used to.