The Words We Use To Play The Games
The language between fathers and sons can be a code for disaster. Conversations opening with simple questions too often only go bad: “How’s the job?” “Is that your third beer already?” “Are your kids working this summer?” “Did you light the grill yet?” We don’t talk much anyway, but Father’s Day brings us together in the limelight in a way that carries more dread than ebullience. Is it any wonder that we seek out private activities which have their own language to share with our fathers or our sons? MORE...
