Wherein Irv becomes a daddy for five minutes

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I got my $80 rebate check in the mail for my new tires so I did a little shopping with it.

As I was walking through the mall, there was this little girl, maybe 2 or 3 years old, running after me as fast as her little 2 or 3 year-old legs could carry her.

Then I stopped in Kohls to peruse their selection of Chuck Taylors, where she latched onto my leg.

As I was contemplating shaking her off , a little boy who couldn't have been much older than 5 or 6 himself grabbed the little girl and told me "She thinks you're her daddy!"

Then to the little girl "Come on now, he's not your daddy."

Last time I checked, I didn't have any kids....that I know of. So there's my smiles and ha-has for the day.

[blas]

Maybe there was a guy on the Maury show recently who looks like you.....

Then again probably not. You have all of your teeth, you aren't a skinhead, and you don't dress like a gangster.

[Rapscallion]

The ex of a mate of mine was (when they were together) taking their little darling shopping in his pushchair.

"Daddy! Daddy!" he cried every so often.

"No, dear. That's not daddy. That's just another man with a bald head."

Rapscallion

[Evil Queen]

Even today, god forbid I misplace my father in a store and someone else happens to be wearing the same coloured shirt.

[JoitheArtist]

My dad is 6'3" and has a laugh that ANYONE could recognize a mile away. I never lose him in crowds. He's the one who taught me to shoot a gun, read poetry, and change the oil in my car.

It's also his birthday today. Yay dad!

[lordlundar]

Well, happy birthday to your dad joi.

And irv, you as a father is a frightening thought.

[Food Lady]

I once mistook my mom for my dad. She was in the van, picking me up from school. I knew it was one of my parents, not sure which. They both had black hair & the same haircut, & Mom's never been one for makeup.