Damn you, Liam Neeson

So today, my daughter decides to prank me while she is on a business trip in Amsterdam. Prior to her leaving, I ran through the list. Where are you staying? What’s your schedule? Don’t go alone to the city’s Red Light district………now, Jen has lived in Europe when she was a college student….the closest I’ve ever been to Europe was the last time I was on the No. 7 train out of Flushing. ‘Relax, Dad’ was all she said. I smiled but still tried to adjust my schedule to hers, so I could ‘keep track’ of her. Today, my phone rings. ‘Dad,……..I’ve been TAKEN’….”. While my heart jumped through my chest, Jen laughed hysterically and said that I’m no Liam Neeson.
Very funny…..
Being a parent is not for the faint of heart. I may joke about knowing fear, but the fact is, the first time I ever knew real fear was the day Jen was born. Suddenly there is someone in the world you care about more than anything. As a parent, you experience the most of everything. The most love, the most fear, the most hurt and the most tired, the most of every emotion. One, day, my daughter will know all about this when she has a kid. Now, all I have to do is wait for her return flight….and not watch TAKEN 2……