Always start with a good stock

A friend of mine who’s daughter has gone to school with Zach for several years was curious as to whether her daughter, who will remain unnamed, and Zach were “an item” since she saw her unnamed daughter being very affectionate toward him at a recent pool party. She didn’t mind the idea, though, of her daughter and Zach going together, as “he comes from good stock,” she said. Then she added, “There’d have to be a conversion of course” to which I instantly replied, “Oh that’s okay, we’re good at converting people.”

So, uh, you don’t think she was talking about converting Zach, do you? That just didn’t occur to me then. It wasn’t until I later relayed the story to Jay that he asked, “What makes you think she wasn’t talking about Zach converting?” Well, if that is indeed what she meant then my comment back to her probably nipped that whole notion in the bud, which I have to admit I would not be too upset about. For one thing, I’m not ready for my son to get hitched. He’s 13 for crying out loud. And, well, let’s just say I’m not even ready for him to have a girlfriend or date, and I don’t want him hanging out in a pool with girls who are throwing themselves at him for that matter.

Now, before you take offense, of course I know that it might not have been the girl throwing herself at Zach. He might have had something to do with it, too. BUT PROBABLY NOT so keep your precocious little girls away from my son. There. I said it.

It’s not easy trying to keep your children safe and innocent and not letting them grow up too darn fast. Sometimes I am just muddling through and other times I think I know what I’m doing and right now, well, I’m just not sure I know what I’m doing.

Jerry, maybe you have some wisdom to share here. You’ve probably done millions of shows on this subject by now. Or at least you've seen the fallout from the people who didn't get it quite right. Shed some light!