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We all spend much of our youth trying to rebel against our fathers. At a certain age, you come to the realisation that you’re slowly starting to morph into them.
Maybe it’s when you’re thinking about how much you want to mow the lawn or when you’re insisting that your kids be quiet because you can’t hear the news. If it hasn’t happened yet, it’s definitely coming.
Here are a few warning signs that may sound familiar!
1. You start buying pointless tools
You used to have to borrow a hammer. Now you have at least two electrical tools that you’ve never used in anger and a power drill for every imaginable occasion.
2. Your wardrobe is becoming more practical
Do you have a rain jacket or sensible shoes? Then it’s already begun. As a teenager, you’d have taken on a blizzard in a hoodie because you wanted to look cool. Suddenly, comfort and practicality have become more important. And there’s a flat cap in the shop that you can’t stop thinking about.
3. You’re taking a lot of power naps
It used to be something that you only did after a particularly heavy weekend. Now you’re doing it because it’s Monday. Or Tuesday. Or Wednesday…
4. You’re becoming obsessed with gadgets
Ah, how you used to laugh at the daft stuff that your Da would buy. Now you’re inexplicably drawn to pointless electrical objects like a moth to a flame.
5. You find yourself using his catchphrases
You listen with horror as his cheesy catchphrases tumble out of your mouth like some sort of genetically-programmed soundbite.
6. You’ve started making Dad jokes
This is obviously the human brain’s way of getting you ready for parenthood. It prepares the way by altering your brain chemistry to make you think that corny jokes are hilarious.
7. You start hating modern music
“There’s no good music these days.” This statement is the equivalent of waving a white flag and admitting that you’re totally out of touch. Just like your father, your musical tastes have suddenly become frozen in time. You’ll probably still be using your latest playlist 20 years from now.
8. You become obsessed with the weather
It’s not like we live in Siberia. There’s no need to check it five times a day. It’s pretty safe to assume that it’s going to be raining, overcast, bright with showers, raining or raining.
9. Your hair appears to be migrating
Just like the swallows that spend their winter in Africa, your hair is on the move. Hair that was once above your forehead appears to have abandoned that real estate and made the unwelcome move to your nostrils/ears. Time to buy a new gadget.
10. You start bulk-buying clothes
If you start buying jumpers or trousers in threes, you’re pretty much there. You’ve given up and you’re just trying to minimise effort at this stage. This is also the case if your other half now does all your clothes shopping.
11. You know the name of the guy in the homeware store
And now, the circle is complete.
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