Dave Barry

She wouldn't blame anybody but herself for that.

She wouldn't blame anybody but herself for that.

30 something, 31 years, 30, yeah. How long were your parents together? Oh, longer than that.

30 something, 31 years, 30, yeah. How long were your parents together? Oh, longer than that.

Yeah, well. Yeah, that's what love is. This is also something everybody with kids has the same issue. You're hostage now to this relationship that will never, ever go away. You can't erase it. And in the end, nobody gets out of here alive. So sooner or later, any love you have, any kind of love you have, is going to result in unimaginable pain to either you or the person you love.

Yeah, well. Yeah, that's what love is. This is also something everybody with kids has the same issue. You're hostage now to this relationship that will never, ever go away. You can't erase it. And in the end, nobody gets out of here alive. So sooner or later, any love you have, any kind of love you have, is going to result in unimaginable pain to either you or the person you love.

How did we get to this level of conversation?

How did we get to this level of conversation?

I have not had this conversation with you before. Also, just so you know, my dog is dying, Dan.

I have not had this conversation with you before. Also, just so you know, my dog is dying, Dan.

You and... I did tell Pat, and I will tell you right now what I told him, and you judge whether you think it's right. I pointed out to him, I've been watching sports a long time. I know he's a big deal. He's Pat Riley. I've been watching basketball a long time. The team that scores the most points wins the game every single time, Dan.

You and... I did tell Pat, and I will tell you right now what I told him, and you judge whether you think it's right. I pointed out to him, I've been watching sports a long time. I know he's a big deal. He's Pat Riley. I've been watching basketball a long time. The team that scores the most points wins the game every single time, Dan.

Yeah, that's what I told Pat.

Yeah, that's what I told Pat.

It was the nugget that he took away. No, Pat. I know he's listening.

It was the nugget that he took away. No, Pat. I know he's listening.

Outscored the opponent, Pat.

Outscored the opponent, Pat.

Well, yeah, but I really didn't invent any of these things. But yeah, Sophie, she's an incredible gift. But we went through an experience. The worst thing that ever happened, this is what I was just talking about, hostage, when you're a kid, you become a hostage. The worst thing that ever happened to me involved Sophie, which was when she had just turned 18 and she was going to go to Duke.

Well, yeah, but I really didn't invent any of these things. But yeah, Sophie, she's an incredible gift. But we went through an experience. The worst thing that ever happened, this is what I was just talking about, hostage, when you're a kid, you become a hostage. The worst thing that ever happened to me involved Sophie, which was when she had just turned 18 and she was going to go to Duke.