"You know, as a father of three girls, I just, well you know...look here are the things I think about..." Scott, the Dad, stumbles to put his thoughts into words. He's thought about this a lot. He thinks a lot about his impact on his children.
"Yeeesss." Celeste raising her eyebrows as she turns her gaze to her struggling husband. Her hands stop, knife in hand and holding the potato she is preparing for dinner. Scott leans back against the counter. He prepares himself to take another run.
"I want to provide them a secure environment...I want them to be empowered, but..." He raises his finger to emphasize his point "...I also want them to know that will always be there to protect them."
Celeste gives an encouraging question, "Yes, that's good, right?"
"Right, so I have these amazing daughters who I want to be strong for, but I also worry that in being strong for them, they won't have a realistic view of their father...or, or, or even their future husbands!" Scott is getting agitated for no reason now. At this point Scott and Celeste's 17 year old daughter has entered the kitchen, listening in without her father knowing.
"I mean, have they ever seen me have emotions other than frustration or anger? Have they...have they ever seen me cry?"
Celeste stifles her laughter realizing that her sweet husband thinks he's actually too tough. Before she can respond, Emma breaks in, "What are you talking about?" She says very directly to dad. Scott swings around to face his daughter, a bit startled.
"Dad, are you serious? You cry all the time. You cried at that gum commercial yesterday."
Scott turns his head from his bewildered daughter back to his wife, "So I guess they'll be okay?"
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