Hello,
In 1980 my dad gave me something special. It was a 1968 slant-six Dodge side-step pickup. The possibilities were endless. It was black and had little rust. I could do anything with it. I could cut and haul wood for cash, a set of chromed out exhaust stacks and a lift kit could have made it into a fine show rig. I had not thought of that truck for years until last month. You see, I am the proud owner of a Subaru Forester.
This fact in itself not a huge deal. It is a Subaru after all. It is kind of my minnie-me-SUV. It is the first new vehicle I have ever owned and is quite nice. The 68 Dodge has me thinking and evaluating though. I am going to be a dad. Kerty and I are going to have a little girl. That is huge news and we are very excited. My dilemma lies here.....will my daughter share my excitement when I finally turn over the keys to her of a 17 year old Subaru Forester? Is the Subaru Forester the 68 Dodge sidestep of the 2000’s? Is there such a thing? Will she be laughed at? Can I do that to her? Will I be able to afford to do something else?
We upgraded options on the Forester. We got the cargo/doggie divider and the tow package. I have the divider figured out. It is there to keep the toy poodle from entering the spaciousness of the main compartment. We have 3 dogs that collectively weigh over 325 pounds. The pictures on Subaru’s website need to have a common item placed in them for a point of reference when it comes to size. I could never put one dog back there much less three. The trailer tow package is a joke. I could not tow a picture of my boat. What is my daughter to think?
Fatherhood does not scare me. I suspect I have muddled my way through much worse. I am growing tired of advice from friends about what to expect though. “Just you wait boy, your life is about to change.....Things will never be the same.” Now I appreciate the input from these friends because I have known them for years. I have known them long enough to remember that they said the same damn things about when micro-beers got popular and they started making four stroke outboard motors. Revolution and earth shattering change is relative.
I used to have a swell Honda quad. I named it Bob. Yesterday I spent $300 on a baby jogger manufactured by a company named Bob. I have never been happier.
Bruce