D-Bomb

This is me and my dad aka D-Bomb, Big Dave, Grumps and Dad.

This is Dave of the ‘Julia stop playing with your undies and keep your eye on the ball!’ fame.

The Dave who once saw Steph so upset about the Tooth Fairy possibly not being real, that he hid a note for her that said ‘I am real. Love, The Tooth Fairy’, but he wrote it in his distinct, all caps handwriting.

The Dave who danced to Blondie with Steph when she had boy troubles.

The Dave who has broken his back twice and didn’t see a doctor about it, but who cries at his daughters’ weddings.

The Dave who had three daughters and tolerated all manner of stupidity and wore the happy face underpants he was given for Father’s Day without so much as a word of protest.

The Dave who offered to pack my school lunch for me when I was running late once and when I opened my lunchbox at school, I found that he had carefully spread Vegemite on VitaBrits, rather than Vita Weats.

The Dave who showed up to numerous school and uni award functions covered in cow poop.

The Dave who taught me to drive a manual like a pro.

The Dave who takes me to the cricket.

The Dave who is obsessed with his grandson.

The Dave who once drove from Orange to Sydney to Canberra to Orange all in one day to deliver me a computer.

The Dave who can make the best pig noises ever.

The Dave who says stuff like ‘I love Annabel Crab, I like reading her blog!’

The Dave who will go and see any movie my mum picks, and if he doesn’t like it, goes to the front row, stretches out and snoozes.

The Dave who cuts it up on the dance floor to Black Sabbath and Beastie Boys.

The Dave who bought me surprise tickets to the first ever Homebake in Byron Bay when I was about 14.

The Dave who took me to see AC/DC on the first night of uni, rather than me having to sit through the getting to know you dinner.

The Dave who took one look at me when I cut all my hair off myself and said, after a beat, ‘Maybe you should put your hat back on…’

The Dave who is obsessed with good tea and afternoon naps.

The Dave who has put his nose the the grindstone no matter how tough things have gotten.

I love The Dave.