Dad has been my voice of reason for many years.
- I tend to be quite emotional and can blow things out of proportion at times.
He says I take after my mom, who I never met. My dad is a cool dude who rarely loses his temper or speaks with a loud voice. He always knows how to take charge of situations and have people listening to him. This is why he is such a great minister at our local church. Since I was a kid, I wanted to own a beach house similar to where we used to stay. Recently, I bought one and was looking forward to giving my dad the special house tour. As we spoke about the different upgrades to make in the house, dad suggested I get a heat pump. Since the area has good weather, a heat pump would serve me all year. Dad said heat pumps are energy efficient and would minimize my overall energy consumption. As much as I understood what he was saying, I didn’t want to spend money replacing the air conditioner in the house. So, at first, I brushed off dad’s suggestion about the heat pump. When he mentioned it 2 more times, I told him that I was better off with the air conditioner. Rarely do I see my dad argue with me, but this time he was adamant that heat pumps were better for beach houses. That was a sign that he knew what he was talking about, and I should listen to him.