I think I actually sort of got under my dad’s skin like a year ago.
It was between my s 2nd and 3rd year at university.
I was home for the Summer and I started riding my old man about how out of shape and actually fat he was getting. It was sort of surprising to move back into the central air conditioning of the family home and find my dad just letting himself go. That just didn’t seem to make any sense. This was the same guy who was always dragging me out of the air conditioning to do stuff like throw frisbee. And dad was always riding his bike around as well. He’d even ride to work with a backpack and then change inside the zone controlled HVAC of his office. So I was stunned to see him doing nothing but laying around in the air conditioning and I said something. Actually, I really was trying to get him off his butt. It got to him enough that he took the bait and went to the gym with me all last Summer. Now, I’m back again for what might be my final Summer in the house. And wow, my old man is full on committed to his health now. He hated the commercial HVAC of the gym so he put a gym in the basement that even has a ductless heat pump for air conditioning. Before I even unloaded my car, dad was dragging me downstairs to show off his new home gym. And it’s pretty great for sure. Yet, I don’t know if dad is more impressed with the exercise equipment or the new ductless heat pump.