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My 14 Year Old Daughter Did WHAT to My Arcade Cabinet?!

By Zonk 2 min read

Summary

This vlog starts on the drive home after dropping my daughter off at school, with a couple of false starts to get a natural take. I explain that I started calling her “daughter” a few years ago, inspired by the way Thanos says it in the Infinity Saga Avengers movies, and it just stuck. My mornings start early since I work for a company in the Central time zone, so by the time the school run rolls around I’ve already been online, checked on our sick dog Wicket, and watched an Adam the Woo video.

Then there’s the title story. With kids in the house, you have to stay on top of dusting, because anything flat becomes a canvas. My Galaga arcade cabinet replica from Arcade1Up now has a very prominently drawn something on the screen, and I’d have blamed the boys, but it was my 14-year-old daughter. I also talk about being in awe of Adam the Woo talking to his camera for 51 minutes, something I don’t feel confident enough to do yet.

The emotional part is dropping my old work laptop at FedEx. I spent a little over two and a half years at a Salesforce consulting company, and I loved the people, even if I never felt like a great fit. I held on to that laptop for months because I didn’t want to say goodbye. Saying goodbye to jobs is hard for me because my work becomes such a big part of my identity, so mailing it off felt like closing a chapter. The day ends back home with Wicket sleeping off her medication.

Key Points

  • I call my daughter “daughter” because of Thanos in the Avengers movies, and the habit stuck
  • Staying on top of dusting matters when kids use every dusty surface, including my Galaga cabinet, as a drawing board
  • Watching Adam the Woo talk to camera for 51 minutes makes me wish I had that kind of confidence
  • Mailing back my old Salesforce consulting laptop felt like saying goodbye to a job and people I loved
  • My job tends to become a big part of my identity, which makes moving on hard

This post was automatically generated from my YouTube video. Watch above or view directly on YouTube.

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