I asked my dad what he's looking forward to most as he gets older on Father's Day, and he smiled

He said, 'being called grandpa, because that's the only time I'll be able to give advice without being asked for it.'

I asked my dad what he loved most about being a father on Father's Day, and he thought for a moment before saying

it wasn't the teaching, the guiding, or the providing – it was the fact that I still think he's cool, even when nobody else does.

For Father's Day, I told my dad I was feeling generous and wanted to buy him something extravagant.

He looked at me and said, "Hi generous, I'm dad!"

I caught my dad talking to the thermostat again

I guess you could say he's trying to have a degree of control over the conversation