my daughter's boyfriend arrived at our home today. he's going to stay with us for several days. this is my first experience. this is the first time in my life that i see my daughter's boyfriend. ever since when i became a father of a daughter, that was more than twenty years ago, i've understood my reason tells me that the day like today is to come. and today is the day, with my feeling embarrassed.
i was, in advance, informed by my daughter about him and his visit. my wife and i were busy preparing for him to stay. my wife looked enjoying preparing, looking forward to meeting him. but to tell the truth, i was totally at a loss. i didn't know what to do. i just followed commands that my wife and daughter made. i just could not sort out my feelings.
today, when i came home from work, he was already here. i was introduced and the boy introduced himself to me. we had dinner together, talking about some kinds of everyday affairs. he seemed to be a polite, sensible young man. nothing looked strange. that was all.
as a dad who has daughters, of course, i know my daughters are old enough to have some boyfriends. still i find myself feeling in a sense of embarrassment, having mixed feeling about the existence of "my daughter's boyfriend" in our home.
i still recall the moment when my girlfriend's father (now my father-in-law) and i first met. i remember my heart was beating hard in the middle of rising tension. i wonder if he felt that kind of thing today.
