You know - my dad was actually younger than me. [ Which was...hardly relevant, and beside the point, but he points it out anyway.

He taps his finger on the handle of his mug, a small, muted nervous tic. ]

Not a particularly thrilling club to be a part of, is it? I mean - at least dad was an adult. [ And even if he hadn't through about settling down and starting a family yet, at least he wasn't a teenager. ]