Lesson Learned: If it's going to further your career your dad will most likely buy it for you

For the past 3 months every time I mention to my father that I’m going to buy something he demands I wait until after the holidays. Since we’re Jewish, there’s no need for Christmas presents under the tree, so I usually hold out until January to make any purchases and bank on the huge discounts.

But yesterday our daily conversation went a little differently. I was talking to my dad about this blog and mentioned to him that I’ve been advised to start adding video to it, more specifically video of me while I’m on the road so viewers can get a better picture of my travels. When I told him I was going to wait until after the holidays to start looking for a video camera he immediately said, “Forget that, it can be an early Hanukkah present and I’ll buy it for you right now.” I was stunned, was my dad actually urging me to purchase something before December 25^th? And then it hit me like so many other dads like him he wants me as close to home as soon as possible and thinks that this blog might get me there a little bit sooner.  So, like a dad all girls hope for he’ll do just about anything to help me.

To all those daddy’s girls out there, I wouldn’t start asking for a new TV (which I could use, preferably a flat screen) or plane tickets to LA (even though I’ve got a best friend there who I haven’t seen in months) but a heads up if it’s going to further your career your dad will most likely buy it for you…lesson learned.