Conversation in the Office

Me: "OK, maybe six is a tad excessive. But four... four is the sweet spot."

Boss, walking in: "Four? Kids? Are you nuts?"

Me: "No, I'm talking about how many monitors one needs on their computer. For kids, the sweet spot is three."

Boss: "WRONG. Never have more kids than adults. You're outnumbered, like General Custer. The only way that changes is if one of the kids is an adult."

Me: "So what's an adult, for these purposes?"

Boss: "Eighteen years old."

Me: "Oh, so since your son just started college, you're getting ready to start on another one."

Boss: "No way in hell. My daughter starts driving next week, and after that, I don't have to be responsible for taking anybody anywhere. You think I'm going to screw that up?"

Me: *laughing*

Boss, to coworker I was originally talking to: "Tell him. Most of our lives as Dads is spent driving someone somewhere to do something. Nothing but driving kids here and there and everywhere."

Me: "Sounds awesome."

Boss, drily: "Yeah. Awesome."