My Dad Isn't A Crazy Old Man [Yet.]
The family was hanging out in my parents’ kitchen, when my brother-in-law, Angrez, described some car trouble he had been having:
“Baba, the boot of our car is stuck!”
“Wha?” My father replied, not understanding Angrez’s British terminology.
“Sorry, Baba, The Trunk. The Trunk.” Angrez giggled.
What followed was a family procession through the garage door and onto the driveway. We weren’t expecting much, as American-raised kids doubtful of our parents’ wisdom.
My father had stopped in the garage to grab a can of WD-40— all before he even looked at the trunk.
“Umm, Dad, yeah, it unlatches. It just won’t open all the way so i don’t think that’ll…,” my sister’s words drifted away as my father took the car keys away from Angrez (who up until then, had been jiggling the key around, trying to pop the trunk open).
Without a word, my father held up the key, and sprayed it with WD-40. We all watched him with mixed expressions. He inserted the key into the slot, jiggled it, and…
click
pop
The trunk opened smoothly, without a hitch.
For a moment we all stared at each other in disbelief. My father smiled a big, pearly white smile, knowing that he had just deflated our youthful egos.
“Wow, Baba does jadu (magic)!” my sister cried out. We all laughed, and my father did his happy dance, howling:
“All you need in life is WD-40!”
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- Sarah
awww, how cute… I can picture your dad doing …
- Adeeba Talukder
“Wow, Baba does jadu”
hahahaha!! this is so cute!
- Aaisha Shaikh
Hahahaha aw mA too cute :) Reminds me …
yasmine at 24 December 07 :: #
mein Gott, this reminds me of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, where the dad sprays Windex on EVERYTHING. hahaha your dad is a rockstar! Give him a highfive for me, will ya?
Aaisha Shaikh at 24 December 07 :: #
Hahahaha aw mA too cute :) Reminds me of my Abu and his love of WD-40.
Adeeba Talukder at 28 December 07 :: #
“Wow, Baba does jadu”
hahahaha!! this is so cute!
Sarah at 5 January 08 :: #
awww, how cute… I can picture your dad doing the same victory dance my dad does when he has one upped us! hahah.