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04.04.2011 by David Murray // 5 Comments

"I think you're a great dad, especially because you're a writer. But I still wish you were a fireman or a police officer."

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  1. Rueben says

    April 4, 2011 at 10:22 am

    Did you explain that sometimes your job actually sometimes requires you to be a fireman and police officer?

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  2. David Murray says

    April 4, 2011 at 10:32 am

    I’m afraid she’d roll her eyes at that one, Rueben, true though it may be.

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  3. Eileen says

    April 4, 2011 at 11:23 am

    Same here, only she wishes I was a hairdresser.

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  4. Rueben says

    April 4, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Maybe if you just started wearing a uniform with some sort of badge and hat that would satisfy her…

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  5. David Murray says

    April 4, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    Well, I do wear boots.

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