père et fils

read this article today on mel brooks. actually mel brooks' son. ...more acurately, the son's take on the changed relationship between him and his dad, and how in some ways it parallels the relationship between him and his own son.

makes me a whole lot of apprehensive about what would happen if i was in a similar situation. because honestly i would want to do like in my fair lady -->

The Lord above made man to help his neighbor-but
With a little bit of luck, With a little bit of luck,
When he comes around you won't be home! (sauce)

and while i know my filial duty would trump my personal feelings, i'd probably have to go back into therapy to deal with the conflict. family is a strange beast...