Gap – n. a wide divergence or difference; disparity.
That’s one definition of the word. Here’s another that reminded me of the gap between my 16 year old and me.
Recently we were driving in my car when Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ came on the radio. The song was being played on a classic rock station, which made me feel a bit old(er). (“Wasn’t that song released just a few years ago?”, I thought to myself – 1984 to be exact. How could it be a “classic”!).
More surprising than having the song labeled a classic, Eloise knew the song and was singing along! I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that this was not a station she listened to and until that moment in time I was certain she did not like Van Halen.
I asked her how she knew the song. “Oh, it was in a recent episode of Glee.”
Leave it to Hollywood to bring a father and daughter closer together.
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