This evening I picked up my difficult child- the one whom I have the most difficult time getting through to.  As we were nearing the house, she started to talk about her father.

Kid: Daddy’s annoying.

Me: Yes, he can be annoying; just ignore him.

Kid: He’s just so… so….. you know…

Me: Well honey, he’s no Ross.

Kid: You mean, you married your Barry?

And just like that, we connected.