Not Sure How I'm Supposed to Take This

Had a phone call from The Nuke the other day. Regarding a situation which I was aware of, yet was trying not to think about, deal with or otherwise contemplate. It's also a situation that she and the Missus Herself have been keeping me in the dark about except for some very broad and vague pieces of data. Apparently so that I wouldn't be completely blindsided when what would be, for The Nuke and the Missus Herself, the inevitable occurred. They also both know that I'm an emotional guy and tend to get too easily attached to people, places and things.

The phone call from The Nuke started with "Hi Dad, I got divorced this morning." Stated with her usual sang-froid, perhaps with just a touch of puckish amusement therein as well.

Okay, so you know something is coming. Something for which you're not really prepared to deal with, yet it's something you don't really need to deal with. Except perhaps at an emotional level. So now I'm dealing with this. As are all of those impacted by this event.

Both parties to this particular divorce seem to view it as perhaps I would view the need to purchase a new car. Well, no, actually that's a bad analogy. They seem to be viewing it as would a normal person view the need to buy a new car. For you see, I get very attached to my vehicles. To me, selling or trading in my car is equivalent to having to shoot a beloved old horse. Something like this -

But you get my drift, neh? To T-Rex and The Nuke this seems to fall into the category of "this is no big deal, things just didn't work out". At least that's the way I perceive it. There may be deeper emotional currents involved but the ladies hide these things very well. And I'm a guy. I don't do subtlety, I don't do nuance.

So I yeah, I feel bad for my daughter. But am I supposed to? She doesn't appear to be overly upset about it. I think that stage passed a while ago. She's a very practical and logical young lady. (When she was young I used to say she was part Vulcan. Her temper, which is fearsome to behold, suggests she may also be part Klingon. Okay, enough of the Star Trek references, some of my older audience may not grok those.)

So I' not sure how I'm supposed to react to this news. I kinda liked T-Rex. But it's not like we ever really bonded. Except for one brief trip to pick up pies for Christmas dinner one year.

And the pies turned out to be disappointments. Was that some sort of cosmic foreshadowing? I don't know.

I just know that I'm down one son-in-law. Not sure what I'm supposed to "feel" or how I'm supposed to react. Guess I'll just support The Nuke. I am her Dad, she has always had my first loyalty.

Blood is thicker than water.

Still and all, this kinda sucks.