How Green Becomes Wood

"I dunno. I almost wonder if we should be worried about you because you haven't started in on your dad joke phase yet," Alec grinned. "All dads do it! Surely there's some gothic-themed dad jokes you could pull out."
 
"I dunno. I think you'll be depriving Ivy of a fundamental aspect of growing up with a dad," Alec teased.

Xander snorted. "I doubt Gomez did this kind of stuff. He did other stuff. You'll be fine without puns."
 
"If the greatest failing I have as a father is I did not provide my children with sufficient puns, I will be satisfied in my success in the role." Dark replied, pulling into the parking lot at the thai place, "Anyway, Cooger makes enough puns for the both of us. They say it takes a village to raise a child."
 
"I never understood what that saying means. Most people seem to get annoyed when other people interfere with their kids, and Mama and all other mamas hate getting advice," Alec remarked, getting out of the car.

"Hoe your own row and raise your own babies," Xander remarked, stretching briefly.
 
"Daizi does not hate getting advice, she hates getting unsolicited advice. Sometimes, she just wants to be able to vent without people trying to fix it because talking through the problems aloud helps her to work through the problem herself and she just needs someone to listen and agree the problem is difficult rather than just telling her what she should do about it. Everyone has their own process." Dark said, defending his wife until his dying breath, "Anyway, when they say it takes a village it means sometimes relatives, friends, babysitters, or whoever, typically help the parents at times. The way all of the Aunties came to make Daizi soup and take care of Ivy and the house last week was it taking a village. With the exception of the soup I could have done all of those things, but it made things easier for her I did not need to."
 
"Why would you tell someone about your problem and vent if you don't want advice on how to fix it?" Alec frowned, confused. "If you just want to talk about a problem without discussing potential solutions, isn't that just complaining? I do not see the difference at all."
 
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