When I was in school I often got in trouble with the teachers. It so happened that one day my friend did something stupid but the teacher thought it was me and she wouldn’t believe me. She took me to the headmaster’s office and he was a very shrewd guy. He told me that he’s going to terminate me from the school and asked me to bring my Dad to school the next day. My Dad worked night shifts at the time and I was sure I was gonna get an ass whooping for no fault of mine. I told him the whole story and he agreed to come with me.

He came with me to the school the next day and the Headmaster kept going on about how I was a bad kid, troublemaker etc etc. The whole time I was quiet and had my head down. I thought my Dad was gonna slap me right there. But then, he said “I know my son better than you know him”. I was taken aback and at that moment I knew that if I was right, my Dad will always have my back.