But part of it, for me, is [that] a dad rock band or album or song or whatever is something that is teaching you something through failure or through some sort of circumstance that has left you with a scar. It’s this idea of “I have gotten myself further down the road than you and I am looking back and I'm showing you where I have stumbled. I'm letting you know that that's [what] I did, and you can avoid it if you want.”

Or, as "ür-dad figure" Bruce Springsteen puts it, slightly more hopefully: Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny

thanks for posting this, there's a lot going on here
posted by chavenet at 10:25 AM on May 16 [3 favorites]

Find wisdom where you can
posted by aleph at 11:14 AM on May 16

Thank you for sharing, Kitteh. I have not had a chance to go through the links (because weekends can be busier than work weeks? Adulting sux.)

Here is an excerpt (no gift article. I've reached my limit, I guess? Defector is worth a trial sub at least to read this) from the book. Looking forward to reading it.
posted by a non mouse, a cow herd at 6:34 PM on May 16 [1 favorite]

I can gift link again!
posted by a non mouse, a cow herd at 7:04 AM on May 17

Ooh this looks like a great read for my LGBTQ+ book club! Thanks so much for posting Kitteh.
posted by goo at 4:33 PM on May 17

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