Dan in Real Life Questions

*This post is inspired by the movie Dan in Real Life. These questions were assigned and discussed in our Creative Writing class.


   During the movie, Dan writes a column on parenting advice. The problem is, he has a lot of trouble parenting his own kids. I think it is important to write about what you know. However, I think he knows the truth and knows how to parent correctly, he is just scared to do such a thing. He avoids certain events in the movie that he could easily do the opposite. My definition of parenting is a mixture of doing what your kids want in life and doing what is morally right in life to help them grow. If you only do what your kids want, they will become spoiled. If you are too strict and do what's morally and "safe" all the time, your kids will become rebellious.
   I believe that asking questions make you a good conversationalist. Since I am a journalist, I have to ask questions to get accurate information for the articles I write. Questions give you some reassurance to what you are talking about. Since there is so explaining to do with questions, it keeps the conversation going. To be a good conversationalist, you have to be good at keeping the conversation going. 
   In the movie, Marty says "Love isn't a feeling. It's an ability." I believe this is a true and false statement at the same time. Saying that love is a feeling is false because you can most definitely feel when you like or love someone. You get a warm and fuzzy feeling in your body that you can't just ignore. However, it is most certainly an ability. Because you have the ability to like and love someone, you can just say it because it is how you feel at the end of the day.
   I would like a vacation home just like Dan and his family. I would want it some place warm where I could go during the summer. I would like it to be the same style though. Older style, but with enough modern attributes to make it a well rounded vacation home.