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Let me be clear: this isn’t that kind of story. There’s no Freudian punchline, no scandal. It’s something quieter, and in its own way, more devastating.

The crush faded, as crushes do. By seventeen, I was annoyed by his dad jokes. By eighteen, I was embarrassed by his old sneakers. By twenty, I was gone to college, calling home once a week, keeping him on speaker while I scrolled my phone.

The crush peaked the summer I was sixteen. We drove to the lake, just the two of us, after Mom took my sister to flute camp. I remember watching him navigate the boat onto the trailer—backing the truck down the ramp with one hand on the wheel, the other draped over the passenger seat, turning his head to look behind him. The sun caught the gray at his temples. He was just backing up a trailer , but to me, it was a masterclass in competence.

And I crushed, just a little, all over again.

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315. Dad Crush May 2026

Let me be clear: this isn’t that kind of story. There’s no Freudian punchline, no scandal. It’s something quieter, and in its own way, more devastating.

The crush faded, as crushes do. By seventeen, I was annoyed by his dad jokes. By eighteen, I was embarrassed by his old sneakers. By twenty, I was gone to college, calling home once a week, keeping him on speaker while I scrolled my phone. 315. Dad Crush

The crush peaked the summer I was sixteen. We drove to the lake, just the two of us, after Mom took my sister to flute camp. I remember watching him navigate the boat onto the trailer—backing the truck down the ramp with one hand on the wheel, the other draped over the passenger seat, turning his head to look behind him. The sun caught the gray at his temples. He was just backing up a trailer , but to me, it was a masterclass in competence. Let me be clear: this isn’t that kind of story

And I crushed, just a little, all over again. The crush faded, as crushes do