Dan in Real Life response

1) It is important to write about what you know, Dan doesn't necessarily "not know" about parenting though, he just made a mistake. All parents make mistakes, and as a single dad who was caught up with a woman it is understandable why he would do that.

7) I think you can have feelings of love in three days with someone, but it takes longer to really know that you are in love.

11) My best hiding spot was always being the middle curtains in the main living room. I remember how much we used to always play hide and seek and other similar games at night and how much we loved hiding in the dark.

14) I think there really is one true soul mate that we have. I think in these kinds of scenarios where someone is widowed, his wife is still his soul mate. I think he can still have a good relationship with another woman because his wife is gone now.

16) My special talent is graphic design. I have been doing it since before 8th grade and have become very good at it. I also love cooking, especially pancakes and waffles, like Marie. We all have our special talents, for some people it can be awkward to talk or think about.

17) My perfect day would be waking up at 8 or 9 o clock and make waffles, pancakes, bacon, and eggs for breakfast with Regan. Sitting out on the patio with the woodless fire going and hot coffees on the lip around the fire. Looking out into the mountains covered in snow and the beautiful sky. The nice cozy, nostalgic feeling that comes with being in your warm house on a cold, snowy day. Take a nice shower get ready for the day. Drive into town and enjoy all of the Christmas lights through town. We would go into different stores and shop for new clothes and things for the house. Then head toward the mountain to snowboard our favorite runs for a while. After that we cruise around and enjoy the views. We finish the day sitting on the porch with the fire and then watching tv under a soft, fluffy blanket on the couch until we fall asleep.
20) I think asking questions is an important part of having conversations but just being able to ask a lot of questions doesn't make you a good conversationalist. It also takes good listening, and being able to talk about anything.
21) My family sometimes does decently large gatherings to where the sleeping arrangements aren't ideal, but generally there aren't too many people with my family's visits.