On the way to the cinema

When asked to create an anti drug-abuse slogan, Frank Zappa said "Speed will turn you into your parents".

On the way out to the cinema last night, Alex couldn't find his sweatshirt.
We passed the coatrack in the hall, and before I knew what I was doing, I had handed Alex a blue jacket of mine.

"Put that on" I said. "It should fit OK"

Then I noticed the look of disdain on his face. Wearing his dad's clothes?

My dad used to try and pull shit like that, all the time. He seemed to be on a mission, to pass onto me his old suits and jackets. It never troubled him that he was several inches broader and taller than me. Nor that the clothes had only briefly been fashonable in the 80s, and even then, only if you were a middle aged executive.

Fortunately, I noticed that expression on Alex's face. I hope it will stay with me forever.