How I used poker to help my step daughter
” Tears, Texts, Tweets and Texas Hold’em” along with a night of telephone calls, I was able to see my 21 year old step-daughter through a rite of passage . She moved into her first rat-hole NYC apt with her boyfriend when his buddy shows up , duffel-bag in tow and moves in too. Boy-friend didn’t tell her the buddy was coming to STAY for the whole summer. It was her first day at her new job, her bf isn’t around and I’m the parent -on-call. An inconsolable 21 year old is formidable. So, I take out the cards and start putting out hands. With great patience and position ( i know she needs me), she eventually comes around. When there are cold cards i tell her how to make a good fold before getting to invested. When there are middle cars , I show her how to bet for information . When 2 Jacks show up in the hold , I show her how it may look good but to procede with caution. When pocket aces come up , it’s time to be happy and watch what the others do because trip deuces can indeed ‘trip’ you up.
The whole game become allegory for the night. It was wonderful !!