Who remembers Bossy’s son and his best friend? This photo represents a very familiar pose for both of them, as they struggle to catch breath after something very funny.
And here’s the something very funny:
He’s the father of Bossy’s son’s best friend, and for fifteen years he’s been keeping the two boys in stitches—when not driving them to the hospital for actual stitches, which is another story.
Ever know the kind of dad who wakes up before he should every morning for seven years so he can deliver his son and his best friend to school in the front seat of his pickup truck where he rouses the two grumpys by threatening a claw hand between two ribs?
How about the kind of dad who will throw those same two boys plus a few more boys in the back of his pickup truck so they can go to the airport to watch the planes land, or deliver them to batting cages, or treat them to bowling, golfing, midnight movies, or after-concert ice cream sundaes?
This dad, who belongs to Bossy’s son’s best friend, has worked for Kimberly Clark/Scott Paper for his entire career—working his way up through the ranks and proving as indispensable to the daily output of their products as he was essential in shaping men out of an assortment of neighborhood boys.
For over a decade in Bossy’s house, they have been exclusive users of Kimberly Clark/Scott Paper products because: see previous paragraph about claw hand between two ribs.
Which is why Bossy is thrilled to get the chance to tell you about Scott Common Sense, an interactive website that allows its readers to ask household questions, share tips, and read articles about cleaning and organizing the home in time-effective, economical, and healthy ways.
In just a few minutes on the site, Bossy discovered an easy method for saving this year’s seeds, how to improve the cling of plastic wrap, and how to repel fleas without the use of insecticides.
In appreciation for all that Kimberly Clark/Scott Paper has meant to Bossy’s son, where one 3-scoop sundae is $4.29 x 15 years, Bossy is offering one reader the following prize:
A $100 Visa gift card and a year’s supply of Scott Towels and Bath Tissues.
Just leave a comment below, one per person, please. The contest will run through Monday September 29th, at which time Bossy will employ her friend the random number generator to select a winner. Good luck!
Michelle says
September 15, 2008 at 10:07 amGee… I wish my dad was like that. Or my friends’ dads. But in general, dads in my life have kind of sucked.
kristen says
September 15, 2008 at 10:09 amFun! Hellooo, Bossy!
aliaspice says
September 15, 2008 at 10:09 amMy mother used to work for Scott Tissue in Ohio! We always had toilet paper, tissues, paper towells, and paper cups for swishin’….
God of Random Integer, pick me!
Cereal Dieter says
September 15, 2008 at 10:10 amKimberly Clark/Scott Paper rocks!
Jeri says
September 15, 2008 at 10:12 amWow, what lucky young men they are to have someone like that in their lives.
Could sure use the $100. DH is outta work 🙁
Nancy says
September 15, 2008 at 10:12 amI want bossy’s son’s best friends dad to move into my neighborhood!
andrea says
September 15, 2008 at 10:15 amWhat an awesome dad! My husband goes through a lot of bathroom tissue so I think winning would be super!
Debby says
September 15, 2008 at 10:15 amOh Bossy’s son’s friend’s dad rocks.
Excuse the multiple ‘, probably in all the wrong places!
Jen says
September 15, 2008 at 10:20 amSounds like a great dad and an equally great son.
Gaby says
September 15, 2008 at 10:20 amI love the people in your life, Bossy. Thank you for sharing their stories with us.
Philly says
September 15, 2008 at 10:20 amI could use bath towels
#1
Laura says
September 15, 2008 at 10:20 amRepelling fleas without insecticides??? Laura is so there!
Cheryl says
September 15, 2008 at 10:23 amYou just have to love a man who will take the time to spend with his own children as well as their friends – what an awesome role model! how lucky is bossy and her family??!!!?
JennC says
September 15, 2008 at 10:24 amHe looks like a really fun dad.
Say What? says
September 15, 2008 at 10:24 amScott is the ONLY TP used at our house! And Bossy’s son’s best friend’s dad sounds a lot like my dad.
Those types of dads ROCK THIS WORLD!
Rebecca says
September 15, 2008 at 10:25 amwow, what a great guy! The world needs more of him!
Jillian says
September 15, 2008 at 10:26 amHe sounds like a wonderful father, the kind to tell stories about for years. 🙂
ricky says
September 15, 2008 at 10:28 amthis will make me the best roommate ever in the world! yay toilet paper and paper towels!!!
Margie says
September 15, 2008 at 10:29 amI hope Jeri wins as her DH is outta work. Please, random generator, pick her.
~Monkey says
September 15, 2008 at 10:30 amMonkey’s parents were like that to all her friends. COmplete awesome. So much so that they are invited to all her friend’s weddings and are so awesome that even though they’ve moved to another continent, they still make the trip.
David says
September 15, 2008 at 10:31 amWelcome to Bossyland, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.
I’m exhausted.
Cristin says
September 15, 2008 at 10:31 amI could always go for more paper towels!
Chaos says
September 15, 2008 at 10:33 amBossy’s son’s friend’s Dad is cool, and so is Kimberly Clark/Scott Paper.
Julia says
September 15, 2008 at 10:34 amHi, love your blog, love this story, julie
Jill says
September 15, 2008 at 10:35 amdelurking out of fear of the claw hand!
Shannon says
September 15, 2008 at 10:36 amBossy has the best neighborhood.
Jill says
September 15, 2008 at 10:37 amWhat a great smile on that dad. He’s a cutie!
Niki says
September 15, 2008 at 10:37 amLove this Dad. What a great Dad!
kj @ where my boys at? says
September 15, 2008 at 10:37 amCount me in. Who couldn’t use a year’s worth of free toilet paper?! 🙂
Suzanne says
September 15, 2008 at 10:37 amWhat a gem of a dad. Too bad more men are not like that today. That post made me wish I actually knew someone like that.
Love the give a way.
Elizabeth says
September 15, 2008 at 10:38 amHe sounds a lot like my husband. Bring on the paper towels.
Rebecca says
September 15, 2008 at 10:42 amWe need TP! 🙂
Debbie says
September 15, 2008 at 10:42 amFriend’s dad sounds like a great guy, they are lucky to have them in their lives. Yay for Bossy for running a rocking good contest! Thanks Bossy!
jenn says
September 15, 2008 at 10:42 amCool website – thanks for the tip!
Kristin says
September 15, 2008 at 10:43 amMy Dad was that Dad in our neighborhood. When he died the turn out to honor him was amazing.
Virginia says
September 15, 2008 at 10:43 amFree year of toilet paper? This contest rocks and so do you bossy!
Amy says
September 15, 2008 at 10:44 amI wish I lived in Bossy’s ‘hood!
Yay for giveaways! Thanks for the chance!
liz C says
September 15, 2008 at 10:44 amScott toilet paper has been my go-to wipe for over 30 years*! Please randomly pick me!
(*Umm… is that TMI?)
Gina says
September 15, 2008 at 10:44 amMy dad is like that – I’m lucky.
Melinda says
September 15, 2008 at 10:45 amI love dads like this…and i also love scott products!
Avitable says
September 15, 2008 at 10:46 amLast time I got caught up in one of your posts about an old friend, it was someone who was no longer alive. I was dreading the end of your post this time.
ballerinatoes says
September 15, 2008 at 10:46 amAwesome neighborhood dads so rock. Your son and friend are so lucky 😉 I am a Mom to a cat and a dog and paper towels are indispensible. Yay Scott towels!
Amy says
September 15, 2008 at 10:47 amLittle known ShallowGal fact: She believes the commercial that ANY job can be done with one paper towel. Therefore a one year supply = 4 rolls.
xoxo, SG
shannon says
September 15, 2008 at 10:48 amsounds like an excellent dad and neighbor.
Sunshine says
September 15, 2008 at 10:48 amI want my son to grow up and have a best friend like that.
Tuli says
September 15, 2008 at 10:48 amI have only every bought Scott toilet tissue. $100 would set me up for YEARS!
PamN says
September 15, 2008 at 10:49 amBring on the TP!
granola mom says
September 15, 2008 at 10:49 amBossy’s son’s friend’s dad must really miss the two of them!!
Jen says
September 15, 2008 at 10:49 amHuh. I always thought Kimberly-Clark was here in WI. Must just be the town in the NE part of the state. Love the idea of your giveaway!
Deemarie says
September 15, 2008 at 10:49 amScott tissue and $100 gift card? Bossy’s giveaways rock!!! Please enter me! 🙂