'Yes thanks
we will be in uk 24th - 30th dec will we see you sometime then ?
love dad'

after sending him one saying 'hey dad, did you get my email of the 15th of october? hope you and marie-paul are good, love sophia'

YES THANKS?! yes thanks i got that email you send me in october, the one that was essay sized, thoughtful and just generally a quality email, didnt bother to reply and am now saying 'yes thanks' rather than actually replying to any of the other questions i posed in the last one or generally caring about my existence GRRRRR

my dad = crap

who's the most rubbish member of your family?

i'd also like to take this moment to give props to my step-dad, pretty darn great guy.