What is it like to have a cool dad?

This happened last year
Dad: How did your exams go?

My brother: Really really bad.

Dad: I don't believe you.

Brother: No, really. I think I'm going to fail.

Dad: So?

Brother: I'm going to FAIL! I have never failed an exam before.

Dad: I'll bet you won't fail. If I lose the bet, I'll buy you a Bullet (Motorcycle).

My brother didn't fail.

When my brother and I were young, our parents would wake us up on random Saturday mornings, get us ready and we'd all sit in the car. Then my father would ask "where to?". We'd drive off aimlessly for days together. I've traveled most of south India like this and that's the most fun I've had.
When I legally became an adult, my father gave me a little bit of his scotch and said " I wanted you to have your first drink with me, before you started drinking with your friends"
My father and I would drive off to someplace where no one would bother us and read. He'd read his book and I'd read mine. He'd tell me what he read and I'd tell him what I read on the way home. We did this ever since I was about 6 years old.
When I turned 25 my father told me " We know you can make wise decisions. We just wanted you to know that you can decide to marry whomever you want. Caste, language, job, nationality and race don't matter to us as long as you're sure".
To sum it up, it's pretty fantastic to have a cool dad. Really fantastic.

By : Samhitha Raj