But that was before the age of - need one say it?
"Keep going, chief," said a skinny kid half my age.
"A lot can happen in seven months when you're in your mid-20's," the age of many applicants, he said.
But boys that age can't say what they mean; they get embarrassed.
"It's a job for a kid his age to say no to drugs," his mother said.
"Both age and youth in the nose," she said.
"The age of first alcohol use in the 1930's was 17 for boys and 19 for women," she said.
Writing for television can be hard going, no matter what your age, say those in the profession.
I thought kids this age could say at least a few words.
And I enjoy spending time with him, which is something a lot of women my age can't say about their fathers.