Having Dale nearby was a blessing, I learn a lot of parenting tricks from him. Tough Dennis was still a baby, but knowing when to ask for help was one of them. And having him as a dear friend through this past years had definitely made him an overprotective wanna be brother to me. The first few years was the case of me having lectured by him as my walk of shame was too constant for his morning view and he didn't like it. He would see me walking infront of his corner coffee place, and called me in for a morning coffee and his so called morning talk. Then next couple of years was me lecturing him to find a mother for Mable, since she was desperately in need of a female role model. Then years passed as we were starting to help each other out. Him helping me with my hangover, and me helping