Maybe this isn't as dramatic as the title suggests, but I felt like I had a dad victory today (temporarily). I was taking my daughter to our neighborhood pool for the first time this year. It's outside and they send us the code to get in every summer. Supposedly, the code was the same this year as last year.

When we got there, the pool was empty, which is pretty normal for our pool, especially in the morning. I tried the code on one of the gates. No luck. A neighbor passing by with her dog tells me that some of the gates aren't working, but she's not sure which ones. She also isn't sure if the code is the same as last year.

So we go check the other two gates. Still no luck and the kid's getting impatient. I tell her we have to go home. Tears, crying, etc.

So, fuck it, I scale the fence and open the gate from the inside. Problem solved.