I am sitting in Panera Bread, where it is apparently "Awkward Father-Child Outings Day". One dad immediately in front of me seemed like he was taking his joint-custody son along on either a very personal business meeting or a date. Then another sat down immediately beside me and started asking his daughter about school while she ate a bowl of ice cream and he just sat with his arms folded.
I just wanted to go on my laptop and get some work done while listening to that one cool jazz record they keep on a loop, and I'm doing my best to pretend the severe awkward vibe in the air is not bothering me.