Jordan Rivers - The Natural Grouch Face

Jordan Rivers

The Natural Grouch Face

    My father seems like a very stern man, but he truly is kind. Every time I see him, his face is stiff and looks almost as if he's glaring all the time. When near him, it's almost as if the wind near him gets colder and colder. Even so, behind that cold and strong look is a caring, kind, and a sarcastic joker. 

    On a warm, calm day during spring, my father and I decided to go to the mall to get me some more clothes. I look over at him and see him with his usual stiff, stern, annoyed face.

    "Yo, Dad?" I asked hesitantly. "You good?" I've been with him since morning and I have not seen anything that would have made him upset.

    "Yeah, Scrap, I'm chilling." He replies. "Want me to start yelling to make you feel better?" He says jokingly. I knew he wasn't lying since he used my nickname. He usually says my actual name when he's bothered.

     He's the type of person that change the mood from serious to entertaining with one smile and a joke. Its almost like he is literally able to take hold of an area and change it from depressing to happiness instantly just from touch. He makes sure everyone is having a good time and leaves not a single person out of from the entertainment. 

     When I was around 8 or 9 years old, I remember my parents throwing a party to watch a boxing match. There was all types of friends and family that showed up. One of my cousin brought his girlfriend, but she didn't seem to think she was welcome.

    "Hey, what are you doing? How come you sitting over here all alone." My dad asked the girlfriend.

 He gave her a small glass of whatever they were drinking and a smile right behind it. She smiled brightly, took the glass out of his hand, drunk it, and went to spend time with the other adults.

     My dad is a football coach, so there have been times where the atmosphere in a team huddle has been really tense. Since they were losing, it was pretty predictable that they were gonna get yelled at for a bit. After my dad finished yelling at the team, a couple seconds later, the entire team of kids were laughing and joking around like nothing happened, and my dad was right there with them. 

    I can't remember much of what was said inside the huddle, but I do remember him cursing quite a bit in his speech. It really amazed me how after his speech was over, there were over 30 faces... all smiling and joking because of one joke he decided to make.

    

    My father truly is someone who can change someone's day in the snap of a finger, even if he has a natural grouch face.