I was completely out of my mind. It was then that I decided to share with my father a fear I was having. “Dad,” I said, deadly serious, “I know this is going to sound crazy, but at any moment, a giant snake is going to come and take me away.” My father’s reaction? “Matty, if a giant snake comes and takes you away, I will shit my pants.” To this day I am impressed by how my father rolled with my utter insanity.
