She's not gonna drown, it's a kids' movie. [ he grumbles, but you don't see him moving from his place on the couch, do you? he doesn't exactly watch with rapt attention, but it's enough to keep him from being entirely idle. or, you know. walking off to go hit a punching bag. ]

A note to who? Teen rebels don't exactly see the point of giving their dads notice like that.