“Here you go, Jav,” he says. “Jav?” I say. “You’re on a nickname basis now?” “Of course we are,” my dad says. Though he’s joking around, he seems tired. “Thanks, B.” “Bowe is already short for Bowen,” I say. “You don’t need to shorten it again.” My dad waves me off. “Mind your own business, Care.” Bowe laughs, and I throw up my hands.”

“Here you go, Jav,” he says. “Jav?” I say. “You’re on a nickname basis now?” “Of course we are,” my dad says. Though he’s joking around, he seems tired. “Thanks, B.” “Bowe is already short for Bowen,” I say. “You don’t need to shorten it again.” My dad waves me off. “Mind your own business, Care.” Bowe laughs, and I throw up my hands.”

— Taylor Jenkins Reid