"I work hard... I deserve to get drunk once a week" (didn't show up for his time with the girls this weekend - today- and shocker, he chose to get plastered with colleagues instead... when I pointed out that he let down his daughters in favor of beer, I got the quack above. The difference now vs the past is that his quacking line above made me want to laugh at its juvenile-ness whereas a year ago I would have wanted to cry.
The girls didn't even seem that phased to not see him today after a bit of time had passed from the initial disappointment of being blown off... We had a great day together...