<p>^^ my son was quite terrified of one girlfriend’s Dad. I would hear stories. It was a long time before I had reason to meet the Dad, and couldn’t believe he had managed to intimidate my son (more power to him, haha) Dad seemed really geeky, nerdy, mild mannered to me. Kind-of thought I could have taken-him in arm wrestling - not the blood-thristy ultimate-fighting-champion type that for some reason I thought my son had described. So words are powerful - as I’m sure his words are what must have intimidated my son.</p>