It was on Thanksgiving. I was showing my dad my music taste and he didn't seem impressed. He merely looked at the screen and sighed, saying it was kid music. I'm not listing my music taste because a lot of it is the same music I would've listened to years ago.

However!

That's where the big moment comes. I remember listening to Khalid recently after seeing him in the Shawn Mendes videos and one of his music videos with Martin Garrix, "Ocean."

"Tell me what you're crying for

I'll wipe your tears, oh, love

If your soul is aching, love

We'll comfort you for sure

If we're caught in a wave, I will carry you over

It don't matter where you are, I'll run to your front door

When my head goes in different directions

You know my heart's never on the move

And in the dark times, you don't have to question

If I'm a hundred with you"

As you can tell, not only is the music crazy good but the lyrics are stunning, as well. This was the first music video that my dad exclaimed to.

"Woah, what?" He paused a moment to look at the music video. "This is really good and the music video is really pretty." After telling him Khalid's age, he seemed so shocked by how young Khalid was and from then on, we would listen to Khalid songs together during dinner time for the rest of break. To be honest, I never knew my dad would be into this, so this was a complete surprise for me.

I think these moments where I'm able to find common space with my dad is really valuable, especially with our very different lives and especially with college being a giant barrier a lot of the times.

So yeah, thanks, Khalid!