Follower Identity Quotes

Ultimately, the son realizes that he's not quite the same as his dad, and although it was probably good for the speaker to have his father as a positive role model in order to shape his own identity, he was never going to be the same man as his father, or even end up with the same job. Don't get all weepy on us now. The speaker's separate path is cool because it seems like he turned out to be an alright guy—good enough at least for his awesome dad to be following now.

Now that the speaker has grown up and figured out his own identity (at least somewhat, we suspect), he doesn't need to hang onto his father's coattails. In fact, it looks like his father has taken quite the shine to him. Isn't that nice (and… shiny)?