The age gap and Dad's knowledge At 4: Dad knows everything. At 7: Dad knows a lot. At 8: Dad does not know everything. At 12: Well, Dad won't know anyway. At 14: Dad is hopelessly old-fashioned. At 21: Oh heck, the man's time has long passed, how would he know! At 25: Dad knows something, but not very much. At 30: I'll just hear what Dad has to say anyway. At 35: Let's wait a while and hear what Dad's opinion is. At 50: I wonder what dad would have said. At 60: Dad, in actual fact, knew everything. At 65: I wish I could have discussed it with Dad.