New Things Don't Have to be Scary

Due to unfortunate socioeconomic circumstances, I'm currently living with my elderly father. All my life he's dissed the anime I grew up with, citing reasons such as "the mouth doesn't follow the words", "those big eyes", "the overstated emotions" and "I just got spoiled watching Looney Tunes" as reasoning for his dislike of my favorite things growing up. Out of nowhere, he's suddenly deciding to be a little more open-minded and is actually letting me show him some of my favorite shows! First, I had to look high and low for a dubbed copy, with him staying he "hates reading movies" and then later, allowing me to show the subbed versions instead. He's even complimented the background scenery of Ghibli films! This is a giant leap forward for me, though I hesitate to celebrate too soon, as backsliding is always a thing where humans are involved.