Monday
Jun222009
Glad For Dad
Monday, June 22, 2009 at 06:42PM
Now that the lights have faded on Father's Day, and those fabulous handmade cards have been admired and appropriately displayed, I'd like to suggest that we (OK, I) take the time to appreciate the dad that my two kids have in their lives.
For whatever reason, I was feeling cranky and put-upon this Father's Day. "OK, I've made breakfast, cleared the dishes, made
lunch, cleared those dishes. Can I just sit for a minute?" As soon as I leaned my head against the sofa cushion, a clear and definitive cry rang out from the back yard. Jack had taken Kate's knee to the eye as he leapt into our inflatable pool, and the result was a good-sized gash and a swollen eye socket.
Grumbling and worried, I hefted my weary self off the couch and followed the wails. I found poor Jack clinging to his dad. As he cried out in pain, Jack's big tears ran down the open wound and onto one of Steve's favorite weekend shirts.
It made me have my own teary moment, pondering how great it is to be able to soothe the bumps and bruises in your life with a simple bear hug only a dad can provide.
For that, I'm thinking maybe Dad should get Saturday, too.
For whatever reason, I was feeling cranky and put-upon this Father's Day. "OK, I've made breakfast, cleared the dishes, made
lunch, cleared those dishes. Can I just sit for a minute?" As soon as I leaned my head against the sofa cushion, a clear and definitive cry rang out from the back yard. Jack had taken Kate's knee to the eye as he leapt into our inflatable pool, and the result was a good-sized gash and a swollen eye socket.Grumbling and worried, I hefted my weary self off the couch and followed the wails. I found poor Jack clinging to his dad. As he cried out in pain, Jack's big tears ran down the open wound and onto one of Steve's favorite weekend shirts.
It made me have my own teary moment, pondering how great it is to be able to soothe the bumps and bruises in your life with a simple bear hug only a dad can provide.
For that, I'm thinking maybe Dad should get Saturday, too.
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