Darth Vader Dad. My wife has been in Israel on assignment for a week (and in NYC before that and in Florida before that … ahhh to be married to a TravelMama. Anyway, this is how the conversation at my single-parent home went on Saturday.
- Hey Dad, can you make pancakes for breakfast? Sure, no problem.
- Hey Dad, even though you are going to make pancakes, can you make French Toast too? Sure, no problem.
- Hey Dad, can you buy me the crappy jewelry-making kit at Target that costs $20? Sure, no problem.
- Hey Dad, since you’re buying her that, can you buy me a bunch of useless Pokemon cards that I’ll hardly ever play with? Sure, no problem.
- Hey Dad, can we go to Five Guys for lunch and have milkshakes? Sure, no problem.
- Hey Dad, will you play Monopoly, and chess, and checkers, and and and and with us? Sure, no problem.
- Hey Dad, can we go see the new Peanuts movie tonight? Not tonight guys…we’ve spent a lot of money, I’m a bit tired, and we have to take showers tonight.
- You suck Dad. Yeah, I know.
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