Small Moments
Nine years ago, and I am meeting my son and daughter of a Saturday morning.
I have not dealt with my recent break-up with their mother very well and I'm late. I'm also visibly hung-over, disorientated and have travelled twenty miles from the awful shared-house that I have had to move in to.
We all meet at neutral territory not far from their new house.
My two year-old son looks me up-and-down.
Son: [Puzzled] Where’s your ship?
I stare at him bleary-eyed, my tongue and fingers feeling too large, my face burning.
Son: [Unsatisfied with my silence] Mummy said you’d finally got your ship together.
His face is the blank, puzzled innocent canvass of a child.
Me: [After hugging my son longer than necessary] Let’s go and have some fun.
It’s the small moments that stick.
I have not dealt with my recent break-up with their mother very well and I'm late. I'm also visibly hung-over, disorientated and have travelled twenty miles from the awful shared-house that I have had to move in to.
We all meet at neutral territory not far from their new house.
My two year-old son looks me up-and-down.
Son: [Puzzled] Where’s your ship?
I stare at him bleary-eyed, my tongue and fingers feeling too large, my face burning.
Son: [Unsatisfied with my silence] Mummy said you’d finally got your ship together.
His face is the blank, puzzled innocent canvass of a child.
Me: [After hugging my son longer than necessary] Let’s go and have some fun.
It’s the small moments that stick.
posted by Tired Dad at
8:27 pm
8 Comments:
If I could make a heart here, I would. Just a heart. Loving it. My real name is Brenda as per query after my last comment.
Oh hello Brenda. And thank you.
Hi, Tired - I notice you're off Twitter? Or have I just lost sight of you? Whatever it is, I hope it's nothing too grim. I'm sorry not to get to read your dispatches, but the whole thing is pretty crap.
take care,
Jenertia
Hello Jenertia. I'm still there and nothing has changed so not really sure what you mean.
Yup; there you are. No idea how I lost you earlier. Most likely a typo whilst searching, or my early onset dementia acting up.
-Jenertia, chastened
Bring back Tired Dad ����
This is very interesting for me, I'm sure this will be interesting for you.
Grace: Hi. We'll see.
Anon: Fuck off.
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