“Maybe we could just put them in
the box and close the lid,”
suggested James. “We could
leave them lots of water and
food. We'd be gone only four or
five hours.”
said, “Now I know how you feel
sometimes, Mom. You don't mind
being a mom, but you sure could
use a break now and then.”
…..
He went to his bedroom
to get ready for the hike.
All the while the chicks
hollered.
He looked at me mournfully, as
he closed the lid and threw a
towel over the box.
He went to his bedroom to get
ready for the hike. All the while
the chicks hollered. He went and
got another towel to make it
darker in the box.
I smiled and gave the boys a hug
each.
“I guess we can't go,” he
said, looking over at Don.
“I only wanted a break.”
When I said those words a month
ago, I hadn’t realized that it
would be so soon that two little
boys would learn what
parenthood meant.
(This is a true story, but names and a
few details have been changed.)
Helen Dowd.
Maybe the chicks would think it
was night, and go to sleep. But
the peeping got even louder.
James looked downcast. “I guess
we can't go,” he said, looking over
at Don. “I only wanted a break.”
Then he remembered the day I
said those same words. He looked
at me, and with a sheepish grin
Helen is retired and enjoys spending time at
her computer, along side her husband of 55
years, writing poetry, story poems, stories
about pets and life in general, as well as
inspirational and Bible stories. Her writings
can be found on her website,
www.occupytillicome.com
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