I am the bread winner of my household (my children often wonder why I need to be gone so long every day just to make bread). Boy child often plaintively says “I will miss you so much while you are gone.” as I leave the house in the morning. Today he said in a worried little voice, “Mama, I will be right here waiting for you when you come home.” as though I wouldn’t be. And he woke me up this morning at about 5 a.m. to be sure I got up to get ready for work.
Girl child on the other hand, rarely rises these days before I leave (although we had a lovely encounter at 3 this morning – me groggily stumbling down the stairs to see what all the fuss was about. Her wailing about not wanting to be in bed, but being so tired, yet needing to watch a video. NOW!).
One of the best parts of my day is coming home to three smiling faces. It’s so great to know there are people out there who are genuinely happy to see me. Girl child always has a super big grin – all teeth and cheeks – and does this little happy dance as she flails her arms and says, “MAMA!” Boy child, for the last two days, kinda looks at me in surprise and says, “Mama, shouldn’t you be at work?” as though I am playing hooky at 5 p.m. And of course, the wife is equally thrilled to have me home... to share the load.
Kinda makes me feel like a birthday present every day.
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