Dear Diane,<\/p>\n
You know how Matt cracks the door every night when he comes home, sticks his head into our bedroom and says, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Goodnight.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d And some mushy stuff better left off the blog. And how you always engage him in conversation no matter how tired you are or how late it is?<\/p>\n
I know, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m usually asleep but I often hear you, and I figured some of your protective mothering instincts left on our sheets would leech my way. Guess what? They haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.<\/p>\n
Saturday morning:<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dad, I said goodnight last night and all I heard was snoring.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know that I heard you come in.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I said it three times; the last time I yelled.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What can I say? They call it sleep for a reason. If it makes you feel better, when I got up at three to feed the fire I noticed your sneakers next to the door.”<\/p>\n
Sunday morning:<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Did you come home last night?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dad, I yelled louder than last night.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153And?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Matt slips into full snoring mode.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I confess, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hear a thing, and this time I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even check to see if your shoes were by the door. When does mom come home?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Btw, Matt got into Radford.<\/p>\n
love<\/p>\n
michael Dear Diane, You know how Matt cracks the door every night when he comes home, sticks his head into our bedroom and says, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Goodnight.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d And some mushy stuff better left off the blog. And how you always engage him in … Continue reading
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