Sometimes there is a plus
I pick up the men from school one day a week. It alternates which day to combine with my weekend, so I see the boys every couple of days.
On Mondays, I have to pick up an additional little man Paddy, Beau鈥檚 best mate and next door neighbour.
I was waiting outside the assembly hall at 3pm on Monday, said hello and smiled at the mothers that know me.
There are only a handful of dads. We all stand apart. The assembly finishes and the kids pour out, I see Paddy and Beau marching out.
鈥淚鈥檓 coming to your place today,鈥� Paddy points at me smiling.
鈥淵ou sure are Mr鈥︹�� I smile at Beau 鈥淗ello handsome, you guys go get your bags I鈥檒l wait here.鈥�
We cross the carpark, Beau holding my hand, Paddy holding his.
The boys jump in the car as we go to pick up Chicky from his school.
鈥淗ey, I鈥檝e got a girlfriend鈥� Paddy shrieks across the car.
鈥淒o you? Already, wow. Is she cute?鈥� I ask.
鈥淵ou鈥檙e gonna have to marry her,鈥� Beau teases. 鈥淚鈥檓 never gonna get married,鈥� he said.
鈥淵ou just do what makes you happy Beau 鈥� besides you two have a long way to go before you need to worry about that stuff.鈥�
I wink at him in the rear mirror.
We pick up our Chicky man and the four of us drive back to the family home.
鈥淒id you know the zoo in the city, it鈥檚 so cool,鈥� Beau sparks up a conversation.
鈥淚鈥檝e been in the city more than you鈥� Paddy declares.
鈥淣ah, my dad lives in the city and we go every鈥︹��
鈥淭wo weeks,鈥� I fill in.
鈥淵ep, Beau and Chick have two homes, one with their mum and one with me,鈥� I say.
Beau and Chick are looking very happy with this statement and Paddy eyes me curiously from the back seat.
I help the three boys dress into their Superman and Batman outfits as they play for the afternoon.
I cook dinner and wait for the other parents and Dawn to come back.
It was nice to be able to sell a plus with the boys this afternoon, it doesn鈥檛 happen very often.
