Father's Day Thoughts

No pictures today but I thought I'd share with you the musings of an eleven year old boy on Father's Day.

We were driving to the supermarket to buy multi-packs of small chocolate bars to be given away to fathers during the Father's day parade service at the local church. On arriving, he mused that we should buy a few packets of mints as well because not all fathers like chocolate, then noticed that the packets of mints were bigger than the packets of chocolate. The dialogue follows thus:

T:    If I were a child I would choose the mints because they are much bigger than the chocolate.

Me: Yes, but its not for you, its for the dad.

T:    I know but I think he would want the bigger one too. It would be worth being a father just to get given the mints.

Me: You think it would be worth all the year round hassle of being a dad just to get a packet of mints?

T:    Yeah, you get them every year.

Me:  Don't you think it would be easier not to be a dad and just buy your own mints?

T:     But this way you don't have to spend any money.

Me:  You do know it costs money to bring up kids?

T:     Yeah but they will bring you mints for the rest of your life, they only cost you money when they are little.

Me:  Do you know how long your kids need you to be around for?

T:     I'm not sure but I think its till they're 18 then they go off by themselves and only come back every so often for a visit

Me:  More likely they stay with you for years after they're 18 because they can't afford a flat or a mortgage or they can carry on being lazy at home without having to look after themselves. Or they go off to university then come home every holiday to live, bringing all their dirty washing. If they get married they phone up for help every time something needs fixing. If their relationship goes wrong then they come back to live with you 'cos they can't afford a place of their own all over again.

T:     Oh yeah and you have to keep sorting out their love life.

Me:   True, Do you really think that's worth one packet of mints a year?

T:      Well you could have 2 kids then you could get TWO packets a year!