And then Susie’s answer came, loud and unfiltered.
“Can my Mommy come instead?”
“Because Mommy does the dad things,” Susie responded without hesitation.
“Mommy fixes my bike when the chain falls off, and she throws the ball at the park with me. And she’s the one who checks under my bed for monsters. The other kids said they go fishing with their dads and go on roller coasters…”
“Doesn’t your Dad do some of that?” Mrs.
Powell asked. There was a new edge to her voice now.
“Well, I went fishing with Grandpa once. But Mommy does everything else.
And she makes the best lunches for my pink bag! Daddy just gets tired and says he needs quiet time. So I think maybe if Mommy comes to “Donuts with Dad”, she’ll have more fun.
And Daddy won’t be bored here and will watch his baseball game. That’s nice, right?”
We froze. All three of us.
