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Dude of a dad

by Michael Rosen
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(Isaac’s up, filled his face with cereal and told me he wants money for the sleep-in at Clissold Park, this Friday.
‘You have to pay, to sleep in the park, now?’ I say.
‘Sure,’ he says. ‘And you’re driving me to school, now, aren’t you?’
‘But I’ve got an article to finish writing. It’s about Father’s Day. I’ve passed the deadline. I’m in trouble.’
‘Yeah yeah. Just take me, will you?’
‘But you haven’t hung your karate suit up to dry.’
‘That’s your job, Dad.’)

Elsie and Emma and Joe are still asleep. The two stepdaughters are elsewhere. One is living with her boyfriend and is pregnant. The other is kind of living downstairs. But she’s found love as well. So she lives out of a polythene bag between two places. I must ring her to remind her of her dental appointment and her meeting with a careers guidance person on Friday.

It feels like yet again in my life, a new family shape is emerging. I’m different things to different children. Oh, and it looks like I won’t be able to finish this article because the 24 year old wants to get on the computer and check his emails.

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