Daddy Gets the Last Word

Monday Evening, Sept. 22, 2008
Sonny's Barbeque
Michael, Cian, Daddy, and I are having an early dinner. Sherry is out of town, and the guys are on their own for meals.

We order fried shrimp for Daddy, his favorite. But Sonny's servings are always much larger than what Daddy can eat. Usually we get a take home box, but tonight he is offering it to us.

Daddy: "If anyone wants some of this, they are welcome to it."

Rollins: "OK, we will help."

And we do. Michael didn't order a meal for Cian, with the intent of just letting him share. Cian gets a couple of Daddy's shrimp.

A few minutes pass.

D: "If anyone wants some of this, they are welcome to it."

R: "Yes, Daddy. We are taking some of it."

A few more minutes pass. Cian has eaten more of Daddy's shrip than Daddy has. Michael and I have helped a bit too.

D: "If anyone wants some of this, they are welcome to it."

R: "That's the third time you have said that, Daddy."

D: "I thought you might have forgotten."