It has been the situation as of late the my beloved four year old daughter has been asking for everything she sees advertised on the television. Hell, the Christmas season is has been upon us since November first and how can a little girl resist wanting all the things she sees advertised? Okay, she doesn’t want powertools or a new car but has asked for nearly everything else.
Tonight was no different, after we finished a little snack of mandarin orange ice cream she started asking for many, many, many things. I’m thinking that she just makes the list as she goes through her day and waits for me to come home. Anyways, I asked her if she really wanted EVERYTHING and she replied the she did.
So, being the evil daddy that I am I told her that if she wanted everything I would have to go and get another job to pay for everything. I added that if I did that I probably wouldn’t be home very much because I would always be working. She’s the little girl that often tells me not to go to work because she wants me to stay at home and play with her. So after giving this some thought she told me that she doesn’t want everything any more because she wants me to be at home. I’m thinking that I might have just saved one of my children from the “I must have everything” demon but then again, she’s a very bright girl and has her priorities straight. Just before she fell asleep she told me that she loves me more than ice cream and I am thinking that’s got to be a whole bunch.
I hate Christmas (The Grinch has nothing on me) with a passion for a number of reasons but especially because of what it does to people, particularly my children. Our eight year old (the spare) gave me his x-mas list tonight and I quickly figured out that the things on this list total about $500.00 He already has more toys than I ever had in my whole life and wants more. Son #2 (The heir) hasn’t finished his annual list yet but he’s been busy reading Harry Potter. We take turns with the book actually.
Am I like this because I’m the guy who already has everything? That’s how Lola has described me and for the most part she’s right. There’s not a lot I want that I don’t already have and the things I want aren’t things one can pick up at Stuffmart.
I have found the perfect mate in Lola, our sons are turning into wonderful young men, and our daughters are beautiful beyond all description. Daughter #2 has fallen asleep curled up on my lap (as usual) so whenever I might mention that I’m typing one handed it’s not what you think and I must add that she snores just like her mom. I also have a daughter who loves me more than ice cream so what can be better than that?
So what’s a guy to do? I really hate Christmas and started hating it long before I became a dad. The only good thing about Christmas is that I’ll be on vacation for ten glorious days and get to spend lots of time doing things with the kids. I can do without gifts because there are more important things then getting stuff.
So when people ask what I want for Christmas all I can say is “peas on earth”. Yes, peas… because there’s a lot of people who’d be really happy if they had peas or any kind of food on the table. I used to ask for peace on earth but that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen soon and what good is peace if you don’t have anything to eat?
I’d also like my neighbours to get along better than they have been because they seem stressed out as of late. They are a great couple, I love them dearly, and would hate for anything bad to happen to them.
This is something I’d like for a lot of people but in particular I’d like my co-worker to lose that weight that keeps her from seeing that she’s a really beautiful person. A lot of people would be better off if they didn’t tie so much of their self worth into how they look but that’s another topic altogether. She drives me nuts sometimes but she is really a decent human being and hell, she has to put up with me too.
But mostly, I’d like peas (and maybe another spoonful of that sinfully good ice cream).