My son was sick today, and stayed with me;
His mom was in the city for a meeting.
He lay in bed and watched a DVD,
And then one more, and then while we were eating,
Admitted he had brought some homework, too.
It clearly wasn't what he'd planned to do.
A little after lunchtime She came by,
To pick him up and take him home to bed.
His earnest explanation as to why
His book remained unopened, still unread,
Was met with some frustration, and a look.
But nothing more. The nap he later took,
For several hours, got me off the hook.
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Glad you're off the hook.
ladyslipper, thanks -- but it was more that I just needed to work, and the morning wasn't made for arguing. A DVD bought me many undisturbed phonecalls. (But thanks for the vote for dad.)
trilogy, you're right. I don't think he faked it, but he certainly used it.
Pilgrim, thanks. Hmm... it would appear one doesn't need to be separated to experience this?
anna1, yes. I am a great fan of napping, sick or well. He also got to eat in bed.
Joan, well hello there! And yes, I always enjoyed them myself, as well.
kissing, you little sneak. I hope you got plenty of TV when you did it.
Kim, aha: the uppercase is a convention I settle on, when my therapist advised against referring to "My Ex". If you care to rifle through some old posts here, you'll see it. It's a little tricky, since we use caps to refer to The Deity. But I needed something. Glad you liked it.
Renatta, you poor thing -- if you have kids though, don't let the pendulum swing too far in the other direction, eh?
Thanks again, everyone, always and nightly. More to come, in a second. (Stay tuned to this station.)