Happy Birthday, Dad.

Q:

  • Do you have a pen?
  • Does someone have a sharper knife?
  • Daddy, can you get this splinter out?
  • Ummm, do you have a band-aid?
  • Do we have to talk about it?
  • Is your stapler on your desk?
  • Um, do you have another band-aid?
  • Do we have to have this conversation right now?
  • I forgot my keys. Do you have yours?
  • Oh wait! Does anyone have change?
  • Can I use some of that twine?

A, invariably: Does the pope wear a funny hat?

Hey, Dad. Happy slightly belated birthday. Thanks for making me write it down, knowing how to get through it, making it all better, making me talk about it, and always, always being prepared.