Sunday morning, D10 was awake with the toon network going and while was working on the computer. My W came into the kitchen to get some coffee, having just gotten out of bed. She came over to give me a hug and a kiss and then proceeded to really get into it. I was getting more than just goose bumps. She noticed what she had done to me and played and teased me a little more, knowing I couldn't really do much about it with D10 nearby (however, she was glued to the tube). Then W was off to read the paper.
After a day of chores around the house (and a occassional flirting). Fast forward to Sunday evening. As we were enjoying our steak dinner (anything but turkey). My D10 says that she wanted to read some more before bed.
Now, she hasn't been doing to well this year reading books in her spare time. So, over the weekend I thought it might be helpful motivation to let her read along in a book while the book's audio CD played next to her. All that I could get my hand on that she also had the book for was the first Harry Potter book. She and I had spent several hours over the past few days lying in her room, she reading the words along to the narrator's voice, (call it cheating, but she's halfway done with the book).
Earlier my W had asked me to run her a bath right after dinner, so even though she was pretty tired, I knew she had plans for later that night. So my D10's statement at the dinner table, left my W and I with a frustrating dellemia (I had an especially deflated feeling).
So, in repsonse to my D10's request, my W said that it depends on your dad and if he'll wait for me to take my bath until tomorrow. What is it, day four now. So, now the ball is squarely in my court and I'm left with the following question. Do we spend the next couple of hours encouraging D10's reading, together with us, or be (somewhat) self-serving and send D10 off to bed and my W into the Tub?
Well, as OG Lou has stated before, sometimes you gotta "Do the Right Thing" - so we read.
"And wrinkles only go where the smiles have been." J. Buffett
