Well here in Australia we have Fathers day. Another ploy by the major retailers who are not satisfied with Christmas and Easter as reasons to buy stuff you don't need. Fathers day of course sponsored by big hardware stores.
Last night (Saturday night) we had a big fireworks display called "River Fire" in the centre of Brisbane. many tens of thousands of people went. My 14yo and a friend of hers were given special permission to go by themselves. The rest of our family watched it on TV complete with three fly pasts of F1-11 jet fighters doing a fuel dump burn which is very spectacular as the jets have a huge yellow flame out the back. The younger ones went to bed and eventually I received a text from my daughter advising they were on the train and about 15 minutes from our station.
I drove to the station to pick them up. I was OK with the girls going to the fireworks on their own. As I see being in a big crowd as being pretty safe but two scantily clad 14y.o. girls walking home from the station at 10pm on balance did seem a bit risky.
Sunday morning (Fathers day) and my wife is making breakfast. Bacon and eggs. Yum. The younger kids arrive bearing gifts of chocolate. Ah they know my vices. The two 14yo's are still sleeping. I go and wake them and they arrive bleary eyed for a breakfast.
Then we all wandered off to church which was actually pretty ordinary (read boring). Which was a bit disappointing because the other 14yo was not a church kid and it would have been better if the service had been a bit more interesting. On way home after church dropped other girl home.
Its now raining. The kids are playing quietly. I have a few minutes on my own.
If only parenting was always this easy.
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