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Hey Dad,

'Twas five days before Christmas, and the house was a disaster. We tried to keep up, but the kids were just faster. The tree was dried up, and the lights were burned out. If it got any worse, I was going to shout.

With my wife in her pj's, and I in my shorts, We had fallen asleep with grumbles and snorts. The children were tangled in covers and sheets While Legos and dress-up lay in great heaps.

When all of sudden, I heard a loud gurgle I rolled out of bed as quick as a turtle. I walked down the hallway and into his room And I knew what was happening in spite of the gloom.

The stench in the room arose from his bed. He was covered in vomit from toe to his head. He heaved once or twice with cries in between; In all of my life, this was as bad as I'd seen.

I pulled off his clothes as chunks fell on the floor They tickled my feet and splattered the door. I patted his back and said I love you; He smiled but once and then started to spew.

Like lightning I grabbed a small pail by his bed; His neck was all sweaty and his face was all red. He coughed and sputtered until the last drop, Then the last little chunk fell with a plop.

My wife who stood in the hall with a bag Wanted to help but started to gag. I shooed her away with a jerk of my head. I was doing my job; she had nothing to dread.

In no time at all, I had mopped up the spew And tucked him in bed with the bucket in view. He smiled a tired smile, and I felt so in love, Like the very first Christmas he was a gift from above.

As I lay in my bed with the stench on my knees, I was thankful to God for times just like these. I was doing what fathers were created to do, And I love being a dad … in spite of the spew.

May you find great joy this Christmas in being a husband and father.

You 'da dad!

[Todd]

©© Copyright 2004 Todd Wilson. Used by permission.

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