When the teacher cheerfully asked, “Are you excited to bring your dad to Donuts with Dad?”, our six-year-old daughter, Susie, innocently replied, “Can Mommy come instead?” Amused, the teacher asked why. Susie explained with childlike honesty, “Mommy does all the dad stuff. She fixes my bike, plays catch with me, and checks for monsters under my bed. Daddy says he’s tired a lot and needs quiet time. If Mommy goes, she’ll have fun with the other dads and Daddy can stay home and watch his baseball. That’s nice, right?”
