The Three and a Half Day Parent
by James K Walker
Category: Short stories
‘We, the ‘ex’ and I, agreed upon equal access which is a little bit more than we agreed upon whilst together. Neither of us wanted the indignity of being a weekend parent. We considered using our child as a means of emotionally blackmailing the other but decided against it as it took up too much energy.’
A young father is happy to be a split-parent, half a week he looks after his son, the other half of the week he ‘does drink’; a situation he advocates as a pragmatic way forward for the future of parenting. In this mini-collection of stories, a series of adult encounters with children in various scenarios have the cumulative affect of strengthening this case.
The Three and a Half Day Parent is a funny and affectionate look at the relationship between adults and their children and will have you chuckling with recognition from start to finish.
Extent: 48 pages
File Size: 485kb
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