Ok, here's a funny story about the kind of things dads get up to when left alone with the kids
I have 5 kids. When they were younger I attempted outings with them by myself, taking them shopping, etc. Wow, what a nightmare! They would get into a place like K-Mart and instrinctively bolt off in 3 different directions (much to many onlooking mother's delight I might add).
This became quite a problem for me. That is until... the day that the concept of the "leash and harness" was introduced to me!
My saving grace had arrived. Five children under 8 years old, all wearing harnesses with 6 foot leashes attached at the back. Bliss!
Now, as I walked my children through the most complex of scenarios, I was once again in control. And it occurred to me that this leash arrangement was bringing back fond memories to me. Of my own childhood, when I used to own a big dog, a ridgeback. Rather than me walking him, he would walk me. That was until... the day I introduced a skateboard into the equation!! My dog would hoon me along the footpath behind him to the shops, down the road, to school. It was awesome!
You can probably imagine where this is going
, and yes, you would be correct! For laughs and old times sake, I reintroduced the skateboard into my 5-child-bearing sleigh. I cannot describe the sheer delight I felt as I was whisked along through the corridors of K-Mart and Coles on my dad-mobile. And added to the delight were the faces of the horrified onlooking mothers!
Why?, you ask.
Because I'm a dad, that why! 8)
Even now, my kids still can't believe that I pulled that stunt off, but they sure do laugh that I did!