It's Father's Day. I must admit, I nearly forgot. It only occurred to me while I was in the shops this morning and saw a display of Father's Day cards. And, either I wasn't the only one who had forgotten or the store had massively overstocked. I did, however, already have a card and unmade present sitting waiting at home for him. Cue rushing home, card signed and kids prompted to make their present.
Being mega organised, albeit a little scatty, I rescued the dropbox frame from the 'to go upstairs' pile sprawling on the stair landing and gave the kids wooden hearts to write loving messages to Dad of why they loved him, what they liked about him and anything they enjoyed doing with him. It's always a bit of a 'hold your breath and see what happens' moment with an autistic child, because he's likely to give it to you as it is, the full unedited, warts and all version.
Little Miss emphasises all the things Daddy does, like show her how to play the piano (though there is a particularly sweet, "I love everything about you" from her); Little Mister goes predominantly for character traits, such as resilience and your sense of humour. Little Master's hearts need a little deciphering. Turns out that "Your small dad" is actually a reference to his intelligence ("smart") and not to his height. But "Dad is cool" sums up how we all feel about him. Happy Father's Day!
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