Soup-er Dad

I was shopping at Barnes & Noble with my son the other day, when I saw it by the checkout stand, on a Father's Day table display. It was "Chicken Soup for the Father & Son Soul," an anthology to which I had contributed two stories. Two stories I had written about my experiences in fatherhood. Two stories about my son.

It was just me and my son in the bookstore. My wife had left us there so that she could shop for jewelry and clothes. It seemed like one of those perfect father-son moments.

So I stopped, opened the book and pointed to the two stories. "Do you know who wrote these?" I asked my almost 5-year-old.

"You?"

I nodded. "You see, that's my name, right there."

"Um, when are we going to the kids' section?"

I closed the book and placed it back on the table. "Let's go to the kids' section."

It was a father-son moment I will forever treasure.

Update on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 11:56PM by Randy Richardson

You'll find my stories, "Stroller Derby Season" and "Kids and Grown-ups: Different as Knight and Day," on pages 242 and 249, respectively, of "Chicken Soup for the Father & Son Soul," now available at all major bookstores. Just look for it on the Father's Day display table.

Comments

[Shahna]

Why do I enjoy reading this entry over and over? Perhaps it is the truth of parenting and the sheer "Classic Tyler" that gets me every time.