“How do you want to spend your birthday tomorrow?” Michael thought about it for a moment in silence before he answered in a soft voice, “I want to go to the amusement park to play . ”
“Amusement park?”
“Yeah! Fairy Tale Valley Amusement Park! I heard that it’s really fun there! Daddy, are you free tomorrow? Can we go there together?”
He went into a momentary silence. He sifted through his appointments for tomorrow and then replied helplessly, “Sorry Michael, my schedule is full tomorrow. ”
Michael frowned, feeling a bit desolate .
“Let mommy accompany you tomorrow, okay?”
“No . ” Looking distressed, he continued, “I only want daddy to play with me…”
“Be good . Daddy is not free. Next time, okay?” He tried to coax his son patiently . From his voice, one could tell that he was filled
