Cunning innocence
While father was watching a pretty singer, his 5 years old child asked him:
Child: dad why are you staring at this woman like that?
Dad: she is pretty baby
Child: so why not staring at mum that way?
Dad: mum ….well she is so pretty deep inside, that one is only from outside
Child: so mum is not pretty?
Dad: no honey, she used to be but…
Child: but what?
Dad: she got busy and being a mother is not an easy task
Child: why?
Dad: because she has to take care of the house, food, you and me, so she neglected herself a little.
Child: so dad, if you get married to that singer you‘ll help her at household tasks.
Dad: if that woman I’ll do a lot of things.
Child: why?
Dad: because she is …. You know.
Here comes the mother hold her child saying “baby leave daddy watch TV”
Child: why?
Mum: because he has been working all day
Child: why?
Mum: because he has responsibilities honey
Child: like what?
Mum: well… bills, buying things, a car, a house…etc
Child: why?
Mum: to live in good standards
Child: why?
Mum: to be happy
Child: so are you together happy?
Mum and dad: what?
Mum: yes we used to be
Dad: the good old days
Child: when?
Dad: six years ago at our honeymoon
Child: six years are old days?
Dad: not that old baby
Mum: but they are old, because they do not exist any more
Child: why?
Dad: just life took me away
Mum: yea too much away
Dad: but you didn’t try to get me back
Mum: you just neglected me
Dad: I always love you
Mum: I almost forgot these 3 words
Their child was watching them then when his father approached towards his mother holding her hand and whispering to her some words, the child slipped out leaving them that space that they finally found.