The Funny Papa's

'66 Buick Station Wagon back gate door open boys toss school stuff lay down in back fixes booked pillows older bro latch down the back gate shut girls all in a row in the back seat shuts back doors engine starts and stops, and again, third times not a charm--mumbles mom Dad "It's not about who's right, but it's about who's left." Dada's gone under the hood, he can't hear mom Mom's shuffling papers, mumbling Dads back, good engine started, idling time Mom "The kids new school papers says 'Emergency Contact', should I put my mom's name?" Dad, "Put the doctor's name, what can your mom do?" Me, "Oh-oh, mom called out my name" Oh geesh, she included my middle name, "What I do?" "Blah, blah blah ..." Sigh, idling stopped, cars in motion Dad, "Now to make more $." Mom, "I thought we didn't have any $ problems?" Dad, "We don't have $ problems, we've enough $ to last for a lifetime. That should be about 4 o'clock this afternoon." Dad's quiet--not mom.