放假該是件輕鬆的事情,我想沒有人反對。但是在有小孩的家庭來說,放假是小孩肆虐的開始,是勞碌的另一個代名詞。就一個新手爸爸來說 (這個標準我想還在提升之中),假日時得陪著老婆逛嬰兒用品、到賣場扛奶粉尿布;熬得久了,總算把小孩推入幼稚園 (我保證,每次小孩上課時也都是依依不捨的),但是假日總得盡點義務,帶小孩出遠門透透氣吧。這個年歲的小孩不懂得抱怨,停停走走,任何有草地的公園都是天堂。在這段時間,無論遠近,只要到了目的地爸爸就已經玩了一半,另一半就是陪公子小姐們踏青逛街,吃吃喝喝。
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再大點,小孩跌跌撞撞要進國民小學了。開學第一天的青澀、在陌生環境與新同學間些許的緊張,小孩就這樣一點一點地離開我們的手心。上了小學後,有了操場、有了體育老師,小孩的胃口與個頭長得還真快!假日可不再是開車逛逛、溜溜公園可以搞定了。這時要買手套,買球,買腳踏車,買直排輪。媽媽可能還會想帶小孩去市圖、美術館。假日,沒有規劃可是手忙腳亂的。
好久沒來丟球了。Esther 跟我懶散了好一陣子,今天總算什麼藉口都用光了,只得乖乖帶著小朋友回來河濱公園。不過這邊人山人海,偌大的天空下找不到任何停車格 (河濱公園欸,你能想像嗎?)。我們不死心又繞了第二圈,總算在最靠近咖咖角的地方停了下來。
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照慣例,我們隨便找了塊空地就開始玩球。由於沒有很認真找場地,大夥兒被下山前的夕陽曬得發昏。小孩也就罷了,Esther 跟我眼睛瞇得張不開。唉,令人又愛又恨的星期天,各位能想像嗎?
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說實話,跑沒幾分鐘,我就喘到快沒氣了。後來小朋友拿出 3 顆球來一起亂扔,我追到兩腳發軟、頭昏眼花,只剩下一口氣。這,那是大人帶小孩出來溜達啊!根本是小孩溜大人嗎。東一顆、西兩顆,可憐我挺著中年人的肚子只能跟著東撲西撲。最後若非老著臉勇敢說出:「不玩了,不玩了,爸爸要休息!」只怕會跟拳擊手一樣躺平在擂台上。
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好不容易總算休息了。可惜失算,車上沒帶足夠的水,我們汗流浹背,跟掉進水裡的小狗兒一樣。
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