DAD’S HOME

My dad has been at work from 5am to 10pm everyday for 2 months. All he wants to do is be able to provide us a white Christmas. Mom left us 3 years ago, dad told us she died. We know he just refuses to believe she left him for a man that makes 35$ an hour. My sister wanted a phone for Christmas, and my brother wanted a record player. All I wanted was snow.

My dad told us that Santa wasn't real a long time ago, that way he wouldn't have to spend money on ANOTHER present for each of us. He can barely afford 1 present for each of us. Plus the tree. Plus the food. This year all we can have for dinner is 1 bread roll and 1 slice of the tiny chicken we bought on sale. We couldn't afford the turkey.

But it's finally Christmas Eve and dad came home at 7pm. His boss refused to give him a Christmas bonus this year. It looks like all I'm getting is snow after all.