Once in a lifetime...

...these things happen :-)

I was about to leave for work when Mika said he wanted to drop by, later in the afternoon. He's fond of coming to see me at work on Fridays since the place is nice and there are some playground attractions nearby, but especially because I usually have a cheap, little new toy for him in stock for when he comes by. That day, though, I hadn't any —I felt the whole thing was going to become awkward so I tried to convince him not to come, but to no avail. At last, I agreed at his dropping by, but warned I had no toy to give him. If you're not a parent and aren't used to offspring's disdain and secular ungratefulness you won't fully appreciate the sheer elation I felt when he said it's alright dad, I won't ask you for anything, we'll just play around with the old hen-shaped rolling-stick and the balls, you and me, you with one ball, me with the other...