When the good Lord was creating Fathers,
He started with a tall frame.
An angel nearby said, "What kind of a Father is that?
If you're going to make children so close to the ground,
why have you put the Father up so high? He won't be able
to shoot marbles without kneeling, play pretend drinking tea,
and kiss dollie goodnight, tuck a child in bed without bending,
or even kiss a child without stooping?
God smiled and said, "Yes, but if I make him childsize, who would
children have to look up to?"
And when God made a Father's hands, they were large.
The angel said,"Large hands can't manage diaper pins, small
buttons, rubber bands on pony tails, or even remove
splinters caused from baseball bats."
Again God smiled and said, "I know, but they're large enough
to hold everything a small boy empties from his pockets and
a little girls paper dolls and jump rope, and to teach her to turn
cartwheels, yet small enough to cup a child's face in them."
Then God molded long slim legs and broad shoulders,
"Do you realize you just made a Father without a lap?"
the angel chuckled.
God said, "A Mother needs a lap. A Father needs strong
shoulders to pull a wagon, to balance a bicycle, or to hold
a sleepy head on the way home from the circus."
When God was in the middle of creating the biggest
body any one had ever seen, the angel said,
"That's not fair. Do you honestly think that form is going to
get out of bed early in the morning when the baby cries, or
walk through a birthday party without crushing one or two of the
guests?"
God again smiled and said, "It will work. You will see. It will
support a small child who wants to ride to Branbury Cross or
scare mice away from a summer cabin , or walk in shoes
that will be a challenge to fill."
God worked throughout the night, giving the Father few words, but
a firm authoritative voice; eyes that see everything, but remain calm
and tolerant. Finally, almost as an afterthought, He added tears. Then
he turned to the angel and said, "Now are you satisfied he can love as
much as a Mother can?"
The angel said nothing more.
By Erma Bombeck.
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