Conversation with Tommy
Dad reports:
Phone rings with Knox County School id.
Dad answers: “Hello”
Tommy jokes: laughs “I’m in trouble.”
Dad gives no response
Tommy: “I’m joking.”
Dad: “I know.”
Tommy: “I spilled my cereal this morning.”
Nothing else. Long pause.
Dad: “Yes. I was there. Do you need a new shirt.”
Tommy: “No.”
Long pause.
Tommy: “Are you there?”
Dad: “Yes.”
pause
Tommy: “I don’t need a new shirt. I need new pants. I didn’t dry them very well. I don’t want to be laughed at all day.”
Dad: “Are people giving you are hard time?”
Tommy: “Yes.”
Dad: “I’ll be right up.”
I did ask him this morning if he wanted to change clothes.