 My Kooky Father From Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Wonderful, Wacky Family By Kat Mincz He that is of a merry heart has a continual feast. ~Proverbs 15:15 Walter was kicking his legs and banging his fists on the floor, saying, "I want those cookies! I want those cookies!" "Walter, get up!" Mom hissed. My sister Janet and I were laughing so hard. We couldn't help it. No, it wasn't our toddler brother having a temper tantrum right there on the floor of the grocery store. We didn't have a toddler brother. It was our father. My perfectly sane father was doing what he loved to do: make his children laugh with the added bonus that he embarrassed his wife just a bit. We had gone in the grocery store to pick up something — whatever it was has been long forgotten. We went down the cookie aisle, and Daddy picked up a package of cookies and said, "I want to get these." (Keep reading)  |
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