Look at Our Pretty Nails
Whoa! What? Did I just find the fountain of youth? Am I a relative of Juan Ponce de León? No, you silly gooses (I mean geese). I might be a little overzealous in my statements but it appears the research says that I will lead a longer life due to one thing that I consider important…especially with three little animals…errr I mean daughters! It is my ability to laugh at myself!
In a previous, I briefly described how a Fire Dad benefits from a job in the fire service. I am going to focus specifically on the time benefit that is afforded based upon our schedule. While there are different schedules that exist in the fire service depending on what department that you work for my current schedule is the 24/48. For those non-fire people, that means I work for 24 hours and am at home for 48 hours. This schedule can provide so many benefits but can have its hardships as well.
I am harassed at home. My girls have been very mean to me for quite a time. I have been carrying this burden for far too long so now is time to spill my emotions all over you. It has become so bad that their friends have now joined in the harassment and I think I’m going to get some of their teachers in trouble for failing to stop the behavior. It has become so severe that Mary has decided to take their side and harass me as well. I am…..Michael Jackson.
Okay…First I would like to apologize to everyone that does not have this issue within their fire station. That being said, I think that this problem touches all of our lives on the 24 hours in which we work. The issue has been a constant issue that plagues my fire department in virtually every station that I have been. It’s the issue of a shedding of the man fro aka Man Pubes!
I’m not sure if many of you pay attention but throughout the day, I need to use the restroom. As such, I still maintain my dignity (even with three girls at home) of using a urinal. The calling comes on strong (sometimes at the last minute or while I am sleeping) that draws me to our bathroom. I quickly unzip the fly ensuring that I ensure the safety of the franks and beans. Much easier to do so now than when I went commando. Thanks to the boxer-briefs! TMI? Well as Maui from Moana says…”You’re Welcome!”
The world needs failures. It makes all the rest of us feel some much better, so how can we make this happen. Did you honestly believe that I would set you up for failure? You probably wanted to drive over, visit me and knock me around a little bit based upon the title of this post. What I think that is important is to find the six most common behaviors that Fire Dads need to stay away from to ensure that their kids become successful and wonderful additions to society. (more…)