Fathers and Sons

Today, in the wake of last nights outrageous snow-storm, I was out shoveling the driveway for what amounted to almost two hours. Toward the end of it all, Ian tapped on the livingroom window and yelled out to me, "Daddy,when you get in, can you take a warm shower, so you don't get sick?"

Literature is full of these tender moments, when the child looks after the parent. But it's rare for the paternally-inclined offspring to be a five-year-old...