Instead I sat and stared at Heidi as she bombed around on her bike, John, who had climbed up next to Karin and now sat gazing up at the roof, Vanja, whose legs were now almost buried in sand, a stiff smile on my face to indicate how great I thought it was having children. I stood up and went over to Vanja. “Time to go home,” I said. “No buts.” “But I’ve got no legs!” she said. “Look!” “Is there a shark in this sand?” I said. “No,” she said. “I was born like this.” “All right, but it’s still time to go.” “Why?” “Because.”
This is such an perfectly understated and yet hilariously true picture of fatherhood! I found Vanya to be so amazing throughout KOK's books
