fill the cushion
Met the kids of a … i'm not sure if we still operate under the terms of friendship, for the sake of the kids, i told them, i'm a friend of their father. Kirby needed a few minutes to adjust to the kids, although he had already met them two times. We had a blast playing fried eggs on the trampoline. I was impressed with how the children looked out for each other, and when they got hurt, helped each other. One of them told Kirby about the last Turtles movie Mutant Mayhem, and Kirby asked me for the rest of the day. I told him, i had the movie at home, and we'll talk with the Wife about watching it. We'll do so tomorrow.
Kirby slept in his hammock. He remembered that we still have it, i was sure, we gave it to his cousin.
I don't understand, why some parents don't look out to learn about the things their kids like. I was complimented in a teasing way about my knowledge of Pokémon, which i think is important to stay in touch with Kirby. In a couple of years, he will complement me out the door, and there won't be any communication because i'm embarrassing him, now is the time to build trust, to fill the cushion i can use when the hammer falls down upon me.