“You want me to do the dishes?”“__7__ wrong with taking over the dishes, Son?”I didn't taste a bit of __8__ that day. Dad seemed in a merry mood as he described an excellent game.
Everything grew quiet. My sister began to __9__ the table. My brother was scraping
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the last of the egg from his plate. My father __10__: “Let's go to read the paper, honey.”“Aren't you doing the dishes?” my mother asked.“Your oldest son has __11__ offered,” replied my father.
So this was __12__ my life had come to. Ask me to run through a rainstorm. __13__ me to ride the roller coaster, backward. These things are what I would do. But I could never do those dishes. There was nothing __14__ but to refuse.
People often say there is a(n) __15__ chemistry between a father and a son. Dad came back into the kitchen just as I was about to __16__ out. He had loosened his tie and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt — ready to __17__. In his right hand was the old apron.
“I want you to have this, Tommy. It will keep your clothes from getting wet. Thanks, Son.” __18__ that he disappeared into the Sunday paper. I looked down at the apron. It had seen better days. I could see my dad __19__ for the dishes and washing them happily. My dark angel disappeared.
Soon I was singing a song about a(n) __20__. I knew the kind of man I wanted to be — my dad.
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