Geez... Why are you insulting the poster by making snide remarks about his family life? Saying his dad was in prison and his mom on welfare. Not cool.
My point was that kids today can’t relate to normal life from generations past.
The author obviously meant that the dad was in prison. That's why he said he had to "go away for a while." That's a common euphemism. Ask Forrest Gump's mom.
You, on the other hand, did make snide remarks. You didn't even have the respect to read the story. There were no "men" playing cards. And all that about a cell phone. What kind of story would it be if the kids just moseyed on home with no problem. There would be no tearful reunion on Christmas.
You took a beautiful Christmas story and turned it into something ugly.
You need to get in the spirit of Christmas. When you make the effort to write a Christmas story and ask for notes, I will be happy to help you too. The author is free to take or leave my notes as he will.
Scrooge!
p.s. Merry Christmas.
**My point was that kids today can’t relate to normal life from generations past.**
That’s not exactly true. Depends on who the kids are. If the target audience is children from the ‘hood....they would relate perfectly.
Kids from *whiteburbia*, maybe not so much. Jes sayin’. :)