A LONELY SHOPPING EXPEDITION

Dear Mummy,

On the weekend, when you had that rare opportunity to drive away by yourself, to go shopping, we hope you didn't feel too discarded.  Linc and I were very impressed at how brave you were as you attempted to support a look of sheer happiness.  You deceptively disguised yourself with elation and even managed to appear ecstatic as you waved an enthusiastic goodbye to us.  However, the jig's up Mummy.  We knew this charade was only for our benefit and sensed you weeping on the inside because you had to venture out alone and leave us behind.

We're certain you missed our company in the car and commiserate that your trip was extremely lonely and uneventful.  You had no-one to kick the back of your car seat while you drove.  There would've been no water bottle spills to clean up and no-one to entertain you with our car seat wrestling skills.  We still don't understand how you got by without being able to shout out your funny reoccurring threats to 'stop the car' if our decibel levels didn't drop or if our rowdy behaviour didn't improve dramatically.

We fear your shopping expedition was also rather destitute.  When you returned you assured Daddy that your trip was peaceful and glorious, but we know better.  It makes us sad to think that you would've been desolate, wandering aimlessly around the shops, with too much time on your hands.  Normally we help you keep a great pace, running aisles ahead, darting in and out of clothing racks and hiding around corners.  On some occasions you confine us to the trolley, but this time you would've had no-one to sit on the sausages or the tomatoes to ensure they didn't jump out and escape.   Also, as your memory is waning a little, we're a bit distraught that you had no-one to remind you, via screaming tantrums, to buy those 'chupa chups' that you keep walking past.

It sounds as though you frequented numerous shops too.  You poor thing.  When we normally go, we only have to manage one or two stops at the most.  How dreadful it must have been to have to go to all those different places, lonesome and forlorn, without us.  We bet you wish you had our help then too.  Maybe you wouldn't have been gone for so long.

Although you courageously boasted of relaxation and achieving peace and harmony when you returned hours later, we know you were just trying to be strong for us.  Don't worry Mummy, we wont allow that to happen again and you wont have to go anywhere without us from now on. 

Whilst we felt good helping Daddy in the yard, we were overcome with guilt for abandoning you in your desperate time of need.  Please forgive us.

Love Ollie and Linc xoxo