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Lucy’s Grandma Needs Help!

I was bored. I don’t mean in a "there’s nothing on telly" sort of way, but in an "it’s the school holidays, all my friends have gone on that brilliant camp that Dad wouldn’t let me go on because it was too expensive, there’s nothing on telly, I’ve read all my books and watched every DVD in the house and even done all of my homework because there was absolutely nothing else to do" sort of way.

“Dad, I’m bored Dad, what can I do Dad? I’m BOOOORRRRRED!” I whined in that really annoying way that kids do when they really want Dad to stop working and take them bowling, or to the cinema, or even to the library. Anything to stop this crush of boredom that was sucking away at my soul.

“Oh I don’t know” said Dad. “I have a ton of work to do and clients breathing down my neck for” I stopped listening as his usual “I’m too busy” set of excuses faded into “blah blah, blah blah blah”. Dad’s always working and he’s always busy. I know that his work is important and that he’s trying to build up his new business after those “jumped up little squirts” (that’s what he calls them anyway) took over his old firm and said that they didn’t need him to do his job anymore, but it would be nice if just once he said “OK love, you’re bored. Let’s go out somewhere fun.”