Rory is a full-time mom and a half-time teacher..her husband, Jared is a cartoonist, and their son, John is in second grade..he is a super active, intelligent, and inquisitive boy. He is quite independent and loves to go to school..but at home..he needs mommy for everything... especially at bedtime. Daddy dearest has the duty to feed Jake and take care of his bath time.
So, one day out of the blue, Rory got a message that she had to take her students on an excursion to a campsite for 5 days..and ...every teacher needed to glory got a little excited as she wanted a break for quite a long from the household chores..so, she wished John goodbye and willingly relinquished all her household duties to daddy dearest for 5 days..she pretty much expected that Luke would be able to hold down the fort for 5 days..it was not such a difficult task for him.
Day one- It began with Luke getting the breakfast ready..he prepared an omelet for John and the same for himself...after getting John ready for the school-which was a task in itself, he brought him downstairs and gave him breakfast..but John hated it..he wanted pancakes for breakfast just like his mom gave him..and Luke had no idea about it..so he forcefully made John eat the breakfast and dropped him off the school bus..the whole day dad was busting around the house doing laundry, making food, cleaning..at night John gave a really hard time to his father in sleeping.
Day two- John just wouldn't get out of bed and eventually, dad got tired of pulling John out of his bed. so, he decided to take a leave from work and make John take leave too..the whole day father and son were having sugary treats like food and they were drinking sodas. Again, in the night John gave Luke a lot of trouble while sleeping..he was running sound the house packed with energy because of the sugar rush.
Day three- Luke was strict with John in the morning..so John got ready on time and had breakfast..he ate anything that daddy offered because he knew daddy was pissed off. John went off to school and daddy stayed at home and did all the pending chores..just then, Rory called to make sure everyone was alive and in a single piece...Luke confirmed that they were okay but asked how did Jack fall asleep? Hannah answered that she reads bedtime moral stories to Jake to make him fall asleep. John was able to sleep very peacefully that night as daddy narrated him a bedtime story and gave him healthy food to eat.
Day four- John woke up before daddy came to wake him up..he was already in clean clothes and he came down and quietly ate whatever daddy had prepared..then, he excitedly rushed towards his bus stop..and got on the bus, and left for school which was shocking for Luke. Luke then finished all the chores and when John came back, he was still a good boy..to which Luke asked why was he behaving so strangely today..to which John said that he wanted daddy to have a break and he never wanted daddy to get angry with him.
Day five- Daddy and John were in the house for the day as it was Saturday..they decided to eat salad as breakfast and then go out in the field that day..they planned to play baseball..but unfortunately, both of them couldn’t run for very long..they got tired easily and couldn’t catch their breath while playing..this was definitely a red flag for Luke..so he decided to talk to Rory the next day to make amends in their life.
The next day Rory was back home and to her surprise, everything was as it was and to perfection. She even joked about taking more leaves to which Luke and Jack hugged her and made her promise to not go again! They did realize that what pain they have been to her and promised her to help out more...Luke proposed to change their lives altogether because he has realized that they have gained a lot of weight and were dangerously unhealthy..to which Rory agreed and told them that weight loss bracelets were pretty much the rage then and were proved to be very effective and worth the effort. Everyone agreed with the plan and promised to be in this together!