Book 2 Chapter 2 Fatherhood Matt Markus, Mason, Casey, and I went to the batting cages to blow off some steam. With the kids getting older, life got busier. It didn’t help that they got into trouble often. “How is it? We got stuck with the demon spawn,” Mason said. I swung at a pitch. “Dumb luck,” Markus said, hitting a ball into his cage. “I thought parenthood would be fun. Have kids, they say. It’ll be fun, they say,” Casey said, hitting a ball. “Did your boys rat you out again?” Markus asked Casey. “Yep,” Casey said, smacking another ball. I hit a few balls as I thought about the kids. They’re getting out of school for the summer and need to burn off steam. Nora and I talked about taking them on vacation when they got older. I’m sure I can find a few cousins to help me run the