Hey Ricky, what are you drawing?
My Mummy, my Daddy and me next to a tree.
Do you miss your Daddy?
Yeah, and my Mummy.
Well I'm afraid you can't see your Mummy for a while now.
Yeah, because she hit Daddy and made him bleed and fall asleep forever.
Yes she did, sadly. Can you tell me about what you saw on that day?
Mummy asked Daddy who a lady was, but he wouldn't tell her, so she got angry and she had a hammer in her hand. Not my plastic hammer, a REAL hammer, the size of my arm! I stood in the corner watching. Daddy was pushed to the floor and he started crying. Mummy was crying too, asking why Daddy didn't love her anymore. Daddy said he did, but Mummy said he didn't. Why would Mummy say that?
She was very upset, Ricky. Your Mummy didn't know what to think.
Well she still shouldn't have hit Daddy. Daddy was saying sorry a lot, but Mummy still whacked him and shouted "SHUT UP!" It was very loud and it scared me so I started crying. Daddy looked at me, but then his eyes fell backwards. Did he faint?
Yes, your Daddy did faint, Ricky.
He looked very poorly. There was a lot of blood on his face and on the hammer. I cried harder at that. Mummy was screaming and her eyes were really wet. She looked at me and smiled, but her smile looked weird, not like a Mummy smile. I didn't like it. She scooped me up and ran out of the house. We had no shoes on, and I thought that was pretty silly. Our neighbour stopped us and saw the blood, and I think she might have called you up. Do you have a pink crayon? Daddy liked his pink tie. He told me I could have it.
I do have a pink crayon. Here you go. And I'm sure you can have your Daddy's tie now. Would you like that?
Yes please!
