{"id":8855,"date":"2025-10-08T23:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=8855"},"modified":"2026-01-31T20:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:39:27","slug":"the-day-my-father-was-absent-when-i-needed-him-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/the-day-my-father-was-absent-when-i-needed-him-most\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day My Father Was Absent When I Needed Him Most"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"517\">A young boy comes home and says to his father,<br data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"475\" \/>\u201cDad, my math teacher wants to see you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"572\">The father raises an eyebrow. \u201cWhy? What happened?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"752\">The boy replies, \u201cWell, she asked me, \u2018What\u2019s seven times nine?\u2019 and I said, \u2018Sixty-three.\u2019 Then she asked, \u2018And nine times seven?\u2019 so I said, \u2018What\u2019s the f***ing difference?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"836\">The father nods thoughtfully. \u201cIndeed, what <em data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"802\">is<\/em> the difference? Sure, I\u2019ll go.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"841\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"913\">The next day, the boy comes home again. \u201cDad, did you go to school?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"944\">\u201cNot yet,\u201d says the father.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"997\">\u201cWell, when you do, stop by the gym teacher too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1024\">\u201cWhy?\u201d the father asks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1285\">The boy sighs. \u201cWe had gym today. He told me to raise my left arm, so I did. Then my right arm \u2014 I did that too. Then he said, \u2018Lift your right leg.\u2019 Done. Finally, he said, \u2018Now lift your left leg.\u2019 So I asked, \u2018What am I supposed to stand on \u2014 my cock!?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1349\">The father nods again, perfectly calm. \u201cExactly. I\u2019ll come.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1354\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1426\">The next day, the boy returns home. \u201cDad, did you go to the school?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1463\">The father shrugs. \u201cNo, not yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1514\">\u201cDon\u2019t bother,\u201d says the boy. \u201cI got expelled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1558\">\u201cWhat? Why?\u201d the father asks, surprised.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1712\">\u201cWell,\u201d the boy explains, \u201cthey called me into the principal\u2019s office. The math teacher, the gym teacher, and the art teacher were all sitting there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1788\">\u201cThe art teacher? 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