I've always felt a bit sad for weekend fathers, who are divorced and must maintain a bond with their children through visits on the weekend.Not having the opportunity for a lot of quality time, they go in for quantity giving lots of gifts and taking the children on non stop outings. 

But now I can understand.I'm a weekend mom.My child, Henry, is a dog. 

Henry just returned to his father, Jack, after a happy stay with me.For ten days, I fed him the best food, canceled plans to stay home with him and let him sleep on the bed every night. 

Jack and I broke up a year ago.But neither of us wanted to part with Henry, so we share him.Not surprisingly, Henry is a willing participant in our contest for his love. 

Jack doesn't let Henry sleep on his bed, so that's where I can always gain big points.I feed Henry higher quality food.I am always replacing his expensive "thingy" ,a cotton knot he likes chewing on.It' s his favorite toy, and the only one he has is at my house.Score another one for me. 

Jack now has a girlfriend, Lucy.At first she was afraid of dogs, which secretly delighted me.But that Henry, just trying to be polite(the way I taught him to be),won her over. 

If truth be told, as time passes, there has been a slight change in Henry' s behavior toward me.The worst was one day when Jack dropped him off for a two week stay.Henry and I were in the backyard playing as Jack was driving off.When he heard Jack's truck, he ran after it for two blocks until Jack had to stop and bring him back. 

That hurt, especially since I had friends over at the time.In a rare conciliatory mood, Jack said to me, "You know, I' m his best friend, but you'll always be his mom." 

Whatever it takes, I plan to make sure it stays that way. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. How many children does the narrator have?
2. What is the number of children born to the narrator?
3. The person telling the story is a mother to how many kids?
Q2:
1. What is Jack to the narrator?
2. How does the narrator know Jack?
3. What is Jack's relationship to the narrator?
Q3:
1. Who is Jack dating?
2. Who is Jack's girlfriend?
3. Who is Jack currently in a relationship with?
Q4:
1. What kind of animal is Henry?
2. What can Henry be described as?
3. What sort of being is Henry?
Q5:
1. Has Henry ever run away?
2. Has Henry ever made a run for it?
3. Has there already been a time when Henry has bolted from home?
Q6:
1. How far did Henry get when he tried to run away?
2. What distance was Henry able to run away from his house?
3. How far did Henry get during his runaway attempt?
Q7:
1. How did Henry's "mom" feel when he tried to run away?
2. How did it make Henry's "mom" feel when he made an escape attempt?
3. How did Henry's attempt at escape emotionally affect his mom?
Q8:
1. Who lets Henry sleep in their bed?
2. Who permits Henry to sleep in the bed with them?
3. Whose bed is Henry allowed to take a snooze in?
Q9:
1. What is Henry's favorite toy?
2. What toy does Henry like best?
3. Which toy is the one that Henry prefers?
Q10:
1. How did Lucy respond to Henry?
2. What did Lucy think of Henry?
3. What was Lucy's opinion of her boyfriend's dog?
