Er kominn \u00ed tr\u00fassarah\u00fasi\u00f0 og er einsamall. El\u00edas vildi sofa hj\u00e1 m\u00f6mmu sinni og systur fremur en pabba s\u00ednum. \u00c9g er svo vanur \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera \u201eseinni kostur\u201c barnanna minna a\u00f0 \u00e9g tek \u00feessu ekki pers\u00f3nulega.<\/p>\n
A kid should be with his mother<\/em> … s\u00f6ng Sting einu sinni. \u00c9g er ekki bitur eins og Sting samt. Vi\u00f0 I\u00f0unn og Hnota stukkum \u00ed hyl \u00e1\u00f0an og \u00e9g var um t\u00edma a\u00f0alt\u00f6ffarinn. S\u00faper-pabbi. Esther \u00e1tti ekki breik.<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n Kamma og Georg komu s\u00ed\u00f0degis me\u00f0 allskyns d\u00f3t fyrir sk\u00e1lann, pressuk\u00f6nnur, f\u00e6gisk\u00f3flur og \u00fdmislegt fleira. M\u00e9r br\u00e1 \u00ed augnablik \u00feegar \u00feau birtust allt \u00ed einu og fann hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f6rf til a\u00f0 fara s\u00f3pa g\u00f3lfin \u00ed sk\u00e1lanum. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00f3me\u00f0vita\u00f0 yfirf\u00e6rt einhvern yfirmannastatus \u00e1 K\u00f6mmu fr\u00e6nku m\u00edna sem er forma\u00f0ur Fer\u00f0af\u00e9lagsins en \u00feessi sk\u00f6mmustutilfinning rann af m\u00e9r. Kamma var bara \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0um g\u00edr og ekki m\u00e6tt til a\u00f0 taka \u00fat st\u00f6rf yfirsk\u00e1lavar\u00f0ar. \u00dea\u00f0 vildi \u00feannig til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 gr\u00e6ja kaffi og g\u00e1tum teki\u00f0 almennilega \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00feeim. \u00c1tum svo n\u00fdbaka\u00f0ar p\u00f6nnsur me\u00f0 rj\u00f3ma og sultu og spj\u00f6llu\u00f0um.<\/p>\n Og ma\u00f0ur er manns gaman, ma\u00f0ur minn! \u00c9g \u00feurfti svo \u00e1 \u00feessu a\u00f0 halda. \u00deurfti a\u00f0 hitta f\u00f3lk utan fj\u00f6lskyldunnar. L\u00e1ta segja m\u00e9r eitthva\u00f0 og segja fr\u00e1 einhverju sj\u00e1lfur, vera fyndinn og l\u00e1ta hl\u00e6ja a\u00f0 m\u00e9r. Er alls ekki eins einr\u00e6nn og \u00e9g \u00feykist vera \u00ed \u00feessari dagb\u00f3k. Get veri\u00f0 \u201estemmningsma\u00f0ur\u201c, get s\u00f3st eftir athygli og get f\u00edla\u00f0 mig \u00ed botn \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u part\u00edi. Bara eiginlega alveg \u00feanga\u00f0 til einhver dregur fram g\u00edtar og fer syngja \u00edslensk \u00fatilegul\u00f6g. \u00de\u00e1 deyr eitthva\u00f0 inn \u00ed m\u00e9r, eitthva\u00f0 fallegt og n\u00e1tt\u00farulegt, og \u00e9g l\u00e6t mig hverfa. <\/p>\n \u00c9g gat sagt s\u00f6gur sem Esther hefur heyrt millj\u00f3n sinnum. \u00deau voru n\u00fdtt audience<\/em> fyrir mig. Svo spj\u00f6llu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0eins um p\u00f3lit\u00edk. M\u00e9r fannst eins og vi\u00f0 f\u00e6rum \u00f6ll a\u00f0 hv\u00edsla \u00feegar vi\u00f0 byrju\u00f0um a\u00f0 tala um jar\u00f0gangager\u00f0 \u00e1 Austurlandi. \u00deau eru \u201evi\u00f0kv\u00e6mt m\u00e1l\u201c fyrir austan og ma\u00f0ur veit au\u00f0vita\u00f0 aldrei hvort einhver liggi \u00e1 hleri. Meira a\u00f0 segja \u00ed V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk. \u00dea\u00f0 eru eyru alls sta\u00f0ar \u00ed sm\u00e1b\u00e6junum.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201eVi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum aldrei \u00e1tt samg\u00f6ngur\u00e1\u00f0herra,\u201c sag\u00f0i Georg til a\u00f0 r\u00f6ksty\u00f0ja hvers vegna okkur gengi svona h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 jar\u00f0g\u00f6ng til a\u00f0 hringtengja landshlutann og \u00feess vegna eru vegirnir \u00e1 Su\u00f0urlandi svona helv\u00edti g\u00f3\u00f0ir, malbika\u00f0 upp a\u00f0 \u00f6llum sveitab\u00e6jum og j\u00faneimit. \u00c9g f\u00edla svona h\u00e1\u00f0skar p\u00f3lit\u00edskar greiningar. \u00dea\u00f0 eru \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 br\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00ed tafli. \u201eHva\u00f0an er n\u00fdi samg\u00f6ngur\u00e1\u00f0herrann,\u201c spur\u00f0i Kamma en ekkert okkar mundi \u00fea\u00f0. \u201eB\u00edddu, hva\u00f0 heitir hann aftur,\u201c spur\u00f0i Esther. Ekkert okkar mundi \u00fea\u00f0 heldur. \u201eJ\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e6tti halda a\u00f0 Su\u00f0urland v\u00e6ri \u00ed ESB, vegirnir eru svo g\u00f3\u00f0ir,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og uppskar hl\u00e1tur. V\u00e1, hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var gott. Fann hvernig \u00e9g lyftist allur, st\u00e6kka\u00f0i. Eins og dau\u00f0\u00feyrst planta \u00ed ey\u00f0im\u00f6rk sem f\u00e6r yfir sig vatnsskvettu. Skelfing get \u00e9g veri\u00f0 \u00e1takanlegur stundum.<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n Stukkum \u00ed hyl \u00e1\u00f0an. \u00dea\u00f0 var hressandi og vatni\u00f0 ekki of kalt. Enda l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1nni eftir gott sumar. Hnota st\u00f6kk \u00e1 eftir okkur, eins og Seifur \u00ed Hvolpasveit, og synti me\u00f0 okkur a\u00f0 bakkanum. Vakti mikla lukku hj\u00e1 kr\u00f6kkunum. Var svo g\u00edra\u00f0ur eftir \u00feetta a\u00f0 \u00e9g t\u00f3k nokkur Stu\u00f0mannadanspor allsber \u00e1 bakkanum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g kl\u00e6ddi mig \u00ed f\u00f6tin. B\u00f6rnin veltust um af hl\u00e1tri. \u00c9g var skora feitt.<\/p>\n Hugsa n\u00fana \u00ed fletinu, k\u00e6ra dagb\u00f3k, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 \u00f3heppilegt ef \u00feetta st\u00f6nt mitt ratar \u00ed s\u00f6gur barnanna minna \u00feegar kennarinn spyr \u00ed upphafi sk\u00f3la\u00e1rs hvernig sumari\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0. \u00c6tli I\u00f0unn teikni \u00fe\u00e1 mynd af pabba s\u00ednum dansandi nakinn \u00ed V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk?<\/p>\n \u00c6tli kennarinn hugsi \u00fe\u00e1: Drukkinn?<\/p>\n N\u00f3terar \u00feetta svo \u00ed minnisb\u00f3k og tekur upp \u00e1 kennarafundi. Skulum ekki gr\u00edpa til a\u00f0ger\u00f0a strax, seg\u00f0i sk\u00f3lastj\u00f3rinn, en fylgjumst me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnunum. Allar transgressj\u00f3nir \u00ed heg\u00f0un \u00feeirra yr\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0an \u00ed fr\u00e1 t\u00falku\u00f0 \u00fat fr\u00e1 \u00feessum d\u00edteil \u00far s\u00f6gum barnanna fr\u00e1 dv\u00f6linni \u00ed V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk sumari\u00f0 2025. Dansandi fimmtugur fj\u00f6lskyldufa\u00f0ir. \u00c1n fata. Um mi\u00f0jan dag.<\/p>\n Var hann \u00e1 einhverju?<\/em><\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur l\u00edkast til aldrei h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 sanna \u00fea\u00f0 en efasemdirnar duga. Fr\u00e6jum hefur veri\u00f0 s\u00e1\u00f0 og tortryggni getur af s\u00e9r meiri tortryggni. \u00dea\u00f0 er segin saga \u00ed sm\u00e1b\u00e6jum.<\/p>\n F\u00f6kk, \u00e9g mun ekki r\u00edsa til \u00e6\u00f0stu metor\u00f0a \u00ed \u00feessum b\u00e6.\u00a0<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n Esther t\u00f3k annars skemmtilegar myndir af sundinu sem \u00e9g veit a\u00f0 munu ylja \u00feessari fj\u00f6lskyldu um \u00f3kominn \u00e1r. Skvamp og brosandi andlit og blautur hundur me\u00f0 lafandi tungu. Fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edf \u00ed allri sinni sumarlegu d\u00fdr\u00f0.<\/p>\n Staldra\u00f0i samt vi\u00f0 eina \u00feegar \u00e9g fletti \u00ed gegnum \u00fe\u00e6r. Myndin var af m\u00e9r, standandi \u00e1 bakkanum \u00ed stuttbuxum og \u00fea\u00f0 leynir s\u00e9r ekki: \u00c9g er a\u00f0 breytast \u00ed Feitan-Elvis. Aftur. Eftir nokkur m\u00f6gur \u00e1r \u00fe\u00e1 leyna \u00feau s\u00e9r ekki, manboobs-in. Og s\u00ed\u00f0uspiki\u00f0. S\u00edst\u00e6kkandi bj\u00f6rgunarhringurinn.<\/p>\n Ver\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed megrun, hugsa \u00e9g \u00ed fletinu m\u00ednu, skrifandi \u00ed b\u00f3kina. Maulandi kremkex fr\u00e1 Fr\u00f3n sem \u00e9g bor\u00f0a bara \u00ed \u00fatilegum. Skola\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur me\u00f0 Appels\u00edni. Lifi l\u00edfinu lifandi \u00ed V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Er kominn \u00ed tr\u00fassarah\u00fasi\u00f0 og er einsamall. El\u00edas vildi sofa hj\u00e1 m\u00f6mmu sinni og systur fremur en pabba s\u00ednum. \u00c9g er svo vanur \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera \u201eseinni kostur\u201c barnanna minna a\u00f0 \u00e9g tek \u00feessu ekki pers\u00f3nulega. A kid should be with his motherEverybody knows thatWhat can a father do but baby-sit sometimes? … s\u00f6ng Sting …
Everybody knows that<\/em>
What can a father do but baby-sit sometimes?<\/em><\/p>\n