Dad at Home

Dad at Home

1.   Jackie’s dad has been a truck driver for twenty years; he is taking a year off to be with Jackie.

Although Jackie’s dad has been a truck driver for twenty years, he is taking a year off to be with Jackie.

2.   Now he works as a full-time parent at home with Jackie.

Now he works at home with Jackie as a parent; parenting is a full-time job.

                          His full-time job is now parenting Jackie at home.

3.   They clean and repair the house, cook the meals, shop, and have fun.

They have fun cleaning and repairing the house, cooking the meals, shopping, and having fun.

4.   They play in the afternoon, paint, picnic, go to movies, and cycle.

In the afternoon, they play, paint, picnic, go to movies, and cycle.

Sometimes they cycle to the park to play and have picnics; sometimes, they paint or go to movies.

5.   Jackie is four; she enjoys each day spent with her dad.

Because Jackie is four, she enjoys each day spent with her dad.

Jackie is four, so she enjoys each day spent with her dad.

Jackie, who is four, enjoys each day spent with her dad.

Four-year-old Jackie enjoys each day spent with her dad.