Family Q&A

immediate family, told Dad that he’d come down with his family so we could all go out for 
a meal together. 
What we actually did was to invite members of our extended family to come as well 
without my father knowing. Most of them live a long way away, like in London or Scotland, 
so we don’t see them very often. They came down the day before and stayed in local 
hotels.
There was a lot to arrange and it was difficult to sort everything without Dad guessing what 
we were up to. There were several times when I thought he must know something was 
going on but was just playing along and pretending he didn’t.
We booked a table at a local restaurant and on the day, my sister decorated it with 
balloons and other party bits and pieces. It looked amazing. It was a very long table as in 
the end there were more than twenty family members at the meal. So, as well as my 
parents and my siblings, there were also nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. I 
think it was probably the biggest family gathering we’d ever had.
We arranged for Dad and Mum to be the last to arrive so that everyone else could be 
seated at the table waiting for them. I’ll never forget Dad’s face when he walked into the 
restaurant. He hadn’t guessed what we were arranging and it was a real surprise to him to 
see everyone there.
We had a lovely meal together but the best thing was spending time with all our relatives. It 
made me realize what a close-knit family we are even though we don’t see each other 
very often. I think that Dad enjoyed it too and I hope it showed him how much he means to 
our whole family. 
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