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    3 Hour Dad
    3 Hour Dad
    3 Hour Dad
    Ebook49 pages42 minutes

    3 Hour Dad

    By Adam T Hourlution

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    Based on actual events

    One day Adam, just your average, typical guy receives a call from his mother-in-law (to be !) summoning him to the hospital following his girlfriend being rushed in with suspected appendicitis only to discover that she is in fact having contractions and has been admitted to the labour ward.

    This heart-warming and true story invites readers to step into Adam's shoes and experience what it is like to be a 3 Hour Dad.

    A portion of sales are donated to a random act of kindness project. For more information please read the about me section at the end of the book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAdam T Hourlution
    Release dateMar 8, 2018
    ISBN9781370260317
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      3 Hour Dad - Adam T Hourlution

      3 Hour Dad

      by

      Adam T. Hourlution

      Copyright © 2018 by Adam T. Hourlution

      All rights reserved.

      The author donates a portion of sales of this book to a random act of kindness fund that is used to surprise others.

      If you you wish to support this please consider purchasing a copy through an official retailer. For more information please see the about me section.

      This book is dedicated to my beautiful girls, my wonderful family and anybody who dares to dream

      Table of Contents

      Chapter One – May The Force Be With You

      Chapter Two – Fear Of The Unknown

      Chapter Three – 3,2,1 Action!

      Chapter Four – That Isn’t Appendicitis!

      Chapter Five – Hello Grandma!

      Chapter Six –Pass The Parcel

      Chapter Seven – The UCO

      Chapter Eight – It Was All Yellow

      Chapter Nine – Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

      Chapter Ten – Should’ve Gone To….

      Chapter Eleven – F is for family

      Chapter Twelve – Happy Friday!

      Chapter Thirteen – Light At The End Of The Tunnel

      Conclusion

      Intro

      I was destined to be a rock star! I had songs written, I was ready to record, I just needed to find my band mates and we would be ready to go! Until this great adventure was to begin, my main aim was to complete my vintage Star Wars collection; and to book as many cheeky breaks (dirty weekends if you will!) and holidays with my girlfriend.

      It was 11th May 2015. Just another typical weekday evening spent alone in my home, focused on winning that all important eBay auction and securing Greedo, the last Star Wars figure I needed to complete the set. I had a dedicated guitar room, a blossoming relationship with the love of my life and hours of laptop time every night………well I did until the phone rang.

      Chapter One – May The Force Be With You

      I remember it as if it was yesterday. In fact I often still find myself drifting off into day dream mode where I re-live the moment. It was a normal working day; I had been in a meeting out of town and, although not too far away, I was not going to get back until at least 7.30pm. I was actually supposed to have been staying overnight in a hotel about 200 miles away but those arrangements had been changed. Although my girlfriend worked locally and was in the process of moving in, she didn’t fancy coming back to an empty house and so went home to her Mum’s straight from work.

      I hadn’t heard from her since her lunch hour which wasn’t out of the ordinary. I knew she was planning to cook a spag bol for her Mum and catch up on the soaps. I had a pizza ready to throw into the oven and a mixed fruit Kopperberg chilling in the fridge, which I had been looking forward to all day. As soon as I walked through the front door I turned on the oven, powered up the laptop and eagerly logged into eBay, loading the bidding screen for the auction which I knew had only a few hours left.

      I would say I am one of those people who are blessed with a high metabolism; I can lose weight easily but really struggle to put it on. Well at least that was my justification for consuming the entire pizza even though I had to eat it

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