ElliotElliot Michael (Expectant Father, Michael (Expectant Father, Hubby of Sarah)Hubby of Sarah)AadynAadyn Matt W. (Husband of Ella)Matt W. (Husband of Ella)EllaElla Lauren (Wife of Aadyn)Lauren (Wife of Aadyn)OliviaOlivia Annee (Daughter of Aadyn & Annee (Daughter of Aadyn & Ella)Ella)NickNick Joe (Son of Aadyn & Ella)Joe (Son of Aadyn & Ella)JamesJames Matt S. (Elliot’s Father, Matt S. (Elliot’s Father, husband of Michelle)husband of Michelle)JacobJacob Toby (Nephew of James)Toby (Nephew of James)CharlieCharlie Ryan (Nephew of James)Ryan (Nephew of James)NarratorNarrator AlleeAlleeDoctorDoctor AlleeAlleeEthanEthan Oliver (Expectant Father)Oliver (Expectant Father)WallyWally Johannes (Son of Ethan)Johannes (Son of Ethan)
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Narrator:Narrator: Considering today is the Considering today is the 100th Father’s Day, we thought it 100th Father’s Day, we thought it would be special to dedicate this skit would be special to dedicate this skit to our Dads and dads everywhere. to our Dads and dads everywhere. You’ve always been there for us, You’ve always been there for us, supported us, believed in us and supported us, believed in us and most important of all, loved us, no most important of all, loved us, no matter how badly we might have matter how badly we might have messed up. We really do appreciate messed up. We really do appreciate everything you do for us. We wish everything you do for us. We wish you all a Blessed Father’s Day and you all a Blessed Father’s Day and hope you enjoy and possibly relate hope you enjoy and possibly relate to the skit.to the skit.
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Setting: Setting: Elliot is nervously Elliot is nervously pacing in a waiting room. pacing in a waiting room. Another father and son, Ethan Another father and son, Ethan and Wally, are also waiting for and Wally, are also waiting for a new baby. Aadyn and Ella a new baby. Aadyn and Ella enter with their kids Olivia, enter with their kids Olivia, Nick and Nick.Nick and Nick.
Ella:Ella: Why aren’t you in the Why aren’t you in the birthing room with her?birthing room with her?
Elliot:Elliot: I kept fainting, so the I kept fainting, so the nurse thought it would be nurse thought it would be safer for everyone if I waited safer for everyone if I waited out here.out here.
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Ella:Ella: So how are you doing? So how are you doing? Are you excited to be a daddy?Are you excited to be a daddy?
Elliot:Elliot: Huh? Oh yeah, I guess. Huh? Oh yeah, I guess. I don’t know, I think so.I don’t know, I think so.
Aadyn:Aadyn: It’ll be great don’t It’ll be great don’t worry. Their first words, first worry. Their first words, first steps, it’s all great. steps, it’s all great.
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Elliot:Elliot: Don’t get me wrong. Don’t get me wrong. I’m really excited but I am I’m really excited but I am nervous. I mean I don’t want nervous. I mean I don’t want to mess this up.to mess this up.
Ella:Ella: You won’t mess it up. You won’t mess it up. Sure, you’ll make mistakes Sure, you’ll make mistakes just like everyone else, but just like everyone else, but God will be with you.God will be with you.
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Elliot:Elliot: The last time I even The last time I even held a baby was when Nick held a baby was when Nick here was little…what if I drop here was little…what if I drop the kid?!?the kid?!?
Nick:Nick: That probably wouldn’t That probably wouldn’t be very good.be very good.
Olivia:Olivia: Wow, way to be Wow, way to be supportive Nick.supportive Nick.
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Nick:Nick: Well maybe you’ll get Well maybe you’ll get lucky and the kid will bounce lucky and the kid will bounce or something.or something.
Ella:Ella: Nick!Nick!
Nick:Nick: I’m just saying…I’m just saying…
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Aadyn:Aadyn: Yep, you love them Yep, you love them to death and think you’ll never to death and think you’ll never want them to leave…and then want them to leave…and then they become teenagers. they become teenagers. (Looking at the kids)(Looking at the kids)
Nick:Nick: Hey we’re not that bad!Hey we’re not that bad!
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Aadyn:Aadyn: Yeah right putting Yeah right putting up with you three gives me up with you three gives me more grey hair then I thought more grey hair then I thought possible.possible.
Olivia: Olivia: Grey hair is natural Grey hair is natural Dad. By the way, I saw a Dad. By the way, I saw a vending machine down the vending machine down the hall. Can I have some money?hall. Can I have some money?
Aadyn:Aadyn: No.No.
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Olivia:Olivia: Why not?Why not?
Aadyn:Aadyn: Because then I Because then I would have to give your would have to give your brothers money and I would brothers money and I would like to be able to buy your like to be able to buy your baby cousin some balloons baby cousin some balloons later.later.
(James enters, with gray hair (James enters, with gray hair and cardigan sweater.)and cardigan sweater.)
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Nick:Nick: Hi Grandpa James! I Hi Grandpa James! I didn’t think you were coming didn’t think you were coming up ‘till later.up ‘till later.
James:James: Well I figured I Well I figured I should come up soon since we should come up soon since we don’t know when our newest don’t know when our newest addition will arrive. How are addition will arrive. How are you holding together El? you holding together El?
James:James: Well I remember the Well I remember the day you were born. They day you were born. They didn’t allow us in the birthing didn’t allow us in the birthing rooms in those days, and it rooms in those days, and it was just as well because I was was just as well because I was so nervous. I had no idea what so nervous. I had no idea what to expect or how to even to expect or how to even change a diaper. change a diaper. (Cont’d)(Cont’d)
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James:James: Your mother sure Your mother sure taught me how to do that taught me how to do that quickly. But I got some good quickly. But I got some good advice and I think you turned advice and I think you turned out all right. All you can do is out all right. All you can do is model yourself after your model yourself after your Heavenly Father and love the Heavenly Father and love the kids unconditionally. kids unconditionally.
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Ella:Ella: Elliot, just relax! The Elliot, just relax! The baby will be happy and baby will be happy and healthy and born into a family healthy and born into a family full of love.full of love.
Elliot:Elliot: It’s just that I’ve never It’s just that I’ve never done this before. What if the done this before. What if the kid doesn’t stop crying? Then kid doesn’t stop crying? Then what do I do?what do I do?
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James:James: Wait ‘til he grows up, Wait ‘til he grows up, just like I did with you, little just like I did with you, little crier!crier!
Elliot:Elliot: Or what if I spill the Or what if I spill the bottle all over the floor or get bottle all over the floor or get thrown up on?thrown up on?
James:James: Or worse? Or worse? (Knowingly (Knowingly looks at Elliot.)looks at Elliot.) It happens.It happens.
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Ella:Ella: Those days aren’t much Those days aren’t much fun, but they do pass. I think fun, but they do pass. I think we’re going to go grab a bite we’re going to go grab a bite to eat and pick up a present. to eat and pick up a present. We’ll be back soon. Want to We’ll be back soon. Want to come Dad?come Dad?
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James:James: Well I didn’t eat Well I didn’t eat before I came up here. Tell you before I came up here. Tell you what, Elliot, we’ll be back what, Elliot, we’ll be back before you know it and we’ll before you know it and we’ll bring you something to eat bring you something to eat ok? Just promise not to spit ok? Just promise not to spit up on me, like the old days. up on me, like the old days. (Smiles.)(Smiles.)
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Elliot:Elliot: Ok, that’s fine I’ll see Ok, that’s fine I’ll see you in a little bit.you in a little bit.
(Aadyn, Ella, Nick, Olivia, Nick (Aadyn, Ella, Nick, Olivia, Nick and James exit)and James exit)
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Ethan:Ethan: I’m sorry, I don’t I’m sorry, I don’t mean to bother you, but I mean to bother you, but I couldn’t help but to overhear couldn’t help but to overhear your family’s conversation. I’m your family’s conversation. I’m here waiting for my wife to here waiting for my wife to have our third child so I know have our third child so I know what you’re going through. what you’re going through. (Cont’d)(Cont’d)
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Ethan:Ethan: Wally here is my Wally here is my oldest. It is very nerve oldest. It is very nerve wrecking, just waiting and not wrecking, just waiting and not knowing what to expect, but knowing what to expect, but look at it from another look at it from another perspective. That baby doesn’t perspective. That baby doesn’t know what to expect either. know what to expect either.
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Wally: Wally: (Drops book he’s (Drops book he’s holding.)holding.) And don’t worry, you And don’t worry, you probably won’t drop your probably won’t drop your baby. I never dropped my baby. I never dropped my sister when she was a baby.sister when she was a baby.
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Ethan:Ethan: The joys and The joys and challenges of raising a child challenges of raising a child are many. Sometimes you’ll are many. Sometimes you’ll cry because your so proud of cry because your so proud of them and sometimes you’ll cry them and sometimes you’ll cry because you don’t understand because you don’t understand what was going though their what was going though their head when they made a head when they made a mistake. mistake. (Cont’d)(Cont’d)
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Ethan:Ethan: God the Father knows God the Father knows exactly how you feel. He has exactly how you feel. He has billions of children, some who billions of children, some who love him and obey him, and love him and obey him, and others who don’t. You can others who don’t. You can always turn to him when always turn to him when you’re feeling a little lost and you’re feeling a little lost and he will be there with open he will be there with open arms.arms.
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Doctor:Doctor: Mr. Smith, your Mr. Smith, your newborn son is ready to meet newborn son is ready to meet you.you.
Ethan:Ethan: Great! Well, you Great! Well, you hang in there. Everything will hang in there. Everything will be fine.be fine.
(Everyone exits except for (Everyone exits except for Elliot, who begins to fall Elliot, who begins to fall asleep in his chair-“Dream” asleep in his chair-“Dream” music)music)
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Jacob:Jacob: Hey! Hey you! Can’t Hey! Hey you! Can’t you see we’re trying to play you see we’re trying to play here mister?here mister?
Elliot: Elliot: (Confused.)(Confused.) Huh? Oh Huh? Oh sorry, I’ll move. Say where am sorry, I’ll move. Say where am I?I?
Charlie:Charlie: You don’t know You don’t know where you are?where you are?
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Elliot:Elliot: No I can’t say I do. No I can’t say I do.
Jacob:Jacob: This is Ames, Iowa.This is Ames, Iowa.
Elliot:Elliot: No it’s not. I live in No it’s not. I live in Ames. What’s going on?Ames. What’s going on?
Charlie:Charlie: Nothing out of the Nothing out of the normal, well at least not for normal, well at least not for us. us.
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Jacob:Jacob: Except that our aunt Except that our aunt Michelle is having a baby right Michelle is having a baby right now!now!
Elliot: Elliot: Really? My wife Sarah Really? My wife Sarah is having a baby too. Wait a is having a baby too. Wait a minute. What’s your uncle’s minute. What’s your uncle’s name?name?
Charlie:Charlie: James, why?James, why?
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Elliot: Elliot: Well this is odd. Oh Well this is odd. Oh he’s a friend of mine. Are they he’s a friend of mine. Are they at the hospital?at the hospital?
Jacob:Jacob: Yeah, they’ve been Yeah, they’ve been there all day. there all day.
Charlie:Charlie: Well we gotta' go Well we gotta' go eat lunch now. Nice meeting eat lunch now. Nice meeting you mister.you mister.
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Elliot:Elliot: Yeah, you too.Yeah, you too.
(Walks up stairs to the waiting (Walks up stairs to the waiting room with a book in his hands room with a book in his hands and sees a younger version of and sees a younger version of his father napping in a chair. his father napping in a chair. No gray hair or sweater.)No gray hair or sweater.)
Elliot:Elliot: Dad?Dad? (Stunned, he (Stunned, he drops his book, startling drops his book, startling James.)James.)
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James:James: (Startled.)(Startled.) Whoa, what Whoa, what was that! was that!
Elliot:Elliot: Oh, sorry, it’s just that Oh, sorry, it’s just that I…that I…er…a…I…that I…er…a…
James:James: What’s the matter, What’s the matter, man? Did your dad drop you man? Did your dad drop you on your head when you were a on your head when you were a baby or something?baby or something?
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Elliot:Elliot: Well, a no…at least I Well, a no…at least I don’t think so.don’t think so.
James:James: Never mind. Sorry Never mind. Sorry to put you on the spot. Have a to put you on the spot. Have a seat. seat. (Elliot sits in chair next (Elliot sits in chair next to James.)to James.) My name is James. My name is James.
Elliot: Elliot: My name is Elliot. My name is Elliot.
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James:James: Ely, huh? Say that’s a Ely, huh? Say that’s a interesting name.interesting name.
Elliot:Elliot: So I hear you’re So I hear you’re expecting your first baby.expecting your first baby.
James:James: Hmm….it shows, Hmm….it shows, does it? I’ll have to lay off does it? I’ll have to lay off Michelle’s pecan pie. Michelle’s pecan pie.
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Elliot:Elliot: That’s funny. That’s That’s funny. That’s just what my dad said just what my dad said whenever I commented about whenever I commented about his weight.his weight.
James:James: You’re father sounds You’re father sounds like a great guy…so maybe I like a great guy…so maybe I can forgive him for giving you can forgive him for giving you that funny name. What was that funny name. What was it…Ely? it…Ely?
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Elliot:Elliot: Elliot.Elliot.
James:James: Sorry. What with this Sorry. What with this baby stuff, I’m a nervous baby stuff, I’m a nervous wreck? I can’t even change a wreck? I can’t even change a diaper!diaper!
Elliot:Elliot: Well, someone once Well, someone once told me that all you have to do told me that all you have to do is love them. is love them.
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James:James: What kind of What kind of knucklehead told you that? knucklehead told you that? (Pauses for reaction, as he (Pauses for reaction, as he stands to exit.) stands to exit.)
Elliot:Elliot: Well, a…my da…Well, a…my da…
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James:James: Oh I’m just messing Oh I’m just messing with you, Ely…with you, Ely…
Elliot:Elliot: It’s Elliot. My name’s It’s Elliot. My name’s Elliot.Elliot.
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James:James: Yeah, I know. I’m just Yeah, I know. I’m just funnin’ with you. That name—funnin’ with you. That name—Elliot—it’s growing on me. Elliot—it’s growing on me. And that advice, Elliot, it’s And that advice, Elliot, it’s pretty good. No matter what pretty good. No matter what they do, you love them. Model they do, you love them. Model yourself after God the Father yourself after God the Father and you’ll do just fine. and you’ll do just fine. (James (James exits & Elliot falls asleep again exits & Elliot falls asleep again sitting in chair.)sitting in chair.)
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(“Dream” music again, as (“Dream” music again, as Elliot awakens from his dream. Elliot awakens from his dream. James exits & puts on gray James exits & puts on gray hair and cardigan sweater. hair and cardigan sweater. Ella, Aadyn, Olivia, Nick, & Ella, Aadyn, Olivia, Nick, & Nick enter.)Nick enter.)
Ella:Ella: Elliot…..Elliot…..Elliot! Elliot…..Elliot…..Elliot! Wake up!Wake up!
Aadyn:Aadyn: You fell asleep when You fell asleep when we were gone.we were gone.
Elliot:Elliot: Oh. Is the baby here?Oh. Is the baby here?
Olivia: Olivia: Not yet. It’s taking its Not yet. It’s taking its own sweet time.own sweet time.
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Ella: Ella: Which I’m sure Sarah Which I’m sure Sarah loves.loves.
James:James: So have you So have you relaxed?relaxed?
Elliot:Elliot: A little. I just want to A little. I just want to be the best dad I can be.be the best dad I can be.
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James:James: And you will be. Just And you will be. Just remember that you must set a remember that you must set a good example on how to live good example on how to live for the Lord so that your for the Lord so that your children will also. Always let children will also. Always let them come running to you them come running to you with arms wide open.with arms wide open.
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Aadyn:Aadyn: A Bible verse my Dad A Bible verse my Dad gave to me when Olivia was gave to me when Olivia was born was Proverbs 4:11-13 "I born was Proverbs 4:11-13 "I guide you in the way of wisdom guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not when you run, you will not stumble. Hold on to instruction, stumble. Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life."it is your life."
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Elliot: Elliot: Meaning my Heavenly Meaning my Heavenly Father will guide me and those Father will guide me and those I love my whole life. I need to I love my whole life. I need to do the same for my children do the same for my children and pray that all that they and pray that all that they might also live for God who might also live for God who loves them even more then I loves them even more then I will.will.
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James:James: Exactly. You’re Exactly. You’re already off to a good start.already off to a good start.
Doctor:Doctor: It’s a boy!!It’s a boy!!
Elliot:Elliot: Wow, he’s here. He’s Wow, he’s here. He’s finally here! And I think I’ve finally here! And I think I’ve got just the name for him: Ely!got just the name for him: Ely!
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James:James: Now where did you Now where did you come up with a name like come up with a name like that? Oh well, let’s go meet that? Oh well, let’s go meet our newest member of the our newest member of the family…and don’t drop him! family…and don’t drop him! (Put’s arm around Elliot as (Put’s arm around Elliot as they exit.)they exit.)
Elliot:Elliot: Say…Dad…you never Say…Dad…you never dropped me on my head when dropped me on my head when I was a baby, did you?I was a baby, did you?
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James:James: (Laughs.)(Laughs.) No No……(long (long pause)pause)……not much.not much.
