Donald Duck is known for a lot of things: his sprouts of anger, his indecipherable voice, his fear and overprotective instincts (when it comes to his family; special his kids) but he's also brave, kind and overall he love his family so much that always put them first all the time, so why…

Why does he always end in the bad line at the end?

For as long as he can remember, his life was always in chaos, more intentionally that not, since his younger years adventuring with his twin and uncle to his mid thirty when he take the kids from Della and raise them for 11 years as best as he could.

The firsts ones were the hardest, dealing with the mourn of her disappearance and the almost hearth attack Louie cause him for coming out almost an hour later than his siblings, on top of that he has to deal with keeping his anger at minimum and try to not go and scream to the ocean for the overwhelming feelings that get him in the worst moment.

Years pass by, he got older and so did the triples, their waddling become walking and not later in running, it was hard to keep in check one without coming free for scratches if he was lucky enough but three?

Through the years the job hunting become a thing more than just a simple option, his saving were running out and combined that with 3 mouths to feed and the bad luck in him, someone has to give in.

And he won't let the boys pay the price for that.

He try; he really did try his best, no matter how much he hope the last interview was really the last one, or how the boat always seem ready to give up and fall apart for the repairs he couldn't afford at the time (he may be a sailor but he was not a professional mechanic) or how the triples resemble more and more to their mother.

Well, if he shed a tear or two, cold you really blame him?

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He was at the local park of Duckburg, smoke coming out of the vest he use for his job, well his ex-job now, how could he have known that the pink bottom wasn't supposed to be press?

The sky was bright blue and you could hear the giggle and screaming of the children and some people walking by with their pets or someone else.

Donald could feel their gazes in him, how could he not; he was literally smoking out but he paid them not mind; his focus was in biggest problems that him probably combusting out of existence, for example:

What are they going to eat tonight?

The kids were at Goofy and Max house, having the babysitter cancel on him last minute for some weird reason and he really couldn't spare more minutes in looking for a replacement.

He tries to not call his friend, time was ticking and there's no way he could leave them alone but what other option he has, really? Donald could never thank him enough for this, but his old friend just say it was nothing and encourage him to go cuz he was late (no really surprise for that last part).

But now…..

His train of thoughts comes to a halt when he felt someone tapping him and a guy in overall greet him as he look up with a look in their face that scream nothing but bad news.

"Umm, I'm really, really sorry dude" he look slightly guilty and Donald prepare himself "but…uummm, that bench is fresh painted and I..kindda forgot to put up the sing"

The smoking duck was up before he could finish that sentence and feel the stickiness of the paint coming along, his back as long his eyes could manage was dyed in bright purple mixed with white lines.

He fights back the bubbling rage he knows would come out.

The guy apologize again but he just nod as he start walking to his friend's house and maybe use the last of his paycheck in some pizzas for them and the boys and maybe just forget this day existed.

But as always luck was not on his side, it never is, no even walking out the park and rain pour out of the sky like it was waiting for him to make the call.

"Oh phooey"

And it wasn't even Wednesday.

Hi! This is my first contribution for this fandom and I'm so nervous and exited! this show capture my heart so hard and Donald was always my favorite one, so hopefully you like this fic, also fair warning not all chapters are consecutive related or in order but you would see.

Tell me what da ya think in the comments and hope you like it as much I like writing it.
See ya!