Guest Entry from Ben’s Sister Anna
I thought that those of you who know Jake would appreciate this.
Last night when the kids were in bed and the house quiet I sat in my usual
rocking chair, stroking our cat, KC, and reflecting on how grown up Jake has
become since he turned 5 last spring. Sure, he still teases his sister,
acts goofy at the dinner table and all the usual kid stuff, but it’s been a
while since he’s had any of those “OH MY GOD I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT”
incidents. It’s been a long time since he painted the dog white, and even
longer since he painted the carpet green. And though I wanted to throttle
his little neck when he shot out the TV with a squirt gun, poured water down
the heater vent, and soused Kristen’s entire bed with a “potion” of water,
lotion and soap, we laugh about it now. My house plants have long recovered
from their “haircuts”, and though he suffered no ill effects from eating a
staple, he hasn’t tried it again, either. He’s matured in his interactions
with other kids, too. Just recently he got into a spat with another child
at school. Instead of hitting or pushing (as he would have last year) he
expressed his feelings in a note: “Der Taler, You r stoopid love,
Jake” Fortunately Taylor can’t read.
I’m almost sad that those days are over, I thought to myself. And then I
noticed that KC’s whiskers were missing…..
Oh, hell. It don’t stop when you have boys.
My brother is…16?
Last night he burned off Hitler’s whiskers with a lighter.
Posted by Fox on 12/25 at 09:16 PMThese are delightful. I started clipping them and sending emails to my daughters and other friends, then got smarter and just sent the url.
Did you grow up in Orange County as well? Large family?
I grew up in Monterey Park with 2 sisters, both younger… They still think I’m trying to control them.. but whadata gonna do!!!
Posted by on 01/12 at 12:41 AM
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