young mothers April 20, 2007
Bassie (at bedtime): Mommy…you’re really young for a Mommy. Most Mommy’s are, like, 39, or 40, or something.
Besides for the obvious appeal to my vanity, I love the idea of Bassie and her friends sitting around, as children do, and comparing things like how many siblings they have, how many times they’ve been on an airplane, and how old their Mommy’s are. Obviously the above comment came from Bassie’s pride at totally rocking that last category earlier in the day. Glad to be of service. This also follows closely on my explanation to her, earlier in the week, that, although now she simply blames me for keeping her from doing things she wants (like drinking a can of Sprite at bedtime), as she gets older, she will grow more and more thankful for being able to use me as an *excuse* not to do stuff she doesn’t really want to do anyway, as in “Oh, I would love to tip cows with you tonight, but my *mom* (make sour face) said I have to be home by 9:30″.
testing comments… this should work now. let me know if you guys have any problems