8:55 pmLove,
Tonight at bedtime I was sitting on Jachin’s bed, chatting about the events of the day. Wednesdays are one of my volunteer days, so we talked a little bit about things that went on in the classroom today. Then the conversation turned to puppy love. I asked him who his current crush is. Even in the dark, I could tell that he was a little embarrassed; he whacked me with his pillow.
I’ve noticed, though, that the previous playfulness between he and Rachael has sort of cooled… since she stopped wearing her reindeer antler headband… So I started going through the list of girls in his class. After a few”no’s” I got to Audrey. “No,” he said, “she’s Mikey’s crush.” Mikey is Jachin’s best friend; the only other child I know who shares Jachin’s insane love of Super Mario Bros.
“Mikey likes Audrey?” I asked.
“Yeah.” Then all of the sudden he blurted out, “Mikey and I are going to move to Mexico.”
“Why?” I asked.
“Because in Mexico you can get married when you’re 10.”
“You don’t want to get married when you’re 10,” I said.
“Sure I do. Why wouldn’t I?”
“Why do you want to get married when you’re 10? How will you get a job and support your family?”
“Oh, easy,” he said, matter of factly. “In Mexico you can get a job when you’re, like, 4.”
I thought of my sweet son, standing along a chicken filled street next to his ten year old wife, selling Chicklets, and I shivered a little.
While I’m happy that my son doesn’t seem to have any sort of commitment phobias, I told him to tell me before he and Mikey move to Mexico… so that I can ground him from leaving the house and the country.
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You know what’s sad, is that kids are in such a hurry to grow up. Then you get to adult hood and you wish that you were a kid again.
I guess being a grown-up looks pretty cool when Dad works at a place with guitar hero and a pool table.
Comment by Sam — February 28, 2008 @ 12:54 pm
Man, that Audrey must be one awesome girl. Inspiring boys to move to Mexico for marriage? I’d watch out for her.
Comment by Leslie — February 28, 2008 @ 2:09 pm
Um, not to be too personal about your family & all, but didn’t he say he and Mikey are moving to Mexico? Maybe I’ve seen too many movies…
But Chiclet sales is the first job I thought of for a kid, too. Muy triste.
Comment by stephanie — February 28, 2008 @ 7:38 pm
I found this via Leslie… too funny! And yes, I think a grounding is in order.
Comment by jen of a2eatwrite — March 1, 2008 @ 3:52 am
You reminded me of the only Billy Graham newspaper column I remember. In response to a Mom who wanted him to print some wisdom that would advise her son that “puppy love” is not “real,” Dr. Graham responded “It is real to the Puppy.”
Comment by John-Michael — March 1, 2008 @ 10:40 am
You never know, those 10 year old chicken farmers look pretty happy. Glad to know he has life by the short hairs.
-Stu
Comment by stu — March 2, 2008 @ 2:58 pm