Thursday, March 09, 2006
It's been awhile for me, too...
At bookclub last night, my friends were comparing notes about their teenage children. Angela's son had just betrayed his older brother by divulging the secret of his first kiss. Erin recently coached her son through making dinner for his girlfriend's parents for the first time. Sarah is reeling from her children's questions about sexual activities that I didn't know existed. Whatever anxiety I might have about my kids, it pales in comparison to what lies ahead.
That certainty somehow made this innocent moment even sweeter. Yesterday afternoon, Max and two of his classmates went to the park while Boo and I ran errands. We retrieved Max only when I was sure that sufficient boy energy had been released back into the universe. As I was strapping Max into his carseat, I noticed an abrasion on his knee.
"Did you scrape your knee on the playground, honey?"
"Yep."
"Does it hurt?"
"Yep."
"Do you want me to kiss it?
"Yep." When Max is reduced to one-word sentences, fatigue is getting the upper hand.
I gave his knee a perfunctory peck. "Does that feel better?"
"Yep."
Then, Boo chimed in, his voice full of appreciation: "Mommy, you're a good kisser."
I could barely stifle my laugh. When was the last time you heard that?
That certainty somehow made this innocent moment even sweeter. Yesterday afternoon, Max and two of his classmates went to the park while Boo and I ran errands. We retrieved Max only when I was sure that sufficient boy energy had been released back into the universe. As I was strapping Max into his carseat, I noticed an abrasion on his knee.
"Did you scrape your knee on the playground, honey?"
"Yep."
"Does it hurt?"
"Yep."
"Do you want me to kiss it?
"Yep." When Max is reduced to one-word sentences, fatigue is getting the upper hand.
I gave his knee a perfunctory peck. "Does that feel better?"
"Yep."
Then, Boo chimed in, his voice full of appreciation: "Mommy, you're a good kisser."
I could barely stifle my laugh. When was the last time you heard that?
1 Comments:
We'll have to add this to the family stories about kissing... since we talk about it so much anyway.
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