It's not the 3-hour dinner one would have with friends, but I had a killer time tonight with the twins. We were laughing hysterically, teasing Joe that he seemed to like the waitress a bit much, as Em & I sang, "Joe & Kelly (the waitress) sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g...," and kicking each other under the table. I loved being 13 tonight. Joe, I discovered, likes a girl! I was a little stunned, but he didn't deny it when Emily blurted it out and he started giggling...and then giggled some more...then covered his mouth as he giggled some more. Don't ya' love sisters who can keep a secret?
He asked me a good question too: "If we evolved from the monkeys, why are there still monkeys?" After dinner, I was holding Em's hand on the way into a store and tried to hold Joe's hand. He was having none of it, which really got me going. I tossed my arm over his shoulders, and he brushed it aside. He walked quickly in front of me, trying to put as much distance between himself and we girls as he could. I let him take a breather while we shopped, but as soon as we left the store, I started walking like a chimp, dancing around him, saying very loudly, "I'm Joe's mom...." as I scratched my chimp head and asked for a banana. Em and I tried to grab him to throw him into the fountain, but we failed, and he broke away. I started singing badly as he once again put space between us. He raced to the car. He was safe at last, in the confines of a car where no one could see or hear me. He slunk in his seat as low as gravity and the seat would allow.
It's great hanging out with the kids, especially as I know they enjoy it so much too! And, after all this time waiting to be able to torture them to such great effect, it was almost more than my little maternal heart could bare.
You know the children are growing up if they start asking questions that have answers.
~ John J. Plomp
Published on: Apr 29, 2006
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