Childhood

Band-aids make everything better when you’re a kid. I remember putting them on bumps and bruises too. And yes, they did make them feel better.

But, now…I am an adult. So…I’m going to go make some chili.

Later…

Things to worry about: you have a creative child who is very much an individual, but also a pleaser. A combo destined to confusion over one’s sense of self. As a three-year-old, our daughter is very creative in the way that she chooses to dress herself and how she does her hair. She takes great pride in her outfits and her father and I make appropriate, complementary compliments on her outfit and then take her out in public. I don’t care if her socks don’t match. I don’t care that she has placed her black velvet dress over plaid pants, and that her red hair ribbon is tied around her chest and daintily accessorized with a yellow hair barrette. Add a shiny pink shirt, worn open over top and a hair band and she is ready to go. And I am fine with that. But there are people who have a very definite sense of what should be worn with what. And they do not allow those rules to be softened for the younger kids—like three-year-olds. Like a certain octagarian I know who basically told her that she would be more beautiful if her shoes matched. Well, being a pleaser…you get the picture. But fear not, she got even in her own little way. Never underestimate the power of karma and the creativity and intelligence of ‘little’ ones.

So, today I discovered that I am not the only one who thinks Jack Johnson is HOT. I am not the only mom out there who rents Curious George for her kid(s) and says, ‘sure’ when the kids ask if they can watch the Curious George music video again. Yes, it stars Jack Johnson. A tip though…Ben Harper is cute…apparently. So, now I must Google him. Will return…

Okay back now…not as much as good ol’ Jack. Cute, but no cigar.

Here’s a picture:

Ben Harper

Now dare to compare:

Jack Johnson

I mean, really. Is there any contest? In my world…no. I mean I even have a character in my latest work, Allie, who is TOTALLY in love with Jack Johnson. As my friend was saying today, it is something about a guy crooning a love song. I would say that she TOTALLY nailed that one on the head. And really, a guy acting all cute around Curious George. There is something wrong with my brain, I know. But, I was born this way. Really, there is not a lot I can do about it. What isn’t nature was nurture. Besides, I like me this way.

Life Lesson #1: Never buy a wood table that needs to be oiled. It’s a pain in the ass. Unless you know, you like things to be a pain in the ass…