True Love

So, I’m not doing so well in keeping up with my New Year’s resolutions. I can tell because I am still not getting on to post every day. I have no excuses for yesterday other then I was busy spending time with Chris playing video games.

I am letting go of the hurt from my mom and moving on to dealing with other things. There was a glitch in my financial aid for school so I am still waiting to see if I am going to go this year or not. Chris was placed on suspension because of failing the one class so I have been working on his appeal. All I can do is pray that the dean reinstates his student loans, we can not afford to repay them all right.

So, on happier news, my five year old has decided he is going to read “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” all by himself, only, he reads out loud and he’s so funny. When his sister stepped in to help him, he told her she was reading too fast, there was no way for her “savor the story”.

The following conversation also took place.

Youngest son: I am going to marry you.
Daughter: You can’t marry me, I have a boyfriend.
Youngest son: Well I’ll beat him up and marry you.
Daughter: You’re too small to beat him up.
Youngest son: I’ll use Dad’s workout machine and get big, then I’ll hold your hand tightly and we’ll get married.
Daughter: >sounds exasperated< I have a boyfriend.
Youngest son: Who ZAAAAAACK? I’ll beat him up, I’ll use Dad’s workout and get big and strong and beat him up and he won’t be able to do anything but cry like a girl.
Daughter: >sounds irritated< You are NOT going to beat up my boyfriend and marry me, I like my boyfriend!
Youngest son: >sounds all hurt< But.. don’t you love me?
Daughter: >sighs< Of course I love you
Youngest son: >sounds triumphant< See! We will get married because you like Zack but you >LOVE< me! And I know all your favorite things, and I will make you dinner and let you take your bath before me. I'll even let you pick which movie you want to watch first.
Daughter: Talk to me when you’re 25

Of course, for him, he only understands that when two people love each other they get married. I found the interaction, and the fact that he doesn’t want to lose her very sweet. Chris and I were talking about it and I told him I wasn’t terribly worried, we’d see where things stand when he’s sixteen.