Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Family, Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Jul 6th, 2010
I hosted a July 4 party this year, my first ever. This has always been my brother Perry’s holiday, but he returned from vacation the night before this year and so didn’t have time to put on his usual grilling, explosive-laden extravaganza . I’m guessing he’ll reclaim the day next year, but I’m so happy […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 6th, 2010
Ever since the big race talk last December, I’ve been waiting for some sign that Simon “got it”, by which I mean that Simon saw physical differences in people and understood it was OK to notice and ask about these differences but wasn’t ascribing any deep meaning to them. Several more months of his insisting […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 3rd, 2010
In late May, Simon said a few things that gave the illusion of his possessing adult understanding or common adult fears. At the time, it was his description of insomnia and stated fear of getting old that caught me off guard. I don’t think he fully understood what he said, but he gave a convincing […]