One
of these days you'll explode and shout to all the kids, "Why
don't you just grow up and act your age!?"
And
they will...
Or,
"You guys get outside and find something to do -- without
hurting each other. And don't slam the door!"
And
they don't...
You'll
straighten their bedrooms until it's all neat and tidy...toys
displayed on the shelf - hangers in the closet - animals caged.
You'll yell, "Now I want it to stay this way!"
And
it will...
You
will prepare a perfect dinner with a salad that hasn't had all the
olives picked out and a cake with no finger traces in the icing and
you'll say, "Now this is a meal for company."
And
you will eat it alone...
You'll
yell, "I want complete privacy on the phone. No
screaming, do you hear me?"
And
no one will answer.
No
more plastic tablecloths stained. No more dandelion bouquets.
No more iron-on patches. No more wet, knotted shoelaces, muddy
boots or rubber bands for ponytails.
Imagine...a
lipstick with a point, no babysitters for New Years Eve, washing
clothes only once a week. No PTA meetings or silly school plays
where your child is a tree. No car pools, blaring stereos or
forgotten lunch money.
No more Christmas presents made of library paste and
toothpicks. No wet oatmeal kisses. No more tooth fairy.
No more giggles in the dark, scraped knees to kiss or sticky fingers
to clean.
Only
a voice asking, "Why don't you grow up?"
And
the silence echoes:
"I
did."
~~~
~Author
Unknown~ |