I’ll never forget a friend hosting a 1st birthday party for her son. She had sangria, wine, beer and sodas for everyone. I wish I had done my child’s first birthday that way.
When my daughter was about 3, she came home after visiting her great-grandmother (who has arthritis in her hands) and when she couldn’t get the (locked) door open, she said, “My hands just don’t work like they used to!”
I usually see it the other way around – childless pet owners considering their pets their children and equal to a human child, and dismissing how parents feel differently about children.
Her questions remind me of the dating website I used to meet my husband. I wasn’t matched up to people who had similar music tastes and food preferences, I was matched up to people whose personal values and personality aligned with mine.
What’s really going on here is that Luann and Tara are competing for Piro’s attention. Maybe not for romantic reasons, but competing all the same. I think Luann felt a connection back at the fair when she was backstage with Piro, right before she performed. Tara laid claim to him because they’re cousins, and apparently they have a history.
Oh man, my parents leaving us at home was such a joy! No Parents! Once the eldest of us was about 12, they started leaving us home alone for a couple of days – someone would come clean the house, do laundry, and cook dinner – but we’d have to clean up after dinner, do our homework, put ourselves to bed and catch the bus in the morning by ourselves. (And we never missed the bus!)
I’ll never forget a friend hosting a 1st birthday party for her son. She had sangria, wine, beer and sodas for everyone. I wish I had done my child’s first birthday that way.