Wednesday, February 28, 2007

My Thoughts: So Many Assumptions

Have you ever wondered why adults always tell kids that they will eventually come to like the opposite sex and will eventually want to kiss them? The response is, of course, “ewwww never.” For once I want a conversation between mother and her eight year old son to go as followed:

SON: HI mommy.
MOM: HI Matthew. How was your day at school?
SON: Uneventful
MOM: Oh really? How did you get that cut?
SON: I got into a fight.
MOM: WHAT? Why? With who?
SON: I was with some friends and some girls came up to us and started making fun of us and we said get out of here but they didn’t leave so Jenny hit me
MOM: And why were they making fun of you
SON: Because I am a boy
MOM: What did you do after Jenny hit you?
SON: I said stop or I’ll tell Mrs. Lancaster on you
MOM: And did she stop?
SON: Yeah but she said she hated me and then I said I hated her more
MOM: You shouldn’t say you hate her. You shouldn’t say that to anyone. You know in a couple of years you might like Jenny and maybe want to kiss her
SON: EWWW NO! NO I WILL NEVER
MOM: I bet you will.
SON: NO, seriously mom I won’t.
MOM: Don’t be too sure of yourself.
SON: Oh, I am sure of myself.
MOM: You won’t be saying that in a couple of years.
SON: Mom, mother, I’m gay.

That would be refreshing.

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