Coming down off Maggie's birthday party celebration, my son, Brian, is feeling a bit left out. He told me in a tear-filled confession tonight that he is jealous. He doesn't get as much attention as Maggie and he didn't get what he really, really wanted. A Care Bear.I couldn't hold back my surprise and I said, "Seriously? You want a Care Bear?" I mean, I'm all about boys liking girly stuff and all, but I can't even figure out why Maggie is so into Care Bears. Sorry all you CB-lovers out there. I was never into them as a kid when they were "originally" popular, so I guess my bias should come as no surprise.
Anyhow, yes, he really wants a Care Bear, some super-huge one that's as big as he is. So I gave him the usual, "Well, I'm sure you could ask for it for your birthday or Christmas." (Poor kid, both are in December for him, a point that did not go unnoticed.)
"That's so far away! Isn't there something else in between? Like Thanksgiving? What is that all about, anyway?"
