Kipper is 21 and Alec is 18 (Man, where did *that* time fly to?).
Oh, yes, jammies, underwear, shoes. What really tickled us was that both boys preferred to wear the underwear *backwards.* It seemed somehow so, I dunno, Freudian, to have the superhero there. (g) Did your brothers do that too, or was that a peculiarity of our family?
Probably my cleverest moment as a mother came once when we hit The Golden Arches of Nutrition, expecting to receive Hot Wheels toys. They were all out. Uh oh, here come extremely disappointed boys...they were scowling fiercely when the girl asked me if the Barbie dolls would do. Yes, I said, they'll be great. Amid howls of protest, I fished them out at the table and with a flourish announced that these were the Klingon Barbies from the Klingon Homeworld. You've never seen brows clear so fast. Whew. Quick thinking, eh? The best part was later seeing Alec sitting on the floor with his William Riker action figure fighting with the Klingon Barbie.
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Date: 2006-09-21 04:12 am (UTC)Oh, yes, jammies, underwear, shoes. What really tickled us was that both boys preferred to wear the underwear *backwards.* It seemed somehow so, I dunno, Freudian, to have the superhero there. (g) Did your brothers do that too, or was that a peculiarity of our family?
Probably my cleverest moment as a mother came once when we hit The Golden Arches of Nutrition, expecting to receive Hot Wheels toys. They were all out. Uh oh, here come extremely disappointed boys...they were scowling fiercely when the girl asked me if the Barbie dolls would do. Yes, I said, they'll be great. Amid howls of protest, I fished them out at the table and with a flourish announced that these were the Klingon Barbies from the Klingon Homeworld. You've never seen brows clear so fast. Whew. Quick thinking, eh? The best part was later seeing Alec sitting on the floor with his William Riker action figure fighting with the Klingon Barbie.