On Sharing
Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 5:37PM Will The Small Child Nephew curled himself into a pile on a chair when I left him. "Come give Aunt Beth a hug," I commanded after flinging my bags in the car, for what use are small children if they are not made to do one's bidding.
"I'm kind of tired," he said.
I crouched down next to him. "I'm going away for a little while, and I'd rather leave with a hug."
"But I don't want you to go." This, I suspect, had less to do with firm sentiment in the direction of his aunt than the fact that he receives unlimited Wii time when she is in charge.
"Will, Uncle Josh is sad without me. There's no one at our house to make him terrible dinners."
"But I want you to come back." I had also failed to make him cookies.
"I promise I will come back."
This was all supervised by his elder brother, Jim The Nephew, who was seething on the couch after having been informed that the Wii would stay off until after he finished his homework. "Will," he said. "You have to share."
This moment of moral authority was later followed, I was told, by Jim's newly acquired information about Lent. After Will returned from a Cincinnati Zoo class (he recovered quickly enough once he heard that my presence would be replaced by fries for lunch), he shared the intelligence that tigers eat meat.
"Not on Friday," my godson amended.
"That's only Catholic tigers," Julie The NephewsMama said, and Jim added that he had made the executive decision to give up Will until Easter (Again: My godson.)
Tuition well spent.
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Nephews FTW!
aaaawwwwwwww.....
When are you coming back to OH?
Tigers are awesome. Catholic tigers are double-awesome.
"Jim added that he had made the executive decision to give up Will until Easter (Again: My godson.)"
Hee!
"I had also failed to make him cookies."
Gotta share Aunt Beth with drum majors too, kid.
"When are you coming back to OH?"
Next month : )
I had also failed to make him cookies.
"Aunt Beth, I'm so hungry... so.... hungry..."
"Sorry, I 'm off to stare at a crack in the wall with Jason. Bye!"
Scarred for life.
"That's only Catholic tigers,"
Those are the tigers who get drunk, smash up the bar, hook up, curse out the waitstaff and then depart early so they can get to Mass on time.
Ned and z28, Mary Beth just posted your comments to her Facebook account! congrats!
Fine, don't post MY comment : P
Gonna do a reading this time around, MB?
Sweet little boys : )
Oh, I want to give Will a hug! Don't worry, Auntie MB will be right back!
"Gonna do a reading this time around, MB?"
Possible, but not probable.
Wow, "Baby Will" is getting to be quite the big boy now.
"Possible, but not probable."
Nooooooooooooo, you need to come to Columbus. The Drum Majors twirl, the band plays, you read, and I am happy forever.
"he receives unlimited Wii time when she is in charge"
Oh, so you're a Cool Aunt!
OK, we NEED to do a The Reader Meet-Up sometime when she's in Ohio.
Sounds like Aunt Beth is a bad influence.
Good for you.
"The Drum Majors twirl, the band plays, you read"
I keep trying imagine this, and somehow it always ends in arrests.
< wandering the internet, sad and alone without any new posts in 48 hours >
You'd best straighten out your priorities, miss TInk
"I keep trying imagine this, and somehow it always ends in arrests."
But that's what makes it worthwhile!
(yells in the general direction of Alabama)
"Can we have some more videos, MB, PLLLLEEEEEEAAAAAASE?!"
She put something on FB about running about 6 writing workshops at once right now. Busy girl. Maybe something tomorrow...?
I would be so excited if you did a reading in Columbus Mary Beth. Bring your adorable nephews so they don't have to miss you!!
(checks in hoping for new post, denied, cries, repeat repeat repeat repeat.....)