Donovan and Delaney have busy little social lives now that they're back in school and playing and drinking Capri Suns like mad. It's been almost a month since I talked to them. This changed on Sunday when I had a quick chat with Donovan. He's nine going on nineteen.
R: Pumpkin! I missed you! I haven't talked to you in ages.
D: Yeah, I know.
R: Um, Ok. But I missed you! How are you! I liked the picture of you in your Halloween costume, but who is that?
D: Um, JOHN CENA.
R: Right, right. The guy in that movie. Oh I just looked him up online. Your costume is super accurate.
[And I'm thinking, "Why are you so uncool!? You should know that! Don't be the lame aunt!"]
R: OK, so how's school? Have you learned anything yet?
D: No, nothing. The learning hasn't started yet.
R: OK. . . um, I might be Mr. Miagi for Halloween. Have you seen the Karate Kid? Do you know who that is?
D: Yeah, that's a weird costume. It's kind of funny.
R: I know, I know. It's kind of part of a theme costume, maybe, well, so um, I might take a comedy class. Someone told me I should do it, and I think I might.
[While this is true, it was really only said to gain cred with the kiddo.]
D: That's a terrible idea.
R: Why?!?
D: Because you need to be FUNNY to be a comedian. And you're not funny.
OUCH!!! Things didn't improve much from there. I attempted to sway the boy with ideas about our upcoming trip to Disney World (in January), but his heart wasn't in it. It's happening, my friends. He's getting older. When you're a nine-year old boy, John Cena and drinks that come in pouches and cool kids in the neighborhood and skate boards and trampolines will always trump a 34-yr. old aunt--even when that aunt is me.
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone and one we intend to win.”
Posted by: JFK | October 13, 2009 at 12:19 AM
Ah nine years old. When they turn from cute to obnoxious! : (
Posted by: Simone007 | October 13, 2009 at 09:21 AM
You will always have Matthew!! There are 6 more good years! He asked about you today--"Can Aunt Rachel come to Chuck E Cheese too?" Ahhh....he loves his aunt rachel.xooooxoxoxox
Posted by: Tammy | October 13, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I had never heard of John Cena before reading your post. Over to Wikipedia and ... oh my.
Well, a little lad must have a role model. It could be worse. When I was nine, my role model was Henry Kissinger.
And remember that to a nine-year-old boy, the only things that are "funny" are bodily odors and excretory functions.
Posted by: Chuck | October 13, 2009 at 08:52 PM