My 9 year old son found me reading a book on my bed.
"Raising Cain," he read aloud. "Who's Cain?"
"He's Adam and Eve's son," I replied.
"What did he do?"
"He killed his brother, Abel."
"Why?" he continued, still interrupting my special reading time.
"He was jealous," I answered.
"What's your book about?"
"Raising boys."
For a moment there was silence then, "You think I'm going to kill my brother?!"
"No," I said, "I think your brother might kill his, though."
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I won't introduce my daughters to the literary tragic figure of Hamlet, Ophelia. After this experience, I will read Reviving Ophelia in the safety of my closet or office. Ophelia contains too much symbolism for one mother to explain. Not to mention, how could I explain her demise?
What would Dr. Spock say about this?
"Raising Cain," he read aloud. "Who's Cain?"
"He's Adam and Eve's son," I replied.
"What did he do?"
"He killed his brother, Abel."
"Why?" he continued, still interrupting my special reading time.
"He was jealous," I answered.
"What's your book about?"
"Raising boys."
For a moment there was silence then, "You think I'm going to kill my brother?!"
"No," I said, "I think your brother might kill his, though."
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I won't introduce my daughters to the literary tragic figure of Hamlet, Ophelia. After this experience, I will read Reviving Ophelia in the safety of my closet or office. Ophelia contains too much symbolism for one mother to explain. Not to mention, how could I explain her demise?
What would Dr. Spock say about this?
I love it.
ReplyDeleteSince my kid is 3, I can still get away with explaining anything I don't need him to know about (books, Pepsi, CSI) as being "too spicy" for him. He accepts this. These days are numbered...
Well, they are finding that Dr. Spock didn't know as much as he thought he did. He never had any children of his own, I hear, so practical experience was something he never had. Mother's instincts trump every time. You are a clever writer Nancy. Love to read your blog.
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