Somebody said I should re-post some of my first pieces because I have more readers now than I did a year ago. So that is what I'm going to today and up through mybabyroc's first anniversary, March 23rd. I will still write original pieces during this time, but will add a couple of re-post pieces a week. The piece that I'm posting today was written in the spring of 2010 (March 29, 2010). I hope you enjoy!
The first line in Leo Tolstoy's book, Anna Karenina, states: "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
I was reminded of this fact last week when my wife and son, Ryan, were checking out "daddy's website."
Ryan & Mimi (summer 2009)
Upon
closer observation of my site, Ryan realized that he has seen the
picture of the old man (Picasso) holding the baby before. "Dad that is
the same picture you have on your desk" he stated. I confirmed his
belief then I asked if he knew who the man was.
"Poppa" he said,
"Close but no go" I replied. Can you say "Picasso?"
"....Picaaasssoo" he replied, in typical 5-year old fashion. I told him that Picasso was a very famous artist.
He then replied, "I know...Mimi met him at McDonald's today".
My wife and I are still laughing.
I
don't need to tell most of you reading this how wonderful kids are and
how they really do say the darnedest things. I still remember when Bryce
was five (He's 14 now) telling me and his brothers one morning that he
"didn't pee to bed" because the pee stayed in his underwear.
Classic.
Bryce (summer . 2006)
aka. Will Smith
Really? You don't see it. Look at those ears again and get back to me.
Ryan's comment was brilliant on so many levels. It displayed how amazing a
young child's mind really is and how great and funny a creative
imagination can be. For many children, life is, and should be, so
simple. They wake up and hit the floor running. Each day is a new day
with no left over garbage from the day before. They like to play with
their toys and (in my house) they might not know a famous artist when
they see one but they can recite every word in a Phineas & Ferb episode. They don't obsess about the details...they just live.
It was at this very moment I realized how happy we are as a family. Everything hasn't been easy, at times it has been downright unbearable, but it's times like this, when a family member meets Picasso at McDonald's, that I truly realize how fortunate we are.
sbb "March 23, 2010"
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