Kids

Ever really think about kids? People don't like them, love them, hate 'em, or adore them. Sometimes a whole combination of emotions. I have a billion or so sisters (three, actually) and they make life so chaotic and crazy. And annoying. But, I must admit, I couldn't live without them.

The reason I'm saying 'kids' obviously means that my sisters are younger than me. I know I'm still young and all, but, as a girl usually does some time in her adolescence, I've thought about having my own kids one day and how I'd treat them. I'm one of those people who adore kids except for my sisters. I love little babies, toddlers (except in their terrible two's), and people seem to take them for granted. Like I do all the time.

Think about a world with no kids. Who'd have the innocence to ask, "Mommy, why is that lady fat?" when that nice, sensitive lady in the grocery store is really just seven months pregnant, or the imagination to say one day, "I'm getting my sense of humor tomorrow. Why? God told me so". You laugh at those things and say, so cute! But if an adult said them, you'd probably call them an insensitive or stupid jerk.

There's always that child-like imagination, child-like faith, where the kids are so innocent and so naiive that they'll believe anything you tell them. There's just some sick people out there who would use that to their advantage and tell their kids that killing is okay, death is just a very long nap, or people that do drugs are cool. Or that there's a toothfairy out there or something.

Of course, this is just another pointless blab about children (I think blogs should be called blabs, honestly; it's just blabbering!) but it's fun to think about. Kids. Children. Youngsters. Terrible, annoying little brats who bring joy to your life no matter how much you call them names behind their backs. Even if they are annoying and irritating and never listen and frustrate you to death (I think my mother's thinning hair isn't only credited to old age), they're cute little things (yes, things) and have personalities like everyone else that are so innocent and, sometimes, adorable.

But please, don't start me on adolescence.


Song of the Day: Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers

Quote of the Day:

Good kids are like sunsets. We take them for granted. Every evening they disappear. Most parents don't imagine how hard they try to please us, and how miserable they feel when they think they have failed.
-Erma Bombeck