Oh, my little Prince, O Little Boy, I have been focusing on the wrong story.
It is Thursday Night, we have just had pizza and watched cartoons about taming dragons.
Your Father arrived home. And he showed you the video.
THE VIDEO.
The one he had spent the past 10 months working on, taking Cody the dog to Fort Tryon Park. The Lady of Lacksley (where is she from?) and he of Hudson Heights.
"Weren't you embarrassed to walk around the park like that?" you asked.
You were watching, and we made sure to get your reaction (my idea). Amber didn't have room, but your Dad's phone did. (Silent communication on their part).
The video was twee. And frankly, it's a huge shock/surprise (but not really). Amber and I have been living in the apartment about the same amount of time, 2 years. As soon as your father mentioned he wanted to do a surprise for her last week, I KNEW it was a proposal.
He had been planning for a long time. Wanting everything to be just right. Sweet. (And somehow, I can't imagine someone doing that for me, nor can I imagine I want that. I want to be the one telling the story, in control of the story. I would hate it if the story was better than I could imagine.
Quite honestly, it did seem SUPER romantic. I did what I could to stop myself from retching the first time I saw it-but only because that is not what I would want. Something so obvious, something that comes so easily to both of them. Or maybe I cannot tolerate other people's stories.
But I am a grownup, and quite honestly, I learned a long time ago to react (under circumstances) the way people want you to react. LAUGH at the comedians' jokes. Look sympathetic when your friend is sad. Do not be mean. When people are offering their stories to you, LISTEN to them. Basic advice you should ALWAYS follow (It's more important than you realize).
Because you are 9, you retched. Repeatedly. We were your audience, hoping that you'd say, "GREAT!!" and understand that your Dad is marrying Amber and that will be your life and your future (because, in a sense, you are marrying her too. And Cody, the dog)
Now, I should return to the stories I have about princes & magic. Maybe incorporate it all together.
Currently working on a NaNoWriMo book: "The Swimming"
It is Thursday Night, we have just had pizza and watched cartoons about taming dragons.
Your Father arrived home. And he showed you the video.
THE VIDEO.
The one he had spent the past 10 months working on, taking Cody the dog to Fort Tryon Park. The Lady of Lacksley (where is she from?) and he of Hudson Heights.
"Weren't you embarrassed to walk around the park like that?" you asked.
You were watching, and we made sure to get your reaction (my idea). Amber didn't have room, but your Dad's phone did. (Silent communication on their part).
The video was twee. And frankly, it's a huge shock/surprise (but not really). Amber and I have been living in the apartment about the same amount of time, 2 years. As soon as your father mentioned he wanted to do a surprise for her last week, I KNEW it was a proposal.
He had been planning for a long time. Wanting everything to be just right. Sweet. (And somehow, I can't imagine someone doing that for me, nor can I imagine I want that. I want to be the one telling the story, in control of the story. I would hate it if the story was better than I could imagine.
Quite honestly, it did seem SUPER romantic. I did what I could to stop myself from retching the first time I saw it-but only because that is not what I would want. Something so obvious, something that comes so easily to both of them. Or maybe I cannot tolerate other people's stories.
But I am a grownup, and quite honestly, I learned a long time ago to react (under circumstances) the way people want you to react. LAUGH at the comedians' jokes. Look sympathetic when your friend is sad. Do not be mean. When people are offering their stories to you, LISTEN to them. Basic advice you should ALWAYS follow (It's more important than you realize).
Because you are 9, you retched. Repeatedly. We were your audience, hoping that you'd say, "GREAT!!" and understand that your Dad is marrying Amber and that will be your life and your future (because, in a sense, you are marrying her too. And Cody, the dog)
Now, I should return to the stories I have about princes & magic. Maybe incorporate it all together.
Currently working on a NaNoWriMo book: "The Swimming"
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