Velvet Verbosity, whose failure to win a Tony Award can only be described as a massive oversight, chose "reflecting" as this week's word. I call this "Fight Night"
"Mom- MEEEEEE!," Lucy said, her voice splitting the air. "Eva's doing everything I do!" Lucy walked into the kitchen, fists balled on her hips, face contorted with anger. "Make her STOP!"
Eva followed behind, shooting me a puzzled look. She saw her older sister and immediately adopted the same pose. "See?!??!?!?," Lucy cried.
I had a flash of memory, my own mother wading into a fight between my brother and I, holding us apart with two massive hands, bellowing, "Someday you're going to have children that are JUST LIKE YOU!"
I never knew what a curse it was.
oh good lord the number of times i hear "mama! he's copying me!" ARGH.
ReplyDeleteOn a long ago road trip my then young children were snipping at each other when my daughter complained that her brother was 'breathing my air.' I am living with the same curse from my mother.
ReplyDeleteAncient Irish Mother's curse: May you have two children JUST LIKE YOU.
ReplyDeleteheh - not that I did that to MY girls - or anything - bwahahahaha
gotta watch out for those ancient Irish mothers, ya know. ;)
DeleteI love these moments of children fighting for their footing in the world. :-) I would imagine that being a mother is like a mirror into your past at least 20 times a day.
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