The older my children get, I find myself...with increasing frequency, starting sentences with a phrase I thought I’d never say: “When I was your age…” Yup, nothing says you’re old like those words, which have been uttered by old people since the Industrial Revolution. Usually, “when I was your age” serves as a cop-out for my cheapness. I say things like, “When I was your age, I only had two shoes” (commonly known as one pair), or “When I was your age, we only had four channels, and one of them was in French. ” But there is one statement that I wish to shout from a roof top. It is: “When I was your age, the toys were better.” If you look at some of the top toys on this years Christmas wish lists, you see cheap plastic crap that I am loathe to buy for Lochlan. I miss the toys of my childhood, all of which I wish my parents still had. Yes, with five children, had they kept our toys, they would now have a moderate-sized toy collection, a Narnia closet leading to Fisher Price Land, that wo
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ReplyDeleteOooooooh. I'm cautiously excited...if that's possible :)
ReplyDeleteSending you hugs and keeping my fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteNow I'm on pins and needles!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm staying optimistic for you!
ReplyDeleteOohhh! I hope so! please please please - praying for positive news for you!
ReplyDeleteThinking of you!! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteOh my god....hooray! So I will be cautiously optimistic for you too!! But...will you be cautiously optimistic for me? I'm in the same boat here!
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