My Kid Makes Me Laugh...

My kid makes me laugh…a lot.  Not all the time, of course, but more often than not he finds a way to make me chuckle.  On Mother’s Day, he gave me a book.  I wanted to share this page because it made me laugh so hard I almost wet my pants (something I can certainly attribute to the kid born naturally at 9lbs 8oz).  “Sometimes, I forget my shoes.”  Well, yes, that has happened.  But it was MONTHS ago and it only happened once, or so I tell myself. 
  
 We live in New York City, which generally means we live in an apartment (not true for all, but true for most).  He has to be at school by 8 a.m., so we need to be out the door by 7:30 a.m. because we take the subway.  Sometimes, the morning routine resembles a fire drill because I am still brushing my teeth or trying to put on some makeup at 7:25 a.m. (note to self: get out of bed earlier).  On the morning in question, it was such a fire drill.  I’d gotten myself out of the bathroom and to the kitchen (which is near the front door), grabbed my lunch, put on my coat and ushered the kid out the door.  As I closed the apartment door, I noticed my pink, fuzzy slippers on my feet.  I turned to the kid and said, “I don’t think these will do.”  We both laughed.  I ran in, changed into my shoes, and somehow, we still made it to school on time.

 What is the moral of the story?  Don’t forget your shoes, or anything else, because kids remember EVERYTHING.

 I think I hear you laughing….

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