PARTNERS IN CRIME
One fine sunny afternoon I am startled by these words.
“Mom, have you gone Coo-coo Bananas?” asks the snob. Is that an obscenity? Almost
fell off my chair! Within a few days, I get plain used to it. Each time I would
ask my children to finish the vegetables I could hear it. The time I screamed
at the sight of the neighbour’s puppy-“I’d again gone coo-coo bananas!” Google
it- Coo-coo Bananas means to have lost your mind- gone barmy. I surely have!
Of all the roles thrust upon me- Parenting is by far the
most challenging and ridiculously instructional. Each day I learn something
new. Maybe a phrase, a concept, or perhaps a new way of looking at things. My
perspectives are being altered by my little, but not so innocent kids.
One day we are out on a shopping trip. At a shoe store, I
try on a pair and strut around for approval from the family.
“Just say it’s awesome! Then we can go fast to buy our toys”
whispers the younger one to her brother. Devil’s Advocate- Is she a part of ME?
Once, while watching emotional movie tears roll down my eyes. My elder one doesn’t wince. “Mom’s just missing Grandma,” he coolly explains to calm his sister. Really, “Mr. Know It All”?
Our daughter- The youngest Harry Potter Fan I’ve known
throws stunning spells at me- “Wingardium Leviosa”! I duck! Already
elevated to a new level, aren’t I?
It’s been a busy week. I’m struggling to meet a deadline
and my kids know it. You’d expect them to be on their best behaviour. However,
it’s just the opposite. Engrossed in work, I hardly look up when they come home
for dinner after playtime. The rule is – No television or tabs during meal times.
A loud scream erupts from the kids’ room. Then another
petrifying shriek. I rush. There is a fistfight going on that progresses into
kicks and hair snatching. “Please stop it you two” Get away from each other.
I’ll put on the Television while you can have the Tab too!”
The screaming stops.
As I leave, from the corner of my eye I catch the
‘hi-five’ they exchange. Caught in their snare, I just can’t escape my Partners in Crime.
