Boys, Mothers, and Lovers
The otter-eyed one in full satorial splendor
I think you know by now, I am madly in mother-love with my otter-eyed, 22-year-old son.
Rachel’s comment about her 7-year-old reminded me of a conversation my son and I had when he was that age. This is how it went:
“Mom, what’s a virgil?”
Having majored in English I had to still my beating heart before answering.
“A virgil,” I repeated. “Use it in a sentence.”
“You’re a virgil!” he spat.
“Oh,” I said. “Who called you a virgil?”
“Joshua.”
It figured. Joshua had three teenage brothers.
“A virgin,” I explained, riffling through that thesaurus in my head for a definition that didn’t involve maidenheads or miraculous births, “is a person who…hasn’t done something.”
“Like It?”
“Uh, yes,” I said, “Like It.”
We were both quiet for a moment, then he otter-eyed me and asked, “When you get married, do you have to do It?”
I thought about it. There was no law, to my knowledge, that required a married couple to have sex. One could have a platonic marriage.
I didn’t realize my son was holding his breath until I replied in the negative. “No, you don’t have to have sex when you are married, but I think by then—when you’re old enough to get married—you’ll want to.”
He shook his head. “Not me, Mom. I’m going to get married and I’m not going to do it—ever!”
I think I’ll call him up and remind him of that pledge.
4 Comments:
When my daughter says that I think I'll pull out the camera and record it. Then, I'll play it back when she gets older and at those special functions, like her bridal shower. :D
NtycnBoricua - Mami Dearest
Brilliant - made me lol!! Thanks for your kind comment on my site, made my day too!!
And your son is so lovely in this picture!!
oh that's so cute. Get it in writing.
so cute! :)
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