Old Fashioned Boy
Colin seems to be embracing the ideal of simplicity lately.
We discussed numerous locations for his birthday party, for example. I was adament that it would NOT be at home and suggested at least ten alternatives, none of which he liked. Finally, he threw up his hands in exasperation.
"Why can't I just have an ordinary birthday party?" he demanded.
I thought that was an interesting phrase, so I asked him what an "ordinary" party would entail.
"It would be at home or in a park. We'd play Pin the Tail on the Donkey and have a pinata shaped like the number seven," was his immediate reply.
He's right. That would be a very ordinary birthday... 30 years ago. Here in Frisco, however, parties have clowns, or ponies, or take place at themed locations like Build-A-Bear.
In the end, he lost the argument, but enjoyed his cooking party at Young Chef's Academy where they learned to make pizza... the old fashioned way.
We discussed numerous locations for his birthday party, for example. I was adament that it would NOT be at home and suggested at least ten alternatives, none of which he liked. Finally, he threw up his hands in exasperation.
"Why can't I just have an ordinary birthday party?" he demanded.
I thought that was an interesting phrase, so I asked him what an "ordinary" party would entail.
"It would be at home or in a park. We'd play Pin the Tail on the Donkey and have a pinata shaped like the number seven," was his immediate reply.
He's right. That would be a very ordinary birthday... 30 years ago. Here in Frisco, however, parties have clowns, or ponies, or take place at themed locations like Build-A-Bear.
In the end, he lost the argument, but enjoyed his cooking party at Young Chef's Academy where they learned to make pizza... the old fashioned way.
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