Brrrrrrrr..........I don't know about where YOU are but where I'M at is chilly! Our Spring started in late March this year so we are very spoiled and this chilly weather is NOT FUN! Bertha is leaving in a few days for her vacation in a tropical paradise while I am lucky enough to get to be here. Where it's cold. And oh so not tropical. *sigh* I guess SOME of us have to work more than others. Not because they're better at it; but because we are needed. People NEED us. Yes, I like that explanation!!
It was a long shift at the office yet it was a short night. Does that make sense? From the time I walked in, the place was surrounded by Troopers. Dodge Charger here........... Chevy Tahoe here................ Dodge Charger here................ Dammit! Oh well, I kept telling myself it would help pass the time! :)
I got to sit outside and visit with the Troopers while they searched a vehicle and took turns interviewing my prospective clients. Found out that one of the Troops played ball with two of my nephews and we both laughed at how we disliked, not the opposing schools or players, but the opposing TEAMS. Funny, I have known this guy for about a month and a half and I thought he was a lot closer to my age than my nephews. I am not going to tell HIM that though! I want HIM on MY good side. I have enough problems with cops the way it is!!
It was pretty cool to see them in action though. So careful, so precise. And it's pretty cool to see just how clever a bad guy can be. Great minds at work. On both sides.
While I'm on the subject of kids....and nephews.....I would like to give a shout out to two very special "nephews" of mine; Carl and Corey. They belong to Bertha, who is my sista from another mista; this, in turn, makes them mine as well. Those boys are good boys. I often wonder if they were adopted but then I realize................DUH, it's their dad's genes!! Hahaha juuuuust kidding Bertha. Un-knot your panties already (if you're wearing them today). I do have to take that one back though because I know daddy and well...........ok I know A daddy and well.............no. Just no. They got ALL their wonderful fabulous genes from their momma! After all, what OTHER mother gets her senior in high school and barely legal to drink sons, Easter baskets??
She should get mother of the year.
Over the years, I have had so many people ask me why I chose not to have kids. If I had a dollar for everytime I heard "you would be a great mom," I'd have like sixteen bazillion dollars. That doesn't even include the forty five dollars that I would have for all the times I told my husband he was right (nickels, remember). I haven't really ever wanted kids. I was pregnant once. With twins. I miscarried. That was a sign if nothing was.
My first husband and I went to see a specialist because we had been married for five years and never a pregnancy scare. He wanted a child so badly. I agreed that if I got pregnant that would be fine but I wasn't going to push it. I didn't push it and never got pregnant. I had a hysterectomy when I was 33. Best damned decision of my life, not counting those two divorces!
I had to write on a piece of paper, when I was twelve years old, that I was NEVER going to have kids. My mom found that piece of paper a few years before she died. I have it now. She said to me, "At least you kept your promise!" Maybe THAT was the best decision of my life. Who knows. Kids aren't for everyone. I have so many nieces and nephews that I literally have to stop and count.
I have eighteen nieces and nephews. I have seven great nephews. I have seven that I count as nieces and nephews because they're married to my nieces and nephews. Phew!! I need a V8!! Now you see why I have to stop and count.
Anyway, I love being an aunt. I love that I can visit and I get to go home. I love that they can visit me and THEY go home. I love it that I get to buy them noisy toys for Christmas and nobody can retaliate on my kids. I try to be equal with them as much as possible. If I could make it so my schedules worked with theirs, I'd have a housefull every time I had a day off. I love it when they come to visit. Sadly, they don't all come visit very often. That's because I have stubborn brothers and sisters. HA! Don't tell THEM that though. They would NEVER believe it!
I have always said that if I ever came into a lot of money, my nieces and nephews wouldn't NEED anything because they'd have it. I would pay for their schooling, their clothes, their food, their insurance, everything. You name it. I don't think there's any possibility of that happening but, just in case it's in black and white now.
Gee has kids. Two of them. A girl and a boy. A little girl that has the whitest hair I've seen on a child and a little boy that is the spitting image of his dad. Wow! They don't live with us though. And we don't see them. The last time we saw them was two years ago. And are they a handful! I don't even know if I could handle them or not. They'd give me gray hair AND wear me out. On the plus side, I'd probably be a lot skinnier right now if they were here. They'd either wear it off of me or I'd be on so many pills, I wouldn't have to eat real food.
I have always said there isn't enough duct tape in the world for me to have kids. I'm sure if I ever had kids, I would've lost them or well..................LOST THEM. I mean, if the State didn't come rescue them from me, I would've lost them all by myself. Just let 'em walk off and forget they're my responsibility. Sometimes I have a hard time remembering that Gee is with me so how could I be responsible for two small children??
I love other people's kids though! Can't get enough of them sometimes. My bestie Kate has two girls that I say are my God-daughters but truly we didn't go before God and have that whole ceremony. We lost touch with each other after her first was born and didn't find each other for about fifteen years. I love those girls though. Even if they do piss me off.
Vivian has three kids. Three very spirited kids. I have literally met them one time and could've stayed and visited with them for days longer! They are awesome! I joke about stealing them and bringing them home with me but then I realize that I would have to MOVE my ass to keep these kids entertained. They probably wouldn't like me after spending a day with me anyway. Smart kids. They like to do the "abnormal" things that "normal" kids these days don't do.
For instance...........they will sit and watch an old black and white movie with their parents on a weekend. True story. They would rather their mom COOK dinner than go out to a restaurant the majority of the time. The big difference between Vivan and her kids is that I don't think the kids are allowed to wipe their asses with fifties. At least not YET! -_-
I have hundreds of friends with hundreds of kids and I love each and every one of them. I'm just thankful that they live with their parents and not with ME! Thank you though, if you're reading this and you've shared your kids with me. I love them. Each and every one of them. I will do my best to be good to them but if they can't be good to YOU, I will be there telling them about it.
Gonna keep it short tonight and save up for a big one another night. I hope your day is super fantastic. Thanks for reading!
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