So, it's been awhile since trevor and i have gotten the disapproving teenage parent comment from a perfect stranger. But, low and behold, the day of all days for us mothers, i am standing with my mom chatting and waiting for our table to be set. trevor was across the walkway from me with both the boys. the 60-ish lady next to me, looking over at trevor, grumbles to her companion, "that kid looks just as young as those two boys." she shakes her head. "he can't be a day over 20. " still shaking her head. "another life cut short. at least he's taking care of those boys."
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
noah got rambunctious. so, i walked over to trevor and told him to take him down to see the fish. i brought jack back, looking the woman straight in the eyes and i walked back to my mother. i smiled. the lady did not. she turned away.
i started to think. did our lives get cut short? did we "miss out?" and i already knew the answer. maybe by some token or by someone else's interpretation of what this 20something season is supposed to be about we did indeed fast track to the next stage. but goodness gracious, my entire life cut short? trevor's life cut short? HARDLY! we've only just begun. if she only knew....
(side note: as i was searching for teen parent images, i was blown away by the mass amount of stereotyped images: most were of black or latino, overweight teens. interesting.)
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Hey there. Thanks for checking out my blog, isn't it fun. I hope your going to this tupperware party, Tracy is so xcited, she's like a big kid about it? Looking forward to meeting you. I'm having a blast here, it's beautiful. Abi
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