It was the worst day ever
she says as she rounds the corner
Lips drawn down
Eyes pale
You have lots of worst days ever
I remind her
She shakes her head
And offers up a small award she got in gym class
See? I raise my brows at her
This is not what she wants
She wants to believe, right then, that everything is awful and bad and wrong
The most horrible
Ever
She lies on the floor of her room like a deflated balloon
Unwilling to tell me why
This is what it’s like to be a man, I think
Momentarily, I pity the other sex, trying to figure us out
I give up and leave
She'll talk when she's ready
Or not
We are in the fecund pool locker room
She changes from her wet suit into dry clothes
Nothing is ever fun
I wither
because I swam through blue-yellow water
teeming with kids
for her
I understand this is payback
But that doesn't stop it from being
hilariously dreadful
You are so good!
Posted by: Leslie | November 30, 2011 at 10:47 PM
Someday, when she is a mother herself, she will love you for this post.
Posted by: Karen (formerly kcinnova) | December 01, 2011 at 09:38 AM
Hilariously dreadful! Perfect description of how it is!
Posted by: M | December 01, 2011 at 02:48 PM
My daughter was like this when she was younger. The deflated balloon. Perfect description for a floppy little girl.
Posted by: Averil Dean | December 02, 2011 at 02:14 PM
The most horrible! Of course. The lament of the most horrible day ever is one I understand all too well. There are definitely many worst days ever. ;)
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Posted by: Ashlee | December 09, 2011 at 06:19 AM
Yesterday I ruined my daughter's life, forever, because I wouldn't buy the Trix yogurt. I feel your pain. Maybe 7 will be less dramatic? (Probably not.)
Posted by: Nichole | December 09, 2011 at 08:31 AM