I like to think about my life sometimes. The good times and the bad. I think I was pretty dillusional as a kid though. I used to think my family was totally normal like Leave It to Beaver or something. I don't know why. Maybe it's the fact that ignorance is bliss or that I was just trying to please everyone and therefore pretended everything was better than it was. Don't get me wrong my childhood wasn't horrible but it was a far cry from the Beave. It wasn't until I got older though that I realized it. Beaver, that kid had it made. Sure he got into some trouble with the tea cup incident and all, but what a life. There was Ward the level headed sensible father. He would get mad and say things like "now Beaver" and give him a stern talking to. Then there's June who always had cookies and milk ready for the boys. What about Wally the cool older brother always sticking up for the Beave. Bailing him out when he lost his haircut money by giving him a fine haircut himself. What a guy. Of course there was Larry he was always talking Beaver into some sort of trouble but he wasn't so bad. We can't forget Eddie Haskel. But you know if Eddie was the worst guy we had to worry about I think we would be OK after all he still said things like "yes sir" and "my you look lovely today Mrs. Clever". Yes I think the Beave had a wonderful life. Sometimes I wish times were simpler. Sometime I wish I could be Theodore Clever.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Leave It To Beaver
I like to think about my life sometimes. The good times and the bad. I think I was pretty dillusional as a kid though. I used to think my family was totally normal like Leave It to Beaver or something. I don't know why. Maybe it's the fact that ignorance is bliss or that I was just trying to please everyone and therefore pretended everything was better than it was. Don't get me wrong my childhood wasn't horrible but it was a far cry from the Beave. It wasn't until I got older though that I realized it. Beaver, that kid had it made. Sure he got into some trouble with the tea cup incident and all, but what a life. There was Ward the level headed sensible father. He would get mad and say things like "now Beaver" and give him a stern talking to. Then there's June who always had cookies and milk ready for the boys. What about Wally the cool older brother always sticking up for the Beave. Bailing him out when he lost his haircut money by giving him a fine haircut himself. What a guy. Of course there was Larry he was always talking Beaver into some sort of trouble but he wasn't so bad. We can't forget Eddie Haskel. But you know if Eddie was the worst guy we had to worry about I think we would be OK after all he still said things like "yes sir" and "my you look lovely today Mrs. Clever". Yes I think the Beave had a wonderful life. Sometimes I wish times were simpler. Sometime I wish I could be Theodore Clever.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Shattered Dreams
Do you ever wonder how you got where you are. All the events that took place to put you in the place you find yourself now. Not just physically, but actually who you are. My daughter had a school assignment the other day. She had to write about her first memory. She’s seven so it wasn’t all that long ago. I started thinking about it though. Can you really pinpoint your first memory. I remember getting this Flintstone car for my birthday when I was three or four. Although I may just remember the picture of me getting the Flintstone car. It’s interesting when you start thinking about your childhood though. I remember I used to love helping my mom bake. Especially Christmas cookies. I loved baking so much that I was the only boy I knew with a kitchen set. Is that weird? I don’t know maybe it is, but I loved it. I was going to grow up and be a baker. All my hopes and dreams were shattered though when I found out how early you had to get up to be a baker.
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