Earlier this morning, I grabbed Analisse (2), aka, The Freak, up in my arms and began chewing on her cheek and kissing her nose. I like to grow my beard for a week or two, then shave it off nice and clean and start the process all over again. I began doing this when I grew my first whisker and determined to maintain the habit when I read a study that stated that people who don't shave their beards every day die earlier than those that do.
I think I need to inform Aunt Gertrude. She has an epic 'stache that needs to be trimmed daily.
Anyway, I'm determined to provide their control by bucking the trend.
In the meantime, I'm kissing Analisse and she's screaming and giggling while pushing me away with all her might. I giggled right along with her and then put her down so she could run away from me.
A few minutes later, Jack (4) began to whimper about some Legos that fell apart. I crawled over to him and assured him that Legos fall apart all the time because they want you to put them back together (I learned this in another study that measured the feelings of inanimate object like Legos and Nerf bullets, the latter being petrified every time they were loaded into a Nerf gun. The trick is to spread superglue on the tip of the bullet to shield their sense of flying through the air. Just watch the eyes when you shoot). He took it like a champ, smiled, and began to clip those bricks back together.
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught The Freak staring at me. I looked her direction and noticed her cheek. The one I had been chewing on and smooching. It was covered in red dots that were spreading.
Oops. Guess it's time to shave. Now I know why she was screaming and pushing me away.
I think I need to inform Aunt Gertrude. She has an epic 'stache that needs to be trimmed daily.
Anyway, I'm determined to provide their control by bucking the trend.
In the meantime, I'm kissing Analisse and she's screaming and giggling while pushing me away with all her might. I giggled right along with her and then put her down so she could run away from me.
A few minutes later, Jack (4) began to whimper about some Legos that fell apart. I crawled over to him and assured him that Legos fall apart all the time because they want you to put them back together (I learned this in another study that measured the feelings of inanimate object like Legos and Nerf bullets, the latter being petrified every time they were loaded into a Nerf gun. The trick is to spread superglue on the tip of the bullet to shield their sense of flying through the air. Just watch the eyes when you shoot). He took it like a champ, smiled, and began to clip those bricks back together.
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught The Freak staring at me. I looked her direction and noticed her cheek. The one I had been chewing on and smooching. It was covered in red dots that were spreading.
Oops. Guess it's time to shave. Now I know why she was screaming and pushing me away.
My Dad would kiss us with a week's beard and call it goat's kisses. It was tough love. Then there was 'washing my face with snow." I gotta tell you that snow crystals are rougher than a beard. My husband had a beard for decadess and now just a mustache. When he trims it, one hair will inevitably go up my nose and spear me. Such is love. An owwwie along with the pleasure.
ReplyDeleteGo easy on Aunt Gertrude. You never know what your old age will bring to your appearance.