My boys and I were in the bathroom the other night "brushing and peeing" (I was supervising, not participating). We were all looking at our reflections in the mirror. My older son has scratches all over his face from his overly enthusiastic love of our new bunny ("I will love him, and squeeze him and call him George....") My younger son has a ring around his mouth caused by his new transitory tick of childhood; incessant licking. And I, of course, have zit scabs.
So I'm slathering all of our faces up with Neosporin and say something like "sheesh, I can't believe I have so many zits, it's just not fair." And my loving son says:
"Yeah, you have so many other things to worry about like wrinkles and double chins and arthritis!"
(My evil fantasy reply)
"No kidding! Not to mention that whole 2012 end of the world thing? It's totally happening. G'night honey!"
Just thought I'd chime in here as 41-year-old with zit issues. I'm a picker, too. I can't help it. But now I'm picking gray hairs too. Where is the justice?
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