When I was a wee child we always went to the North Palm Beach Country Club for our 4th of July festivities. During the day Mum would take me and her other child, to the pool while Dad played a few rounds of golf. Then we would go home, shower, get dressed and come back up for the fireworks display. It was always amazing, epic even. I remember sitting on the golf course, our little fam of four, chatting with our friends and running around while we waited on the program to begin. Such happy times. The golf course was so wide and so long where they shot off the fireworks, that you literally felt like it was raining down on you when they would shoot off. I don't remember music playing but still, it was so much fun and entertaining to watch and listen to.
For Christmas I remember a few times going to Lantana for the giant tree festival, but I believe that was in high school and I went with friends. I'm sure if I tried to take my kids to that they would tell me how lame it was or even worse, how lame I was, as if.
But you know, times were simpler then. Atari had come out but lord, you didn't spend all day playing Pong or you would go crazy. I could only sit there for a short while and listen to that "ping" so many times before I said "OK, I'm done!" But that could be my self diagnosed ADD too, who knows. I can't sit and play video games now, and trying to watch my sons, even something that constantly moves, bores me to tears. I had this one boyfriend who would play those army games with his roommate and after 5 minutes I was saying "alrighty then, I'm going to bed, see you later." Both my sons play video games but the eldest can sit in his "man cave" and play all night long. He has always been a nocturnal child. I remember when I was carrying him and I'd get ready for bed and then BAM, he decides it's time to kick and roll while Mummy tried to sleep. He can stay up all night and then go to bed at 6 am and sleep until 3pm. And I'm saying that in present day, not past. His Dad spoils him like no body's business. I often say that Skyler could pull a Columbine and my ex would blame the school. Skyler has never been in trouble with his Dad, whereas Spencer could do something so minimal and be banned to the dungeon for life. Fact. My baby daddy can deny all he likes, but even Skyler will tell you "I can get away with anything, I am the Messiah." And he is being dead serious. He doesn't say it to be cocky, he's just stating the truth. We all know this and Spencer knows I pretty much let him do whatever he wants, so it sort of balances out. If his Dad gets on him too hard I will intervene but baby daddy isn't much into punishing either of them anyway. His Dad was a little on the over punishing side so Steven is the polar opposite. Of course, he would tell you that I was making this up, but ask anyone who knows all of us and you will come to find out, I'm right, as usual I might add. Hee hee.
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