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I mean, if you were a four year old and you were asked, “Do you want to be a firefighter like your daddy or a writer/photographer like your mommy,” what would you choose? If you were a two year old and asked the same question, what would you answer? I lose every time. Every single time.
I don’t run into burning buildings. I stand outside with my camera and try to capture the action; I don’t live it. I write about what I felt afterward; I don’t tell the firefighter stories that start with, “So there I was, flames shooting seventy feet in the air.” Feelings are always less interesting than flames shooting in the air. I don’t save people’s lives. I don’t drive a big, red, shiny fire truck.
I’m so boring.
I was getting ready to head out to work last night and LittleBrother was bebopping around the kitchen. I told him that I was getting ready to go to work and asked, “At the new-paper?” I confirmed that and asked if he wanted to go with me and said, “No.” Then I launched into a series of (leading) questions and asked him if he wanted to be a firefighter or a photographer when he grew up.
“Fireman.”
Okay, so I apparently need to work on gender-inclusive titles on top of my children thinking I’m boring. Thrilling.
At that point I pulled a typical Mommy Guilt moment and boo-hoo-ed that no one wanted to be like me. FireDad gave me a look that said, without saying anything at all, that I was being lame on top of being boring. Even more thrilling. I put on my coat, whined about the weather and started to give out goodbye kisses. During my whining and dressing for the Never Ending Snow, LittleBrother had made his way to the toy box, found his (play) camera and came to take my picture.
“Say boogers and cookies, Mommy.”
Aww, maybe he is more like me than I think. Thrilling.
11 Responses to “Hope Yet. Maybe.”
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By that you mean always making people smile, laugh, and feel loved? Can’t beat that.
FireMom Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Oh, gosh. Wow. You just made me smile. Thank you for such a kind comment!
so cute.
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P.S. It looks great around here, I LOVE your new header-did you do it?
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FireMom Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Yes and no. @adina_c did my header and I restyled the blog myself. That said, I wrote about it all here in case you’re looking for an overhaul, too!
Ha ha that’s a cute shot. Love that he has a camera, even if it’s not real.. maybe a real (but, you know, kid friendly) camera would spark his interest a bit more?
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FireMom Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
We don’t do kid cameras. I just give them a real camera when they’re three. Kid cameras are a waste of money. And batteries!
That is so cute!! Those little men of yours are adorable!! My kids don’t want to be like mommy or daddy – they want to be like Gaborik or Lundqvist or Drury. What can I say? They are true hockey kids.
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“Boogers and cookies” is AWESOME. I’m stealing it.
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I hear ya! My husband is a Paramedic and everyone wants to hear the “cool” calls he has been on. No one wants to know about the computer I fixed at the school today. Upgrading RAM just doesn’t beat seeing splattered brains on the road.
Oh well. What can ya do? Everyone has their place in society and each part is important. At least we can live vicariously through our husband’s careers!
i used to want to be like my dad. 25 years old and i’m still a daddy’s girl. but let me tell you what–i cannot live without my mother <3
your munchkins will feel the same.